My Merry & Bright Christmas Card

My Merry & Bright Card Using Holiday Gifts Avery from Paper Nest Dolls
My Merry & Bright Card Using Holiday Gifts Avery from Paper Nest Dolls

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Do you ever create non-traditional coloured Christmas cards? I couldn’t resist colouring the sweet Holiday Gifts Avery Digital Stamp in non-traditional pinks and purples for My Merry & Bright Christmas Card. Wouldn’t this stamp in these colours be a great winter birthday too! For this card, I added lots of bling with the glimmer paper snowflakes and snow bank and a ton of rhinestones. I always thought you can never have too much bling for a Christmas card! The sentiment pieces from the Doodlebug Chit Chat were a perfect complement to the card and don’t you just love the wooden present accent.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E430/E31/E33/E35/E37
Purples: V12/V15/V17/V09
Pinks: R81/R83/R85
Boots: C9/C7/C5/C4/C3
Yellows: Y11/Y13/Y17
Sled: E30/E31/E35

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Close Up of My Merry & Bright Card Using Holiday Gifts Avery from Paper Nest Dolls
Close Up of My Merry & Bright Card Using Holiday Gifts Avery from Paper Nest Dolls

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Card Recipe for My Merry & Bright Christmas Card:

Paper Nest Dolls: Holiday Gifts Avery Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Mint Twist 6 ½” x 6 ½” Paper Pad, Kaisercraft
Frosty 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Pink & Main
Christmas Magic Chit Chat, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Finishing Accents Wood Shapes – Christmas, Darcie
Frosty Border Die, Memory Box
Beloved Snowflakes Die, Memory Box
Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
In The Woods Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

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To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Merry & Bright Christmas Card using Holiday Gifts Avery Digital Stamp by Paper Nest Dolls.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Peace on Earth

My Peace on Earth Card for Paper Nest Dolls
My Peace on Earth Card for Paper Nest Dolls

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I had so much fun creating my Peace on Earth Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls for the Shop@Home Christmas in July Expo that was on the weekend. This sweet stamp is called Holiday Friends. I went with a shabby chic distressed look using my distressing tool on all the papers. To add to this look, I also added Shabby White Embossing Enamel for sparkle and snow. I used my Marvy Snow Marker to create the puffed-up snow. My handmade poinsettias tie in the red colour of her dress and hat! Hope you like my PND Christmas in July card!

Close Up of my Peace on Earth Card
Close Up of my Peace on Earth Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E49/47/44/43/42
Whites: C1/C0/0
Reds: R35/37/39
Greens: G21/94/99
Boots: C9/7/5/4/3
Deer: E30/31/33/37/R20/C7/5/3
Antlers: E70/71/74
Bells: Y17/19/28/E30/31/33

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Card Recipe for Peace on Earth Card:

Paper Nest Dolls: Holiday Friends Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Vintage Photo, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad
Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up!
Wonder 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Authentique
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser, Tonic Studios
Nellie’s Choice Floral Punch Poinsettia
Nellie’s Choice Floral Punch Holly Leaf
Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs
Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michaels
Red/White Bake’s Twine
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas Metal Typed Token Antique Nickle
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Shabby White Embossing Enamel 
Marvy Snow Marker
Stardust Stickles
Black Gelly Roll Pen (Deer Nose)
Gold Gelly Roll Pen (Bells)
Gold Jingle Bell, Dollar Store
Garden Green, Real Red and Very Vanilla Card Stock

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Happy Christmas in July

To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Peace on Earth Card with
Holiday Friends Digital Stamp by Paper Nest Dolls!


Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Christmas in July

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Christmas in July Design Team Cards for Paper Nest Dolls! You get two cards for the price of one in this post! I love making cards for Christmas in July! It’s a good way for me to get a head start on all the Christmas cards that I make each year and what better way than with these cuties! Who else loves making cards for Christmas in July?

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For the first card, I used the adorable Elf Sewing Teddy Digital Stamp. I couldn’t resist using a thimble, scissors and bobbin for sewing embellishments. And check out that sweet bear button! I used Stitched Rectangle Dies, a stitched felt star…even the paper has stitches on it! Do you see a theme here? Lol! I added some sparkle with the red rhinestones and White Baker’s Twine with red metallic thread.

My Christmas Card in July with Elf Sewing Teddy
My Christmas Card in July with Elf Sewing Teddy

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For my next card. I used Elf Painting Train Digital Stamp. Such a cute stamp with his toy train and cars! He was a lot of fun to match my colouring of the other elf! Of course, all of Santa’s Elves have to have the same uniform! I thought the train and train cars from the All Aboard Die Set from Local King Rubber Stamp were perfect for the card! Of course, you need stars and black rhinestones to decorate the train! I also added a copper snowflake with jingle bells and the same White Baker’s Twine with red metallic thread.

My Christmas in July Card Using Elf Painting Train
My Christmas in July Card Using Elf Painting Train

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Girl Elf Hair: E49/47/44/43/42
Boy Elf Hair: Y21/26/YR24/E25
Reds: R22/24/27/29/C3
Greens: YG91/93/95/97/99
Whites: C1/C0/0
Teddy/Cushion: E30/31/33/34/35
Train: C5/3/1/R29/27/24/22
Paints: C5/3/1/R29/27/24/22/YG91/93/95/97/99

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Card Recipe for Christmas in July Cards:

Paper Nest Dolls: Elf Sewing Teddy Digital Stamp and
Elf Painting Train Digital Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
All Aboard Dies, Local King Rubber Stamp
Assorted Teddy Bear Novelty Buttons
Mistletoe Collection 6” x 6”, Bo Bunny
Home for the Holidays, Echo Park
Holiday Cheer, Photoplay
Stampin’ Up!:
Star Designer Elements,
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Real Red Stitched Ribbon
Snowflake Wire Element
Whisper White Baker’s Twine with Red Metallic Thread
Mini Jingle Bells
Stitched Felt Star
Galvanized Metallic Paper
Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Soft Suede and
Whisper White Card Stock

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Measurements:

Whisper White Card Base: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
Mossy Meadow/Real Red: 5 3/8” x 5 3/8
Bo Bunny Background Paper: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
Soft Suede: 4 ½” x 5” 
Pattern Paper on Angle: 4 3/8” x 4 7/8
Mossy Meadow Stitched Frame: 3 ¾”  x 4 ¾”
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper: 4 3/8” x 3 3/8” 
Scraps of Soft Suede for thread bobbin, Real Red for train and cars, and Galvanized Metallic Paper for scissors and thimble.

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Happy Christmas in July!

To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Christmas in July Design Team Cards with Elf Sewing Teddy Digital Stamp and Elf Painting Train Digital Stamp by Paper Nest Dolls


Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Life is a Mermaid!

My Life is a Mermaid Bendi Card
My Life is a Mermaid Bendi Card

It’s Laurie here with my Life is a Mermaid! Design Team Card using the Mermaid Set from Paper Nest Dolls! I have been wanting to create a Bendi Card forever and thought it would create a perfect scene for these cuties! I had so much fun creating this card! So, without further ado, here is my very first ever Bendi Card!

Top View of My Life is a Mermaid Bendi Card
Top View of My Life is a Mermaid Bendi Card

I love all the layers that this type of card creates! Here is a top view showing those layers.

My Life is a Mermaid Bendi Card Flat for Mailing
My Life is a Mermaid Bendi Card Flat for Mailing

What is great about a Bendi card is that it folds flat so that you can mail it. When it is flat, and you can really see all the layers and the cute mermaids poking out between them.

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Copic Markers:

Shell Mermaid: Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E29/27/25/21
Fin: RV21/13/14
Rock: E30/31/33/35
Shell: RV00/10/21/11

Shell Mermaid Up Close
Shell Mermaid Up Close

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Star Mermaid: Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E35/33/53/Y21
Fin: BG10/11/13
Star: Y17/15/13

Close Up of Star Mermaid
Close Up of Star Mermaid

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Pearl Mermaid: Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: YR14/18/E08/18
Fin: YG03/63/95/G99
Pearl/Pearl Bed/Flower: RV10/11
Shell: C1/3
Flower Center: Y17/YR16

Close Up of Pearl Mermaid
Close Up of Pearl Mermaid

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Card Recipe:

Mermaid Set
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die
Joy! Crafts Under the Sea Border Die
Spring Bloom Dew Drops by The Robin’s Nest
Stampin’ Up!:
Under the Sea Framelits
Smooth Sailing Dies
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder
High Seas 3D Embossing Folder
Iridescent Sequin Assortment
Woven Threads Sequin Assortment
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
Perennial Essence Vellum
Bermuda Bay, Tranquil Tide, Crumb Cake and
Whisper White Card Stock
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad, Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Measurements:

Bermuda Bay Card Base: 5 ½ x 5 ½
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper: 5 3/8” x 5 3/8“ – Cut a vertical slit at 4″ from the left where the waves piece will tuck into the card base
Whisper White for sand dollars, shell and coral
Crumb Cake for Sand: 5” ½ x 5/8” and Shells: 5 ½” x 1 ½” – adhere these 2 pieces together, score ¼” on right side and cut a tab into left side by ¼” 

Photo of Tab for Sand

Bermuda Bay for waves 5 ½” x 1 ½” (3 pieces) and scraps for grasses – Adhere these 3 pieces together, score ¼” on left side and cut a tab into right side by ¼”. Cut a vertical slit at 2″ from the left where the sand piece will tuck into the waves

Photo of Tab and Slit for Waves

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Always be yourself, unless you can be a mermaid!

To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Life is a Mermaid card with the Mermaid Set by Paper Nest Dolls!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Surf’s Up! Card

It’s Laurie here with My Surf’s Up! Card using Surfer Owen for the Design Team at Paper Nest Dolls! Now that Summer is officially here, it’s time to go surfing with this sweetie! I had a lot of fun colouring him with my Copic Markers and creating this fun card using all things beachy from my stash.

Close Up of My Surf's Up! Card with Surfer Owen from Paper Nest Dolls
Close Up of My Surf’s Up! Card with Surfer Owen from Paper Nest Dolls

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E57/43/53/50
Yellows: Y11/21/35
Blues: B12/14/39
Necklace: E35/31/21 (string) and E40/42 (shark tooth)
Sand: E30/31/33/35

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Card Recipe for My Surf’s Up! Card:

Surfer Owen Digi Stamp
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss Collection 6 x 6 paper pack
Lawn Fawn Spring Showers Dies
Marianne Design Craftables Sea Shells
Sea Shells from Dollar Store
Stampin’ Up!:
Under the Sea Framelits
In The Woods Framelits
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder
Tropical Oasis Memories and More Card Pack
Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and
Thick Whisper White Card Stock

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Measurements:

Thick Whisper White Card Base: 5 ½ x 5 ½
Pacific Point card stock: 5 3/8” x 5 3/8
Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss Collection: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
Crumb Cake for sand dunes x 2: 5 ¼” x 2”
Scraps of Daffodil Delight for sun and starfish
Whisper White for clouds and sand dollars

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Surf’s Up! Let’s go to the Beach!

To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Surf’s Up! Card with Surfer Owen by Paper Nest Dolls! Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Summer of Sun Card

It’s Laurie with another Design Team Card using Surfer Emma from Paper Nest Dolls! Isn’t she a sweetie! I had a lot of fun colouring her with my Copic Markers and creating this card using things from my stash. I thought the Topical Oasis Suite from Stampin’ Up! was perfect for my card! I’m so ready for my Summer of Sun to begin!

Close Up of Surfer Emma from My Summer of Sun Card
Close Up of Surfer Emma from My Summer of Sun Card

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Copic Markers:

Skin:E04/11/21/00/000
Hair: E29/27/25/23/21
Yellows: Y11/21/35
Reds: R22/24/27/29/C4
Glasses: R22/24/27 and C3/4/5
White Jelly Roll Pen and Glossy Accents on Sunglasses
Clear Wink of Stella on Hibiscus on Surf Board and Flowers in the corner

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Card Recipe for Summer of Sun Card:

Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Lawn Fawn Spring Showers Dies
Stampin’ Up!:
In the Tropics Dies
Tropical Thinlits Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper
Tropical Oasis Memories and More Card Pack
Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz and Thick Whisper White Card Stock

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Measurements:

Thick Whisper White Card Base: 5 ½ x 5 ½
Real Red card stock: 5 3/8” x 5 3/8
Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”
Stitched Rectangles x 3: 1 ¼” x 3 ¼”
Scraps of Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Garden Green and Pear Pizzaz

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Who’s ready for the summer and beach weather to arrive?
Let’s go catch a wave!

To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Summer of Sun Card! Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Mer-Message in a Bottle Card

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.

My Mer-Message in a Bottle Card
My Mer-Message in a Bottle Card

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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