Faux Step Card - Stamp With Laurie

The Details of My Butterfly Wishes Card

I had a lot of fun colouring the Butterfly Wishes image from the bundle with my Copic markers to match my Mintay paper. I thought the Peony Garden paper suited the image since she had peonies in her hair. Finally, I added Wink of Stella to the butterflies to make them shimmer and Glossy Accents to the candle flame.

For my card, I decided to go with a faux-step card so that the beautiful Mintay paper can be visible on the background layer, even behind my focal point. I had a scrap of that paper left over. So, I trimmed it down, turned it over, and added to my front panel where the sentiment was located. Next, I tucked in a Butterfly Border behind this panel since it was perfect for my butterfly motif and added a fun whimsical feel.

For the birthday sentiment, I used my Glimmer Hot Foil System (a new toy!) and die cut it out. Then I fussy cut the tea cup and two of the butterflies from the Mintay paper. I love that these images match the papers! I tucked in the sentiment and one of the butterflies around the tea cup to create my sentiment cluster. The other butterfly was added to the top left of my coloured image so that it hung over the edge between the layers.

The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones to add even more sparkle to my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Pinks: R35/R32/R11/R000
Blues: BG13/BG11/BG10
Yellows: Y35/Y11
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Whites: C3/C1/0

Close Up of lady holding cake — Close Up of Digital Stamp

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Card Recipe for My Butterfly Wishes Card:

Butterfly Wishes Kisses Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Peony Garden 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Curved Everyday Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die Set, Spellbinders Paper Arts
Glimmer Hot Foil System, Spellbinders Paper Arts
Gold Foil Paper, Spellbinders Paper Arts
3 ¾” and 3 ½” Layering Stitched Rectangles, Memory Box
Champagne Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Butterfly Border Die, Joy Crafts
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Butterfly Wishes Kisses Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Home for the Holidays Alternatives - two Christmas cards with village scenes on them — Home for the Holidays Alternative Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Home for the Holidays Alternatives using the Home for the Holidays Paper October 2023 Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I knew that I wanted to make some alternative cards! In fact, I had so much fun that I made 5 of them! Lol! I went into detail for two of them and have posted the others along with a downloadable Faux-Step Template at the end of this post.

The Details of My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

For my cards, I thought a faux-step card would be perfect way to use the detailed pre-cut village scenes! Plus, it allowed me to move the faux step to where I thought it worked best on each card!

So, I cut one of the card bases from the Paper Pumpkin Kit creating a 3” piece and a 2 ½” piece. Thus, allowing me to make two cards from this one card base! Next, I used my Paper Trimmer to cut a Thick Basic White and a Night of Navy card bases using the template at the end of this post for measurements.

Basic White Alternative Card

For the Basic White card, I used the back of an envelope from the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes to cut a piece of the red diagonal stripes for behind my scene. I love how it makes the scene pop! Next, I placed the faux step in the centre since you can see the trees on it through the village.

First Christmas card with village scene on it — Basic White Alternative Card

The rest of the card was built according to the placement in the instructions. I just made sure that the dimensionals for the village were on the narrow band at the bottom and my sentiment was attached to the faux step.

Night of Navy Alternative Card

For my Night of Navy card, I used one of the cards from the 5” x 7” Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes. I love that the night scene continues onto the back of the cards! This allowed me to cut a 5-3/8” piece of the night sky with the trees making sure that I did not include the moon in my piece (we did not need two moons on the final card! Lol!). However, this left a scored line on my final card. So, to cover the score line, I placed the faux step to the right. It also helped to balance out the smaller pre-cut village that I used.

In addition to this, I added a strip of snow from my cut-up Warm Wishes Card on the final card base under my village.

Second Christmas Card with village scene — Night of Navy Alternative Card

Since the smaller pre-cut village ended short on my card, I decided to place the glittery strip and stamped sentiment to the left covering the void. I used my paper snips to trim them down.

The final thing was to add the glitter glue that came in the Kit to the snowy villages for both cards.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Refill (163969)

Inks: Real Red Spot (in Kit)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Night of Navy (100867), Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes (163985)

Accessories: Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White/Night of Navy Card Bases:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
Home for the Holidays (1 card):
- 3” vertical cut and folded (leaving 2 ½” piece for other card)
Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes:
- 5-3/8” x 3” (2 pieces – one envelope and one card)
- 5 ½” x 1” (strip of snow)

More Information on My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template

To download a PDF of the Faux Centre-Step Template, please click here or on the picture.

These are three other alternative cards that I made using the Paper Pumpkin Kit and the matching Warm Wishes Cards and Envelopes.

Other My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Bridge Card Instructions

Card base cut at 1-1/8” from either end leaving 3 ¼” centre piece. Inside diagonal red pieces are from a Warm Wishes Envelope and measure 4” x 1”.

Another alternative card with a fun fold — Triple Layer Alternative Bridge Card

Easel Card Instructions

I made the card according to the kit’s instructions, but I scored a fold into the card base at 1-1/2” up from the bottom. I used a 1/2” x 5 1/4″ strip of sky from a card from the Warm Wishes Cards for a ledge for my houses to rest against.

Another Alternative fun fold card — Alternative Easel Card

Box Card Instructions

I used back of a card base and a piece of Warm Wishes Card measuring at at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” scored both pieces at 1/2”, 1” on each horizontal side for both pieces. For centre scene inside card, I cut front of one card 3 1/8” x 4 1/4” tall.

More of my alternative Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.

More of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

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