Bella Blvd Studio Blog: BE YOU

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a bit of inspiration using the Florence Alphabet stickers to create an impactful layout. I love large titles, as they are easy to put together, and help to embellish the layout at the same time as conveying the feeling of the page. The Florence Alphas are the perfect size to create a large colorful title in minutes just like the one in today's page:

I started by adding white acrylic paint to the White Grid side of the Bella Besties paper. Once it dried, i used Vicki Boutin Watercolor markers to create a rainbow on the page ( the stripes of watercolor create a soft diagonal design in the background of the page).

While the background dried, i started to work on putting parts of the page together. My idea was to keep the rainbow of the page throughout the entire page, that meant that i had to try at best to color block papers, alphas and embellishments. I started by using the Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections 6x6 paper pads to back and picture and add layers behind it. I added a piece of the Wreath cut out to help form the corner design at the top left side of the page. In addition, i added a piece of the Squeeze the Day Ciao Chips and ephemera, a cute clip, ephemera from the Sweet & Spooky collection,and a mini heart embellishment to bring more of the colors present at the top of the page.

Once i placed the picture at the top of the page, i chose the Be You Acrylic word to anchor the title to the page. Since i added my watercolor in sections along the diagonal of the page, i wanted to play with the colors of the Florence Alpha to complete the title.

I used Florence Alpha stickers in Orange, McIntosh, Punch, Peep, Cotton Candy and Plum to add the title on the page. I tried at best to match the color of the background with the alphabet stickers, and chose to finish the sentence with the Punch Wonky Alpha puffy sticker.

To balance the page, i chose to add a piece of ephemera from the Squeeze the Day collection, along with an Epoxy Heart and a sentiment from the Sweet & Spooky collection. Since the title already tells so much of the story, just a few lines of journal were added at the very bottom right corner of the page.

I hope this inspires you to pull your Florence Alpha stickers and create a fun colorful project with lots of words and sentiments on it. Remember to share with us what you create!

'Til next time!