Will You Be My Gnomie?

Will You Be My Gnomie? - A Valentine Card with a Boy and Girl Gnome infant of a heart shaker
Will You Be My Gnomie?

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Will You Be My Gnomie? as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the sweet Gnome Couple. You can also draw the Boy Gnome using the video on the Draw with Conie YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/HZtUnru5-VM?si=nE7dFjqjFEtH9im7. Don’t forget to subscribe to her channel while you are there for more tutorials that come out each week!

You can also share your drawings in her Draw with Conie Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/339082068864209/

The Details of My Will You Be My Gnomie?

For my card, I thought I would create a fun Valentine Shaker card using these cuties! So, I coloured them with my Copic markers in Valentine colours and cut them out with my Brother Scan & Cut.

The Radiant Heart Backdrop Die was perfect for my shaker part, but I need to make the card larger to fit my gnomes and the shaker. So, I made my card 6” x 6”and placed the shaker element at the top with my gnomes on either side of it.

For the shaker, I used the Stampin’ Up! Foam Adhesive Strips around the heart and again around the perimeter of the rectangle to create two shaker parts. This allowed the sequins to look like they are loose throughout but kept a nice selection visible in the heart at all times. The “Love” heart shaker elements and sequins were perfect colours to match my colour scheme. Some die cut candy hearts and a heart garland decorated my shaker element.

The sentiment was from Sassy’s Cards & Gifts. She gives out downloadable sentiments each month for free and this one was from the recent video! I was visiting my friend while putting this card together and she let me try out her Mini Minc Machine to red foil the sentiment. Love the shine! I need one of these! Lol!

To add sparkle, I used a scattering of red rhinestones and Star Dust Stickles on gnomes’ pompoms, the boy’s heart, and the girl’s flower.

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Copic Markers:

Boy Gnome
Skin
: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C3/C1/C0
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Blues: BG02/BG01/BG000
Whites: C3/C1/0
Shoes: C6/C4/C3

Close Up of Boy Gnome
Close Up of Boy Gnome

Girl Gnome
Skin
: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E39/E37/E35/E33
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Blues: BG02/BG01/BG000
Shoes: C6/C4/C3

Close Up of Girl Gnome
Close Up of Girl Gnome

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Card Recipe for My Will You Be My Gnomie?

Gnome Couple, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Gnomie Hugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Paper Rose
Radiant Heart Backdrop Die, Lawn Fawn
Candy Hearts Dies, Lawn Fawn
Heart Garland Backdrop: Landscape Dies, Lawn Fawn
Valentine’s & Galentine’s Day Sentiment, Sassy’s Cards & Gifts
Mini Minc Machine, Heidi Swapp
Red Foil, Deco Foil
Brother Scan & Cut
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Peppermint Stick Sequin Mix, Neat & Tangled
Love Hearts Shaker Elements
Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red and Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6” x 6”

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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 Gnome Couple for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Kitty Love Card 

My Kitty Love Card - a Valentine Card with a cat beside a mailbox filled with letters
My Kitty Love Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Kitty Love Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the New Release Kitty Love with the Snow Globe Bundle!

The Details of My Kitty Love Card

For my card, I decided to combine the Snow Globe Bundle with the Kitty Love stamp since the kitty fits so perfectly in the snow globe! I used Microsoft Word to size and insert the kitty into the globe. In addition, I used Word to add Happy Valentine’s Day to the plaque on the base.

I haven’t coloured a snow globe before and wanted to challenge myself. So, I used the 3.0 Mini Class Bundle from Kit and Clowder as a reference and used my Copic markers to colour the image. It was a lot of fun getting the shine on the glass! Once it was coloured, I added Glossy Accents to the plaque on the globe base and Stickles to all the hearts.

I decided to use the French Kiss Doodlebug Paper since it had hearts, envelopes, and happy mail on it. Perfect for my card! To ground the snow globe, I used a solid piece of red paper that was already embossed with hearts to add to my Valentine theme.

Next, I added some die cut hearts in opposite corners for balance. A die cut glassine envelope with die cut hearts inside and an adhesive-backed heart to seal it was added to mirror the letters in the mailbox.  

For embellishments, I used a piece of white lace trim and white resin hearts.

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Copic Markers

Cat: W3/W2/W1/W0/R20
Scarf: R29/R27/R24/R22/R85/R83/R81
Mailbox: C3/C2/C1/C0/R29/R27/R24/R85/R81
Post: E49/E47/E44/E43
Letters: E41/E40/R29/R27/R24
Globe Base: E49/E47/E44/E43/C3/C2/C1
Box: E44/E43/E42/E41/E40/R29/R27/R24
Glass: B91/B00/BG10/0
Snow: BG60/BG000/0

Close Up of Kitty
Close Up of Kitty

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Card Recipe for My Kitty Love Card

Kitty Love and Snow Globe Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
French Kiss 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Valentine’s Day 5” x 7” Paper Pad, Recollections, Michaels Arts & Crafts
Sending Love Glassine Sheets, Stampin’ Up!
Sending Love Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Candy Hearts Dies, Lawn Fawn
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Resin Hearts Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers, Stampin’ Up!
1 ½” Lace Ribbon, Celebrate It, Michaels Arts & Crafts
White Gelly Roll Pen, 
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Star Dust Stickles, Ranger
Basic White, Real Red and Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

Stamp Size: 3 ¾”

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

Hope you like my Kitty Love Card using Kitty Love and Snow Globe Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Lavender Fields Card

My Lavender Fields Card - A birthday card with a landscape scene
My Lavender Fields Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Lavender Fields Card using the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! It was my birthday recently and I always create a card for myself! 

The Details of My Lavender Fields Card

So, for my birthday card, I decided to create one that reminded me of our trip to Provence in France with the beautiful lavender fields. When I saw the Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set, I realized I could change the colours of the hills and voilà, Provence! Plus, the Painted Lavender Dies and Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper were perfect for my lavender fields card!

First, I stamped the largest field in Highland Heather followed by Gorgeous Grape to add interest and have it look like lavender. Next, I stamped a Shaded Spruce hill where I planned to place the house and trees. For the house, I used Crumb Cake for the walls and Copper Clay for the roof since we saw houses with those colours in France. Cypress trees, like the ones on the stamp, were also found all over Provence. So, I stamped them in Shaded Spruce to match the grasses. Finally, I stamped in Balmy Blue the sky twice to fill the space.

Next, using the Deckled Rectangles Dies, I die cut my scene and a Gorgeous Grape matt. For my card, I decided to frame my Provencal scene using the largest Radiating Stitches Dies in Crumb Cake almost like a picture hanging on a wall. Lol!

To complete my Provencal theme, I die cut a bouquet of lavender from Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape which was tied with Linen Thread and layered it on a DSP circle die cut from the Radiating Stitches Dies. The sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape and die cut out using a Something Fancy Die. I layered two strips of DSP on the left side of the Basic White card base to balance the sentiment cluster.

The finishing touch was a scattering of Purple Fine Shimmer Gems that match my colour scheme.

Close Up of My Lavender Fields
Close Up of the Provencal Scene

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Hills of Tuscany (162682), Deckled Rectangles Dies (159173), Radiating Stitches Dies (161595), Painted Lavender Dies (162596), Something Fancy Dies (160424), Something Fancy Stamp Set (160416)

Inks: Gorgeous Grape (147099), Crumb Cake (147116), Highland Heather (147103), Copper Clay (161647), Shaded Spruce (147088), Balmy Blue (147105)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Gorgeous Grape (146987), Crumb Cake (120953), Highland Heather (146986), Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (162593)

Accessories: Linen Thread (104199), Purple Fine Shimmer Gems (162611), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Crumb Cake:
    • 3-7/8” x 5 ¼”
  • Basic White:
    • 4” x 2-5/8”
    • Scrap for Sentiment
  • Gorgeous Grape (2 pieces):
    • 3” x 4 ¼”
    • Scrap for Lavender
  • Highland Heather:
    • Scrap for Lavender
  • Perennial Lavender 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
    • ¾” x 4 ¼”
    • ¾” x 1 ¾”
    • 1 ½” x 1 ½”

More Information on My Lavender Fields Card

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Season to be Freezin’ Card 

Season to be Freezin’ Card - a winter card with a Yeti holding a tree
Season to be Freezin’ Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Season to be Freezin’ Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Yeti with Tree. Paper Nest Dolls has several Yeti stamps to the point you could have a whole Yeti family! I just love these cuties so much that I made another card with the Yeti Father and Son for Christmas and have included a link at the end of this post to it.

The Details of My Season to be Freezin’ Card

For my Yeti, I had coloured him with my Copic markers before Christmas but didn’t get a chance to get him onto a card. So, I decided to create a winter themed card for him. I coloured his fur texture with individual strokes in the shadows and left the highlights white. The tree was also coloured with individual strokes to create lots of texture.

The Doodlebug paper that I used, had Yetis on it, but I went with more neutral papers to create my wintery scene. The sentiment was from the matching Chit Chat and was perfect for my wintery theme.

Next, I added a birch tree die cut for my wintery scene and, to add interest, I used a Stitched Hillside Die to complete my scene.

For embellishments, I used some wooden snowflakes that I had in my stash for that rustic look.

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Copic Markers

Fur: W3/W1/W0/0
Face: E43/E42/E41/E40/RV00/0
Horns/Nails/Tree Trunk: E44/E43/E42/E41
Tree: G29/YG63/YG03

Close Up of Yeti carrying a Tree
Close Up of Yeti with Tree

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Card Recipe for My Season to be
Freezin’ Card

Yeti with Tree, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Winter Wonderland 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Winter Wonderland Chit Chat, Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies, Lawn Fawn
Woodland Collection Birch Tree Forest, Sue Wilson
Wooden Snowflake Embellishments, Stampin’ Up!
Shaded Spruce 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.

My Yeti for the Holidays?

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

Yeti for the Holidays Card - A Christmas Card with a Yeti Father and Son getting a Christmas Tree.
Yeti for the Holidays Card

Hope you like my Season to be Freezin’ Card using
Yeti with Tree by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy 2024 Calendars

Happy 2024 Calendars - two handmade calendars. One with a bee on it and one with a bird.
My Happy 2024 Calendars

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy 2024 Calendars using the Bee My Valentine Bundle and the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I didn’t get done my Christmas cards this year due to catching Covid. So instead, I decided to send out calendars to some of my customers in the new year.

The Details of My Happy 2024 Calendars

For my calendars, I decided to create two different calendars with the same design but using different products. I couldn’t resist using the beautiful Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper which is a Sale-a-bration freebie if you spend $60.00 CDN on qualifying orders. And don’t you just love those cute bees from the Bee My Valentine Bundle!

Five Bee Calendars
Bee Calendars

Since I planned to mail these out, the Sending Dies was perfect way to send “smiles across the miles”! To add some interest to the Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam card stocks behind my focal point, I did some tone-on-tone stamping. For the Pool Party one, I stamped a couple of times the bee trail in Pool Party. For the Soft Sea Foam, I stamped the leaves from the Softly Sophisticated Bundle twice in Soft Sea Foam. This bundle is also free with a $120 CDN on qualifying orders during Sale-a-bration.

Five Bird Calendars
Bird Calendars

The bee was stamped and punched out with the matching builder punch. The birds were fussy cut from the Flight & Airy DSP. I used different birds for each calendar since there was such a selection from which to choose.

Two of the Bird Calendars
Two of the Bird Calendars

Next, I used the Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers and Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds for embellishments. I also used a pearl for the “i” in “Sending”.

Close Up of Focal Point with Bird
Close Up of Focal Point with Bird

The final thing was to use the technique where you press the ink pad lid when closed to get some ink. I did this with the Pool Party ink pad and picked it up with my Wink of Stella. This gave the bee wings a nice sparkle!

Close Up of Focal Point with Bee
Close Up of Focal Point with Bee

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Bee My Valentine Bundle (162554), Sending Smiles Stamp Set (158701), Sending Dies (159271), Softly Sophisticated Bundle (162947)

Inks: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107), Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad (147102), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), 

Paper: Real Red (102482), Balmy Blue (146982), Soft Sea Foam (146988), Pool Party (122924), Fresh Freesia (155613), Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic White (159276), Bee Mine Designer Series Paper (162546), Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper (162977)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers (162557), Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels (158987), Adhesive-Backed Dragonflies & Birds (162743), Wink of Stella (141897), Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Taylored Expression Calendars

Two Different Birds on Calendars
Two Different Birds on Calendars

Measurements: 

  • Real Red/Balmy Blue (3 pieces):
    • 11” x 4 ¼” scored at 5 ½”
    • 4” x 4 ¼” scored at ¾”, 2” and 3 ¼” along 4” side
    • 3-7/8” x 3-7/8” (for behind calendar)
    • 1 ½” x 3 ½” (Sending die)
  • Daffodil Delight/Fresh Freesia: 
    • 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
    • 4” x 2-5/8”
    • 1 ½” x 3 ½” (Sending die)
  • Pool Party/Soft Sea Foam: 4” x 2 ½”
  • Basic White:
    • 1 ½” x 3-3/8” (Sending die)
    • 3/8” x 3-3/8” (Sentiment)
    • 1 ¾” x 1-3/16” (Bee body)
    • Scraps for wings and antenna
  • Bee Mine Designer Series Paper:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
Side View of Calendar
Side View of Calendar

More Information on My Happy 2024 Calendars

To download a PDF of the Calendar Template, please click here or on the picture.

Downloadable Calendar Template
Downloadable Calendar Template

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

Warmest Winter Wishes Card 

Warmest Winter Wishes Card - a winter birthday card with baby seals in the Arctic.
Warmest Winter Wishes Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Warmest Winter Wishes Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Baby Seals On Iceberg from her drawing tutorial on You Tube. Conie Fong has started a Draw with Conie YouTube channel where you can draw along with her: https://www.youtube.com/@DrawWithConie. Don’t forget to subscribe to her channel while you are there for more tutorials that come out each week!

You can share your drawings in her Draw with Conie Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/339082068864209/

The Details of My Warmest Winter Wishes Card

For my card, I kept my card design simple in line with the simple drawing of the seals. The seals were coloured with very few Copic markers leaving a lot of uncoloured white space. Really, I just coloured the shadows for them and the ice flow and used my Colorless Blender to soften the edges of the colour to the white.

I had the perfect Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! to create a mini slimline card for these cuties! It had a winter artic scene with icebergs and ice flow, but it had polar bears on it! So, I strategically cut my DSP so that the bears would be hidden by the placement of my seals. Lol!

Next, I used a white mini slimline scallop die cut to frame my scene having it pop from all the blues. This also gave a support for my seals so that it looked like the seals are floating out of the scene.

The sentiment was stamped on white, and die cut with a stitched flag die. Again, I liked how it popped against the dark blue sky. The final touch was a few wooden stars that I had in my stash.

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Copic Markers:

Seals: W3/W1/W0/0
Ice Flow: B01/B00/B000/0

Close Up of Baby Seals
Close Up of Baby Seals

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Card Recipe for My Warmest Winter
Wishes Card:

Baby Seals On Iceberg, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Tsukineko
Essentials Mini Slimline Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die, Pink Fresh Studio
Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Free Skate Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up!
Wooden Star Elements. From My Stash
Night of Navy and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 6 ¼” x 3 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 Baby Seals On Iceberg for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Classic Greetings Card 

My Classic Greetings Card - a Season's Greetings Christmas card with holly and music
My Classic Greetings Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! Season’s Greetings! One last Christmas card for me! I am sharing My Classic Greetings Card using the Christmas Classics Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Christmas Classics Stamp Set and the Christmas Classics Dies.

The Details of My Classic Greetings Card

For my card, I decided to create a music theme with the Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper, the Merry Melody Embossing Folder, and the Loose Holly Gems & Sequins. Since I used the gold music notes for my embellishments, I went with the gold Simply Elegant Trim and gold embossing for the sentiment to match.

I love the holly dies that come in the Bundle and wanted to make them the focal point with the DSP die cut with the Nested Essentials Dies layered behind it. I was so happy with how all these elements came together!

Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Yuletide Greetings! However, you say it, I hope your holiday season is full of good cheer!

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Christmas Classics Bundle (161977), Nested Essentials Dies (161597)

Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Shaded Spruce (146981), Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (161958), Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper (161980)

Accessories: Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder (156392), Simply Elegant Trim (155766), Metallics Embossing Powder (155555), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Loose Holly Gems & Sequins (161981), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Close Up of Sentiment
Close Up of Sentiment

Measurements: 

  • Cherry Cobbler: (2 pieces)
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • 2 ¾” x 5”
  • Basic White: (2 pieces)
    • 5 ¼” x 4”
    • 1” x 3 ¾” (Sentiment)
  • Crumb Cake:
    • 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Shaded Spruce:
    • 4” x 4”
  • Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper:
    • 4 ½” x 2 ½””

More Information on My Classic Greetings Card:

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My Beary Christmas Cards 

My Beary Christmas Cards  - two Christmas card with a Polar Bear and a wintery scene
My Beary Christmas Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Beary Christmas Cards using the Beary Cute Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Beary Cute Stamp Set and coordinating Beary Cute Punch. This bundle is retiring. So, make sure you get it before it’s too late!

The Details of My Beary Christmas Cards

For my cards, I decided to make a floating element using one of the scenes from the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper. I had so much fun that I created two different cards with the same elements. For one, I used Misty Moonlight and the other, Balmy Blue card stock bases. A floating element uses acetate or window sheet on which you adhere strips of DSP leaving gaps between the pieces. Then you use dimensionals under the DSP to make it look like the element is floating.

The scene strips were cut at ½” width and lined up in order on my window sheet for placement before adhering them down. I started with the two end pieces and then the centre ones working out to the ends. Tip: use grid paper for an even gap between pieces. Since the DSP was ½ wide, it allowed me to place my dimensionals behind the paper. Thus, hiding them to complete my floating element.

Misty Moonlight Card

I made the Misty Moonlight card portrait and used the largest square from the Stylish Shapes Dies to die cut my square once I had adhered the 5 DSP scene pieces to the Window Sheet.

Misty Moonlight Card with a Polar Bear on it.
Misty Moonlight Card

I stamped snowflakes in Misty Moonlight for a tone-on-tone around my central focal point.

The sentiment was white embossed on some Real Red card stock and then fussy cut with my Paper Snips.

The polar bear was stamped in Misty Moonlight and Real Red for his scarf before it was punched out.

Balmy Blue Card

For my Balmy Blue card, I decided that I wanted to use more of the DSP. So, I made the floating element larger with 6 pieces of DSP and wider gaps. I stamped the Balmy Blue snowflakes at an angle through the centre of the card. This allowed the snowflakes to show through the Window Sheet!

Balmy Blue Card with a Polar Bear on it
Balmy Blue Card

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red and snipped on an angle with my Paper Snips.

For both cards, I used the white snowflakes from the Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment as my embellishments.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Beary Cute Bundle (162023), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183)

Inks: Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad (153118), VersaMark Ink (102283), Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad (147105), Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)

Paper: Misty Moonlight (153081), Balmy Blue (146982), Window Sheets (142314), Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper (162015)

Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment (162129), Basics Embossing Powder (155554), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Heat Tool (129053), Paper Snips (103579), Grid Paper (130148), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements: 

  • Misty Moonlight/Balmy Blue:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
  • Window Sheet:
    • 3” x 3” (for Misty Moonlight Card)
    • 3” x 4 1/8” (for Balmy Blue Card)
  • Real Red:
    • Scrap
  • Basic White: (3 pieces)
    • 2” x 2 ½” (Polar Bears)
    • Scrap (Sentiment)
  • Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper:
    • 3” x 2 ½” (for Misty Moonlight Card)
    • 3” x 3” (for Balmy Blue Card)

More Information on My Beary Christmas Cards:

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My Cup of Cheer Card 

My Cup of Cheer Card - Christmas card with a girl holding a mug of hot chocolate
My Cup of Cheer Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Cup of Cheer Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the digital stamp called Emma in Reindeer PJ’s

The Details of My Cup of Cheer Card

I had so much fun colouring Emma in her cute PJs with my Copic markers to match my non-traditional paper choice! For my card, I thought the Christmas cookie paper would be perfect since cookies and hot chocolate are a great combination, especially gingerbread! Yum! The pretty plaid pattern paper really brought out the non-traditional colours of my card.

Isn’t that die cut mug just the cutest! For the mug, I knew I wanted to use the snowflake tag and found that the die just fit it. To add some dimension to my mug, I blended some Pool Party ink along the edges. I also blended some Pink Pirouette Ink along the edges of the heart. I thought it would be fun to add whipped cream and a candy cane just like Emma’s. The spoon was die cut from some metallic paper that I had. Of course, if you have hot chocolate, you need marshmallows! Lol!

Since there was a lot going on the card already, I went with a simple die cut sentiment with a few red rhinestones to match my candy cane.

Finally, I used Glossy Accents on Emma’s candy cane, Stardust Stickles on the reindeers’ noses and Wink of Stella on Emma’s and the mug’s whipped cream.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Browns: E37/E35/E33/E31
Blues: BG75/BG72/BG70
Headband: E30/E31/R85/R83/R81
Reindeers: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30/R85/R81
Whipped Cream: BG000/BG0000
Candy Cane: R27/C1/0

Close Up of Girl holding mug
Close Up of Emma in Reindeer PJ’s

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Card Recipe for My Cup of Cheer Card:

Emma in Reindeer PJ’s, Paper Nest Dolls
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Sugar Plum Wishes 12” x 12” Paper, Paige Evans 
Hug in a Mug Honey Cuts, Honey Bee Stamps
Hug in a Mug Stamp Set, Honey Bee Stamps
Mugs & Kisses Honey Cuts, Honey Bee Stamps
VersaFine, Tsukineko
Pool Party Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Pink Pirouette Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles, Ranger
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Glossy Accents, Ranger
Basic White, Real Red, and Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

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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 Reindeer PJ’s by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Yeti for the Holidays?

Yeti for the Holidays? - A Christmas Card with a Yeti Father and Son getting a Christmas Tree.
Yeti for the Holidays?

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 

Celebrate the Season Card - Christmas card with a girl wearing a snowman sweater and holding a candy cane
Celebrate the Season Card

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

Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card - A Christmas Card with Nutcrackers on it
My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the New Release Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle. This purchase includes 4 Images: 

  • Image 1: Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble, PNG format
  • Image 2. Nutcracker Drummer, PNG format
  • Image 3. Nutcracker King, PNG format
  • Image 4. Nutcracker Soldier, PNG format

The Details of My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card

For my card, I wanted to create a Nutcracker Ballet themed panel card that when closed, you see just the Soldier and Drummer and then you open it to see the King. So, I used the individual nutcrackers in the stamp set and coloured them in traditional colours with my Copic markers. 

Front of Card with Soldier and Drummer Nutcrackers
Front of Card with Soldier and Drummer Nutcrackers

For the panel card base, I used a premade card blank from Hunkydory, but you could easily create one yourself. I used a pencil and traced the edges of the card base onto the music DSP and then used my Paper Snips to cut it out. The music DSP was perfect to represent the March of the Nutcrackers music from The Nutcracker Ballet. Next, I brushed Vintage Photo onto the DSP. This was two-fold…one to cover where my cutting was not perfect and the other to add a finished edge to the base.

King Nutcracker
King Nutcracker

To highlight the nutcrackers in each of their panels, I layered each with a plaid piece of DSP that matched my colouring and a Real Red mat that I die cut out with the Mini Slimline Stackables from Lawn Fawn. For the smaller panels, I used nutcracker DSP with Real Red mats and a pair of glimmery ballet slippers to match my theme.

For embellishments, I added some distressed gold die cut garlands and ribbons at the top of each nutcracker panel. I also added some red rhinestones to add some sparkle, in addition, to the Clear Wink of Stella on all the gold trim of the nutcrackers.

Card Front with Belly Band
Card Front with Belly Band

To keep my card closed, I created a 1 ½” belly band of DSP and Real Red card stock with an ornament sticker from my stash.

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Copic Markers:

Soldier Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Golds: YR24/YR23/Y21
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Sword: C4/C3/C1/YR24/YR23/Y21

Close Up of Soldier Nutcracker
Close Up of Soldier Nutcracker

King Nutcracker
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C9/C6/C4
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Golds: YG24/YG23/Y21

Close Up of King Nutcracker
Close Up of King Nutcracker

Drummer Nutcracker
Skin
: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: E37/E35/E33
Cheeks: R21/R20
Reds: R59/R29/R27/R24
Greens: G99/YG67/YG63/YG61
Blues: B37/B14/B12
Blacks: C9/C6/C4
Golds: YR24/YR23/Y21

Close Up of Drummer Nutcracker
Close Up of Drummer Nutcracker

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Card Recipe for My Crackin’ Holidays Panel Card:

Christmas Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Eastern Wishes Screen Shaped Card Blanks, Hunkydory Crafts
Christmas Around the World 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
This Christmas Specialty 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Distressed Gold 12” x 12” Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn
Small Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn
Christmas Classics Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Little Happiness Ballet Shoes, Joy Crafts
Vintage Photo Ink Pad, Ranger
Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Tsukineko
Crackin’ Holiday Stamp Set, Krafton’ Kimmie Stamps
Real Red & Garden Green Ribbon Combo Pack, Stampin’ Up!
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Ornament Sticker, From my Stash
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!

Real Red Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 4-¼” x 6-1/8”

My Card in Action

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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 Nutcracker Ensemble Bundle for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Home for the Holidays Alternatives - two Christmas cards with village scenes on them
Home for the Holidays Alternative Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Home for the Holidays Alternatives using the Home for the Holidays Paper October 2023 Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I knew that I wanted to make some alternative cards! In fact, I had so much fun that I made 5 of them! Lol! I went into detail for two of them and have posted the others along with a downloadable Faux-Step Template at the end of this post.

The Details of My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

For my cards, I thought a faux-step card would be perfect way to use the detailed pre-cut village scenes! Plus, it allowed me to move the faux step to where I thought it worked best on each card!

So, I cut one of the card bases from the Paper Pumpkin Kit creating a 3” piece and a 2 ½” piece. Thus, allowing me to make two cards from this one card base! Next, I used my Paper Trimmer to cut a Thick Basic White and a Night of Navy card bases using the template at the end of this post for measurements.

Basic White Alternative Card

For the Basic White card, I used the back of an envelope from the Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes to cut a piece of the red diagonal stripes for behind my scene. I love how it makes the scene pop! Next, I placed the faux step in the centre since you can see the trees on it through the village.

First Christmas card with village scene on it
Basic White Alternative Card

The rest of the card was built according to the placement in the instructions. I just made sure that the dimensionals for the village were on the narrow band at the bottom and my sentiment was attached to the faux step.

Side View of Card
Side View of First Card

Night of Navy Alternative Card

For my Night of Navy card, I used one of the cards from the 5” x 7” Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes. I love that the night scene continues onto the back of the cards! This allowed me to cut a 5-3/8” piece of the night sky with the trees making sure that I did not include the moon in my piece (we did not need two moons on the final card! Lol!). However, this left a scored line on my final card. So, to cover the score line, I placed the faux step to the right. It also helped to balance out the smaller pre-cut village that I used.

In addition to this, I added a strip of snow from my cut-up Warm Wishes Card on the final card base under my village.

Second Christmas Card with village scene
Night of Navy Alternative Card

Since the smaller pre-cut village ended short on my card, I decided to place the glittery strip and stamped sentiment to the left covering the void. I used my paper snips to trim them down.

Side View of Second Card
Side View of Second Card

The final thing was to add the glitter glue that came in the Kit to the snowy villages for both cards.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Home for the Holidays Paper Pumpkin Refill (163969)

Inks: Real Red Spot (in Kit)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Night of Navy (100867), Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes (163985)

Accessories: Paper Trimmer (152392), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (In Kit)

Measurements: 

  • Thick Basic White/Night of Navy Card Bases:
    • 8 ½” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
  • Home for the Holidays (1 card):
    • 3” vertical cut and folded (leaving 2 ½” piece for other card)
  • Warm Wishes Cards & Envelopes:
    • 5-3/8” x 3” (2 pieces – one envelope and one card)
    • 5 ½” x 1” (strip of snow)

More Information on My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template

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

Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template
Downloadable Faux Centre-Step Template

These are three other alternative cards that I made using the Paper Pumpkin Kit and the matching Warm Wishes Cards and Envelopes.

Other My Home for the Holidays Alternatives

Bridge Card Instructions

Card base cut at 1-1/8” from either end leaving 3 ¼” centre piece. Inside diagonal red pieces are from a Warm Wishes Envelope and measure 4” x 1”.

Another alternative card with a fun fold
Triple Layer Alternative Bridge Card

Easel Card Instructions

I made the card according to the kit’s instructions, but I scored a fold into the card base at 1-1/2” up from the bottom. I used a 1/2” x 5 1/4″ strip of sky from a card from the Warm Wishes Cards for a ledge for my houses to rest against.

Another Alternative fun fold card
Alternative Easel Card

Box Card Instructions

I used back of a card base and a piece of Warm Wishes Card measuring at at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” scored both pieces at 1/2”, 1” on each horizontal side for both pieces. For centre scene inside card, I cut front of one card 3 1/8” x 4 1/4” tall.

Another alternative fun fold card
Alternative Box Card

More of my alternative Paper Pumpkin cards, please click here.

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

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It’s Showtime Birthday Card 

It's Showtime Birthday Card - A Birthday Card with the Muppets on a Stage
It’s Showtime Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my It’s Showtime Birthday Card using the Showtime Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! It was my Hubby’s birthday this past weekend and this is the fun pop-up card that I made him! 

The Details of My It’s Showtime Birthday Card

My hubby and I both grew up watching the Muppets and when I saw this stamp set, I knew he would get a kick out of it, especially the grumpy old men! They were always his favourite!

For my card, I decided to create a stage on the front with the Cast & Crew wishing him a Happy Birthday and then a fun pop up of the theatre box on the inside.

Side View of Card

But first, I coloured all the characters with my Copic markers and cut them out. Once that was done, I built my stage. Since I didn’t have curtain dies, I used the Platform Pop-Up Hillside Inserts Dies to create one. They fit together perfectly for my curtains! I added a floor to the stage with some wood grain DSP. 

The text for the word bubbles was created on my computer, printed out and die cut with the Conversations Bubbles dies.

Inside of Card show Theatre Pop-up Box
Inside of Card showing Theatre Pop-up Box

For the inside of my card, I used the Platform Pop-Up and Add-On dies to create my theatre box that the grumpy old men sit in it on the show. I had to trim their legs off to make them fit. Lol! I couldn’t resist adding Animal to the inside as well since he is another favourite of my Hubby, and I can see him climbing the box with his crazy antics! Lol!

Since the card was so bulky already, the only embellishments I added were a scattering of gold sequins.

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Copic Markers:

Kermie
Skin: YG17/YG13/YG03/YG01
Mouth: R27/R24/R22 
Tongue: R22/C6/C4
Eyes: C3/C1/0

Close Up of the Frog
Close Up of Kermit the Frog

Fozzie Bear
Fur: R08/YR68/Y38/YR31
Mouth: R27/R24/R22
Nose: R27
Eyebrows: E37
Hat: E37/E35/E34
Tie: C3/C1/0/R22

Close Up of the Bear
Close Up of Fozzie Bear

Miss Piggy
Skin: R20/R11/R000
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Dress/Shoes: R85/R83/R81
Belt: C6/C4/C3
Gloves/Pearls: C3/C1/0

Close Up of Pig
Close Up of Miss Piggy

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Skin: YG13/YG03/YG01
Medical Coat/Shirt: C3/C1/0
Pants: E39/E37/E35
Vest: YG97/YG93
Shoes: C6/C4
Tie: R22

Close Up of Doctor
Close Up of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

Swedish Chef
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E37/E35/E34
Apron: C3/C1/0
Shirt/Pants: B39/B37/B34
Tie: R27/R24/R22
Shoes: E37/E34

Close Up of Chef
Close Up of Swedish Chef

Beaker
Skin: R20/R11/R000
Hair: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Mouth: R22
Nose: E18/E08/YR18
Medical Coat: E43/E41/E40
Shirt/Shoes: C3/C1
Tie: YG97

Close Up of Medical Lab Assistant
Close Up of Beaker

Waldorf
Skin
: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair/Shirt: C3/C1
Suit: E39/E37/E35/E34
Tie: R27/R24

Statler
Skin
: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair/Shirt: C3/C1/0
Suit: B39/B37/B34
Tie: B34

Animal
Fur
: E18/E08/YR18/YR14
Eyebrows: C9/C6/C4
Mouth/Tongue: R29/R22/C6/C4/YR24
Nose: R27/R24/R22
Shirt: E43/E25
Jacket: R27/R24/R22/YR24
Pants: B37/B34

Close Up of two old men in theatre box with another muppet climbing the box.
Close Up of Waldorf, Statler and Animal

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Card Recipe for My It’s Showtime Birthday Card:

Showtime Stamp Set, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Add-On Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Hillside Inserts Platform Pop-Up Dies, Lawn Fawn
Conversations Bubbles Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!
Guy Greetings Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Up!
Paper Snips, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black and Real Red, Card Stock Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

It’s Showtime Birthday Card in Action

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For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like My Showtime Birthday Card using the
Showtime Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Spooky Season Card

My Spooky Season Card - A Halloween Card with A boy holding shovel and girl holding a knife.
My Spooky Season Card

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