Design Team Tips With Laurie Schmidlin

Today, Laurie is sharing on her blog some tips and inspiration for creating cards with dark colored backgrounds using bright colors:

"Creating cards with black or dark backgrounds is one of my favorite things to do!  I love the look paired with bright and bold colors or even soft pastels.  The contrast in colors is so striking!  Join me over on my blog where I will be sharing not only two projects that illustrate how effective dark backgrounds can be but my inspiration for creating them as well!"

• STAMPS: Peonies On Parade
• INK: Versamark, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz
• PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, True Black, Watercolor Paper
• DIES: Peonies On Parade, Birthday Cheer
• OTHER: Black detail embossing powder, White detail embossing powder, Watercolor Paints

• STAMPS: Friendly Flowers, Cover Up: Quarterfoil
• INK: Dark Indigo, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Versamark
• PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Dark Indigo
• DIES: Fun Frames, Friendly Flowers, Friendly Flowers Extras
• OTHER: White twine, White detail embossing powder

Make sure to visit Laurie's blog to see more!