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My Aloha Santa Card

September 15, 2023 4 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Aloha Santa Card for as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using 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 cards with Ice-cream Santa and Santa with Reindeer Floatie from this set as well and will include a link to them at the end of this post.

The Details of My Aloha Santa Card

For my card, I thought to create an Aloha card since Hawaii is the perfect place for Santa to take a vacation before his busy time of year! Lol!

Once Santa was coloured with my Copic markers in bright vacation colours, I placed him on a stitched circle cut out from paper that looked like pool water. I thought it would be fun to place the “pool” off-centred on the card and trim a small piece off the one edge.

Don’t you just love the sparkle of the Aloha sticker, and it pulls out the orange that I used in my colouring! Of course, if Santa is in the land of paradise, he needs a sunny day to folic in the pool! Hence the die cut sun behind the Aloha. Lol!

For my card base, I used green DSP for my palm die cut frame and then some orange DSP with flowers behind it to add to my colour scheme. To mirror the palm die cut, I used a paper palm leaf in one corner.

I added some Star Dust Stickles to Santa’s hat trim, white Gelly Roll Pen for the shine on his floatie and Glossy Accents to Rudolph’s nose. Finally, for embellishment, I used a few sprinkles to match the colours of my card.

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Copic Markers

Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000
Beard: C3/C1/C0
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Oranges: YR09/YR07/YR04/YR02
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 floating in a pool — Close Up of Santa

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Card Recipe for My Aloha Santa Card

Vacation Santa Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Island Oasis 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Make a Splash Collection 6” x 6” Paper Pad, BoBunny
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Circle Layering Dies, Memory Box
Palm Leaf Frame Die, Paper Roses
Summer Glitter Assortment Sprinkles, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Paper Palm Leaves, The Paper Studio
Aloha Sticker, Crafter’s Square
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Tahitian Tide Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 3”

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My Other Cards Using this Set

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

A Christmas Card with Santa on a floatie in a pool. — My Interactive Tubing Santa Card

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Achievement Unlocked Card

September 12, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Achievement Unlocked Card using the Level Complete Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! Tomorrow is National Video Games Day and this stamp set is perfect way to celebrate all those gamers in your life (and I have many! Lol!)!

The Details of My Achievement Unlocked Card

For my card, I decided to pull my fun colour scheme from the Bright & Beautiful DSP which I thought was perfect for a gamer card! Once I decided that, I stamped all the bits from the stamp set on a piece of Basic White in the various colours. I saved the controller stamp so that I could heat emboss it in white on a piece of Azure Afternoon which I then fussy cut out.

The Countryside Corners Dies were used to die cut out the stamped piece, the mat, and the Blueberry Bushel stamped sentiment. In addition to them, I used the smallest die to create coloured flags under the sentiment show the “different levels unlocked”.

Since I created this card for a swap, I went with a panel of three different papers for my card base. This allowed me to get more cards made using the paper with minimal waste. Plus, it permitted me to include a piece of the stars paper on each card. To me, stars are the personification of a gamer card!

To mirror the stars from the DSP, I die cut some stars from the Holographic Trio Specialty Paper using the Give It a Whirl Dies. Love that the colours seem to shift and change as you move holographic paper! Such a fun mesmerizing effect for a fun card!

Four gems from the Tinsel Gems Four-Pack were used to mimic the buttons on the controller and to add some colour the controller.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Level Complete Stamp Set (161563), Countryside Corners Dies (161471), Give It a Whirl Dies (154336)

Inks: VersaMark (102283), Blueberry Bushel (147138), Azure Afternoon (161663), Berry Burst (147143), Lemon Lolly (161666), Lemon Lime Twist (147145)

Paper: Blueberry Bushel (146968), Azure Afternoon (161719), Basic White (159276), Berry Burst (144243), Lemon Lolly (161720), Lemon Lime Twist (144245), Bright & Beautiful 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (161449), Holographic Trio 12” x 12” Specialty Paper (161744)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Heat Tool (129053), Tinsel Gems Four-Pack (161623), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of video controller on card — Close Up of Card

Measurements:

Blueberry Bushel (2 pieces):
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
- 5” x 3 ½”
Azure Afternoon:
- 2 ¼” x 3”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
- Sentiment: 2 ¼” x ½”
- Background: 4 ½” x 3”
Lemon Lolly:
- Scrap
Berry Burst:
- Scrap
Lemon Lime Twist:
- Scrap
Bright & Beautiful 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
- 4” x 1-5/8”
Holographic Trio 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper:
- Scraps

More Information on My Achievement Unlocked Card

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

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

The Perfect Day Card

September 6, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing The Perfect Day Card using the digital stamp After the Vows by Tiddly Inks Stamps. This past weekend we attended a wedding, and this was the card I made for the happy couple to celebrate their love!

The Details of My Card

The digital stamp comes with the couple in full length, but I thought a close-up of the couple kissing would be a lovely focal point. So, I coloured the couple with my Copic markers in tones befitting my couple. The bride has gorgeous flowing locks of hair, and this stamp was perfect to represent her! I added a light coating of white pencil over the veil to differentiate where the veil was on her hair. Unfortunately, it is hard to see in the photo. Finally, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the bride’s veil to give it shimmer. For the groom, I coloured the skin and hair to look like the groom’s Pilipino heritage. This was the first time colouring this skin tone and I was quite happy with how it turned out!

For my card, I decided to create lots of pretty layers with the lace ribbon, heart doily and die cut hearts. The beautiful Craft O’Clock paper was the perfect backdrop with lace, flowing script, worn wood planks and flowers on it!

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with silver embossing powder to match the sparkly rhinestones and then die cut out. The die cut “love” sentiment was the epitome of what brought these two together to be married.

Finally, I couldn’t resist adding one more heart in the form of the sliver heart charm under the sentiment.

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Copic Markers

Guy
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: W9/W7/W4/W3
Suit: C9/C7/C6/C4
Shirt: C3/C1/0
Tie: YG67/YG63/YG03

Girl
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33/E31
Dress/Veil: B00/B000/0/Wink of Stella on Veil/Prismacolor White Pencil Crayon
Pink Flowers: R85/R83/R81
Yellow Flowers: E15/Y17/Y15/Y11
Purple Flowers: V09/V06/V04
Leaves: YG67/YG63/YG03

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Card Recipe for The Perfect Day Card

After the Vows, Tiddly Inks Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Greenery Invitation 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Craft O’Clock
Your Perfect Day Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Meadow Dies, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Tsukineko
Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
1 ½” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michaels Arts & Crafts
White Heart Lace Doily, Celebrate It, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Heart Charms, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Stickers, Craft Dollarama
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Prismacolor White Pencil Crayon
Powder Pink and Mossy Meadow Cardstock

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my card using the digital stamp After the Vows by Tiddly Inks Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

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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To view my other Copic cards, please click here.

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Field of Daisies Birthday Card

August 14, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Field of Daisies Birthday Card using the Fresh As a Daisy Suite by Stampin’ Up! This Suite includes the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, the Cheerful Daisies Dies, Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

The Details of My Card

My card was for a swap, and I decided to use the Fresh As a Daisy Suite for it. I love how the big daisy die is one piece making it easy to cut out a garden of happy daisies in seconds!

Once I die cut the daisies from Basic White cardstock, I used my sponge daubers to dab some Lemon Lolly in their centres to give them depth. I also dabbed some Pecan Pie to the edges of the Lemon Lolly piece on which I used the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder.

Next, to add to my focal point, I added a stitched circle of the DSP behind my daisies, almost like a blue sky in a field of dasies. From this, I added the sentiment stamped in Garden Green and some Garden Green die cut greenery.

To tie in my colour scheme, I added a piece of DSP between my focal point and the Lemon Lolly piece.

The only embellishments that I used were the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems that came in the Suite.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Fresh As a Daisy Suite (161301), Stylish Shaped Dies (159183)

Inks: Garden Green (147089), Lemon Lolly (161666), Pecan Pie (161665)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Boho Blue (161724), Lemon Lolly (161720), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (in Suite)

Accessories: Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (156505), Sponge Daubers (133773), Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (in Suite), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close up of daisies on card — Close up of Focal Point

Measurements:

Thick Basic White:
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
Boho Blue:
- 4” x 5 ¼”
Basic White: (2 pieces)
- Sentiment: 2 ¼” x 1”
- Daisies: 3 ¾” x 3”
Lemon Lolly:
- 3 ½” x 3 ½”
Garden Green:
- Scrap
Fresh As a Daisy 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (2 pieces):
- 2” x 4 ¾”
- 3” x 3”

More Information on My Field of Daisies Birthday Card

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

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

My Serene Birthday Card

August 5, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my second card using Serenity by Conie Fong Art & Design called My Serene Birthday Card. The Design Team members are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate, and I coloured her twice! I will post my other card at the end.

The Details of My Card

For My Serene Birthday Card, I decided to create a mini slimline card to show that you can create different sized cards with the same image. I made my card size a little larger than a normal mini slimline to fit all my elements, but it can still fit in a No. 10 envelope.

I used the Secret Garden paper again for my colour choices in her colouring with a slight variation on her flowers from my first card. Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Two different coloured versions of the lady — Serenity

Next, I went with the Photo Play dies for my background. One of the dies is shaped like a tag, but I wanted to use it for the green piece behind her. So, I snipped off the tag part and hid that part beneath the sentiment piece. The two top horizontal banners were remnants from my first card, and I didn’t want them to go to waste. Plus, they gave a finished edge to the top while tying in the colour scheme.

For the next step, I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape onto a tag cut out from the P13 paper pad.

I thought the leafy vine going from my girl to the sentiment tied everything together so nicely while adding interest.

Finally, I added a scattering of brass butterflies for embellishments.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG97/YG95/YG93
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Yellows/Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

Close Up of lady holding flowers — Close Up of Serenity

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Card Recipe for My Serene Birthday Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Bracket/Speech Bubble Dies, Photo Play
Dainty Delight Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Gorgeous Grape Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Best Year Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3 ¾” x 6 ¼”

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

Here is my other card using this stamp. Please click here or on the photo for more information on my card.

A card with a Lady holding flowers — My Serenity Blooms Card

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Serenity Blooms Card

August 4, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Serenity Blooms Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Serenity. The Design Team are celebrating Girls/Ladies this weekend with all things feminine! So, I picked this beautiful image to celebrate!

The Details of My Card

When you buy this digital stamp, you will receive two stamps with the girl’s hair flowing left or right. I couldn’t resist colouring them both with the same colour scheme, but with a variation on their flowers. So, I made one card for today and the other card will follow later.

For My Serenity Blooms Card, I decided to use the Secret Garden paper and decorative tags by P13 for my colour choices. I just love the gorgeous colours of them! I picked the paper with a wreath off to the side for my background and matted it with a matching purple paper from the P13 paper pad.

Next, I decided to add a die cut frame behind her to create some visual interest, but I thought it would be fun to have her off-centred from it. As a result, the wreath was flowing through my frame and they created a nice backdrop for my colouring.

The Decorative Tags are a perfect match to the paper, and I decided to use two of them to tie in my colour scheme. I added a bow to the top to cover the hole and finish the tags off.

For the next step, the Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen was used for her necklace and Wink of Stella for the butterfly’s wings to add some shimmer.

Finally, for embellishments, I added a scattering of brass butterflies and rhinestones coloured with my Copic markers to match my colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Eyeshadow: V12
Lips: R21/R20/White Gelly Roll Pen
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Purples: V17/V15/V12
Light Purples: V12/V01/V0000
Butterfly: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21/Clear Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My Serenity Blooms Card:

Serenity, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Secret Garden 6” x 6” Paper Pad, P13
Secret Garden Decorative Tags, P13
Vellum Cardstock, Stampin’ Up!
Fabolous Frames Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brilliant Wings Dies, Stampin’ Up!
White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Brushed Brass Butterflies, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!

Fresh Freesia Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 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 Serenity for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Poinsettia Christmas Card

July 31, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I’m squeezing in one final Christmas in July card for you today! I am sharing My Poinsettia Christmas Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Christmas Leilani.

The Details of My Card

I loved colouring with my Copic markers Leilani, especially all that gorgeous hair! I matched my colouring of the flowers to the beautiful Poinsettia Garden Paper Collection by Paper Roses that I just purchased on a road trip with friends! So, I went with a deep red for the poinsettias, a blue/green for the succulents and white for the other flowers. Tip: for contrast with the reds, add C5 to the deepest shadows to make the individual petals pop.

