Bella Blvd Studio Blog: 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