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Bella Blvd & Hampton Art Blog Hop: Day Two

 

For the next few days, Bella Blvd is teaming up with Hampton Art Stamps to provide you with some stamping inspiration. Our newest cling stamps (Love and Marriage, Sand & Surf, and Kiss Me) are licensed and manufactured thru Hampton Art Stamps. We thought it was only fitting for a handful of our designers to team up with a handful of their designers, and see what they could all create using Bella’s products and the Bella/Hampton Art stamps.

“My Loves”, by Shellye McDaniel.

To begin my layout I started with strips of various Designer Tapes to create a background/photo mat. I then thought that the Ice Stripe Designer Tape would make a cute set of clouds. I applied the tape to paper and then stamped with black Staz On ink. When you're stamping onto a slick surface, be sure not to wiggle or walk the stamp back and forth as you may get a smudged look; instead stamp directly down and then back up. For the border of hearts, I only stamped the image a quarter, a third or half-way to create a staggered look. I used Color Box's Squash ink for this and it matches the Orange Crochet Hearts perfectly!

Supplies:
Love & Marriage: Smokeys in Love; Kiss Me: Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Frosting; Ciao Chip Elements: Borders; Designer Tape: Ice Stripe, Piggy Pink Stripe, Pickle Juice Stripe, Navy Dot, Pony Dot; Crochet Hearts: Orange; Hampton Art Stamps: Kiss Me

“Hello Sunshine” binder clip photo display, by Shellye McDaniel.
Photo courtsey of Aleksandra Gadji.

I recently ran across a cute idea using binder clips to hold place-setting cards...I wondered how well it would work as a photo display! 

I set out by adhering three large binder clips together by wrapping with a piece of patterned paper. Next, I made a 4x6 photo mat and backed it with a thin chipboard for extra sturdiness. After decorating the photo mat, just insert the frame into the binder clip prongs and it's ready for displaying. 

For the stamped clouds, I used Bordering Blue ink by Stampin' Up! and plain white cardstock by American Crafts. After stamping the image three times, I used a blue watercolor pencil by Faber Castell. 

Color in the bottom of the clouds only. Next, use a blending tool or paint brush and (starting at the bottom) begin blending in the watercolor pencil. 

To make the banner, I took a length of Designer Tape and applied it to a scratch piece of paper and then cut out. I then stamped the sentiment onto it with a black Staz-On ink; this works well and doesn't smudge!

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Momma's Boy, Wild About You, Cute Cuts; Ciao Chip Elements: Clouds; Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron; Hampton Art Stamps: Kiss Me, Sand & Surf

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We are doing a giveaway this week, and I think we'll start the week off with it! We will be giving away the Love and Marriage Collection Kit, along with coordinating chipboard and embellishments, to one lucky reader! We will randomly draw a winner from all four posts this week, which means you can comment each day to improve your chances. A winner will be announced on Saturday. 

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Now head on over to Hampton Art Stamps to see what their designers have created today, and also be sure to visit their Facebook page as well. They also have a giveaway happening this week, so be sure to visit each day this week.

Bella Blvd & Petaloo Team Up Week: Day Four

Welcome back to the fourth day of our week long team up with Petaloo! We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Petaloo fun flowers, ribbons, and brads into our projects. And the Petaloo designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you and today we are featuring projects by designers Wendy Antenucci and Yohko Takiguchi.

Spring Wreath, by Wendy Antenucci.

I created the base for my wreath a few months ago. Wrapping yarn around the Styrofoam wreath can be very time consuming, but it makes a perfect project when you are riding in a vehicle for a long trip! I knew Bella had created feathers, so I set aside my wreath until all the gorgeous feathers arrived at my doorstep. With a little hot glue my wreath was perfect, but when I saw the flowers I decided to add a few touches to my wreath - wow, the combination of Petaloo flowers and Bella Blvd products really make something to be proud of!

Supplies:
Feathers: Cotton Candy, Carnation, Pickle Juice, Gulf; Ciao Chip Elements: Fun in the Sun

Flower Bouquet, by Wendy Antenucci.

I love hanging cones (mussy tussies) from my fireplace. I have one for Christmas, Valentine's and I decided to make one for Easter/Spring. As I began making my cone, I wasn't pleased with the basic design so instead I took a board which I painted green and laid my cone on it - I loved the effect! With a little hot glue, some grass from my craft store I had a wonderful spring/Easter decor piece. I couldn't help adding in a few of the little chicks, they make everything cuter!

 

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Esther Fleming Floral

Jewelry Box, by Wendy Antenucci.

I had seen this box at my local craft store and thought it would be perfect for my little niece. I painted the box white and covered it with the Sophisticate paper (oyster) and then it didn't progress, so I let it sit. When I saw the beautiful colors of the flowers, trims and brads I was inspired to finally finish my box. The feathers are such a great product to work with as they are light and airy yet make a perfect base for projects of any sort.

 

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Oyster; We're Expecting: Bella Baby Bump; Feathers: White, Oyster

"Spring" card, by Yohko Takiguchi.

