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A Little Bit Of Winter Wonder

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Hopefully, some of you even lucked out and get to enjoy a three day weekend. I'm not sure about you, but I feel like spring is right around the corner. Our weather has been really nice lately, we're seeing more green in our yards, and I even switched over to flip flops a few weeks ago! So before Spring officially sneeks up on us, we have a few more Winter Wonder projects to share with you.

"I {Heart} Winter" mini album, by Brook Stewart.
{A Winter CHA Project}

I just love documenting winter photos! Last year I had quite a few from one of our first big snows, so this mini album was the perfect way to display them! I took a basic Maya Road chipboard album for the base and used the vibrant Winter Wonder collection to decorate it. The colors in this line make me so happy!! I was also able to add in some of the new Bella embellishments that really coordinated perfectly! I used several of the new Button Market buttons--those wooden snowflake buttons are super adorable! The Red Dots Designer Tape also meshes so well with this line! I added one of the fun new winter flags to the front of the album as well! Once I incorporated  all the fun details with the Alpha + Bits Sticker Sheets and Miniatures, it all came together so wonderfully!

Supplies:
Winter Wonder: Blizzard, Toasty, Ski Slopes, Icy, Border Strips, Cute Cuts, Alpha & Bits Cardstock Stickers, Miniatures, Flags; Button Market: Snowflakes, Pickle Squares, Stars; Designer Tape: Red Dots

"You Give Me The Chills" card, by Becky Williams.
{A Winter CHA Project}

This card was so quick and easy to make. All I did was cut the Borders paper into strips, adhere them to the card, added a sticker and the card was done! When you need a card in a hurry this is a great way to get one done quickly. 

Supplies:
Winter Wonder Collection: Borders, Icy, Alpha + Bits

"Happy Winter" card, by Gretchen McElveen.
{A Winter CHA Project}

I love the Winter Wonder line! I love the soft winter colors mixed with the bolder reds and dark blues. And how cute is the little snowman sticker I used here? I love it!

Supplies:
Winter Wonder: Blizzard, Alpha + Bits Stickers, Miniatures

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Next week, we have SOOOO much good stuff planned for you! We have a very special, week-long Guest Designer joining us. She will be teaming up with our Design Team, to bring you a new challenge each day, and providing you with lots and lots of inspiring projects. We also want you to join in with us as well. So get those creative juices ready, and meet us back here first thing, Monday morning!

Fridays With Stephanie

Hello all! Gosh, it sure has been a world-win couple of weeks. I’ve been from Milwaukee to California (for CHA) and then straight from CHA to Italy to teach at the Paper and Company Show in Napoli, Italy.

Yes, it was freezing in Italy! I bought that new coat, new scarf, new gloves all while abroad. I think I brought the cold Midwest weather with me. Yikes!

Meet Lory. (silly and cute, right?!) She and the girls of Scrapbookiando organize this international event year after year! We had a great time, making the best of a crazy situation … and by that, I mean teaching with no class kits! Eek! All of the class kits that were shipped weeks ahead of time were held up in customs and never released. The combination of the customs and the postal service delays due to the bad weather put a little damper on workshops. But we made the best of it, cutting and prepping as many things as possible in between workshops up in the hotel room!

As expected, the food was delicious plus we had a great view of the volcano, Mount Vesuvious from the room!

And it was wonderful getting to know Donna Downey and Celine Navarro a bit more as well! New friends are always wonderful to have! Wishing you a happy Friday and a great weekend! Ciao ciao for now!

Bella Blvd & Unity Stamps: Inspiration & Giveaway Day

We are back with another Bella Blvd & Unity Stamps Inspiration Day! We choose a few of our co-branded stamps to highlight today, along with the new Baby Boy and Baby Girl collections, and asked a few of our Design Team members to create some cards using these stamps. 

"Congrats" card, by Laura Vegas.

