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: Pinterest}

“Love”, by Christin Grønnslett.

I love working with tones on tones or just very few colors. I was inspired by three things in this image. First - I did something I very rarely do - I filled the entire page, secondly I added a white border around my project and thirdly I picked out the colors. To make this background I taped a washi tape to my watercolor paper and painted in the different colors. Then I stitched around the painted area with floss - yes, it took time. I couldn’t help myself and added some drops of paint/mist before adding lots of layers of paper. To fill the entire page I cut out LOVE from an Invisibles sheet. To add more fonts with love I painted a chipboard letter and cut out Love with my Silhouette, again I added some white stripes to match the background.

Supplies:
Color Chaos: Peep Strandz, Bell Pepper Strandz, Just Write Journaling, Oreo Black Strandz, Trinkets; Christmas Cheer: Trinkets; Fresh Market: Freshly Picked, Whole Lotta Seeds, Treasures & Text; Family Frenzy: A Lot Going On; Valentina: See You Soon, Cross My Heart, Borders, Treasures & Text; IF Whatever Is Lovely: Admirable; Invisibles: Love: Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Frosting; Crochet Hearts: Cotton Candy; Enamel Dots: Bell Pepper; Enamel DooDads: Cotton Candy, Punch

"Honey Bunch", by Kristine Davidson.

I always enjoy a good color challenge! This yellow, pink and red combination is really so fresh. I love that the Valentina Collection mixed so well with the Whatever Is Lovely Collection. I don't think I would have put these two together if it was just a regular layout. Try this challenge - You'll find it so easy to mix and match these colors with the Bella Collections!

Supplies:
IF Whatever Is Lovely: Praiseworthy, Noble, 3x4’s, Treasures & Text; Valentina: See You Soon, Daily Details, Treasures & Text, Little Bits Stickers; Ciao Chip Elements: Hearts & Stars; Flowers & Clouds; Crochet Hearts: Cotton Candy; Little Bits: McIntosh; Clear Cuts: Hearts McIntosh

“Smile Always” card, by Julia Akinina.

I was inspired by the color scheme so I created 2 cards using a lot of pink, rea and orange sheets of paper. I love the main card on my card, I cut it out from the Daily Details sheet of Valentina collection. It matches well with other papers on my card. I used some Ciao chipboard and wooden buttons to add more details to my card. Finally I decorate my card with flair button with the heart.

Supplies:
Valentina: Daily Details; Color Chaos: Gulf Strandz; Simply Spring: Spring Patchwork, Eggstravaganza; Chia Chip Elements: WhatNots, Hearts & Stars

“Be Somebody” card, by Julia Akinina.

I took practically the same papers as on the first card to make the same color scheme. I used a lot of pink chipboard details and I love this big sentiment sticker which I have taken from the Color Chaos sticker sheet. I created these two cards quick and easy because I love to work on two cards in the same time. I used Enamel dots to add the accents to my card, I have finished all the little dots from the pack, so I use the big ones. They looks good when I place it between the layers.

Supplies:
Valentina: Daily Details; Color Chaos: Punch Strandz, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Simply Spring: Eggstravaganza; Family Frenzy: A Lot Going On; Chia Chip Elements: WhatNots, Hearts & Stars; Enamel Dots: Cotton Candy