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Sneak Peek Week: Collection Kits

We made it! Today is the last day of our two week long Sneak Peek Week feature! Before we get to our last reveal, I want to thank each and every one of you for joining us here on the blog and sharing in our excitement over all of the fabulous new products that Stephanie has dreamed up for us! We appreciate every single comment that you took the time to leave for us, and we cannot wait for you to get our new products in your hands and onto your projects!

We've had request after request for more than a year now to sell Collection Kits! We are happy to introduce these 7 collection kits, including the newest paper collections we've revealed over the past 2 weeks and also the more recent Winter Wonder, Spring Flings and Easter Things and Sophisticates collections also! These new Collection Kits feature papers and stickers from the collections! Contents are a bit different in each kit and are geared at a retail price of $15.99 with exception of the Sophisticates Collection Kit which includes slightly more products for your everyday needs, retailing at $19.99

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And now for giveaway time! We want to give two lucky blog readers a chance to win one Collection Kit of their choice, before they even hit the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Remember to check back here on Sunday, when we will announce all of the winners from the last 2 weeks of giveaways. Also, next Monday, we will be kicking off our two week long "Inspiration Unlimited" feature. We will be sharing tons of projects from our CHA designers, using all of the new collections and embellishments! You won't want to miss it!

Sneak Peek Week: Flags

Welcome back! I hope you got a chance to check out our Crochet Flower reveal from this morning. We have our last embellishment reveal to share with you this afternoon. I loved hearing the story, from Stephanie, about how these came to be. Let's check it out!

This brand new embellishment was inspired by the Design Team themselves. Little do they know that I've been working with local Artista, Sheri Feypel, on developing these cute little flags. About a year ago, I noticed that Sheri was constantly creating handmade flags with stick pins and various Bella Blvd stickers - usually the Miniatures stickers. Then, as time passed, I realized when we started seeing projects by the new 2011-12 Design Team members that several of them were doing the same thing ... espeically some of our card designers! So I thought to myself, "self ... we gotta make those!" And here they are, in real life!

These darling little stick pin Flags are available in 24 different themes for all occasions, seasons and everyday too! Even better, they mix and match with all of our newest collections, and previous! We know you're going to run out and buy every single one because they'll only be $1.75 each at your favorite local or online scrapbooking stores! All the work is done for you with these darling little flags. No need to handmake them anymore girls ;)

"I {Heart} U", by Diane Payne.

For this layout featuring a favorite photo of myself with my daughter I wanted a fun and whimsical design so I created a banner that included my photo and capped it off with flags. The flags are adorable on their own but to customize them I wrapped the pin in twine and finished it off with a bow.

"Friends", by Laura Vegas.

I am just loving these new little flag embellishments! I have been tucking them onto just about every layout and card I have created for CHA. Whether you use just one, or use a fun mix of flags, they add that little special touch to your projects. There is such a wide variety of designs, that there will always be a flag to fit what you're looking for! 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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And now for giveaway time! We want to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own 10 Flags of their choice, before they even hit the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Sneak Peek Week: Crochet Flowers

Happy Thursday everyone! We have a busy day on the blog today, for you. We have two super fun embellishment reveals to share with you, and we have split them into two seperate posts. So make sure you stop back by, later this afternoon, for the second reveal ;)

At Bella Blvd we've been making flowers for a couple of years, and now we have a new texture! These hand-embroidered Crochet Flowers are so dainty and full of cuteness that you'll want to give them to all your friends! Add them to a card, stitch them to a T-shirt or headband....the ideas are endless. They are sure to cheer up your layouts and add elegance to any card! The Crochet Flowers come four to a package and are approximately one inch in diameter with a cute button center! Again, another great retail price at only $3.25 each!

"She Is So Silly", by Laura Vegas.

I love using flowers on my layouts and cards. They rank right up there with buttons and ribbons, as some of my favorite "go-to" embellishments that I use over and over. These fun little crochet flowers are so small and adorable. I love that they're layered, with the two colors, and that they come with the buttons threaded on there already. Simply pull them out of the package, and they're ready to go on your layouts and cards!

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And now for giveaway time! We want to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own a set of our new Crochet Flowers, before they even hit the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Sneak Peek Week: Sophisticates High Five Alphabet Stickers

Welcome back to Sneak Peek Week! I cannot believe that we only have two more days of product reveals left. Although, we are making tomorrow a double post day. We're squeezing two fun embellishment reveals into one day for you! On Monday, we revealed the new Sophisticates Sprinkles & Lace patterned papers and the new Sophisticates Chipboard Elements. Well, today we have our new alphabet stickers to go along with those! 

These new High Five Alphabets are sure to be an even bigger hit (if that's possible) that our previous "Quattrofina" alphabets. Why you might be asking? Because there are FIVE super versatile alphabets on only 1 sticker sheet! Watch out - before you know it, you'll be hoarding these! Available in 5 different colorways and retailing at only $3.99, you're going to love all the options!

"We Love Our Awesome Little Family", by Laura Vegas.

I was a huge fan of the previous Quattrofina alphabet stickers, so I knew I would love the High Five alphabet stickers just as much! I love to create longer titles, using a mix of alphabet stickers of different colors, fonts, and sizes. So I really love that I can get a good mix of alphas, all on one sheet. It makes mixing and matching super simple!

"Sweet", by Becky Williams.

One of my favorite things to do on a scrapping project is to mix and match my stickers using different fonts and colors so you can imagine how excited I was to see the new High Five Alphabets from Bella Blvd. I love that there are so many new sizes and shapes and they are so perfect for mixing for various kinds of projects. On this page I tried to use as many of the new stickers as I could and got most of them on there!

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And now for giveaway time! We want to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own all 5 of our new Sophisticates High Five Alphabet stickers, before they even hit the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Sneak Peek Week: Sunshine & Happiness

Today, we have our last paper collection to reveal to you. Don't worry. We still have a few more days of exciting new products to reveal and share with you. But right now, we have a super fun and colorful new collection in store for you. We hope you love it!

Kick off your summer Sunny Side Up with these brights and playful new products! Pack your picnic basket and capture your next Play Date .. It's sure to be a Juicy Good Time! Dance in the flowers, splash in the pool, and enjoy a fresh popsicle! Sunshine & Happiness is fabulously delicious!

"I {HEART} Summer", by Laura Vegas.

I have always been a huge fan of color. I love bright and fun colors and patterns, when it comes to scrapbooking. So when I saw the new Sunshine & Happiness collection, it made me smile! This is such a happy and playful collection, and I just love the fun mix of colors. While it's such the perfect collection for those summer memories, this is definately a collection that I can see usng on an everyday basis!

Double Sided Patterned Paper:

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And now for giveaway time! We want to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own our new Sunshine & Happiness collection, before it even hits the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Sneak Peek Week: Sophisticates Sprinkle & Lace, New Chipboard Elements

Sneak Peek Week continues with a second full week of our new product reveals! We've created so much fun stuff that we need another entire week to show it all to you! Remember, if you're loving what you're seeing, make sure and let your LSS know, and ask them to order Bella for their stores!

It's colorful, full of class & and just plain pretty. The Sophisticates collection has quickly become one of the industry's favorite everyday product collections. With something beautiful for everyday, Sophisticates classis Sprinkles & Lace patterns have THREE new colors to their family. Check out the FIVE new Sophisticates chipboard elements, including trees and clouds, family words & more.

"Sweet Sisters", by Becky Williams.

The Sophisticates collection is so much fun, and with even more new colors added to the collection it will match anything! I wanted to showcase all of the colors in this line so I created a chevron stripe pattern and then used some of the cute new chipboard that you'll love so much! The new chipboard is so versatile and cute and adds so much fun to pages, cards and anything else you might come up with.

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And now for giveaway time! We want to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own all the NEW and the old Sprinkles & Lace papers, along with all 6 new chipboards. This is a great chance to get it before it even hits the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Sneak Peek Week: Itty Bitty Stamps With Unity Stamp Company

Thanks for joining us on a special Sunday Edition of the blog, as we continue our Sneak Peek Week. So far, we have revealed a few new collections, along with buttons and designer tapes! We have more papers, stickers, and chipboard to show you in the next week, along with even more brand new embellishments. But today, we're showing you something different. Stamps!

Along with Unity Stamp Company, we are introducing 9 new Itty Bitty stamps to match with our newest paper collections: Baby Boy, Baby Girl, We're Expecting and Sunshine & Happiness. Each rubber stamp includes a great coordinating card sentiment for your greetings. Along with these new stamps comes a new announcement from both us and Unity Stamp Company. 

These newest Unity stamps will now be available for order directly from Bella Blvd for retailers and distributors. That means when we ship your product order, the stamps will be included as well! In efforts to be more efficient we are happy to be stocking Unity stamps in our warehouse for order fulfillment. And, in an effort to please scrapbookers worldwide, Unity Stamp Company will be selling these stamps individually on the Unity website for consumers also! Now you have the best of both worlds. If you can't find the Unity stamps at your LSS, be sure to visit Unity Stamp Company and order them online. 

"100% Boy" card, by Alice Carman.

For today’s card I am using Bella Blvd/Unity stamp called, It’s a boy! This is such darling itty bitty stamp.  I stamped my image onto a few pattern papers using Bella Blvd’s Baby Boy line and cut them out instead of coloring them. You’ll notice that my stamp image is missing something. Can you guess? 

I inked up my stamp and then I cut a  small circle to cover my sentiment.  Next I stamped the image on to paper and you’ll notice the sentiment part of the stamp did not show.  This process is called, Masking.  You can do this with any of the Bella Blvd/Unity stamps to change it up.  Isn’t this cool?

"A Little Birdie Told Me" card, by Alice Carman.

Here’s another great stamp by Bella Blvd/ Unity called, Birdie Told Me. This is also another itty bitty stamp I got to play with today that you’ll want to get to match the Baby Boy line form Bella Blvd.

On this card I did a little paper piecing. Paper piecing is when you stamp an image on a few different patterns and cut out what you like and piece it together to create an image. You’ll notice I cut out the wing and the sack using different paper from the Baby Boy line and pop dot them on to my card. So what do you think? Great use of the stamping and no coloring needed. 

And now for giveaway time! We want to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own a few of our new Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamp Company. If chosen, you will receive 3 stamps of your choice, before they even hit the stores. Just leave us a comment to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of our giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Fridays With Me ;) (Stephanie)

Ciao Ciao peeps! It's a wonderful day around here as our crates are officially on their way to California! We leave in less than a week and we still have so much to show you and reveal on the blog! Have you loved what you've seen so far??? Did you tell your favorite LSS about the new Bella goodies?

Well, today I wanted to share with you my favorite (I think) embellishment that we are releasing at CHA. I peeked it here on the blog a couple weeks ago.....

You've seen them popping up everwhere! Washi and patterend tapes are all the rage in scrapbooking and paper crafting! Now you can match your favorite colors & products with these trendy Designer Tapes by Bella Blvd! Availale in 8 different styles and 2 different widths, these Designer Tapes include versatile designs like sweet polkadots, hip chevron and more!

So I'm not going to lie when I say, "OMG they are so cute, packaged these petite little clear boxes and the cores are printed with 'Bella Blvd' on the inside!" They just make me so super duper happy I can't stand it!

Here's the eight different patterns, all matching Bella's signature bright & happy color palette! So these four styles are .25" in width. Each roll has 30 feet of tape!!

Teal Stripe:

Red Dot:

Pink Stripe:

Jail Bird:

And these four styles are .5" in width!

Blue Gingham:

Pink Flowers:

Yellow Chevron:

Pickle Juice Dot:

I must say that Laura Vegas and Becky Williams sure have blown me away with their scrapbooking work that has been published in our newest 2012 Catalog! Check out these adorable layouts focusing on the new Designer Tapes!

"Beautiful Girl"

By Becky Williams

Check out all the tape layers, mixed with the Spring Flings & Easter Things, the new Baby Girl chipboard and some new alpha stickers too!

 

Love this tape ruffle too! Becky folded and pleated the Blue Gingham tape to add texture......

And check out this super cute tape framework created by Laura Vegas

"Spring Time Friends"

I'm always so excited and impressed when I receive the projects created by the DT shortly after the samples arrive. This is a perfect example because Laura mixed and matched so much new stuff all together....flags, Spring chipboard, Designer Tapes, new Sophisticates elements ..... I just love it!
Take a closer look...

Love the ripping and layering of the taples here.....and also how Laura used the Blue Gingham tape as a "background" strip for her title block. Do you see it under the title "S-P-R-I-N-G"?

So what do you think?! Do you want to win some tapes!? Leave a comment below and tell us how happy they make you....speaking of happy....I have some more happiness revealed on my blog today....be sure to stop by and check it out! Happy Friday!