Oh Baby!

T.G.I.F!

How was your Valentine's Day? Did you get some flowers? A little Chocolate, maybe? The heart shaped sugar cookies I baked yesterday for my boys was a big hit! Christopher was so surprised when he came home from school and got to eat a pretty frosted pink heart. :)

Today I have a couple cards to share with you that were created with Bella Blvd's Baby Girl collection.

I absolutely adore the chipboard animals in this line! Aren't they cute? And the floral patterned paper I used on both cards is my favorite! I can't get enough of those pretty petite flowers!

Speaking of Bella Blvd. favorites, February's newsletter is out and it's jam packed with tons of fun projects! You can access the newsletter here.

So what will you be doing this weekend? I'm expecting a shipment of the new CHA Bella Blvd. products so I will spend some time creating some projects for you! Have you seen the new feathers? And the colorful crochet hearts? Ooh la la.....it's going to be fun thinking of some creative ways to incorporate them into my projects!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Core'dinations & Bella Blvd. Team-Ups Week

T.G.I.F! It's the last day of Team-Ups week with Core'dinations and Bella Blvd! Have you enjoyed the week? Have you been inspired by all my teammates projects and from the ladies at Core'dinations? I have one more project to share with you, a scrapbook page.

I've fallen in love with the Core’dinations Jillian Dot! This card stock combines three of my favorite things, bright colors, texture and polka dots!  Pair it with the Bella Blvd. Baby Girl collection and you have the perfect mix of whimsy which is ideal for documenting this very special mother’s day gift from my son.

The pinwheels were made by doubling up two die cuts so that they have two different colors. I discovered you can print on the Jillian Dot paper, just make sure you print after you do your sanding.

I added lots of cool Bella Blvd.accents, Flags, Designer Tape, Ciao Chip and a Button Market flower shaped button. For my title, I used some alphabet dies.

So, do you think Core'dinations and Bella Blvd. make a great team?

Be sure to check out all the great projects and giveaway opportunities at Core'dinations and Bella Blvd!

Kathy :)

Core'dinations & Bella Blvd. Team-Ups Week

Have you been enjoying Team-Ups week with Core'dinations and Bella Blvd? I've been looking forward to and preparing for this week for quite some time and I'm excited to finally be able to share a couple projects with you today!

 For my first project I created this kind of bulletin board with magnetic pinwheels and mini wood clothespins that allow you to switch out photos!

 The pinwheels were created with two die cuts, one made with Core'dinations card stock and the other from Bella Blvd. pattern paper. I love the texture of the Core'dinations mixed with the bright colors of the Bella Blvd. paper. I used some small brads to hold the pinwheels together and then used some Quick-Dry Adhesive to attach the magnets.

Isn't it cool that everything on this 'board' is interchangeable? And you know what the black wire backing is? It’s something you may already have at home, a panel from one of those cubical shelving units that snap together.

 I really enjoyed this project and now I have a great decor piece for my office too!

It would be easy to add some pretty ribbon for a hanger, I just used a simple nail to hang mine. Wouldn't several of these look great hung together?

For my second project, I combined this pretty Jillian Dot Core’dinations card stock with the Bella Blvd. Baby Girl collection. Don't they look perfect together?

To create this pattern I used a square set of nesting dies from Spellbinders.

Accents include Bella Blvd. Ciao Chip and Miniatures Stickers.

I think it's cool the way this Jillian Dot paper looks like it's bleached from the summer sun!

I'll have another project to share with you tomorrow. Until then, be sure to check out the Core'dinations and Bella Blvd. blogs to for more inspiring projects and your chance to win some prizes!

Thanks for dropping by today!

Kathy :)

It's a Girl!

The big news I said I would share with you today isn't that I'm having a baby girl! Let's get that notion cleared up right away before rumors fly and I start receiving congratulations cards and baby booties! ;)

This post is called 'It's a Girl' because that's the sentiment on my first card share for today.

This extremely adorable baby girl dress is a Bella Blvd./Unity stamp that I thought would be fun to color with Copic markers and hand stitch. I love the way it turned out! But how could you go wrong with such an adorable image to start with?!?!

I thought I was going to have to run out and buy a gray stamp pad because I didn't want to use black with these pretty Baby Girl papers. So you know what I did instead? I used my black stamp pad and stamped it once on a piece of scratch paper and then a second time on my card stock. It's the perfect gray, wouldn't you say? And a way to save a few coins! ;)

The colorful twine is from Doodlebug Design and the scalloped oval frame was created with Spellbinders dies. A pretty simple card to make and lots of fun to color and stitch!

For my 'Welcome' card I used the same double stamp technique as the first one. I also colored in the little hearts on this cute ultrasound image with a soft pink Copic marker and then outlined the hearts with stitching. This card was made with both the Bella Blvd. Baby Girl collection and We're Expecting line.

So, do you want to hear what my big news is now? I made the Love My Tapes design team! Woot! I'm so excited to have the opportunity to create some fun and hopefully inspiring projects for you! Did you know that Love My Tapes not only sells awesome washi tape but also fabric tape, lace tape and self adhesive fabric sheets? Oh the ideas are swimming around in my head! ;)

Here's what the lace tape looks like...basically it's pretty lace with a self adhesive backing.

Here's the fabric tape. Not only does it come in this fun stripe pattern, there's also floral prints, polka dots and checks!

Stay tuned...I hope to have some fun Love My Tapes projects to share with you real soon! I can't wait to get started!

Thanks for stopping in today and sharing in my news!

Kathy :)

Team Up Week

Today's the last day of Team-Ups week between Bella Blvd. and The Twinery. Groan! It's been so much fun that I don't want it to end. How exciting it's been to be a part of! I hope you enjoyed all the projects the design teams created and you gained a little crafty inspiration!

I think my last Twinery project is my most creative. What do you think? This card was a little work intensive, but I think the results are worth it. I used most of the same techniques to make this card as I did for the frame on yesterdays page. Please scroll down to that post if you would like the instructions.

I used a Spellbinders die to make the 'window' for my card.

Bella Blvd. goodies include this ADORABLE chipboard giraffe and stickers from the new Baby Girl collection and a button from the Button Market Feminine Mix.

Thanks to all of you for visiting this week and participating in this fun team-up event. And thank you for all the comments, I do appreciate them a lot.

Tomorrow I'll have another Saturday Creations post for you using the adorable Precious Remembrance Shop stamps. Hope to 'see' you then!

Kathy :)

Bella Blvd. Inspiration Unlimited Week and CHA Project

For today's inspiration project post, Bella Blvd. and some of the design team gals are showing off projects made with the new Baby Girl Collection.

 The project I have to share with you today is from the Spring Flings and Easter Things collection.

I've made a number of projects with this line so far and I always enjoy working with the bright colors, patterns and accents. I've said it before and I'll say it again...these Miniatures stickers ROCK!

Thanks for stopping by today. Now you have to go visit the Bella Blvd. blog today and check out the samples made with the adorable Baby Girl line!

Kathy :)

Bella Blvd. Sneak Peek Week - Baby Girl

Are you enjoying the new Bella Blvd. collections? Would you like to see some more? I'm sure you could guess what's coming next!

Isn't this line adorable? Bella Blvd. wants to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own the new Baby Girl collection, before it even hits the stores. Just leave a comment here to be entered. One comment per person, please. All giveaways for our sneak peeks will be left open until Saturday, January 28th. All winners will be announced on Sunday, January 29th, which is the first day of the Winter CHA show!

Be sure and come back tomorrow for exciting new product reveals and more chances to win these fabulous new collections! And I'll have more peeks of my projects!

Kathy :)