My Birthday Wish Card

My Birthday Wish Card - a Floral birthday card
My Birthday Wish Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Birthday Wish Card using the Wildflower Birthday Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I wanted to try a book binding card, and I thought the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper would make a very pretty card.

The Details of My Birthday Wish Card

For my card, I used two different pieces of DSP for the “binding” and the “cover”. Since it was a birthday card, I decided to use the birthday cake piece and the pink plaid with Basic White mats to distinguish them from the Pretty in Pink card base.

Next, to match the gold accents in the DSP, I heat embossed the sentiment on the Basic White flag. Then, I added two DSP flags and one of the floral die cuts to decorate it. I love that the die cuts make it so easy to decorate your cards! In fact, I made another card with the same style, but added a large floral die cut to the bottom of the flag. Since my cards were for a swap, I didn’t have enough of these die cuts for all of them. So, for my finished card, I omitted it.

Alternative Floral Card
Alternative Card

To create my banner, I added a few more flags behind my sentiment flag and had everything hung from a Basic White die cut “rope” that I trimmed with my Paper Snips to fit.

To decorate my card further, I used the Gold Open Weave Trim to match my embossing. The width of the trim just fit, but I thought a White Baker’s Twine bow would help keep it in place.

As a finishing touch to my card, I added some Party Dots in matching colours to my card on and below my flag sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Wildflower Birthday Suite Collection (164604)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Pretty in Pink (163793), Basic White (166780)

Accessories: Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (155475), Metallics Embossing Powder (165678), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Focal Point
Close Up of Focal Point

Measurements: 

  • Pretty in Pink:
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 4” and 5 ½”
  • Basic White (4 pieces):
    • 3-7/8” x 4-1/8”
    • 1-3/8” x 4-1/8″
    • 2 ¼” x 3” (Banner)
    • Scrap for “Rope”
  • Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper (6 Pieces):
    • 1 ¼” x 4”
    • 3 ¾” x 4″
    • Scraps for 4 Flags
    • Floral Die Cut

More Information on My Birthday Wish Card

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

My Butterfly Wishes Card 

My Butterfly Wishes Card - Birthday card with lady holding cake and butterflies flying around
My Butterfly Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Butterfly Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Butterfly Wishes image from the Butterfly Wishes Kisses Bundle. She is perfect for those birthday cards we all need! This purchase includes 2 Images:

  • Title1: Butterfly Wishes
  • Title2: Butterfly Kisses

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.

Side View of Card
Faux-Step Side View

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.

————————–

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

————————–

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”

————————–

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

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

My Delightful Birthday Card

My Delightful Birthday Card - a birthday card with flowers
My Delightful Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Delightful Birthday Card using the Floral Delight Suite Collection from the new Stampin’ Up! 2025 Mini Catalogue. I have 6 family birthdays all within a week coming up at the end of January. So, I am in birthday card mode! One card done…just 5 more to go! Lol!

The Details of My Delightful Birthday Card

My card was for a demonstrator swap using new products from the January – April 2025 Mini Catalogue. So, I decided to use the beautiful Floral Delight Suite Collection. I just love the bright and cheery colours of the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper, ready to be used on cards and scrapbook pages for a touch of spring, summer, or autumn.

For my card, I decided to create a Z-fold card with the DSP on the front panel and an Eyelet Embossed Basic White piece on the inside, but still visible when the card was closed. The embossed piece added interest while not detracting from the focal point.

Top of card
Top of Z-Fold

For the focal point, I decided to layer two circles from the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I thought that the delicate edging of the Daffodil Delight piece coordinated well with the embossed eyelet piece.

The Delightful Wishes Stamp Set is a Two-Step Stampin’ set; it allows you to layer two or more images to create one final image with extra texture and dimension in the colours you want. So, I used Daffodil Delight Ink to stamp the outline image first. I found that doing this first helped to line up the Lemon Lolly stamped main image. Next, I stamped the leaves in Old Olive to add some colour. I love the way this turned out creating a soft look behind the sentiments.

Card Standing Up
Card Standing Up

Next, for the sentiment, I decided to layer the “wishing” die cuts to create dimension with the Old Olive stamped sentiment nestled below.

