Bella Blvd Studio Blog: Pinterest Inspired

It's always been fun to browse thru Pinterest, looking at the endless ideas and inspirational images that are out there. Our designers always enjoy taking whatever image we provide them, and using it in whatever way inspires them the most as they work on their projects. It's amazing to see how many different ideas and designs can be inspired by just one image.

{Image credit: The Sweetest Occasion}

“Spunky You” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

For this card, I was inspired by both the colors and the diamond pattern in the inspiration photo! I combined papers and elements from the Family Forever and Molly collections. For embellishment, I added a Bell Pepper Crochet Heart.

Supplies:
Family Forever: Mom & Dad, Trinkets; Molly: Refuse to Sink, Paper Pieces, Treasures & Text; Sienna Chipboard Alpha: Ice; Crochet Hearts: Bell Pepper

“Beautiful” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

I love blue and yellow together, and that is what inspired me with this card. I layered patterned paper from the Lucky Starz and Family Forever collections. The focal images are from the Molly Paper Pieces set. For embellishment, I added a Bella Feather and a Crochet Heart.

Supplies:
Family Forever: Family Game Night, Mom & Dad, Trinkets; Lucky Starz: Surf N Turf Starz; Molly: Paper Pieces; Crochet Hearts: White; Feathers: White; Button Market: Outdoors

“Smile”, by Kay Rogers.

I was inspired by the amazing color scheme against the white. I decided to use a linear approach (shocker, I know ;)) and found a PageMaps sketch that would help me with the block design. The use of the Candid Cards led my design choice, and made the layout come together quickly. These happy colors make me think of sunny skies and warm temps. Just what I need this cold winter!

Supplies:
Lucky Starz: Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Candid Cards; Max: Candid Cards; Family Forever: Candid Cards; Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Banana; Daily Chevies: Bell Pepper; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Ice; Crochet Hearts: Bell Pepper, Scallop, White; Designer Tape: Yellow Chevron, Navy Dot, Ice Stripe

“Cast On”, by Wendy Antenucci.

Can you say FISH? When I saw the Pinterest images I instantly thought of my newest pass time, fishing. The colors looked just like a fish with its scales in the diamond shapes; I couldn't resist adding a little striped pattern on the edges of my page to match that straw too! To make my page, I began by cutting 1.5 inch squares in the navy, yellow striped, and the teal heart patterns and laying them down the center of my page giving the impression of a fish running down the page. I then added in my pictures careful not to obscure the "fish" image I just built. The addition of the scroll pieces were my idea of the grass floating in the lake. I added a few stickers bringing in a little pink to match my title which was inspired by the candid card in the Molly pack and to make the layout more girly. A few splashes of mist and some stamping gave the impression of bubbles on my page. The final touch was the "fishing" line that meanders across the page!

Supplies:
Molly: Candid Cards, Trinkets, Sparkle & Shine, Treasures & Text, Peace, Refuse to Sink; Lucky Starz: Treasures & Text, Trinkets; Family Forever: Family Photo, Treasures & Text, Mom & Dad; High Five Alpha Stickers: Piggy Punch