Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card - A Christmas Card with Nutcrackers on it
My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the New Release Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle. This purchase includes 4 Images: 

  • Image 1: Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble, PNG format
  • Image 2. Nutcracker Drummer, PNG format
  • Image 3. Nutcracker King, PNG format
  • Image 4. Nutcracker Soldier, PNG format

The Details of My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

For my card, I wanted to create a Nutcracker Ballet themed panel card that when closed, you see just the Soldier and Drummer and then you open it to see the King. So, I used the individual nutcrackers in the stamp set and coloured them in traditional colours with my Copic markers. 

Front of Card with Soldier and Drummer Nutcrackers
Front of Card with Soldier and Drummer Nutcrackers

For the panel card base, I used a premade card blank from Hunkydory, but you could easily create one yourself. I used a pencil and traced the edges of the card base onto the music DSP and then used my Paper Snips to cut it out. The music DSP was perfect to represent the March of the Nutcrackers music from The Nutcracker Ballet. Next, I brushed Vintage Photo onto the DSP. This was two-fold…one to cover where my cutting was not perfect and the other to add a finished edge to the base.

King Nutcracker
King Nutcracker

To highlight the nutcrackers in each of their panels, I layered each with a plaid piece of DSP that matched my colouring and a Real Red mat that I die cut out with the Mini Slimline Stackables from Lawn Fawn. For the smaller panels, I used nutcracker DSP with Real Red mats and a pair of glimmery ballet slippers to match my theme.

For embellishments, I added some distressed gold die cut garlands and ribbons at the top of each nutcracker panel. I also added some red rhinestones to add some sparkle, in addition, to the Clear Wink of Stella on all the gold trim of the nutcrackers.

Card Front with Belly Band
Card Front with Belly Band

To keep my card closed, I created a 1 ½” belly band of DSP and Real Red card stock with an ornament sticker from my stash.

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Copic Markers:

Soldier Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Golds: YR24/YR23/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Sword: C4/C3/C1/YR24/YR23/Y21

Close Up of Soldier Nutcracker
Close Up of Soldier Nutcracker

King Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Golds: YG24/YG23/Y21

Close Up of King Nutcracker
Close Up of King Nutcracker

Drummer Nutcracker
Skin
: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Golds: YR24/YR23/Y21

Close Up of Drummer Nutcracker
Close Up of Drummer Nutcracker

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Card Recipe for My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card:

Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Eastern Wishes Screen Shaped Card Blanks, Hunkydory Crafts
Christmas Around the World 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
This Christmas Specialty 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Distressed Gold 12” x 12” Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn
Small Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn
Christmas Classics Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Little Happiness Ballet Shoes, Joy Crafts
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Tsukineko
Crackin’ Holiday Stamp Set, Krafton’ Kimmie Stamps
Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Ornament Sticker, From my Stash
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4-¼” x 6-1/8”

My Card in Action

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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
Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Merry Christmas Elves Card 

Merry Christmas Elves Card - A Christmas card with three girl elves on it.
Merry Christmas Elves Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Merry Christmas Elves Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Christmas Girl Elves. This purchase includes 8 Images:

  • Image 1 & 2: Christmas Girl Elves JPG / PNG format
  • Image 3 & 4: Candy Cane Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
  • Image 5 & 6: Little Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
  • Image 7 & 8: Big Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Merry Christmas Elves Card

For my card, I decided to go with traditional colours and use my favourites red and green Copic markers for these cuties. Once they were coloured, I went with an 8 ½” x 4” slimline card to fit my colouring.

I also decided that I wanted to create a rustic look to match my papers. So, I blended Vintage Photo ink along the edges of my coloured piece to make them look worn. 

The Simple Stories paper matched my Copic colours perfectly! Since my card was so long, I used a 12” x 12” paper for the base and the smaller 6” x 6” pad for accent pieces. These accent pieces were die cut ticket stubs that I repurposed to create some interest in the background papers. I cut two of them using the Simple Stories paper and two Real Red ones that I used as a border. I placed these accents on either side of my colouring.

Next, I added some holly flourishes along the edges of my coloured piece. The “Merry” “& Bright” sentiments were stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red to match my colour scheme and cut out with my paper snips. They were layered onto a wooden star for that rustic feel with a Real Red stitched circle. The “25” was a tag from the Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags which I layered another stitched circle underneath.