Finally, as a finishing touch, I added a scattering of the sweet Tiny Bee Trinkets around my sentiment and on the Eyelet Embossed piece. A perfect accent to my card!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Delightful Wishes Bundle (164710), Spotlight on Nature Dies (163580)

Inks: Olive Classic Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090), Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin’ Pad (161666), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Floral Delight 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164700)

Accessories: Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), Tiny Bee Trinkets (164714), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Focal Point of card with sentiments
Focal Point of Card

Measurements: 

  • Pool Party:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼” and 2-1/8”
    • Scrap (for sentiment)
  • Daffodil Delight:
    • 3 ½” x 3 ½”
  • Basic White:
    • 2” x 5-3/8” (for front)
    • 2” x 5-3/8” (for inside)
    • 3” x 3” (for circle)
    • Scraps (for sentiments)
  • Floral Delight Designer Series Paper:
    • 1-7/8” x 5 ¼”

More Information on My Delightful Birthday Card

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

On Point Birthday Card 

On Point Birthday Card - a birthday card with a cactus and succulent
On Point Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my On Point Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Succulent and Cactus Bundle.

This purchase includes 12 Images:

  • Echeveria In Pot
  • Echeveria In Pot Kawaii
  • Cactus Family
  • Bunny Ears Cactus
  • Bunny Ears Cactus Kawaii
  • Jade In Pot
  • Hoya Kerri Succulent
  • Potted Echeveria
  • Aloe Vera In Pot
  • Cactus Succulent Arrangement
  • Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
  • Aloe Sweet Friend Sentiment

The Details of My On Point Birthday Card

I just loved these cute Kawaiis with the eyes that I decided to colour the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii twice in different colours. One was for a friend’s birthday who loves succulents and the other was for a colour challenge at Kendra’s Card Challenges.

My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

For my friend’s birthday card, I decided to use bright cheery colours for my colouring. I had a lot of fun colouring the succulent in two different tones of colours! I even gave the pot a variegated look! Lots of techniques from which to play!

I used the retired Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up since it was perfect for the stamp. To create my focal point, I added some die cut succulents and aloe around my coloured stamp. These dies cuts were brushed with matching inks for a tone-on-tone look, but still added dimension. In addition to this, I used a roller-ball stylus in the centre of the succulents to make them pop up.

Don’t you just love the sentiment! What a hoot! And I knew my friend would get a kick out of it!

Finally, the finishing touches were rhinestones in the centre of the succulents and a strip of sheer ribbon.

————————–

Copic Markers:

Cactus: G28/G07/G05/YG25/YG23/YG11/YG00
Flower on Cactus: RV09/RG63/V01
Succulent: G05/G02/G00/G000/RV09/RG63/V01
Pot: E18/E15/E13/E11/YG11/YG03
Aloe: YG23/YG11/YG00

Close Up of Cactus Succulent Arrangement
Close Up of Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

————————–

Card Recipe for My On Point Birthday Card:

Succulent and Cactus Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Potted Succulent Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Succulents Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Sweet Sugar Plum Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mint Macaron Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Roller-ball Stylus, In My Stash
1 ½” Sheer Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Sweet Sugar Plum and Mint Macaron Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

————————–

To view my other Succulent and Cactus Bundle Card, please click here or on the photo.

Aloe Sweet Friend Card - Birthday card with a cactus planter on it
Aloe Sweet Friend Card

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Succulent and Cactus Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Aloe Sweet Friend Card

Aloe Sweet Friend Card - Birthday card with a cactus planter on it
Aloe Sweet Friend Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Aloe Sweet Friend Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Succulent and Cactus Bundle.

This purchase includes 12 Images:

  • Echeveria In Pot
  • Echeveria In Pot Kawaii
  • Cactus Family
  • Bunny Ears Cactus
  • Bunny Ears Cactus Kawaii
  • Jade In Pot
  • Hoya Kerri Succulent
  • Potted Echeveria
  • Aloe Vera In Pot
  • Cactus Succulent Arrangement
  • Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
  • Aloe Sweet Friend Sentiment

The Details of My Aloe Sweet Friend Card

I just loved these cute Kawaiis with the eyes that I decided to colour the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii twice in different colours. One was for a friend’s birthday who loves succulents and the other was for a colour challenge at Kendra’s Card Challenges.