The Calendar Month stamp, from Bella and Unity, is one of my favorites. It's so versitle, and can be used on just about any card you create. You can use it just like a calendar, and mark an important date for the person you're giving the card too. Or you can use it as a fun background accent, which is how I usually use it. I used a few strips from the Baby Boy Borders paper, along with a few of the Chipboard Icon pieces, to create this fun little baby card. I even used a flag from the Wedding Party set, to tuck in with the onesie.

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Borders, Chipboard Icons, Alpha+Bits; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue; Flags: Just Married; Unity Stamp: Calendar Month

"Birthday Girl", by Laura Vegas.

When I saw the cute cupcake chipboard pieces, I knew they would be perfect for little girl birthday cards. I started by embossing the front of my card, with a flower embossing folder. I added on a few strips of Baby Girl and We're Expecting pattern papers. The Calendar Month stamp makes a fun accent piece on birthday cards. I heat embossed the stamped image with yellow embossing powder, and then added High Five Alpha Stickers to it for my sentiment.

Supplies:
Baby Girl: Borders, Chipboard Icons; We're Expecting: Baby Boy Bump; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue, Red/Pink; Unity Stamp: Calendar Month

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

As a card maker I try to think outside of the box when using my stamps by finding different ways to stamp. Today my challenge is to use the calendar month stamp alongside another stamp. My theme is baby and of course I used our new Baby Girl collection. I thought stamping another image onto a stamped image is a little different from anything I’ve ever done. What do you think? Does it work? I also paper pieced my birdie stamp as well to give it some color without having to color it.

Supplies:
Baby Girl: Sweet Dreams, Borders; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Punch, Black-White High Five Alphabets; We’re Expecting: Bella Baby Bump; Unity Stamps: Calendar Month, Birdie Told Me

"New Set Of Wheels" card, by Alice Carman.

On this card I used the calendar month stamp and turned it into a fence on my peep card. I cut out a few of the grid boxes from the calendar stamp and lined it up to make a fence. I also paper pieced the New Set of Wheels stamp and stamped directly onto the Sunshine Happiness Play Date pattern paper to make the stamp pop.  

Supplies: 
Baby Boy: Heaven Scent; Sunshine & Happiness: Play Date; Baby Girl: Pretty in Pink; Unity stamp: Calendar Month, New Set of Wheels stamp

"Brand New Baby Boy" card, by Gail Hoecker.

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Wild About You, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Miniature Stickers; Sophisticates: Yellow High Five Alpha Stickers; Unity Stamp: Calendar Month

"5th Birthday Party" card, by Gail Hoecker.

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Wild About You, Cute Cuts, Miniature Stickers; Sophisticates: Yellow High Five Alphabet Stickers; Unity Stamp: Calendar Month

"A Little Birdie Told Me" card, by Morgan Bandkowski.

I love using the Unity stamps & was so excited to be asked to use some of the new releases! They are so easy to use & stamp great! I attend a lot of baby showers, so both of these stamps are perfect to add to my collection. 

Supplies:
Baby Girl: It's A Girl, Pretty In Pink, Daddy's Girl, Alpha+Bits; Flags: Thank You

"Congratulations On Your New Set Of Wheels" card, by Morgan Bandkowski.

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Baby Blue, Heaven Sent, Borders; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Oyster

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And now for our giveaway time!

Giveaway #1 - New Set Of Wheels Itty Bitty stamp

Giveaway #2 - Birdie Told Me Itty Bitty stamp

All you need to do to be entered in our random giveaway, is leave a comment on this post. We will announce a winner on Saturday morning.

February Bella Buzz Newsletter + Valentines Inspiration: Day Three

Valentine's Day might be over, but we're not quite done sharing our Valentines/Love inspiration with you. We have another round of fabulous projects to share with you, from our Design Team. But first, it's newsletter time!!!

If you've signed up for it already, it should have arrived to your inbox this morning. If you have not signed up yet, you can do so HERE, so you can be sure to get on our subscriber list. You can also find previous issues HERE, to browse and download.

