The Paper Nest Dolls - Nurse Sophie!

Greetings Everyone!

Christine has once again asked me to complete 

a coupe of sample cards for her, which 

of course I did.... here is the one using Nurse Sophie.

You can find Nurse Sophie here!

I absolutely LOVE this stamp..... it is super cute

Copics

E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

E30, E50, E51, E53

C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, 0

R37, R39, R59, V99

E41, E42, E43

Gina K Kraft card stock

Black and Lipstick Red layering card stock

Gina K Poppy Prints DP

Stitched Rounded Rectangles

Black brads

This was super fun to ink up and as always

nice to complete a project for Christine!

Don't forget to go and visit The Paper Nest Dolls.

Guest Designer - The Paper Nest Dolls.....

Hello Everyone, I hope your summer is 

full of sunshine and sand!

Today I am guest designing for The Paper Nest Dolls 

and these stamps are GORGEOUS!

In fact, it is a double feature of sorts. Both of which are 

new releases in the shop and available TODAY!

Say "Hi" to Poodle Skirt Avery and Poodle Skirt Ellie!

You can find them both here at the shop!

LOVE these stamps they are so CUTE!

 

Copics used to ink Avery and Ellie:

Skin: E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

Hair: E43, E47, E49

C3, C5, C7, C9, R46, R56, R89, RV10, RV21, RV23,

E40, E41, E42, E44

I used coordinating papers on the inside and added 

a "Happy Birthday" sentiment with white stickers.

Supplies Used:

Black and pink cards stock

World Market chalk board labels

Kelly Purky stickers

Digital Paper

Stitched Rectangles

Buttons

Petal Pink Liquid Pearls

Hope you loved loved LOVED these cards!

Please don't forget to visit The Paper Nest Dolls!

GDT - The Paper Nest - Roller Derby Avery

So Christine and I were talking the other day....

she had showed me a couple of stamps that she had drawn up, 

let me tell you they are AMAZING.....

I had asked her if she ever thought of doing a 

roller derby girl as it is SO POPULAR right now.

After sending her some pictures of my BFF's

daughter {who is captain of the local junior derby team}

and a couple of hours {I swear} and

she had the pencilled version sent to me.....

I told her IT WAS MINE to do and well

here you go, meet Derby Girl Avery you can find her here at 

The Paper Nest store....

I am DYING right now. I LOVE this stamp!

Isn't she AMAZING??? 

SO flipping outrageously good.

Copics used to ink her up:

Skin: E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20
Hair: E40, E42, E44, E44, V17
N3, N5, N7, N9, RV21, RV23, RV25
YG01, YG03, YG25, BG000, BG02, BG07

Supplies:
Gina K Kraft card stock
EP Love Story
Turquoise animal print digital Paper
White gel pen

I hope you enjoyed this card I made.

Don't forget to visit the shop to see all of the AMAZING 

rubbers and digitals available.

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to comment,

I would love to see what you have to say. =)

CONTEST - Introducing Nurse Sophie!!

It is International Nurses Week!!!! 

Happy International Nursing Day to all of my comrades around the world!

Starting today until May 12th
{which is Florence Nightingale's birthday}. 

Florence Nightingale was known as "The Lady with the Lamp".

She was born May 12th, 1820
and passed away August 13, 1910.

She WAS the pioneer of modern nursing......

I was asked by Christine of The Paper Nest Dolls to be a
guest designer and create something 

with one of her new images called Nurse Sophie,
which is available here!
She is available for a limited time as a digital stamp
 and then she will be strictly rubber.
So today, Christine is offering this rubber stamp to 1 winner.
All you have to do is comment on this blog post, very simple!

Everyone that is familiar with me,
knows that I am a Registered Nurse

and that I work in Paediatrics.

So for the entire week,
 I am going to dedicate this week to all the

nurse's from all over the world.
 I am proud to work with some of the
most AMAZING nurses every day.

Just to make it interesting...... each day I will post a creation
with one of my favourite nursing digital OR rubber stamps.
You will have a chance to win that stamp by commenting
on my blog for that specific day.
Want them all? Then comment each day and your
name will be put in the draw for each stamp.
Winners will be announced on May 13th by random draw.

How flipping adorable is this stamp?

Copics markers I used for her:

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E21, E23, E25
Bag/Clipboard/Hat: C0, C1, C2, R35, R37, R39
Outfit/Shoes: G20, G21, G24
Stethoscope: RV21, RV23, RV25

Don't forget to comment for a chance to win!

I hope you like my creations over the next week.

*I also used red striped twine and red heart brads from my stash*

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Guest Designer - PND - Dress Up Ellie

Greetings Everyone!

I was thrilled when Christine from The Paper Nest Dolls asked if 

I would like to be a guest designer for the month of April.

As you may be aware,
Christine gave me my first opportunity to 

be on a design team and I spent almost a year doing it.

She asked me if I would like to colour
a really special image for you.

Oddly enough, I did the original one many moons ago. She has 

been working on the new and improved versions of the stamps 

she originally drew. The card I am going to
be showing you today is using Dress Up Ellie.
You can find her here!

I chose an unusual colour combo, not something I have really
done before, but I had all these paper packs that
had this specific combo. So I thought why not?

What do you think? I actually like these 2 colours together.
She is so sweet, I loved this image back then and
I still think she is amazing!

Copic Markers

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E30, E31
Dress/Hat: BG10, BG11, BG13
Accessories: YR12, YR14, YR18

I hope you enjoyed this card I made.
Don't forget to stop by The Paper Nest Dolls.
She offers rubber stamps as well as some digital stamps.
Super cute!

I would love to hear your comments so please leave them below.

Stuff I could not find links for were
Authentique "Gathering"
Making Memories "Just Chilling"
Orange Ribbon
Little Yellow Bicycle "Birthday" sentiments

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Are You Feeling Groovy?

          Oh it is so nice to be back to the blog posts........ I really enjoyed my 10 weeks on the challenge blog but it IS nice to be back........ I was at Michael's recently and found these really cool wooden pieces and my mind started racing as to how I could use them with my cards.... well today's post is going to show you exactly what I was thinking about..... the idea popped into my head almost immediately and all I did was pray that no one else on the design team had picked this image yet......
          I was so lucky because no one had so I signed up and got busy...... I chose Hippie Chick, she is available here! I wanted to do something bright, cheery and super colourful. This is what I came up with....

          Of course I used my favourite medium, Copic markers to ink this adorable little stamp with. This image was printed on Make it Crafty Alcohol blending card. Her skin was inked with E000, E00, E11 and R20. Her hair was done with E50, E51, E53 and E55. Her pants were done with BG02, BG05 and BG07. Her belt was YG03 and YG25. Her shirt was done with RV21, RV23, RV25, Y15 and Y18. Grass was inked with G21 and G24. The flowers were done with YR04, YR07 and G24.

          Here is the wood piece I was talking about. I covered it with patterned paper from Glits called "Unchanted Waters", I cut it out with an exacto knife, filed and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain ink. Isn't it adorable? It was perfect for this card.... =)

          How groovy is this? Totally loved making this card. It was so much fun. The card is 5.5X5.5" square card made out of Gina K Kraft card stock. I used MME's "Happy Girl" patterned paper. There are some wooden heart shapes from Simon Says Stamp. The sentiments are from MFT's "Farout" and Hero Arts "PSSST" stamp sets. I added some cheese cloth and did some faux stitching with my Signo Uniball gel pen in white. I really hope you enjoy it.... I loved making it =).

The Paper Nest's New Release Blog Hop....=)

Welcome to The Paper Nest Dolls' first 

"official" New Release Blog Hop!

Today the very talented and creative design team of The Paper Nest Dolls has put together this hop to share with you projects made using our 9 new stamps!

Top Row: Washboard Ellie, Bed Time Ellie, Bath Time Ellie

Middle Row: By Window Ellie, Flower Basket Ellie, Hippie Chick

Bottom Row: I Love Art, Old Time Owen, Ant Farm Owen

Digital versions of these stamps regularly sell for $3.00 each, but from today through Friday May 3rd you can get ALL 9 images for only $18 here in our shop!

I made a greeting card using the new Bath Time Ellie. You can find her here!

I was so excited when I was asked to do a project with the adorable stamp, Bath Time Ellie. How truly adorable is she really? You be the judge.....

Hello??? Is she not the cutest EVER? 

 I made this 5.5X5.5" square card out of Gina K card stock. I used Bazill Dark grey and very light pink card stock. The patterned paper was a scrap piece that I had laying around and unfortunately I can not remember who the designer was... =( I used Metal Stickers "photo tabs" for the 2 corners. I sewed all the sections together with white thread. I coloured the big pearls which were from the $ store which RV13. The white pearls are actually made from Liquid Pearls in white. {Remember when using the Liquid Pearls that you make this the last step of your card and let it dry thoroughly, if you lay the card flat to dry you will find they will look more like pearls instead of having a peak on them}. The image and background was cut using Spellbinder's Nestabilities Label 6.

The Copic markers I used are as follows:

Skin: E000, E00, E11 and R20

Hair: E50, E51, E53 and E55

Headband, housecoat and slippers: RV10, RV11, RV13 and RV14 {I also added the polka dots with a Signa Uniball white gel pen}

Pajamas and Teddy: C0, C1, C3 and C5

I apologize I do not have more pictures of this card, normally I would add a closeup, but the closeup's picture was blurry - =(

We couldn't host a blog hop without fun giveaways! One lucky winner will receive our entire set of new images, and one lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to our shop!

Participants must comment on every stop of the hop and be a follower of our blog for a chance to win! We also encourage you to become a fan of our Facebook page!

Winners will be announced on Friday May 3rd over at

 The Paper Nest Dolls blog!

You're next stop is Kelly's blog

Here's the complete lineup:

The Paper Nest Dolls

Ashley

Nikki

Kelly

Valerie

Jasmina

Lori Ann

Katrina

Lydia

Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

Old, New, Borrowed & Blue Blog Hop......

Welcome to Day 2 of the Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue Blog Hop!

Wedding bells will soon be ringing as the wedding season is almost here, and the design teams of Red Carpet Studio and The Paper Nest Dolls have teamed up to provide you with some beautiful wedding inspiration by creating projects using Paper Nest Dolls digital stamps! If you've just come across the hop and would like to start at the beginning, please visit Red Carpet Studio.

Red Carpet Studio is a movie-themed challenge blog that runs weekly challenges, alternating between layout and card challenges each week. All of their challenges are inspired by either a movie or aspect of Hollywood!

The Paper Nest Dolls is a brand new digital/rubber stamp shop that sells adorable stamps inspired by the designer's children. Their stamps are sold here and they just started a challenge blog as well! 

For my project today, I chose a lovely little image known as "The Wedding". I absolutely loved working with this image and of course my favorite color is blue so this was one of the projects that stood out for me.

This card is made from Gina K Kraft card stock. It is a square card measuring 5.5X5.5". I NEVER work with lace (something old) so this was a big step for me (in fact I did 2 cards with lace in the same day). I wanted to make this card really feminine so I thought the lace did just that. I used MME Lost & Found Portabello patterned paper. I also used Bazill pale blue glossy paper along with dark grey card stock too. I added Maya Road chipboard hearts (something new, to me) which were coloured with Copics and dazzled up with Diamond stickles. I also added some pearls and seam binding ribbon to tie it all together.
The Copic markers I used were: Skin E000, E00, E11 and R20. Hair: E50, E51, E53, E23 and E25. His outfit was done with N1, N3, N5, 110 and 0. Her outfit was done with BG0000, BG00, C1 and 0. Flowers and bow tie: BG02, BG05, BG07, YG23, and YG25 (with some Diamond Stickles)

The Paper Nest Dolls owner and artist, Christine, is very generously providing us with some blog candy from her online stamp shop and her brick and mortar scrapbooking store! To be eligible to win you must comment on every stop of both days of the hop. 

Two $20 Gift Certificates

Prima Flower Prize Pack

Ready for the next stop? It's Rochelle's blog! 

Red Carpet Studio
The Paper Nest Dolls
Ashley
Nikki
Rochelle
Katrina
Robin
Jasmina
Stephanie
Candice
Olga

Happy Hopping! :)