Bella Blvd Studio Blog: The North Pole

Hello Bella friends! What an awesome scrappy year it has been, and so hard to believe we have entered the Christmas season! How is this even possible? I'm so excited to be on the blog today showing you my first layout using the new The North Pole collection. Check it out:

It's just so festive, isn't it?! So, let's talk! I started with a white piece of 12" x 12" cardstock. I used the Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide pad to create a messy background. The pretty light blue color let's all the bright colors of the collection really stand out. While that dried, I took the 12" x 12" Borders paper from the collection and cut several of the borders into strips. I used these strips to create the scallops for the layout. To do this, I used my circle punches (1/2" and 1 1/2"). The strips are smaller than these punches, but I was able to cut out half circles with them. Once I punched them all out, I connected them together to make scallop borders. I needed to use both of the Borders papers to create all eight of them. Next, I added them to the layout in a zig-zag pattern.

Next, I backed my photo with white cardstock and then cut up some of the 3" x 4" cards from the Daily Details paper to add more layers behind my photo. I wanted to arrange my title along the scallops so I did that before adding any embellishments. I used the black Florence alphas, of course! I also stamped some fun stitches too.

As for embellishments - the more the merrier! I used several pieces from the Ephemera Icons. I just love the snow globe! Around the edge of the layout, I used pieces from the Puffy Stickers and the Epoxy Stickers. To finish the layout, I stamped a few hearts and of course - the date.

I can't wait to show you more. Just creating this layout has me wanting to create more with this adorable collection. Here's a list of the supplies I used: