Bella Blvd: Blessed to be his Mom

Bella Blvd: Splash Zone

Hello everyone! Did you know that April 8 is National Zoo Lover's Day? Although, today I am celebrating with an aquarium layout because I couldn't resist digging in to the new Splash Zone collection....also up over at the Bella Blvd Studio Blog.  Most zoos have an aquarium, so I figure...it works :)

Ripley's Aquarium 

I started by picking out the Swim Like a Fish and Splashing Around papers...and gathering all of the fishy/water and neutral type embellishments. As I was gathering...I kind of like how I piled everything, and that is the arrangement that you see here. I added a little dimensional tape to make things pop.

I never feel like a project is complete without a little stitching and a few staples. I also topped off my embellishment cluster with a couple enamel dots from the Sentiments Mini Heart Hugs. I just love the Florence Alphabet Stickers, they were the perfect size for my title...I used two different colors, Gulf and Orange, for interest.

This was a layout that I didn't have to think about too much, once I started pulling out embellishments, it kind of designed itself....I love it when that happens. It's easy to do when the products are so cute :)

Splash Zone: Swim Like a Fish, Splashing Around, Borders, Doohickey,Ciao Chip, Ephemera Icons; Designer Washi Tape: Red Stripe; Heart Hugs: Sentiments; Florence Alphabet Stickers: Gulf, Orange

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Bella Blvd: Plaids & Dotty

Hello everyone! I have this layout up over at the Bella Blvd Studio Blog today:

I feel like I am drawing all of my inspiration from Pinterest lately! But, I came across this image, and thought it would make a pretty great background:

Image: castleandthings.com

I paired up some of my favorite colors from the Plaids & Dotty. Using a circle cutter, I cut out 3 different sized circles: 1.5 in., 2.5 in., and 3.5 in. I cut the circles in half, matched them up, and sewed them together using a zigzag stitch.

Using white cardstock as my background, I adhered the circles in an interesting pattern...and layered on some puffy stars, embellishments from the Oh My Stars collection with my photo, and an acrylic word title to finish the look.

This was a fun one!

Plaids&Dotty: Bell Pepper, Scallop, Orange, Pickle Juice, Ice, Black, Blueberry; Oh My Stars: Fundamentals, Gift Tags, Tabbies; Acrylic Words: Fearless&Strong; Puffy Stars: Ice, Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Oreo; Heart Hugs: Happy Birthdays, Sentiments, Give Thanks; Homespun Alphas: Olive You; Tiny Text: Faithful; Word Salad

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Bella Blvd: Heart Hug Puppies

Hello! Today, I am up over at the Bella Blvd Studio Blog sharing this layout using Heart Hugs:

I spotted a Puppy card on Pinterest that was made out of hearts. With all of the available heart embellishments made by Bella, I thought it would be easy to make mini puppies.

The puppies' faces are made of upside down Heart Hugs.

The ears are Puffy Hearts cut in half and placed upside down on either side. Enamel Hearts make up the noses and tongues.

I used jewels that I had on hand for the eyes, but I'm sure the enamel dots from the Heart Hugs would work just fine.

This project was so much fun, and I love how it turned out! How are you using Heart Hugs?

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Bella Blvd: Pinterest Inspired Birthday Layout

Well...hello there! It has been a minute since I have published any of my papercrafting projects to the blog world. I am making an attempt to remedy that...and today you can see one of my projects over on the Bella Blvd Studio Blog! This layout shows off the Wish Big Boy collection...and was inspired by an image found on Pinterest.

While browsing the wonderful world of Pinterest, I came across this flat lay image:

I loved the arrangement so much, I decided to use it kind of like a sketch. The flag placement seemed like a great place to use one of Bella's adorable pennants..and I used a variety of patterned paper and tags to mimic the rest of the elements on the page.

I stayed pretty true to the 'sketch', but added a header and footer + title and a few random embellishments.

...and an adorable acrylic word always makes a great fast and easy title!

Have you been inspired by Pinterest lately?

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Bella Blvd: Just Like You

Hi all! It has been awhile since I have posted a project, and I actually had time to create just for fun last weekend. I decided to use up some of my many Bella Blvd supplies and came up with this layout documenting one of my son, Owen's 12 year pics.

 I started out using the Max collection, and then gradually added in a few others such as Thankful and Hello Autumn. I also added in some flags, enamel dots and hearts, and Homespun Alphas.

 I love layers, so I just kind of piled everything up at the bottom. The little guitars are perfect, and the background colors pop so much with the use of the fall collections. 

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Scrapbook Circle: DT Choice

For my final October project, I used the main Weekender kit...along with both of the Add-Ons. This page was up over on the Scrapbook Circle blog on October 16th...

Weekends

My page was inspired by the word 'weekends' in the Paige Evans Gold Thickers sheet, found in the #Goals Add-On. I loved how the colors in the photo seemed to match perfectly with the October kit palate. There were even a few purple embellishments to compliment my daughter's shirt...also, what is a more perfect weekend activity that cuddling?

The Oakley Avenue cut apart circle and the button are also from the #Goals Add-On, and were a perfect compliment for the pocket journaling card which is found in the Out & About Add-On. The XOXO was my favorite of the Pretty Little Studio Cards found in the main kit, and I had lots of fun making  a little cluster with it, the pocket card, and my photo.

For more inspiration using the October kit...check out the Scrapbook Circle Idea Gallery!

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Scrapbook Circle: October Printables

Okay...on to Scrapbook Circle October project number two. This is a page created with the October Printables...

5 Cute Kids

I always love the printables, because they are so much fun to layer. This time, I layered 3 of the 3x4 journaling cards, and used them to help mat my photo. I feel like this helps the photo pop out from the busy background. I also included the longer memo paper card with these layers to help ground the top half of my page.

I overlapped the two 8 inch strips along the bottom/right of the page, and cut off the excess. This part was perfect for grounding the title.

My journaling and a few embellishments finish the look. 

Be sure to head on over to the Scrapbook Circle Idea Gallery for more inspiration on how to use the October kit!

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Scrapbook Circle: 1 Product/2 Ways, Oakley Ave Golden Cards

We're now onto my October projects for Scrapbook Circle, this page was up on October 4th, using The Weekender kit...

You & Me

I chose to use the cards as a background. I grouped them together, cutting off half of the 2 cards on the right to leave a border from my patterned paper. I loved the contrast of the white and gold on black, and accented with maroon and teal to make the photo pop.

This layout was for the 1 product/2 Ways post featuring the Oakley Avenue Golden Cards. You won't want to miss how Claudia used the cards on her project...check it out over at the Scrapbook Circle blog.

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Scrapbook Circle: Tech Tip

This is my final September project for the Scrapbook Circle blog using the Shine Bright kit...

Lake Fun

For this page, I was inspired by the geometric patterned paper. When trimming the paper, I followed the lines in the pattern...and used it for a split design background. I used the top half of the page for my photo and journaling, and the bottom for the title.

For the watercolor resist card, I used ink pads and face sponges...and started coloring from the inside out. It, along with my photo make up the focal point of the page.

Shine Bright has probably been one of my favorite kits...and there is still so much left over. For more inspiration using the September kit, be sure to check out the Scrapbook Circle Idea Gallery.

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Scrapbook Circle: September Sketch Challenge

Hello again! It's time for another episode of blog catch-up. I had a project up over at the Scrapbook Circle blog on September 26th for their sketch challenge. Here is the sketch...

Here is my take on it...

Today

 Of course, I had to alter a little bit to fit my 8.5x11 page size, but otherwise I stayed pretty true to the sketch. I love how the little mirror flower embellishment worked for the flower cluster while keeping the page boy friendly. 

Throughout the month of September, there were several pages posted for the sketch challenge...so be sure to check out the September blog archive to see more looks from the same sketch....And, as always, for more inspiration using the September kit, Shine Bright...take a peek at the Scrapbook Circle Idea Gallery.

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Scrapbook Circle: 1 Product/2 Ways

Hello...still playing catch up with some projects. This page was up on the Scrapbook Circle blog on September 20th...

Super Models

I chose to use the square water resist cards as design elements for my layout. I picked out some ink that coordinated with the Thickers, and topped each square with a few embellishments.

This project was for the 1 product/2 ways feature, and you won't want to miss how Neela used the water resist cards on her layout. Head over to Scrapbook Circle to check it out!

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Scrapbook Circle: DT Choice

Hiya! Today, I'm moving on to catching up on my September projects for the Scrapbook Circle blog. This page was up on September 3rd...

A Wee Snack

I have three boys, and some pretty cute nephews...so it's always a fun challenge for me to create masculine pages. I used colors from the photo to determine what elements to pull form the kit. I chose some red patterned paper from the 6x6 pad in the September 'Be You' Add-On, which matched my nephew's shirt. The Yellow Puffy Alphs from Freckled Fawn brought out the mustard in the sandwich. And, of course blue and grey are always good choices when creating boy pages!

I loved the design on the Pink Fresh 'Blue Valley' paper, and did a little doodling on the half circles with a black pen. I used one of the adorable little clips to attach the journaling spot...a couple of pieces of foam tape helped to to stay nice and even.

Hop on over to the Scrapbook Circle Idea Gallery to see more great ideas using the September kit, Shine Bright.

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