Many beautiful flowers bloom in spring. I decided to create a spring card by using Spring Flings & Easter Things collection and blue flowers from Petaloo.

Supplies: 
Spring Flings & Easter Things: Borders, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Miniatures, Freestyle Sophisticates: Cotton Candy

"First Day", by Yohko Takiguchi.

I have two sons and hadn't used many flowers on my projects. For this project, I chose photos of my son’s entrance ceremony because flowers match this theme. I cut out flowers from patterned paper and combined them with pink flowers from Petaloo to create a cluster.

Supplies: 
Love And Marriage: Smokeys in Love, May Eighteenth, Esther Fleming Floral, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Wedding Day Miniatures; Engaged At Last: Miniatures, Engagement Chipboard Icons; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Frosting

"Fun Times", by Yohko Takiguchi.

I wanted to create a layout for photos of watching soccer. I decided to use Christmas Wishes collection though they were not photos of Christmas. For the accents, I added a red flower and two brads from Petaloo.

Supplies: 
Christmas Wishes: Candlelight, Christmas Love, Cute Cuts, Borders, Miniatures; Sophisticates: Oyster; Making the Team: Miniatures; Family Dynamix: Just Write Journaling Stickers; High Five Alpha Stickers: Pink-Red, Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pickle Juice; Crochet Hearts: McIntosh

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Now, head on over to the Petaloo blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their embellishments and our fun Bella products! They will also be hosting giveaways that you won't want to miss out on. You can also follow them on the Petaloo Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you.

Bella Blvd & Petaloo Team Up Week: Day Three

Welcome back to the third day of our week long team up with Petaloo! We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Petaloo fun flowers, ribbons, and brads into our projects. And the Petaloo designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you and today we are featuring projects by designers Jaclyn Rench and Tiffany Hood.  

“Thanks” card, by Jaclyn Rench.

Who doesn't love a rainbow of color, especially one made of beautifully patterned Designer Tapes?! To put together this simple card, I cut a square of white cardstock slightly smaller than my card front, and began layering on some of my favorite tapes in rainbow order. I pulled a quick 'thanks' sticker from the card sentiments miniature sticker sheet, and topped the whole design off with a big and bold layered Petaloo flower and glittery brad.

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Card Sentiment Miniature Stickers; Designer Tape: Piggy Pink Stripe, Orange Stripe, 12mm Combo Pack, Pickle Juice Stripe, Ice Stripe

“Thanks” card, by Jaclyn Rench.

This quick card was made entirely from the 'leftovers' of a recent page, and therefore a snap to put together! I trimmed my card base down to a size that would complement my remaining scrap of paper, and added the remaining embellishments that didn't make it onto my page. Petaloo's yellow floral brad topped flower is such a nice compliment to the background patterned paper, and soft springy feel of this card.

 

Supplies:
Engaged At Last: Bridal Shower, Engagement Chipboard Icons, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Sophisticates: Card Sentiment Miniature Stickers

 

“Thanks For Everything” card, by Jaclyn Rench.

Upon first glance of my package of pretty Petaloo goodies, I knew the flowers would layer beautifully with so many of Bella's products and embellishments. I love the monochromatic effect of the Bella chipboard flower, sandwiched between the Petaloo pieces. Trimming one of Bella's feathers down to layer under the flower's leaves creates a lot more texture and sophistication to this simple card design.

 

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Tuner Hall Ballroom; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts; Feathers: Pickle Juice; Sophisticates: Card Sentiment Miniature Stickers

“A Beautiful Wedding Shower”, by Jaclyn Rench.

At times I struggle with how to word my page title, but in this instance Bella's sticker from the Just Write Journaling sheet did the work for me. Not only that, this sticker also makes the perfect 'flower center' to these pretty, layered Petaloo paper flowers. Once this title element was in place, I found it simple to mix and match some additional Petaloo florals and Bella embellishments to perfectly coordinate and compliment my overall page design and pictures.

Supplies:
Engaged At Last: Bridal Shower, He Proposed, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Engagement Chipboard Icons; Love and Marriage: Esther Fleming Floral, Borders, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Wedding Day Miniatures; Flags: Wedding Shower

 

“Aloha Sun”, by Jaclyn Rench.

The combination of Bella's Sand & Surf collection and the stack of tropical looking Petaloo blooms I received, were just begging me to pull out some of my Hawaiian honeymoon pictures from almost 12 years ago! I started my 2 page layout off with a bold title element that includes a rainbow of Petaloo florals and the negative design of Bella's Sienna chipboard alphas. Separating the title elements and photos onto two side by side pages, allows for neither to overpower the other - creating a more eye pleasing and balanced design. I love that these bright, tropical supplies inspired me to dig out some photos and recall and document some precious memories from so long ago!

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Surf's Up, GPS, Borders, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Miniatures, Chipboard Icons; Button Market: Pink Flowers, Hot Pink Flowers, Gulf Squares

“Bride To Be”, card, by Tiffany Hood.

I fell in love with the little dress chipboard sticker and the beautiful aqua design from the Love And Marriage collection, and the Petaloo flowers, brads, and ribbon coordinate beautifully.

Supplies:
Love And Marriage: Cake Tasting, Borders, Wedding Chipboard Icons, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Scallop; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Punch; Feathers: Oyster; Flags: Wedding Shower

“Our Wedding”, by Tiffany Hood.

The colors of the Petaloo flowers and brads coordinate so well with the colors in the Love & Marriage collection. I wanted the feel of being at a wedding and being surrounded by beautiful varieties of flowers.

Supplies:
Love & Marriage: Turner Hall Ballroom, Esther Fleming Floral, Vows, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Wedding Chipboard Icons, The Wedding Party Miniatures Stickers; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Frosting; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Saltwater; Crochet Hearts: Punch; Feathers: Frosting

“Vacation Getaway”, by Tiffany Hood.

These photos were from a tropical paradise vacation my husband and I took a few years ago to Puerto Vallarta. The Petaloo Brites flowers reminded me of the tropical flowers we saw there.

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Surf's Up, Paradise, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Miniatures Stickers, Chipboard Icons; Sienna Chipboard Alpha: Pickle Juice

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Now, head on over to the Petaloo blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their embellishments and our fun Bella products! They will also be hosting giveaways that you won't want to miss out on. You can also follow them on the Petaloo Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. 

Bella Blvd & Petaloo Team Up Week: Day Two

Welcome back to the second day of our week long team up with Petaloo! We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Petaloo fun flowers, ribbons, and brads into our projects. And the Petaloo designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you and today we are featuring projects by designers Shellye McDaniel and Kathy Martin.

“Baby Love Congrats” card, by Shellye McDaniel.

A palette of baby boy pastels are the charm of this sweet little card. I paired up elements from the Baby Boy Collection which I found matched perfectly with the green in the Chartreuse Embossed Daisies. For the centers of the flowers, I used a 1/2" circle punch and then layered the pieces onto the flowers with a foam square. A large glittered brad sits at the top and brings a nice bit of shine.

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Miniatures; Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Banana; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue

“I Love You” card, by Shellye McDaniel.

For this card I used a tone on tone combination which I separated with an edging of pink ric rac trim around the journal sticker. A cluster of chipboard hearts layered with Petaloo embellished crochet hearts sit below the speech bubble sticker. I cut apart one of the Green Assorted Daisies and fashioned them into leaves around the hearts. I love the addition of the rose brads at the center of each flower and they were so easy to insert through the crochet heart centers.

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: May Eighteenth, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Wedding Day Miniatures; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts; Crochet Hearts: Cotton Candy

“Easter 2013”, by Shellye McDaniel.

Following an 8.5x11 sketch from Page Maps, I created this layout using several fun collections from Bella Blvd and a circle of Mini Florettes by Petaloo. After cutting a large scalloped circle, I added a border of the Mini Florettes along the edge. I staggered the blooms in color and also raised every-other-one with a foam square. A small ribbon bow made a delicate bridge between the two different areas of the page. To the center of the flower circle I was able to add a journal sticker to tell of the Easter Day.

Supplies:
Spring Fling & Easter Things: Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf; Sunny Happy Skies: Magic In The Sky; Button Market: Checkers; Ciao Chip Elements: Borders

“Sand And Surf” mini album, by Shellye McDaniel.

It seemed that a flower shaped chipboard album was fitting for a Petaloo and Sand & Surf mini! For the cover page, I focused on layering as many of the flower varieties together to show how well they could mix 'n match; the colors blended beautifully with the Sand & Surf Collection. Throughout the pages blooms can be found either layered or clustered together. I love that the Florettes have jeweled centers ... just the right amount of bling! 

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Paradise, Surfs Up, Beach Balls, Under the Coconuts, GPS, Flying High, Cute Cuts, Borders Paper, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Miniatures, Chipboard Icons; Ciao Chip Elements: Borders, Clouds; Flags: Sand & Surf; Button Market: Hot Pink Flowers

“Sunshine” card, by Kathy Martin.

For this card I combined Petaloo’s pretty flowers, brads and trim with Bella Blvd’s new Sand & Surf collection, a match made in paradise, don’t you think?

 

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Flying High, GPS, Paradise, Surfs Up, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Miniatures

 

“Sugar Cookies”, by Kathy Martin.

On Valentine’s Day I baked heart shaped sugar cookies for my boys. Christopher loved coming home from school to the sweet aroma and taste of fresh baked cookies. To preserve these memories I used Bella Blvd’s new Love and Marriage collection accented with these gorgeous paper flowers and brads from Petaloo.

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Cute Cuts, Esther Fleming Floral, Vows, Miniatures; Engaged at Last: Engagement Flags, Ciao Chip; High Five Alpha Stickers: Green; Designer Tape: Pony Dot; Crochet Hearts: Cotton Candy; Feathers: Pickle Juice; Sienna Chipboard Alphabet: Ice

Flower Trinket Box, by Kathy Martin.

I love pretty little boxes. They make the perfect place to tuck away tiny goodies like jewelry or mementos. The focal point of this project is the layered Petaloo flowers topped with a wood button from Bella Blvd’s Button Market collection. The sides of this balsa wood box were easily decorated with Bella’s Designer Tape.

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Flags; Designer Tape: Punch Chevron, 12mm Combo; Button Market: Masculine Mix

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Now, head on over to the Petaloo blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their embellishments and our fun Bella products! They will also be hosting giveaways that you won't want to miss out on. You can also follow them on the Petaloo Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. 

Bella Blvd & Petaloo Team Up Week: Day One

We have big stuff planned for you this week, and we are so excited to get things going! Bella Blvd is teaming up with Petaloo for a week full of inspiration. We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Petaloo fun flowers, ribbons, and brads into our projects. And the Petaloo designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you, and we are going to start the week off with projects from designers Diane Payne and Jenny Evans! 

“Friend” card, by Diane Payne.

For a quick and easy I layered the flowers onto small squares and arranged them in a grid. The bright colors of the Sunshine & Happiness collection created the perfect background for my grid.

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Popsicle Kisses, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Button Market: Hot Pink Flowers, Red Flowers, Gulf Squares, Outdoors

“Loves Me” card, by Diane Payne.

To create this card, I layered two flowers in different shades and topped them off with one of our crocheted flowers. I cut a few petals off the flower and glued them to the bottom of the card to tie in with the "loves me, loves me not" theme.

Supplies:
Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Cotton Candy; High Five Alpha Stickers: Piggy Punch; Crochet Flowers: Poppy

“My Happy Place”, by Diane Payne.

I thought it would be fun to create a banner with the flowers so I cut some in half and layered them under my patterned paper and photo. To give them a finished look I added buttons and a crocheted heart to the center. For the title, I chose a variety of letter stickers and chipboard pieces in varying colors, sizes and styles. 

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Popsicle Kisses, Petal Power, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Birthday Boy: Just a Note; Birthday Girl: Chipboard Icons; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Saltwater; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Punch, Ice; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue, Green, Yellow; Designer Tape: Pink Flowers, Yellow Chevron, 12mm Combo; Button Market: Bursts, Blues, Hot Pink Flowers; Crochet Hearts: Bell Pepper, Punch

Canvas Floral Art, by Diane Payne.

For the floral art piece I selected the beautiful wood grain paper from the Love and Marriage collection for the background. I wanted my canvas to have a natural organic look so I transferred the wood grain pattern to the back of a piece of canvas with adhesive. To transfer the paper, lay the pattern you want to transfer onto the sticky side of the canvas and rub it with a bone folder or credit card - press hard and be sure to rub the entire surface. Next, lightly score lines into the paper and then spray with water. Begin rubbing the paper until it comes off the canvas. Continue spraying with water and rubbing the paper until all the paper is removed. Set it aside to dry.

Once my canvas was dry I hand-stitched around the edge of the canvas and inked the edges to distress it before adhering it to a sturdy board with glue. To give the flowers some dimension, I layered them in three sizes and topped off each one with a button in a coordinating color. To finish the piece off I added a banner and greeting and placed it directly below the flowers.

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Smokeys In Love; Sunshine & Happiness: Petal Power; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pony; Button Market: Feminine Mix, Pink Flora, Masculine Mix, Red Flowers

"Amazing Birthday" card, by Jenny Evans.

I know I am going to sound repetitive, but the Petaloo flowers match up so well with Bella! Look how gorgeous these flowers are with the Birthday Girl collection! I can't wait to give this beautiful card away!

Supplies:
Birthday Girl: Dancing Queen, Borders, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Button Market: Purple Flowers

"Happy Mother's Day" card, by Jenny Evans.

For this card, I decided to make the flowers the focal point. I added the chevron paper and then the trim and banner piece. I then added the Petaloo flowers, topped with Bella Blvd Buttons, and then the sentiment sticker. I just love the look of the flowers with the buttons in the center!

Supplies:
Spring Flings & Easter Things: Egg Hunt, Borders, Miniatures; Button Market: Hot Pink Flowers

"Now and Forever" card, by Jenny Evans.

As soon as I saw these flowers, I knew I would mix them with some of the new Bella Blvd Feathers! So gorgeous together! The sentiment in the paper is subtle enough to let the beautiful feathers and flowers stand out!

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Cute Cuts; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Oreo; Feathers: Cream Feathers

"Springtime" card, by Jenny Evans.

How cute are these little flowers?! I just love them paired with the Spring Flings and Easter Things collection. A sweet and simple card ready for Spring!

Supplies:
Spring Flings & Easter Things: Mom's Bouquet, Cute Cuts

"On A Sunny Afternoon", by Jenny Evans.

These Petaloo flowers were perfect for the Sand and Surf collection! I layered them and topped them off with some Bella buttons. They were just right for my favorite photo of my niece!

