Punk Ellie

Valerie here today, and I have a completely different one for you! 

I'm using the fun & spunky Punk Ellie; isn't she so precious?! 

This is a smaller card, than I'm used to using for my Paper Nest Dolls cards, an A2, but it worked out perfectly for all the floating hearts.

You can find many more images of this fun card, and supplies I used, on my blog, ValByDesign.

Have a wonderful weekend, and Happy Crafting!

Valerie
xoxo

Love Bubbles

Hi Crafters! It's Valerie here today! It's almost Valentines Day, and I have a Valentine's Day card showcasing the adorable image, Love Bubbles.

I have more images, and all the supplies listed over on my blog, ValByDesign.

Have a wonderful day, and Happy Scrapping!

TGIF! Hi everyone, it's Valerie on the blog today, and hope you all survived the frigid weather most of us had this week in the States here! Brrrr! I don't know about you, but -50 degrees here in Chicago was a tad too chilly for my bones!

Today I'm featuring the lovely Aristocrat Emma on a card that obviously showcases my desire for Spring to arrive ;)

There are more images and a supply list over on my blog, ValByDesign. I'd LOVE it if you swung by and left me a Comment!

Have a wonderful weekend, and Happy Crafting! xo

Ice Skating Ellie!

I have my first shaker card for today! It's a total coincidence (really!) that I was making a shaker card the same time that Jasmina's shaker card went live on Friday; oh well, that's OK, right?

I used Ice Skating Ellie (sorry for the horrible photograph of the image here; 

I should have waited until daylight to take the picture)

Shake shake shake!

Hee hee, that was fun!

I have all the supplies and more fun pictures on my blog, ValByDesign. 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful Holiday!

Angel Ellie

Hello my fellow crafters! It's Valerie here, and I have Angel Ellie with me today!

I created a 6" x 6" Thank You card using My Mind's Eye Memorable collection, 

and I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers

To see more images, and all the details on products I used, come visit me on my blog, www.ValByDesign.com; and, have a wonderful day!

It's Artist Avery Today!

Hello crafters! It's Valerie here today, and first off, I'd like to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here in the U.S., and to our neighbors in Canada!

For my card today, I used this cute image of Avery enjoying her day at her paint easel: Artist Avery

I colored her with Copic markers

My card is 6" x 6"

I have a bunch of other images, and all the details on my blog here.

Thank you so much for coming by the Paper Nest today, and have a wonderful day!

Valerie

xo

Golfer Owen

Hi Crafters! It's Valerie here today, and I have a total "guy card" for you today, using Golfer Owen

Isn't he just adorable out there on the greens with his golf bag and everything!?

I made a 6"x6" card for you today, and kept it all guy-ish this time ;)

Thanks for stopping by, and you can find more pics and details on my blog, ValByDesign :)

Chow, and see you again soon!

~Valerie xo

Miss You

Hi Crafters! TGIF! It's Valerie here today, and I have a pretty card using the By Window Ellie image.

This card got a little bigger than the typical 6" square, because I wanted to add just one more border in the background to make it "pop" a little more; so, it turned out to be 6 1/4" square.

Since the pretty image is just loaded with flowers, I decided to load my card up with them, too ;)

Thanks for visiting us today, and you cab see all the list of Copics I used, and the supplies for this card, on my blog, ValByDesign.

xoxo

Valerie :)

Hi Crafters! It's Valerie here today, and my card features Bath Time for Piggy.

This image is just darling!

My card is 5"x7", and I used Graphic 45's French Country collection

Have a wonderful weekend, and you'll be able to find more details for this card on my blog, ValByDesign!

Get Ready for Some "Spookiness" with Warlock Owen!

Hi, and it's Valerie here again! I just LOVE working with the Owen images; I don't know if it's because I have 3 sons, or because I have 4 brothers, but for whatever reason it is, this little guy always warms my heart.

Today, Owen is a Warlock, and he's busy stirring his brew, and getting ready for Halloween!

Warlock Owen

I made a 6"x6" card, but after adding all the embellies (you can find details on my blog, ValByDesign) onto it, it got a bit wider ;) )

All the details, Copic colors, and products are shown on my blog.

Have a great Saturday (and Sunday!), and and Happy Scrapping!

Let's go to the Pumpkin Patch with Emma!

Valerie here, today, and I was thrilled to use this stamp! Fall is my FAVORITE time of year, so when I saw this stamp it warmed my heart immediately :)

The stamp used on today's project is Pumpkin Patch Emma

Isn't she jusT adorable?!

My card is 6"x6", and I used Graphic 45's French Country collection

I have a full list of Copics and supplies listed on my blog.

Take care, and have a wonderful weekend!

~Valerie

Sir Owen says, "Your Awesome!"

It's Valerie here today, and I have a card for a special young man in your life who deserves a Congratulations! or just a reminder of how great he really is.

Sir Owen is the Star of the Show today, and he's perfect for this job! In this image, he's colored with Copics

The line of papers on this 6" x6"  is Oxford Lane by Kate & Co./My Mind's Eye.

Thanks for visiting today, and you can find a full list of Copics and supplies used on my blog, Val By Design 

Have a great weekend!

Get Well Wishes with Bedtime Ellie

Hello there, Crafters, and TGIF!
It's Valerie here today, with a Get Well card using Bedtime Ellie.

I made an A6 size card (4 1/2" x 6 1/4"), used Copic markers to color her, and the papers are from the CUTEST collection ever ~ Sunshowers by Heidi Grace.

You can find a list of Copics used for this image, and a list of materials for the card on my blog, ValByDesign.com.

Have a great weekend, and Happy Crafting!

Miss You Owen

Hi Dolls Friends!

It's Valerie here today, and my card today is perfect for a little boy who wants to send a card to someone he's missing. I used the Miss You Owen image on this tri-fold card that when folded up ends up being 5 1/2" wide by 6" high. I used Copic markers to color him in.

If you're curious about which Copic colors I used and the die cuts for the "hi dad!" letters, you can find the info on my blog.

Have a wonderful weekend, and we'll see you tomorrow with our awesome Christmas in July Blog Hop!!

Make a Fun Page Layout with Several Doll Images!

Hello Crafters!

It's Valerie here today, and I'd like to show you how fun it is to create a scene with several of the adorable images that we carry. When I work with the PND images, I always see my own kids in them, from yesterday and today.

I have SOOOO many beach pics, and how many times can you scrapbook a pile of pics from a beach day? So, I took 3 of the beach images, Bikini Ellie, Boogie Board Owen, and Sandcastle Owen, and created a fun little beach scene; and of course, the images represent my 4 kids: Alicia (15), Nathan (13), and my twins, Connor & Derek (11).

- I mirrored the Boogie Board Owen image on the second one I printed

- I printed Sandcastle Owen 3 times so I'd have extra castles, flags, & starfish to play with on my layout

If you're curious what my munckins look like, it's funny, because they look like these PND images! If you're really curious, head over to my blog to see a photo of all 4 of them; you'll see - it's weird how closely these images resemble my kids. lol!

Have a great day, and have fun looking through all the fun stamps images to see which ones you can you for your kids!

Valerie :)

The {adorable!} Police Officer Owen

TGIF! Yay! Valerie here today, and with me I have Police Officer Owen and his adorable furry little sidekick who are stopping by to say "Hello" & "Have a great weekend!"...

I colored the image with my Copic Sketch markers, and I created the 6" x 6" card with the Swagger paper line from Fancy Pants Designs.

{ You can find this stamp image here }

Have a great day, and a wonderful weekend!

Valerie :)

Tea Time Avery & Queen Ellie

Hi Fellow Crafters! It's Valerie here from ValByDesign, and I have 2 really awesome cards today that will complete my set of the Wonderland Collection.

The first image is Tea Time Avery 

I colored each image with Copics, and placed each on a 6" x 6" card

And the second  image is Queen Ellie

 On June 16th, I posted Hatter Owen and Emma Rabbit on my first 2 cards. 

And here are my 4 renditions of the adorable Wonderland Collection:

Queen Ellie

 

Hatter Owen

 

 Tea Time Avery

Emma Rabbit

                  

I have more images, along with the Copics used on these cards, and all the supplies are listed also, on my BLOG;  head on over for a looksie!

One last thing: I'm SUPER-DUPER excited because today I will be at my first Copic Certification class! And tomorrow I'm taking the Advanced Certification class! Hopefully when I return, I'll be able to share some awesome Copic tips with all of you!

           

                        

                                    

Happy cards making, and Copic coloring, my crafting friends!

Valerie :)