Bella Blvd Studio Blog: Cards On Thursdays

“I Love Winter Card” card, by Carina Lindholm.

I cut out the trees and the sentiment from the Cute cuts sheet. To make the "snow" at the bottom of the card, I die cut two scallop borders in white cardstock. And to give this card a little more color I adhered tiny red jewels at the top and bottom of the card.

Supplies:
Winter Wonder: Toasty, Cute Cuts, Just Write Journaling Stickers

“Let It Snow Card” card, by Carina Lindholm.

I really like the look of stitching on cards, both hand and machine stitching. On this card I punched holes in a straight line from the chipboard clouds and down. And then I hand stitched using white thread. I then punched out a few tiny snowflakes that I adhered at the end of the stitched lines.

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Surf n Turf; Winter Wonder: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Kiss Me: Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers; High Five Alpha Stickers: Black-White; Ciao Chip Elements: Clouds

"Baby It's Cold Outside” card, by Gretchen McElveen.

I pulled out some of my Winter Wonder stash to make a wintery card today...very appropriate considering the frigid temperatures lately! I've used this basic design for several cards in the past. Basic design + different products = entirely different card! Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Winter Wonder: Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Christmas Wishes: Miniature Stickers

"Be Merry" card, by Gretchen McElveen.

It always seems like I need one more Christmas card to send out! :) I've made several mostly red cards this year so I decided to change it up and go green this time. I cut the Santa out of the Cute Cuts sheet and adhered it to the card with foam adhesive. I was all out of "b"s to use for my "be merry" sentiment so I had to get creative. I cut an "o" in half and used an "l" to make a "b"! Can you tell?? Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Christmas Wishes: Borders, Cute Cuts, Quadrants, Alpha+Bits Stickers

“Perfect Day” card, by Shellye McDaniel.

I simply can't get enough of Christmas Wishes...this collection makes the happiest Christmas Cards! For this particular card you could change up the theme completely by simply adding a different sticker to the top. I first started by embossing the actual card with a snowflake design. I then grabbed up a set of banner dies and created a layering of fun and bright colors. In between each I added different thicknesses of foam dots to create a grand illusion. To finish I embellished Mr. Penguin with a ribbon bow, hand-tied button and a couple of stickers. Easy-as-pie!

Supplies:
Christmas Wishes: Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Miniatures Stickers; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Punch; Sunny Happy Skies: Magic In The Sky Paper; Button Market: Punch

“Mine 2 Love” card, by Shellye McDaniel.

I took inspiration for this card from the Sophisticates Tall Tags. I wanted vertical lines and crisp detail to create a very modern and clean design. I started by cutting a sheet of 8.5x11" white cardstock to 6.5x11". I then turned the cardstock and scored at 3" and 8" to create a gate-fold style. Next I layered with a base of black cardstock followed by Sprinkles & Lace in Oyster. After lining up the Tall Tags to the very right edge of the left flap and machine stitching in place, I then added splashes of hot pink with a couple of pieces from the Ciao Chip Borders. In finishing, I added a Glue Dot to the back of the chip heart and attached it to the left flap only...a little baby powder to the back keeps it from sticking to the other side! I embellished with a simple hand-tied button and a slip of a sticker sentiment.

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Sophisticates: Tall Tags, Sprinkles & Lace Oyster; Ciao Chip Elements: Borders, Stars & Hearts; Button Market: Hot Pink Flowers