Creative Cards With Laurie

Hi there! Laurie here, and I've got a couple of cards to share with you today! With summer in full swing, I find myself turning to some of Bella's brighter colors and patterns. Add a little black to make all the colors really pop and you have a great summer card! Well, honestly that is card that I would love year round! Ha!

"Life Is Amazing" card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

For my first card, I chose a large butterfly die and some papers and stickers from the She Blooms and Color Chaos collections to create this layered, bold card. I die cut the butterfly from the Take Root Pink paper (from the She Blooms collection) to create a negative die cut look. I layered on some Black Chevron Designer Tape and stickers for extra texture and pops of color.

I really wanted the butterfly to stand out but not take away focus from all of the gorgeous papers so I used vellum for the die cut. I popped it up and bent the wings to give the appearance of flight. For embellishment, I added some Oreo Black Enamel Dots and an Enamel Heart (from the She Blooms Mix).

Supplies:
IF She Blooms: Take Root Pink, BW Floral Stripe, Mason Jars; Color Chaos: Treasures & Text; Designer Tape: Black Chevron; Enamel Dots: Oreo Black; IF Enamel Hearts: She Blooms Mix

"Sending My Love" card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

Working with a smaller card surface can sometimes be challenging. You have to choose which embellishments you want to use as using too many would be just, well ... too much. I decided to embrace some more white space with this card. I think the end result actually helps the little strips of colorful paper stand out more, don't you?

I chose papers from the Lucky Starz, Color Chaos, & Daily Chevies collections. I created the little paper flower by cutting out a freeform circle (that's code for a messy looking circle LOL!) and then cutting it further to look like a spiral. Starting from the center, I scrunched it together to create the flower shape and then added glue at the bottom.

Supplies:
Daily Chevies: Chevy Bell Pepper, Chevy Pickle Juice; Lucky Starz: Pickle Juice Starz, Color Crazy Starz; Color Chaos: Gulf Strandz; IF Enamel Hearts: She Blooms Mix; Enamel Dots: Bell Pepper

Comments

[Christine Kiehl]

Not just creative, but stunning! Love the cards!

[Michelle Salazar]

You are right that little black on those cards make them pop! They are very classy!

[Tess Crawford]

I love the patterns and colors of all the new products. They are so fresh and happy. It makes me want to go play with paper and color right now. Alas, it is time to get ready for work.

[Lori Marucci]

What's not to love? It all looks great. Love the cut outs.

[Angee]

The new brave line is so cute. I love the new pad size and the stickers are so cute! Can you start making the stickers in a flat style as well as the die cut stickers. Sometimes I want to use the stickers, but they are too thick for my bible. Thanks

[Sara]

Oh my goodness! I love those bright colors and the music notes. Those embellishments are so fun!