Colour Your World

A card with a Girl holding art supplies saying Fill your life with colors.
Colour Your World

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Colour Your World as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Artistic Leilani. She comes with 9 stamps including:

  • Artistic Leilani Left 
  • Artistic Leilani Right
  • Artistic Leilani Left – Short Dress
  • Artistic Leilani Right – Short Dress
  • Sentiment: You Color My World
  • Sentiment: You Colour My World
  • Sentiment: Happy Birthday To An Amazing Friend
  • Sentiment: I am not a hoarder. I am an artist.
  • Sentiment: Art comes from the heart

The Details of My Card

A good friend of mine retired recently and she loves to colour. In fact, she was the one who got me into making cards and colouring! So, I thought that Artistic Leilani would be perfect for her retirement card!

For my mini slimline card, I coloured Leilani with my Copic markers using the colour scheme of the Cute & Crafty Paper Pad with its bright colours. It was idea for my crafty colouring theme.

I used the piece of designer paper that had the bands of rainbow colours and layered it beneath my quatrefoil die cut. Isn’t it neat how the different bands of colour peek through the white die cut!

I love the cute Copic marker die cut piece from the Odds and Ends that I layered beneath my sentiment. A row of rainbow-coloured hearts is the other die cut piece that I pulled from the Chit Chat. You must have hearts when it comes to what you love to do!

I used Wink of Stella on the flowers in her hair and Glossy Accents on her pink jar. The finishing touch was some glittery sprinkles that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Pinks: RV25/RV23/RV10
Yellows: Y21/YR23/E25
Dress: BG15/BG13/BG11/BG10
Eyes: YG03/YG63/YG67
Copic Markers: C3/C0/YG67/RV23/BG15
Pencils: YG63/YG67/BG13/BG11/RV25/RV23
Paint Brushes: C5/C3/E25/E23/YR24/E21

Close Up of Girl holding art supplies
Close up of Artistic Leilani

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Card Recipe for My Colour Your World:

Artistic Leilani, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cute & Crafty 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
#6 Quatrefoil Coverplate Etched Die, Photo Play
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cute & Crafty Odds & Ends, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Cute & Crafty Chit Chat, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Bright Glitter Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6.5” x 3.5”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Artistic Leilani for Conie Fong Art & Design!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create – ATG (1 of 2)
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog – ATG (1 of 3)
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – ATG

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Hello My Friend Card

Card with a girl wearing a sweater with Eiffel Tower on it. She loves Paris.
Hello My Friend Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello My Friend Card using the sweet ‘Paris-Loving Laurie’ Digital Stamp By Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. This stamp was created by Rachelle for me when I was on her Design Team. I just love my Mini Me and had been meaning to colour her for a long time.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to colour with my Copic markers her top in this pretty blue colour that I love! Once I did, I discovered that it is a bang on colour match for the Stampin’ Up! colour Orchid Oasis! So, I pulled out the Tea Boutique DSP and used a floral sheet and an all-purpose pattern in Orchid Oasis. The hexagons were die cut from the DSP using the Beautiful Shapes Dies and pulled in the colours of the florals.

I stamped “my friend’ in black using the Hello Ladybug Stamp Set. It is clear photopolymer. So, I could die cut the hexagon and then stamp it. Next, I used the ombre hue of the Sweet Sorbet Glimmer Paper and foam adhesives sheets to die cut the Hello. To match the “hexagon hive”, I die cut a bee from some DSP and added Wink of Stella to its wings.

I added some ribbon through the hole of the tag matching the pink and Orchid Oasis metallic ribbon. The finishing touches were some matching matte dots and Clear Wink of Stella on the Eiffel Tower and the Stars.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E31/E33/E34/E35/E37
Shirt: B66/B63/B60
Collar: R32/R30/R000
Eiffel Tower: C5/C3/C1/Wink of Stella
Stars: Y00/E15/YR23/Y15/Y11/Wink of Stella
Sky: B0000/B000/B00

Close Up of 'Paris-Loving Laurie' Digital Stamp
Close Up of ‘Paris-Loving Laurie’ Digital Stamp

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Card Recipe for My Hello My Friend Card:

‘Paris-Loving Laurie’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
VersaFine Instant Dry Pigment Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko 
Hello Ladybug Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
#6 Bracket & Tag Dies, PhotoPlay
2022–2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Golden Honey Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Detailed Bee Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Beautiful Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Hello Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
2022–2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Pink Ribbon, My Stash
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Orchid Oasis Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ¼” x 3 ½”

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To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Hello My Friend Card using 
‘Paris-Loving Laurie’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Rebel Christmas Card

Baby Yoda Christmas Card
My Rebel Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Rebel Christmas Card using Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. It is never too early to start your Christmas cards and anyone who knows me, knows I love this little cutie patootie!

The Details of My Card

My Rebel Baby was already coloured from when I practiced for my presentation at the Wizards and Rebels Weekend for Paper Nest Dolls back in August (here is a link to that card). He has been sitting on my desk waiting to be put on a card and I thought a Christmas card would be fun!

For my card, I found the cutest digital Christmas paper with him on it in a buffalo check pattern! I wanted the image in the top left corner where he is in his pram peeking through on my card. So, I designed my card around that image…though there was a lot of cute images of him all over the paper! Lol!

I used several Christmas papers that matched my red and black theme. In fact, the stitched circle behind him was digital paper from the Weekend. I thought it would tie in the Star Wars genre.

Don’t you just love his Santa hat at a jaunty angle! It’s a retired Stampin’ Up! punch, but I’m sure there are lots of dies out there that would work just as well!

“A Merry Christmas I Wish You!” Of course, I had to have a Yoda-ish type sentiment which I typed on my computer and printed it out. Several handmade poinsettias and red rhinestones tie in the red Santa hat!

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Copic Markers:

Rebel Baby
Skin: YG11/YG13/YG17/R20
Robes: E70/E71/E74

Close Up pf Baby Yoda on the Card
Close Up pf Rebel Baby

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Card Recipe for My Rebel Christmas Card:

Rebel Baby, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sentiment, Printed out on Computer
Christmas Space Baby Digital Papers, SunrayBlossom
Star Wars Digital Paper, ArtStudio
Farmhouse Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella
Make It Merry 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Jolly Hat Builder Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice
Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black, Real Red, Old Olive
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card sizes: 5.5” x 5.5”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Stayin Alive Disco Card

A card with a Disco Dancer on it
Stayin Alive Disco Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Stayin Alive Disco Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Disco Amara. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Seventies Ciao Bella Paper again to create my mini slimline card. This piece of paper is the left-over piece from my Roller Disco Babe card! So, I was able to get 2 cards made using one sheet of the paper! I love the disco ball and the “Stayin Alive” words under her feet!! The “Funky” sentiment was snipped from the paper as well. Perfect for Disco Amara!

To match the glitz of a disco ball, I added stars in Gold Metallic Paper. I even added a star flourish behind Amara. Love the way the curls and swirls of the flourish mimic movement…almost like Amara is dancing off the card! The only other things the card needed was a scattering of rhinestones and Gold Gelly Roll Pen on her earrings.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C5/C3
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Boots: C9/C7/C5/E25/E23

Close Up of Disco Girl
Close Up of Disco Amara

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Card Recipe for My Stayin Alive Disco Card

Decade Collection Disco Amara, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 4”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hippie Girl on a card
My Groovy Love Card
Grad with a girl in roller skates on it
Roller Disco Babe
Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt
My Grease Lightning Card
Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it
My Road Trip Card
Card with a Hippie Girl
Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Disco Amara by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Christmas Presents in July Card

Christmas card with gnome holding presents
Christmas Presents in July Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Who else loves to make Christmas in July cards? I am sharing my Christmas Presents in July Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. This bundle comes with 9 stamps including Christmas Present Gnome PNG/JPG format, Christmas Present Gnome with Tree JPG format, Christmas Tree PNG/JPG format, Sentiment May Your Christmas Be Filled with Peace and Love PNG/JPG format and Sentiment Season’s Greeting PNG/JPG format.