To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on the white trim of their outfits and Clear Wink of Stella on the ribbons of the presents. Glossy Accents was added to the candy cane to give it a shine. A scattering of red rhinestones was added to match my colour scheme and for even more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Little Gift Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Close Up of Girl Elf with present
Close Up of Little Gift Girl Elf

Candy Cane Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Glossy Accents on Candy Cane

Girl Elf with Candy Cane
Candy Cane Girl Elf

Big Gift Girl Elf
Skin
: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Girl Elf with a Big present
Big Gift Girl Elf

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Card Recipe for My Merry Christmas Elves Card:

Christmas Girl Elves, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Handmade Holiday 12” x 12” Sheet, December 25, Simple Stories
Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Merry & Bright Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cutting Ticket Die Slimline Essentials, Studio Light
Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs 
Wooden Star, from my Stash
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 4”

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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
Christmas Girl Elves for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card 

My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card - a Thanksgiving card with an arrangement of sunflowers in a pumpkin and other pumpkins.
My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle. This purchase includes 5 PNG Images:

  • Sunflower Pumpkin Image
  • Sunflower Image
  • Pumpkin 1 Image
  • Pumpkin 2 Image
  • Happy Thanksgiving Sentiment

The Details of My Card

Since this weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to create a mini slimline Thanksgiving card using this beautiful sunflower arrangement. Perfect for a Thanksgiving card with the sunflowers and pumpkins!

I had fun colouring with my Copic markers the pumpkins in different colours to make them stand out from each other. The sunflowers are so gorgeous and a delight to colour as well!

I found this beautiful sunflower paper with soft colours that was fantastic for my card! I added a border at the top and bottom with some scraps of paper from Graphic 45. The fence behind the sunflower arrangement was a laser die cut that I trimmed down to fit my card.

The sentiment from the bundle was die cut with the Labels Aglow Dies to give it some interest. Of course, if you have an autumn card, you need a die cut leaf. Lol! I tucked this behind the sentiment which created an ideal backdrop for the paper sunflower from my stash.

The only other embellishments were a bumblebee and a scattering of rhinestones that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Sunflowers: E15/Y38/Y15/Y21
Sunflower Centres: E79/E77/E74/E71/E15/Y38/Y21
Orange Pumpkin: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12
Green Pumpkin: YG61/G21/YG63/E43/E41/E47
Ribbon: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12
White Pumpkin: E40/E41/W3/E11/E13/E15

Close Up of the Sunflower and Pumpkins on the card
Close Up of the Sunflower and Pumpkins

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Card Recipe for My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card:

Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
The Sunflower Collection 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Crafter’s Companion
Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45
Countryside Laser Cut Elements, 49 and Market
Labels Aglow Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Sunflower Paper Flower, From My Stash
Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” 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
Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Pumpkin Patch Card 

My Pumpkin Patch Card - an autumn card with a little girl in a witch costume picking out a pumpkin
My Pumpkin Patch Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumpkin Patch Card using the new release Pumpkin Emily by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. Doesn’t she make the most perfect autumnal card, but she could also be used for Halloween or Thanksgiving!

The Details of My Pumpkin Patch Card

For my card, I decided to create an autumnal card with fall like colours with a pumpkin patch theme since she is picking out her pumpkin. I had so much fun colouring Pumpkin Emily with my Copic Markers in oranges, blue/greens and blacks to match my paper. Once she was coloured, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the ribbon on her hat. For the cat, I decided to make it a tabby cat, but it could also be a black cat for Halloween. I used my black 0.3 Copic multi liner to add the stripes after I had coloured it with my Copic markers.

Next, I die cut her out with a 4” stitched circle die and placed a number of die cut leaves and a pumpkin in one corner to match my theme. The “Hello Pumpkin” sentiment was a sticker that came in the Carta Bella Welcome Fall Kit. In the other corner, I used another sticker of a Pumpkin Patch sign. Perfect for my Pumpkin Patch theme! The leaves falling around her were also from the same sticker set.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Enamel Dots that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Greens: BG90/BG93/BG96/BG99
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Pumpkins: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Cat: E47/E44/E43/E42/E41/R20/0.3 Copic Multi liner
Sky: B00/B000/0

Close Up of girl holding a pumpkin
Close Up of Pumpkin Emily

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Card Recipe for My Pumpkin Patch Card:

Pumpkin Emily, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Welcome Fall Collection Kit, Carta Bella paper Co.
Layering Stitched Circle Dies, Memory Box
Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
La Petites Stickers, The Paper Studio, Hobby Lobby
Welcome Fall Enamel Dots, Carta Bella paper Co.
0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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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 Pumpkin Emily for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Halloween Is Here Card 

Halloween Is Here Card -Halloween Card with a Witch with a broomstick in front of a haunted house
Halloween Is Here Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Halloween Is Here Card using the new release Broomstick Emily Witch by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. This purchase includes 4 stamps:

The Details of My Halloween Is Here Card

I had so much fun colouring Broomstick Emily Witch with my Copic Markers in Halloween colours! Once she was coloured, I added Gold Gelly Roll to her boot buckles and Clear Wink of Stella to all the green trim pieces on her hat and top.

Next, I decided to create a mini slimline card since I wanted to use my new Haunted House Coverplate by Photo Play and thought it would be a perfect backdrop for Broomstick Emily Witch. I added some Crushed Curry behind the windows to make them glow eerily.

I decided that the haunted house needed a big full moon. So, I die cut the moon die and brushed Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink along the edges to give it dimension. Of course, if you have a haunted house, you need a sparkly bat flying around.

For the sky, I went with some spooky green skulls paper to match my colouring. The other piece of DSP I used was a border along the left side to balance out Emily and to add some unexpected colour. This border was a perfect anchor for my black sparkly “EEK” sentiment.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of sprinkles that matched my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Greens: G29/YG67/YG17/YG03
Blues: BV08/BV04/BV02
Blacks 100/N10/N08/N06
Broom: E15/YR23/YR21/Y21/E37/E35/E31

Close Up of Witch
Close Up of Broomstick Emily Witch

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Card Recipe for My Halloween Is Here Card:

Broomstick Emily Witch, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Kelly Panacci Halloween Designer Mat Pad, K & Company
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted House Coverplate, Photo Play
Full Moon Dies, Lawn Fawn
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Bat Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Bright Glitter Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Design Inc.,
Black & White Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Design Inc.,
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Starry Sky, Basic Black, Basic White and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¼”

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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 Broomstick Emily Witch for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Serene Birthday Card

My Serene Birthday Card - A birthday card with a girl holding flowers
My Serene Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second card using Serenity by Conie Fong Art & Design called My Serene Birthday Card. The Design Team members are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate, and I coloured her twice! I will post my other card at the end.

The Details of My Card

For My Serene Birthday Card, I decided to create a mini slimline card to show that you can create different sized cards with the same image. I made my card size a little larger than a normal mini slimline to fit all my elements, but it can still fit in a No. 10 envelope.

I used the Secret Garden paper again for my colour choices in her colouring with a slight variation on her flowers from my first card. Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Two different coloured versions of the lady
Serenity

Next, I went with the Photo Play dies for my background. One of the dies is shaped like a tag, but I wanted to use it for the green piece behind her. So, I snipped off the tag part and hid that part beneath the sentiment piece. The two top horizontal banners were remnants from my first card, and I didn’t want them to go to waste. Plus, they gave a finished edge to the top while tying in the colour scheme.

For the next step, I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape onto a tag cut out from the P13 paper pad.

I thought the leafy vine going from my girl to the sentiment tied everything together so nicely while adding interest.

Finally, I added a scattering of brass butterflies for embellishments.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG97/YG95/YG93
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Yellows/Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of lady holding flowers
Close Up of Serenity

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Card Recipe for My Serene Birthday Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies, Photo Play
Dainty Delight Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Best Year Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using this stamp. Please click here or on the photo for more information on my card.

A card with a Lady holding flowers
My Serenity Blooms Card

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Serenity Blooms Card 

My Serenity Blooms Card - A card with a Lady holding flowers
My Serenity Blooms Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Serenity Blooms Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Serenity. The Design Team are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate!

The Details of My Card

When you buy this digital stamp, you will receive two stamps with the girl’s hair flowing left or right. I couldn’t resist colouring them both with the same colour scheme, but with a variation on their flowers. So, I made one card for today and the other card will follow later.

