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Beautiful Valentine Cards

February 11, 2026 Leave a comment

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 - 3 Valentine cards — 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.

A blue Valentine card with blue flowers — 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.

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.

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)

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

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.

A pink Valentine card with flowers — 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 Card — 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.

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 Flowers — 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 - a card with postage stamps and flowers — 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.

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.

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

Inks: Poppy Parade (In Kit)

Paper: Thick Basic White (159229), Poppy Parade (119793), Bubble Bath (161718)

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)

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.

My Sketch Card

Stampin’ Up! has a sketch challenge going on and I thought the postage stamps ephemera lent themselves to it. #CreativeChallengeSU

Sketch for card design — 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!

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.

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!

Valentine Card with a rose on it — 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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My Otterly Amazing Card

February 4, 2025 2 Comments

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.

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.

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)

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.

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

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

My Sweet Valentine Card

January 28, 2025 Leave a comment

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

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Happy Mail Card

April 30, 2024 7 Comments

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.

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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My Favorite Song Card

February 28, 2024 Leave a comment

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 girl on roller skates — 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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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Card Using Roller Skating Ellie

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

Grad with a girl in roller skates on it — Roller Disco Babe

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using
Decade Collection Roller Skating Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Puppy Valentine Card

February 14, 2024 Leave a comment

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

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

Hope you like My Puppy Valentine Card using Puppy Love by Kindred Stamps!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Love Potion Card

February 3, 2023 Leave a comment

A Valentine Card with a girl holding a love potion — My Love Potion No. 9 Card

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 the Love 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.

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20
Hair: E49/E47/E44/E43/E42
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Pinks: R81/R83/R85
Blues: B000/B00

Close Up of My Love Potion No. 9 Card — Close Up of Love Potion Avery

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Card Recipe for My Love Potion No. 9 Card:

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

Hope you like my Design Team card for Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Valentine Kiss Card

January 29, 2023 Leave a comment

A Valentine Card with two bears kissing while holding a box of chocolates. — Valentine Kiss Card

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 using Bella 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.

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Copic Markers:

Fur: E37/E35/E33/E31/R20
Blues: B99/B97/B95/B93/B91
Pinks: R85/R83/R81
Reds: R29/R27/R24
Whites: W3/W1/0

Close Up of bears kissing — Close Up of Bella and Benji

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Card Recipe for My Valentine Kiss Card:

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

Hope you like my Design Team Inspiration Card using Bella and Benji Kiss for Conie Fong Art & Design!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

This is The Valentine Way!

February 14, 2022 2 Comments

My Valentine Card with Baby Yoda and hearts on it. — This is The Valentine Way!

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!

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Copic Markers:

Rebel Baby
Skin: YG03/YG63/YG67/R20
Robes: E89/E87/E84/E81

Close Up of Digital Stamp of Baby Yoda — Close Up of Rebel Baby on My Card

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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”

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

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.

Magic Iris Opened — Opened Iris Door of My Mandalorian Card

Hope you like my Design Team card using
Rebel Baby by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Love Is In The Air Card

February 7, 2022 Leave a comment

A card with a gnome flying with a balloon — My Love Is In The Air Card

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!

My Card in Action

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Hair: C4/C3/C1
Reds: R29/R27/R24/R22
Shoes: C7/C5/C4/C3
Pom Pom: C3/C1/0/Star Dust Stickles

Close Up go Gnome with his balloon — Close Up of Gnome with Balloon

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Card Recipe for My Love Is In The Air Card:

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

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

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Will You Be My Valentine Viking?

February 4, 2022 Leave a comment

Valentine card with a Viking on it — Will You Be My Valentine Viking?

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!

A card with a Viking on it. — 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.

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's Face — 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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To view my other Paper Nest Dolls cards, please click here.

My Other Viking Cards

A Viking Girl surrounded by hearts — Viking Love Valentine Card

Hope you like my Will You Be My Valentine Viking?
using the Viking Bundle by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

As You Wish Card

June 7, 2021 2 Comments

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!

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Copic Markers:

Pirate (Westley)
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000
Hair: E57/E55/E43/E53/E50
Outfit: C9/C7/C5/C4
Sword: W6/W4/W2

Princess (Buttercup)
Hair: E25/YR24/Y26/Y21
Skin: E04/E11/E21/E00/E000/R20
Dress: R35/R37/R39/Gold Wink of Stella

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Card Recipe for My As You Wish Card:

Twoo Luv, Kindred Stamps
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink
Slimline Paper Pack – Enchanted Forest, Whimsy Stamps
Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Up!
VersaMark Ink, Stampin’ Up!
White Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Up!
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Up!
Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Up!
Basic Black Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”

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To view my other Kindred Stamps, please click here.

For more of my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my As You Wish Card using the Twoo Luv Stamp Set by Kindred Stamps!

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s?
Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I think they don’t exist.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

You Slay Me Valentine Card

February 16, 2021 Leave a comment

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!

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Copic Markers:

Siv
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20/R21
Hair: Y31/Y26/YR24/E25
Brass Breast Plate: E18/E15/E11
Skirt: R22/R24/R27/R29
Greens: YG91/YG93/YG95/YG97/YG99
Wool: C3/C5/C6/C7

Gale
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20/R21
Hair: Y21/YR23/E15/E18
Greens: YG91/YG93/YG95/YG97/YG99
Browns: E35/E33/E31
Belt: E18/E15/E11
Wool: C3/C5/C6/C7
Axe: C9/C6/C5/C3/E35/E31/E11/Glossy Accents

Close Up of Siv and Gale on My Valentine Card for my Hubby. — Close Up of Siv and Gale

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Card Recipe for You Slay Me Valentine Card:

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!

Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”

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To view my Copic cards, please click here.

Hope you like my Valentine card for my Hubby using
Siv – All I Ever Mead and Gale You Slay Me from Stamp Anniething!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

My Penguin Love Valentine Card

February 13, 2021 Leave a comment

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 called Penguin Heartstrings bottom penguin is called Penguin Bundle of Love. Aren’t they just the cutest!

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.

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Copic Markers:

Black Feathers: C9/C7/C6/C5
White Feathers: C3/C1/C00/0
Pinks: R81/R83/R85
Reds: 22/R24/R29
Beaks/Feet: Y38/YR12/YR04/glossy accents

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Card Recipe for Penguin Love Valentine Card:

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

Hope you like my Guest Design Team card using
Penguin Heartstrings and Penguin Bundle of Love for Conie Fong Art & Design!
Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

Queen of Valentines Card

February 11, 2021 Leave a comment

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Queen of Valentines Card using the digital version of Queen of Hearts Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls. This cute stamp come in both a rubber and a digital version. There is also a Wonderland Bundle that consists of Queen of Hearts Ellie, Emma in Wonderland, Mad Hatter Avery and Mischievous Cat. Love this Bundle! You can also buy them individually. I hope to colour more of them in the future!

For, my card, I knew that I wanted to make a Valentine’s card with this stamp. Something a little different. Hence the Queen of Valentines!

I coloured sweet Ellie with my Copic markers and added Glossy Accents and Stardust Stickles in certain places to make her sparkle. The Down the Rabbit Hole paper was perfect for my card with all the crowns! I have had this Hearts Border Die forever and thought it reminded me of the Queen’s garden of roses in the book, but with hearts instead. I had fun creating my playing cards using a die from the Stamp Anniething, but it is easy enough to create them using other rectangle and heart dies. Of course, you have to have a Queen of Hearts playing card along with an Ace of Hearts and the “back” of a third card using the Valentine Paper with all the Valentine words. A die cut heart, white rick-rack, red/white twine, red rhinestones and a card charm tie this theme all together!

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Copic Markers:

Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20
Hair: E21/E23/E25/E27/E29
Red Part of Dress: R39/R37/R35/W5
Black Part of Dress: C9/C7/C6/C4
White Part of Dress: C3/C1/C0/0, Stardust Stickles on hearts
Flamingo: R85/R83/R81/ YR21/YR12/Y17/C7/C4, Glossy Accents on Beak
Crown: YR21/YR12/Y17/Y38/R39/R35, Glossy Accents

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Card Recipe for
Queen of Valentines Card:

Queen of Hearts Ellie, Paper Nest Dolls
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper
Down the Rabbit Hole 6” x 6’ Paper Pad, Stamp Anniething
4.75” x 6.75” Enchanted Woodland Mat Pad, Martha Stewart Crafts
Make a Difference Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up!
Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up!
Card Deck Builder Metal Dies, Down the Rabbit Hole Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething
Two of Hearts Dies, Cheery Lynn Designs
Hearts Border Die, From my Stash
Playing Card Charm, Down the Rabbit Hole Grab and Go Box, Stamp Anniething
Valentine’s Day Decorative Trim, Celebrate It
Red/White Baker’s Twine
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up!
Stardust Stickles
Glossy Accents
Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!

Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”

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

Hope you like my Queen of Valentines Card using Queen of Hearts Ellie by Paper Nest Dolls!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

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Viking Andrew

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