You can view and download the February 2012 issue HERE. We really hope you enjoy it, and we want to thank all of the designers who helped contribute to it!

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"The Love Letters", by Nancy Damiano.

One of my favorite things about Bella is that their designs are so versatile. In this page I was able to mix bits and pieces of a winter line (Winter Wonder) and an Easter line (Spring Flings & Easter Things) to make a Valentine page! Although the themes are vastly different, most of the prints are interchangeable for any kind of page you want to make. I just added a simple row of hearts folded in half as a border to add in my bit of "love".

Supplies:
Winter Wishes: Icy, Blizzard, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Spring Flings & Easter Things: Tisket-a-Tasket, Minatures Stickers, Alpha+Bits Stickers

"100% Love", by Loredana Bucaria.

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day! I adore this day. It's sooo cute and has a magical atmosphere that surrounds us. This is a page dedicated to my dear hubby, the love of my life! Having him in my life makes me happy and strong and safe! Love you so much! This is a page for you! I had fun playing with different stickers, phrases and labels :) I adore every single element of the Lovey Dovey collection! Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:
Lovey Dovey: Borders N’ Blocks, Blurbs, Bear Hugs, Alpha+Bits; Making The Team: Ciao Chip; Sophisticates: Essentials Peep & McIntosh

"Simply Love", by Sue Mylde.

As a mom, there's nothing more beautiful than her children. My daughter has been needing a bit of layout love lately, because she's been noticing a number of layouts about her brother more than her so she wondered if there would be stories about her soon. And that's when I created this layout. To tell her how much I love her. A simple, good, strong love. That I couldn't imagine life without her and that she makes my life wonderful. Isn't it beautiful that loves comes in all shapes and sizes? Hope you all had a happy Valentine's day with your loved ones :)

Supplies:
Lovey Dovey: Love is in the Air, Sweetheart, Bear Hugs, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Family Dynamix: Quadrants; Finally Fall: Apple Holler

"Be Mine" card, by Gretchen McElveen.

I stuck with the usual pinks and reds for this Valentine's card. The new Punch Sophisticates paper and Pink-Red High Five Alphabets were the perfect pinks and reds to use! And I thought the calendar sticker from the Sunshine & Happiness Just Write Journaling Stickers would make a great background here and compliment the Sophisticates stuff well.

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Cute Cuts, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Sophisticates: Pink-Red High Five Alphabets, Punch (Hot Pink); Winter Wonder: Miniatures Stickers, Alpha+Bits

"Happy Valentine's Day" card, by Gretchen McElveen.

I went a little less traditional with this card and used a lot of green and brown to compliment the usual pink and red Valentine's colors! I think it turned out kind of fun!

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Borders; Winter Wonder: Blizzard, Toasty, Miniatures Stickers; Sophisticates: Miniatures Family, Miniatures Card Sentiments

"Love" altered canvas, by Suzanne Sergi.

I wanted to create a last minute Valentine gift for my daughter's teacher. I had this 6x6 canvas from a previous project, and thought it would be perfect for valentine decor. I used many different Bella Collections for this project, and love that they all coordinated very nicely with one another. It was quick, and Macie's teacher loved it! A perfect decor piece to display on the kitchen counter, or part of your valentine dinner table.

Supplies:
Plastino: Bermudas; Sweet Celebration: Party Hearty; Lovey Dovey: Love Is In the Air; Spring Flings & Easter Things: Miniatures; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Peep

Valentines Inspiration: Day Two

Happy Valentine's Day!!! We hope you all have a wonderful day, spent with the people you love the most. And most importantly, that there is lots of chocolate involved ;) Here's some more Valentines/Love inspiration for you, from our talented Design Team.

"Love You", by Brook Stewart.

I just love the small patterned sides of all the Bella lines! It makes it so easy to mix and match papers from so many lines! I decided that for this "love" themed layout, I really wanted to go with a grey, yellow and red color combo. I picked up the grey’s from the new Baby Boy line, the yellows from the Winter Wonder collection and the reds from the versatile Sophisticates collection along with the new Designer Tape. I love this picture of my littlest guy ... especially because it was taken by my oldest boy. He's following in his mama's photo-snappin footsteps!

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Mommas Boy, Alpha+Bits; Winter Wonder: Icy, Border, Strips; Sophisticates: McIntosh Sprinkles and Lace, McIntosh Ciao Chip Alphas, Yellow High Five Alpha Stickers, Ciao Chip Borders; Flags: Just Married; Designer Tape: Red Dot

"Family Love", by Kim Arnold.

With the theme for this layout being love I just knew that I had to feature hearts and use the Lovey Dovey range. When I looked at the large pink polka dot paper I had this instant idea to punch hearts out of a similar toned paper and then pop dot one to each heart. I particularly like the one darker colored heart just near that super cute elephant. Each polka dot is then finished with dots of puff paint around the outside.

Supplies:
Lovey Dovey: Sweetheart, Bear Hugs, Love is in the Air, Blurbs, Borders N’ Blocks, Alpha+Bits; Baby Blooms a Bella: Champagne

"Just The 2 Of Us", by Julie Johnson.

I love the versatility of the Sophisticates collection and that I can mix and match it with other Bella collections. Since I was using engagement photos, I wanted to create a layout that was sophisticated and beautiful. I liked the simple beauty of the pink paper with writing from the Lovey Dovey collection so I added a heart shape to my other papers from the Sophisticates collection. Why did I choose this color combination? Not sure. Visually I liked the way they looked when I laid them next to each other so I went with it. I'm a visual person so I like to group colors together to see what looks best and this is what caught my eye. To add detail to the background of the layout I added a splash of red paint and stitched the heart with my sewing machine. My title was created by cutting out the phrase from one of the blurb stickers. I added a calendar to signify the date, some tiny alphabets for journaling, and a few chipboard elements from the Ciao Chip. The final touch was a few rolled up felt flowers with pearl centers and a decorative stick pin. 

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Ciao Chip Essentials Peep and McIntosh, Quattrofina Peep & Saffron, Calendars, Sprinkles and Lace Chlorine, McIntosh, Asparagus, and Ice; Lovey Dovey: Blurbs, Alpha+Bits, Love is in the Air

"XO" card, by Deanna Misner.

Who knew that baby papers could be used for a Valentine’s card? I love how these collections are so versatile! For this one I featured the negative space of a heart, embellishing behind it and inside of it, to create my Valentine.

Supplies:
Baby Girl: It's a Girl, Snuggly Safari, Alpha+Bits

"Love U" card, by Deanna Misner.

Again, the versatility of the Baby Girl collection, especially the Borders paper, can be used to make yet another Valentine. And I love, love, love the font that comes with the collection. It's fun and funky, and just the right size!

Supplies:
Baby Girl: Borders, Alpha+Bits; Flirty: Heart Throb

Valentine's Day Decor, by Marie-Josée Hamel.

This is what our Valentine's Day dinner table will look like this year! I decided to use lots of gorgeous Bella Blvd papers to create name cards, napkin rings, candy boxes and other decor elements. First of all, I gathered a few scraps of paper I had handy, and using a three-heart punch and Spellbinders dies, I cut lots of shapes, which I used to decorate each and every element.

The tiny heart "plant" is made with a recycled spice container, painted toothpicks and hearts punched out of paper.

As for the candy boxes, I bought them at the store and decorated them using paper and ribbon. The small ones are cardboard boxes. 

The heart-shaped one is made out of wood and was painted in pink.

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Peep, Sprinkles & Lace McIntosh, Sprinkles & Lace Oyster; Lovey Dovey: Love is in the Air; Socialite: Countdown; Family Dynamics: Borders and Blocks

Valentines Inspiration: Day One

Do we all know what tomorrow is? It's Valentine's Day! To help celebrate all things having to do with love, I asked some of our Design Team members to create projects with a Valentines or love theme to them. They definately did NOT disappoint! We have tons of amazing projects to share with you over the next few days. So sit back, relax, and let us inspire you!

"I love You So Much", by Megan Klauer.

For this layout I wanted to incorporate different papers & elements from a variety of the new collections. I went searching through my stash for pinks & red, but when I came across all the wonderful yellows in the Sunshine & Happiness collection, I knew it would be a fun twist to the everyday "love" color scheme. I used the chipboard alphabet stickers to recreate a quote I found on Pinterest. The large letters allowed me to make the quote the focal point of my page. 

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Popsicle Kisses, Playdate, Juicy Good Time, Alpha+Bits; Baby Girl: Borders; Sophisticates: Sprinkles N Lace Punch, Chipboard Borders, Miniatures Stickers; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Mcintosh, Peep; Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron

"I Love Us", by Lynn Ghahary.

It's very rare that my husband and I have a photo of just the two of us so I was so thrilled when our photographer snapped a few pics during a recent family photo shoot this past fall. I used the Lovey Dovey collection to document these photos on a layout. I love that this love themed collection doesn't have the typical red, white, and pink color scheme that you see in so many Valentine's Day collections but rather a fun palette that includes gray, pink, purple, and turquoise. A fun twist on a long overdue layout about my one true love!

Supplies:
Lovey Dovey: Love is in the Air, Circle of Love, Sweetheart, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Blurbs Journaling Stickers

"Lots Of Love" card, by Kathy Martin.

I love the non-traditional Valentine colors of the flirty line because you can create a lot more than love and Valentine's projects. This elephant, for example, would be adorable on a baby congratulations card, don't you think? This line, like all Bella Blvd collections, has everything you need to create great looking projects ... borders, stickers, phrases, you name it!

Supplies:
Lovey Dovey: Love is in the Air , Borders N’ Blocks, Alpha+Bits; Socialite: Tango

"Sweetheart" card, by Kathy Martin.

The Flirty line has a lot of adorable patterns and phrases that make it easy to create great projects with! This collection is perfect for Valentine's Day projects as well as anniversary, friendship and more! I really like these fun and funky flowers and I can't get enough of the Miniatures stickers with phrases just right for a variety of purposes!

Supplies:
Lovey Dovey: Love is in the Air, Borders N’ Blocks, Blurbs, Alpha + Bits

"Valentines", by Vivian Masket.

I love how versatile the Sophisticates Sprinkles & Lace papers are! The Peep and McIntosh colors were perfect for this Valentine's Day layout - I punched a bunch of hearts from the papers and used both the Sprinkles side and the Lace side of the papers to vary the patterns and intensity of color in the rows of hearts. The coordinating products made adding additional embellishments and journaling a snap.

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Peep, Sprinkles & Lace McIntosh, Short Stories, Ciao Chip Essentials Peep & McIntosh, Miniatures Card Sentiments

"Sweet Little Valentine Treat", by Wendy Wagner.

Sweet Little Valentine Treat was from 2008 when my little princess was oh so tiny, 4 years & 11 months old. Grandma had made these yummy valentine cupcakes and Annalise enjoyed licking off the frosting! So much of the Bella Blvd product could have been used for this layout. I used brown paint and brown chalk ink for all the edges of my papers and pop dotted the tile of paper with the cupcakes on it and pop dotted one cupcake. Stickles of course on the letters, as I always love a little glitter :) 

Supplies:
Baby Girl: It’s A Girl, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Chipboard Icons; Making The Team: Alpha+Bits; Family Dynamix: Borders N Blocks; Sophisticates: Ciao Chip Essentials Punch, Simply Simonas Chipboard Alphas McIntosh, High Five Alpha Stickers Pink/Red; Flags: Birthday; Crochet Flowers: Poppy

"LOVE" altered wooden letters, by Jennifer Edwardson.

I love love, love these wooden letters. They've been sitting on my shelf begging me to cover them. I chose the word love and it sits in my office because I LOVE to be there scrapbooking and I LOVE that my family supports my addiction to pretty paper. And I LOVE them too! I traced around the letters, sanded the edges and adhered with quick dry liquid glue then 'scrapbooked' the 'o' with bits from my favorite Bella embellishments. Now this word still sits in my office but looks much prettier I think!

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace McIntosh, Sprinles & Lace Oreo, Ciao Chip; Lovey Dovey: Cute Cuts

We're Expecting - Layout & Mini Album

We hope everyone enjoyed out two week long Inspiration Unlimited feature! The past four weeks have been filled with CHA reveals, giveaways, and projects galore. And now, we're ready to get back to our normal blogging schedule. We do still have a TON of CHA projects left that we want to share with you. So expect to see them sprinkled in, along with all the new layouts our designers are working on, over the next month or two. Starting with today, as we feature two We're Expecting projects!

"Mommy To Be", by Megan Klauer.

The We're Expecting Mini Release is the perfect addition to the Baby Boy & Girls line. They mix together wonderfully. The Chipboard Icons are simply my favorites! Love the little heart & sonogram image!

Supplies:
We're Expecting: Bella Baby Bump, Coming Soon Chipboard Icons, Baby Girl: Daddy's Girl, Borders, Alpha+Bits, Flags Designer Tapes: Yellow Chevron

"Baby" mini album, by Megan Klauer.

I created the base of my album with simple 6x6 pieces of kraft cardstock which aloud me to get 4 pages out of one piece of paper. When ordering my photos from mpix.com, I ordered a few 5x5 square photos as well as a mini (set of 8) 1.75x2.5" {I split these between my cover & the layout shown above}. The rest of the photos were printed as 3.5 x 5" with a white border. I mixed a lot of the Baby Girl, Baby Boy, & of course the We're Expecting line throughout the album. The Yellow Chevron designer tape was the perfect touch to the photos on each page.

Supplies:
Baby Girl: It's A Girl, Pretty In Pink, Snuggly Safari, Borders, Sweet Dreams, Alpha+Bits, Cute Cuts, Chipboard Icons, Just Write Journaling Stickers, We're Expecting: Bella Baby Bump, Coming Soon, Chipboard Icons, First Miniature stickers, Baby Boy: Mommas Boy, Miniature Stickers, Alpha+Bits, Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron, Crochet Flowers: Dahlia, Poppy, Flags: Just Married

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We'll see you back here Monday, as we start the week with three days PACKED to the brim with Valentines/Love themed projects!

Inspiration Unlimited Week: Sophisticates Chipboard

This week while we are catching up and recovering from being in California at the CHA Trade Show, debuting all the brand new products that we revealed over the past 2 weeks, we are going to share with you projects, projects and more projects with everything new! If you are starving for new inspiration and ideas, you're in the right place! The Bella Design Team have done wonders with the new products and now we can finally show you! Each day we will be featuring one of our new Collections and/or Embellishment products and showing you some great ideas! Get ready for a fun energy boost ... here we go!

Today, we are featuring projects that focus on our Sophisticates Chipboard embellishments!

"Best Little Sister", by Megan Klauer.

The Sunshine & Happiness collection was the one that popped out to me the most. I'm all about color & this collection is the definition. I chose to use a black & white photo which allowed both the photo as well as the collection to work together without competing for attention. 

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Happy Clouds, Popsicle Kisses, Cute Cuts, Borders, Alpha+Bits, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Miniatures Stickers, Designer Tapes: Jail Bird, High Five Alpha: Black & White, Flags: Summer, Vacation

"A Family Af-fair", by Melissa Stinson.

I was so happy to see that Stephanie designed some non-themed chipboard elements for this release! I love the themed chipboard that comes with some of the paper lines, but having an extra supply of generic shapes such as hearts, stars, and borders in my stash helps me to stretch my supplies and use papers for a wider variety of subjects (especially when scrapping with the "B" side prints).

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Surf N Turf, Sprinkles & Lace Punch, Sprinkles & Lace Plum; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts, Clouds, Borders; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue, Pink/Red; Button Market: Wood Mix

"Today Is Your Birthday", by Katherine McElvain.

Can you say colorful? Bella lets you play with the colors of the rainbow with all the new Sophisticates! The stars and boarders were perfect to use on this birthday layout. To add more color I reverse punched circles on a piece of cardstock and backed them with tape, calendars, and printed paper, and popped it to the side of the layout. Added some of the fun buttons and Alphas, and call it finished.

Supplies:
Sweet Celebrations: Make a Wish; Button Market: Blues, Masculine Mix, Stars; Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron, Blue Gingham; Sophisticates: Calendars, Tail Tags, Plum, Surf n Turf, Ciao Chip Stars and Hearts, Boarders, Simona Alpha-Orange, High Five Alphabets-Blue; Flags: Birthday

"Super Star Dad" card, by Laura Vegas.

When I started pulling out products for this card, I went with a blue, green, orange, and brown color scheme. Once I started assembling everything, I knew it would make for a great masculine card. I layered two of the chipboard stars together. I love that the green star fit perfectly in the center of the orange star. I added the chipboard "Dad" letters, and then used letter stickers in green and orange, to pull in the colors on the rest of my card. A fun little football flag adds a nice masculine touch to the card, that I think any Dad would love to receive!

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Surf N Turf, Tall Tags; Family Dynamix: Quadrants; High Five Alpha Stickers: Green, Yellow; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts, Family Words; Flags: Boy

Inspiration Unlimited Week: Designer Tapes

This week while we are catching up and recovering from being in California at the CHA Trade Show debuting all the brand new products that we revealed over the past 2 weeks, we are going to share with you projects, projects and more projects with everything new! If you are starving for new inspiration and ideas, you're in the right place! The Bella Design Team have done wonders with the new products and now we can finally show you! Each day we will be featuring one of our new Collections and/or Embellishment products and showing you some great ideas! Get ready for a fun energy boost ... here we go!

Today, we are featuring projects that focus on our Designer Tape embellishments!

"New Glasses", by Brook Stewart.

The new Designer Tapes from Bella just blew my mind! They are fabulous and come in a great variety of fun colors and patterns! There are so many things you can do with them! On this layout, I chose to use them as borders for my layout and just layered them all over. They are easy to pull up and move if you decide you want to switch things around. They are so easy and fun to use!

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Mommas Boy; Winter Wonder: Icy, Just Write Cardstock Stickers; Mr. Boy: Alpha & Bits and Cardstock Stickers; Button Market: Wood Mix, Neutral Mix, Masculine Mix; Designer Tape: Teal Stripe, Red Dot, Pickle Juice Dot

"Cherrry Blossoms", by Melissa Stinson.

The new designer tapes from Bella were by far my favorite embellishment in the new release! I love the patterns (the yellow chevron caught my eye right away), and I love that there is SO MUCH tape on each roll! You can have fun with using lots of it without having to worry about running out. I thought for sure that making all those little pennants for my banners would have used up a lot of my pink tape especially, but it barely made a dent in the roll!

Supplies:
Spring Flings & Easter Things: Egg Hunt; Sophisticates: Sprinkles & Lace Oyster, High Five Alpha Stickers Pink/Red; Designers Tapes: Yellow Chevron, Pink Stripe, Blue Gingham; Button Market: Purple Flora

"Sunshine & Happiness", by Diane Payne.

On this layout I wanted to do something really fun with the tape so I created a cute ruffle border under my photo by folding the tape over to create pleats across the entire length of the photo. I added the floral tape above the ruffle and finished it off with twine. For the flowers I overlapped three pieces of tape and added the new Market Buttons to the center. These are some of my favorites in the new releases and I know I’ll be using them on many of my future projects!

Supplies:
Sunshine & Happiness: Sunny Side Up, Juicy Good Time, Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Spring Flings & Easter Things: Cute Cuts; Sophisticates: Ciao Chip Trees; Designer Tape: Pickle Juice Dot, Pink Flowers, Teal Stripe; Button Market: Feminine Mix, Masculine Mix, Aqua Flowers

"Little Cupcake" card, by Laura Vegas.

I love the little cupcake chipboard piece from the Baby Girl collection, and knew it would be cute on a card. This could easily be used for a birthday card for a little girl. I used one of the journaling blocks from the Cute Cuts patterned paper to add my card sentiment too. I added two pieces of the Yellow Chevron Designer Tape to the top and bottom of the journaling card, to "hold" it in place. A little stitching along the tapes adds a fun touch.

Supplies:
Baby Girl: It's A Girl, Cute Cuts, Chipboard Icons, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Sophisticates: Green High Five Alpha Stickers; Designer Tapes: Yellow Chevron; Button Market: Pink Flowers

Inspiration Unlimited Week: Crochet Flowers

This week while we are catching up and recovering from being in California at the CHA Trade Show debuting all the brand new products that we revealed over the past 2 weeks, we are going to share with you projects, projects and more projects with everything new! If you are starving for new inspiration and ideas, you're in the right place! The Bella Design Team have done wonders with the new products and now we can finally show you! Each day we will be featuring one of our new Collections and/or Embellishment products and showing you some great ideas! Get ready for a fun energy boost ... here we go!

Today, we are featuring projects that focus on our Crochet Flower embellishments!

"My Smiles Begin With You", by Kimberly Neddo.

I LOVE using different fonts in my project titles. The new High Five Alphabets are perfect to add to each collection for this kind of look. This layout is sweet on my heart, as my daughter Olivia is ALWAYS bringing me flowers. Documenting this sweet gesture she does was important to me, and I wanted it to stand out and tell a story with the photographs.

Supplies:
Spring Flings & Easter Things: Sunny Sunday, Egg Hunt, Mom’s Bouquet, Alpha+Bits Stickers, Miniatures Stickers; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue, Pink/Red; Crochet Flowers: Dahlia

"Expecting Ethan", by Sheri Feypel.

This layout was so fun to create! I was able to mix two of the new Bella Blvd collections and a couple of Bella Blvd's new embellishments! I am loving all of the soft grey, blue's and yellow in the We're Expecting collection! Grey is quickly making it's way up my list of favorite colors. This is a "borrowed" photo of my friend's pregnant belly at 38 weeks. I cut all of these little onesies from the Baby Boy line to create a banner on my page. Wouldn't they make a great mini garland? I also added a few of the new Crochet flowers along the side of my picture. I am not a flowery kind of girl, but these crochet flowers are my favorite! They are so cute and petite, perfect for layouts and cards without being so bulky.

Supplies:
We're Expecting: Coming Soon, Ciao Chip Icons; Baby Boy: Baby Blue, Borders; Crochet Flowers: Juniper, Daisies; Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron, Teal Stripe; High Fives Alpha Stickers: Blue, Yellow; Simply Simona Chipboard Numbers: White

"Worth Every Pound" card, by Deanna Misner.

For this card I was inspired by the graphic design I saw on a quote while browsing through Pinterest. It's my new addiction! But I loved the idea of different strips with different patterns all cut the same exact way. I also loved using the new crocheted flowers! They were the perfect finishing touch!

Supplies:
Baby Boy: Wild about You, Borders, Baby Blue, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Crochet Flowers: Juniper

"Thank You" card, by Gretchen McElveen.

Yay for these fun crochet flowers! The colors coordinate so well with just about every Bella Blvd collection and they compliment the Blooms a Bella so well! And you can't beat the low price either!

Supplies:
Sophisticates: Surf in Turf, Black & White High Five Alphabet Stickers; Crochet Flowers: Daisies