Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Swing Fun Fold Card using the Nature’s Symphony Bundle and the Textured Notes Dies by Stampin’ Up! I made a similar fun fold card using the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar products and it was a huge hit on my Stamp with Laurie Facebook Group. So, I decided to use current products to create a masculine card that is sure to wow.
The Textured Notes Dies are on the Last Chance List. So, if you don’t have them now is the time to get them!
Stepped-Up Swing Version
I also made a Stepped-Up Swing Version where I added extra panels behind my focal point.
Avid Swing Card Version
I also used Old Olive and Mossy Meadow for the leaves plus mounted the sentiment on a tree bark die cut.
Front of Avid Card
The Details of My Swing Fun Fold Card
For my card, I decided to use the Nature’s Symphony Bundle with the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper to create my masculine version. Perfect for a guy card!
Front of Card Closed
I went with the colour combo of Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and a pop of Old Olive to match the papers. I loved the written DSP and decided to use it for my focal point on the front.
Card Opened
Using the large leafy die, I die cut Old Olive Two-Tone Cardstock and sniped it apart. This allowed me to turn over one of the stems to give a subtle colour variation on the leaves.
Card Showing Inside
When I stamped the inside sentiment in Mossy Meadow, I made sure to stamp on the last panel of the Very Vanilla before adhering it to the card base. I learned that the hard way! Lol! You could also fold the Very Vanilla piece to see where the panel ends to help centre the sentiment. The front sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow and adhered with the branches tucked in behind it.
Top of Card
A finishing touch was to add a scattering of Faux Bronze Pentagons around my focal point.
Instructions:
Use the third largest Textured Notes Die to cut a rectangle in the front of the Mossy Meadow card base and set aside
Score Very Vanilla according to measurements listed below and stamp sentiment
Adhere large Crumb Cake piece to inside of Mossy Meadow card base
Adhere one end of the Very Vanilla to the Crumb Cake making sure there is an equal border on side, top and bottom
Adhere the other end of Very Vanilla to the inside front of card with glue only along fold and 1 ¾” from fold along top and bottom
Adhere thinner Crumb Cake piece to the inside panel beside the sentiment panel and add DSP
Add DSP to the die cut rectangle for front focal point
Close card and adhere the focal point to the right side of the front opening. If tight fit, sand a little off top and bottom.
Add sentiment cluster and leaves to the left side of focal point otherwise they might interfere with opening and closing
Add embellishments
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Nature’s Symphony Bundle (166926), Textured Notes Dies (165555)
Inks: Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad (147111)
Paper: Mossy Meadow (133676), Very Vanilla (166784), Crumb Cake (120953), Nature Walk 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (166912), Old Olive 12” x 12” Two-Tone Cardstock (166683)
Accessories: Faux Bronze Pentagons (166931), Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Paper Snips
Close Up of Focal Point
Measurements:
Mossy Meadow:
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored 4 ¼”
Crumb Cake:
5 ¼” x 4”
4-7/8” x 1-7/8”
Very Vanilla:
5” x 8” scored at 2”, 4” and 6”
Scrap for Sentiment
Nature Walk Designer Series Paper:
3-7/8″ x 2-3/8″ (front)
4-3/4” x 1-3/4” (inside)
Old Olive Two-Tone Cardstock:
4 ¼” x 3”
More Information on My Swing Fun Fold Card
Here is the other card that I made. It is using the Advent Calendar products that were released for Christmas and are on sale right now in the Last Chance Products List.
Feminine Version Using Advent Calendar
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Beautiful Valentine Cards using the Special Delivery January 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I made 5 alternative cards including 3 with fun folds and 2 as regular cards.
But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. Craft the prettiest handmade valentines with the Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin Kit! These charming floral cards are perfect for sweet messages to friends and loved ones, with gold foil and nostalgic postage stamp designs to make every note feel special.
Special Delivery January 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit
The Details of My Beautiful Valentine Cards
My Gate Fold Card
For my card, I used one of the note cards in the kit but scored it at 1-7/8” and 5-5/8” to create my gate. Next, I cut apart a blue envelope from the kit to decorate the front of my card. I trimmed down the front of the envelope so that the address label was centred. I kept 2 strips of leftover envelope for the inside of my card.
