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Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

March 19, 2024 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards using the Kiddin’ Around Bundle and the Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I am pleased to see that the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set and the Kiddin’ Around Dies are carrying over to the new Catty! Yay!

I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring techniques using Stampin’ Blends to several demonstrators at a Stampin’ Up! Play Date that was organized this past weekend by my team leaders. They asked me to demonstrate colouring people with Stampin’ Blends and the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set was perfect for this!

The Details of My Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

For my Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards, I thought it would be fun to use the same centre-step fun fold for all my cards with slight variations on decorating them. I only demonstrated the colouring of the little girl, but I decided to colour all the kiddies using the different Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends to give a good variation of skin tones for my presentation.

My Presentation Card

For the card that I presented, we used the Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo for her skin, Basic Black for her hair, Fresh Freesia, and Daffodil Delight for her dress. We created a fold in the centre of her dress by adding a small Fresh Freesia triangle to add interest. To add texture to her hair, we left some white highlights which we then coloured with the bullet tip of the Light Basic Black. I find that the felt tip is always darker than the bullet tip. Thus making it great to add a third tone. You could also use the Smoky Slate for that third tone. We used Light Smoky Slate and Light Fresh Freesia for her mouth.

A birthday card with a girl holding a drawing with a sun on it — My Presentation Card

For her paper with her sun drawing, we used Light Smoky Slate along the top under her hand, left side and bottom of the page. Next, we used the Color Lifter along the edges of Smoky Slate to soften the edge and push the ink back into the shadows of the paper. We let that dry before adding the Daffodil Delight since we wanted control of the ink and for it not to spread. We added Wink of Stella to the sun.

Close Up of Girl holding the drawing — Close Up of Girl

The Building of the Card

The sentiment was stamped in Fresh Freesia and die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies.

To make her pop from the card, the Berry Burst card stock was embossed with the Splatters Embossing Folder and placed behind her. Perfect for my arts and crafts theme.

Finally, to match my dress colour, I went with a Fresh Freesia card base and followed the measurements in the template that I have included at the bottom of this post.

As a finishing touch to all my cards, I added some Iridescent Foil Gems near the sentiment on each card.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad (155611)

Paper: Fresh Freesia (155613), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Copper Clay (161721), Berry Burst (144243), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828)

Accessories: Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders (157980), Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo (159462), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

Fresh Freesia:
- 11” x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
- Scraps (Ball)
Berry Burst:
- 1 ½” x 4 1/8”
Daffodil Delight
- Scraps (Ball and Banner)
Copper Clay:
- Scrap (Building Block)
Basic White:
- Scrap (Stool and Sentiment)
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper:
- 7/8” x 4 3/8” (2 pieces for sides)
- 7/8” x 4 3/8” (for green stripes)

My Sailors Card

For my next card, I went with three different skin tones to show the diversity of the Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends. I used Medium Combo for the girl, Medium Light for the baby and Medium Deep for the boy.

To achieve the curly hair for the boy, I coloured his hair in Light Basic Black. Once it was dry, I added Dark Basic Black with little “c” squiggles all over but left some of the Light Basic Black showing through. The shadows on his paper hat were achieved the same way with the Light Smoky Slate as the girl’s paper above.

This girl’s hair was done with the same method as the first girl that I presented.

The other Stampin’ Blends colours that I used on this card were pulled from the DSP. They consisted of were Pool Party, Azure Afternoon, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Freesia and Poppy Parade. Wink of Stella was added to the heart on the girl’s top.

For this card, I went with a Pool Party card base and used the dies from the Give It a Whirl Dies for the Basic White clouds on the side panels which I trimmed with my Paper Snips.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Azure Afternoon (161719), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828)

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo (159462), Stampin’ Blends Medium Deep Combo (159461), Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo (159463), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo (155518), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo (154894), Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo (161672), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo (154881), Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo (161682), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo (154958), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

My Wizard Card

For my last card, I used the Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo for his skin tone.

To make his skin pop, I went with Lemon Lime Twist Blend Combo with Daffodil Delight for his hat and Azure Afternoon with Daffodil Delight for his robes. The bunny slippers were Smoky Slate with Fresh Freesia for the ears.

For this card, I went with a Lemon Lime Twist card base and used the castle dies that come in the Bundle to help ground my little guy. I thought that the DSP behind the castle looked like trees and gave the perfect backdrop to my castle.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Kiddin’ Around Bundle (162839), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Lemon Lime Twist (144245), Basic White (159276), Daffodil Delight (119683), Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162828)

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems (162842), Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo (158152), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo (154843), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (154883), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo (154904), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo (161672), Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo (161682), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

More Information on My Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards

Side View of Centre-Step Card — Side View of My Kiddin’ Around Cards

Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template

To download a PDF of the Pop-Up Template, please click here or on the picture.

I hope you liked my Kiddin’ Around Birthday Cards and will find the Centre-Step Template useful!

For more information on my colouring, here are some videos of my colouring techniques:

1 – Part: Whiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together

2 – Part: Country Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

3 – Part: Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

4 – Part: Let’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring

5 – Part: So Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring

6 – Part: Let’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

My Colouring Notes:
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

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

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

Go Boldly Birthday Card

February 21, 2024 Leave a comment

Boldly Go Birthday Card - a space birthday card with Star Trek Next Generation characters on it. — Go Boldly Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Go Boldly Birthday Card using The Next Space Explorers Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! It was my brother’s birthday recently and he loved Star Trek Next Gen growing up! He loved it so much that one year we even had a Next Gen murder mystery birthday party for him! Lol!

The Details of My Go Boldly Birthday Card

For my card, I wanted to include all the characters on his card. So, I went with a fun fold that is like a booklet where you open each page to a new layout! I have included a video at the end to show it in action.

First Page of Booklet Card with two more characters — First Page of Booklet Card

But first, I coloured all the characters with my Copic markers and cut them out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut. Once that was done, I built my booklet using the template that I have included at the end of this post.

Next, was decorating the pages. The Stargazing Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! was perfect for my space theme. I even used the Reach for the Stars Dies by Stampin’ Up! to create my ringed planet with Holographic DSP for the rings.

Second Page of Booklet with a final character — Second Page of Booklet Card

I used two sentiments from The Next Space Explorers stamp set and one with the Star Trek Symbol from the Space Explorers stamp set to fill the pages facing the characters.

Since the card was so bulky already, the only embellishments I added were a scattering of Holographic die cut stars throughout the booklet.

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Copic Markers:

Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C3/C1/C0
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Blacks: C9/C6/C4

Commander William Riker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Blacks: C9/C6/C4

Lieutenant Commander Data
Skin: E42/E41
Hair: E49/E59/E57/E55
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4

Counselor Deanna Troi
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Grays: C4/C3/C1

Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge
Skin: E15/E13/E11
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Visor: W6/W4/W2/W0

Close Up of Two Characters on Inside of Card — Close Up of Characters on First Page

Lieutenant Worf
Skin: E15/E13/E11
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Bat’leth: W6/W4/W2/W0/E27

Star Trek Symbol
Golds: Y28/Y26/Y21
White Gelly Roll Pen

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Card Recipe for My Go Boldly Birthday Card:

The Next Space Explorers, Kindred Stamps
Space Explorers, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Reach for the Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stargazing Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Holographic Trio Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan n’ Cut
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Night of Navy and Tahitian Tide, Card Stock Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Downloadable Booklet Card Template

To download a PDF of the Booklet Card Template, please click here or on the picture.

For more of my Kindred Stamps cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Go Boldy Birthday Card using the
The Next Space Explorers Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

November 13, 2023 Leave a comment

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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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

Home for the Holidays Alternatives

November 7, 2023 2 Comments

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.

Side View of Card — Side View of First Card

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.

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

Our Steampunk Journey Card

September 28, 2023 4 Comments

My Steampunk Journey Card - an anniversary card with gears and love on it — My Steampunk Journey Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing Our Steampunk Journey Card using the Stamperia Vagabond Series of paper and die cuts to create my anniversary card for my Hubby.

The Details of Our Steampunk Journey Card

My Hubby is always encouraging me to do what I love and explore mixed media more since I am still a novice. So, I decided to create a fun mixed media front with a steampunk feel for his anniversary card. He loves anything steampunk and I bought the Stamperia papers and all the bits in anticipation of making a card for him.

Angled View of Folds of the card — Angled View of Folds of the Card

For my card, I only used papers and die cuts…no stamping or colouring for me which is a rarity for me! Lol! But, when I saw the Stamperia papers, I knew that I wanted to create a 3-step fun fold card that would keep on going as my hubby opened it…almost like a mini album. I even decorated the back of it and made a custom envelope with the papers.