Details of My Card

I had coloured with my Copic markers this sweet gnome a while back and I finally had a chance to make a card for him. I also made another card with him that I will post at the end.

For my card, the Doodlebug paper was perfect to match the bright colours in my colouring. Even the trees in the paper match my coloring! Lol!

I used the CC Designs Cloud Stencil and my Picket Fence Blending Brush to create clouds in Pool Party behind him.

I thought it would be fun to have him tromping through the snow. So, I pulled out my snow marker to create snow on the ground. I just love how it puffs up when I heat it with my Heat Tool.

Since it was a Christmas card, I needed lots of sparkle. So, I added Star Dust stickles to the star, ornaments, and trim on his hat. The holly berries even glisten with glossy accents!

The only die cut I used was a tree that I sponged Old Olive ink on and decorated with rhinestones coloured to match the ornaments on my tree.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Greens: G46/YG17/YG23
Pink: RV11/RV32/RV34
Blue: BG11/BG13/BG15
Yellow: Y17/Y15/Y11/E15
Tree Trunk: E37/E35/E33
Snow: BG11/Marvy Snow Marker
Rhinestones: R29/RV34/BG15/Y17

Close Up of Gnome Holding Presents
Close Up of Christmas Present Gnome

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Card Recipe for My Christmas Presents in July Card:

Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sugarplums 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Snow Covered Tree Cutting Die, Dee’s Distinctively Dies
Cloud Stencil, C.C. Designs
Snow Marker Puff Paint, Marvy
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger (on star, ornaments, and hat trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (on berries)
Old Olive, Pool Party Classic Ink Pads, Stampin’ Up!
Old Olive Classic Ink Pads, Stampin’ Up
Blending Brushes, Picket Fence
Sponge
Real Red and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design cards, please click here.

To view my other card using Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle click the photo below.

My Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design
Happy Christmas Presents Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Roller Disco Babe

Grad with a girl in roller skates on it
Roller Disco Babe

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Roller Disco Babe as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

When I was a teenager, roller skating was all the rage and you needed those multicoloured striped socks, Nike red shorts and tunes on your Walkman! So, when I saw this stamp, it bought back so many memories! Lol!

For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match my roller disco paper! I love this paper! I have used it for so many of the Decade Dolls whether it be 60’s, 70’s or 80’s! The skates and cassette tapes (do you remember cassette tapes? Lol) on the paper were perfect for my theme.

The sentiment was from a retired Stampin’ Up! Stamp Set, but you could easily type this out on your computer and printing it. It was die cut using the Stitched Rectangles.

To add some sparkle to the card, I used Stickles on a stitched Real Red heart and Ellie’s pompoms on her skates. I also added a few gold glimmer stars and red rhinestones.

Glossy Accents was added to her Walkman case.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: Y21/Y26/YR24/E25
Shirt: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Shorts: R29/R24/R22/C3/C1/0
Tummy Sack: G99/G94/G21
Black on Skates: C7/C6/C4
White on Skates: C3/C1/0
Red on Skates: R29/R24/R22
Headphones: C7/C6/C4/R29/R24/R22
Walkman: C7/C6/C4/B91/B95/Glossy Accents
Socks: R29/R24/R22/G99/G94/G21/Y38/Y35/Y32/YR09/YR07/YR02

Close Up of Roller Skating Ellie
Close Up of Roller Skating Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Roller Disco Babe

Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Skating By Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Dapper Denim, 
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hippie Girl on a card
My Groovy Love Card
Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt
Grease Lightning Card
Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it
My Road Trip Card
Card with a Hippie Girl
Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Happy Canada Day Card

Winnie the Pooh holding a Canadian Flag for a Happy Canada Day
Happy Canada Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian peeps! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my mini slimline Happy Canada Day Card using Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp by Polka Dot Orchard.

The Details of My Card

I’m a big fan of Winnie the Pooh and when I saw this stamp, I couldn’t resist buying it and colouring it with my Copic markers on Canada Day!

I don’t have a lot of Canadian papers and embellishments, but the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper was perfect since it has a design with fireworks! The Canadian flag and Eh! Maple leaf are toppers for food that I repurpose for my card. I used my Gelly Roll Pen and a red rhinestone to add some sparkle to Piglet’s sparkler. A scattering of more red rhinestones tie in the Canadian theme.

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Copic Markers:

Pooh: YR24/YR23/YR21
Piglet: RV55/RV42/RV23/RV21
Canadian Flag: R29/R27/R24/C3/C1/0
Grass: YG67/YG63/YG03
Sky: B000

Close Up of Pooh & Piglet
Close Up of Pooh & Piglet

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Card Recipe for Happy Canada Day Card:

Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp, Polka Dot Orchard
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Canada Day Toppers, Ashland
Galvanized Metal Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card sizes: 3.5” x 6”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

To view my other slimline cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card using using
Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp by Polka Dot Orchard!

Happy Canada Day Everyone!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Groovy Love Card

Hippie Girl on a card
My Groovy Love Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Groovy Love Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Hippie Avery. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured Avery with my Copic markers to match my Seventies paper! Do you remember when chocolate brown and orange were in? Lol! I just had to give Avery red hair to go with my card!

I love the juxtaposition of the paper with circles and the square retro panel die floating on top. The paper pack included a sheet of sentiments, and I thought the “Let your Love grow tall” matched my card in colours and theme.

The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones that I coloured with my Copic markers to match Avery.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: YR14/YR18/E08/E18
Oranges: YR09/YR07/YR02
Browns: E27/E25/E23
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Boots: E27/E25/E23
Rhinestones: YR09/Y38/E27

Close Up of Hippie Girl
Close Up of Hippie Avery

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Card Recipe for My Groovy Love Card

Decade Collection Hippie Avery, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Retro Card Panel Precision Cutting Die, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Thick Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, 
and Early Espresso Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

To view my other card in this Collection, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt
My Grease Lightning Card
Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it
My Road Trip Card
Card with a Hippie Girl
Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Hippie Avery by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Viking Father’s Day Card

A Father's Day card with a viking father and son
My Viking’s Father’s Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Viking Father’s Day Card for my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls using the Viking Bundle. This bundle has three characters and two animals – Viking Andrew (with and without the mustache ties), Viking Owen, Viking Dragon, and Viking Boar. I love this bundle and made another card using just Viking Andrew without the mustache ties. I will include a link to it at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

I thought using Viking Andrew and Viking Owen together would make a perfect Father’s Day card! I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this brawny guy and his son in appropriate Viking colours! Their colouring even matches another card called My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I made for Paper Nest Dolls for their New Year’s Day Event. Wouldn’t all three make a great family card!

For my card, I kept it simple simple to make the stamps stand out. I used the High Seas Embossing Folder to emboss the waves on Night of Navy card stock. This was placed on a Mossy Meadow card base. Next, I used a frame with Viking imagery that came with the digital papers for the perfect backdrop for my father and son! My simple sentiment was layered on a scrap of the Cozy Winter paper. This paper pack is not just for winter but has all-purpose patterns as well. The finishing touch was the Viking chipboard ship and some black matte dots.

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Copic Markers

Viking Andrew
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: W7/W6/W5/W3
Top: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Pants/Mitts: R39/R37/R35/R32
Fur Trim: C7/C5/C3
Boots: E49/E47/E44
Axe: C7/C5/C4/C3/E49/E47/E44
Brass/Belt/Bracers: E18/E15/E11
Steel on Helmet: C7/C5/C3
Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0
Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0

Close Up of Viking Father and Son
Close Up of Viking Father and Son

Viking Owen
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E49/E39/E19/E13
Top/Boots/Shield: E29/E37/E35/E33
Pants: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Fur Vest: C7/C5/C3
Steel: C7/C5/C3
Helmet/Belt: E18/E15/E11
Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0
Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0

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Supplies for My Viking Father’s Day Card:

Viking Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13
Viking Digital Paper, Happy Watercolor Shop
High Seas Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Home & Garden Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Seafaring Chipboard, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Classic Matte Dots, Stampin’ Up! (Hearts)
Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow and Basic White Card Stock

Stamp Sizes
Viking Andrew: 4”
Viking Owen: 3 ½”

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Viking Cards

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Valentine card with a Viking on it
Will You Be My Viking, Valentine?
A card with a Viking on it.
My Let’s Go a Viking Card

Hope you like My Viking Father’s Day Card using the Viking Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Orchid Beauty Birthday Wishes

Birthday Card with a Girl with Orchids in her hair
My Orchid Beauty Birthday Wishes

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Orchid Beauty Birthday Wishes as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Alanna. Don’t you just love that serene look she has!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to use some pretty papers with pastel colours from The Paper Boutique. So, I coloured with my Copic markers Alanna to match them. That blue is so pretty that I had to give her eyeshadow to match her dress!

I went with several die cuts like the leafy vine, the delicate pink frame, and the butterflies to decorate my card. The sentiment is from a matching paper pad and went perfectly with my colours. A scattering of gems and a gem in the centre of each butterfly added some sparkle. A finishing touch was Wink of Stella on the orchids. Such a beautiful image!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Flowers/Lips: R32/R30/R000
Dress: B66/B63/B60/R32/R30/R000
Eyeshadow: B60

Close Up of girl on card
Close Up of Alanna

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Card Recipe for My Orchid Beauty Birthday Wishes:

Alanna, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
A4 Spring Whispers Coloured Card Collection, The Paper Boutique
Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Paper Pad, The Paper Boutique
Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Embellishment Pad, The Paper Boutique
In Bloom 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Fanciful Flourish, Cheery Lynn Designs
Fancy Frames Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brilliant Wings Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Scallop Contours Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Elegant Faceted Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Alanna for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Grease Lightning Card

Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt
My Grease Lightning Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Grease Lightning Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Greaser Owen and Decade Collection Poodle Skirt Emma. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

When I saw these two stamps, I knew that I had to create a card with them both on it! I had a lot of fun colouring them with my Copic markers! I even added Glossy Accents to the milkshake glass and Emma’s glasses.

For my card, I decided to create a 50s diner vibe using the most perfect paper with milk shakes, records, and black/white tiles that I found on Amazon.

I heat embossed with black embossing powder the record from the For the Record Stamp Set twice. Once on gray card stock and once on red card stock. Then, using several circle dies, I die cut the pieces out. I couldn’t resist using the red cardstock for the heart part in the centre of the record! And the grooves really show up well with the black embossing on the gray card stock. Don’t you love the sentiments, especially the puny one, that come with the stamp set!

Close Up of Card
Close Up of Card

Isn’t the car die so fun! I thought it would suit my 50’s vibe as an homage to Grease Lightning from the movie Grease. The door even opens. So, I had Owen’s leg halfway in almost like he was getting out of the card.

