Paper Nest Dolls Design Team - Stamp With Laurie

We Believe in Santa

December 24, 2022 Leave a comment

A Christmas card with a girl and boy and Santa going up the chimney. — We Believe in Santa

Hello Crafty Friends! Merry Christmas! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my We Believe in Santa as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Christmas Eve Bundle. This Bundle includes 11 Digital Stamps to make the perfect Christmas Eve scene, or fantastic Christmas Cards. I used 7 of them on this card!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I wanted to create a clean and simple Christmas Eve scene and what better way than with a mini slimline card! I used Word to scale and place all my characters where I wanted them and printed it out. Once that was done, I coloured them with my Copic markers. The only thing add was a sentiment that I die cut and popped up with a few rhinestones.

I also added some stickles to Santa’s trim and the Christmas Tree star, as well as, glossy accents to the ornaments and candle flames.

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Copic Markers:

Girl
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
PJs: R89/R85/R83/R81
Slippers: E33/E31/R27/E42
Teddy: E37/E35/E33/E31/B97/B95/Black Gelly Pen

Boy and Girl holding teddies — Boy and Girl

Boy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E57/E55/E43/E53
PJs: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Slippers: C6/C4/C2/C1/YR18/R27
Teddy: E37/E35/E33/E31/Black Gelly Pen

Fireplace
Bricks: C9/C6/C4/C2
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Greens: G28/YG17/YG03
Mantel: E27/E23
Candles: C3/0/Y38/Y15/Y11/YR18

Fireplace with Santa going up chimney — Fireplace with Santa

Santa
Reds: R89/R29/R24
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
White Trim: C3/C1/Stickles

Dog
Dog: E29/E27/E25/E23
Pillow: R59/R29/R27/R24
Nose: Black Gelly Pen

Christmas Tree
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Greens: G28/YG17/YG03
Blues: B97/B93/B91
Pinks: R89/R83/R81
Yellows: Y38/Y15/Y11
Tree Trunk: E27/E23
Star: Y17/Y15/Y11/Stickles
Popcorn: Y11/0
Tree Base: C6/C4/C2

Christmas Presents
Red: R29/R27/R24/G28/YG17/YG03
Blue: B97/B95/B91/Y17/Y15/Y11
Pink: R89/R83/R81/G28/YG17/YG03
Yellow: Y17/Y15/Y11/B97/B95/B91

Room
Floor: E39/E35/E31
Walls: G000/G00
Baseboards: C3/C1

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Card Recipe for My We Believe in Santa:

Christmas Eve Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Itty Bitty Christmas, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Basic White and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 3 ½”

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Hugs,
Laurie

Candy Cane Wishes Card

December 20, 2022 2 Comments

A Christmas Card with an elf holding a candy cane — Candy Cane Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Candy Cane Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the cute Tiny Elf Ellie.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers in traditional Christmas colours. She went perfectly with the Sweetest Christmas DSP by Stampin’ Up!, plus its theme was candy canes! Couldn’t get better than that!

The diagonal striped Real Red die cut piece allowed the DSP to show through. So, I matched the openings in the die cut to the DSP stripes which added to my candy cane striped theme. Even the die cut candy canes behind the sentiment were from the DSP.

The sentiment “Candy Cane Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses” summed up my card perfectly! I threaded some Garden Green ribbon through the die cuts holes in the sentiment piece. A flat jingle bell trinket tied with white Baker’s Twine mirrored her bell on her hat. I kept the tails of the twine long so that I could make them swirl on the card.

Some Red Rhinestones and Glossy Accents on the Candy Cane added some nice sparkle to the card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23
Reds: R39/R29/R24/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Jingle Bell/Buckle: Y26/Y23/Y21/Glossy Accents
Belt: C6/C4/C3
Candy Cane: R39/R37/R31/C3/C1/0/Glossy Accents

Close Up of elf holding candy cane — Close Up of Tiny Elf Ellie

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Card Recipe for My Candy Cane Wishes Card:

Tiny Elf Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Sweet Candy Canes Bundle, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Flat Jingle Bell Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4” Tall

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Hugs,
Laurie

My Fa La La Card

November 22, 2022 Leave a comment

A Card with Snow People Singing Fa La La on it — My Fa La La Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Fa La La Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Snow Globe Bundle. This Bundle includes a clear snow globe with a selection of images and labels for the holiday season. I love the versatility of this bundle since you can interchange the images in the globe or use the images by themselves.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to use the singing snow people without the globe. They are just too cute, and I had the perfect Fa La La die for them. In fact, I had two Fa La La dies. Lol! The cover plate behind them and the red glimmer falala.