My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii
My Colouring of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

For the colour challenge card, I used Copic marker combos that would be like the colours listed below. Kendra had succulent and cactus digital papers that you could download with the colours for the challenge, but in the end, I decided to use Flowering Cactus Designer Series Paper instead. 

Kendra's Card Challenge - Color Challenge
Kendra’s Card Challenge – Color Challenge

The Potted Succulent Dies had a beautiful detailed outline die that covered the whole card front. So, I decided to use it with the DSP peeking out from under it. Since this piece was so detailed, I didn’t add a lot to my card, other than the focal point and the sentiments.

I used the largest Stylish Shaped circle die to add a circle from the DSP and placed it behind my image to anchor it. The sentiments were also die cut from the Stylish Shaped Dies. I added Calypso Coral frames from the Potted Succulents Dies to the sentiments to help distinguish them from the background.

Don’t you just love the pun of the sentiment, “Aloe Sweet Friend” which comes with the Bundle. For the other sentiment, I typed it on my computer, printed it and die cut it out.

Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Calypso Coral sequins around my focal point.

————————–

Copic Markers:

Cactus: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Flower on Cactus: R05/R20/R02
Succulent: R05/R22/R20/R11/R02/R00
Pot: E18/E15/E13/E11 
Aloe: BG96/BG93/BG90

Close Up of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement
Close Up of the Cactus Succulent Arrangement Kawaii

————————–

Card Recipe for My Aloe Sweet Friend Card:

Succulent and Cactus Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Flowering Cactus 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Potted Succulent Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Calypso Coral Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Calypso Coral and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

————————–

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Succulent and Cactus Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Painted Petals Alternative Card

Painted Petals Alternative Card - a birthday card with lots of folds
Painted Petals Alternative Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Alternative Card using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I created some alternative cards using the Kit and shared three of them the other day (will include a link to the post at the end). So, I thought I would share this fun fold alternative card today. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!

Three Cards from the Kit
Three Cards from the Kit

The Details of My Painted Petal Alternative Card

For my last alternative card, there was a fun fold that I wanted to try, and I thought this kit would be perfect for it especially with those die cut flowers! So, I used the Melon Mambo card base and one of the matching envelopes. I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock.

Card Front
Card Front

I love how when it’s folded down you can’t see all the layers, but as you open it, the layers keep on going! And there is a hidden card at the end that you don’t expect! How cool is that!

Small Inside Card Opened
Small Inside Card Opened

I trimmed the Melon Mambo card base from the Kit in half separating the back from the front. For the front of the card base, I cut it in half and then trimmed it to 1 ½” so that I could have as much of the flowers showing as possible. Then, I trimmed the top and bottom to make these panels 5” tall.

Once that was done, I used the back of the card base for all the other smaller panels.

For the card inside, I used the envelope and trimmed it down to show only the flowers.

Inside of Card Laid Flat
Inside of Card Laid Flat

I adhered all these pieces to the Melon Mambo mats and then adhered them to the Basic White card base. The floral die cut fitted perfectly on the front. I stamped two sentiments and adhered one to the front and one to the inside of the smaller card. For the inside of the smaller card, I added the Melon Mambo strip from the kit under the sentiment.

The finishing touch was adding three of the sequins that came in the kit to the front.

Close Up of Card Front
Close Up of Card Front

Measurements of My Painted Petals Alternative Card:

  • Card Base:
    • 12” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
    • 4 ¼” x 6 ½” (for inside card)
  • Mats:
    • 1” x 1 ¾” (4 pieces)
    • 5 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces)
    • 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”
    • 4 ¼” x 3-1/8” (for inside card)
  • 1st DSP:
    • 5” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
    • 2 ½” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
  • 2nd DSP:
    • ¾” x 1 ½” (4 pieces)
    • 4” x 3” (for inside card)

More Information on My Painted Petals Alternative Card

Downloadable Creative Fold Card Template

To download a PDF of the Creative Fold Card Template, please click here.

Creative Fold Template
Creative Fold Template

Here are the other alternatives cards that I have made with this Kit. They are centre-step cards. For more information on them, please click here.

Side View of Cards
Side View of Cards

For more of my Paper Pumpkin Alternative cards, please click here.

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

My Friendly Birthday Card 

My Friendly Birthday Card - a birthday card with flowers
My Friendly Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Friendly Birthday Card using the Unbounded Love Bundle which includes the Unbounded Love Stamp Set and the Unbounded Love Dies by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this bundle that I made 3 similar cards with slight variations. One was for a swap and the others were sent to a friend and my mom for their birthdays.

The Three Different Birthday Cards
The Three Different Cards

The Details of My Friendly Birthday Card

For my card, I thought I would create a fun gate fold card which incorporated a tab with the sentiment that wrapped around from one side.

So, I used the third largest Countryside Corners Die to die cut a piece of Petunia Pop which I embossed with the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder. I though this embossing folder went well with the pretty colours and the carefree summeriness of my card. Once it was embossed, I used my Paper Trimmer to score the right side of the embossed piece to make it easy to fold over. I tucked this piece under the DSP to hide the edge.

The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop and die cut out with the pretty stitched oval. A couple of leaves were layered underneath making the sentiment look like a flower. Next, I added the white embossed “Friend” on a scrap of Pretty in Pink card stock to my sentiment cluster, but you could leave it off to make it more universal.

Birthday Card without Friend Sentiment
Birthday Card without Friend Sentiment

The finishing touch was a scattering of 2024–2026 In Color Resin Dots to match my colour scheme.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Unbounded Love Bundle (163384), Countryside Corners Dies (161471)

Inks: Petunia Pop Classic Stampin’ Pad (163811), VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Basic Beige (164511), Petunia Pop (163801), Basic White (159276), Shy Shamrock (163795), Pretty in Pink (163793), Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (163372)

Accessories Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), 2024–2026 In Color Resin Dots (163389), Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Sentiment
Close Up of Sentiment

Measurements: 

  • Basic Beige:
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 2 ½” and 6 ¾”
  • Petunia Pop:
    • 2 ½” x 4 ¼”
  • Basic White
    • 2 ¾” x 2”
  • Shy Shamrock:
    • Scrap
  • Pretty in Pink:
    • Scrap
  • Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
    • 1 ¼” x 4”
    • 2 ½” x 4”
Final Card with Variations
Another Card with Variations

More Information on My Friendly Birthday Card

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

Field of Daisies Birthday Card 

Field of Daisies Birthday Card - a birthday card that has daisies on it
Field of Daisies Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Field of Daisies Birthday Card using the Fresh As a Daisy Suite by Stampin’ Up! This Suite includes the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, the Cheerful Daisies Dies, Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

The Details of My Card

My card was for a swap, and I decided to use the Fresh As a Daisy Suite for it. I love how the big daisy die is one piece making it easy to cut out a garden of happy daisies in seconds!

Once I die cut the daisies from Basic White cardstock, I used my sponge daubers to dab some Lemon Lolly in their centres to give them depth. I also dabbed some Pecan Pie to the edges of the Lemon Lolly piece on which I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder.

Next, to add to my focal point, I added a stitched circle of the DSP behind my daisies, almost like a blue sky in a field of dasies. From this, I added the sentiment stamped in Garden Green and some Garden Green die cut greenery.

To tie in my colour scheme, I added a piece of DSP between my focal point and the Lemon Lolly piece.

The only embellishments that I used were the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems that came in the Suite.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Fresh As a Daisy Suite (161301), Stylish Shaped Dies (159183)

Inks: Garden Green (147089), Lemon Lolly (161666), Pecan Pie (161665)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Boho Blue (161724), Lemon Lolly (161720), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (in Suite)

Accessories: Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (156505), Sponge Daubers (133773), Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (in Suite), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close up of daisies on card
Close up of Focal Point

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Boho Blue:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Basic White: (2 pieces)
    • Sentiment: 2 ¼” x 1”
    • Daisies: 3 ¾” x 3”
  • Lemon Lolly:
    • 3 ½” x 3 ½”
  • Garden Green:
    • Scrap
  • Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
    • 2” x 4 ¾”
    • 3” x 3”

More Information on My Field of Daisies Birthday Card

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

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.

————————–

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

————————–

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”

————————–

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