Scrappin' the Details

Spectacular Spring Mini Album {Bella Blvd.}

Hello friends!

Today, I wanted to share a mini album I created with Bella Blvd Spring Flings and Easter Things. I used a BoBunny 6x6 album, and at first I was a bit hesitant on its size. However, fell in love with it toward the end of the project. It has a gorgeous linen spine, and a cover that you can alter any way you would like. 

These photos were taken in Texas while visiting my family. This album was also created for the CHA Bella Booth. This is a gorgeous line perfect for spring, and documenting your Easter photos! 

I was in a hurry as I snapped these photos. I was trying to get it out the door, so I apologize if the photos are not that great(; 

"Spring Spectacular Mini"

a few details, well, okay, not a few, but I hope you enjoy(;

 

 

 

Now this happens to be my favorite photo! It is a bit blurry, but I love it anyway. It depicted our family's personality, and traditions perfectly! 
Thank you for taking a peek at my project, and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

This album was also on the Bella's Blog, with other amazing Spring projects from the designers. {Click here} to hop on over. 

Time for me to begin my day! I hope yours is great! Thank you for visiting today. 

Baby Girl Paper Cake { Bella Blvd.}

Happy Friday everyone!

Today, I have a paper cake created with Bella Blvd.'s Baby Girl Collection. Please forgive me if I have already shared it on my blog, but I do not beleive so(;

I love creating miniature paper cakes. They are perfect for any occassion, and are fabulous centerpieces for a party! This was another one of my CHA projects, and right now the Baby Girl collection is shipping!

 

I love creating borders of rossettes across the bottom of one of the cake layers. I did want it to resemble  candy flowers, so I pulled these large white brads from my stash. I layered each rossette with a vellum circle, and the brad. You have seen me do this many times, but the lids are painted with acrylic paint. Can you guess what the next step might be?? Yep, dusted glitter right on top! The paint will act as your adhesive. One tip I picked up, is to spray the lids with hairspray! This will help to seal the glitter in its place!

 

 

I staggered a few assorted sizes of the rossettes to create a fun border. Lots of embossed vellum, and a bit of tulle to add that girly touch! I failed to take a photo, but the stand for the cake is  simply another lid taken from a box. I created a pie shape using the assorted papers of the collection. The trendy rays of different papers have been popping up everywhere, so I wanted to try it, too. Unfortunately, it is almost completely covered with the cake! Ha! So, at least you can see a  bit of the assorted papers in the photo above(;

Here I simply sprayed the top with spray adhesive, and let the confetti fall where it may! I also sprinkled a coarse glitter on top for an another festive touch! {Click here} to see the entire Baby Girl collection. Today, on the
Bella Blvd. Blog there are more baby girl projects that will be sure to inspire you!

 

I do appreciate your visit to my blog, and sorry about my lack of blogging lately. I have so many projects to share, but the last month has been extremely busy for the family. I am also now fighting a cold. Roman, and Gabi have passed it on to me. So, I am going to try and rest today. We have a busy weekend ahead, and would love to be able to enjoy a bit of it(;

Have a great one!

Cherish Altered Canvas Blocks {Bella Blvd.}

Happy Tuesday!

Today, I thought I would share the canvas blocks I created for Bella Blvd. I love working with canvas for all occassions. They can make for beautiful home decor, simply using papers, and of course, your memories. The following were created with the new release called the Baby Girl collection. There was an entire week dedicated to this collection, so {click here} for inspiration from the other design team members.

Cherish Canvas Blocks

I love the color pink, and how cute is that baby in the middle?? She belongs to one of my friends, and thought she was absolutely perfect for this project. Thank you Katrina!

The blocks are 6x6, and would be a perfect addition to a baby's nursery. If you do not have babies to scrapbook, this collection does have basic patterns that would be perfect for spring, Valentine's Day, or even Easter. 

Here are a few more details:

On this first canvas, cherish was cut using a Cricut cartridge. I want to say it was the Sophisticated Cartridge by Teresa Collins. I have said this before, but it is my favorite right now! I used several of the patterned papers to create simple color blocking, and a white border that resembles lace. Well, to me anyway(; I dressed punched flowers with the new crochet flowers from Bella Blvd, and a sweet stick pin. Again, part of this collection.

You might see a hint of vellum on there, too!

Sweet Macie really can stand alone on this project, so I used very little embellishments on this canvas. Now, I will admit I am not a big fan of altering photos with embellishments. For example, pictures with crowns on the heads, or flowers on the hair. Again, this is not something I like to do, but here I broke my own rule. A simple crochet flower, and tulle are used on the photo itself. I did use a sweet quote from the sticker sheet right along the bottom.

On this last canvas, I used the playful paper with all the sweet animals, and the purple gingham pattern. Another large punched flower, layered on top of a simple white doily.


I really like the sweet monkey found throughout this collection. So, I used the circle sticker as the final embellishment in the center of the bloom. I did tuck in some pink tulle on here, too.

The final detail are the hearts that I stitched together to create a heart banner along the top of the canvas. I did forget to mention that I painted the outsides with a coordinating pink acrylic paint. I obviously covered the front of them with paper, using a very strong adhesive. This collection begins shipping March 15!!

Thank you for taking a peek at my project, and hope your day is wonderful! Mine will be spent at the car wash, mall, and I have an appointment later on in the afternoon! So I better get going(; Thanks for stopping by today!


 

Bella Blvd. (Sneak Peek} Baby Boy

You know it is CHA time, as manufacturers begin sharing peeks of upcoming collections, and new products. It feels like Christmas all over again! Right now, I am working on my projects, and with this new collection:


This is so adorable in person, and makes me want to search for baby photos of Roman! I am working on altered projects with this collection, so hoping creativity finds me soon.(; Even if you do not have baby photos to scrap, there are so many basic patterns for the everyday photos. I love the new embellishments they have added this year, too!
For more detailed peeks, and for a chance to win your own collection, hop on over to the Bella Blvd. Blog. There will be sneak peeks all week long!
Good Luck! 

Altered Journal {Bella Blvd.}

Happy Thursday!
A few days ago I shared this journal on the Bella Blvd. Blog. My daughter loves to collect journals. She writes in them almost daily, and sometimes I see her place a photo, or two. So with the New Year, I thought I would alter this journal with colors that would make her happy.

detail of cover:

I mixed many of Bella's collections for the cover. I added lots of texture, and fun embellishments. One of my favorite papers from Bella is the yellow chevron pattern. I love it in the bright yellow. It is from the Winter Wonder Collection, and you can find it here. It seems I cannot create a project without a hint of vellum, so you might see a layer on here, too. For more details on the cover, and list of supplies, {Click here} to visit the Bella Blvd. Blog.

I will do my best to update my blog. New CHA product will soon be arriving at my doorstep, so I will be creating a storm, for that. It is almost CHA time!I am also in the midst of finalizing my designs for my new classes at Timeless. I hope to share a peek of those next week.

Have a wonderful Thursday, and I will be back with a scrapbook page. Acutally, it is a double page layout, just in time for Valentine's Day! 

 

A Surprise Birthday Blog Hop for Bella Blvd.'s Stephanie

 

Happy Monday! You have just stumbled upon a Surprise Birthday Blog Hop for the amazingly talented Stephanie of Bella Blvd!!!  

Happy, Happy Birthday Stephanie!

"For those that are just joining me, you will want to go to the Bella Blvd blog by {clicking here}, so you can start at the beginning of the blog hop. You don't want to miss anything.". There will be lots of special birthday wishes for Stephanie, and card inspiration along the way.

Here is the card I designed for her using her designs, of course!
 

Birthdays are all about celebrating, laughter, and simply a happy time! I wanted to create a card full of color, and lots of layers! To add softeness to the card,I used my favorite textures: vellum & a simple white doily.

Even thought it's Stephanie's birthday, we have some gifts for a few of you lucky readers as well! We know how generous and giving Stephanie is, and we know she would never have a fun blog hop, without a few giveaways up for grabs too. So we got permission from Robin, who works alongside Stephanie in the office, to pick TEN lucky winners, who will each receive a Bella Blvd collection. All you need to do to be entered in the random drawings, is to leave Stephanie your birthday wishes in the comment section. You have lots of opportunities to up your chances, since you can leave a comment on each blog you visit, as you go through the blog hop. There are 26 blogs, plus the Bella Blvd blog, for a total of 27 chances to get your name in the pot. We will randomly choose winners, from 10 randomly choosen blogs, and announce them on Friday!  Good luck to all of you!  

For the next stop on the blog hop, you are going to go visit: Brook Stewart!  Enjoy the Birthday Blog hop, and thank you for helping us celebrate Stephanie's Birthday!

Now, Stephanie enjoy your special day, and thank YOU for having me a part of your design team! 

 

 

Bag of Christmas Tags on the Blvd. {Bella}

Today, on the Bella Blog I shared some fun Christmas tags with Bella's Christmas Wishes collection. I love giving tags as a hostess gift, and I also enjoy creating tags for my children's presents. Christmas wishes is full of happy colors, and who would not love to see this merry color palette under the tree?

details:

Here is a closer look at the bag I created. I thought this was a cute size to tuck them into. On the front I used a white doily that I cut the inside circle from, and layered it with a circle, punched from vellum. Of course, I added a bit of embossing using a snowflake embossing folder. Then just simple embellishments round out this bag. I used the adorable chipboard reindeer, stickers, and white seam binding. I attached a mini jingle bell from the bow with a safety pin.

A look at the three tags I created:

I really love the simplicity of this one. I used the journaling spots from the cute cuts paper, as the base for all of my Christmas tags. Here I rounded the corners, and used my new punch for a few touches. I love the three circles on the front, and the star element as the final detail to the tag.

Here I used a little bit of this & that to create a tag full of texture, and dimension. Again, the tree is a cute cut, that I cut to fit onto the tag. I embellsihed it with a sweet candy cane, and a dec. 25 circle that was inked with one of Bella's miniature stamp sets. Another glittered star, and gorgeous silver seam binding finish the tag at the top.

 

My final tag created with all traditional Christmas colors. The white satrburst circle underneath the green scallop is the circle cut from the inside of the white doily, used on the first tag. I used some border strips, and more stamping to finish the bottom of the tag.

I have discovered in the last year, that I love designing tags for any time of the year. I hope to begin working on 14 new Valentine's tags this weekend. I will share a peek of a few of them, once they are done. They are part of a class I will be teaching in January.

Have a very merry weekend, and thank you for stopping by!

December Bella Buzz Newsletter is Here

Today, I wanted to let you know that Bella Blvd.'s Buzz Newsletter is live. It is full of inspiration, so download your copy today!

Download the December 2012 Issue {Here}

 

Sweet Treat Packaging with Bella Blvd.

One of my favorite items to make at Christmas time, are homemade gifts. Today, I am sharing two quick, and easy ideas that you can use to package holiday treats. They are great as stocking stuffers, a fun surprise for your children,teacher's gifts, or just because. On the Bella Blog the designers have shared fabulous ideas that will sure to give you inspiration!

My first project uses glassine bags that I used to tuck in cookies. These would be perfect for neighbor's gifts. too.

Glassine Treat Cookie Bags

I love using these bags in my mini books, so I always have a few on hand. I love that they are translucent so you can see a bit of what is inside. To add a festive touch, I used Christmas Wishes by Bella Blvd. I love the mix of bright colors, and who would not want to receive this bright package?
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Now, you know how much I love my Cuttlebug! So, I added texture to the bags by using a snowflake embossing folder. Just a simple, and subtle technique that can add a bit more to your project. Originally, I was going with a white snowflake, but I decided to step out of my comfort zone. Who says a snowflake has to be white? (; The snowflake die is bold, so I went with the Quadrant paper that has designs on a smaller scale. It looked much better on this bold embellishment.

A white doily was placed in the center of the snowflake, and then I used a circle sticker from the Journaling Sticker sheet to layer on top. I added my sentiment by inking it on white cardstock cut into a banner. Then securing it in place with a mini clothespin, and red twine.

For my second project, I altered acryclic ornaments found at the craft store. Now, remember the Gumball ornaments from last year? {Click here to see the original post.} I used them again this year, but filled them with skittles. The ornaments are inexpensive, and make a fabulous presentation with sweet treats inside.
Christmas Altered Acrylic Ornaments

Cute little ornaments that will be sure to put a smile on a child's face. For my main embellishemnt I used the Santa Claus from the Cute Cuts paper from Christmas Wishes. I added a bit of detail by adding glitter to the beard, and some paper piecing detail to give him a merry look.
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I added a red brad for his nose, holly to his hat, and a star for a few details.

I inked my sentiment again on a banner shape, and adhered it to his beard. Since his beard is glittered I used my hot glue to secure in place.
One last look at this sweet filled ornament: 

Around the ornament I did add a bit of a border from the Journaling Sticker Sheet. One border was perfect for three of these. On the top I finished each of them with tulle, twine, and pom pom ribbon. 
I cannot wait to make more of these for my daughter's friends. They may also end up as a teacher's gift, too.

Thank you for stopping by my blog, and do not forget to check out all the amazing projects featured on Bella Blvd. 

Supplies used on the projects:

Cute Cuts 12x12 Christmas Wishes	North Pole 12x12 Christmas Wishes	Alpha + Bits Christmas Wishes
Just Write 12x12 Christmas Wishes	Candlelight 12x12 Christmas Wishes	Christmas Wishes Bella Blvd. Quadrant
12 inch Personal Trimmer Fiskars

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Baby it's cold outside {Duetica Woodwynds Font} New Release

It is Wednesday, and honestly I do not know where the time is going! I did start a new job. It is only seasonal at the moment. I am starting to really enjoy it, so I am hoping they keep me on after the holidays.However, with the new job in the mix, I am trying to learn a new routine all over again. I have not had much time to scrapbook, but I do have some free time this weekend. I am planning a day of scrapbooking after church on Sunday. Oh, and of course, after Roman's basketball game. So I am looking forward to a day of being productive, and simply having time to do something I love.

Today, I do have a scrapbook page created with Duetica's new font called Woodwynds. The design team had an opportunity to play with it, before its release. You can now purchase it, by clicking here. Once I saw this whimiscal font, I knew it would be perfect with the Winter Wonder by Bella Blvd. I do not have many snow photos living in California. So this photo is about three years old, and now that I look at it, I may have already scrapbooked it! LOL That is okay, I love it, and wish my daughter was this young all over again.

Baby its cold outside

This photo is not the best of this layout, but hopefully you get the idea. 

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A closeup of the Woodwynds font, and all the different swishes, you can choose from. Once I saw font, it reminded me of snow! I love how it creates movement alongside the snow pattern of the papers. 

A detail of my journaling tag. I used the word stickers from the Winter Wonder collection for my journaling. Super easy, and it conveyed what I needed to on this page. 

Okay, time for me to be productive in my scrapbook room. I have not been in here, in about ten days. Well, it seems that way to me! LOL I need to spend some time cleaning, so when I return later today, I can get in some scrapbooking time. 

I hope your day is wonderful, and thank you for visiting today!