I pulled the colours of the DSP to colour my snow people in a red and a blue/green. I used my favourite technique for their snow bodies where I use two light makers along the edges and then use my colourless blender to soften the transition between the colour and the paper. The same technique was used for their song books.

Since these cuties are singing, I had to add some musical notes floating up from them! Some glimmery snowflakes and snowbank add even more sparkle to my card. The finishing touch was Star Dust Stickles on their hat trim and the hearts.

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Copic Markers:

Reds: R29/R24/R24/R22
Blue/Greens: BG09/BG57/BG53
Whites: BG0000/BG000/0
Carrots: YR12/Y38/YR12
Song Books: E42/E40/0

Close Up of Snow People on the Card — Close Up of Snow People

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Card Recipe for My Fa La La Card:

Snow Globe Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Santa Express Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red & White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn
Frosted Flurries Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Fa La La Cover Die, The Stamp Market
Music Notes Die, From my Stash
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Basic White, Bermuda Bay and Petal Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
Stamp Size: 3” Tall

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Hugs,
Laurie

Joy to the World Card

November 8, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a penguin balancing the word Joy — Joy to the World Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Joy to the World Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Penguin Joy.

The Details of My Card

The Penguin Joy digital stamp comes horizontal, but I thought it would be fun to fussy cut them out and place them vertical like the penguin is balancing the letters. Then, I decided to create a slimline shaker card! Who doesn’t love a fun shaker card!

The slimline cloud die was perfect backdrop for my scene! I just had to add a snowbank that the penguin could balance on and that I could stamp my sentiment. Of course, I had to have some die cut snowflakes falling like on the DSP and to mirror the snowflake sequins. To add more shimmer, I adhered rhinestones to the centre of the die cut snowflakes.

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Copic Markers:

Letter J:
Reds: R29/R24/R24/R22
Whites: C3/C1/C0

Letter J from Joy — Letter J from Penguin Joy

Penguin:
Black Feathers: C9/C7/C5/C4
White Feathers: C3/C1/C0/R20
Hat: R29/R24/R24/R22
Hat Trim: C3/C1/C0/Star Dust Stickles
Beak/Feet: YR12/Y38/Y35/Glossy Accents

Letter Y:
Reds: R29/R24/R24/R22
Greens: G99/G94/G21

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Card Recipe for My Joy to the World Card:

Penguin Joy, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Snowflake Splendor Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Cloud Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn
Frosted Flurries Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Peace & Bright Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 8 ½””

Stamp Size: 3” Tall

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Hugs,
Laurie

Happy Hauntings Halloween Card

October 18, 2022 Leave a comment

A Halloween card with Girl trick-or-treater — Happy Hauntings Halloween Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Happy Hauntings Halloween Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Secret Girl Emma.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a Halloween card and colour her with my Copic markers like Coraline in the movie. But Emma would be great for Spring, back to school, birthday and so many more occasions!

I decided to watch the movie for colouring inspiration! It’s a very entertaining movie and a must see if you love not so spooky Halloween movies like me. So, I had a lot of fun colouring her blue hair and making her look like Coraline!

I had to add a spooky spider web panel with a glittery spider on it. The openings of the spider web allowed me to add some bootackular paper behind it! Lol! I thought it would be fun having her walking by a graveyard as she is trick-or-treating. The sentiment is from the Chit Chat and I just cut off the pointy speech bubble part to make it non-directional and more like a sentiment.

The Halloween candy banner was perfect for my card since she is trick-or-treating! A couple of sprinkles to match her jacket/boots and a black rhinestone were all the other embellishments this card needed.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Freckles: E15
Hair: B24/B97/B39/B99
Yellows: Y11/Y13/Y15/Y17
Reds: R56/R39/R59
Blues: BG75/BG72/B52

Close Up of Girl on Halloween Card — Close Up of Secret Girl Emma

Card Recipe for My Happy Hauntings Halloween Card:

Secret Girl Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cute Halloween 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Carnival Candy Chit Chat, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Boneyard Edgers Die, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Spiderweb Card Panel Die, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Spider Glitter Sticker, Jolee’s Boutique
Candy Banner Sticker, Jolee’s Boutique
Halloween Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Black Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Boots)
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! (Hair Barrett)
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black, Basic White and Crushed Curry Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4” Tall

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Hugs,
Laurie

My Pop & Twist Halloween Card

October 4, 2022 Leave a comment

Halloween Card with a Signpost — My Pop & Twist Halloween Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pop & Twist Halloween Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls. I was honoured to have been asked to present my colouring and a project this past weekend for the Paper Nest Dolls’ Not So Spooky Magical Weekend! So, I created a tag for the event, but I had so much fun that I created a card using the stamps from the retreat and based it on my tag with a twist!

The Details of My Card

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

My Card in Action

The front of the card was based on the tag that I presented with a few tweaks to fit the card size.

Halloween Tag — My Tag from the Paper Nest Dolls’ Not So Spooky Magical Weekend

The inside was where all the magic happened as you open the card! When I saw these cute critters, I knew I wanted to create a twist and pop card!

I used very little decorations on the inside since I wanted the card to fold as flat as possible, but I couldn’t resist some glittery bats and Halloween words.

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Copic Markers:

Spooky Signpost

Pumpkins: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Pumpkin Eyes: YR18/YR14/Y15
Wood Post/Pumpkin Stems: E29/E25/E21
Orange Sign: YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Yellow Sign: Y38/Y17/Y15
Red Sign: R29/R27/R24/R22
Gray Sign/Spider: C5/C3/C1
Grass: G99/G94/G21

Girl Ghost

Sheet: B0000/B000/0
Nose/Mouth: C7/C5/C3
Bow: R29/R27/R24/R22/C5/C3/0

Dog

Fur: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Scarf: C7/C5/C3/C1
Collar: B99/B95/B93
Pumpkin: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12
Pumpkin Eyes: YR18/YR14/Y15

Boy Ghost

Sheet: B0000/B000/0
Nose/Mouth: C7/C5/C3

Cat

Fur: C7/C5/C3/C1/R20
Hat: B97/B95/B93
Scarf: B0000/B000/0
Pumpkin: E15/YR18/YR15/YR14/YR12

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Card Recipe for My Pop & Twist Halloween Card:

Not So Spooky Magical Weekend Stamps, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Boo Crew, Simple Stories
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan & Cut
Creatables Border with Pumpkins, Marianne Design
Spooky Bat Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Precision Die – Halloween Reverse-cut Words, Frantic Stamper
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Cheese Cloth, My Kitchen
Black Sharpie
Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Measurements:

Basic Black:
- 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
Pumpkin Pie:
- Front Card Mat: 5-3/8” x 4-1/8”
- Panel Mats: (4) 3-3/8” x 2-3/8”
Designer Paper:
- Front Card: 5 ¼” x 4”
- Inside Panels: (4) 3 ¼”x 2 ¼”
Basic White (For Inside Card): 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”

Stamp Sizes:

Spooky Signpost: 4 ½” Tall
Girl Ghost: 2 ½” Tall
Dog: 2 ½” Tall
Boy Ghost: 2 ½” Tall
Cat: 2 ¾” Tall

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Downloadable Pop & Twist Card Template

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Hugs,
Laurie

A Magical Ever After Card

September 21, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing A Magical Ever After Card using Magical Wedding by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Card

Don’t you just love the mouse ears on these cuties! This stamp is so perfect for a magical wedding card! If you know anyone getting married at Disney, this stamp is for them!

I had fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers. I decided to give the groom a light gray suit with darker trim on which I used Wink of Stella to give the trim a satin look. For the matching pops of red on the Bride and Groom, I used Star Dust Stickles to give them some sparkle. For the Bride, I went with the traditional white. The banner, I kept quite simple with white for the banner and white doves.

The background cathedral lace frame was perfect to set off these cuties! I popped it up from paper that had a Disney theme. You could use a more Disney themed piece, but I went with a black/white stripe with confetti on it. Very elegant!

I decided to add a cluster of embellishments at the bottom right side that consisted of some flowers, a black glimmer die cut Mickey balloon and a red glimmer die cut “love”. These all tied in the theme and colours perfectly! The only other embellishment was a scattering of rhinestones to add more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Groom
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E43/E53
Suit: C5/C4/C2/C2
Suit Trim: C9/C7/C6/Clear Wink of Stella
Ears/Shoes: C9/C7/C6/C4
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32/Star Dust Stickles

Bride
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Dress/Veil/Shoes: C3/C1/0
Ears: C9/C7/C6/C4
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32/Star Dust Stickles
Bouquet: R39/R37/R35/R32/C3/C1//0/Y17/Y15/Y11/YG67/YG03

Banner
Just Married Part: C3/C1/0
Birds: C3/C1/0/YR04/YR02/YR01

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Card Recipe for A Magical Ever After Card:

Magical Wedding, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, 5” x 6 ½”, Michaels
Magical Adventure 2, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co.
Doily Die-Cathedral Lace Frame, Cheery Lynn
Magical Balloons Dies, Stamp AnnieThing
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Mini Paper Flower Embellishments, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan & Cut
Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”

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Magical Wedding by Paper Nest Dolls!

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Hugs,
Laurie

My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card

September 13, 2022 2 Comments

A School Girl with an apple — My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card using the digital stamp School Girl Avery by Paper Nest Dolls as my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Card

I can’t believe that it’s September and the kiddos are back in school! Where did the summer go??

I had fun colouring Avery with my favourite product, my Copic markers, to match my Doodlebug paper! Look at those gorgeous curls! They were a blast to colour in a strawberry blond! I decided to give her a “Mad Men” look with black glasses, but the red and green make her look like the schoolgirl she is.

The Photo Play Notebook die was a recent purchase, and I knew it would be perfect for my mini slimline card! I couldn’t resist using the practice letters paper from Doodlebug. Who else remembers practicing their letters in school? The die cut flags in various Doodlebug paper were from the Photo Play Die set.

The circle tag with the apple was something I picked up a long time ago and thought it suited my theme. Of course, I had to thread some linen thread through the hole and tied it with a bow! I strategically placed the tag so that an apple on the flag beneath shows through the die cut apple on the tag.

Don’t you just love the shaker apple! It’s a sticker from Michael’s that I had in my stash waiting for a back-to-school card. The stars are Doodlebug Sprinkles that tied in my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Reds: R29/R27/R25/R22/C5
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C7/C5/C3
School Bag: E37/E35/E33/E31/R27/R22

Close Up of School girl — Close Up of School Girl Avery

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Card Recipe for My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card:

School Girl Avery, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
School Days, 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Notebook & Banners Etched Dies, Photo Play
Circle Tag with Apple Die, From My Stash
Apple Shaker Stickers, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
School Sprinkles Shapes, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger (on heart on bag)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (on glasses and apple)
Real Red and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Digital Stamp Size: 4 ¼” Tall

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6 ¼”

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School Girl Avery by Paper Nest Dolls!

I am entering this card in the following challenge:
Passion For Markers – Week 658 Challenge – use your favourite tool/product or embellishment

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Hugs,
Laurie

Love You Lots Card

August 31, 2022 Leave a comment

Card with a girl catching raining hearts — Love You Lots Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Love You Lots Card using Raining Hearts by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card.

The Details of My Card

My 28^th wedding anniversary is coming up and I thought this cutie would be perfect for my hubby’s card from me!

I had fun colouring her with my Copic markers, especially the red! My hubby knows it’s one of my favourite colours. I even coloured her hair to look like mine when we first met. Don’t you love the falling hearts and her bucket filled with love!

The Smitten paper pulled out the red and pinks of my colouring. It has roses and hearts with keys on it. So, I decided to pull out my key embellishments as a nod to my Hubby having the key to my heart. I threaded it through some Real Red Ruffled ribbon to make it look like it was hanging from the card.

The die cut pink heart border added some popped up dimension to one side. All I added was some resin hearts to tie in the red colour scheme.

A pink stitched die cut heart and wooden heart added the perfect backdrop to my white embossed sentiment tying in my red and pink colour scheme!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Reds: R29/R27/R25/R22
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32/E15
Hearts: R85/R83/R81
Soles of Boots: E27/E25/E23
Ground: E51/E50
Sky: B000/B000/0

Close Up of Girl catching hearts — Close Up of Girl

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Card Recipe for Love You Lots Card:

Raining Hearts, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Smitten, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Authentique Paper
Cross Stitched Frame Borders Dies, Memory Box
Give it a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Sealed with Love Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Resin Hearts Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Metal Key Embellishment, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Sending Love Embellishments, Wooden Heart, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! (on hearts)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (on boot and bucket)
Real Red and Rococo Rose Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Digital Stamp Size: 4” Tall

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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Raining Hearts by Paper Nest Dolls!

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Hugs,
Laurie

My Doll Detectives’ Slimline Box Card

August 16, 2022 4 Comments

A card with a dog and 4 teenagers — My Doll Detectives’ Slimline Box Card using Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls

Zoinks! Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Doll Detectives’ Slimline Box Card using Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This bundle comes with 6 digital stamps including 2 boys, 2 girls, a dog, and a van.

The Details of My Card

I had so much fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers that I made another card with them, but a slimline box card instead! I will add a link to the other card I made at the end of this post.

For my card, I thought a torture scene would be perfect for them using Enchanted Kingdom and Enchanted Forest Slimline Paper by Whimsy Stamps. This paper makes creating scenes so easy because it’s so detailed. Since the paper is so amazing, I decided to use the whole sheet, even though my card would be larger than a usual slimline.

To create my scene, I decided to a box card would be fun allowing for 3 different layers on the front and another one for the back of the card. For each layer, I sponged a stencil to create the cobbled floor and road.

Side View of Box Card Showing Sentiments

For my sentiments, I thought speech bubbles with their iconic sayings would be such fun! So, I created them in Microsoft Word and used my Brother Scan & Cut to cut them out. For Jinkies and Jeepers, I wanted them to hover above the girls’ heads. Hence, I used a thin strip of window sheet for each and glued them to the layer behind them. I will include a link to a PDF of the sentiments that I created that you could download at the end.

The only embellishment that I added was the cute magnifying glass beside the main sentiment. Tip: use Glossy Accents to glue it to the card. I found it worked the best.

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Copic Markers:

Girl 1
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E57/E37/E08/E15/YR27
Shirt: YR68/YR65/YR61
Skirt: E37/E08/E15
Magnifier: W4/0
Glossy Accents on Glasses and Magnifier

Boy 1
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E57/E25/E99/YR27/YR24
Shirt: G07/YG09/YG05
Pants: E37/E08/E15
Shoes: W8/W6/W4
Sandwich: E50/E51/YG03/Y17/YR24/R08

Dog
Fur: E27/E25/E23
Collar: B18/B26/B24/B12
Tongue/Ears: RV00/R20
Nose/Spots/Eyebrows: W8/W6
Dog Tag: C3/C1

Boy 2
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: YR24/Y35/Y13/Y11/Y00
Sweater: C3/C1/C0/0
Pants: B18/B26/B24/B12
Scarf: YR09/YR16/Y17
Shoes: E50/E53/E55

Close Up of Fred and Daphne — Close Up pf Boy 2 and Girl 2

Girl 2
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E08/YR18/YR07/YR04/Y17
Scarf: G07/YG09/YG05
Dress/Shoes/Headband: BV04/BV02/BV00
Stripes/Tights: V12/V01/RV00

Van
Green: G07/YG09/YG05
Blue: BG57/BG45/BG53
Wheels: C9/C7/C5
Steel Parts: C5/C4/C3
Flowers: YR09/YR16/Y17

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Card Recipe for My Doll Detectives’ Slimline Box Card:

Doll Detectives, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps
Enchanted Forest Slimline Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Microsoft Word for sentiments
Brother Scan & Cut
Rocky Road Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Gray Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Magnifying glass charms antique silver tone, Nicole de Bruin Charms
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Tranquil tide, Basic Black, and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 6/8” x 3 6/8”

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To download a PDF of my Doll Detectives’ sentiments, please click here.

Here is the other Doll Detective card that I made.
Please click here or the photo to find out more about this card.

A Birthday card with 2 girls, 2 boys a dog and a van on it — My Groovy Slimline Birthday Card

To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click h e re.

Hope you like my Design Team card using Doll Detectives by Paper Nest Dolls!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog – ATG (2 of 3)

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Rebel Christmas Card

July 25, 2022 20 Comments

Baby Yoda Christmas Card — My Rebel Christmas Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Rebel Christmas Card using Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. It is never too early to start your Christmas cards and anyone who knows me, knows I love this little cutie patootie!

The Details of My Card

My Rebel Baby was already coloured from when I practiced for my presentation at the Wizards and Rebels Weekend for Paper Nest Dolls back in August (here is a link to that card). He has been sitting on my desk waiting to be put on a card and I thought a Christmas card would be fun!

For my card, I found the cutest digital Christmas paper with him on it in a buffalo check pattern! I wanted the image in the top left corner where he is in his pram peeking through on my card. So, I designed my card around that image…though there was a lot of cute images of him all over the paper! Lol!

I used several Christmas papers that matched my red and black theme. In fact, the stitched circle behind him was digital paper from the Weekend. I thought it would tie in the Star Wars genre.

Don’t you just love his Santa hat at a jaunty angle! It’s a retired Stampin’ Up! punch, but I’m sure there are lots of dies out there that would work just as well!

“A Merry Christmas I Wish You!” Of course, I had to have a Yoda-ish type sentiment which I typed on my computer and printed it out. Several handmade poinsettias and red rhinestones tie in the red Santa hat!

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Copic Markers:

Rebel Baby
Skin: YG11/YG13/YG17/R20
Robes: E70/E71/E74

Close Up pf Baby Yoda on the Card — Close Up pf Rebel Baby

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Card Recipe for My Rebel Christmas Card:

Rebel Baby, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sentiment, Printed out on Computer
Christmas Space Baby Digital Papers, SunrayBlossom
Star Wars Digital Paper, ArtStudio
Farmhouse Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella
Make It Merry 6” x 8” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Stitched Layering Circle Dies, Memory Box
Jolly Hat Builder Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice
Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black, Real Red, Old Olive
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card sizes: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Stayin Alive Disco Card

July 21, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a Disco Dancer on it — Stayin Alive Disco Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Stayin Alive Disco Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Disco Amara. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls

The Details of My Card

For my card, I used the Seventies Ciao Bella Paper again to create my mini slimline card. This piece of paper is the left-over piece from my Roller Disco Babe card! So, I was able to get 2 cards made using one sheet of the paper! I love the disco ball and the “Stayin Alive” words under her feet!! The “Funky” sentiment was snipped from the paper as well. Perfect for Disco Amara!

To match the glitz of a disco ball, I added stars in Gold Metallic Paper. I even added a star flourish behind Amara. Love the way the curls and swirls of the flourish mimic movement…almost like Amara is dancing off the card! The only other things the card needed was a scattering of rhinestones and Gold Gelly Roll Pen on her earrings.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000/R20
Hair: C9/C7/C5/C3
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Boots: C9/C7/C5/E25/E23

Close Up of Disco Girl — Close Up of Disco Amara

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Card Recipe for My Stayin Alive Disco Card

Decade Collection Disco Amara, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hippie Girl on a card — My Groovy Love Card

Grad with a girl in roller skates on it — Roller Disco Babe

Card with 50s greaser and girl with poodle skirt — My Grease Lightning Card

Card with a Girl from Seventies and a retro bus on it — My Road Trip Card

Card with a Hippie Girl — Peace Not War Card

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Disco Amara by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Roller Disco Babe

July 6, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Roller Disco Babe as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

The Details of My Card

When I was a teenager, roller skating was all the rage and you needed those multicoloured striped socks, Nike red shorts and tunes on your Walkman! So, when I saw this stamp, it bought back so many memories! Lol!

For my card, I coloured Ellie with my Copic markers to match my roller disco paper! I love this paper! I have used it for so many of the Decade Dolls whether it be 60’s, 70’s or 80’s! The skates and cassette tapes (do you remember cassette tapes? Lol) on the paper were perfect for my theme.

The sentiment was from a retired Stampin’ Up! Stamp Set, but you could easily type this out on your computer and printing it. It was die cut using the Stitched Rectangles.

To add some sparkle to the card, I used Stickles on a stitched Real Red heart and Ellie’s pompoms on her skates. I also added a few gold glimmer stars and red rhinestones.

Glossy Accents was added to her Walkman case.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: Y21/Y26/YR24/E25
Shirt: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Shorts: R29/R24/R22/C3/C1/0
Tummy Sack: G99/G94/G21
Black on Skates: C7/C6/C4
White on Skates: C3/C1/0
Red on Skates: R29/R24/R22
Headphones: C7/C6/C4/R29/R24/R22
Walkman: C7/C6/C4/B91/B95/Glossy Accents
Socks: R29/R24/R22/G99/G94/G21/Y38/Y35/Y32/YR09/YR07/YR02

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Card Recipe for My Roller Disco Babe

Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Skating By Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Dapper Denim,
and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Groovy Love Card

June 23, 2022 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Groovy Love Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Hippie Avery. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I coloured Avery with my Copic markers to match my Seventies paper! Do you remember when chocolate brown and orange were in? Lol! I just had to give Avery red hair to go with my card!

I love the juxtaposition of the paper with circles and the square retro panel die floating on top. The paper pack included a sheet of sentiments, and I thought the “Let your Love grow tall” matched my card in colours and theme.

The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestones that I coloured with my Copic markers to match Avery.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: YR14/YR18/E08/E18
Oranges: YR09/YR07/YR02
Browns: E27/E25/E23
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Boots: E27/E25/E23
Rhinestones: YR09/Y38/E27

Close Up of Hippie Girl — Close Up of Hippie Avery

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Card Recipe for My Groovy Love Card

Decade Collection Hippie Avery, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella
Retro Card Panel Precision Cutting Die, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Thick Basic White, Pumpkin Pie,
and Early Espresso Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 4”

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

To view my other card in this Collection, please click here.

My Other Cards in the Decade Collection

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Hippie Avery by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Viking Father’s Day Card

June 19, 2022 2 Comments

A Father's Day card with a viking father and son — My Viking’s Father’s Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Viking Father’s Day Card for my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls using the Viking Bundle. This bundle has three characters and two animals – Viking Andrew (with and without the mustache ties), Viking Owen, Viking Dragon, and Viking Boar. I love this bundle and made another card using just Viking Andrew without the mustache ties. I will include a link to it at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

I thought using Viking Andrew and Viking Owen together would make a perfect Father’s Day card! I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this brawny guy and his son in appropriate Viking colours! Their colouring even matches another card called My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I made for Paper Nest Dolls for their New Year’s Day Event. Wouldn’t all three make a great family card!

For my card, I kept it simple simple to make the stamps stand out. I used the High Seas Embossing Folder to emboss the waves on Night of Navy card stock. This was placed on a Mossy Meadow card base. Next, I used a frame with Viking imagery that came with the digital papers for the perfect backdrop for my father and son! My simple sentiment was layered on a scrap of the Cozy Winter paper. This paper pack is not just for winter but has all-purpose patterns as well. The finishing touch was the Viking chipboard ship and some black matte dots.

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Copic Markers

Viking Andrew
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: W7/W6/W5/W3
Top: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Pants/Mitts: R39/R37/R35/R32
Fur Trim: C7/C5/C3
Boots: E49/E47/E44
Axe: C7/C5/C4/C3/E49/E47/E44
Brass/Belt/Bracers: E18/E15/E11
Steel on Helmet: C7/C5/C3
Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0
Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0

Viking Owen
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E49/E39/E19/E13
Top/Boots/Shield: E29/E37/E35/E33
Pants: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Fur Vest: C7/C5/C3
Steel: C7/C5/C3
Helmet/Belt: E18/E15/E11
Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0
Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0

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Supplies for My Viking Father’s Day Card:

Viking Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13
Viking Digital Paper, Happy Watercolor Shop
High Seas Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Home & Garden Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Seafaring Chipboard, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Classic Matte Dots, Stampin’ Up! (Hearts)
Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow and Basic White Card Stock

Stamp Sizes
Viking Andrew: 4”
Viking Owen: 3 ½”

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

My Other Viking Cards

For more information on my cards, please click the photos.

Valentine card with a Viking on it — Will You Be My Viking, Valentine?

A card with a Viking on it. — My Let’s Go a Viking Card

Hope you like My Viking Father’s Day Card using the Viking Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie