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Embrace Your Wild Side

Hello Bella Blvd friends, Wendy here today to share a layout with the new Let's Go On An Adventure line. We live in FL where there are no mountains and we've never gone camping, but I am here to tell you this line is so fun and versatile!

My son is totally into trash days; so today I have some pictures of him picking up the leaves for trash day. I began with the 4x6 card that says "Let you dreams take Flight" to express my thoughts on his dreams for today and 2 cute pictures of the process. The pictures had so much green that I used to carry through the layout, but I also wanted to bring in some other colors that would make the green shine.

After choosing some coordinating colors/patterns for paper I added in a few trees to continue the theme of picking up the leaves. I added in the Embrace your Wild Side since my son is totally hooked on this dream of his! A little spot for journaling on the dark paper was a necessity.

The chipboard squirrel was a perfect addition because my son and the squirrel like to stash their treasures, course trash is not my idea of treasure! I love the little acrylic shapes that Bella has produced, what cute little embellishments and it went perfectly with the new Florence alphabet stickers that I documented the date with.  A sticker and die cut piece further told the story of our little trash man.

To balance out the heavy bottom layer with the pictures and the embellishments, I used some clouds/sun and sentiment to continue the dreaming theme and soaring into all that you have passion for. The green sentiment completed the visual triangle as does the cluster, completely bringing your eyes around the layout.

Thanks so much for joining me today, I hope you have as much fun as I did playing with this new line!

Let’s Go On An Adventure!:  Mountain Peaks, Daily Details, No Wifi Script, Balloon Ride, DooHickey Stickers, Ciao Chip, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons

Florence Alphabet Stickers:  Guacamole; Acrylic Shapes:  Tree Mix

Wild One Layout with Corri

Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday! Today I'm sharing a layout that I made using the new Let's Go on an Adventure Collection. This is such a fun collection with adorable icons, embellishments and CUT files!  

My daughter has a tree on our property that she has always called her "happy place" so I knew right away that I wanted to incorporate that chipboard piece into a layout for her. I used the No Wifi Script sheet and then framed it with the back side of the Borders sheet to create my page and then added some ephemera pieces.  

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut this Wild One title (SVG, Silhouette) from black cardstock. To make it easier to glue this delicate cut, I applied a sheet of adhesive behind the cardstock before cutting. The adhesive sheets basically turn the die cut piece into a sticker making is simple to apply to your project. 

Let's go on an Adventure

Borders, No Wifi Script, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Icons Chipboard Stickers, Black card stock, Silhouette Cameo 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

  

Life is good cards

Good morning everyone!

I made some cards with the Home Sweet Some collection to share with you today and I lost them!!! I'm in the process of moving and have other people helping me and someone packed my scrappy goodness! So I was frantically going through boxes trying to find them and I finally did!!

I have to say I'm not a huge card maker, so most of mine are pretty simple, but I still think they're pretty. I actually made them for people that have been helping me fix up my new house and helping me move in. That made it much easier for me to make them too.

  

I made all three of these using one sheet of paper and some of the embellishments that go along with the Home Sweet Home collection, with a few heart hugs added in.

 

I started with this card, I loved the teal color so I chose that as my background. It actually said Friends are our chosen family, but I covered that up with the opposite side of the patterned paper. I grabbed both the ephemera words and the ephemera icons, pilled out the hearts and layered them on. I ruffled up the edge of the paper the hearts were on, drew some lines to make it look like stitching and then grabbed that AMAZING rainbow washi tape and added some to the top and bottom of the card for some more color and moved on to my next card.

I thought the trees on here were already cute, but wanted to add some of the mini heart hugs and the regular heart hugs, so I layered two of the hearts, after peeling the sentiments off, and turned them in to some trees and added some of the enamel dots to the other tree for some more color.

I thought the trees on here were already cute, but wanted to add some of the mini heart hugs and the regular heart hugs, so I layered two of the hearts, after peeling the sentiments off, and turned them in to some trees and added some of the enamel dots to the other tree for some more color.

Then onto my last card for this week. I layered some of the papers together, I love all of the patterns in this collection so much by the way and I hope you do too!! There so bright and playful so are some many of the other new collection!!

After layering the papers I pulled some of the houses out of the ephemera icons and the ciao chip icons, wanting to keep with the house theme and hearts. So I added two of the houses, one was a chipboard piece, a little dimension, and ephemera piece. I found the so thankful piece in the ephemera words and cut the ends to look like pennants, popped it up on some foam adhesive. Layered two hearts behind it, I loved that the yellow heart had a little heart on it too, made it feel like I was adding a third heart. I stuck them down and started to ruffle up the edges like I did on the other cards and added the lines to look like stitching and was done, nothing left to do but add my writing on the inside and send them to the people I made them for! 

Thanks for stopping by to see what I came up with today. If cards aren't really your thing, try to push yourself and see what you can come up with, even if there something easy like this. There still hand made and the people that receive them will love them and know you took the time to make it just for them!

Home Sweet Home Collection: Daily Details patterned paper, Ephemera words, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chip Icons, Doohicky sticker sheet

Designer washi tape: Raindow

Mini Heart Hugs: Sentiments

Heart Hugs: Sunshine

Knot-so Dull Cards

Hello, Bella Blvd. friends! Tessa Buys here with a trio of "knot-so" dull cards. In fact, they're downright cheerful with their primary color palette and stitched details. If you're a clean and simple card maker like myself, you'll enjoy the techniques I'm sharing with you today. All you'll need is your favorite Bella Blvd papers and coordinating embroidery floss.

First, do you know how to create French knots? Here is a great little tutorial for a quick how-to. I like to add French knots to the center of flowers in tiny floral prints. Here I used yellow embroidery floss on all the flowers that had yellow centers.

I love the texture the little knots add to the card. Pop up the patterned paper on foam adhesive to make room for your backside knots and to add even more dimension to your card.

Second, a running stitch is my go-to when I want to add some texture and color, so this diagonal stripe card was quick work with exactly the result I wanted. I decided to stitch two parallel lines in contrasting colors.

Another take on a running stitch is to work in a circle. I used an anywhere punch to make a circle cut-out in my card base, then stitched around the circle to create a frame. I alternated four different colors of thread.

Next, I backed the open circle with a piece of cardstock that I had layered strips of washi tape onto. I love a lot of white space on cards!

The new Florence alphas made great sentiments in all the colors I needed, and the Let's Go on an Adventure collection provided the bright papers.

If you're looking for just the right handmade touch to add to your cards, you can't go wrong with a little simple stitching. And, of course, Bella Blvd.! Happy creating!

Let's Go on an Adventure patterned papers: Morning Meadow, Wildflowers; Florence alphabet stickers: Orange, Gulf, Cotton Candy, Punch, McIntosh; Cute Clips: Pumpkin Spice; Washi Tape: Rainbow

Big & little boy cards using the same collection | Kim Watson

Do you have any boy birthdays coming up?

Well I do, and thought I'd take advantage of this week's card challenge and make the cards in advance; specific to all the ages. I also decided to take the challenge one step further, I decided to use 'Wish Big for boys', for all of the cards, the big boy card included.

Take a look at each of them & the details.

Cards for Boys by Kim Watson

6th Birthday by Kim Watson

Layering x2 strips of black & white patterned papers with stitching & orange twine make a perfect 'shelf' for the other elements. 

A chipboard cake raised with foam adhesive, becomes a great place for my title. Each cake layer holds a part of the title. 

Look how cute the orange tiger looks sitting alongside the cake :) I love the bright fun colors...perfect for a 6 year old's birthday. Puffy stars & enamel dots are exactly what the card needs to finish it off, & using navy blue & white also helps balance the color. The result is a super, cute card!

 

Celebrate 7 card by Kim Watson

 

Having patterned die cut shapes included in the ephemera pack makes card making so simple to do. All it took to create this card was, cut the banner shapes & layer the die cuts. 

 

 

Layers of different heights of foam adhesive, help create super dimension, which in my opinion is vital for a successful card design when using scrapbooking products. 

 

 

Now for the 'big boy card'. With my son turning 15 in 2 weeks time I am needing a card for him but wasn't happy giving him a card with cute animals on it. This collection had everything I needed to make the perfect card for him.The fab thing about Bella collections, is that they include enough style variety to allow you to craft for any age. Don't you love the cupcake stack?! 

 

 

Layering cup cakes on a red 'plate', machine stitching & banner shapes tied in white twine, make this card perfect for any teen. 

 

 

So as you can see, a trio of cards were totally using the same collection. I especially love the bold colors & graphic style. I hope you have found these ideas inspirational for your next card making fest! 

Thanks for stopping by XXX

 

Wish Big Boy Collection kit, Puffy Stars, Wish Big Boy Embellishment Bundle 

Secrets of the Sea Slider Cards

Hey Bella friends! It's Leanne here, welcoming you all to an exciting new week with fresh ideas on how to create super, fun cards! Today I get to kick off the excitement with a set of 'slider cards'. These cards have interactive pieces on the front cover and are incredibly easy to put together!

The hardest part is deciding on which Bella Blvd collection to start with, because once you start, I can guarantee you will want to make more! Let's have a closer look..

See that? It's as simple as making a track for the slider to run along. No matter the shape! Let's get started.

 

My starting point with these cards are the adorable die cut Paper Pieces from Secrets of the Sea. Choose the ephemera piece you want to slide across your card and then add coordinating patterned paper to your supplies. For this card, I wanted the parrot to "fly" to the Sea Captain's shoulder.

step 1. Create a sentiment on the top patterned paper layer of the card, by either stamping or using sticker phrases. Leave enough room for the parrot to be able to move without covering the sentiment too much.

Include any additional title work for the sentiment. Layer a second piece of patterned paper, slightly larger than the first to provide a sturdy base for the slider to work upon.

step 2. Using a pencil, mark out guidelines for the beginning and ending of the slide track. Punch or use a small metal circle die at each point to soften the track endings.

step 3. Carefully trim the length of the track, making sure the width is equal to the width of the circles shown above. note: this is where having a grid patterned paper is helpful when creating your first card!

step 4. Creating the "moving parts".

To get the parrot to fly, punch a circle from cardstock which is larger than the track's width, but still small enough to be hidden by the Paper Piece. Add a foam dot to the cardstock circle which will fit inside the track. See below.

The cardstock circle sits behind the two patterned paper card layers.

step 5. Adhere the Paper Piece to the foam dot while it is in the track.

Check out how this little guy flies across the page!

step 6. To complete the card, layer a third piece of patterned paper, trimmed to the same size as the middle layer. Adhere the layers securely together but avoid placing double sided tape too close to the slider circle. There needs to be a gap to prevent the adhesive from restricting the movement of the slider. Now add all layers to the card base.

Add any extra stickers or embellishments to the front of the card.

Here's a closer look at two more slider cards created with the same Secrets of The Sea collections.

"You are SUBLIME" card.

This card has the same straight line/track concept as the card above. And how could I not have a play on words such as this!!

 

"Mermaid Vibes" card.

This card has the same idea, but the track has been created by using nesting circle metal dies. The inner circle and front patterned paper layer have been mounted onto foam dots for extra dimension. Just be mindful that the cardstock slider circle between the patterned paper layers, doesn't catch on the foam adhesive. The mermaid will then happily "swim" around in her rock pool.

Thanks for visiting the blog today. I hope you have as much fun creating this style of card as I did!

 

Wish Big Boy: Happy Birthday, Dinotastic; Secrets of the Sea: Paper Pieces, Fundamentals Stickers Boy, Best Fins Forever, 6x8 Mini Paper Pad; Puffy Heart Stickers: Blueberry Mix; Enamel Dots: Cotton Candy; Tiny Text Rain; Illustrated Faith Clear Stamps; Word Salad sticker phrases.