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.

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"Autumn", by Jamie Harder.

I was immediately drawn the fall colours from our Pinterest Inspiration so of course I reached for my favourite collection: Hello Autumn! I wanted the photos of my daughter to really stand out so I kept my use of patterned paper quite minimal and instead filled my page with chipboard, stickers and die-cut elements!

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Borders, Treasures & Text, Candid Cards, Trinkets, Chipboard Icons; Molly: Candid Cards

"Look At That Temper", by Jennifer Edwardson.

I was so excited to play along with this Pinterest challenge - LOVE the colors! When I started to look at pics I really wanted to use this one of Alex when he was a baby 9 years ago. I have this basket of photos that sits on my desk and I keep adding to it here and there of pics I want to work with. This one has been in that basket a LONG time. The colours of the painted acorns worked so well, as Alex's room was yellow when he was a baby and of course his little tiny denim jeans - seriously cute! I went with strips of patterned paper from several collections and adhered them staggered across the center of the base. I added a couple of border stickers as well as some designer tape too. A couple of embellishments, including a navy storm cloud to match his temper too! So happy that I finally got this pic onto a layout for Alex's album.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Borders; Christmas Cheer: Borders, Paper Pieces, Trinkets; Halloween Magic: Hocus Pocus; Tiny Tots: Love To Learn; Max: Treasures & Text; Lucky Starz: Treasures & Text; All American: Chipboard Icons; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Blueberry; High Five Alphas: Brown-Cream; Designer Tape: Tan Stripe

Thanksgiving gift bag & card, by Diana Fisher.

When I looked at the cluster of acorns in the inspiration photo, I was drawn to the colors and the pattern of the clustered acorns, so I chose that great floral pattern for the outside of my little gift bag. What a cute little idea for sharing a gift card and maybe some candy corns with the hostess of a fall dinner you attend. For the card, I used the colors again in the Pinterest inspiration photo. The pumpkins on the card are inspired by the acorns.