Bella Blvd Studio Blog: 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!

“The Cutest Little Pumpkins”, by Stephanie Buice.

Since Thanksgiving is tomorrow I wanted to make sure I kept my layout fall themed, so I picked out a picture that my sister in law took of the kiddos last year at the pumpkin patch. I mixed in papers from almost all of the newest collections to get my color combo and really tried to play up the orange, although I didn’t add in any reds I still like the look I got. It just goes to show that you can take almost any collection themes and with a little imagination, make them fit your need perfectly.

Supplies:
Family Frenzy: Donut Day, Here We Grow; Fresh Market: Freshly Squeezed, Sweet To Eat, Tutti Fruiti, Borders, Treasures & Text; Whatever Is Lovely: Praiseworthy, Lovely, 3x4s; Bella Bows: Bell Pepper; Enamel Dots: Guacamole; Enamel Doodads: Ice; Tiny Text Alpha Stickers: Bold & Beautiful, Fruit Punch, Pretty Boy, Faithful, Pumpkin Spice; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Orange; Ciao Chip Elements: Symbols

"Our Santa", by Lisa Dickinson.

I love to get into the holiday spirit by scrapping festive photos and the new Make It Merry collection is perfect for doing just that! Holiday pages are also a great place to incorporate special techniques like the layered scallop borders I’ve created for this layout:

It’s a simple process that adds a lot of punch - literally! I selected seven different patterned papers and used a 1.5” circle punch, punching 8 circles for each row. Then, starting at the bottom edge of the page, I layered the circles row by row, adhering them with a line of double sided tape. I left the bottom portion of the circle un-adhered so they could be bent upward to add more dimension.

For a bit of added detail, I applied lots of the Little Bits and Treasures & Text stickers amongst the scallops, as well as embellishing the top edge of the page. And a whimsical title of Amorie Alpha chipboard and Tiny Text stickers finishes it off! So put on some Christmas tunes and grab the Make It Merry collection - and let the holidays begin!

Supplies:
Make It Merry: Borders & Bits, Santa Selfie, Fa La La, Treat Exchange, Treasures & Text, Little Bits; Christmas Cheer: Christmas Crew, Jingle All The Way; Color Chaos: Guacamole Strandz; Tiny Text Alpha Stickers: Festive; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: McIntosh; Enamel Dots: Guacamole, McIntosh; Enamel DooDads: Milk White

“Ho, Ho, Ho” card, by Corri Garza.

I am so excited about the new Tiny Text Alphabet stickers. Their small size makes them perfect for creating sentiments on cards. I used the Santa card from the Make it Merry Borders & Bits sheet as the focal point for my card. The sentiment was created by spelling out “Ho, Ho Ho” with the black Tiny Text and trimming the Merry Christmas from a border.