Once she was coloured, I knew that I wanted to use the pretty Poinsettia Border Die also by Paper Roses. This was purchased on the same road trip as the paper. I loved how the die is so delicate while allowing the Paper Roses smaller poinsettia paper to peek through.

Next, I added a border of pretty lace to mark my transition between the die and the other side of the card. I used a piece of the Paper Roses paper with larger poinsettias on it as a backdrop for Leilani. Since this is a Christmas card, I thought a gold edge to it would tie in nicely to the other gold accents.

The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and matted with Cherry Cobbler. To continue the gold theme, I added a gold die cut filigree below it.

Then the paper poinsettias were added around her. The gold centres mirror the gold Gelly Roll Pen that I used on the poinsettias in my colouring.

Finally, the finishing touch was a couple of gold glitters dots placed around my focal point of Leilani.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E29/E27/E25/E23/E21
Eyes: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90/C3/C1/0
Lips: R32/R20
Poinsettias: R39/R37/R35/C5/ Gold Gelly Roll Pen
White Flowers: C3/C1/0/Gold Gelly Roll Pen
Green Succulents: BG99/BG96/BG93/BG90

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Card Recipe for My Poinsettia Christmas Card:

Christmas Leilani, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Poinsettia Garden 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses
Poinsettia Garden – Watercolours 12” x 12” Paper Collection, Paper Roses
Gold Foil Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Poinsettia Border Die, Paper Roses
Cherish the Season Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Painted Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
2” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michael’s Arts & Crafts
Poinsettia Paper Flowers, Christmas Paper Crafts, Hobby Lobby
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 5”

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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 Christmas Leilani for Conie Fong Art & Design!

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.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Santa on Vacation Card

July 25, 2023 2 Comments

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Santa on Vacation Card for Christmas in July and as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using 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.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I decided to create a summer beach scene with Santa enjoying his ice cream! I coloured Santa and the palm tree with my Copic Markers. I love that he has a candy cane in his ice cream! Lol! I added Glossy Accents to his glasses and the light bulbs on the palm tree. For the palm tree, I used Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen to make the star sparkle and Silver Gelly Roll Pen on the wires for the lights.

Next, onto the scene building! The sky was created with watercolor paper and blending two blue Distress Oxide Inks onto it with my blending brush. Then, I used my splatter brush to splatter water to create some texture. Once that was done, I die cut some sand dunes and embossed them to give them the texture of sand. Finally, the sun and cloud were added to finish off my scene.

For the sentiment, I wanted just “Merry and Bright” even though the sentiment was “May Your Days be Merry and Bright”. So, I used Scotch Tape (you could also use a post-it note) to mask off the text that I didn’t want. Remember to remove the tape before you stamp though! Once the sentiment was stamped, I heat embossed it in white and die cut it out.

My beachy scene was added to a piece of Make A Splash paper that had palm trees in a bright greens and blue sky to mirror my scene.

The only embellishments added were some red rhinestones scattered around my focal point.

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Copic Markers

Santa
Skin: E15/E13/E11/E00/E000
Beard: C3/C1/C0
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Ice Cream Cone: E35/E33/E31
Ice Cream: R85/R83/R81/E35/E33/E31/E53/E51/E50

Close up os Santa eating an ice cream cone — Ice-Cream Santa

Palm Tree
Trunk/Coconuts: E35/E33/E31/E30
Leaves: YG67/YG63/YG03
Wire: C3/C1/C0
Red Light Bulbs: R29/R27/R24
Green Lights Bulbs: YG67/YG63/YG03
Blue Lights Bulbs: B28/B24/B32
Yellow Lights Bulbs/Star: Y38/Y35/Y32

Card Recipe for My Santa on Vacation Card

Vacation Santa Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Make a Splash 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Bo Bunny
Watercolor Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Circle Layering Dies, Memory Box
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Spring Showers Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Subtle Textured Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Simple Strips – Christmas, Taylored Expressions
Versamark Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink, Ranger
Blending Brush, Stampin’ Up!
Tim Holtz Splatter Brush, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Scotch Tape

Real Red, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

Stamp Size: 3”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Tri-Fold Shutter Card

July 21, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my alternative Tri-Fold Shutter Card using the May 2023 Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit. I made one of these for Father’s Day (I will post it at the end) using the same kit but using a different card. It was a huge hit! So, I thought I would make one as a birthday card for a teenager who loves to camp!

