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A Toast for Your Birthday!

April 25, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a banana in glasses saying Celebrate! Go Bananas! — A Toast for Your Birthday!

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing A Toast for Your Birthday! using the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit. I had so much fun playing with this Paper Pumpkin Kit! I made some alternative cards (see at end of post for photos) when it was first released in January, but I had some leftover bits and decided to make a fun fold card. The only things I added was some card stock, adhesive and a toast sentiment! Everything else is from the kit.

Video of Pop & Twist Card in Action

This card is for a 12-year-old boy whose birthday is today! Every year I create an interactive card for him. Last year I created a card with the Give a Whirl Dies and in the past years, I created a Never-Ending Card, a Slider card, a wobble card and so on. He always says that I make the best cards EVER! Got to love that!

Details of My Pop & Twist Card

For my card, I decided to create a Pop & Twist card. I love how when you open the card, the images on the inside fold out and pop up!

The front of the card is one of the designs from the kit. I just cut it to fit a portrait card. I added a couple of stamped party hats from the stamp set that is included in the kit. A mat of Granny Apple Green was added behind the focal point.

Close Up of Banana on card — Close Up of Card Front

The inside is where I got creative! There are four panels and I thought that incorporating each of the die cuts (eggs, cherries, banana, and toast) that came with the kit, would work well!

First Panel

For the first panel, I used an egg theme. I love the pun “have an egg-cellent day” and couldn’t resist using “egg-cited for you” too! Just too fun! I used one of the card bases that I cut down with a Granny Apple green mat to fit my panel.

Second Panel

The next panel had the theme of cherries. So, I used the inside of one of the envelopes for the background pattern. I thought the red dots went perfectly with those sweet cherries! This is one of the things I love about the kits! The envelopes are printed both on the outside and the inside. So, once you cut them open, you can reverse the coordinating patterns to suit your design.

Third Panel

For the third panel the theme was the banana. Again, I used the inside of an envelope for the background. The speech bubbles are so fun!

Fourth Panel

For the last panel, the theme was the toast. I didn’t have an appropriate sentiment. So, I printed one off on my computer to suit the birthday theme. I used the inside of an envelope once again for my background piece. Aren’t the glasses on the toast fun!

I added a scattering of the Enamel stickers that came with the kits on all the panels.

Product Details of the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit

Make cards to “loaf” with the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit! Restock on cute ‘n’ colorful die-cut snacks and one-of-a-kind patterns and designs. Keep the laughs rolling and those knees slapping with everything you need to make fun ‘n’ fresh cards all year long. Don’t miss out on this egg-cellent opportunity to craft with the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Kit!

Kit includes:

9 printed card bases: 3 each of 3 designs
9 printed envelopes
Precut paper pieces
Precut vellum pieces
Enamel stickers
Twine
Adhesive

Completed card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″

Product colors: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green,
Pool Party, Poppy Parade

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit (159304)

Inks: Early Espresso Spot (From Kit)

Paper: Pool Party (122924), Granny Apple Green (146990), Printer Paper for toast sentiment

Accessories: Paper Snips Scissors (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Dimensionals (from kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (from kit)

Measurements:

Pool Party:
- Card Base: 4 ¼” x 11” scored a 5 ½”
- Panel Strip: 10” x 3 ½” scored on long side at 2 ½”, 5” & 7 ½”
- Pop Out Mechanism: 8” x 3 ½” scored on short side at 1 ¾”
  - Mark long side at 2 ¼” & 5 ¾” (both sides) and score diagonally
Granny Apple Green:
- 5 ¼” x 4”
- Panel Mats: (4) 3-3/8” x 2-3/8”
Inside Panels (Envelopes & Card Front): (4) 3 ¼”x 2 ¼”
Daffodil Delight (Outside of Envelope for Inside Card Mat): 5 ¼” x 4”
Basic White (For Inside Card): 5” x 3 ¾”

My Other Alternative Cards

My Alternative Cards Using Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit

The Cards from the Kit

Cards From the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit

For More Information

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

To view my Paper Pumpkin Alternatives for other kits, please click here.

To order the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past kit, please click here.

Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card

March 1, 2022 Leave a comment

A Card with a Windmill on it — Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card using the Flowering Fields Stamp Set and the Windmill Fields Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I thought it would be fun to create a Centre-Step Card, so it looks like the windmill is popping out of the tulip fields. Of course, if you have a windmill, wouldn’t it be fun to make it interactive! So, I added one of the round brads through the blades and into the windmill base.

Tip – to keep the brad from showing from behind the windmill on the card, folded down the arms at angle.

The windmill was popped up with dimensionals to allow the back of the brad to have room.

I love the beautiful Flowering Fields DSP and used it for the grass/sky piece behind the windmill and the tulip fields! I pulled the colours from the DSP for my sentiment and for the ribbon. A couple of the sweet butterflies balanced out the ribbon on the sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Flowering Tulips Stamp Set (157672), Windmill Fields Dies (157683)

Inks: Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103)

Paper: Pear Pizzazz (131201), Basic White (159276), Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318), Flowering Fields 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (157670)

Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies (158136), Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon (155615), Round & Square Brads (155570), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements:

Pear Pizzazz: 11” x 4 ¼” (see template)
Soft Suede: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
Crumb Cake: 2 ½” x 1 7/8”
Basic White:
- 4” x 3” (Windmill Blades)
- 4” x 7/8” (Sentiment)
- Scraps (Clouds)
Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper:
- 2 pieces: 4 ¼” x ¾”
- 2” x 4 ½”

Side View of Centre-Step card — Side View of Centre-Step Card

More Information on my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card:

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

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

For a Stampin’ Up! video on the Flowering Fields Suite, please click here.

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

My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You

January 28, 2022 2 Comments

The Flintstones — My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Neighbourly Birthday Wish For You using the Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps! It’s my brother’s birthday today and we grew up on The Flintstones! So, I thought a fun slider card for his birthday would be right up his alley!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a full scene, but to fit all my characters, I went with a slimline card. Once I coloured my characters, I built my prehistoric card. So, much fun! There is a great video on the Kindred Stamps website on how to do this. I found that my card was a bit top heavy, and the awning kept getting caught. So, I add 3 strategical placed washers underneath the wheels. Voila! Fixed!

Of course, if you have a car, you need a road! So, I used the stencil that came with the kit, a blender brush and ink to create my road. Then, I die cut the Gray Granite with the Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle since I wanted the stitching to frame my whole scene. Once that was done, I created my mechanism using the Heffy Doodle Pull Tab Dies and hid it behind the road. The clouds DSP was also die cut with the stitched rectangle to finish the frame of my scene. Once my scene was created, I added my characters finishing my prehistoric family!

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Copic Markers:

Wilma
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12
Dress/Pearls: C3/C1/C00/0

Betty
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: T10/T8/T6/T4
Dress: BG10/BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11
Necklace: C1/C7

House
Stone: C0/C1/C3
Door: B00/B02/B04
Windows: Y32/Y35/Y38

Fred
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: C9/C7/C6
Outfit: YR00/YR18/YR16/YR14/YR12/C7
Tie: BG18/BG05

Barney
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: Y000/Y19/Y17/Y15/Y13
Outfit: E79/E77/E74/E71/E70

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Card Recipe for My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You:

Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box, Kindred Stamps
(Build A Prehistoric Car Die, Prehistoric House Stamp,
Prehistoric Family Stamp Set and Flag Stone Stencil)
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Myth & Magic Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Linen Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn (Stitched Rectangle)
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle (Slider Mechanism)
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn (Cloud)
Rainbow Builder Dies, Stampin’ Up! (Sun)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Gray Granite Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blender Brushes, Picket Fence
3 Metal Washers to Balance Car
Gray Granite and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

Video of Slider Card in Action

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Neighbourly Birthday Wish For You using the
Prehistoric Family Limited Edition Box by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

October 7, 2021 Leave a comment

Perfectly Wicked Sentiment — My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the Evil Fairy.

I was honoured to have been asked to present at the Paper Nest Dolls’ Party with the Villains Virtual Weekend Retreat that was this past weekend. I had so much fun creating my cards for the event that I made an extra one that I thought I would share with you today. The other cards that I presented at the Retreat will be posted at the end of this post.

To get in the mood and for inspiration, I just had to watch the movies both the live action and the cartoon! Any excuse to watch Disney is a good excuse in my books! Lol!

Video of my Card in Action

Movie of My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

For this card, I coloured the Evil Fairy with my Copic Markers to match the Disney cartoon. I have been wanting to use the Give a Whirl Dies from Stampin’ Up! and thought it would be perfect for my card! It is so fun to spin that little dial and see all the fun sentiments! These sentiments… “Perfectly Wicked!” and “Bad Girls Have More Fun!” …were created in Word. I added one of the digital papers behind them to blend in with the paper that I used on my card base. Since the Evil Fairy turns into a dragon at the end of the movie, I couldn’t resist adding a bright green dragon with a dusting of Black Soot on its edges. A castle and a few stars that were brushed with the Aged Brass were the only other elements that I added to my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Blacks: T10/T8/T7/T6/T5
Purple: V09/V06/V04
Dress: RV17/RV14/RV13
Staff: YG09/YG06/YG03/YG00
Crows: C9/C7/C6/C5/YR04/YR02

Close Up of The Stamp on My Card — Close Up of The Evil Fairy on My Card

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Card Recipe for
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card:

Evil Fairy, Paper Nest Dolls
Maleficent Inspired 8.5×11 Digital Paper Pack, Monbonbon, Etsy
Build a Castle Dies, Whimsey Stamps
Give It A Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Black Soot Distress Ink, Ranger Ink
Mini Ink Blending Tool, Ranger Ink
Art Alchemy-Metallique Wax-Aged Brass, Prima Marketing
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green and Black Card Stock

Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”

My Design Team Card — My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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Cards from the Party with
The Villains Retreat Weekend

Spinner Card Using Evil Queen and Princess with Apple by Paper Nest Dolls

Centre-Step Card with Evil Fairy by Paper Nest Dolls

Downloadable Centre-Step Template
(Click Image)

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

To view my other interactive cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Evil Fairy by Paper Nest Dolls!

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:

Hope you like my Twisty Thank You Card.

To download the Twisty Fold Template, please click here or on the image above.

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

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

Details of My Pop & Twist Card

First Panel

Second Panel

Third Panel

Fourth Panel

Product Details of the Lots of Pun Paper Pumpkin Past Kit

Kit includes:

Supplies:

Measurements:

My Other Alternative Cards

The Cards from the Kit

For More Information

The Details of My Card

Supplies:

Measurements:

More Information on my Flowering Fields Birthday Wishes Card:

The Details of My Card

Copic Markers:

Card Recipe for My Neighbourly Birthday Wish for You:

Video of my Card in Action

Copic Markers:

Card Recipe forMy Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card:

Cards from the Party with The Villains Retreat Weekend

Downloadable Centre-Step Template(Click Image)

The Details of My Card

The Front of My Card

Inside of My Card

Supplies:

Measurements:

More Information on My Twisty Thank You Card:

Card Recipe for
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card:

Cards from the Party with
The Villains Retreat Weekend

Downloadable Centre-Step Template
(Click Image)