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My Happy Christmas Gnome Ornament

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Ornament with Gnome on it
Christmas Gnome Ornament

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Happy Christmas Gnome Ornament as my Design Team Inspiration Project for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Bauble Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. He comes with 6 stamps including sentiments May Your Holidays Be Merry & Bright and Tis the Season to be Jolly in PNG and JPG.

Details of My Ornament

I decided that I wanted to create something a little different than a card with this cutie. So, I made a Scandinavian Star ornament using some Designer Series Paper that had baubles on one side and red stripes on the other. I had so much fun colouring him with my Copic markers in reds/whites with a pop of blue for his bauble to match my paper choice.

To decorate my ornament, I created a bauble with gold foil and red glimmer paper that I placed behind my gnome with the sentiment layered on it. Since you may see the back of the ornament, I also created another bauble on the back that says Merry Christmas. Since I didn’t have matching blue embellishments, I coloured the ribbon and rhinestones with my B28 Copic marker. A favourite technique I love to use to make things match! Some Gold trim is added to hang the ornament.

Back of Ornament
Back of Ornament with Merry Christmas Die Cut

Instructions to Create A Scandinavian Star

  • Start with a 6” x 6” piece of DSP cut into 12 strips of ½” wide. Make 2 piles of 6 pieces. If you have a continual pattern, make sure they line up.
  • Fold two of the strips in half to find center point and adhere in a “plus” shape.
  • Adhere two more strip on either side of the top piece lining up pattern.
  • Weave two strips on either side of the DSP on the bottom piece and adhere.
  • Using the remaining six strips, repeat the preceding steps to create the other half of the ornament
  • Turn over and adhere the corner strips together. You’ll fold the strips under until the opposite side is showing, then adhere those ends together so they are flush.  If you are not seeing a “v” of the opposite side paper on the tips, then your ends are not being glued in the correct direction
  • Continue until all 4 corners are adhered.
  • Adhere the 4 corners of the other half so that you have 2 identical shapes.
  • Place one side facing down on top of the other, rotating it so that the points alternate, and the loose strips will each match up to an opposing point.
  • Thread each of the loose strips through the back of the points, so the whole ornament is loosely interlocking.
  • Adhere the loose ends to the underside of each point. 
  • Snip off the excess of each point to create a points for the star.
Steps to create Scandinavian Star
Steps to Create Scandinavian Star

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Boots: C9/C7/C5
Reds: R39/R37/R35
Bauble: B39/B28/B24/B32
Gold: E15/Y38/Y35/Y06
Ribbon/Rhinestones: B28

Close Up of Bauble Gnome
Close Up of Bauble Gnome

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Card Recipe for My Happy Christmas Gnome Ornament:

Bauble Gnome and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Foil Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Red Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Merry Christmas Bauble Duo, Creative Expressions Die Paper Cuts Collection
Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin’ Up!
Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Simply Elegant Trim, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Tombow Adhesive
Paper Snips

Finished ornament size: 5.25” x 5.25”

Showing the Layers of The Ornament
Showing the Layers of The Ornament

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration using
Bauble Gnome and Sentiment Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Christmas Pyjamas Card

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My Design Team Card called My Christmas Pyjamas Card with Emma in Snowman Sweater
My Christmas Pyjamas Card

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

For my card, I decided that this cutie reminded me of the matching Christmas PJs that are so popular! So, I coloured her and her little friend with my Copic Markers in matching red and white. I love that you can have both cuties together or use them separately to suit your card! 

Since they are wearing Christmas PJs, I went with paper that suited this theme. T’was the Night Before Christmas tag and Santa Claus is Coming to Town mirroring my red/white colouring scheme were perfect for my card! The only die cut I used was Santa and his reindeer flying overhead. I dry embossed snowflakes on Basic White card stock to set her off from the busy background. I also 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 of sparkle.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E33/E35/E37/E39
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Leggings/Sweater Trim/Candy Cane: R37/R32/C3/0
Boots: E33/E35/E37/E39
Snowman: C7/C5/C4/R37/C3/0/YR04/Y38
Penguin Feathers: C7/C5/C4/C3/C0/0
Penguin Feet/Beaks: YR04/Y38/YR12

Close Up of my Card with Emma in Snowman Sweater
Close of Emma in Snowman Sweater

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Card Recipe for My Christmas Pyjamas Card:

Emma in Snowman Sweater, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
North Pole Trading Co. 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play
Santa’s Sleigh and Reindeer Die Cut, Cheery Lynn Designs
Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger (Hat/Boot Trim)
Glossy Accents, Ranger (Candy Cane)
Basic White and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Merry Penguins Card

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

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Christmas is only a month away and I’m still working on my Christmas cards. I am sharing My Merry Penguins Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Penguin Holiday Set. 

For this super-fast card, I decided I wanted a winter scene for these cuties. And what better way than a slimline card to fit all the penguins on it. So, I pulled out my Frozen Whimsy Stamps Paper Pack! These cute penguins are such a fast colour with my Copic Markers! All I needed to finish off my card were a few snowflakes die cut from some glimmer paper and my sentiment. Easy-peasy!

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Copic Markers:

Feathers: C7/C5/C4/C3/C0/0
Feet/Beaks: TR04/Y38/YR12
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Whites: C3/C0/0/Stardust Stickles

Close Up of 2 Penguins
Close Up of Two of the Penguins on my Card

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Card Recipe for My Merry Penguins Card:

Penguin Holiday Set, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Frozen Slimline Designer Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Slimline Pull Tab Dies, Heffy Doodle
So Many Snowflakes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Penguin Place Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment)
Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger

Finished card size: 3 5/8” x 8 5/8”

Close Up of the third penguin on my card
Close Up of Single Penguin on my Card

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Stack of Christmas Gnomes Card

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My Design Team Card
My Christmas Gnome Stack Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Stack of Christmas Gnomes Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Gnome Stack. They come with 6 stamps including sentiment Sending Christmas Wishes and Merry Christmas in PNG and JPG.

Details of My Card

I had so much fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers in reds, greens, and blue/greens to match my paper choice which you can see poking out from beneath the Holly border. The sparkle on my star was achieved by colouring it first and then using a technique of dots and White Gelly Roll Pen. To continue the sparkle, I die cut a flourish of stars with some metallic sparkly paper that I layered behind my sentiment. I used the leftover from this die cut to add some solid glittery stars to my card. To carry to poinsettia theme of the gnomes, I added a handmade one beside the sentiment with some gold metallic pearls in the centre to match their poinsettias. As a finishing touch, I added some red rhinestones to add even more sparkle to my card.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R39/R37/R35/R32
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Blue/Greens: BG78/BG75/BG72
Star: Y00/Y15/Y17/E99/White Gelly Roll Pen
Pom Poms: BG0000/BG000/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up of the top gnome who has a star
Close Up of Gnome with Star

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Card Recipe for My Stack of Christmas Gnomes Card:

Christmas Gnome Stack, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
North Pole Trading Co. 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play
Gold and Rose 6’ x 6” Metallic Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Holly Card Band Precision Die, Frantic Stamper
Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Floral Punch Poinsettia, Nellie’s Choice
Label Me Fancy Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Metallic Pearls, Stampin’ Up!
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura
Mossy Meadow, Real Red and
Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 3.5” x 6”

Close Up of Gnomes at the Bottom
Close Up of Bottom Two Gnomes

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Remembrance Day Card

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Remembrance Day Card
My Remembrance Day Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Remembrance Day Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using two digital stamps called Military Boy and Military Girl. 

11.11.11 – Lest We Forget! I am honoured to dedicate this card to all who have served and are serving to keep us free including my Hubby who was in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s).

My Hubby in Uniform
My Hubby in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Uniform

I was inspired by a card design I saw using the Suit & Ties Dies by Stampin’ Up! to create a camouflage shirt. I thought this would work very well for my card! So, I used some digital paper that had a camouflage pattern on it to create my shirt. I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers these cuties in camouflage colours! Of course, I had to add a poppy for Remembrance from the Poppy Moments Dies.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Military Boy’s Hair: E49/E47/E44
Military Girl’s Hair: E37/E35/E3
Uniform: E81/E84/E87/YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91
Belt/Boots: E37/E35/E33
Buckle/Tags: C4/C3/C1

Close Up of Boy Soldier
Close Up of Military Boy

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Card Recipe for My Remembrance Day Card:

Military Boy and Military Girl, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Army Digital Paper, Paperie Printables
Suit & Tie Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Poppy Moments Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Layering Circle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Star Designer Elements, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”

Close Up of Girl Soldier
Close Up of Military Girl

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

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Military Boy and Military Girl by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Nature is an Adventure Card

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A Cabin in the forest on a card
Nature is an Adventure Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Nature is an Adventure Card using the Reflected in Nature Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

The Details of My Card

The inspiration for my card is the prints that you see which have one pop of red in amongst a black/white scene. To create this, I pulled out my Blender Pen once I had stamped the image. I took the pen and dipped it into my Real Red 

Ink Pad to pick up some ink. I started in the shadow areas, like under the roof line, and moved out from there. As you use the pen, the ink gets lighter and lighter until there is no more ink on it. I love this softer look that suited the stamped image! As the ink runs out, you get lots of dimension with the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. I haven’t done this technique in a long time.

To match my rustic cottage in the woods theme, I distressed the edges of my stamped image and the Real Red mat with my Paper Snips. The Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper is gorgeous with its unexpected silver accents and perfect for my theme! I thought that adding a flag of the Cork Paper behind my focal point would add a bit of colour and interest. To match the silver accents on the DSP, I added a Silver Foil die cut tree from the Cabin Dies. For embellishments, I used Linen Thread wrapped around my sentiment and a scattering of Red Rhinestones to add some colour.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Reflected in Nature Stamp Set (156437), Cabin Dies (156404)

Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084), Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (131202)

Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Cork 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper (156393), Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper (156394), Silver Foil 12″ x 12″ Specialty Pack (156457)

Accessories: Blender Pens (102845), Linen Thread (104199), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of the Cabin on my card
Close Up of the Cottage on My Card

Measurements: 

  • Real Red: 3 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 3 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 5/8” (Sentiment)
  • Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Basic White: 2 pieces:
    • 3 ¼” x 3”
    • 3 ¼” x ½” (Sentiment)
  • Cork Specialty Paper: 2 7/8” x 4 ½”
  • Silver Foil Specialty Pack: scrap

More Information on My Nature is an Adventure Card:

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

Here is a video on the Peaceful Place Suite:
https://youtu.be/bYaJWfSgoEQ

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

Happy Christmas Presents Card

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My Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design
Happy Christmas Presents Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Happy Christmas Presents Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle. This bundle comes with 9 stamps including Christmas Present Gnome PNG JPG format, Christmas Present Gnome with Tree JPG format, Christmas Tree PNG/JPG format, Sentiment May Your Christmas Be Filled with Peace and Love PNG/JPG format and Sentiment Season’s Greeting PNG/JPG format.

Details of My Card

I had so much fun colouring this sweet gnome with my Copic markers that I coloured him twice. Once with him and the tree separately and then him with the tree. Stay tune for a card with my second colouring later.

A coloured digital stamp of a gnome and Christmas tree
My Coloured Christmas Present Gnome

I love the Tulla & Norbert’s Christmas Party paper! If you look closely, you will see gnomes with presents and Christmas trees driving in convertible cars! So fun and perfect for my card! Since the paper had a lot going on, I made my layers simple for the card with the pine branches and the pink snowflake paper. The only embellishment that I used was the wooden present under the tree since you need presents under a Christmas tree!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Greens: G46/YG17/YG23
Pink: RV11/RV32/RV34
Blue: BG11/BG13/BG15
Yellow: Y17/Y15/Y11/E15
Tree Trunk: E37/E35/E33
Snow: BG000/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up of Gnome on My Card
Close Up of Gnome on My Card

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Card Recipe for My Happy Christmas Presents Card:

Christmas Present Gnome and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tulla & Norbert’s Christmas Party 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Photo Play Paper
Whimsey & Wonder 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Pine Needles Border Die, Memory Box
Scalloped Contour Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Finishing Accents Wood Shapes – Christmas, Darcie
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Balmy Blue Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 5.75” x 5.75”

Close Up of Christmas Tree on my Card
Close Up of Christmas Tree on my Card

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Tombstone Treat Boxes

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Decorated Treat boxes for Halloween
My Tombstone Treat Boxes

Happy Halloween Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing My Tombstone Treat Boxes as my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls using Ragdoll Sally.

I had a lot of fun colouring this cutie with my Copic Markers! In fact, I coloured her skin in three different tones. So, I created a poll in The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Facebook Group on which skin tone was the most popular. The most popular green skin tone was used to create a card (Link to it here), but I couldn’t resist colouring the other two to create my treat boxes.

My Coloured Digital Stamps
My Coloured Ragdoll Sallys

Since it’s Halloween what better way to celebrate with treat boxes to give out to all those cute trick-or-treaters! The Stampin’ Up! Tombstone Treat Boxes were so fun to decorate with lots of little bits from my stash! And the finishing touch was my coloured Ragdoll Sallys!

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Copic Markers:

Hair: R29/R27/R24/C5
Purple Skin: BV20/B60/V20
Natural Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Blacks on Dress: C7/C5/C4
Blues: BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11
Yellows: Y38/YR23/Y15
Pinks: RV55/RV63/RV52
Shoes: C7/C5/C4
Socks: C4/C3/C0
Jack Stuffie: C9/C7/C5
Jack’s Head: C3/C0/3
Jack’s Collar: C5/C4/C3

My Treat Boxes Opened
My Treat Boxes Opened

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Recipe for My Tombstone Treat Boxes:

Ragdoll Sally, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Tombstone Treat Boxes, Stampin’ Up!

Treat Box 1
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Gold Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Scary Town Builder Dies, Stamp AnnieThing
Cauldron Bubble Bundle, Stampin’ Up!
Sliding Star Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
KP Halloween Die-Cut Cardstock, K& Company
Spooky Bats Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Crushed Curry Card Stock

Decorated Treat Box
Treat Box 1

Treat Box 2
Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad Doodlebug Design Inc.
Frightful Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Haunted Adhesive Rhinestones, Recollections
Idea-ology Adornments, Tim Holtz
Cheese Cloth
Basic Black Card Stock

Another Decorated Treat Box
Treat Box 2

Finished Treat Boxes size: 3.5” x 5”

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration using
Ragdoll Sally by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Sending Christmas Wishes Card

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My DesignTeam Card with Gnomes Mailing Presents
Sending Christmas Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Have you started your Christmas cards? This is my one first since Christmas in July. I am sharing my Sending Christmas Wishes Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Christmas Mailbox Gnome. You receive the stamp and the sentiment Sending Christmas Love in PNG and JPG. I used the sentiment from the Christmas Gnome Stack since it suited my letter shape.

Details of My Card

I had so much fun colouring these cuties with my Copic markers in traditional greens and reds, but I added a pop of unexpected blue in the presents and bows. I love paper since it has a robin with a Christmas letter in his mouth. You can see him in the lower-right corner. I thought it would be fun to have an opened envelope with my sentiment tucked inside in one of the corners. A couple of punched snowflakes with some sparkly Kraftin’ Kimmie Dots tied in my blue. I used a lot of glitter with Star Dust stickles on their hat trim, pompoms and snow, Glossy Accents on the red Christmas baubles and Clear Wink of Stella on all the bows.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C2
Shoes: C6/C4/C3
Reds: R39/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/G94/G21
Blues: B12/B14/B37
Squirrel: E37/E35/E33/E31
Mailbox: C4/C3/C1/R39/R29/R27/R24
Leaves: G99/G94/G21/YG67/YG03
Snow: B0000/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up of My Card
Close Up of The Gnomes on my Design Team Card

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Card Recipe for My Sending Christmas Wishes Card:

Christmas Mailbox Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
A Robin’s Christmas Paper Pack, Wild Rose Studios
Snail Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Snowflake Punch, From my Stash
Kraftin’ Kimmie Dots, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Garden Green, Real Red and
Pacific Point Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 6” x 6”

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Birthday Slimline Shaker Card

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My Design Team Card
Birthday Slimline Shaker Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Today I am sharing My Birthday Slimline Shaker Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the Ragdoll Sally. Every year, my Hubby and I watch Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween. It’s also my Hubby’s birthday on Thursday and I thought a birthday card with Ragdoll Sally would be perfect for him.

I had a lot of fun colouring this cutie with my Copic Markers! In fact, I coloured her skin in three different tones. So, I created a poll in The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration Facebook Group on which skin tone was the most popular. It turned out that the green skin tone was the winner. So, I used her for my card.

Green, purple and natural skin tones
Skin Tones of Ragdoll Sally by Paper Nest Dolls

Of course, I also coloured the others and created Halloween treat boxes with them which I plan to share later this week.

My Card Details

For my card, I decided to create not only a slimline card, but a shaker card with glow in the dark moons! So fun! I know my Hubby will get a kick out of it! I found this cool graphic on Etsy for Nightmare Before Christmas. So, I used my Silhouette Cameo to tweak it to fit my shape and then die cut it out. The moon paper was 6” x 6”, but since I only needed it for the top half of my card, I trimmed it down to fit.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was printed out on my computer using Word and the Viner Hand ITC font. I created a collage of different items around the sentiment including the glittery spider web and spider trinket. Don’t you love the pop of green that the mesh created at the bottom of the card to mirror her skin and the Lavinia moon paper!

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Copic Markers:

Hair: R29/R27/R24/C5
Skin: G24/G21/G20/G40
Blacks on Dress: C7/C5/C4
Blues: BG18/BG15/BG13/BG11
Yellows: E18/E15/Y38/Y35
Pinks: RV14/RV13/RV21
Shoes: C7/C5/C4
Socks: C4/C3/C0
Jack Stuffie: C9/C7/C5
Jack’s Head: C3/C0/3
Jack’s Collar: C5/C4/C3

Close Up of coloured Digital Stamp
Close Up of Ragdoll Sally

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Card Recipe for My Birthday Slimline Shaker Card:

Ragdoll Sally, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spellbound 2 SceneScapes 6” x 6” Paper, Lavinia Stamps
October 21St 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Jack Skellington Bundle, SunMagicArt, Etsy
Silhouette Cameo
Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps, Lawn Fawn
Large Slimline with Sliders, Lawn Fawn
Frightful Tags Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Green Rhinestone Mesh, Crafts, Dollarama
Moon-Glow in the Dark Shakers, Dress my Crafts
Halloween Shakers, Dress my Crafts
Black Sequins, My Stash
Spider Trinkets, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.25”

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My Hubby’s birthday card from last year was an interactive slider card. To find out more about it, please click here.

My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
My Have a Spooktacular Slider Birthday Card

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

To view my other interactive cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Ragdoll Sally by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Witching You A Happy Halloween

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My Halloween Cards with a Witch on Them
My Witching You A Happy Halloween Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Halloween is only a few more weeks away and I couldn’t resist sharing another Halloween card! In fact, I am sharing two cards this time since I love this digital stamp so much! I am sharing my Witching You A Happy Halloween Cards as my Design Team Cards for Conie Fong Art & Design using the cute Witchy Broomstick Gnome. She comes with 7 images including the sentiment Witching You A Happy Halloween.

Details of My Cards

Have you ever found that you have two different ideas for a digital stamp that you want to explore? I did for this cute stamp! For my cards, I created a CAS (Clean and Simple) card and another one that has many layers to it. Which type of card is your preference? I tend to lean towards lots of layers and details, but this paper from Spellbound just called to be used with minimal details.

My Clean and Simple Card with a Witch
My Clean and Simple Card

I love the spooky scene on the paper. So, I angled my witch to show it peeking out from behind her. I added a spider web doily to make her pop from the background, some glittery bats, and the sentiment that come with her to my card. That was all this card needed.

My Other Halloween Card
My Detailed Halloween Card

For my second card, I used several different layers of paper that matched the fun Copic Markers colours that I used on my witches. I used the same doily and glittery bats but added a graveyard sticker at the bottom of my card like she is flying over a graveyard. A scattering of star sequins adds some sparkle to the background.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Greens: G17/G14/YG23/YG03
Purples: BV08/V17/V15/V12
Shoes: C9/C7/C5/C4
Oranges: E18/YR15/YR16/YR07
Cat: C7/C5/C4/R20
Broom: YR23/YR21/Y21/E59/E57/E55

Close Up of The CAS Card
Close Up of The CAS Card

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Card Recipe for Witching You A Happy Halloween:

Witchy Broomstick Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Spellbound 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Fancy Pants Designs
Ghouls& Goodies 6’ x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc.
KP Halloween Designer Mat Pad, K & Company
BW Haunted Word Dimensional Stickers, K & Company
Spider Web Doilies, Stampin’ Up!
Spooky Bat Punch, Stampin’ Up!
Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Black Glitter Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Silver Gelly Roll Pen
Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and
Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished cards size: 6” x 6”

Close Up of Witch on my Card
Close Up of Witchy Broomstick Gnome

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Cards using
Witchy Broomstick Gnome for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

You’re my Gingerbread Card

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My Stampin' Up! Card with Gingerbread Cookies on It
You’re my Gingerbread Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my You’re my Gingerbread Card using the Frosted Gingerbread Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

For my card, I wanted to use the Gingerbread Dies to die cut the images out of the Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper. I love that you can do this to create your cards! Great for mass producing your Christmas cards!

Paper with Gingerbread Cookies on It
Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper with Gingerbread Dies

I thought the Kraft paper would tie in nicely with the brown cookies in the DSP. Once I die cut it with the largest scallop die, I stamped the peppermint swirls all over it in Versamark. This tone-on-tone look adds a subtle bit of interested without taking away from the delicious cookies.

I also stamped in Versamark the sentiment on a piece of Real Red that I die cut using one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies. This I embossed in white using my Heat Tool. I added the gingerbread trim in Basic White under my sentiment trimming it to fit the rectangle. I added a fun Gingerbread & Peppermint Acrylic Shape and a scattering of Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels to tie in my colours and theme.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Frosted Gingerbread Bundle (156807), Scalloped Contours Dies (155560), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)

Inks: VersaMark Ink Pad (102283)

Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Kraft 6″ x 6″ Paper Pack (156325), Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper (156313)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Gingerbread & Peppermint Acrylic Shapes (156322), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Heat Tool (129053)

Close Up of My Card with Gingerbread Cookies
Close Up of my Card

Measurements: 

  • Real Red: 2 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ¼” x 1 ¼” (Sentiment)
  • Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼”
    • 2 Die cut Cookies and one peppermint swirl
  • Basic White: Scrap
  • Kraft: 3 ¼” x 4 ½”

More Information on You’re My Gingerbread Card:

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

Here is a video on the Gingerbread & Peppermint Suite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTXh3UT6i4

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

My Happy Thanksgiving Card

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A Thanksgiving Card with Leaves on It
My Happy Thanksgiving Card

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Thanksgiving Card using several dies, including Tailor Made Tags Dies, Giving Gifts Dies, Picture This Dies and Word Wishes Dies to create my festive card.

For my card, I wanted to create a very Autumnal card for this time of year. So, I pulled out Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Old Olive to create my Fall wonderland card. I stamped each leaf off before stamping it onto my tag. I wanted a subtle background for my die cut word and leaves. The HAPPY was white embossed onto a scrap of Cherry Cobbler and layered onto a pile of leaves. I added to the tag, the Gingham Ribbon, and the Linen Twine which I frayed to create a rustic look.

The Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper has the perfect Fall paper in it that was destined for my card. I thought that the Picture This Dies would be a great way to have this DSP poking out. A scattering of die cut leaves and rhinestones make this card feel like there is movement to the falling leaves.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Giving Gifts Dies (156563), Picture This Dies (155559), Word Wishes Dies (149629), A Wish for Everything Stamp Set (149320)

Inks: VersaMark Ink Pad (102283), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad (147085), Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad (153116), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)

Paper: Cajun Craze (119684), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Bumblebee (153077), Old Olive (100702), Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (155841)

Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), Linen Thread (104199), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Heat Tool (129053)

Close Up of my Card
Close Up of My Thanksgiving Card

Measurements: 

  • Cajun Craze: 3 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 3 ½” x 1” (Sentiment)
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper: 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”
  • Cherry Cobbler: 4” x 5 ¼”
    • Scraps for leaves
  • Basic White: 3 7/8” x 1 13/16”
  • Bumblebee: Scraps
  • Old Olive: Scraps

More Information on My Happy Thanksgiving Card:

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

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

My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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Perfectly Wicked Sentiment
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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

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

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

Video of my Card in Action

Movie of My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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

Bad Girls Have More Fun! Sentiment
Bad Girls Have More Fun! Sentiment

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Copic Markers:

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

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

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Card Recipe for
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card:

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

Finished card size: 4.25” x 5.5”

My Design Team Card
My Perfectly Wicked Interactive Card

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Cards from the Party with
The Villains Retreat Weekend

Spinner Card
Spinner Card Using Evil Queen and Princess with Apple by Paper Nest Dolls
Centre-Step Card
Centre-Step Card with Evil Fairy by Paper Nest Dolls

Downloadable Centre-Step Template
(Click Image)

Centre-Step Card Template
Centre-Step Card Template

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

To view my other interactive cards, please click here.

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Rustic Christmas Deer Card

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My Rustic Christmas Card with a Deer on it
My Rustic Christmas Deer Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Rustic Christmas Deer Card using the free Sale-a-Bration Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper and the matching Peaceful Deer Bundle. I can’t believe that today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration! You only have until tonight to get free products for every $60 you spend! Don’t miss out!

For my card, it is all about this wintery DSP and I knew that I wanted to create a rustic Christmas card with the Buffalo checked deer and those gorgeous snowflakes on the Rea lRed background! I love that the deer on the DSP can be punched out using the Deer Builder Punch! I embossed the Basic White square with the snowflakes embossing folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders to set off my deer. To add a bit of unexpected colour, I used the die cut trees from the Cabin Dies and stamped the sentiment on Garden Green Card Stock. To tie in the black from the deer, I used a black mat and card base. The Matte Black Dots were perfect embellishment for my rustic card!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Peaceful Deer Bundle (156391), Cabin Dies (156404), Tasteful Labels Dies (152886)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)

Paper: Basic Black (121045), Basic White (159276), Garden Green (102584), Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (156628)

Accessories: Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (155433), Wonderful Snowflakes (156340), Matte Black Dots (154284), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Close Up of Deer on My Card
Close Up of Deer on My Card

Measurements: 

  • Basic Black: 2 pieces
    • 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
  • Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼” and punch out deer
  • Basic White: 2 5/8” x 2 5/8”
  • Garden Green: Scrap for trees and sentiment

More Information on My Rustic Christmas Deer Card:

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

To check out the free August – September 2021 Sale-a-Bration products, please click here.

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