Thursday, June 13, 2013

Guest Designer; Laura Craigie

How exciting to welcome back Laura Craigie as a Guest Designer on the SRM Blog today.  We love her beautiful creations and can't wait to see what she's done with her stash of SRM products.  By the way, it's Laura's birthday today so let's all wish her a happy birthday!



Here's a bit about Laura in her own words: 

"I live in beautiful British Columbia, Canada with my husband and 3 very busy boys.  I've been scrapbooking and card making for 9 years now, and I love it just as much now as I did then.  I adore making cards because I often don't have too much time to craft and I like that I can sit down and finish a project in a short amount of time.  I have been very blessed in this industry to work with many different companies over the years, as well as being a Garden Girl for Two Peas in a Bucket."

Cards are her passion so Laura took her stash of SRM Stickers and created 6 fabulous cards using a variety of SRM's sticker themes and styles.  Laura uses just a touch of SRM on each of her cards but that's the beauty of SRM Stickers.  Our clear stickers go with any theme or style complementing your project and melting down into any surface you choose.

First up is a thank you card for a teacher, perfect for any time of year.  What fabulous colors and design.  Perfection!  On this card Laura used SRM's Stickers by the Dozen Thank You stickers. 



With all the weddings coming up in June, you might just have to CASE this card that's all about LOVE!  There's a lot to love about this card!  Laura's choice of papers is fabulous and the trio of hearts coming down the right side of the card are darling with their bright embellishments.  Laura used SRM's Wedding Stickers by the Dozen for her "LOVE is..." sentiment and the wedding bouquet.  She embellished the bouquet as well.  {{SIGH}}   



Next up is a patriotic card using just the right papers and embellishments.  And to punctuate her card with just the right sentiment and borders, Laura used SRM's Patriotic We've Got Your Border.  




Which of these 14 borders is your favorite?



This sweet Summery card with it's "Hello Sunshine" border sentiment is great for any time of year!  Laura combines lots of beautiful patterned papers, buttons and clips as embellishments and tops them off with a SRM Sentiment from SRM's Bright We've Got Your Border.  Looks like SRM Borders are a favorite for Laura!


In addition to the "Hello Sunshine" border, you will find 13 other borders on this sheet.  Such a fun product!  They are a bit like Washi tape but lots of designs on one sheet!


In the midst of all these beautiful cards, Laura surprises us with a beautiful Pillow Box that's loaded with SRM Stickers and Twine!  Laura confesses that SRM's Labels by the Dozen are one of her new favorites and she's used several different designs on this project.  Love how she mounted one label on top of the other and them topped it off with a sweet daisy from SRM's Stickers by the Dozen Thank You sheet.  Pink Blossom twine and a pink jewel embellishment are the perfect finishing touches.  



Here's are the two label sheets Laura used.



Speaking of Labels by the Dozen, here's a Thank You card that Laura created using a Black and White Label as matting for her Thank You sentiment from the Stickers by the Dozen collection.  Looks like Laura is mixing and matching her SRM Stickers on each project.  And she'll have plenty of stickers left over for future projects. By the way, do you spy the little "thank you so much" mini sentiment on the tab at the top of this card?



 And for her last card, Laura combines Stickers and Stamping. So many stampers are now choosing SRM Stickers for their sentiment.  The "you make me smile" mini sentiment comes from SRM's Bright border.  I am so inspired by Laura's work.  She is truly one of paper crafting's finest!     


Here's what Laura has to say about SRM Stickers:


"I adore using SRM stickers for their high quality and ease of use.  The clear stickers work great on any surface, even as I discovered some glitter papers.  The label stickers will definitely be a new favourite of mine too with the ability to stamp on them, and ink them up.  I am all about saving time when I craft and these stickers help me to create adorable and quick projects." 

Thank you Laura for all your wonderful projects.  We loved having you here on the blog today! For lots more Laura Craigie inspiration and to see more of her work, visit Laura's Blog: www.paperlulu.com

 Would like to WIN all of the stickers that Laura used in her guest design feature? Be sure to leave a comment on today's blog and make sure that you are a follower too!  Winner will be announced on next Monday's blog.

32 comments:

Celeste B. said...

Happy Birthday Laura. So many beautiful cards.

Laurel said...

I have followed Laura for a long time, love her work!

{VICKI} said...

OMG!
LOVE everything you have shared with us today!

Marcia said...

My goodness, these were all amazing cards and so inspirational.

Lesley said...

Gorgeous work!

Miriam Prantner said...

Wow! Laurie did an amazing job with these projects! Gorgeous!

Loly Borda said...

Happy birthday Laura! It's your birthday but we got the present: your beautiful cards. TFS

Janis said...

Happy Birthday to Laura!! Thank you for letting us celebrate with her with this wonderful giveaway. I am relatively new to SRM and with all the cards Laura made, I am getting a better feel for how to use these terrific stickers!! Sure would love to win this prize.

Ravengirl said...

Happy Birthday Laura! I really enjoy your work!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

Wow, I love your style! These are all fabulous! The first is my favie-fave!

Angi Barrs said...

I just love Laura's card designs. That teacher card is a sweet one too! :)

Sue D said...

Love how Laura used the stickers. My favorite is the patriotic card.

Angela said...

Great cards!!! These are fantastic! Lovin' me some borders!!

Cynthia Baldwin said...

Best birthday wishes to Laura! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us - beautiful projects!

Manhattan Mandie said...

Happy birthday, Laura!!! I love all of her beautiful projects!!!

SmilynStef said...

What a fun & beautiful group of projects ... can't even decide which one i love most.

ameliaharris99 said...

Awesome stickers! Great projects! :)

Nathalie said...

BEAUTIFUL cards Laura!!! Totally inspiring!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Oh these are all so fabulous!

Lydia said...

Beautiful collection of cards!! She made great use of the stickers!!

Colleen said...

Great cards and think I might be inspired for that first one and some teacher thank yous I need to work on!

Colleen H

starqueen said...

Really lovely cards and project. SRM stickers are the perfect embellishment or finishing touch.
Thanks for sharing!

Katie said...

Your cards are wonderful! I love all of the sentiments you used and that pillow box with gummies and a cute tag is a great little gift! Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

Leanne said...

Wonderful cards

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Laurie, you did an awesome job and I just love all of them, especially the "Thank you" one! I love SRM stickers by the dozen!! Makes it so much faster and easier!

Cindy Groh said...

Fabulous cards. I love your style. Thanks for the inspiration.

smahrty said...

I am a follower! I have also followed Laura for a long time, her cards are always stunning and fun. Love all the stickers she used and would love to win them!

Beeceecreativity said...

super cute cards.. all fab colour combos and fun and bright

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I just happened to stop by today to take a look at your SRM Stickers. They are fabulous!! And by the way, Happy Birthday Laura and congratulations as Guest Designer. The cards you made are awesome. I also have a passion for borders and the "Hello Card" is definitely my favorite. I love the use of all those borders and how the embellishments tie it all together. You are very creative!!
Thanks~~ Kathy http://carterscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/

Chark said...

gorgeous and fun work!