Bella Blvd Studio Blog: November 2009

Designer Challenge: Jessica Ball

Use Bella's Camped Out collection to Create A Layout with A Famous Quote as the Title

About the challenge (From Jessica): This was an awesome challenge! Not only was it fun to find a quote to use on my layout, but I actually went about my process a little backwards. (For me, at least!) I am usually a photos-first kind of scrapper but this time I picked the quote first, focused on a single word within that quote and then searched through my photos to find the ones to share what I was trying to say. I love how doing things a little differently really boosted my creativity!

"Moment""Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries" -Corita Kent

Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Camped Out Collection: Fireside, Lakeside, Keeping Warm

Cardstock Stickers: Camped Out Label Additions, Carla Mudpie (Brown Alphabet Stickers)

Blooms A Bella: Sole

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Designer Spotlight: Jessica Ball

Hi everybody! While I am sure I could ramble on and on about myself in paragraph form, I thought it would be a little more fun to a play a little game of "You Know You're A Scrapbooker When..." Plus, you'll probably relate to some of these, and if you don't it sure will make you feel a little more normal! So here it goes!

1. Your 7-year-old has added the word "adhesive" to her vocabulary since the age of 3.

2. You go to your local scrapbook store to get your hands onthe hottest new zoo paper, yet you have not gone to the zoo lately.

3. On your yearly trip to Disney World you plan your children's outfits to coordinate so that they don't clash in a photo (Sometimes you even go as far as to match it to paper you know you already have).

4. Your family and friends (that aren't scrapbookers) say, "That would make a great scrapbook page!"

5. Your daughter's school projects have glitter, rhinestones and perfectly coordinating papers all over them!

6. Your sister's first sentence after "I'm engaged!" is "Will you make my wedding invitations?!"

7. You work at your local scrapbook store just to stay surrounded by all the product (not to mention you enjoy the smell of freshly opened paper packs....I know this is a little weird but I'm hoping that someone tells me they feel the same!)

8. You redecorate your bedroom just so you can use one of your favorite scrapbook lines as accents in the room (yes, I really did do this....but maybe I shouldn't admit it!)

9. Your son's initials are Q.T. (are those not the best initials for a scrapbook page?)

Hope you enjoyed my little game as well as learned a little bit about me.....I'll be here all week! :) If you want to know more about me, I hope you'll stop by and visit my blog!

"Twist, Pull, Pick" Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Honey, I'm Home Collection: Couch Potato, Flower Patch, Alleyway, ALl You Need, Bits A Bella

Cardstock Stickers: Carla Midnight (Blue Alphabet Stickers)

Clear Stamps: Honey, I'm Home #1

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Friday's Give-Away Winner is Liz Chidester! Liz, you've won Scrapbook Sussies October kit including Bella's Camped Out products! Be sure to email me with your shipping address asap! (Email subject: SUSSIES WINNER!) Thanks to everyone that left a comment and played along!

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Friday Sponsor + GiveAway + Mini

Friday Sponsor:

This fabulous Kit Club recently included Bella Blvd's Camped Out products in it's October kit! There are still a few kits left if you'd like to get your paws on this great mix of of products! Lara McClendon, owner of Scrapbook Sussie s, has so generously offered to sponsor the blog today and wants to Give away a kit! LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW TO BE ENTERED TO WIN!!!

Here's what the kit includes:Scrapbook Sussies is an embellishment-heavy, no-commitment club that likes to give extra sussies to loyal customers! Each kit has a retail value of at least $36, but, as a subscriber, you only pay $29.95! They also offer plenty of add-ons and extras too!

Our mini album today was created by Bella Artista, Katherine McElvain. Mixing and matching several different Bella Collections, Katherine created this story-heavy mini album! One of my favorite things about Katherine is that she has such a fabulous way with words. Today she has some great food for thought...

"A Girl Can Dream" Chipboard Mini Album

A girl can dream but do dreams come true?

Come look at my dreams and see if they do...

I dream that my prince would be handsome and sweet

...a cutie named Ricky swept me off my feet.

I dream of yummy means that my chef would prepare

...My mom sends us treats that are made with much care.

I dream of a chauffeur to drive while I play

...My dad takes my kids to school everyday.

I dream that I'd marry into a royal family

...with in-laws like mine I'm as rich as can be!

I dream to be famous and people shoot out my name

...who knew that "Mommy" would be my claim to fame.

I dream of a mansion filled with trinkets galore

...but my cozy old house seems to hold so much more.

So I see as I dream that my blessings abound

and my dreams are fulfilled with the love that I've found. Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Flirty Collection: Heart Throb, Omigosh, Bits A Bella, He Loves Me, Party Girl, High Maintenance

Plastino Collection: Trellis

Swing Into Spring Collection: May Flowers

Sweet Celebration Collection: Party Hearty

Cardstock Stickers: Flirty Label Additions, Carla Posie (Pink Alphabet Stickers)

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Finally, the winner from Wednesday's Blooms A Bella giveaway is:

"Love that the blooms are so dimensional and layered! I would probably put some on a layout, a mini or an altered project for a special touch :D Thanks for a chance to win!!!!" -Posted by Lexi.

Be sure to email me asap with your mailing addy, subject line: BLOOMS WINNER!

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Mini Album #3 + Bella Workshop ONLY $1

Happy Thursday peeps! Today is my favorite day of the week because Friday is only 1 day away and also my favorite shows are on Thursday nights: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Survivor....

The mini album I have to share today is *amazing!* In honor of the Creating Keepsakes feature we blogged about yesterday we'd like to give you some more Plastino inspiration!

"Summer Memories" Mini Album (Acrylic)

By Wendy Cieklinski

I'm pretty sure Wendy went through all of her photos and pulled out perfectly matching ones for this summer themed album. Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Plastino Collection: Cabana (stripe), Gardinia, Forget-Me-Nots, Bermudas, Trellis, Bits A Bella

Cardstock Stickers: Plastino Label Additions, Carla Bell Pepper (Yellow Alphabet Stickers)

One more thing today, I have been working with The Scrapbook Store in Greenfield, Wisconsin organizing a super fun event! I will be teaching a mini workshop on November 21^st from 1-5pm. We'll make 3 Christmas cards using the new December Details collection. Sign up today, it will only cost you $1!! The workshop is limited to the first 80 people, be sure to call and sign up today! (414)-282-9815! Hope to see you there!

Don't forget! Leave a comment on yesterday's post to have a chance to win our Blooms A Bella cotton flowers!

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Giveaway and a Mini Album Today!

Have you seen this yet?

Bella Blvd was picked for this article!

Our Blooms A Bella cotton flowers have been such a huge success! Everyone loves playing with them! They are great for both scrapbooking and general crafts. Be sure to check them out at your local scrapbooking store today, or see the links on the sidebar to order from an online store! And the Plastino Collection was also chosen by Lori Fairbanks!

Also, Bella is proud to be a sponsor of Creating Keepsakes 2010 Dream Team. CK announced the girls on sponsors today via their blog! Congratulations to all the ladies, we look forward to seeing your work in future publications!

To celebrate this fabulous mention in Creating Keepsakes we want to giveaway some blooms!

Leave a comment below telling us why you love the Blooms so much and what you'll make with them, and you might just win them all!

We thought we'd give you some inspiration using these highlighted products (Blooms A Bella and the Plastino Collection)

"Beautiful"

By Stephanie Hunt

Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Plastino Collection: Forget-Me-Nots, Bermudas, Trellis, Bits A Bella

Cardstock Stickers: Plastino Label Additions, Camped Out Collection: Carla Mudpie (Brown Alphabet Stickers)

Blooms A Bella: Bianca

And the mini album of the day is brought to you by Bella Artista, Beth Gerlach.

"Cartwheel" Mini Album Beth pulled apart the Rosa Blooms and created her own custom pink cotton flower for the container topper. (and of course added some bling....because if you haven't noticed yet, Beth is obsessed with bling!) Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Flirty Collection: High Maintenance, Heart Throb, Party Girl, Bits A Bella, He Loves Me, Omigosh, Swing Into Spring Collection: Rainbow Ribbons

Cardstock Stickers: Flirty Label Additions, Swing Into Spring Collection: Carla White (Alphabet Stickers)

Blooms A Bella: Rosa, Azzurra

Finally, one more Plastino Layout!

"Push Me Bigger"

By Wendy Cieklinski Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Plastino Collection: Bermudas, Trellis, Forget-Me-Nots, Bits A Bella

Cardstock Stickers: Plastino Label Additions, Carla Bell Pepper (Yellow Alphabet Stickers), Flirty Collection: Carla Posie (Pink Alphabet Stickers)

Don't forget to leave a comment about the Blooms A Bella to win! Winner will be announce during Friday's post!

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A mini-week of Mini-Albums!

Ciao Ciao my loves! Hope this morning finds you in good spirits and ready to tackle another day! It's a great day to be a Bella product designer, I'm working on the newest collections for CHA January and I'm soooo excited for them!

In the meantime, for the rest of the week I want to share some fabulous mini albums & decorated books! Mini albums make great gifts and coffee table albums! Today's feature was created by Bella Artista, Wendy Cieklinski.

Wendy created a small "Girls Only" journal/notebook using a small composition notebook from the drug store. The entire journal uses Bella's Flirty Collection. There's a bookplate on the front so either you or the recipient can personalize it! And little category tabs on the inside for shopping notes, funny talk and whatever!

Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Flirty Collection: High Maintenance, Heart Throb, Bits A Bella

Cardstock Stickers: Flirty Label Additions

And one fabulous card to share with you today!

"Skip a Beep" Card

By Katherine McElvain

Bella Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: Bella's Super Stud Collection: Robot Love, Cyber Kisses, Eclipse, Planetarium, Bits A Bella Bella's Camped Out Collection: Fireside

Blooms A Bella: Rosa

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Happy November!

It's really here! Goodbye Halloween, hello Thanksgiving. It really is unbelievable how quickly time passes by! Today we have some great inspiration for you and a contest opportunity too!

Bella Blvd is the Manufacturer of the Month over at Scrapgal.com! Be sure to check out the Bella Blvd contest they are holding for this month....submit up to 3 Bella Blvd layouts and you could win some free Bella goodies! You can find more of the rules on their forums here! Good luck!

The Artistas wanted to inspire you with some layout ideas! All projects designed with our 2009 Summer Release, in stores and available now!!

"In Your Eyes..."

By Katherine McElvain

Plastino Collection

Check out these awesome handmade flower embellishments! Look what you get with a couple circle punches and a stapler!