A red rhinestone and several black dot embellishments tie into my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers

Greaser Owen
Skin
: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Jacket/Boots: C9/C7/C6/C4
Jeans: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Belt: C9/C6/C7C3
Shirt: C3/C1/0

Close Up of Greaser
Close Up of Greaser Owen

Poodle Skirt Emma
Skin
: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Sweater/Scarf: R89/R85/R83/R81/C3/C1/0
Skirt: C9/C7/C6/C4
Glasses: R85/Glossy Accents
Shoes: C9/C6/E25/E23/C3/C1/0
Socks: C3/C1/0/R85
Milkshake: R85/R83/R81/C1/0/Glossy Accents
Cherry: R89/R85
Straw: R89/C3/0

Close Up of Girl in Poodle Skirt
Close Up of Poodle Skirt Emma

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Card Recipe for My Grease Lightning Card

Decade Collection Greaser Owen and
Decade Collection Poodle Skirt Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
50’s Diner Red & Black 8” x 8” Scrapbook Paper,
Crafters Delight by Leska Hamaty
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
For The Record Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Route 66 Dies, Local King Rubber Stamps
Layering Circles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Standard Circle Dies, Spellbinders
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basics Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Classic Matte Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Real Red, Basic Gray, and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

Stamps Size: 4”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it
My Road Trip Card
Card with a Hippie Girl
Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Greaser Owen and
Decade Collection Poodle Skirt Emma by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Flowers for You Card

A card with a dragon holding a bouquet of flowers
My Flowers for You Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Flowers For You Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle. This stamp is so versatile and can be used for so many occasions! It includes 6 images and comes in PNG or JPG:

  • Dragon Bouquet
  • Thinking Of You Sentiment
  • Have A Beautiful Day
  • Hello Friend
  • Just Because
  • Flowers For You Sentiment

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided on the MME paper since I love the rustic wood texture and the collage on the paper! There is a sentiment on it under his feet, “start every day with a smile”. I thought this was such a sweet sentiment and would bring a smile to the recipient

From there, I picked out my Copic marker colours from the paper to colour my cute dragon and the bouquet. I also coloured some extra flowers that you get in the bundle in the colours I used for my bouquet. The sentiment from the bundle was die cut into a banner and layered with the coloured flowers and another banner below.

For embellishments, I used brass butterflies, clear epoxy dew drops and Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers.

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Copic Markers:

Blue/Greens: BG49/BG15/BG13/BG32/BG11
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Reds: R27/R24/R22
Yellows: Y26/Y28/Y21
Paper Bag: E44/E43/E42/E41
Sunflower: Y26/Y28/Y21/E42/E44/E43
Dragon’s Nails: E43/E41

Close Up of Dragon Holding a Bouquets of Flowers
Close Up of Dragon Holding a Bouquets of Flowers

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Card Recipe for My Flowers for You Card:

Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Dolled Up 6” x 6” Paper Pad, My Mind’s Eye
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 4.25”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Dragon Bouquet and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome Spring! Card

Card with girl holding a daffodil
My Welcome Spring! Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I was so excited to present My Welcome Spring! Card at the Paper Nest Dolls Spring Coloring Retreat (Online) recently using Lulu with Daffodil!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought a fun fold card would be something different than a regular card. So, I created a side easel card base! I love how it folds up to display part of the card front!

We had a lot of fun colouring Lulu with our Copic markers at the Retreat. The attendees learned how to add texture to the daffodil to make it pop!

The beautiful papers from the Paper Boutique were perfect for the theme since they had daffodil and tulips on them!

I couldn’t resist using the Daffodil Dies from Stampin’ Up! in the background  to set off Lulu!

Side View of Card
Side View of Card

If you haven’t been to a Paper Nest Dolls Retreat, you are missing out! You learn so much from other designers (even I learn things!) and there is always fun and games going on, not to mention the swag bags!

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Pinks: R89/R85/R83/R81
Greens: YG17/YG13/YG03
Daffodil: Y02/Y15/Y17/E15
Stamen: YR18/YR14

Front of Open Card
Card Displaying Side Easel

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Card Recipe for My Welcome Spring!

