Friends, that has been the theme of this week's projects on Bella Blvd; human friends, BBF, furry friends, etc. Suzanna here today to share with you a grid based layout featuring my feline friend! Did you know that the Daily Details and Borders patterned papers from Bella Blvd collections are perfect for grid layouts? Read on to see how I used these goodies to create the above layout.
There are 4 cut aparts from the Daily Details patterned paper on this page, can you find them all? The Love and Bloom paint swatches (one and two) are backed with coordinating B sides. The It's a Wonderful Day card is trimmed down a tad and again backed. I used the colors in the card as the basis for the layouts color palette. And finally, the card with the yellow bow, bottom row on the left has text underneath the photo. A partially fussy cut yellow box pops up over the photo while the border frames the photo. The cards can be used as they come or you can jazz them up.
Looking at the photo below, you can get a better view of how I created a card using a 3x4 cut out of a piece of the Borders patterned paper. The row of hearts above a piece of B side patterned paper and a row of flowers below create a create place for journaling. Embellish as needed. Simple! I'm all about journaling on my layouts. One of the many reasons I create is to tell the story. Your journaling does just that.
Two side by side, uncut Borders form the right hand edge of the layout, pulling all the colors together. Floral clusters on opposing corners of the layout move the viewers eye across the page and give an otherwise busy page some focus.
The multi color chipboard letters that say You're The Best from the Ciao Chipboard form another row of the grid that works with the vertical strips of the Borders. I contemplated using the purple Friends die cut and cutting the S off to create the title You're The Best Friend but it would have been a feat arranging that into the grid as I had already adhered everything. I also like the way that Friends closes some of that gap between the grid and borders.
I hope I've inspired you today to consider how to incorporate Daily Details and Borders into your memory keeping; be it create a photo frame, a journaling card, or just because! See you next time my friends!
All the best! - Suzanna
BELLA BLVD SUPPLIES
Just Because collection: Patterned papers, Doohickey (12x12 Sticker Sheet), Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Ciao Chips (chipboard)
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