Two different coloured versions of the lady
Two Versions of Serenity

For My Serenity Blooms Card, I decided to use the Secret Garden paper and decorative tags by P13 for my colour choices. I just love the gorgeous colours of them! I picked the paper with a wreath off to the side for my background and matted it with a matching purple paper from the P13 paper pad.

Next, I decided to add a die cut frame behind her to create some visual interest, but I thought it would be fun to have her off-centred from it. As a result, the wreath was flowing through my frame and they created a nice backdrop for my colouring.

The Decorative Tags are a perfect match to the paper, and I decided to use two of them to tie in my colour scheme. I added a bow to the top to cover the hole and finish the tags off.

For the next step, the Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Finally, for embellishments, I added a scattering of brass butterflies and rhinestones coloured with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of Lady
Close Up of Serenity

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Card Recipe for My Serenity Blooms Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Secret Garden Decorative Tags, P13
Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Fabolous Frames Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brilliant Wings Dies, Stampin’ Up!
White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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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 Serenity for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Poinsettia Christmas Card 

My Poinsettia Christmas Card - A Christmas Card with a lady with Christmas flowers in her hair
My Poinsettia Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I’m squeezing in one final Christmas in July card for you today! I am sharing My Poinsettia Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Christmas Leilani

The Details of My Card

I loved colouring with my Copic markers Leilani, especially all that gorgeous hair! I matched my colouring of the flowers to the beautiful Poinsettia Garden Paper Collection by Paper Roses that I just purchased on a road trip with friends! So, I went with a deep red for the poinsettias, a blue/green for the succulents and white for the other flowers. Tip: for contrast with the reds, add C5 to the deepest shadows to make the individual petals pop.

Once she was coloured, I knew that I wanted to use the pretty Poinsettia Border Die also by Paper Roses. This was purchased on the same road trip as the paper. I loved how the die is so delicate while allowing the Paper Roses smaller poinsettia paper to peek through.

Next, I added a border of pretty lace to mark my transition between the die and the other side of the card. I used a piece of the Paper Roses paper with larger poinsettias on it as a backdrop for Leilani. Since this is a Christmas card, I thought a gold edge to it would tie in nicely to the other gold accents.

The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and matted with Cherry Cobbler. To continue the gold theme, I added a gold die cut filigree below it.

Then the paper poinsettias were added around her. The gold centres mirror the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on the poinsettias in my colouring.

Finally, the finishing touch was a couple of gold glitters dots placed around my focal point of Leilani.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Eyes: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90/C3/C1/0
Lips: R32/R20
Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/C5/ Gold Gelly Roll Pen
White Flowers: C3/C1/0/Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Green Succulents: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90

Close Up of Lady
Close Up of Leilani

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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Christmas Card:

Christmas Leilani, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Poinsettia Garden 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses
Poinsettia Garden – Watercolours 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses 
Gold Foil Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Poinsettia Border Die, Paper Roses
Cherish the Season Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
2” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Poinsettia Paper Flowers, Christmas Paper Crafts, Hobby Lobby 
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 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 Christmas Leilani for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card

Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card - A Christmas Card with a reindeer who's nose lights up
Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Reindeer Lights and Sentiment. The Design Team are celebrating Christmas in July at Conie Fong Art & Design Facebook Group with a 25% off sale for 3 days, July 7, 8 and 9, 2023. No coupon code needed. Visit the Etsy store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ConieFongArt.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I found some fun Christmas lights paper with matching papers to use on my card. Once I decided on them, I coloured the reindeer in the same colours to match. I trimmed him out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut. Then, I added glossy accents to the light bulbs and Star Dust Stickles to his hat trim.

I thought it would be fun to make the reindeer’s nose glow just like Rudolph’s nose! I love an interactive card with a light switch that you push! So, I used a light mechanism from Pear Blossom Press and strategically placed it under the green piece of paper. Once I did that, I poked a hole through the green paper right where I planned to place the reindeer’s nose. I used extra thick dimensionals on the green piece to allow enough space for the light mechanism. The “Push” circle was done on my computer, printed out and then punched with a ¼” punch.

The sentiment was from the stamp set and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die. To balance out my card, I added some foil die cut light bulbs in matching colours to Rudolph’s light bulbs. The die cut black piece was from the light bulb die set to hang lights off, but I thought it added some fun at the top so that it looks like my focal point it being held up by it.