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Surf's Up, Flying High, GPS, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Miniatures; Button Market: Outdoors; Flags: Vacation

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We are also going to start off this week with our giveaway! One of our lucky readers will be receiving the Love and Marriage collection, including patterned papers, cardstock stickers, chipboard icons and alphas, and flags. Just leave a comment on today's post to be entered to win. You have until Thursday evening to enter, and we will announce a winner on Friday.

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Now, head on over to the Petaloo blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their embellishments and our fun Bella products! They will also be hosting giveaways as well, so you won't want to miss out on those. You can also follow them on the Petaloo Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. 

Bella Blvd & Epiphany Crafts Team Up Week: Day Five + A Giveaway

We have had such a great time this week and we hope you have too, during our team up with Epiphany Crafts. We had a group of our Bella designers that mixed Epiphany Crafts fun punches, epoxy shapes, and charms into our projects. And the Epiphany Crafts designers were busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have a few last projects to leave you with, so let's get started.  

“XOXO” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

I just adore these sweet ladybugs (from Bella's Sunshine & Happiness Collection)! I cut apart the border with these on them, and used them in my Square Shape Studio from Epiphany Crafts! For the center one, I mounted it on a Square Silver Charm Setting and then added a small white bow. 

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Happy Clouds, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers

“Let Forever Begin” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

I started by adding a feather and then layering on a couple of Love & Marriage Cute Cuts and Ciao Chip Wedding Icons. For the embellishments, I added a white bow with a Crochet Flower and dangled a custom charm that I created using the Epiphany Square Studio and Square Silver Charm Settings.

Supplies:
Love & Marriage: Cute Cuts, Cake Frosting, Ciao Chip Wedding Icons, Wedding Day Miniatures; Crochet Flowers: Juniper; Feathers: Punch

“Heaven On Earth” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

With our cold temps and snow still on the ground, I am dreaming of summer! I couldn't help digging into the warm and sunshine filled Sand & Surf Collection! I combined a Journaling Sticker with some Cute Cuts to create a cluster effect. For the accents, I used a couple of Miniatures stickers along with the Square Shape Studio from Epiphany Crafts.

Supplies:
Sand & Surf: Miniatures, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Cute Cuts, Borders; Designer Tape: Cotton Candy Chevron; Button Market: Pink Flowers

"Sweetness", by Laura Vegas.

I have had this photo collage of my youngest daughter, Sarah, printed out and sitting on my desk for close to a year now. I finally was inspired to do something with it and searched out patterned paeprs that would match her clothes. I love pulling papers from a variety of collections for a really fun look. I used Epiphany's Shape Studio Tool Pennant, along with the epoxy shapes, to create a few quick and simple embellishments for the page.

Supplies:
Birthday Boy: Toadilly Cool, Streamers; Mr Boy: Dinomite; Tail Waggers & Cat Naps: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Pickle Juice; Family Dynamix: Quadrants; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pony

"It's Your Birthday" card, by Laura Vegas.

I always need birthday cards, and yet I never seem to have them on hand. I figured this was a great chance to make a few birthday cards, since the banner shape is a perfect match for birthdays. I used the Shape Studio Banner Tool Pennant on some scraps of patterned paper from the Birthday Boy collection, and created a row of the epoxy shapes below my sentiment sticker.

Supplies:
Birthday Boy: Toadilly Cool, Streamers, Eat Cake, About A Boy, Just A Note, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Mr Boy: Dinomite

"Cupcake" card, by Laura Vegas.

For this card, using the Birthday Girl collection, I skipped the epoxy shapes and used the Shape Studio Pennant Tool as just a punch. I punched out a ton of the little banner pieces, using a bunch of tiny scrap pieces of paper that I had laying around. I adhered my "Frosting To My Cupcake" Cute Cut card to the center of my card using pop dots, and then started layering the banner pieces around the outside edge.

Supplies:
Birthday Girl: Miles Of Smiles, Party Dress, Dancing Queen, Sugar Rush, Celebrate, Borders, Cute Cuts; Family Dynamix: Quadrants

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You know we can't have a team up without having a giveaway!!! This time it's all about the Sand & Surf collection. The prize package will include products from the Sand & Surf collection along with coordinating buttons, designer tapes, and other embellishments. Value is over $100!!! Just leave us a comment and we will announce a randomly chosen winner on Monday.

We want to say a special thank you to Epiphany Crafts, including all of the participating designers and the plethora of product that was sent our way from Epiphany Crafts studios. It's such a pleasure to work together in this industry to create excitement about all of our products. We hope you enjoyed this week full of inspiration, variety and giveaways!

Bella Blvd & Epiphany Crafts Team Up Week: Day Four

Welcome back. Bella Blvd is teaming up with Epiphany Crafts for a week full of inspiration. We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Epiphany Crafts fun punches, epoxy shapes, and charms into our projects. And the Epiphany Crafts designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you, and watch for a giveaway at the end of the week as well. 

“You've Made Our Lives So Very Pink”, by Jaclyn Rench.

I've been wanting to try out the ever popular ombre trend that's been popping up in all sorts of design mediums for some time now. The Epiphany shape oval tool allowed me to highlight many bits and pieces of pink, from some of my favorite Bella patterned papers, to successfully accomplish this look. After punching and piecing the ovals into an ombre design, I used the oval bubble caps to turn some of those simple patterned paper pieces into fun and dimensional accents. The Oval Metal Charm helped me to highlight a favorite sticker phrase, from the Kiss Me collection, and make it a focal point on my page.

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Bouquet Kisses, Flutter; Birthday Girl: Dancing Queen, Cute Cuts, Celebrate; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Punch, Tall Tags; High Five Alpha Stickers: Pink-Red, Piggy-Punch; Button Market: Fruit Punch, Pink Flowers, Hot Pink Flowers

“Love U” card, by Jaclyn Rench.

I pieced my favorite border strip, from the Kiss Me collection Border & Cute Cuts paper, along the outer edges of this card front, to mimic the look of a full sheet of patterned paper. A simple white embossed cardstock piece covers up the empty space that is left behind from the thin border strips and creates a great backdrop for embellishment. I have been hanging onto this Bella chevron chipboard heart for just the right project. I love it on this card, topped off with the Epiphany Bubble Capped Oval and coordinating 'Kiss Me' sentiment.

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Borders & Cute Cuts; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts

“Home” card, by Jaclyn Rench.

The Epiphany Oval Shape Tool, Caps and Metal Charm proved to be the perfect size to house and show off this sweet little home image from the Thankful collection. Turning this sweet sticker into a custom charm, makes it the focus of the card and in addition, pairs so nicely alongside the Bella sentiment sticker.

Supplies:
Thankful: Our Spot, Borders, Burlap, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Alpha+Bits Stickers

“Love Notes”, by Becki Adams.

The first thing I thought of when I got my Epiphany goodies out of the box was the idea of attaching the silver pieces to tiny clothes pins to make a cute banner. I loved how it came together and added some additional shine and dimension to my project. I wanted a fun pink girly layout for the photo of my daughter and me. My little girl is always leaving little notes around the house for me. Most of them say "I love you." I wanted to add one of these notes to my project.

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Love Notes, True Love, Bouquet Kisses, Borders & Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Stickers; Button Market: Blues, Fruit Punch; Designer Tapes: Punch Chevron, Gulf Dot, Piggy Pink Stripe; Baby Girl: Miniatures Stickers; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Punch 

“Happy Birthday” card, by Becki Adams.

I love how the Epiphany Bubble Caps make the tiniest bit of patterned paper just pop off the page. My daughter recently had a birthday. She's turned 8, I wanted to create a fun, happy, bubbly card for her birthday. I turned to the Kiss Me Collection for some bright, happy, girly papers. I cut out several dots from the True Love paper and embellished it with some of the Bubble Caps. My little girls loved her card!

Supplies:
Kiss Me: True Love, Flutter, Borders & Cute Cuts, Flutter; Sophisticates: Piggy-Punch Letter Stickers

“Celebrate In Style” card, by Becki Adams.

I wanted to create a card that was a little more sophisticated and include the silver frames for the Bubble Caps. I decided to used them as charms hanging from a bow. I backed the frames with a white doily for some added texture. I kept this card simple so that the focus would be on the silver frames.

Supplies:
Birthday Girl: Pretty As A Present, Sugar Rush, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Designer Tape: Punch Chevron

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Now, head on over to the Epiphany Crafts blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their fun punches and accessories and our fun Bella products! You can also follow them on the Epiphany Crafts Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. And there might just be some giveaways too!

Bella Blvd & Epiphany Crafts Team Up Week: Day Three

Welcome back to day three of our big week. Bella Blvd is teaming up with Epiphany Crafts for a week full of inspiration. We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Epiphany Crafts fun punches, epoxy shapes, and charms into our projects. And the Epiphany Crafts designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you, and watch for a giveaway at the end of the week as well. 

”Beautiful Roses”, by Carina Lindholm.

To make the background for this layout, I used strips of a few different papers and  designer tapes. Mixing paper and tapes is a fun way to make unique backgrounds. To decorate my page I used a few of Bella’s cute buttons and the Shape Studio Tool Flower and Bubble Caps Flower. I punched out flowers in different colors and added the bubble caps from Epiphany crafts. It’s a very fun way to make your own embellishments.

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Flutter, True love; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Oyster, Miniatures Card Sentiments; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Saltwater; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf; Designer Tape: Pony Dot, Pickle Juice Dot; Button Market: Checkers, Pink Flowers

“Party” card, by Carina Lindholm.

To make this colourful party-card I mixed and matched papers and elements from different Bella blvd collections. I adhered the large party chipboard letters at the top of the card and decorated the bottom half with flowers that I made using the flower punch and bubble caps from Epiphany crafts.

Supplies:
Spring Flings & Easter Things: Mom’s Bouquet; Birthday Girl: Miles Of Smiles, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Birthday Boy: Chipboard Icons; Designer Tape: Orange Stripe

“Happy Birthday” card, by Carina Lindholm.

I build a small landscape on this card using the Epiphany flower punch and flower bubble caps. I punched out flowers in different papers and adhered them to the cloud paper using pop dots. I cut out stems for the flowers in green cardstock and made quilled leafs using the same cardstock. I die cut some grass in green paper and then adhered it all in a polaroid shape. And to finish the card off I decorated it with Bella’s orange tape, buttons and letter stickers.

Supplies:
Birthday Boy: Toadilly Cool, Just A Note, Eat Cake, About A Boy, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Thankful: Borders, Burlap; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf; Designers Tape: Orange Stripe; Button Market: Outdoor

"Love you to the Stars and Back", by Becky Williams.

For this project I made use of my die cutting machine and cut some stars into the background and used Bella Blvd patterned paper and Designer Tapes to fill in the negative space. These coordinated perfectly with the smaller star shape from Epiphany Crafts. 

Supplies: 
Baby Boy: On the Go, Momma's Boy, Baby Blue; Birthday Boy: Borders; Kiss Me: Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Sunshine & Happiness: Borders; Designer Tape: Gulf Dot, Yellow Chevron, Hot Pink Dot, Pink Flowers; Sienna Chipboard Alphabet: Ice

"Smile" card, by Becky Williams.

I used the leftover cardstock stars from my layout for this card. First I made a background by using a mix of Designer Tapes and then added the cardstock stars and stars made using my Epiphany Crafts star punch. I finished it off with a diecut sentiment. 

Supplies:
Designer Tape: Hot Pink Dot, Pickle Juice Stripe, Yellow Chevron, Teal Stripe, Pink Flowers, Orange Stripe, Pickle Juice Dot, Piggy Pink Stripe, Gulf Dot

"Happy Birthday" card, by Becky Williams.

I have four daughters and as such hadn't used stars on my projects as much as you might use them if you had boys. Just as we use flowers a lot on girl-themed pages I think that stars are used a lot on "boy" projects. I backed the Epiphany Crafts stars with a mix of patterned papers and added them to this quick and easy card. 

Supplies: 
Birthday Boy: Borders, Cute Cuts; Baby Boy: Baby Blue; Designer Tape: Ice Stripe, Pony Dot, Yellow Chevron

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Now, head on over to the Epiphany Crafts blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their fun punches and accessories and our fun Bella products! You can also follow them on the Epiphany Crafts Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. And there might just be some giveaways too!

Bella Blvd & Epiphany Crafts Team Up Week: Day Two

Welcome back to our big week. Bella Blvd is teaming up with Epiphany Crafts for a week full of inspiration. We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Epiphany Crafts fun punches, epoxy shapes, and charms into our projects. And the Epiphany Crafts designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you, and watch for a giveaway at the end of the week as well. 

“Smiles Begin With You”, by Jennifer Chapin.

I had a few different sizes of the Epiphany bubble caps and I knew I wanted to have them flowing across my layout. I started by placing my photo on the right side, then added patterned paper, Bella's new crochet hearts and the bubble caps backed with patterned paper. I love the dimensional look they give this page and they are really customizable to any color scheme!

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Smokeys in Love, May Eighteenth, Borders, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Kiss Me: True Love, Borders & Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Freestyle Sophisticates: Saltwater, Scallop; High Five Alphabet Stickers: Yellow; Crochet Hearts: Scallop; Designer Tape: Chevron Combo, Ice Stripe, Gulf Dot, 12mm Combo; Buttons: Text

“Happy Birthday” card, by Jennifer Chapin.

I knew that Epiphany's bubble caps would be the perfect embellishment for Bella's Simply Simona chipboard alphabet letters. I added some patterned paper and stickers from the Kiss Me collection and this was a pretty quick card to put together!

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Love Notes, Flutter, True Love, Borders & Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Sunshine & Happiness: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Birthday Girl: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Brownie

“Happy Birthday” card, by Jennifer Chapin.

I combined Love and Marriage with Kiss Me for this cute birthday card. I used three different sizes of Epiphany bubble caps for embellishments. Bella's stickers are the perfect combination with these!

Supplies:
Love and Marriage: Smokeys in Love, May Eighteenth, Borders; Kiss Me: Borders & Cute Cuts, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Sunshine & Happiness: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Sophisticates: Miniatures Card Sentiments; Designer Tape: 12mm Combo

 

“I Love CX”, by Gretchen McElveen.

This may not be the typical use for the sweet “Kiss Me” line. But it is true, I do love riding my bike! And the pink and blue in this line coordinated well with these pictures. I got to play with Epiphany Crafts’ Round 14 Custom Shape Making Tool with Bubble Caps and Brad Settings. I used those things to make epoxy brads to add to the corners of the layout. Very fun! Thanks for looking!

 

Supplies:
Kiss Me:  True Love, Flutter, Borders & Cute Cuts, Bouquet Kisses, Just Write Journaling Stickers,  Alpha+Bits Stickers; Designer Tapes: Ice Stripe; Sienna Chipboard Alphabets: Blueberry

“Be My Valentine” card, by Gretchen McElveen.

I got to play with Epiphany Crafts’ Round 14 Custom Shape Making Tool with Bubble Caps and Brad Settings. I used those things to make epoxy brads to add to either side of the card. I love that you can make your own brads to match your project! To make the hearts on this card I actually cut up one of the stickers from the “Kiss Me” Just Write Journaling Stickers. Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Kiss Me: True Love, Borders & Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Flags: Girl, Love

“I Love You” card, by Gretchen McElveen.

I got to play with Epiphany Crafts’ Round 14 Custom Shape Making Tool with Bubble Caps and Brad Settings. This stuff is cool! I used it to make an epoxy brad to add to the center of the flower. I used a scrap of the “Bouquet Kisses” line to make the brad. How fun that you can use this tool to make custom brads to match your project! I love that!

Supplies:
Kiss Me: Flutter, Borders & Cute Cuts, Bouquet Kisses, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers 

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Now, head on over to the Epiphany Crafts blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their fun punches and accessories and our fun Bella products! You can also follow them on the Epiphany Crafts Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. And there might just be some giveaways too!

Bella Blvd & Epiphany Crafts Team Up Week: Day One

We have big stuff planned for you this week, and we are so excited to get things going! Bella Blvd is teaming up with Epiphany Crafts for a week full of inspiration. We have a group of our Bella designers that have mixed Epiphany Crafts fun punches, epoxy shapes, and charms into our projects. And the Epiphany Crafts designers have been busy mixing Bella's collections and embellishments into their projects. We have loads of projects to share with you, and watch for a giveaway at the end of the week as well. 

“Saturday Morning Hoops”, by Megan Klauer.

I was determined to create a boy layout using the new collections plus the floral embellishments and make it work. The Go Hard or Go Home is from both from the Engaged at Last collection. Love how these elements work beyond the wedding theme! I also used the round alphabets from the High Five sheet inside of the Epiphany settings to spell out YMCA.

Supplies: 
Freestyle Sophisticates: Saltwater, McIntosh; Engaged at Last: Bachelor Extras; Designer Tapes: Blue Chevron, Yellow Chevron, Black Chevron, Red Stripe, Pickle Juice Chevron, Pickle Juice Dot; High Five Alpha Stickers: Pink-Red, Gulf, Blue, Black & White; Simply Simona Chipboard Alpha: Oreo

“Birthday Wishes” card, by Megan Klauer.

The Epiphany Crafts Embellishments adds such a fun touch to cards & layouts. I used two different types of settings for this card & used the punch tool to add small circles of pattern paper as part of my design as well.

Supplies: 
Love & Marriage: Esther Fleming Floral, May Eighteenth; Freestyle Sophisticates: Gulf, Banana; Miniature Stickers: Card Sentiments

“Wedding Congratulations” card, by Megan Klauer.

The Epiphany Crafts metal setting adds a bit of elegance to this simple Wedding card. When creating cards I love to use bits & pieces of scraps from past projects. 

Supplies: 
Love & Marriage: Cute Cuts, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Alpha & Bits Stickers, Borders, Esther Fleming Floral; Designer Tape: Piggy Pink

“Catching Bubbles”, by Malika Kelly.

I have been wanting to use this circle die cut background for a while now! It is such a great way to include so many super fun patterned pieces of papers into one layout! I used my little circular Epiphany Crafts bubbles as embellishments on top of my die cut as well as around it, adding more color and patterns. I happened to have a picture of my daughter running after some bubbles with great expression on her face. A perfect fit!

Supplies: 
Kiss Me: Love Notes, Bouquet Kisses, Flutter, True Love, Borders & Cute Cuts, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Sand & Surf: Beach Balls, Surf's Up, Borders; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Punch

“Congrats” card, by Malika Kelly.

I chose a bunch of little patterns from some of my favorite Bella Blvd papers and stickers to use behind the Epiphany Crafts round bubbles. I then mounted them on the little metal charm backings so I could thread them on to my banners of tags. Using foam tape, I popped up some of the tags, while others I applied directly to the card. I love how they dangle in between tags and add so much dimension to my project.

Supplies: 
Engaged At Last: Bachelor Party, Bridal Shower, Bachelor Extras, Miniatures, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Kiss Me: Alpha+Bits Stickers; Sand & Surf: Alpha+Bits Stickers

“XO” card, by Malika Kelly.

These little bubbles by Epiphany Crafts make great embellishments. This tic tac toe love card doesn't just have to be used for Valentine’s day. I used a small heart patterned behind the clear little, round Epiphany Crafts pieces and used them as markers to show three in a row on the tic-tac-toe board, but any shape would look great! Use the same card template and change up your shape for any occasion … flowers, clovers, stars. I love that I can make these embellishments my own! 

Supplies: 
Kiss Me: True Love, Flutter, Love Notes; Engaged At Last: Bachelor Party

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Now, head on over to the Epiphany Crafts blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their fun punches and accessories and our fun Bella products! You can also follow them on the Epiphany Crafts Facebook page. Keep coming back to both blogs all week long, because we have a ton more projects to share with you. And there might just be some giveaways too!