My Gate Fold Card
For my focal point, I used the blue flowers ephemera and centred it in the address label. I stamped the “Love Heart” sentiment in Blueberry Bushel and used a circle die to cut it out. Then, I used a Spotlight in Nature die to die cut a Blueberry Bushel mat. A scattering of Rhinestones added sparkle.
Inside Panel of Gate Fold Card
For the inside gate part, I used the postage die from the Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies to die cut a Basic White piece on which I stamped the sentiment and roses from the Kit. This was matted with a Blueberry Bushel mat. A strip of the envelope was tucked in behind this to tie in the front.
Inside Gate Fold Card
Since the original fold for the card was on the inside, I added a Blueberry Bushel mat to cover it up. Then, I stamped the sentiment on Basic White and added a strip of the envelope making sure that it lined up with the strip on the inside gate part.
Supplies:
Stamps: January 2026 Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin Kit
Inks: Blueberry Bushel (147138)
Paper: Basic White (166780), Blueberry Bushel (146968), Blue Envelope in Kit
Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies (168666), Stylish Shapes Dies (159183), Spotlight on Nature Dies (163580), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Adhesive Roll (In Kit)
Close Up of Focal Point
Measurements:
Basic White: (3 Pieces)
3 ¾” x 2 ½”
4 ¾” x 3 ½”
Scrap for Sentiment
Blueberry Bushel: (4 Pieces)
4-7/8” x 3-5/8” (2 Pieces)
4” x 2 ¾”
Scrap for Sentiment
Envelope:
3 ¾” x 3 ½” (Front)
3/8” x 3 ½”
3/8” x 1-7/9”
Note Card Base from Kit:
Scored at 1-7/8” and 5-5/8”
From Kit:
Blue Flowers Ephemera
Top View of Gate Fold Card
My Bridge Card
For my next alternative card, I decided to create a bridge card using the pink plaid card base from the Kit. The floral postage ephemera was perfect for this kind of card! So, I cut the front at 1” and 4 ½” up to the fold to create my 3 panels.
My Bridge Card
Next, I stamped my “Love Heart” sentiments in various places while I had the floral ephemera in place. Then, I used the Foam Adhesive Sheets to die cut a Poppy Parade “Beautiful” from the Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies. I only added 2 popped up flowers to my card front and reserved the other one for the inside.
Inside Panel of Bridge Card
Once the front was done, it was time to work on the inside panel. Again, I stamped the “Love Heart” sentiments but made sure they were hidden when the card was closed. I used the postage die from the Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies to die cut a Garden Green piece for my background. I decorated it with 2 postage stamp ephemeras and the remaining flower.
Inside Bridge Card
For the inside, I placed strips of leftover envelope from the prior card and placed them on either side. Then, I stamped the 2 sentiment stamps to complete my card.
Supplies:
Stamps: January 2026 Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin Kit
Inks: Poppy Parade (In Kit)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Garden Green (102584)
Accessories: Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies, Bone Folder (102300), Foam Adhesive Sheets (152815), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Adhesive Roll (In Kit)
Close up of Focal Point
Measurements:
Poppy Parade:
Scrap for Sentiment
Blue Envelope:
4-1/8”x 1-1/8” (2 Pieces)
Garden Green:
3 ¾” x 2 ½”
Card Base from Kit:
Cut front at 1” and 4 ½” up to the fold
From Kit:
3 Flower Ephemeras
2 Postage Stamp Ephemeras
My Easel Card
For my next alternative card using the January 2026 Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin Kit, I made an easel card.
Easel Card
For this card, I used the leftover frame from the punched out postage ephemera. I love this idea of repurposing pieces that would otherwise be thrown out!
First, I created my card base according to the measurements below. Then, I added a Poppy Parade mat and a stamped Bubble Bath mat so that the stamping would show through the empty spots in the frame.
Easel Card Open
Next, I decided to use the leftover postage ephemeras from the card above but popped them up from the frame. I placed 4 of them in their matching spots but I moved the small rose one to give support to my “Beautiful” die cut. To add interest and fill in space, I added a heart puffy sticker from the Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers above the “Beautiful” sentiment.
Side View of Easel Card
Finally, for the inside, I used a leftover strip from the blue envelope and matted it with Poppy Parade. “Sending Love” was stamped on a circle from the kit and popped up.
Supplies:
Stamps: January 2026 Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin Kit
Accessories: Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies, Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers (166986), Bone Folder (102300), Foam Adhesive Sheets (152815), Stampin’ Dimensionals (In Kit), Adhesive Roll (In Kit)
Close Up of Card
Measurements:
Basic White Card Base:
10 ½” x 4-5/8” scored at 2-5/8” and 5 ¼”
Poppy Parade:
5-1/8” x 4 ½”
1-1/8” x 4-3/8”
Scrap for Sentiment
Bubble Bath:
5” x 4-3/8”
Blue Envelope:
1” x 4-3/8”
From Kit:
White Rectangle
4 Postage Stamps Ephemera
Sentiment Circle
Leftover Frame from Postage Stamps
My Other Alternative Cards
Here are my other alternative cards that created using the Special Delivery January 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit. These final cards are regular card bases using the elements from the Kit with the addition of card stock and the Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies.
MySketch Card
Stampin’ Up! has a sketch challenge going on and I thought the postage stamps ephemera lent themselves to it. #CreativeChallengeSU
Stampin’ Up! Sketch
I used one of the card bases and added a strip from one of the green envelopes to the top of my card. To add interest, I added a die cut gold “Beautiful” and a thin gold border to my header. Then, I layered the ephemera according to the sketch. I decided to add some gold embossed “Love Heart” sentiments as the smaller elements in the sketch. These were punched out with a 1” punch from my stash. I also gold embossed the “Happy Valentine’s” sentiment. Lots of golden accents for this card!
My Sketch Card
Puppy Valentine Card
For my last alternative card, my puppy literally ate part of my card! Lol! I was working on my cards and noticed that my puppy was chewing! I had dropped the green leaves and he discovered them. The top is a photo of what was left of it after he snacked on it.
Leftovers from Puppy
So, it became part of one of my alternative cards! I kept the background the same as the card in the kit but added a Garden Green backdrop to my rose. For the rose, I cut the bottom row of petals off, glued them down and then used dimensionals to pop up the central part. It gave it a fun 3D look!
Puppy Valentine Card
Then, I tucked in the remaining leaves around the rose. I used the Foam Adhesive Sheets to die cut a poppy Parade “Beautiful” from the Beautiful Blooms Add-on Dies. Can you tell I love this die cut word! I used it on 4 of my 5 alternative cards! Lol!
As a finishing touch I added a butterfly puffy sticker from the Softest Spring Mix & Match Puffy Stickers.
More Information on My Beautiful Valentine Cards
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Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Otterly Amazing Card using the Otterly Amazing Bundle which includes the Otterly Amazing Stamp Set and the Otterly Amazing Dies by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Otterly Amazing Card
I received a fun puzzle card in a swap back in October and thought this fun fold would work well with the Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper, especially the pages with the scene. But this card was for a swap, and I didn’t have enough papers with the scene. So, I used other playful aquatic scenes as well to complete my swaps.
Two of my Cards with Different Scenes
For my card, I took a 11” x 4 ¼” Pretty Peacock piece and scored it according to the instructions below. Then, I cut a to 5 ½” x 4 ¼” piece to the measurements below. Tip: once the base is folded, adhere the smaller piece to the front when it is closed so that everything lines up.
Next, I added my DSP to the appropriate squares to create my scene. I love that the dies cut out several otters from the DSP. So, instead of colouring them (I know gasp! Lol!), I die cut one for each card.
To add to my scene, I die cut some seaweed from Old Olive card stock and added it to the left side of card, overlapping the sentiment.
For the sentiment, I white embossed it on a piece of Balmy Blue and die cut it out with the smallest rectangle from the Something Fancy Dies.
View of Card from Top
For the inside, I added a piece of Basic White with the fish and sentiment stamped in Lost Lagoon.
As a finishing touch to the front of my card, I added a scattering of Riverside Irregular Pearls.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Otterly Amazing Bundle (164933), Something Fancy Dies (160424)
Inks: VersaMark Ink (102283), Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad (161678)
Paper: Pretty Peacock (150880), Basic White (159276), Balmy Blue (146982), Old Olive (100702), Otterly Adorable 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (164183)
Accessories: Basics Embossing Powder (165679), Riverside Irregular Pearls (164937), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Additions Tool Kit (159971), Stampin’ Paper Trimmer (152392), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Close Up of Otter
Measurements:
Pretty Peacock:
11” x 4 ¼” scored at 1”, 2 ¾”, 8 ¼”, 10”
5 ½” x 4 ¼” – cut horizontally at 2-1/8” and then the 2 pieces vertically at 3 ½”
Basic White (for inside):
5 ¼” x 4”
Balmy Blue:
Scrap
Old Olive:
Scraps
Otterly Adorable Designer Series Paper:
5 ¼” x 4” – cut horizontally at 2” and then vertically cut top piece at 3-3/8” and bottom piece at 1-7/8”
One of the otters from the DSP
More Information on My Otterly Adorable Card
Here is the other card that I made using the same using Pretty Peacock card stock and the other playful aquatic scenes.
My Other Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Sweet Valentine Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the beautiful Isabella Blossoms. This purchase includes 2 Images with girl facing right and left.
The Details of My Sweet Valentine Card
Valentine’ Day is coming up! So, I thought I would create a Valentine card with this beautiful lady. I coloured her in pinks and reds to match the Art Options Rouge Paper by 49 and Market. Love this paper and the matching Chipboard Elements! The paper has a lot of texture and design to it already. Therefore, my card didn’t need much to finished it off! Card making made easy!
Since my card was for Valentine’s Day, I pulled out a heart lace doily as a backdrop to my focal point. Then, I layered several chipboard elements to create my sentiment beside Isabella. I also added the “XOXO” chipboard flag at the top of my card.
Next, I added Clear Star Gelly roll pen to the centre of the flowers for sparkle. To soften the look, I lightly touched the centres with my finger to remove some of the gel. I also added Glossy Accents to the green pearls in her hair.
The finishing touch was a scattering of sequins and rhinestones that matched my colour scheme.
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43 Pink Flowers: R85/R83/R81/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Red Flowers: R39/R37/R35R/32/Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Green Pearls: G21/G94/G99/Glossy Accents
Close Up of Isabella
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Card Recipe for My Sweet Valentine Card:
Isabella Blossoms, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Value Pack Cards & Envelopes by Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts Art Options Rouge 6” x 8” Paper Collection Pack, 49 and Market Art Options Rouge Chipboard Element Set, 49 and Market 4” Valentine’s Day Heart Doily, Celebrate, Michael’s Art & Crafts Valentine’s Day Bling Stickers, Recollections, Michael’s Art & Crafts Peppermint Stick Sequin Mix, Neat & Tangled Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Glossy Accents, Ranger
Finished card size: 5” x 6 ½”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Isabella Blossoms for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Mail Card using the Sending Love Bundle and the Perennial Postage Dies by Stampin’ Up! I am so glad to see that both are carrying over to the new Annual Catty! However, the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper is retiring! So, if you want to get it, today is the last day!
The Details of My Happy Mail Card
For my card, I thought it would be fun to use the Perennial Postage Dies with the mailbox from the Sending Love Bundle! Who doesn’t love to get happy mail! So, I created a collage of DSP postage backgrounds for my mail elements. For the narrow postage die, I decided to stamp the franking stamp in Pool Party and then add the die cut Sent with Love Real Red sentiment with die cut hearts that match the DSP.
Next, I created an interactive mailbox with a repositionable Real Red flag using a round brad. I stamped the MAIL onto the mailbox in Real Red and added a Real Red post. I placed my mailbox at an angle so that the letter looks like it is falling out of the mailbox. Lol!
Don’t you just love the little letter that I die cut in more DSP. I couldn’t resist sealing it with an adhesive-backed heart!
The finishing touch was a few adhesive-backed flowers to add a fun element to my card.
Close Up of Card
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Sending Love Bundle (162880), Perennial Postage Dies (162607)
Inks: Real Red (147084), Pool Party (147107)
Paper: Basic White (159276), Pool Party (122924), Real Red (102482), Petal Pink (146985), Bee Mine Designer Series Paper (162546)
Accessories: Round & Square Brads (155570), Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers (162557), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Basic White:
8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
4” x 4” (Mailbox)
Scrap for circle and narrow postage die cut
Pool Party:
5” x 3 ¾”
Real Red (3 pieces):
1 ¾” x 2 ¾” (Post)
Scraps for Mail Flag and Heart
Petal Pink:
Scrap for Heart
Bee Mine Designer Series Paper (3 pieces):
2” x 2 ¾”
1-7/8” x 1-7/8”
3 ¼” x 2 ¼” (Envelope)
More Information on My Happy Mail Card
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Favorite Song Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie. There are ten dolls in the Decade Collection that come in both rubber and digital stamps. You can find all the digital versions here.
Decade Doll Collection by Paper Nest Dolls
The Details of My Favorite Song Card
I had coloured this stamp with my Copic markers a while back…in fact, since I liked her so much, I coloured her twice at the time! Lol! So, I decided to finally get this one onto a card especially since I bought the perfect Walkman dies by My Favorite Things!
For my card, I thought that the Walkman would make a fun shaker. So, I built my Walkman using the dies and even added four layers to the red foam ear pieces to give them some dimension! I used a Window Sheet for where my shaker sequins would go. Once that was built, I added Foam Adhesive Strips between the top and the cassette paper to enclose my sequins. I thought that the cassette paper was a great backing for my Walkman! The skates and disco ball paper behind my focal point was perfect for my theme!
The sentiment was from a retired Stampin’ Up! Stamp Set, but you could easily type this out on your computer and printing it. It was stamped in black ink and die cut out using the Stitched Rectangles.
To add some sparkle to the card, I used Stickles on Ellie’s pompoms on her skates. For the musical notes, I used holographic paper to give them an iridescent look! Very hip for the 80’s. Lol! The final touch was adding Glossy Accents to her Walkman case.
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Copic Markers
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20 Hair: Y21/Y26/YR24/E25 Shirt: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91 Shorts: R29/R24/R22/C3/C1/0 Tummy Sack: G99/G94/G21 Black on Skates: C7/C6/C4 White on Skates: C3/C1/0 Red on Skates: R29/R24/R22 Headphones: C7/C6/C4/R29/R24/R22 Walkman: C7/C6/C4/B91/B95/Glossy Accents Socks: R29/R24/R22/G99/G94/G21/Y38/Y35/Y32/YR09/YR07/YR02
Close Up of Roller Skating Ellie
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Card Recipe for My Favorite Song Card
Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Seventies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Ciao Bella Portable Jams Dies, My Favourite Things Violin and Music Notes Dies, Cottage Cutz Holographic Trio Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up! Galvanized Metallic Paper, Stampin’ Up! Window Sheet, Stampin’ Up! Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up! For the Record Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Versafine Black Ink, Tsukineko Glossy Accents, Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Peaceful Poppies Sequins, Stamin’ Up! Foam Adhesive Strips, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
Stamp Size: 4”
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My Other Card Using Roller Skating Ellie
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! Happy Valentine’s Day! I am sharing My Puppy Valentine Card using Puppy Love Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps that I used for my Hubby’s Valentine card! We love Disney and the Lady and the Tramp movie is a favourite of ours! So, when I saw this stamp set, I knew I would use it for his card.
The Details of My Puppy Valentine Card
For my card, I decided to make a mini slimline card to match my Falling Hearts Etched Metal Die by Photo Play. So, I used the Flirty Flamingo hearts paper from the Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! with this die. This DSP is free during Sale-a-Bration 2024 and is perfect for those Valentine cards with its hearts and gold accents! I also used a solid Real Red plaid piece from this DSP as a base peeking through the hearts and extended it beyond the die cut Falling Hearts to create a mat.
Since I had the Candy Hearts Dies out already out from my other cards, I decided to use them again! Two hearts were clustered around the sentiment from Conie Fong Art & Design and the other two hearts with a heart doily above the puppies.
The only embellishments that I added were some Red Rhinestones scattered to add sparkle.
Copic Markers:
Boy Dog: E47/E44/E43/E42/E41 Girl Dog: E18/E17/E15/E13E11E00/B28/C3 Spaghetti: E42/E41
Close Up of Puppies
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Card Recipe for My Puppy Valentine Card:
Puppy Love, Kindred Stamps Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Bella and Benji Kiss, Conie Fong Art & Design (Sentiment) Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin Up! Falling Hearts Etched Metal Die, Photo Play Candy Hearts Dies, Lawn Fawn Heart Doilies, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Black Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Real Red, Flirty Flamingo and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6 5/8” x 3 7/8”
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Hope you like My Puppy Valentine Card using Puppy Love by Kindred Stamps!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Love Potion No. 9 Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Love Potion Avery from theLove Potion Set. This Set includes 3 stamps which are Love Potion Amara, Love Potion Avery, and the Love Potion.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to create a fun faux shaker card. I have been wanting to make one for a while and thought this would a perfect card for it! My card is super easy and fast to make!
For those of you who don’t know what a faux shaker card is, I used a clear envelope over my project. I then added my shaker bits to the bag and sealed it. Easy peasy!
I love the Valentine Doodlebug paper that I used for the backdrop of my card. The sentiment piece was also from the Doodlebug paper pad, and I just framed it with my colour scheme.
Since I added sequins and hearts as my shaker pieces, I decided to go simple with the other embellishments. I added layered die cut hearts to one corner of the sentiment with a heart gem on top.
The Love Potion Set comes with the Love Potion by itself. So, I coloured it like the one Avery is holding and added it to another corner of the sentiment.
The finishing touch was Glossy Accents to her glasses and beaker and Stickles to the hearts in the potions.
Love Potion Set, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Love Bugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc. Detailed Hearts Die, Stampin’ Up! Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs Clear Medium Envelopes, Stampin’ Up! Love Affair Sparkletz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More Peppermint Jazz Sparkletz Embellishments, Buttons Galore & More Rouge Sequins, Craft Medley Marshmallow Premium Sequins, 28 Lilac Lane Valentine Day Stickers, Recollections Glossy Accents, Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Ranger White Gelly Roll Pen, Sakura Basic White, Real Red, and Polished Pink Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
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Hope you like my Design Team card for Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Valentine Kiss Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design usingBella and Benji Kiss.
This digital purchase includes 4 stamps:
Image: Bella and Benji Kiss
Sentiment 1: Happy Anniversary Sentiment
Sentiment 2: Happy Valentine’s Day
Sentiment 3: I Love You
The Details of My Card
Conie Fong makes the cutest bears and these two are perfect for a Valentine, an anniversary, and even a birthday! For my card, I decided to create a mini slimline Valentine card since it is only a few weeks away.
I had fun colouring them with my Copic markers. Don’t you just love the blue jeans that they are wearing! I went with red/pink for her top and the box of chocolates since they are the quintessential colours for Valentine’s Day! I also made his shirt white to match her polka dots.
Have to love being able to use scraps! I had some scraps of the Doodlebug paper leftover from another project which were perfect for a mini slimline card!
The die cut rectangle from the Swiss Collection created a wonderful back drop for these cuties since the frame looked like hearts. I love the versatility of these dies that can layer depending on the size of your card! I went with the two middle rectangle dies since they fitted the slimline shape perfectly!
For the die cut heart, I went with white to add some contrast from the background and to create a focal point for my sentiment. A scattering of red rhinestones around the sentiment added a bit of sparkle.
The finishing touches were Clear Wink of Stella on Bella’s hair bow, her polka dots on her shirt and the bow on the box of chocolates.
Bella and Benji Kiss, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Love Bugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc. Swiss Collection – Background, Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6” x 3 ½”
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Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Bella and Benji Kiss for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my This is The Valentine Way! using Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls for my Design Team Inspiration Card. I just wanted to show how versatile the Paper Nest Dolls stamps are by making a Valentine card with this cutie!
The Details of My Card
When I was out shopping the other day, I saw some Baby Yoda Valentine cards for children to hand out. I had a light bulb moment that I could create my own Valentine with Baby Rebel!
For my card, I decided that I wanted it to be a traditional Valentine card with lots of hearts and pinks/reds/whites. I love the bright colours of the Doodlebug paper! So, perfect for a Valentine card! I thought it would be fun to place a red glimmer Valentine heart in his hand to give to you! Since he is a galaxy baby, I pulled in some stars but went with glimmery red and pink to match my colour scheme. A scattering of red rhinestones adds a bit more sparkle to this fun Valentine!
Card Recipe for My This is The Valentine Way! Card:
Rebel Baby, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Sentiment, Printed out on Computer Lovebugs 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc Red Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up! Scallop Contour Dies, Stampin’ Up! Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card sizes: 4.25” x 5.5”
My Baby Yoda Holding The Card
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I created another Baby Rebel card for my presentation at the Wizards and Rebels Weekend for Paper Nest Dolls back in August (here is a link to that card). For this card, I used a different Copic combination for my Rebel Baby.
Opened Iris Door of My Mandalorian Card
Hope you like my Design Team card using Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Love Is In The Air Card as my Design Team Inspiration for Conie Fong Art & Design using the Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle. If you need a fast Valentine card, then this is it!
I had great fun colouring this cutie for a birthday card (link) that I thought he would make a fun Valentine card with his heart balloon! He comes with 9 stamps including a choice of heart balloon or round balloon, with or without grass and 5 sentiments that consist of Hello Love, Love Is In The Air (2 different styles), Happy Valentine’s Day and Heart Full Of Love in JPG. You can also get him in PNG.
Details of My Card
I decided that I wanted to use the Glorious Sky Slimline Paper for my background, but I die cut it down to fit a Mini Slimline card instead. This paper is awesome in that it completes the scene with minimal fuss. All I had to do was add my die cut sentiment with some Valentine flags and my coloured image which I popped onto an Action Wobble. What is more fun than an interactive card and this one is super cute!
Gnome With Balloon and Sentiment Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Glorious Sky Slimline Paper Pack, Whimsy Stamps From My Heart Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Cork Specialty Paper, Stampin’ Up! Large Mini Slimline Stackables Dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up! Tasteful Labels Dies, Stampin’ Up! Resin Hearts Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Action Wobble Spring Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Real Red and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6.5” x 3.5”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Will You Be My Valentine Viking? for my Design Team Inspiration for Paper Nest Dolls. Can you see a theme this week in my Valentine cards for my Hubby? Lol! He loves history especially Vikings! So, I used Viking Andrew with mustache ties from the Viking Bundle. This bundle has three characters and two animals – Viking Andrew (with and without the mustache ties), Viking Owen, Viking Dragon, and Viking Boar. I have created several Viking cards over the years and will include links to them at the end of this post as well.
The Details of my Card
I had so much fun colouring with my Copic markers this brawny guy in appropriate Viking colours! His colouring even matches another card called My Let’s Go A-Viking Card that I made for Paper Nest Dolls for their New Year’s Day Event. Wouldn’t these two make a perfect pair!
My Let’s Go a Viking Card
For my card, I found some neat digital paper with Viking watercolour images that suited my theme. The Viking ships in the bottom panel were from an invitation in the digital package, and I just cropped it to include only the ships. I then had a choice of which ship to highlight and went with the red/white sail one to match my reds.
Close Up of Viking Andrew
Since this is for my Hubby, I kept the embellishments minimal with several die-cut hearts for my Valentine theme and a scattering of red rhinestones. I love how the Viking chipboard accents highlight the fun sentiment that I punch out with heart punches.
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Viking Andrew
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000 Hair: W7/W6/W5/W3 Top: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91 Pants/Mitts: R39/R37/R35/R32 Fur Trim: C7/C5/C3 Boots: E49/E47/E44 Axe: C7/C5/C4/C3/E49/E47/E44 Brass/Belt/Bracers: E18/E15/E11 Steel on Helmet: C7/C5/C3 Skull on Belt: E42/E41/E40/0 Horns on Helmet: E41/E40/0
Close Up of Viking Andrew’s Face
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Supplies for Will You Be My Valentine Viking? Card:
Viking Bundle, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Cozy Winter 12” x 12” Designer Paper Pack, P13 Viking Digital Paper, Happy Watercolor Shop Brave Vikings Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! (Sentiment) Give It a Whirl Dies, Stampin’ Up! (Hearts) Heart Punch Pack, Stampin’ Up! Seafaring Chipboard, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Real Red and White Card Stock
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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My Other Viking Cards
Viking Love Valentine Card
My Let’s Go a Viking Card
You Slay Me Valentine Card
My Birthday Viking Card
Hope you like my Will You Be My Valentine Viking? using the Viking Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here to share my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps! Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies ever! So, when I saw Kindred Stamps has this stamp set, I couldn’t resist buying it!
This is another super-fast card to make since the stamps colour up so quickly and the background paper is from the Enchanted Forest Paper Pack by Whimsy Stamps. I used my Copic markers to colour my characters to match the characters in the movie. I thought this slimline paper was perfect to represent the ‘Fire Swamp’ in the movie where Westley and Buttercup meet the R.O.U.S.’s (Rodents of Unusual Size)! The only other thing that needed to be added was the sentiment which I embossed in white on black cardstock. Easy-peasy!
Hello Crafty Friends! Now that Valentine’s Day is over, I can share with you my You Slay Me Valentine Card that I gave to my Hubby. My Hubby loves anything that involves history and Vikings. He even has a Viking costume including a sword with scabbard for Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) events and Halloween. In addition to that, we are currently re-watching the Vikings TV Series. When I saw that Stamp Anniething’s January release was Vikings, I just had to get the whole release! There are three Vikings in it. I used two of them on this card and the third is on another card that I will share later.
Details of My Card
I coloured both of these cuties with my Copic markers in the colours of the main characters in the Vikings TV Series…all blonde hair and natural tones, other than Siv’s skirt to tie in my red hearts that I wanted to use. Gale comes with a number of different weapons that you can swap out depending on what you want. I went with the axe and added Glossy Accents to the metal part to make it look like polished steel. I created my two-tone shield with a number of circle dies of varying width. My Hubby informed me that Vikings preferred coloured shields when I was colouring Torin below.
My Colouring of Torin, The Third Viking in the Release
I love the sentiment “You slay me” that comes with Gale. Perfect pun for my Hubby’s Valentine card! It fitted nicely on the tag that I cut out of the matching paper. I added some twine and a die cut heart to add some visual interest to it. Some hearts and a couple of red rhinestones add a bit of pop in colour to my card.
My note to my Hubby said that I will be his Lagertha to his Ragnar always!
Siv – All I Ever Mead and Gale You Slay Me, Stamp Anniething Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Victory 12” Paper Pack, Cambridge Collection, Bo Bunny Stripe 12” Paper Pack, Cambridge Collection, Bo Bunny Cut Outs 12” Paper Pack, Cambridge Collection, Bo Bunny Galvanized Metallic Sheet, Stampin’ Up! Standard Layered Circle Dies, Large, Sizzix Cutting Dies Standard Layered Circle Dies, Small, Sissix Cutting Dies Be Mine Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up! Black and Gray Twine, From my Stash Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up Glossy Accents, Ranger Real Red, More Mustard and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s Laurie here! I am so excited to be joining Conie Fong Art & Design as a Guest Design Team Member again for February with my My Penguin Love Valentine Card! For my February GDT card, I am using 2 different stamps. The top penguin is calledPenguin Heartstrings bottom penguin is called Penguin Bundle of Love. Aren’t they just the cutest!
Close Up of Penguin Heartstrings
I coloured both of these stamps with my Copic markers in the traditional Valentine colours of pink and red. I then, decided that I wanted both of them on the same card. So, I went with a slimline card with lots of hearts for Valentine’s Day! For the sentiment, I used markers to colour just the part of the stamp that I wanted and then “huffed” (technical term lol) on it to activate the ink. For a bit of sparkle, I added glossy accents to the penguins’ beaks, feet and the heart that the Penguin Bundle of Love is holding. I also added Star Dust Stickles to the heartstrings of the other penguin. One final touch is a scattering of Red Rhinestones.
Penguin Heartstrings and Penguin Bundle of Love, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Candy Conversations, Stampin’ Up! From My Heart Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Be Mine Stitched Dies, Stampin’ Up! Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker, Stampin’ Up! Tuxedo Black Memento Marker, Tsukineko Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Glossy Accents, Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Ranger Real Red, Rose Red and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”
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