The finishing touch was adding some red rhinestones with one on the “Twinkle” and a couple beside the die cut light bulbs!

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E33/E31/W3/W1/0/R20
Antlers: E74/E71/E70
Eyes: W3/W1/0
Hoofs/Plug: C6/C4/C3
Reds: R39/R37/R35/C5
Blues: B28/B24/B32
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32

Close Up of reindeer
Close Up of Rudolph

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Card Recipe for My Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card:

Reindeer Lights and Sentiment, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Gnome for the Holidays Christmas, Photo Play
Red, Green and Blue Foil Sheets, Craft Perfect, Tonic
3 pack of One Light, Pear Blossom Press 
String of Lights, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Deckled Rectangles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan n’ Cut
¼” Inch Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Take You Pick Tool, Stampin’ Up!
3 D Foam Squares (.25” x .25” x .08”), Scrapbook Adhesives
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Poppy Parade and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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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 Reindeer Lights and Sentiment for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Magic in the Air Card 

A Card with a Fairy Sitting on a mushroom
Magic in the Air Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Magic in the Air Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom. I coloured this beautiful image twice this month using the Kit and Clowder Whimsical Wonders Class as inspiration. This is my second card, but I will include a link to the other card at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the alternative colour choice from the Kit and Clowder class and gave her a sparkly dress using a White Gelly Roll Pen and lots of dots!

Two Fairies Coloured
My Colouring of Sitting Pretty on Mushroom

Once she was coloured, I pulled out some DSP with mushrooms on it to match her mushrooms. A mushroom border die in Poppy Parade also added to this theme.

Some greenery flourishes were added behind the sentiment and in the opposite corner for a splash of colour. I love how the swirls come from below to overlap the image adding depth and interest.

The sentiment was from Rosabelle by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Perfect sentiment for a fairy, don’t you think?

I brushes some Vintage Photo ink to the edges of the image, sentiment and DSP to give it an earthy feel to match the distressing in places on the Pool Party piece of DSP.

I added for embellishments brass butterflies beside the sentiment and fairy with red rhinestones in the other corner.

For shimmer, I added stickles to her wings! Every fairy should have sparkly wings!

Close Up of Fairy
Close Up of Fairy

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Card Recipe for Magic in the Air Card:

Sitting Pretty on Mushroom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rosabelle, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
VersaFine Ink Pad Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Mushroom Border Die, C.C. Designs
Elegant Flourish Small Die, Paper Roses
Brushes Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger

Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Call Me Clover Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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This is the other card that I created using the Sitting Pretty on Mushroom. To view it, please click here or on the photo.

A birthday card with a fairy sitting on mushrooms
My Fairy Wishes Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Fairy Wishes Card

A birthday card with a fairy sitting on mushrooms
My Fairy Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Fairy Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sitting Pretty on Mushroom

The Details of My Card

The Conie Fong Art & Design Team are celebrating fairies today. I decided to create a clean and simple card that highlighted my colouring with my Copic markers. I re-watched my Kit & Clowder Whimsical Wonders Class that used this stamp to inspire my colouring with slight variations in colours.

For my card, I used one sheet of the Mintay paper with a beautiful background to keep my card CAS. It even looked like a fairy glen with its butterflies, trees, and hedgehogs! Perfect place for a fairy to live!

The sentiment was from Dandelion Wishes by Conie Fong Art & Design as well. I thought it suited the theme of my card!

The only embellishments that I added were brass butterflies around the sentiment and beside the fairy.

For shimmer, I added stickles to her wings! Every fairy should have sparkly wings! I also added Clear Wink of Stella to the yellow flowers.

Close Up of Fairy Sitting on Mushroom
Close Up of Fairy Sitting on Mushroom

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Card Recipe for My Fairy Wishes Card:

Sitting Pretty on Mushroom, Conie Fong Art & Design
Dandelion Wishes, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Better Times 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
.05 Multi Liner, Copic
Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #5 – First Prize Winner
Passion for Markers – Week 692–make it square
Crafting Happiness Challenges: June: 143-Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: June 2023-Anything Goes – Top Rocker
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge for June, #6-2023
Sweet Stampin’ – Things With Wings
Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges- Challenge #18 Anything Goes
Morgan’s ArtWorld Challenge #6 Anything Goes – Runner Up

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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 Sitting Pretty on Mushroom for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Have a Mermazing Day 

A card with a mermaid on it in an underwater scene.
Have a Mermazing Day

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Have a Mermazing Day as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I knew that I wanted to incorporate what I learn in a December 2020 Kit and Clowder Colouring Class to colour Rosealea. In the class, I learned how to create a rainbow-coloured fin as well as lots of texture on her tail using a stippling technique. I love that you can take what you learn and apply it to other things! I was so pleased with how Rosealea turned out!

Once my image was coloured, I pulled out the perfect piece of Whimsy Slimline paper! The colours in the scene matched my colouring to a T! The Whimsy paper makes it so easy to create a fast scene! The paper was die cut with a scallop boarder to mirror the scallops of her scales on her tail.

The sentiment was from the Bundle and to create interest, I added some real shells on one side and a silver mermaid charm on the other side. I used my Flush Wire Cutter to cut off the loops on the charm to make it lie flat. Tip: use Glossy Accents to create a strong adhesive hold.

I added a scattering of clear bubble embellishments around Rosealea to mimic air bubbles in the water and add dimension.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to her tail to give it a subtle shimmer and Glossy Accents to the pearls in her hair. 

Close of of mermaid
Close up of Rosealea

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Card Recipe for My Have a Mermazing Day Card:

Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Under the Sea Slimline Designer Paper, Whimsy Stamps
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle
Build an Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Spring Blooms Embellishments, The Robin’s Nest
Mermaid Charm, Bead Landing
Shells from Dollar Store
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Flush Wire Cutter
Emerald Envy Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafting Happiness Challenges: May: 142 Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: May Challenge – Beccy’s Place
613 Avenue Create: May 2023-Anything Goes – Won Top Rocker
Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #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 Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Seashell Wishes Card

A birthday card with a girl listening to a seashell
Seashell Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Seashell Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful new release Seashell Rosealea

The Details of My Card

When I saw the new release for Conie Fong, I couldn’t wait to get started colouring her, especially that hair! So gorgeous! So, I used my Copic markers to colour her up. I decided to go with natural tones for the shells since I wanted her to shine. A scattering of the coloured blue shells tied in my blue colour scheme from the DSP. 

Once she was coloured, I placed Rosealea onto a Blushing Bride die cut scallop base to help anchor her and distinguish her from the shells DSP.

The DSP was perfect for my cards with its shells in different colours and blue watery sheets! I thought the white shells die against the blue DSP really popped! To add to the dimension of the die cut shells, I used my Embossing Mat to make the details really stand out.

I thought it would be fun to add real shells to my card! So, I used some from the Dollar Store. Tip: use Glossy Accents to create a strong adhesive hold. I also used Glossy accents on the pink pearls in her hair. 

To add an iridescent look, I used a scattering of Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls and Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers in her hair.

The finishing touch was a stamped die cut sentiment making this a perfect birthday card!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E79/E77/E74/E71
Eyes: G99/G94/G21/C3/C1/0
Lips: R83/R81
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Starfishes: YR18/YR04/Y38/Y35
Shells 1: E15/E13/E11
Shells 2: E33/Y32
Blue Shells: BV000/BV13
Coral: E19/E18/E15
Flowers: R85/R53/R81/YR24/Y21

Close Up of Girl listening to seashell
Close Up of Seashell Rosealea

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Card Recipe for My Seashell Wishes Card:

Seashell Rosealea, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Scalloped Contours Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die
Embossing Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Manual Die Cutting Machine 
Simple Strips – Birthday, Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine Ink, Onyx Black, Tsukineko
Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Shells from Dollar Store 
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Blushing Bride and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Blog Challenges

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafting Happiness Challenges: May: 142 Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: May Challenge – Beccy’s Place – Top 3 Winner
613 Avenue Create: May 2023-Anything Goes – Won Top Rocker and Front Porch

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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 Seashell Rosealea for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Have a Mice Day! 

A card with a mouse holding a flowers and three daisy flowers beside her.
Have a Mice Day! Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Have a Mice Day! as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle.

This Bundle includes 8 images:

  • Title 1: Daisy Mouse JPG format
  • Title 2: Hailey Hamster JPG format
  • Title 3 & 4: Daisy Flower Right JPG / PNG format
  • Title 5 & 6: Daisy Flower Left JPG / PNG format
  • Title 7 & 8: Have A Mice Day! Sentiment JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a CAS (Clean and Simple) card using Daisy Mouse and a bouquet of daisies. It’s funny that I find making CAS so hard. I keep wanting to add things to it! Lol!

I knew that I wanted to create a mini slimline card with Daisy on one side and the bouquet of daisies on the other side with the sentiment. Once I laid out my design in Microsoft Word, I coloured the images with my Copic Markers. I thought colouring the daisies in yellow would have them pop off the white paper.

For embellishments, I only added some epoxy stickers that look like dew drops on a petal of each flower. To add a bit of sparkle, I used Clear Wink of Stella on Daisy’s bow on her tail.

I felt the card still needed a little something and decided to use a multi liner pen and a ruler to draw in a border around the whole card. I thought about free handing it but decided that I didn’t want to chance ruining my project! Lol! So, in the end, I found the straight lines helped to ground Daisy while adding a fun element!

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Copic Markers:

Daisy
Fur: E35/E34/E31/E30/R20
Bow/Nose: R85/R83/R81

Close Up of Mouse holding a flower
Close Up of Daisy Mouse

Daisies
Petals: E15/Y17/Y15/Y01
Leaves: YG17/YG13/TG03
Daisy Centres: E29/E27/E25/E23

Close Up the flowers on the card
Close Up of Daisies

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Card Recipe for My Have a Mice Day! Card:

Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Clear Epoxy Shapes, Stampin’ Up!
0.3 Multi Liner Pen, Copic
8” Cut-Align Ruler, My Sweet Petunia
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Microsoft Word/Printer
Rococo Rose Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

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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 Daisy Mouse And Hailey Hamster Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Buzzing by to Say Hi Card 

A card with a bee holding a cupcake leaning against a honey pot
Buzzing by to Say Hi Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Buzzing by to Say Hi Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle.

This Bundle includes 6 images:

  • Title 1: Cupcake Honey Bee PNG
  • Title 2: For My Sweet Friend Sentiment PNG
  • Title 3: Hap-Bee Birthday PNG
  • Title 4: Sweet As Can Bee PNG
  • Title 5: Just Bee Cause PNG
  • Title 6: Just Bee Cause – Bold PNG

The Details of My Card

I was having so much fun colouring this cutie with my Copic markers that I created two cards. I shared one already and will post a link at the end, but here is the other card that I promised.

For my card, I used the honeycomb quilt top die again, but this time I used the whole die and placed individual die cut honeycombs on top. Some I layered with dimesionals and other I adhered directly to the honeycomb quilt.

The Bundle comes with sentiments, but I wanted to heat emboss with white on black card stock. I love the contrast of white on black especially for my card! The honeycomb die set comes with individual dies that have a heart, star and hi. For the sentiment, I die cut the word “HI” off and used the “hi” honeycomb instead. So fun!

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the bee’s wings and Glossy Accents on the cherries. And a scattering of red rhinestones added some sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Bee: Y38/Y35/Y32/C8/C6/C4/R24
Wings/Sky: BG11/BG10/0
Honey Pot: E87/E55/E53/E50/R59/R46/R24/Y38
Honey: Y38/YR24/YR21
Grass: YG67/YG63/YG03
Cupcake: Y38/YR24/YR21/BG11/BG10/0/E87/E55/E53/E50
Cherries: R59/R46/R24

Close Up of Cupcake Honey Bee
Close Up of Cupcake Honey Bee

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Card Recipe for My Buzzing by to Say Hi Card:

Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Full Bloom 12” x 12” Sheet, Simple Stories
Bunnies + Blooms 12” x 12” Sheet, Simple Stories
Honeycomb Quilt Top Dies, Concord & 9th
Mini Strips – Bee Mine Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Mini Strips Flag Die, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Embossing Powders, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tools, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Basic Black, and Bumblebee Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

To view my other Cupcake Honey Bee, please click here or on the photo.9

A birthday card with a bee holding a cupcake
My Hap-Bee Birthday Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cupcake Honey Bee and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie