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.

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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

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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”

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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 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

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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

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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.

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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