Handmade Cards - Stamp With Laurie

As You Wish Card

June 7, 2021 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies ever! So, when I saw Kindred Stamps has this stamp set, I couldn’t resist buying it!

This is another super-fast card to make since the stamps colour up so quickly and the background paper is from the Enchanted Forest Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps. I used my Copic markers to colour my characters to match the characters in the movie. I thought this slimline paper was perfect to represent the ‘Fire Swamp’ in the movie where Westley and Buttercup meet the R.O.U.S.’s (Rodents of Unusual Size)! The only other thing that needed to be added was the sentiment which I embossed in white on black cardstock. Easy-peasy!

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Copic Markers:

Pirate (Westley)
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E57/E55/E43/E53/E50
Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4
Sword: W6/W4/W2

Princess (Buttercup)
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: R35/R37/R39/Gold Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My As You Wish Card:

Twoo Luv, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Slimline Paper Pack – Enchanted Forest, Whimsy Stamps
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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To view my other Kindred Stamps, please click here.

For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s?
Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I think they don’t exist.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Christmas Sled

November 12, 2020 Leave a comment

It’s Laurie here with My Christmas Sled Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her The Little Sled Christmas Digital Stamp. Isn’t he just darling! When you were little, did your family go out tree hunting?

For my card, I wanted to create a natural feel since this little guy is picking out his Christmas tree in the snow. So I used things like the natural wooden star and tree, the linen thread, Natural White and Kraft Card Stock to add to my feel. Of course, you have to wear red and green when picking out your tree! I thought the papers, especially the O Christmas Tree flag at the top, were perfect for my card!

Close Up of My Christmas Sled Design Team Card — Close Up of My Design Team Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E21/E23/E25/E27/E29
Red: R32/R35/R37/R39
Green: G21/G94/G99
Shoes/Sled: E27/E25/E23
Star: Y32/Y35/Y38/Clear Gelly Roll Pen
Snow: B000/B000/Stardust Stickles

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Card Recipe for My Christmas Sled:

Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, The Little Sled Christmas Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
So This is Christmas 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Carta Bella
Lost & Found Christmas Embellishments Words, My Mind’s Eye
Pine Needles Border Die, Memory Box
Clouds Stencil, CC Designs
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Star and Tree Embellishment, The Mercantile At The Crossroads
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles
Blender Brushes, Picket Fence
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Gelly Roll Pen
White Gelly Roll Pen
Real Red Card Stock, Garden Green Card Stock, Kraft 12 x 12 Cardstock,
Naturals White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”

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Rachelle Anne Miller Digital Stamps Facebook Group has a Monthly Challenge where you can win stamps! This month is Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Give Thanks (Thank You, Thanksgiving, Gratitude). Check it out and maybe you will win!

To view my other Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Card with The Little Sled Christmas Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sweetest Season Christmas Card

November 5, 2020 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing My Sweetest Season Christmas Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I used the cute Elf Avery with Candy Cane! Isn’t she just the sweetest digital stamp! Avery looks ever so pleased with her candy cane!

When I coloured Avery with my Copic Markers, I knew that I wanted to use the Sweetest Border Dies from Stampin’ Up! with the die cut candy canes. Perfect for my card and what better use than to have the candy cane paper showing through the die cuts. It took me a couple tries to get the red die cut and the green die cut to match up, but I thought it helped to create a sweet background for Avery. I couldn’t resist using stickles on her hat trim and glossy accents on the berries to give her some sparkle. I loved the sentiment, but it was too long. So, I turned it on its side and added some embellishments from my stash.

Close Up of My Sweetest Season Christmas Card — Close Up of My Christmas Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E21/E25/E27/E29
Reds: R22/24/27/29/C3
Greens: YG91/93/95/97/99
Whites: C1/C0/0

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Card Recipe for My Sweetest Season Christmas Card:

Elf Avery with Candy Cane, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Sweetest Border Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Sweetest Time Photopolymer Stamp Set, Stampin Up!
Mint Twist 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserKraft
Jolly Holly Washi Tape, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Jolly Holiday Sprinkle Shapes, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Pearls, Green, KaiserKraft
Basic Rhinestones, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles
Glossy Accents
Real Red, Mossy Meadow and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Sweetest Season Christmas Card
using Elf Avery with Candy Cane by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Mer-Message in a Bottle Card

May 25, 2020 1 Comment

Hi Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie again with my Mer-Message in a Bottle Card for the Paper Nest Dolls’ Design Team. It is using using the sweet Curly Haired Mermaid from Paper Nest Dolls’ Mermaid Set. I had so much fun colouring her with my Copic Markers, especially all those curls, and creating this underwater scene with my Distressed Oxides.

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Copic Markers:

Skin:E15/13/11/00/000
Hair: C3/5/7/9
Fins: V17/15/12
Bottle: BG0000/000 and Glossy Accents
Paper: E50/51/53
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory and tail highlights

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Card Recipe:

For the Water:

Salty Ocean Distressed Oxide
Mermaid Lagoon Distressed Oxide
Wilted Violet Distressed Oxide
Blueprint Sketch Distressed Oxide
Tsukineko Frost White Shimmer Paint
Splashes of water and paper towel to remove water droplets
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool

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For Rest of Card:

Spring Bloom Dew Drops by The Robin’s Nest
Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die
Walnut Stain Distress Ink (to sponge shell border die)
Dazzle-it! Aqua Mix Seedbeads
The Sea Siren Blend Fibre by Busy Box Blends
Echo Park Imagine That 6×6 Paper Pad
Shells from Dollar Store

I hope you enjoyed my Mer-Message in a Bottle Card that I made for the Paper Nest Dolls’ Design Team!

Hugs,
Laurie

Grace’s Garden Gate Card

May 19, 2020 Leave a comment

Today I am sharing this pretty Grace’s Garden Gate Card. For this card, I combined the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set and the Grace’s Garden Bundle. I thought these two sets went perfectly together! The Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper is perfect for the gate. I used my Paper Snips to cut the gate doors so that it can open to reveal the beautiful scene beyond. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to walk through a lavender field! There is a Sneak Peek of one of the new Greenery Embossing Folders that frames the scene. Let’s get started.

My Grace's Garden Gate Card Close Up — My Grace’s Garden Gate Card Close Up

Supplies for Grace’s Garden Gate Card:

Stamps: Beautiful Moments Cling Stamp Set (151677), Grace’s Garden Bundle (153789), Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set (149275)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Old Olive (100702), Rococo Rose (150882), Whisper White (100730), Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper (149500)

Accessories: Garden Gateway Dies (151512), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144605), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Marker Combo Pack (154892), Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (147276), Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (149572), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Ivory Stampin’ Blends Marker (144606), Greenery Embossing Folder (152716), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Mini Glue Dots (103683), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements for Grace’s Garden Gate Card:

Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Pool Party: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Old Olive: 3” x 5½”
Whisper White:
- 2 ¼” x 3 ¾” (for scene)
- 2 pieces at 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (flowers)
- 1 piece 3 ¾” x ¾” (sentiment)
Rococo Rose: scraps
Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper:
- 2 ¾” x 4” (Gate)
- 2 pieces at ½” x 5 ½”

My Grace's Garden Card with Open Gate — My Grace’s Garden Gate Card with Open Gate

Instructions for Grace’s Garden Gate Card:

Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the image of the girl on the larger piece of Whisper White in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad.
Stamp the butterflies above the girl in Memento. Using the Blends markers, colour her and the scene.
Using the die cut from the Garden Gateway Dies that corresponds to the inside of the gate, cut her out.
Next, stamp the larger flower image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the two pieces of Whisper White card stock and colour with the Blends markers. Die cut them out with corresponding die.
Stamp the sentiment from the Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set in Highland Heather on the Whisper White strip.
Die cut the gate from the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper.
Using the flower dies from the Garden Gateway Dies, die cut them in Rococo Rose.
Emboss the Old Olive piece using the large leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folders.
Using SNAIL, adhere the Pool Party card stock to the Whisper White card base.
Adhere the strips of script from the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper to the Old Olive piece
Adhere the embossed piece with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the Pool Party piece.
Position the scene closer to the top of card and adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to Old Olive piece.
Position the gate over the scene and adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using Paper Snips, cut the center of the gate door and fold back.
Adhere the flowers on either side of the gate with dimensionals.
Adhere the sentiment with dimensionals making sure not to overlap the gate so that it can open.
Using glue dots, adhere three Rococo Rose flowers and add rhinestones to the centre of them.

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Grace’s Garden Gate Card!

You will find the items listed above in my online store at: https://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/products/201025/peaceful-poppies?dbwsdemoid=2103981.

Life is a MerMay Party!

May 13, 2020 Leave a comment

My Slim Line Card Using Paper Nest Dolls Mermaid Set

Life is a MerMay Party! I was asked by Paper Nest Dolls to become a permanent Design Team Member! Yahoo! I am so honoured to have been asked to join such a talented Design Team!

So, here is my first card as a Design Team Member. For this card, I wanted to create a slim line card since they are all the rage right now. This card measures 4″ x 9 1/4″ which will fit into a regular Number 10 envelope (4 1/8″ x 9 1/2″). I had so much fun colouring this cute underwater scene using most of the May Release digital images from the Mermaid Set.

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Copic Markers:

Curly Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Fin/Hair Accessory: R81/83/85
Bottle: BG0000/000 and Glossy Accents
Paper & Cork: E50/53
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory

Jellyfish:

BV000/00/02/04/08
White Jelly Roll Pen

Dark Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E49/47/44/43/42
Fin: B97/95/93/91
Star/Hair Accessory: Y17/15/13 and Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Sandcastle:

Walls: E30/31/33/35
Door/Trim: R81/83/85
Windows: Y13/15/17
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on windows, heart and door trim

Blonde Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E99/YR24/YR23
Fin: YG99/97/93/03
Shell: RV00
Rock: E30/31/33/35

Puffer Fish:

Y13/15/17

Seahorse:

BG10/11/13
C0/2
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Fins

Brown Hair Mermaid:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E30/31/33/35/37
Fin/Hair Accessory: BV00/02/04/08
Shell: C0/1/2/RV000
Pearl: BV000
Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory and Pearl

Water:

BG0000/000

Bubbles:

BG0000/10/11
Clear Jelly Roll Pen

Seaweeds:

G21/94/99

Sand:

E30/31/33/35

A few dies and accessories from my stash finish this beautiful underwater scene where the Mermaids frolic and play for MerMay! Life is a MerMay Party! Don’t they look like they are having fun!

Hope you like my first card! Have a wonderful MerMay!

Hugs,
Laurie

Spring Honey Bee Card

March 19, 2020 Leave a comment

Welcome to the first day of Spring with my Spring Honey Bee Card. I am so ready for the nicer weather to arrive! I knew that I wanted to create a Spring vignette where you are looking through the flower frame from the Petal Labels Dies towards the beehive from the Honey Bee Bundle. By sponging the Spring like colours of Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral and Gorgeous Grape with a dauber onto the flowers, I created my Spring scene. Such bonny colours to welcome Spring! For the hive, I created dimension with two different colours of Daffodil Delight and the sponged Calypso Coral on the edges. Love the Gorgeous Grape bee as a accent! Unfortunately, the Golden Honey DSP is not available anymore, but you could use the honeycomb die from the Honey Bee Bundle instead. Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set (151527)

Inks: Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad (147095), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (147101), Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad (147099)

Paper: Granny Apple Green (146990), Whisper White (100730), Gorgeous Grape (146987), SAB Golden Honey DSP (retired)

Accessories: Petal Labels Dies (149635), Honey Bee Bundle (153792), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690), Stitched Shapes Dies (152323), Sponge Daubers (133773), Metallic Pearls (146282), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Granny Apple Green: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”, 2 ½“ x 2” (hive) and the scrap leftover from the Petal Labels floral frame for the sentiment
SAB Golden Honey DSP : 3 ½” x 2 ½”
Gorgeous Grape: 1 ¼“ x 2 ½”

Instructions:

Fold the Granny Apple Green card stock in half to create the card base.
Centre the Petal Labels Dies in the middle of the large piece of Whisper White and die cut out.
Taking a sponge dauber, sponge Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Gorgeous Grape onto the flowers and leaves that were die cut out of the Whisper White.
Ink up the hive in Daffodil Delight and then using a sponge dauber, sponge the edges with Calypso Coral. This gives a soft look to the edges. You could use the rock n’ roll technique instead, but the edge between the two inks wouldn’t be as soft.
Die cut the hive out with the Detailed Bee Dies.
Taking the scrap from the Petal Labels floral frame, stamp the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape. This will save you some card stock…and we are all about getting the most from our card stock!
Die cut the sentiment out with the second smallest Stitched So Sweetly Die.
Die cut the SAB Golden Honey DSP with the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Dies.
Using the Detailed Bee Dies, die cut the detailed bee from the Gorgeous Grape.
Using dimensionals, center the floral frame on the Granny Apple Green card base.
Centre the SAB Golden Honey DSP in the open floral frame and adhere with SNAIL.
Using SNAIL Adhesive, center the hive onto the SAB Golden Honey DSP.
The Gorgeous Grape bee is affixed with glue dots to the hive. Bend the wings up to give it dimension.
The sentiment is affixed with SNAIL on the right side and a dimensional on the left side.
Three Metallic Pearls tie in the gold from the DSP and add a bit of sparkle.

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Spring Honey Bee Card!

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Parisian Beauty Sepia Card

March 5, 2020 1 Comment

Parisian Beauty Night of Navy Sepia Card

Today I am sharing my Parisian Beauty Sepia Card using Night of Navy. I learned the Sepia Watercolouring Technique recently from fellow Demonstrator, Frances Elizabeth Kerr, who learned it from Gail Ellis at Blue Rose Paper Treasures. I love that there are so many resources out there to learn new things! For this neat card, I did a twist on the technique by using Night of Navy instead of Soft Suede. The key to a successful card is to allow enough drying time between the watercolour steps. Even though you use only a small amount of bleach, it really adds to the effect. Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Stamps: Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set (151466), Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set (149275)

Inks: Night Of Navy Stampin’ Pad (147110), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad (101406), Versamark Pad (102283)

Paper: Night Of Navy (100867), Whisper White (100730), Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (149612)

Accessories: White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (129053), Aqua Painters (103954), Stamparatus (146276), Stampin’ Spritzer (126185 ), Stamping Sponges (141337), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755 ), Small amount of Household Bleach, Fine Paint brush from dollar store, paper towels

Measurements:

Night Of Navy: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”
Watercolor Paper: 5 ¼” x 4” cut down to finished size of 5 ¹/₈” x 3 ⁷/₈”