The Details of My Card

For my fun-fold card, I used a full card base front and back from the Paper Pumpkin Kit. Loved that the card bases were printed with a continual scene from front to back! Therefore, with some careful measuring, this made it easy to create my card!

Since the PP card base is 5 ½” tall (same as my card base), I trimmed ¼” off top and bottom to make it fit onto my card base with mats. I didn’t mat the two centre scene strips since they were so thin already. They also have the fold from the PP card base in them, but you really don’t notice it.

Next, the stamped images were from the stamp set that came in the kit. I made the boots look like they were walking. Lol! Since the stamped pieces filled the space so nicely, I didn’t need to mat them.

Finally, the only things that I added to my card was the card base, some In Color card stock and Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems. The linen thread, binoculars and sentiment pieces were all from the kit.

Supplies:

Stamps: May 2023 Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit, Gone Fishing Stamp Set (For Father’s Day Card) (161535)

Inks: Copper Clay Spot (In Kit)

Paper: Very Vanilla 12” x 12” Cardstock (144239), Copper Clay (161721), Boho Blue (161724), Wild Wheat (161725), Pebbled Path (161722)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems (161300), Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (For Father’s Day Card) (159082), Linen Thread (In Kit), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements:

Very Vanilla:
- 12” x 5 ½” (cut/scored according to template below
Copper Clay: (3 pieces)
- 1 ¾” x 5 ¼” (2 pieces)
- 2” x 3 ½”
Boho Blue:
- 2 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
- 2 ¼” x 3 ¾”
Wild Wheat:
- 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
Pebbled Path (3 pieces):
- 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” (2 pieces)
Card Pieces:
- 1” x 5” (2 pieces) (long vertical pieces)
- 1 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces) (long horizontal pieces)
- 2” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)

More Information on My Tri-Fold Shutter Card

Lastly, here is my Father’s Day Card using the May Exploring In Color Paper Pumpkin Kit. Same measurements as above, but a Basic White card base, different Paper Pumpkin card from the kit and Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots. The sentiment is from the Gone Fishing Stamp Set.

Downloadable Tri-Fold Shutter Card Template

To download a PDF of the Tri-Fold Shutter Template, please click here or on the picture.

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

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

My Happy Couple Card

July 19, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Happy Couple Card using the digital stamp Wedding Couple by Krista Smith Stamps. This past weekend we had a wedding in our family, and this was the card I made for the happy couple to celebrate them!

The Details of My Card

I made a bridal shower card for the bride a few months ago and based my colouring on the couple getting married. They both loved the card (I will post it at the end)! So, I decided to do the same thing and colour these two cuties the same way. I went with green for the guy’s suit since I knew he would be wearing green. White Gelly Roll Pen was added to their eyes to make them sparkle and the girl’s lips to make them glossy. I added Glossy Accents to the Champagne glasses to make them shine. Clear Wink of Stella was added to the lace trim of the bride’s dress to make it sparkle.

Since I knew that their flowers were going to be wildflowers, I again went with the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper and matching Dainty Delight Dies like I did with the shower card.

I knew that I wanted to use the arbour frame with a shimmery white card stock, but with my coloured couple in the centre rather than the generic bride and groom shadows that came in the frame. So, I used my paper snips to cut the shadows out.

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder to match all the gold accents including the frame around the arbour piece, the gold dots, and the strip of gold under the sentiment. I used my Paper Snips to add an angle to the sentiment piece.

A scattering of heart shaped pearls around the sentiment, along with the wooden heart embellishment, added to my theme of love.

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Copic Markers

Guy
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Suit: G99/G94/G21
Shirt: C3/C1/0
Eyes: B18/B16/B12/B01/C3/C1/0

Girl
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Hair: E35/E53/Y21
Dress/Veil: C3/C1/0/Wink of Stella on Lace Trim
Eyes: E59/E57/E55/C3/C1/0
Lips: R83/R81

Champagne: E50/Y21/Y26
Champagne Glasses: C3/C1/C0/B00/0/Glossy Accents
Green Showing Through Glasses: YG11

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Card Recipe for My Happy Couple Card

Wedding Couple, Krista Smith Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Shimmery White Card Stock, From My Stash
Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Dainty Delight Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wedding Vows Frame Die, Cheery Lynn Designs
Happiness Abounds Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Tsukineko
Gold Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen
Glossy Accents Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Stamin’ Up!
Heart Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Sending Love Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips

Finished card size: 6 ½” x 5”

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

To view My Bridal Shower Card using the digital stamp Engagement by Krista Smith Stamps, please click here or on the photo.

A bridal shower card with a couple on it — My Bridal Shower Card

Hope you like my card using the digital stamp Wedding Couple by Krista Smith Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card

July 7, 2023 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Reindeer Lights and Sentiment. The Design Team are celebrating Christmas in July at Conie Fong Art & Design Facebook Group with a 25% off sale for 3 days, July 7, 8 and 9, 2023. No coupon code needed. Visit the Etsy store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ConieFongArt.

The Details of My Card

For my card, I found some fun Christmas lights paper with matching papers to use on my card. Once I decided on them, I coloured the reindeer in the same colours to match. I trimmed him out with my Brother Scan n’ Cut. Then, I added glossy accents to the light bulbs and Star Dust Stickles to his hat trim.

I thought it would be fun to make the reindeer’s nose glow just like Rudolph’s nose! I love an interactive card with a light switch that you push! So, I used a light mechanism from Pear Blossom Press and strategically placed it under the green piece of paper. Once I did that, I poked a hole through the green paper right where I planned to place the reindeer’s nose. I used extra thick dimensionals on the green piece to allow enough space for the light mechanism. The “Push” circle was done on my computer, printed out and then punched with a ¼” punch.

The sentiment was from the stamp set and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die. To balance out my card, I added some foil die cut light bulbs in matching colours to Rudolph’s light bulbs. The die cut black piece was from the light bulb die set to hang lights off, but I thought it added some fun at the top so that it looks like my focal point it being held up by it.

The finishing touch was adding some red rhinestones with one on the “Twinkle” and a couple beside the die cut light bulbs!

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E33/E31/W3/W1/0/R20
Antlers: E74/E71/E70
Eyes: W3/W1/0
Hoofs/Plug: C6/C4/C3
Reds: R39/R37/R35/C5
Blues: B28/B24/B32
Greens: YG67/YG63/YG03
Yellows: Y38/Y35/Y32

Close Up of reindeer — Close Up of Rudolph

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Card Recipe for My Rudolph Red-Nose Reindeer Card:

Reindeer Lights and Sentiment, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Gnome for the Holidays Christmas, Photo Play
Red, Green and Blue Foil Sheets, Craft Perfect, Tonic
3 pack of One Light, Pear Blossom Press
String of Lights, Frantic Stamper Inc.
Deckled Rectangles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Brother Scan n’ Cut
¼” Inch Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Take You Pick Tool, Stampin’ Up!
3 D Foam Squares (.25” x .25” x .08”), Scrapbook Adhesives
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Poppy Parade and Basic Gray Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 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 Reindeer Lights and Sentiment for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

You’re Stellar Wobble Card

July 5, 2023 Leave a comment

A card with an Astronaut and planet on it. — You’re Stellar Wobble Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my You’re Stellar Wobble Card using the Stargazing Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! This Collection includes the Reach for the Stars Stamp Set, Reach for the Stars Dies and Stargazing 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper.

The Details of My Card

My card was for a swap, and I decided to make a fun faux centre-step card to allow enough room for the astronaut and a planet to fit on my centre panel. I used the measurements from my faux centre-step template which I have included at the end of this post.

When I saw this Suite in the Annual Catty, I knew that I wanted to make a wobble card as well! They are so fun and interactive! I bought the Mini Action Wobble on Amazon.ca, but you could easily make your own by using a piece of bendable wire and wrap it around a pencil. Then, secure one end to your wobble piece and the other end to the card base.

Astronaut in Action

Since I made this card for a swap, I needed several planets, but only a couple fit the planet die and the rings die. I really wanted to use the ring die with silver foil paper! I thought it would add some cosmic shimmer along with the die cut stars! So, I fudged it. Tip: if you die cut the larger planets, make sure that the shadow is showing in the centre of the die. This gives it a realistic 3D look.

All Cards with Different Planets — Swap Cards with Different Planets

I decided to stamp my astronaut and sentiment in Basic Gray since there was already a lot of black to my card. Besides, it was a good alternative to colouring the astronaut since I would have used Smoky Slate to colour his shadows and left most of him white anyways. So, this did it for me!

Tip: to figure out where to place glue for the centre panel, I used my grid paper a pencil to mark the section.

The only embellishments were three Classic Matte Dots in each colour tying in my colour scheme. Of course, they had to be in a row showing my Star Trekkie side of me! Lol!

I made another card as well for a friend. This time I added the retired Shimmery Crystal Effects to the astronaut’s helmet. So fun!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Stargazing Suite Collection (161189)

Inks: Basic Gray (149165)

Paper: Basic Black (121045), Basic White (159276), Lemon Lime Twist (144245), Silver Foil 12” x 12” Specialty Pack (156457), Stargazing 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (in Collection)

Accessories: Classic Matte Dots (158146), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Grid Paper (130148), pencil, Mini Action Wobble (from Amazon.ca)

Multiple cards with astronaut and planet on then — Swap Cards

Measurements:

Basic Black: (2 pieces)
- 8 ½” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
- 8 ½” x 3” cut/scored according to template below
Basic White: (4 pieces)
- Sentiment: 2 ¼” x ½”
- Astronaut: 4” x 2”
- Centre Panel: 4-1/8” x 2-5/8”
- Back Panel: 3-5/8” x 3-1/8”
Lemon Lime Twist
- Scrap
Silver Foil (2 pieces):
- 2 ½” x 1”
- Stars: Scrap
Stargazing 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
- Centre Panel: 4” x 2 ½”
- Back Panel: 3” x 5 ¼”
- Planet

More Information on My You’re Stellar Wobble Card

Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template

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

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

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

True North Beavers Card

July 1, 2023 Leave a comment

A Canada Day card with two beavers on it — True North Beavers Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my True North Beavers Card using ‘Canadian Beavers’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. This stamp is quintessentially Canadian, and I thought it would make a great Canada Day card!

The Details of My Card

For my card, I knew that I wanted to use the O Canada 2 cardstock. I have been waiting to use it since I bought it last summer! It’s perfect to celebrate Canada Day especially with the Eh! word bubbles! Lol! I also knew that I wanted to use the maple leaves and wood grain papers. So, I created a simple tryptic card front to layer my polaroid focal point.

The beavers were coloured with my Copic markers to match the papers. I made the parent beaver a little darker than the little beaver to help distinguish the two. I coloured their noses with a black gelly pen and used a white one to add highlights. Once they were coloured, I placed them into my polaroid frame that I die cut out. It’s like they are taking a selfie on Canada Day! Lol!

I added a die cut maple leaf at the base of the polaroid frame with a sentiment from the stickers. The stitched real red heart was die cut and layered with a heart with maple leaves from the ephemera pack to balance the sentiment. I trimmed down the True North piece from the ephemera pack and place it so that it was peeking out from my frame. Red rhinestones were the finishing touch adding some sparkle and tying in my red colour scheme.

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Copic Markers:

Parent Beaver: E79/E77/E74/E71/R20
Little Beaver: E74/E71/E70/R20
Leaves: YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Branch/Log: E27/E25/E23
Sky: BG11/BG10/0

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Card Recipe for My True North Beavers Card:

‘Canadian Beavers’ Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Designer Cardstock O Canada 2, PhotoPlay
Ephemera Cardstock O Canada 2, PhotoPlay
Cardstock Stickers O Canada 2, PhotoPlay
Give it A Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up!
Polaroid Photo Frame Die, From my Stash
Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Red Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”

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

Here is my last year’s Canada Day card using Red, White & Pooh! Digital Stamp by Polka Dot Orchard. To view it, please click here or on the image.

Winnie the Pooh hold a Canadian Flog — Happy Canada D-Eh! Card

Hope you like my True North Beavers Card using ‘Canadian Beavers’ Digital Stamp by Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie