Friday, March 24, 2023
Avery with Watering Can & Bird House by Noelene
Monday, March 20, 2023
Hello Springtime!
Hello Crafty Friends! Welcome Spring! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing Hello Springtime! as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Watering Can Gnome from the Gnome Set. There are ten images in the set including:
- Shears Gnome
- Tulip Gnome
- Shovel Gnome
- Watering Can Gnome
- Bird Bath
- Tulips
- Daises
- Mushroom with Butterfly
- Wheelbarrow
- Gnome Home
Since today is the First Day of Spring, I thought I would create a Spring card with tulips blooming, birds singing and butterflies fluttering! For my card, I decided to create a scene using several stamps from the Gnome Set.
The Details of My Card
Once everything was coloured, I used the different sizes of the Blending Brushes by Picket Fence and a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps cloud stencil to create my sky around the coloured images. It’s nice that the blending brushes come in different sizes! The smaller ones allowed me to get into areas close to the coloured images without having to mask them.
Tip: Use parts of digital stamps, like the birds from the birdbath, instead of the whole stamp to create interest.
For the grass, I wanted a straight part where the flowers were and then a hill to add interest. So, for the straight piece, I used the largest Small Mini Slimline Stackables Die to get the stitching along the top. The hill was from the Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Dies by Lawn Fawn. To create dimension and differentiate the two pieces of grass, I used dimensionals.
Tip: use your slimline dies for more than just slimline cards.
I tucked my coloured gnome into the hill part of the grass but added dimensionals behind her to give depth to my scene.
I added die cut stitched clouds to match the stitching on the grass. The sentiment was printed out on my computer and them die cut with another stitched die.
Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings of the butterflies and Glossy Accents to her watering can. A scattering of yellow resin flowers in the grass added to my Spring theme.
Copic Markers
Card Recipe for My Hello Springtime! Card
Saturday, March 18, 2023
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
Hi Crafty Friends,
This little lamb is from the Down on the Farm Stamp Set from Paper Nest Dolls.
This set comes with all the farm animals and a cute farm girl and boy.
The lamb is a perfect March Card "in like a lion, out like a lamb" I'm
ready to welcome spring!
Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is the weather like in March where you live?
A: Me? Just as described above... in Chicago it's in like a lion WINDY and wet, out like a lamb suddenly it's spring
Supplies:
Paper Nest Dolls Down on the Farm
Newton's Nook Square Frames Dies
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Monday, March 13, 2023
Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday
Hello Crafty Friends! It's Laurie here! I am sharing my Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using Decade Collection 80's Girl 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.
The Details of My Card
For my card, I decided to go with the bright neon colours of the 80’s. I usually don’t use these colours, but it was fun to go outside my comfort zone! I even used Copic markers that I haven’t used before! This might be dating me, but do you remember leg warmers and “Gag me with a Spoon” (said with my best Valley Girl voice)? Lol!
Doodlebug paper is always so bright and colourful that I decided to go with the Hey Cupcake paper. Perfect for my birthday theme in these bright colours! I also wanted a bright neon green and went with a piece of Parakeet Party DSP.
The Framed Florets Dies gave me a perfect backdrop for Ellie and I couldn’t resist using the bright pink sprinkles paper behind her to make her pop.
The sentiment was printed out on my computer. I used a fun script called Mystical Woods Smooth Script at 12pt which I cut apart so that I could run it beside Ellie. I popped up “Like”, TOTALLY” and “birthday” to give visual interest and to highlight these words since they are what my card is all about!
To add to the birthday theme, I added a banner that was die cut from the Doodlebug paper.
I found some bright sequins in my stash that went beautifully with my bright neon colours. Star Dust Stickles was added to the heart on her top, her earrings and the accents on her bow.
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Copic Markers
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Card Recipe for My Like TOTALLY Awesome Birthday Card
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
Stamp Size: 4”
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Thank you for stopping by!
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Cutest Pig Ever!
Hi Crafty Friends,
This darling little pig is from the Down on the Farm Stamp Set from Paper Nest Dolls.
This set comes with all the farm animals and a cute farm girl and boy. I
just love the pig so much, I wanted him to be featured on his own card.
Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite farm animal?
A: Me? Horses
Supplies:
Paper Nest Dolls Down on the Farm
Newton's Nook Square Frames Dies
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Friday, March 10, 2023
Stone Age Girl by Noelene
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Just a Note to Say Thank You
Hello Everyone, it's Betty here on the blog! It's time to make some thank you cards to replenish my stash. I am using the cutest bee digital stamp from Paper Nest Dolls called Lulu Bee. It also comes in red rubber in the name of Lil Bee Emma. This adorable stamp makes the perfect A6 size shaker card. I used the Hexagon Stack Die from Paper Roses to create the shaker.
- Paper Nest Dolls digital stamp Lulu Bee
- Paper Roses Hexagon Stack Die
- Stephanie Bernard/Sizzix/Stamps of Life Windows stamp set and dies
- Penny Black Sentiment Collection
- A6 white card base
- Black cardstock (Mat layer 1)
- Yellow cardstock (Mat layer 2)
- White cardstock (card front)
- Shaker bits
- Clear acetate
- 1/4" double sided foam tape