Elf Avery with Candy Cane & Reindeer Ellie with Ornament

 Hello Crafty Friends, Noelene here today, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I am just popping in to share 2 more Christmas cards before we ring in the new year.

Today I am sharing some D.T. inspiration for The Paper Nest Dolls & Xpress-It, using the digital stamps called Elf Avery with Candy Cane & Reindeer Ellie with Ornament, and some glitter deco tape.

For my cards I have created a 5x7 mat base. I then coloured my images & trimmed to size. For my Elf Avery card I cut a strip of paper slightly smaller than my base & stuck down 2 strips of each colour of Glitter Deco Tape. I then glued die cut letters on top to make my "MERRY" sentiment. You can see a video of how I did this on Instagram here.

For my Reindeer Ellie card it was the same process using only one strip of the Glitter Deco Tape then after adding the Glitter Deco Tape I ran my cardstock through the die cutting machine using some bauble dies. I then added some glitter thread & gems to embellish.

Copics:

Clothes & Candy Cane: BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05, RV00, RV63, RV66, BG10, BG15

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20 

Hair: E30, E33, E35, E37

Copics:

Clothes & Baubel: BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05, RV00, RV63, RV66, BG10, BG15

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20 

Cat & Shoes: C00, C1, C2, C4, C9

Hair: E41, E43, E44

Elf Avery with Candy Cane is available in digital stamp here. 

Reindeer Ellie with Ornament available in digital stamp here & rubber stamp here.

For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Noelene x  

North Pole Mini Santa by Noelene

 Hello Crafty Friends, Noelene back today with some D.T. inspiration for the Paper Nest Dolls. 

Today I created a card using one of my favourite Santa images from PND called North Pole Mini Santa.

Recently I had the oppurtunity to try out some Gold Leaf Flakes from X-press It! I started out by blending some alcohol markers onto X-press It Blending Card. Once this was dry I brushed lightly some X-press It Gold Size adhesive in small amounts where I wanted my Gold Leaf Flakes to go. After 10 minutes of curing I lightly brushed on my Gold Leaf Flakes over the areas I added the adhesive. I then created a 5x7 base to create my card using the blended base for the background before adding my coloured image on top to finish off with a die cut sentiment on top! I even added the Gold Leaf Flakes to the sentiment. I love how it turned out!

Copics:

Hair & Fur: C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, C9

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, E13, 

Clothes: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29

North Pole Mini Santa is available in digital stamp here. 

This stamps is also available in rubber as part of the North Pole set here.

For more inspiration, check out my Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Noelene x  

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. Isn't she adorable!

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

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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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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?

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

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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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My Merry Penguins Card

For more information on my other card, please click here.

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