Lulu with Daffodil, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Whispers 8” x 8” Paper Pad, The Paper Boutique
Daffodil Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Daffodil Daydream Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Genial Gems, Stampin’ Up!
Tattered Rose Distress Ink, Ranger Ink
Stitched Nested Label Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Highland Heather Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive Sheets, Stampin Up!
Liquid Glue
Highland Heather, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight,
Very Vanilla and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Presentation Card using
Lulu with Daffodil by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

A Groovy Road Trip Card

Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it
A Groovy Road Trip Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Groovy Road Trip Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Flower Power Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match my Seventies paper and her retro bus! This paper was perfect for my card with the musical revolution icons since Ellie has her dancing boots on and is off to Woodstock!

Of course, if Ellie is having a road trip, she needs a retro bus. This Retro Bus Kit comes with dies to build a mini booklet in the shape of a retro bus, but I decided to use it for my card. So, I just trimmed the three ring holes off the back piece. I had a ton of fun decorating my bus with the matching paper, flowers, peace symbol, windshield wipers, Road Trip die and so on. I even used a piece of a window sheet for the windows. For the metal parts, I brushed on some iron wax to give them a metal look.

The finishing touches were some wooden musical notes to match my theme and a couple of rhinestone coloured to match my card.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Dress: R29/R27/R24/R22
Flowers: YR09/YR07/YR02/Y38/Y32
Boots: E49/E47/E44
Rhinestones: YR09 (on Bus)

Close Up of Seventies Girl
Close Up of Flower Power Ellie

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Card Recipe for A Groovy Road Trip Card

Decade Collection Flower Power Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
1928: Retro Bus Dies, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax-Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Laser-Cut Wood Shapes, Craft Medley
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray, Basic Black
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”

Stamp Size: 4″

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt
My Grease Lightning Card
Card with a Hippie Girl
Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Flower Power Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Give Peace a Chance Card

Card with a Hippie Girl
My Give Peace a Chance Card Closed

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Give Peace a Chance Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Decade Collection Hippie Ellie. With everything going on in the world right now, I thought this was a very appropriate card for the times!

The Details of My Card

I had a lot of fun colouring Hippie Ellie with my Copic markers! Don’t you just love her jeans with the patches and her suede fringe vest! She is such a groovy hipster!

For my card, I found this perfect paper that had a Seventies theme! I loved it so much that I wanted to use a whole sheet for my card front! So, I used a fun fold called a Z-Fold Card for the card base, but I reversed it into a backwards Z. I wanted the love bug to show on the front with Ellie when the card is closed. This type of card folds up to a regular A2 card but allows for lots of room to decorate! It also is neat how you open it, and the paper continually keeps going! 

Card Laid Flat
Full Card Laid Flat

Since the paper was so detailed, I only used a few dies to dress it up such as the Love, Peace, daisies, and peace sign. They were from the Retro Bus by Elizabeth Craft Designs. I bought this set planning to use them for the Decade Dolls and they were perfect for Hippie Ellie! A couple of sequins and glimmery dots for the flower centres was all the embellishments this card needed.

Card Open
Card Showing Fold Standing Up

Measurements

Card Base:  5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” and 2 1/8”.  Cut the Seventies 6” x 6” paper to 5 ¼” tall, then cut at 2” and 4:”. You could leave the last panel for your sentiment, but I decided to add a fourth panel using a 2” piece of floral rice paper as a background for my coloured stamp.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Jeans: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Top: R29/R27/R24/R22
Vest: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Shoes: E29/E27/E25/E23
Green: G99/G94/G21
Flowers: R29/R24/R22/Y38

Close Up of Hippie Stamp
Close Up of Hippie Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Give Peace a Chance Card

Decade Collection Hippie Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
1928: Retro Bus Dies, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Rice Paper A4 Love Peace Joy, Ciao Bella
Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Glittery Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Card Standing Up
Card Standing Up

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt
My Grease Lightning Card
Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it
My Road Trip Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Hippie Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie