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Fridays With Stephanie: A Layout & A Giveaway

TGIF, right? It's been a great week of productivity around the Bella Blvd studio. I'm designing brand spankin' new collections (that are you going to drool over!) and the warehouse team is planning fulfillment. What does that mean? It means our 4 newest collections: Tiny Tots, Hello Autumn, Halloween Magic and Christmas Cheer will begin shipping next week! I can't wait to for these new lines to hit stores!

"Steve", by Stephanie Smokovich.

The design team has done such an amazing job preparing you with inspiration for when the new goodies become part of your personal stash! Speaking of inspiration, I've been doing some scrapbooking myself lately. Although my husband might just kill me for this I can't help but share it with you today.

That's my hubby, the soon-to-be-daddy, at kindergarten age. I thought it would be appropriate to share it with you today seeing that my Facebook feed is full with back-to-school portraits and our baby is due any day now! I find myself praying for a little boy as cute as my husband was!

There's always ways to be inspired by our designers and the projects featured here on the blog. Take this layout for example. I was inspired by Jennifer Chapin. I loved the way she trapped the feathers beneath the paper and wanted to give it a try myself. So, find something that inspires you around here and get a jumpstart during your next scrapbooking night!

Supplies:
Max: Borders, Rock Star, Treasures & Text, Candid Cards; All American: United We Stand; Feathers: Pickle Juice, Surf N Turf, Orange; Crochet Hearts: Scallop

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Finally, to finish our week-long unlimited inspiration week I have a giveaway for you! Because our new products are shipping next week how would you like to win one of our brand new collection kits? Enter to win by leaving a comment below, it's that easy. One lucky winner will be announced Tuesday morning and have her choice of ONE brand new collection kit from our following new releases: Tiny Tots, Hello Autumn, Halloween Magic or Christmas Cheer! 

Unlimited Inspiration Week: Day Four

We hope you're ready to be inspired! We are so excited to bring you even more unlimited inspiration this week, featuring our NEW Summer 2014 collections. Our new collections begin shipping next week, so you will be able to get these new collections into your hands very, very soon. We want to provide you with some inspiration to get you started using them. Our Design Team has been very busy creating with all of the new collections, and we're excited to focus on these new collections for the week.

“Family”, by Stephanie Smokovich.

I knew this family photo of my sister and her kids would be perfect for the new Hello Autumn collection. The colors in the photos, especially in their clothing is a great fit for the coordinating colors in the collection. I chose just one photo from the photo shoot that day, one that was my favorite to create this single page layout. The layout started as a square within a square within a square (patterned paper, designer wash tapes and patterned paper again). Once I narrowed down my space for the photo the rest fell together as I clustered and group different sticker, die-cut and border elements.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling into Fall, Gatherings, Perfect Pick, Borders, Treasures & Text, Miniatures, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons; Designer Tape: Pickle Juice Dot, Teal Stripe, Piggy Pink, Red Dot; Flags: Thankful 1 

“Hayride”, by Kelly Holbrook.

The Bella Blvd & Unity Stamp “Leaf Without You” was the perfect touch to add some extra leaves to the already fabulous Hello Autumn collection. For the design, I formed triangles using 3 circles, and 3 Ciao Chip leaves to help draw the eye.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling into Fall, Gatherings, Borders, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: White; Unity Stamp: Leaf Without You

“For You” card, by Ashley Marcu.

I love customizing boxes for personalized gift wraps. To decorate my box I measured and cut paper to fit around the middle. Then I cut a piece of the border patterned paper from Tiny Tots to make a colorful background for the sentiment. To add even more color I combined two colors of the new Amorie chipboard letters.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Borders, Sweet & Sassy, Treasures & Texts; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: White, Blueberry

“Mummy Attack” card, by Ashley Marcu.

The cute little Mummy deserved to be the focal point of this card so I die cut a square hole and adhered him to the back with dimensional adhesive. I added a few embellishments around the square to draw your eye in and add some interest.

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Ghosties, Hocus Pocus, Daily Details, Trinkets; Designer Tape: Blue Chevron

Unlimited Inspiration Week: Day Three

We hope you're ready to be inspired! We are so excited to bring you even more unlimited inspiration this week, featuring our NEW Summer 2014 collections. Our new collections begin shipping next week, so you will be able to get these new collections into your hands very, very soon. We want to provide you with some inspiration to get you started using them. Our Design Team has been very busy creating with all of the new collections, and we're excited to focus on these new collections for the week.

"How Much Can a Koala Bare?", by Leanne Allinson.

Can you imagine my delight when I saw that there was a cute koala image in the new Tiny Tots collection?! My youngest has a stuffed toy koala that he carries around everywhere! He loves it so very much, I knew immediately that I had to create this layout for him and his tiny friend. I've highlighted the koala image by trimming it from the Daily Details patterned paper and adhering it to pop dots. The long title draws the eye down to my photos and then hopefully to my journaling. To keep my photo with the hidden journaling from popping up with the folded cardstock beneath it, I added a paper clip to the Treasures & Text phrase sticker and then backed it with cardstock, trimmed to size. The paperclip then slips directly over the photo without it adhering and preventing the journaling from being revealed in the future.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Watch Me Grow, Alphabet Soup, Daily Details, Treasure & Text; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: White; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pickle Juice; High Five Alpha Stickers: Black-White; Crochet Hearts: Pickle Juice

“Christmas Legos”, by Katie Rose.

I just love the new Christmas Cheer collection! Definitely gets me in the mood for the holidays! For this layout I wanted to make some scalloped rows. To do that I used my circle punch on several of the patterned papers and then cut the circles in half. I then just lined them across the background to make a scallop. I added a few of the border stickers on top of the scallop rows to add a little dimension.

Supplies:
Christmas Cheer: Treasures & Text, Happy Hearts, Jingle All The Way, Merry & Bright, Reindeer Games, Making Spirits Bright, Paper Pieces; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: Guacamole

“Holly Jolly Christmas”, by Stephanie Buice.

A baby's first Christmas is an important time, and there is no better collection to document it with than Bella's new Christmas Cheer collection. I whipped this layout up in no time, the hardest part was trying to decide on which patterned papers I was going to use because I wanted to use them all! I Started with my pictures and layered embellishments from there.

Supplies:
Christmas Cheer: Daily Details, Merry & Bright, Borders, Reindeer Games, Paper Pieces, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Chipboard Icons; Designer Tapes: Red Chevron

“Boo Buddies” card, by Kathy Martin.

Halloween is so close I can smell sugar in the air! Candy apples, chocolate bars and Halloween crafting are just a few of the many things I look forward to this time of year! For this cutesy Halloween card I just had to use the irresistible ‘Boo Buddies” from the Daily Details paper for my focal point and layered them on the green star background paper to brings out Frank’s lovely green complexion!

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Goblin Treats, Daily Details, Borders, Treasures & Text, Trinkets

“Owl Friends” card, by Kathy Martin.

As summer winds down I’m looking forward to all things fall. Like falling leaves and playing with Bella Blvd’s new Hello Autumn collection. The hubs and I spent our vacation in the mountains and all the wood grain and leaf prints in this line will be perfect for preserving those outdoor memories! There’s so many beautiful prints in this collection so I made a card that uses several of them. To do this I used a washi die to create a background of tape strips. If you don’t have a washi die, just cut thin strips of paper and make jagged edges on the ends.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling into Fall, Gatherings, Day Dream, Time to Rake, Borders, Daily Details

Unlimited Inspiration Week: Day Two

We hope you're ready to be inspired! We are so excited to bring you even more unlimited inspiration this week, featuring our NEW Summer 2014 collections. Our new collections begin shipping next week, so you will be able to get these new collections into your hands very, very soon. We want to provide you with some inspiration to get you started using them. Our Design Team has been very busy creating with all of the new collections, and we're excited to focus on these new collections for the week.

“Autumn Love”, by Kay Rogers.

I love fall. It’s one of the best things about living in Michigan, almost making up for the winters. LOL! I went with a grid approach, keeping the design simple.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling Into Fall, Autumn Floral, Borders, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons

“Give Thanks”, by Jennifer Chapin.

I had printed this photo of my daughter and her cousin many months ago and with the Hello Autumn line coming out, this was the perfect chance to scrapbook it. I love the Gatherings woodgrain patterned paper and knew I wanted to use this as my background. I also added a mixture of chipboard elements and Paper Pieces to the top of the page to add a bit of whimsy. I can't wait to use this collection more this fall!

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling into Fall, Gatherings, Perfect Pick, Daily Details, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons

“Explore”, by Shelly McDaniel.  

I had the pleasure of snapping some photos of this little guy at our Family Fun Day a couple of months ago. He was so engrossed in picking through the grass and studied everything that his fingers came across :) For the layout I incorporated one of the Kiwi Lane Bracket templates and actually used the negative cut and attached it to the top of the page. I cut the red star paper the same height as the wallet-sized photos and then added it with foam adhesive. And I LOVE the new Amorie Alphabets. They have such a cute personality and are perfect for kids' pages!

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Trinkets, Treasures & Text, Toy Chest, Alphabet Soup, Love to Learn, Borders, Sweet & Sassy, Chipboard Icons; Button Market: Bursts; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: McIntosh 

“Goblin Treats” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

This just might be my most favorite Halloween color combo ever! I love the black, gray, white, & teal in the new Halloween Magic collection so much! To age the heart focal image (from the Halloween Magic Paper Pieces), I sanded the edges a bit. To carry out the distressed/aged theme even more, I roughed up the edges of the paper and spritzed on some gray ink all over the finished card.

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Funny Bones, Paper Pieces, Trinkets; Crochet Hearts: Scallop; Button Market: Masculine Mix

"Grows & Grows” card, by Laurie Schmidlin.

I absolutely love that there are both boy and girl papers included in the new Tiny Tots collection! I chose to create a pink and most definite girly card. I chose a large star Paper Piece, cut apart some of the borders and Daily Details papers, and added some matching stickers to complete my card. For embellishment, I added a crochet heart and a couple of Bella buttons.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Daily Details, Love to Learn, Borders, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces, Trinkets; Crochet Hearts: Saltwater; Button Market: Fruit Punch, Hot Pink Flowers

Unlimited Inspiration Week: Day One

We hope you're ready to be inspired! We are so excited to bring you even more unlimited inspiration this week, featuring our NEW Summer 2014 collections. Our new collections begin shipping next week, so you will be able to get these new collections into your hands very, very soon. We want to provide you with some inspiration to get you started using them. Our Design Team has been very busy creating with all of the new collections, and we're excited to focus on these new collections for the week.

“Hello Autumn”, by Stephanie Buice.

This is one of my favorite kind of layouts to make, I love the grid design and how you get to make four little tiny collage layouts into one big pretty picture. I was really inspired by all the colors in the Hello Autumn collection and the different embellishments. I grouped them together on my four tiny squares using one of the more neutral patterned papers as a base for each square to keep them all somewhat similar. This fall picture of my sister in law and her family is one of my favorites and it was perfect!

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling into Fall, Autumn Floral, Paper Pieces, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Borders, Gatherings, Chipboard Icons

“Happy Halloween”, by Becki Adams.

Halloween is just around the corner and Halloween Magic will be hitting the stores just in time! This line is my number one choice for documenting our Halloween memories. I'm even documenting a few memories from last year with this line. I couldn't resist scrapping these adorable photos of my niece in her skunk costume.

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Boo Buddies, Hocus Pocus, Goblin Treats, Borders, Daily Details, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons, Trinkets; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: White

“Thankful For You”, by Jamie Harder.

I am absolutely smitten with the Hello Autumn collection!  It really makes me long for fall, which is heading our way FAST!  For this layout, I sought out all the gratitude elements in this collection.  As we swing back into the busy season, I feel very grateful to have slowed down over the summer and to have spent some quality time with my daughter!

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Gatherings, Borders, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Paper Pieces 

“Fall” shadow box, by Diana Fisher.

The Hello Autumn collection is too cute not to display this fall. The bright colors and happy little creatures are perfect for a little display box like the one I've made here. The chipboard pieces are great for adding dimension to my little scene. After making this, I had the urge to decorate the whole house for fall and settle in with a pumpkin spice latte.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Gatherings, Time to Rake, Day Dream, Chipboard Icons, Paper Pieces; Feathers: Bell Pepper; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: Guacamole

Fabric Style

Riley Blake Designs markets our fabrics under Stephanie Hunt as the designer. When purchasing or searching the Riley Blake website it's actually easier & more efficient to find the Bella Blvd fabrics under "Stephanie Hunt" as the artist.

Puppy Park Travel Bag, by Kathy Frye.

It is so much fun to make cute little boy items! I used the adorable Puppy Park cotton fabric by Bella Blvd for this little accessory bag. It is the perfect bag to grab when a diaper bag is just to big! The variety of prints and colors are so playful, with the big dots, stripes and little puppies!

The back of the bag features more of those cute puppies, bones, dots and stripes!

This little bag has a clear window, making it easy not to forget all the necessities! There is even a little gusset in the bag bottom, so it holds lots of fun things.

I added a piece of the fabric selvage on the front of the bag!

Supplies:
Bella Blvd Puppy Park cotton fabrics by Riley Blake Fabrics; thread; quilt batting, clear vinyl, zipper

Fabric Car Seat Canopy, by Tiffany Hood.

I made this car seat canopy for someone special who's expecting a baby boy. They're a great thing to have to keep your baby safe from germs and the bright sun on his delicate new skin. The fabric is from Bella Blvd's Puppy Park line, and the buttons are also Bella Blvd. 

The canopy is secured with velcro, and can be removed and used as a nursing cover if needed. The underside has another print that can be seen when the canopy is opened.

Patterns for these can be found free online. They typically take two yards of fabric, one for the inside and one for the outside, plus 10" of a third fabric for the straps. I also added a fourth print as trim for the edges. The corners were rounded by tracing a dinner plate and trimming with scissors.

Supplies:
Bella Blvd Puppy Park cotton fabrics by Riley Blake Fabrics; Button Market: Bursts; Velcro; Thread

Fabric Snack Bags, by Christine Ousley.

I just love coordinating fabrics and these from Puppy Park by Bella Blvd for Riley Blake work together so well to make this cute little baby gift. Carrying around snacks is a must for any Mom so, these little washable, reusable snack bags are so great to have. Their pretty cute too compared to plain sandwich bags.

The first one I made is smaller and has a little zipper on the top. You can find all kinds of tutorials on Pinterest to learn how to make them and even if sewing a zipper isn’t your favorite thing to do, the way that these are put together makes sewing a zipper almost fun!

The other bag is a little bigger and can be used for sandwiches, bigger snacks or just as a wet bag. This one has a flap that folds over at the top and velcro to hold it shut.

And lastly, what baby gift would be complete without a cute little card. These box cards are very popular right now. I cut this one on my Silhouette and used Bella Blvd’s new line, Tiny Tots to embellish it. These box cards actually fold flat for easy mailing.

Truly, there’s nothing better than a handmade gift, so get out your sewing machine and fabric and get started on a fun new project!

Supplies:
Bella Blvd Puppy Park fabrics by Riley Blake Fabrics; zipper; velcro; Tiny Tots collection

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: Pinterest}

"True Happiness", by Kay Rogers.

This is my Pinterest-inspired layout. I loved the circles, and decided to make them the background on my layout. I got this shape from the Silhouette store, and backed the circles with papers, die-cuts, stickers, and chipboard.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling into Fall, Gatherings, Day Dream, Autumn Floral, Time to Rake, Borders, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons

“Thankful” card, by Ashley Marcu.

I love the Pinterest picture and was inspired by the vertical lines. On my first card I die cut the leaves from various Scattered Sprinkles papers and lined them up vertically next to a journaling card.

Supplies:
Scattered Sprinkles: Peep Sprinkles, McIntosh Sprinkles, Bell Pepper Sprinkles; Hello Autumn: Gatherings, Daily Details, Treasures & Texts, Trinkets; Designer Tape: Chevron Combo Pack

“UR Cute” card, by Ashley Marcu.

I took the inspiration up a notch on this card and die cut several circles and made a fun scene just like the Pinterest picture. The fun colors in Tiny Tots are super fun and perfect for making a sweet background.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Watch Me Grow, Toy Chest, Daily Details, Love to Learn, Trinkets; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: White

“Sunshine” card, by Sheri Feypel.

As you can tell from the cards that I created, I shapes in the inspiration stood out more than the colors. I started with a white base and punched out a bunch of circles to create my background. I wanted to keep it soft, so I added feathers and layered some punched clouds along with my sentiment. 

Supplies:
Summer Squeeze: Wildflower, Summer Breeze; Sand & Surf: Cling Stamps; Feathers: Saltwater, White

“Friends” card, by Sheri Feypel.

I continued with the circles for this card as well. I started with a piece of the Scattered Sprinkles paper that already had some "built in" circles! I added more circles, layering some on the scattered sprinkles and others randomly on the paper. I stamped my sentiment and added a bunch of gold stars. 

Supplies:
Scattered Sprinkles: Ice Sprinkles; Summer Squeeze: Wildflowers; Sand & Surf: Cling Stamps

What's New Wednesday

Welcome to "What's New Wednesday"! Every Wednesday, our designers will be sharing projects using the latest and greatest products from Bella Blvd. Especially our newest collections, which our designers are having so much fun creating with!

“Sweet Baby Girl”, by Nicole Nowosad.

I had fun combining lots of papers from the Tiny Tots collection with the new Amorie chipboard letters. Although there are lots of primary colors in this collection, the pops of pink in the line are super fun for girly photos! I love these older photos of my daughter and couldn’t scrapping them with this new collection.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Flashcards YZ123, Daily Details, Trinkets, Love to Learn, Borders, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces; Designer Tape: Hot Pink Dot, Orange Stripe; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: Peep

“Happy Halloween”, by Stephanie Buice.

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and I think the Halloween Magic layout is so full of cuteness! Since we only have two Halloweens under our belts with my little one, pictures were quite limited for me to choose from. I took four of the ones that turned out the best and made a little square collage for my layout. I wanted to use as many of the patterned papers as I could so I turned to one of the layouts I've used before to achieve that. Cutting out the triangles was super easy, I just sewed through them to make sure they were all held in place.

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Paper Pieces, Hocus Pocus, Boo Buddies, Goblin Treats, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Chipboard Icons; Designer Tape: Chevron Combo; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Ice

“Hugs to Heaven”, by Allyson Meinholz.

I adore anything fall. I love all the new fall colors and fall patterns in hello Autumn Collection. For my layout, I started with the navy wood grain - thought very masculine and perfect for this heavenly birthday. I incorporated coordinating pattern papers and added a few stars for a pop of color to tie it all together. Love those oldie but goodies Carla sticker letters.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn; Day Dream, Falling Into Fall, Treasures & Text, Trinkets; Tiny Tots: Alphabet Soup; High Five Alpha Stickers: Gulf; Carla Alpha Stickers: Mediterranean

“3rd Grade” card, by Morgan Bandkowski.

I decided to make two cards for my nieces; one is going into 3rd grade and the longer one is going into kindergarten. These are super sweet cards for back to school.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Toy Chest, Alphabet Soup, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces; High Five Alpha Stickers: Pink-Red, Yellow, Green

“ABC” card, by Morgan Bandkowski.

I decided to make two cards for my nieces; one is going into 3rd grade and the longer one is going into kindergarten. These are super sweet cards for back to school.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Flashcards YZ123, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: Guacamole

Project Life: Bella Style

Project Life is everywhere these days, in many shapes and forms. Whether you create full Project Life albums, a few Project Life inspired layouts/spreads here and there, or even simply working Project Life style products (such as Bella's new Daily Details papers) onto your everyday layouts, there are so many ways to incorporate this popular style into your designs. We are asking our designers to be inspired by Project Life, and show us how they work that inspiration onto their own pages.

“Week 31”, by Katie Rose.

There is nothing better than Bella Blvd for documenting a happy week! My husband had a near fatal heart attack at the end of June and ended up having open heart surgery. It was a really terrible and scary time. Fast forward one month to week 31 and we were celebrating his one month post-surgery date! It was a very happy and joyous occasion and I was so excited to use Bella Blvd to document this amazing week. I used lots of the new Tiny Tots line, proving how versatile this line is. I think it was just perfect for this week!

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Treasures & Text, Sweet & Sassy, Love to Learn, Trinkets, Borders, One Fish Two Fish, Daily Details, Chipboard Icons; Summer Squeeze: Wild Flower, Treasures & Text; Lucky Starz: Candid Cards, Trinkets, Treasures & Text, Color Wheel High Five Alpha; Scattered Sprinkles: Treasures & Text; Classic Calendars: Treasures & Text, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Daily Chevies: We Are Family Bookplates; Designer Tape: Navy Dot

“Week 52”, by Wendy Antenucci.

I did it! I completed my first year doing Project Life and I am here today to show you my final spread. One year ago I started this album with the birth of our 6th; I wanted to make sure that we didn't miss any of our newest specials. Most weeks I just used one page to keep things simple. I did a few double page spreads as needed throughout the year. Color has been my main unifying focus to keep the facing pages looking attractive and like they fit. This is the last pages in my book and again I chose color to focus on first; I chose the Tiny Tots collection and pulled the blues and yellows to work with.

I first chose cards from the Daily Detail page that fit my theme best and figured out there placement. I filled in the other spots with some white cardstock that I then decorated with bits and pieces of the Tiny Tot collection. My next step was to find chipboard pieces that added interest/support to my page. Stickers are my next step in a spread; I love the variety that Bella Blvd offers and that they fit so nicely in the pockets. 

I added a few cut words and some journaling as my last step. I plan on continuing Project Life as it allows me to get the everyday details documented, it encourages me to recognize the blessings in my every day, and it allows me more time to scrapbook only my favorite pictures/memories without feeling guilty about missing anything.

Supplies:
Tiny Tots: Love to Learn, Toy Chest, Borders, Daily Details, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons; Sunshine & Happiness: Alpha+Bits; Amorie Chipboard Alpha: Blueberry; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Numbers White

On-Going Guest Designer: Brook Stewart

Today we want to welcome back one of our two On-Going Guest Designers to the blog, specially chosen during our design team selection process last September. They have both been sharing projects with us a few times throughout the past year, and we're excited to have Brook back with us today to share another round of fabulous projects! 

“Little Pirate”, by Brook Stewart.

I love using unusual lines for themed layouts. The lines I used on this one have nothing to do with Halloween, but I just love how the fun, bright colors compliment the photo and my little guy's personality!

Supplies:
Scattered Sprinkles: Oreo Sprinkles, Peep Sprinkles, Just Write Journaling, Treasures & Text; Classic Calendars: Oyster Calendar & Borders 2; Summer Squeeze: Pocket Full of Posies

“Love Her”, by Brook Stewart.

I love the "sun ray" trend and thought it was fitting with this photo of my daughter with our wonderful sitter, laughing and having fun. I mixed a little bit of everything in this layout...older and new!

Supplies:
Scattered Sprinkles: Oreo Sprinkles, Peep Sprinkles, Treasures & Text, Just Write Journaling; Summer Squeeze: Wildflower, Daily Details; Classic Calendars: Treasures & Text; Tiny Tots: Paper Pieces; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Ice

 “Hello Sunshine”, by Brook Stewart.

One of my all-time favorite pictures of my girl from the rodeo this summer! I really wanted it to have a prominent place on my layout, so I made the photo over-sized and kept the rest of the layout fairly simple. I love the soft colors with just a little pop of black & white!

Supplies:
Scattered Sprinkles: Peep Sprinkles; Classic Calendars: Treasures & Text; Summer Squeeze: Daily Details; Tiny Tots: Paper Pieces

“2 Cute to Spook”, by Brook Stewart.

Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday of the year, so I was thrilled when Bella released another amazing Halloween themed line! I had not scrapped my pictures from last year, so it was fun to go back and see how my daughter had already changed so much! Bella never disappoints with the great colors and patterns for Halloween!

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Daily Details, Boo Buddies, Borders, Paper Pieces, Treasures & Text, Trinkets; Tiny Tots: Treasures & Text; High Five Alphas: Color Wheel; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Ice“