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My Candy Carnival Card

October 23, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Candy Carnival Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Witch Mummy Vampire Boy And Ghost Bundle.

This purchase includes 18 Images in two zipped files with 9 images in each file:

Witch, Mummy, Vampire Boy and Ghost Bundle JPG
Witch, Mummy, Vampire Boy and Ghost Bundle PNG
Witch
Mummy
Vampire Boy
Witch, Mummy, Vampire Boy
Ghost With Balloon
Ghost With Gift Bag
Ghost With Pumpkin
Ghost With Hat
Ghost With Bow Tie

The Details of My Candy Carnival Card

Aren’t these just the cutest trick-or-treaters! I had a lot of fun colouring them with my Copic markers in spooky Halloween colours to match my paper!

For my card, I thought it would be fun to use my slimline ticket die since they are going to a Halloween carnival! Even the paper suits the Halloween carnival theme! I especially like the “admit one” paper behind the mummy ready to be torn off as he enters! Lol! The other two are partying with all their friend!

For the black arrow banner, I mounted an “Oct. 31” tag from the Doodlebug paper and added an iridescent ribbon to it. The only other embellishment, I added were a few Gorgeous Grape Glossy Dots.

Finally, to add some sparkle, I used Gold Star Gelly Roll Pen on the witch’s shoe buckles and Clear Wink of Stella to the ribbon on her hat and bow.

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Copic Markers:

Mummy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Bandages: E41/E40/0
Eyes: C1/0

Witch
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E08/E15/YR23/Y21
Purples: W17/W15/W12
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Broom: YR23/YR21/Y21/E37/E35/E33

Vampire Boy
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blacks: C9/C6/C4/C3/C2

A boy in a vampire costume — Vampire Boy

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Card Recipe for My Candy Carnival Card:

Witch Mummy Vampire Boy And Ghost Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Candy Carnival 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.

Essentials Slimline Ticket Dies, Studio Light
Iridescent Striped Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Dot Assortments, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Basic Black and Gorgeous Grape Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4-1/8” x 8 ¼”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Witch Mummy Vampire Boy And Ghost Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Game On Birthday Card

August 9, 2024 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Game On Birthday Card using the Plumber Brothers and Company by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This Set comes with 14 digital stamps, and I used 8 of them on my card.

The Details of My Game On Birthday Card

Everyone loves the classic Mario Brothers video game! For my card, I wanted to create their world using the different elements that they must encounter. So, I coloured my stamps with my Copic markers in bright primary colours.

My Colouring of the different stamps — My Colouring

Next, I decided to use the Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Designer Paper by Whimsy. The primary colours and scene were perfect for my Mario world!

I die cut this slimline paper with the Slimline Windows Dies by Whimsy to create the different levels in which I could insert my elements. I popped up the frame using adhesive strips to limit the sagging especially along the top and bottom edges. Next, I adhered with liquid glue the leftover die cut scene squares to the card base to create dimension. Tip: liquid glue gives you time to position the squares and allow wiggle room to get them just right.

Once the scene was in place, I added my elements to the different squares to create my Mario world.

The sentiment was stamped in black and die cut out with a stitched rectangle. I added a star to one side to help with the balance.

The finishing touch was to add Mario and Luigi to the card. Voilà! Game On! My Mario world was complete!

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Copic Markers:

Mario
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Top/Hat: R29/R27/R24
White: C3/C1/0
Overalls: B29/B26/B24
Browns: E37/E35/E33
Plunger: C4/C3/C1/E37/E33

Luigi
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Top/Hat: G07/YG09/G16
White: C3/C1/0
Overalls: B29/B26/B24
Browns: E37/E35/E33

Close Up of other Plumber — Close Up of Luigi

Elements
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Greens: G07/YG09/G16
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32
Whites: C3/C1/0
Browns: E37/E35/E33
Blue/Greens: BG13/BG11/BG10

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Card Recipe for My Game On Birthday Card:

Plumber Brothers and Company, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Enchanted Kingdom Slimline Designer Paper, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Windows Dies, Whimsy Stamps
Level Up Stamp Set, My Favorite Things
Versafine Onyx Ink, Tsukineko’s
Rectangle Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Multipurpose Adhesive Glue, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Height measurements:
Mario and Luigi: 2.5″
Pipe: 2.70″ (but I did trim down the height to fit the space)
Plant: 1.5″
Stars: 1″
Mushrooms: 1″
? Box: 1.75″
Bricks: 1.20″

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Plumber Brothers and Company by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Gnome for Christmas Card

July 27, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Gnome for Christmas Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment. This bundle comes with 4 images:

Image 1-2: Christmas Tree Gnome PNG/JPG format
Image 3-4: Sentiment Have A Very Merry Gnome Christmas PNG/JPG format

Details of My Gnome for Christmas Card

I had so much fun colouring this sweet gnome with my Copic markers that I coloured him twice in different shades of green. So, I have created two different cards showing the possibilities and will link my other mini slimline card at the end of this post.

For this card, I decided to create another slimline card for this cutie. I love the scenes in the Home for the Holidays paper by Stamperia and wanted to use as much of the scene as possible, especially the house and deer! So, I created a full slimline card this time.

All that the scene needed was some pine branches to frame my sentiment and a scattering of glimmer snowflakes. I decided to frame the whole scene with the Essential Cutting Slimline Dies by Studio Light with a bottom layer in Shaded Spruce to hide the ends of the pine branches and then a Real Red layer popped up on top.

The finishing touch was a scattering of wooden stars around the sentiment and Star Dust Stickles added to the star and pompoms on his hat.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Greens: G09/G17/G46
Star: Y38/Y35/Y32/Star Dust Stickles
Squirrel: E18/E15/E13/E11

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Card Recipe for My Gnome for Christmas Card:

Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Home for the Holidays Scrapbooking Pad, Stamperia
White Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Pine Needles Die, Memory Box
Pine Needles Border Die, Memory Box
Essential Cutting Slimline Dies, Studio Light
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Stars, From my Stash
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red and Shaded Spruce Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 8 ¼” x 3-7/8”

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Here is the other mini slimline card that I have made with this cutie.
For more information on the card, please click here.

Merry Gnome Christmas Card - a Christmas card with a gnome wearing a tree hat. — Merry Gnome Christmas Card

To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Christmas Tree Gnome and Sentiment for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Shellabrate Birthday Card

May 30, 2024 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! One final mermaid card for MerMay from me! I am sharing My Shellabrate Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse.

The Details of My Shellabrate Birthday Card

For my card, I decided to use the Mermaid Tales Collection Kit by Echo Park since it was perfect for my Mermaid theme! The Kit came with paper and stickers. So, I used the “Sparkle & Shine” sticker as well as the paper on my card. The Shellabrate flag was from the Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags also by Echo Park.

Once I picked my papers, I used the colours from it to colour Ellie with my Copic markers. I used Clear Wink of Stella on her tail and on the fins of the seahorse to add some sparkle just like the sticker said!

Next, I added an angel fish die cut to match the fish in the paper, as well as a shell and seaweed beside the sticker to help ground her.

Finally, for embellishments, I added three dew drops that look like air bubbles to mirror the air bubble paper. I also added a black rhinestone for the fish’s eye.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Purples: V17/V25/V22/V20
Blues: BG53/BG57/BG78
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Mermaid with Seahorse — Close Up of Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse

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Card Recipe for My Shellabrate Birthday Card

Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mermaid Tales Collection Kit, Echo Park Paper Co.
Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Angel Fish Die Set, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Blooms Dew Drops, The Robin’s Nest
Black Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, 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.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Mermaid Ellie with Seahorse by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Welcome MerMay Card

May 2, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Welcome MerMay Card using the new release Little Mermaid by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. Every May is MerMay in the card making industry and Conie Fong didn’t disappoint with this new release! Welcome to MerMay!

The Details of My Welcome MerMay Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card with an underwater scene for this cutie. The Mermaid Tales paper had a scene that was perfect for my background! Behind that I added paper with blue/green mermaid scales with golden accents and gold foil borders.

But first, I coloured my mermaid with my Copic markers in watery blue/green colours to match my scene. I had a lot of fun colouring the tail so that it shimmers between the blues to the greens! To add more shimmer, I used Clear Wink of Stella on her tail and Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on her starfish in her hair.

Next, I die cut the sandy bottom with the Slimline Stitched Hillside Border and used the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder to give it some texture. Once that was done, I brushed Crumb Cake ink along the edges for even more texture.

To create a backdrop for her, I die cut a Basic White shell on which I brushed Crumb Cake to bring out the detail. Behind that, I added a gold fold die cut coral to tie in my golden accents.

The sentiment flag was from the Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags and was perfect for my card! I layered beneath it another die cut flag with gold shells on it. Even more gold accents! Lol! All these golden accents really added a beautiful sparkle to the card!

The finishing touch was a scattering of dew drops which I thought looked like air bubbles.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Top: YG67/YG23/YG00
Tail: BG09/BG05/BG01/YG23/YG00/Clear Wink of Stella
Starfish: Y38/YR04/YR18/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen

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Card Recipe for My Welcome MerMay Card:

Little Mermaid, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Mermaid Tales Collection Kit, Echo Park Paper Co.
Enchanting Paper Pad, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Gold Foil Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Mermaid Dreams Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Build-an-Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border, Lawn Fawn
Banners Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up
Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Spring Blooms Dew Drops, The Robin’s Nest
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Granny Apple Green, Basic White, and Crumb Cake Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6-1/8”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Little Mermaid for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Purr-Fect Day Card

February 25, 2024 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Purr-Fect Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Cat With Balloons. Isn’t he just the cutest floating with his balloons!

The Details of My Purr-Fect Day Card

For my card, I decided to create a slimline slider card so that the cat looked like he was floating up as the mechanism was pulled!

So, I created a scene with the slimline clouds die from Whimsy and the stitched sun from the Spring Showers Dies. Next, I layered the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper behind it to add more clouds. Once that was done, I added a house that I fussy cut from the P13 paper and layered a few stitched hills in front.

To keep my card simple since I didn’t want to detract from the slider, I added a sentiment die cut with a stitched rectangle.

Now that the front of the card was done, it was time to create the mechanism for the slider using the Slimline Pull Tab Dies by Heffy Doodle. Tip: I used the Foam Adhesive Strips by Stampin’ Up! to create enough dimension between the front of the card and the card base to help the slider mechanism to move smoothly.

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Copic Markers:

Cat: YR18/YR14/YR12/Y17/R22/R22/C3/C1/C0/0
Pink Balloon: RV66/RV55/RV63/RV52
Blue Balloon: BG13/BG11/BG10
Purple Balloon: V17/V15/V12/V01

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Card Recipe for My Purr-Fect Day Card:

Cat With Balloons, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sunny Days Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Hello Summer 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Clouds Slimline Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle
Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies Stampin’ Up!
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!

Old Olive, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Thick Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cat With Balloons for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Yeti for the Holidays?

December 6, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Yeti for the Holidays? as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Yeti Father and Son. I just love these cuties. There is a Yeti Mom and Baby that you could add to this card for the whole family! Lol!

The Details of My Yeti for the Holidays?

I had a lot of fun colouring these two with my Copic markers! I decided to create a fur texture with individual strokes in the shadows and left the highlights white. The tree was also coloured with individual strokes to create texture. The Father Yeti’s tie pulled together my colour scheme of red and green.

For my card, I wanted to use the Whimsy paper with these cuties. This paper is perfect for those wintery scenes! In fact, I used it for another card that I made a few years ago and will post it at the end.

So, I created a slimline card using the Dotted Slimline Dies by Studio Katia. I used all three dies that came in the set to create my card. I thought it would be fun having the yetis stepping out of the wintery scene with their Christmas tree.

To complete my wintery scene and to add interest, I used a Stitched Hillside Die to add an extra layer to the scene. I made sure that my “snowbank” did not cover up the snow-covered trees on the background.

Next, I typed and printed my sentiment out on my computer. There are so many great sentiments out there that it was hard to pick one! Lol! The sentiment was die cut out with another stitched die.

For embellishments, I used some wooden snowflakes that I had in my stash for that rustic look and a scattering of red rhinestones to add sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Fur: W3/W1/W0/0
Faces: E43/E42/E41/E40/RV00/0
Horns/Nails/Tree Trunk: E44/E43/E42/E41
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Greens: G29/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Yeti Father and Son Stamp — Close Up of Yeti Father and Son

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Card Recipe for My Yeti for the Holidays?

Yeti Father and Son, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Frozen Slimline Designer Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps
Dotted Slimline Dies, Studio Katia
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Snowflake Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Garden Green and Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

My Merry Penguins Card

For more information on my other card, please click here or on the photo.

My Design Team card with 3 Penguins on it. — My Merry Penguins Card

Hope you like my Yeti for the Holidays? Card using
Yeti Father and Son by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Celebrate the Season Card

November 20, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Celebrate the Season Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Christmas Sweater.

Details of My Celebrate the Season Card

For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline card using the Pink Fresh scallop die. What is so nice about this die is that it cuts two scallop rectangles at once. I used both scallop rectangles with one in pink and one in red to match my colour scheme.

I love Mintay Papers, and the Merry Little Christmas paper is gorgeous! So, I decided to use it for my colour scheme of red and pink with white accents. I coloured Emma with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme. Don’t you just love her snowman sweater! In fact, I have coloured this stamp before. I will include a link at the end of this post to the other card that I made using her.

For the sentiment cluster, I used a silver snowflake to add some sparkle, a fussy cut candy cane from the Mintay paper and a die cut sentiment.

Next, I used Glossy Accents on the candy cane and Stardust Stickles on the trim of the hats and boots. The only thing left was to add a few red rhinestones for a bit more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Whites: C3/C1/0
Snowman: C6/C3/C1/R27/C3/C1/0/YR18/YR15

Close Up of Girl in Snowman Sweater — Close Up of Emma in Christmas Sweater

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Card Recipe for My Celebrate the Season Card:

Emma in Christmas Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Merry Little Christmas 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Mintay Papers
Essentials Mini Slimline Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies, Pink Fresh Studio
Simple Stripes – Christmas Stamp, Taylored Expressions
Simple Stripes Die, Taylored Expressions
VersaFine, Tsukineko
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Snowflake, From My Stash
Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane)
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¼” 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using Emma in Christmas Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls. For more information on this card, please click here or on the photo.

My Design Team Card with Girl in Snowman Sweater — My Christmas PJs Card

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Emma in Christmas Sweater by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Spooky Season Card

October 31, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Halloween! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Spooky Season Card using Scary Doll Owen and Scary Doll Emma by Paper Nest Dolls as my Design Team Inspiration Card. I couldn’t resist squeaking in one final Halloween card!

The Details of My Spooky Season Card

For my card, I had to do some research! I’m not a big horror fan. So, I had to google what these characters were and colour them according to the photos online. Lol! I used my Copic markers to colour them and added Glossy Accents to the shovel and the knife. Also, I added silver gelly roll pen to all the metallic trim on Emma’s jacket.

Since I had two stamps to place on my card, I decided to create a slimline card, but I thought it would be fun to use the tag “Tis the Season to be Spooky”. So, I brushed Black Soot along the edges to give it a distressed feel. Next, I added a black mat to the tag and rubbed Brushed Iron wax on the mat, the die cut gates, and the mat of my card to tie them all in together. Once I did that, I placed my sentiment sticking above the card with an iron gate on either side of it with my characters layered in front.

I love the oval dies that I used for the black mat and the Skull and cross bone paper! Such a fun and interesting shape!

For embellishments, I used several bats and black rhinestone stickers, as well as a spider trinket that I placed over the printed spider on the tag. The only other thing that I added was the reverse “Scary” word to the tag. It summed up my card perfectly!

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Copic Markers:

Scary Doll Owen
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Overalls: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Stripes: B95/B91/YG63/YG61/YG03/B39/B37/R29/R27/R24/R22
Shoes: R29/R27/R24/R22/C3/C1/0
Shovel: C6/C4/C3/C1/E18/E15

Close Up of Boy holding Shovel — Close Up of Scary Doll Owen

Scary Doll Emma
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E53/E51/E50
Jacket: C9/C7/C6/C4
Dress: C3/C1/0
Boots: C9/C6/C4
Knife: C6/C4/C3/C1/E18/E15

Close Up of Girl holding Knife — Close Up of Scary Doll Emma

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Card Recipe for My Spooky Season Card:

Scary Doll Owen and Scary Doll Emma, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Fright Night 12” x 12” Collection Pack, Photo Play Paper
#9 Slim Stitched Box Oval Dies, Photo Play Paper
Tim Holtz Gate Keeper Thinlits Dies, Sizzix
Reverse Cut Halloween Words, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Brushed Iron Metallique Wax, Art Alchemy
Black Soot Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Bat Stickers, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Black Rhinestone Stickers, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Spider Trinket, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura

Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ½” x 8 ½”

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

To view my other Halloween cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Scary Doll Owen and Scary Doll Emma for Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Merry Christmas Elves Card

October 26, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Merry Christmas Elves Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Christmas Girl Elves. This purchase includes 8 Images:

Image 1 & 2: Christmas Girl Elves JPG / PNG format
Image 3 & 4: Candy Cane Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
Image 5 & 6: Little Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format
Image 7 & 8: Big Gift Girl Elf JPG / PNG format

The Details of My Merry Christmas Elves Card

For my card, I decided to go with traditional colours and use my favourites red and green Copic markers for these cuties. Once they were coloured, I went with an 8 ½” x 4” slimline card to fit my colouring.

I also decided that I wanted to create a rustic look to match my papers. So, I blended Vintage Photo ink along the edges of my coloured piece to make them look worn.

The Simple Stories paper matched my Copic colours perfectly! Since my card was so long, I used a 12” x 12” paper for the base and the smaller 6” x 6” pad for accent pieces. These accent pieces were die cut ticket stubs that I repurposed to create some interest in the background papers. I cut two of them using the Simple Stories paper and two Real Red ones that I used as a border. I placed these accents on either side of my colouring.

Next, I added some holly flourishes along the edges of my coloured piece. The “Merry” “& Bright” sentiments were stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red to match my colour scheme and cut out with my paper snips. They were layered onto a wooden star for that rustic feel with a Real Red stitched circle. The “25” was a tag from the Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags which I layered another stitched circle underneath.

To add some sparkle, I used Star Dust Stickles on the white trim of their outfits and Clear Wink of Stella on the ribbons of the presents. Glossy Accents was added to the candy cane to give it a shine. A scattering of red rhinestones was added to match my colour scheme and for even more sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Little Gift Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E34/E31
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Close Up of Girl Elf with present — Close Up of Little Gift Girl Elf

Candy Cane Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Glossy Accents on Candy Cane

Girl Elf with Candy Cane — Candy Cane Girl Elf

Big Gift Girl Elf
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Greens: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Whites C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles
Clear Wink of Stella on Present Ribbon

Girl Elf with a Big present — Big Gift Girl Elf

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Card Recipe for My Merry Christmas Elves Card:

Christmas Girl Elves, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Handmade Holiday 12” x 12” Sheet, December 25, Simple Stories
Handmade Holiday 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Simple Stories
Santa Claus Lane Frames & Tags, Echo Park Paper Co.
Merry & Bright Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Cutting Ticket Die Slimline Essentials, Studio Light
Holly Flourish Die, Cheery Lynn Designs
Wooden Star, from my Stash
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 4”

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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Christmas Girl Elves for Conie Fong Art & Design!

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Hugs,
Laurie

Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card

August 15, 2023 2 Comments

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

The Details of My Card

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

A poem about a grouch cat — Grouchy Kitty Poem

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

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

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

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

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

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Copic Markers:

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

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

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

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Card Recipe for My Grouchy Kitty Birthday Card:

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

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

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Sliding Santa Card

July 28, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sliding Santa Card for Christmas in July and as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the Vacation Santa Set. There are 7 stamps, which include Surfer Santa, Ice-cream Santa, Santa with Reindeer Floatie, Santa & Mrs. Claus, Palm Tree and Flamingo & Gifts, that come in both rubber and digital stamps. I made a card with Ice-cream Santa from this set as well and will include a link to it at the end of this post.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create fun interactive slider card using Santa with Reindeer Floatie. I had so much fun colouring this cutie with my Copic markers! In fact, I coloured two of him and will use the second version on another card. I added some white Gelly Roll Pen to his floatie and Rudolph’s nose to give them a shine.

Next, I wanted to see the different layers of the papers behind him. So, I used two different slimline die sets. I picked a water-like paper for the slider piece as if he is going down a river twirling around like at one of those amusement parks. Lol! I kept the cut-out piece from the slider die and glued it through the hole onto the layer below it so that you couldn’t see the orange layer below. This added to my pool like feel.

I used some slider discs to create my slider, but in the past, I have also used pennies. I made sure that my dimensionals were round so that I could get him spinning around. There is a good video by Taylored Expressions on making a slider card using their discs. I followed it to create my slider part. I will add a link at the end of this post.

My Sliding Santa Card in Action

I decorated my card using some Christmas Chit Chat pieces. I popped up the sentiment ones making sure that my Santa would not get caught on them. A couple of matching glitter dots were added to add some sparkle.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000
Beard: C3/C1/C0
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Reindeer: E35/E33/E31/E30/E31/E53/E51/E50/R29/R27/R24
Coconut Drink: R85/R83/R81/C3/C1/0/E33/E31/E30/E53/E51/E50

Close Up of Santa on the floatie — Close Up of Santa on reindeer Floatie

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Card Recipe for My Sliding Santa Card

Vacation Santa Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Beach Party 12” x 12” Paper Pad, Carta Bella
Christmas Magic Chit Chat, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Small Slimline with Lift Flaps Dies, Lawn Fawn
Large Slimline with Slider Dies, Lawn Fawn
On the Right Track Discs, Taylored Expressions
Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Pop-Dot Adhesives, Forever in Time
Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 3 ½”

Stamp Size: 3”

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For More Information On My Sliding Santa Card

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

Link to Taylored Expressions Slider card: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeyVQAvFKmc

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Vacation Santa Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

My Santa on Vacation Card

For more information on my card, please click here or on the photo.

A card with Santa on a beach eating ice cream — Santa on Vacation Card

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Hugs,
Laurie

My MerMay Card

May 31, 2023 Leave a comment

A card with three mermaids on it — My MerMay Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My MerMay Card using the Mermaid Set by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. This Set comes with 12 digital stamps, and I use 3 of them on my card.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create an underwater scene using the Under the Sea Slimline Designer Paper by Whimsy. Once I decided which sheet of paper to use, I coloured my mermaids with my Copic markers in different colours to match my paper,

I die cut the Whimsy Bubbles in a lighter blue designer paper to make them stand out from the background and highlight my mermaids. Then I placed my mermaids so that they each centered on the circles with the one sitting on the rock overlapping the sentiment. The sentiment was sitting on my desk leftover from another mermaid card. Crumb Cake ink was brushed over the sentiment to give it a sandy feel.

Next, I added real shells in the bottom corners on top of some pink and green vellum die cut seaweed. A silver seahorse charm was added to the sentiment using my Flush Wire Cutter to cut off the loops on the charm to make it lie flat. Tip: use Glossy Accents to create a strong adhesive hold for shells and charm.

I added a scattering of clear bubble embellishments to mimic air bubbles in the water and add dimension.

Clear Wink of Stella was added to the mermaids’ tails and starfish to give them a subtle shimmer and Glossy Accents to the pearl and braid tie for the Green Mermaid.

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Copic Markers:

Mermaid in Pink
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y38/Y35
Outfit: R85/R83/R81
Pearl: R83/R81/0/ Glossy Accents
Pearl Bed: R81/0
Shell: E15/E13/E11
Flower: R85/R83/YR24

Mermaid in pink holding a pearl in a clam shell — Mermaid in Pink

Mermaid in Purple
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: W9/W7/W5/W3
Outfit: V17/V15/V12
Rock: E47/E44/E43/E41
Shell: E15/E13/E11

Mermaid in Purple sitting on a rock hold a shell to her ear — Mermaid in Purple

Mermaid in Green
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Outfit: YG67/YG63/YG03
Starfish: YR18/YR04/Y38/Y35

Mermaid in Green holding a starfish — Mermaid in Green

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Card Recipe for My MerMay Card:

Mermaid Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Rosealea Mermaid And Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Under the Sea Slimline Designer Paper, Whimsy Stamps
Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Foil Designer Paper 12” x 12”, Craft, Dollar Store
Build an Ocean Die Set, Whimsy Stamps
Slimline Connected Bubbles Dis, Whimsy Stamps
Spring Blooms Embellishments, The Robin’s Nest
Seahorse Charm, Bead Landing
Shells from Dollar Store
Crumb Cake Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Flush Wire Cutter
Cucumber Crush Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ¾” x 3 ¾”

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Mermaid Set by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Life’s Too Short Birthday Card

March 28, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with a gnome chef holding a cake — Life’s Too Short Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Life’s Too Short Birthday Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Cake Chef Gnome Bundle.

This Bundle includes 4 images:

Image 1: Rose Cake
Image 2: Star Cake
Image 3: Cake Chef Gnome – Rose Version
Image 4: Cake Chef Gnome – Star Version

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to use the Rose Cake Versions on my slimline card. I coloured the images with my Copic markers, especially making sure that the cakes match.

The Picket Fences dies allow for so many different possibilities! I decided to go with the three circles and have the gnome popping out of one, the sentiment in another and the other cake in the third circle.

I went with some DSP that had a baker and cakes on it to match my theme. The DSP is very neutral so that my colouring and sentiment popped.

I loved the fun sentiment! Once I coloured with my markers the “CAKE” part of the sentiment in an ombre look, I used Star Dust Stickles on it to add some sparkle. Star Dust Stickles was also added to the roses on the cakes.

Some die cut roses were added to my card to brighten it up and tie in the roses on the cake.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Red Rhinestones.

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Copic Markers:

Gnome
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000
Hair: C5/C3/C1
Top: B99/B97/B95/B93
Pants: G99/G94/G21
Whites: B00/B000/0
Shoes: E37/E35/E33/E31

Close Up of Gnome Chef holding cake — Close Up of Gnome Chef

Cakes
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Reds: R37/R35/R32
Plate: C3/C1/0

Sentiment: R85/R83/R81

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Card Recipe for My Life’s Too Short Birthday Card:

Cake Chef Gnome Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slim Line Diecutting Dies, Picket Fence Studios
Sweet Cake Framelit Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Amazing Life Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Real Red, Basic White, and Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8 ½” x 3 ½”

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To view my other Conie Fong Art & Design projects, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Cake Chef Gnome Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Love You More Than Lasagna

February 19, 2023 2 Comments

A birthday card with a cat wishing a dog Happy Birthday. — Love You More Than Lasagna Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my Love You More Than Lasagna Card! My brother recently had a birthday, and I decided to make a slimline card for him using the Friends Furever Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

When he was growing up, he loved anything Garfield! He even had a Garfield stuffy that he carried everywhere with him! I also think he loved lasagna more than Garfield! Lol! The inside sentiment of my card says, “I love you more than Lasagna!”.

The Details of My Card

I coloured Garfield and Odie with my Copic markers just like in the comics! In fact, I decided to use the Slimline Windows Dies for my card since it looked like a comic strip. I placed Garfield in the windows that have cat DSP behind him, and Odie has dog DSP behind him. The doghouse dies were from a limited-edition Kindred Stamps box. The doghouse fitted perfectly on my slimline card!

The sentiment “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” was from the stamp set. My brother would get that kind of humour coming from Garfield regarding Odie. Since this was a birthday card, I added the Happy Birthday sentiment to the doghouse.

The only embellishments were the dog bone trinket and Baker’s Twine. I kept the Baker’s Twine long and glued it strategically in certain places to frame the corner and help the eye flow to the other windows.

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Copic Markers:

Garfield
Fur: E18/E15/YR07/YR02
Face: Y26/Y21/YR30
Tail/Ears: C7/C3
Nose: R22
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Odie
Fur: Y26/Y21/YR30
Ears: E19/E18/E7
Tongue: R27/R24/R22
Eyes: C3/C1/0

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Card Recipe for My Love You More Than Lasagna Card:

Friends Furever Stamp Set, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Windows Dies, Whimsy Stamps
Doghouse Die, The Great Limited-Edition Box, Kindred Stamps
Sentiment Strips Etched Metal Dies, Photo Play
Wish Photopolymer Stamps, Photo Play
Playful Pets Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
White/Black Baker’s twine, Stampin’ Up!
Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Basic Black and
Very Vanilla Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 8.5” x 3.5”

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To view my other Kindred Stamps cards, please click here.

Hope you like my card using Friends Furever Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie