....and 2 more

I wanted to share my last (2) projects that were featured on the Bella Blvd. Blog this week for the DT team up with Petaloo !!

I have had several sizes of these fun cross stitch hoops hanging in my office for a while now and this was the perfect time to break one out and pretty it up! I love the quote from a sticker in the 'Sand and Surf' collection and decided to make that the starting point of this wall hanging.

First I chose the patterned paper and cut it to fit the inside wooden circle. I adhered it to the wood and once it was dry I fit the top circle on to pull it tight and create my base. I used (3) different alpha sets for the title and punched a few scallop circles to mix in with all the Petaloo flowers and gems.

 I love these paper flowers. Some are flat, some are embossed and the colors were so perfect to coordinate with the great Bella colors. I did LOTS of layering of flowers from different sets and the gems and mini flowers completed them beautifully. Such a great addition to my office/studio wall.

It's funny that I am really not a very pink girl (I can almost hear Stephanie 'pink loving' Hunt gasping), and yet this layout is completely and totally pink everywhere you look. These photos are from a baby shower that I attended almost a year ago where I was so taken with this amazing candy bar. It was set up so beautifully in the dining room on a wall with a great floral painting as the backdrop. 

Mixing some Petaloo paper flowers, brads and ribbon into this layout coordinated with the color in the photos perfectly. I love the long 'notebook' style journal stickers that are included in each collection but the floral print on this one didn't match so I used this as a great place to adhere a few Petaloo flowers and added stickers from the miniatures raised in the center of each. I used more of the Petaloo ribbon to separate the photos and love how it pulled it all together. I added a few smaller flowers with the Petaloo pearl brads in the center onto the chip title, some designer tape along the top and bottom and chip borders too.

  

.....I've got another great layout with instructions for your weekend inspiration so come on back !!

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

My turn for the Team Up !!

All week long the Bella Blvd. DT and the Petaloo DT have been sharing projects using each others product !!  Today it is my turn .....

I got a wonderful selection of paper flowers, brads and ribbons from Petaloo to mix in with my Bella collections on a variety of projects !!

I've got 2 projects for you here today and 2 more tomorrow ..... so make sure you come on back :))

I love using ribbon on a card and this (4) pack of ribbon from Petaloo was perfect to mix with this floral paper from the 'Sand and Surf' collection. I started my card by adhering the piece of patterned paper first. I added a strip of each of the 4 different ribbons next and then layered some of my favorite pink flowers in the corner. 

The glittery brads by Petaloo are so fun and looked great mixed in with some of their glittered flowers. I added a flower button with twine and a little sentiment to finish it off.

These glassine bags come in all sizes and are perfect for everything from gift cards to candy (they're food safe). But my favorite part about them is that you can emboss them. I ran it thru my Big Shot using a dotted embossing folder first. Then I adhered the yellow arrow sticker to the bottom portion of the bag and added a piece of a polka dot border sticker too. 

I folded a paper doilie over the top where the bag closed and adhered it in the center. The Petaloo paper flowers in this pack are awesome as they are all different shades of yellow mixed with white and polka dots too as well as being embossed so all the pieces worked so well together for my 'dot' theme. I added a white button and some twine on top of the flag stickers and then put '4 you' on the bottom to finish it off. Totally ready for the next time I have a little gift to give.

Come on back tomorrow for my other (2) team up projects and then some layout inspiration in the coming days too  !!

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

'hey there' card ......

I'm sorry I haven't been on here much this past week but I've been making all kinds of fun projects that you'll get to start seeing now !!

I made time to play with this AMAZING paper and embellishments from Fancy Pants Designs .... Their 'Park Bench' collection was one of my fave releases at CHA and it's been sitting on my desk begging me to do something with it !!

I made enough time to get started with this cute card ..... the black, blue and yellow all mixed together makes me so happy !! Lots of layering and those felt flowers - seriously LOVE :))

Now back to my layout >>>>>>

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

Bella Blvd. and Petaloo Team-Up

This is an exciting week over on the

Bella Blvd. and Petaloo Blogs !!  The designs teams have shared product and created fun cards, layouts and altered projects that will be shared all week long !!

You'll get to see what I created later this week but for now head on over to these 2 great blogs and get inspired by some of the other designers ......

AND ..... ENTER TO WIN !!  You can win some fabulous product HERE and HERE ..... 

Come on back for more layout inspiration from me tomorrow :))

TFL ... Talk soon.

j. xo

.....more "All American"

These were featured on the Bella Blvd. Blog this week for more 'All American' inspiration so I wanted to share them here too so you can sit down and make them at home for your next 

party or ... ???!!

These are quick and easy little containers to make so are perfect for celebrations like 4th of July parties. 

I made these ones a bit bigger than I usually would and cut them to 6 x 6". I sanded the edges and adhered each using quick dry glue into a 'roll' and let them dry.

  

I pinched the bottom together and then the top the opposite direction to create to shape of the container. I used my paper crimper on the top and bottom of 2 and then used my border punch on the others.

I used David Tutera Celebrate by Core'dinations pre-made tags (LOVE these) and they were the perfect size for the 6" treat containers !!!

REMEMBER .... these are super quick and easy to make for ANY occasion :))

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

..... A Fun New Layout

I'm back ..... My family went on a fun little 5 day mini vacation over the Easter long weekend and had an absolute BLAST .... I'll share some pics later this week !!

But for now I've got a fun layout featuring the new "All American' collection by Bella Blvd.

This was such a fun trip for me. I love spending time in the US and this was a special treat to get to spend time in Milwaukee for a good friends baby shower. I was there for 5 days and I am certain all we did was eat. We did make some time to scrapbook, shop, eat some more and of course have the baby shower! 

I was so excited for the All American collection as I have a TON of photos from this trip (and others) and this is perfect for them all. The colors are fantastic and they coordinate with so many of the other Bella pieces from Sophisticates and past collections too. So fun and easy to work with. 

Come on back tomorrow for another fun project using this great collection !!!

TFL .... Talk soon.

j. xo