It's a fun week week for us designers at Core'dinations Cardstock because we've had the chance to team up with the fabulous designers at Bella Blvd., to share some over the top creations and inspiration on both the Core and Bella blogs! I'll just say, it's insane how wonderfully these two companies compliment one another, and I'm sure you'll all agree!
That's right, be sure to check out all the posts at both blogs this week (and go back to check out Monday and today's as well). There are opportunities to win some great Core and Bella Blvd. products so don't miss out!
For today I designed this baby card featuring Core Essentials and Whitewash paired with the adorable Baby Boy collection from Bella Blvd.
This baby collection also has fun chipboard and sticker elements to match (take note of that sweet baby giraffe!). And did you know Bella Blvd. now has their own Washi tape? They do!! Swoon!! For this card I used some of the cool yellow chevron designer paper tape and I created some super cool alphas by applying some of the tape to a scrap of Core cardstock and then cutting them out using my Cricut.
I used the Lyrical Letters Cricut cart - Jack Sprat font and cut my letters out at 3/4"... on the Core blog post I had said they were 1/2" letters, but they are 3/4"... sorry!
Anyway, I only used one row of tape, but you could also line several strips together on top of one another and cut out larger alphas as well!
For this card I also folded some of the paper tape into tabs and used them on the neck of the giraffe diecut which was cut from some yellow WhiteWash Core. I embossed my giraffe die cut (Cricut New Arrival cart - cut at 6") with a Sissix animal print folder, sanded the spots and then went in and added some extra brown tones with a Ranger ink pad and the Ranger blending tool. This really adds visual interest and texture to the die cut!
Other product used here:
Core Essentials in green from the Nostalgia pack.
Bella Blvd. Simply Simona Orange Sophisticates Ciao Chipboard alphas.
Bella Blvd. Baby Boy Chipboard and stickers.
Bella Blvd. Baby Boy, Wild About You paper.
Martha Stewart Fringe scissors.
Bakers Twine from The Twinery.
Black pearls by Kaiser.
That's all I've got for now, but please remember to come back and visit the Core and Bella Blvd. blogs each day this week... you won't want to miss a thing! Enjoy!