Fun with Mixed Media

For my mixed media, I sponged black gesso on my chipboards and then rubbed with my fingertips the Brushed Iron and Firebird waxes over the “Love” piece to help differentiate it from the other chipboard pieces. Next, I added some Gilding Flakes to give it some shimmer and brushed more wax where needed to give it a gritty feel. More gears that were rubbed with the Brushed Iron wax were adhered with glossy accents on top of the “Love” piece for dimension.

Mixed Media of gears and word love — Mixed Media

Once that was done, I added a gear frame tag behind the decorated chipboard that consisted of a snippet of paper with a small clock. The gears on this tag were lightly rubbed with the Brushed Iron wax as well. I added a few clear die cuts from Stamperia to represent my theme of a marriage being a journey, albeit a steampunk one! Lol!

Close Up of the gears and word love — Close Up of Mixed Media Focal Point

A monocle with an attached ball bead chain was glued in place with glossy accents. A scattering of red rhinestones added some sparkle and brightness to the front.

Part of Inside of Card — Inside of Card – Part 1

For my backdrop of my focal point, I decided to use a clock since it is the epitome of steampunk! I fussy cut two clocks out from the papers…one for the front and one for the back of the circle since you will see it when the card is opened. I needed a 5 ½” circle to mount these clocks and since I didn’t have a die that big, I pulled out my retired circle cutter from Stampin’ Up! It was what they used before they had dies!

Another Part of Inside of Card — Inside of Card – Part 2

Inside Our Steampunk Journey Card

For the inside of my card, I used several steampunk dies cuts and brushed the Brushed Iron wax on them to bring out the details. I even brushed it on the black edges of all the folds and card base. Of course, I used lots of die cut gears again with a stylized steampunk key, watch and wings! A few clear die cuts from Stamperia were added inside to continue my theme of a journey.

Since the back was so long, I used two different papers and pieced them together to create a continual scene of a pilot in flight on one side and flight gear on the other.

Full Back of Card with pilot and flight gear — Full Back of Card Laid Flat

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Card Recipe for Our Steampunk Journey Card:

12” x 12” Paper, Sir Vagabond Aviator, Stamperia
6” x 6” Paper, Sir Vagabond Aviator, Stamperia
Sir Vagabond Aviator Collectables, Stamperia
Steampunk Greyboard Cuts and Scraps, Stamperia
Sir Vagabond Aviator Clear Die Cuts, Stamperia
Black Gesso, Deco Arts Americana
Makeup Sponges
Verdigris Gilding Flakes, Cosmic Shimmer
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax – Brushed Iron, Prima Marketing
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax – Firebird, Prima Marketing
Industrial Chic – Frame & Tag Dies, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Industrial Chic – Mixed Essentials Dies, Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Garage Gear Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Monocles, Idea-ology, Tim Holtz
6” Ball Bead Chain with Connector Clasp, Local Hardware Store
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Black Ribbon, From my Stash
Floral Romance Seal, Stampin’ Up!
Silicon Craft Mat, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Circle Cutter, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Up!

Basic Black and Very Vanilla Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

Our Steampunk Journey Card in Action

A Pictorial of the Card — Different Views of the Card

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To view my other mixed media piece, please click here.

To view my other steampunk cards, please click here.

Hope you like Our Steampunk Journey Card using the Stamperia Vagabond Series!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card

August 15, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card using the Grouchy Pets Clear Stamp Set and matching dies by CC Designs. It was my sister-in-law’s birthday recently and I thought she would find this kind of snarky card funny!

The Details of My Card

For my Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card, I knew that I wanted to use the grouchy cats from CC Designs since I thought my SIL (sister-in-law) would get a kick out of them! Plus, I found the perfect poem online that I typed out on my computer and printed off. If you watch Sheldon the TV series, you will get the reference. I knew that my SIL would get a laugh out of it!

A poem about a grouch cat — Grouchy Kitty Poem

My SIL has a brown tabby cat. So, I coloured with my Copic markers one of the cats to look like it. For variation, I made another black and the third an orange tabby. For the tabby cats, I used a Copic multi liner to create their stripes in a triangle scribble shape.

Next, I pulled out my Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps Dies by Lawn Fawn. I love this interactive die set! So fun! I thought it would be neat to have one cat on the front holding a balloon. Don’t you just love the face on this cat! Like he is so put out that he must hold a balloon! Lol!

When the flaps are open, you see the other cats and the grouchy kitty poem. I used my paper snips to cut down the cats to fit and added a party hat sticker to each of the cats. Again, the faces of those cats are so priceless especially since they must wear party hats! I can definitely see a cat making that face! Lol!

All Three Panels Open showing two cats with party hats and the grouchy kitty poem — All Three Panels Open

I added a few present stickers to dress up the poem panel. On the front of the card, I added some paw gems and red rhinestones for embellishments.

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Copic Markers:

Black Cat
Fur: C7/C6/C4
Tummy: C3/C1/0
Ears: R22/R20
Eyes: G99/G94/C3/C1/0

Brown Tabby Cat
Fur: E47/E44/E43/E42/E41
Stripes: 0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic
Ears: R22/R20
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Orange Tabby Cat
Fur: YR18/YR14/YR12/Y17
Stripes: 0.3 Multi Liner Sepia, Copic
Ears: R22/R20
Eyes: C3/C1/0

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Card Recipe for My Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card:

Grouchy Pets Clear Stamp Set, CC Designs
Grouchy Pets Outline Die, CC Designs
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Biggest Wish Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stylish Shaped Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Fun Balloons Stickers, Autumn Leaves
Multi Size Presents Stickers, Jolee’s Boutique
Party Hat Stickers, Crafts, Dollarama
Paw Adhesive Gems, The Paper Studio
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
0.3 Multi Liner Sepia, Copic
0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Computer to print sentiment

Real Red, Soft Suede and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card using Grouchy Pets Clear Stamp Set by CC Designs!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Tri-Fold Shutter Card

July 21, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my alternative Tri-Fold Shutter Card using the May 2023 Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit. I made one of these for Father’s Day (I will post it at the end) using the same kit but using a different card. It was a huge hit! So, I thought I would make one as a birthday card for a teenager who loves to camp!

The Details of My Card

For my fun-fold card, I used a full card base front and back from the Paper Pumpkin Kit. Loved that the card bases were printed with a continual scene from front to back! Therefore, with some careful measuring, this made it easy to create my card!

Since the PP card base is 5 ½” tall (same as my card base), I trimmed ¼” off top and bottom to make it fit onto my card base with mats. I didn’t mat the two centre scene strips since they were so thin already. They also have the fold from the PP card base in them, but you really don’t notice it.

Next, the stamped images were from the stamp set that came in the kit. I made the boots look like they were walking. Lol! Since the stamped pieces filled the space so nicely, I didn’t need to mat them.

Finally, the only things that I added to my card was the card base, some In Color card stock and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems. The linen thread, binoculars and sentiment pieces were all from the kit.

Supplies:

Stamps: May 2023 Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit, Gone Fishing Stamp Set (For Father’s Day Card) (161535)

Inks: Copper Clay Spot (In Kit)

Paper: Very Vanilla 12” x 12” Cardstock (144239), Copper Clay (161721), Boho Blue (161724), Wild Wheat (161725), Pebbled Path (161722)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (161300), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (For Father’s Day Card) (159082), Linen Thread (In Kit), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements:

Very Vanilla:
- 12” x 5 ½” (cut/scored according to template below
Copper Clay: (3 pieces)
- 1 ¾” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
- 2” x 3 ½”
Boho Blue:
- 2 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
- 2 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Wild Wheat:
- 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
Pebbled Path (3 pieces):
- 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
Card Pieces:
- 1” x 5” (2 pieces) (long vertical pieces)
- 1 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces) (long horizontal pieces)
- 2” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)

More Information on My Tri-Fold Shutter Card

Lastly, here is my Father’s Day Card using the May Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit. Same measurements as above, but a Basic White card base, different Paper Pumpkin card from the kit and Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots. The sentiment is from the Gone Fishing Stamp Set.

Downloadable Tri-Fold Shutter Card Template

To download a PDF of the Tri-Fold Shutter Template, please click here or on the picture.

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

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

You’re Stellar Wobble Card

July 5, 2023 Leave a comment

A card with an Astronaut and planet on it. — You’re Stellar Wobble Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my You’re Stellar Wobble Card using the Stargazing Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! This Collection includes the Reach for the Stars Stamp Set, Reach for the Stars Dies and Stargazing 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper.

The Details of My Card

My card was for a swap, and I decided to make a fun faux centre-step card to allow enough room for the astronaut and a planet to fit on my centre panel. I used the measurements from my faux centre-step template which I have included at the end of this post.

When I saw this Suite in the Annual Catty, I knew that I wanted to make a wobble card as well! They are so fun and interactive! I bought the Mini Action Wobble on Amazon.ca, but you could easily make your own by using a piece of bendable wire and wrap it around a pencil. Then, secure one end to your wobble piece and the other end to the card base.

Astronaut in Action

Since I made this card for a swap, I needed several planets, but only a couple fit the planet die and the rings die. I really wanted to use the ring die with silver foil paper! I thought it would add some cosmic shimmer along with the die cut stars! So, I fudged it. Tip: if you die cut the larger planets, make sure that the shadow is showing in the centre of the die. This gives it a realistic 3D look.

All Cards with Different Planets — Swap Cards with Different Planets

I decided to stamp my astronaut and sentiment in Basic Gray since there was already a lot of black to my card. Besides, it was a good alternative to colouring the astronaut since I would have used Smoky Slate to colour his shadows and left most of him white anyways. So, this did it for me!

Tip: to figure out where to place glue for the centre panel, I used my grid paper a pencil to mark the section.

The only embellishments were three Classic Matte Dots in each colour tying in my colour scheme. Of course, they had to be in a row showing my Star Trekkie side of me! Lol!

I made another card as well for a friend. This time I added the retired Shimmery Crystal Effects to the astronaut’s helmet. So fun!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Stargazing Suite Collection (161189)

Inks: Basic Gray (149165)

Paper: Basic Black (121045), Basic White (159276), Lemon Lime Twist (144245), Silver Foil 12” x 12” Specialty Pack (156457), Stargazing 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (in Collection)

Accessories: Classic Matte Dots (158146), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Grid Paper (130148), pencil, Mini Action Wobble (from Amazon.ca)

Multiple cards with astronaut and planet on then — Swap Cards

Measurements:

Basic Black: (2 pieces)
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
- 8 ½” x 3” cut/scored according to template below
Basic White: (4 pieces)
- Sentiment: 2 ¼” x ½”
- Astronaut: 4” x 2”
- Centre Panel: 4-1/8” x 2-5/8”
- Back Panel: 3-5/8” x 3-1/8”
Lemon Lime Twist
- Scrap
Silver Foil (2 pieces):
- 2 ½” x 1”
- Stars: Scrap
Stargazing 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
- Centre Panel: 4” x 2 ½”
- Back Panel: 3” x 5 ¼”
- Planet

More Information on My You’re Stellar Wobble Card

Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template

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

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

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

Va Shopping Card

June 16, 2023 4 Comments

A Birthday card with a bakery and florist on a boulevard — Va Shopping Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Va Shopping Card using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

When I saw this Suite in the Annual Catty, this card immediately popped into my head! Lol! It’s a double Z fold card with the shops running along the cobbled Z part.

Open card displaying the boulevard — Open Z Fold Displayed

For my card, I decided to make a bakery since what is better for a birthday than a bakery filled with birthday cakes! The Let’s Go Shopping Photopolymer Stamp Set is so neat that you can interchange the stamps for a bakery, a bookshop, or a cafe! So, I coloured my bakery with my Stampin’ Blends to match the Les Shoppes Design Series Paper. I added a die cut awning to the window in matching colours to the bakery. I even popped it up with dimensionals so that it felt more 3D.

Since I was creating a boulevard of shops, I thought the die cut lamppost and bench would be fun accents without covering up the building in the background when the card was closed. The planter was also die cut out from the DSP, but you could stamp and colour it instead.

I used the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic White as a background for my DSP building. You could leave it unbossed to write on.

I made this card for a swap and used the different buildings in the DSP. There were 19 cards in total. So, a lot of fussy cutting was done! Lol! Here are the 5 designs with the different buildings that suited my cards.

The sentiment was stamped in matching colours to the awning and die cut out.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Loose Silver Sequins that are included in the Collection.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Les Shoppes Suite Collection (161337)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708), Misty Moonlight (102283), Calypso Coral (147101)

Paper: Basic White (159276), Misty Moonlight (153118), Smoky Slate (131202), Pecan Pie (161717), Calypso Coral (122925), Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (in Collection)

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600), Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153108), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (161674), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154830), Loose Silver Sequins (in Collection), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight (2 pieces):
- 4 ¼” x 11” scored at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”
- Scrap for Awning
Basic White (3 pieces):
- 4” x 5 ¼”
- 2” x 2 ½”
- Scrap for Sentiment
Smoky Slate
- Scrap for Light Post
Pecan Pie:
- Scrap for Bench
Calypso Coral:
- Scrap for Awning
Les Shoppes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (4 pieces):
- 4” x 2 ½”
- 11” x 1”: Scored at 5 ½” and 8 ¼”
- One of the shops
- Planter

More Information on My Va Shopping Cards

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My Easter Bunny Trio Card

March 19, 2023 Leave a comment

An easter card with 3 bunnies on it. — Easter Bunny Trio Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Easter Bunny Trio Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the New Release Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle.

This Bundle includes 4 images:

Title 1: Easter Rabbit Trio
Title 2: Rabbit Holding Egg
Title 3: Rabbit Holding Daffodil
Title 4: Rabbit Holding Carrot

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought I would create a fun Centre-Step card (downloadable template at end of post) with these three cuties on it! The bunnies come as individual images, but if you get the PNG versions, you can use Microsoft Word to place them together like I did. I made the Egg Bunny larger than the other two since he is in front of the other two.

Once I printed them out, I coloured them with my Copic markers. I decided to colour them in different colours since bunnies come in all sorts of colours and to distinguish them from each other. I coloured the Easter egg to match the purple paper with yellow to match the daffodil and orange to match the carrot. You could say that the Easter egg tied up my colour scheme in a bow.

Side View of card to show the dimension of the easel card. — Side View of Easel Card

I went with soft pastels of purples, yellows, and greens for my paper choices since they are the perfect Easter colors! The Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine tied in a bow behind my cuties added some interest to the yellow base. The sentiment piece was die cut with a 3” stitched circle die on the yellow paper from the Welcome Easter Paper Pad by Echo Park. The die cut sentiment was glued directly to the circle.

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the Easter egg to make it sparkle. A scattering of sequins was added to give even more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Egg Bunny: E37/E35/E33/E31/R20
Daffodil Bunny: W6/W4/W2/W1/0/R20
Carrot Bunny: C3/C1/0/R20
Egg: V17/V15/V12/YR07/YR04/Y17/Y15
Daffodil Outside Petals: E13/Y17/Y15/Y11
Daffodil Inside Petals: E15/YR16/Y17/Y15/Y11
Stamin: YR16
Carrot: YR07/YR04/YR02/YR00
Daffodil Stem/Carrot Leaves: G28/YG25/YG23/YG11

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Card Recipe for My Easter Bunny Trio Card:

Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spring Gnomes 8” x 8” Paper Pad, Beverly Eden, The Artists’ Collection, The Paper Boutique
Welcome Easter 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
3” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box
Happy Easter Dies, From my Stash!
Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Up!
Sequins, From my Stash!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin Up!
Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Highland Heather, and Pear Pizzaz 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.

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Easter Rabbit Trio Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Picturesque Hello Card

February 28, 2023 2 Comments

A card with a nature scene with lake and trees — My Picturesque Hello Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Picturesque Hello Card using the Picturesque Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! I had a lot of fun playing with this stamp set that I made three cards all with slight variations. One is a gate fold card, another an easel card, and the third is a regular card.

The Details of My Gate Fold Card

I needed to create a swap and decided that I would use the Picturesque Stamp Set for it and create a gate fold card. Give the set some love since there wasn’t a lot of cards out there using it and I always need more masculine card!

I decided this stamp set would be perfect with the Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper to create an outdoorsy masculine theme. It is currently free during Sale-a-Bration!

I went with one flap larger than the other since I wanted to show off the DSP. The Into the Clouds Embossing Folder created some interest on the smaller flap while lightening my card up. It also helped to balance the sentiment cluster.

Close Up of stamped nature scene — Close Up of Focal Point on my Card

For my stamped image, I used several colours to represent a sunset over a nature scene. The Coastal Cabana and Mango Melody were both stamped off once before stamping on the Basic White. For the sky, I decided to use the Oceanfront Stamp Set to give it a painted feel, but you could use the water stamp from the Picturesque Stamp Set instead.

Once everything was stamped, I used the largest stitched square from the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut it out and matted it with Starry Sky card stock.

Next, I wound some linen thread twice around my focal point and tied it in a knot on the opposite side from the sentiment cluster. The die cut tree was from the Majestic Mountain Dies and I thought it added to my outdoorsy theme and balanced the stamped tree on my focal point.

I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky and used the arrow die from the All That Dies. I loved how it pointed into the scene while creating a base for the sticker and tree.

Those Enamel Sticker Icons are so neat! I went with the tree icon on my swaps since it went well with the die cut tree and my outdoorsy theme. The finishing touch was three Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots.

The Details for My Other Cards

For the Easel card, I decided to give it a distressed look by using my scissors to run along the edges of everything. I even folded down a corner of the DSP so that the Garden Green back can be seen.

A card that is an easel with a nature scene on it. — Easel Card Closed

I loved the encouraging sentiment and decided to use it for the inside as a stopper so that the easel could stand up.

The full card was stamped the same way, but I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to die cut the focal point and mat out. I also used the compass from the Enamel Sticker Icons.

A Regular Card with the nature scene — Regular Card Base

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Picturesque Stamp Set (160511), Majestic Mountain Dies (151608), All That Dies (159078), Oceanfront Stamp Set (157862), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820)

Inks: Garden Green (147089), Highland Heather (146986), Coastal Cabana (147097), Starry Sky (159212), Mango Melody (147093)

Paper: Starry Sky (159263), Garden Green (102584), Basic White (159276), Enjoy the Journey 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (160586)

Accessories: Into the Clouds Embossing Folder (159171), Enamel Sticker Icons (160598), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (159082), Linen Thread (104199), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Paper Snips Scissors (103579)

Measurements:

Starry Sky (2 pieces):
- 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 2 ½” and 6 ¾”
- 3” x 3”
Basic White (3 pieces):
- 1 ½” x 5 ¼”
- 3” x 3”
- Scrap for Sentiment
Garden Green:
- Scrap
Enjoy the Journey DSP:
- 2 ¼” x 5 ¼”

All Three card together — All Three Cards Using the Picturesque Stamp Set

More Information on My Picturesque Hello Card:

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

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

Christmas Holly Wishes Card

December 8, 2022 2 Comments

A card with stamped holly on it. — Christmas Holly Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Christmas Holly Wishes Card using the Leaves of Holly Bundle which includes the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set and the Holly Berry Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to make a Joy Fold card since it’s a card within a card and oh, so fun!

I love the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set with its Two-Step design to create images with added texture and dimension. Since the berries and holly are created with two stamps, I stamped the outline stamp first in Shaded Spruce and Garden Green for the holly and Cherry Cobbler for the berries on a piece of Basic White. Next, I inked the mostly solid stamp in the same colours, stamping on a piece of scrap paper to lighten the colour, and then stamping inside the outline.

Close Up of Stamping of Holly — Close Up of Stamping

Once I created my background for the die cut sentiment, I gold embossed the sentiment on Basic White and die cut it out. I die cut another piece in Cherry Cobbler which I then cut in half and adhered to the top and bottom.

The sentiment was layered on the die cut Garden Green/Shaded Spruce holly piece. I added some gold trim to tie in the gold embossed sentiment and placed it peeking out under the sentiment piece.

Showing the Inside of card — Card Fully Open

Next, I added Basic White for the stamped inside sentiment of the smaller card and to the base of the larger card followed by the DSP to both card bases. The sentiment piece was next. Finally, the two cards could be adhered together with the smaller one centred on the larger one. A finishing touch was some red rhinestones to mimic berries were added to the holly die cut.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Leaves of Holly Bundle (159608)

Inks: Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (147089), Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad (147088), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), VersaMark Ink Pad (102283)

Paper: Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Shaded Spruce (146981), Cherry Cobbler (131202), Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Simply Elegant Trim (155766), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Metallics Embossing Powder (155555), Heat Tool (129053), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Garden Green: (3 pieces)
- 8” x 4 ¼” scored at 2 ½”
- 8” x 3 ¾” scored at 4”
- 3 ¾” x 2 ¾”
Basic White: (4 pieces)
- 3-1/8” x 3 ¼”
- 3 ¼” x 3 ½”
- 5 ¼” x 4”
- 2 ½” x ¾”
Cherry Cobbler:
- 3 ¾” x 3 ½”
Shaded Spruce: Scraps
Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 4” x 2 ¼”

More Information on My Christmas Holly Wishes Card:

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

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

Congrats Grad Wiper Card

June 13, 2022 Leave a comment

A Wiper Card for a Graduate — Congrats Grad! Wiper Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Congrats Grad Wiper Card. This fun interactive card is perfect way to celebrate a special grad on his/her special day!

The Details of My Card

This card is super easy to make since I used a Wiper Card Kit by Photo Play. All the guess work for how to make a wiper card was done for me. I just had to decorate my card.

The Celebrate! Paper Pad by Simple Stories was perfect with such sentiments as “Hip Hip Hooray” and “Yay, yay, yay” and “Way to go” on it. It’s supposed to be for birthdays, but I thought all those sentiments suited a grad!

Close Up of Year on Front of Card — Close Up of Year in Broadway Lights

Once I added my paper, it was time to decorate my card. I thought it would be neat to have the year on the front in Crushed Curry like it was lite up on Broadway! To decorate the Broadway sign, I used several stickers that matched my grad theme. But the fun part is when you pull the card open, the “Congrats Grad” sentiment with a sparkly Grad cap pops up! Just like when the grads throw their caps!

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Card Recipe for Congrats Grad Wiper Card:

Wiper Card Kit, Photo Play
Celebrate! 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Blue Ribbon Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
1 ¼” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up!
1-3/8” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Broadway Lights Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Playful Alphabets Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Hats Off Cardstock Stickers, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Graduation Shape Sprinkles, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Grad Caps and Diploma Repeats, Jolee’s Boutique, EK Success
Starry Sky, Crushed Curry and Basic White Card Stock Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”

Congrats Grad Wiper Card in Action

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Hope you like My Congrats Grad Wiper Card using
the Wiper Card Kit by Photo Play!

For more of my interactive cards, please click here.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Twisty Thank You Card

August 10, 2021 2 Comments

My Card Front — My Twisty Thank You Card

Hello Crafty Friends! I am excited to share My Twisty Thank You Card that I made using the beautiful Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I made a similar card at a retreat and thought that it would be a perfect way to showcase this gorgeous DSP while providing an interactive fun fold!

Don’t you just love that when you open the card you get the first set of sentiments and then you keep opening and the sentiments flip to see the other side of them. When the card is fully open, you get all three sentiments displayed.

My Twisty Thank You Card in Action

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle which includes the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set and the matching Penned Flowers Dies by Stampin’ Up! Since I needed 3 sentiments that went together, I used the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set as well. I have included my Twisty Card Template that you can download at the end of this post.

The Front of My Card

I stamped the colours of Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight and Blushing Bride for my flowers which matched the DSP and die cut them out with the matching dies. The Daffodil Delight piece of DSP helped to give a pop of colour to draw the eyes to the stamped flowers. I die cut the tag from the DSP as well. Love the Tailor Made Tags! They are so versatile! For my ribbon, I wanted it to match the colours of my card. So, I used my Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend to colour the ribbon. This is a great way to add matching accents to your card!

Tip for using Markers on Ribbon — Tip for Colouring Ribbon with Stampin’ Blends

I found that the DSP is quite busy. So, to make my focal point stand out, I added a Basic White scallop cut piece underneath it to help ground it. A couple of Highland Heather pearls and a Mint Macaron Genial Gem tie in the colours of my card.

Close Up of My Card — Close Up of the Front of My Twisty Thank You Card

Inside of My Card

For the inside of my card, I added two of the neutral simple patterns to the inside folds and then attached the sentiment. I made sure that as you flip it, the sentiments made sense: “For a true friend” “You are an inspiration” Thank you for your kindness”. I added some DSP to the back of the sentiment pieces since you see the backs as they flip. Tip: adhere top and bottom sentiment pieces and then the middle to get even placement between the pieces.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hand-Penned Petals Bundle (155492), Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set (154411), Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103), Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad (147106), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad (147100)

Paper: Highland Heather (146986), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (158420)

Accessories: Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Genial Gems (155500), Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154887), Pastel Pearls (154571), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Basic White: 5 ½” x 11” scored at 4 ¼”, 5 ½” and 6 ¾”
Highland Heather: 4” x 5 ¼”
Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper: 3 ¾” x 5”
- 1” x 3 ¾” (Daffodil Delight DSP)
- 4” x 2” (Tag)
- 1” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
- 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (3 pieces)
Basic White: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (3 pieces)
- 3 ¼” x 4 ½” (Scalloped Contours Die)
- 2 ¾” x 3 ½” (Penned Flowers Dies)
Daffodil Delight: 1 ½” x 3” (3 pieces)
Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon: 5”

Inside of Card — Sentiments Displayed When Card is Fully Opened

More Information on My Twisty Thank You Card:

Twisty Fold Template:

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