Friday Sketch

Hope you and yours had a very Merry Christmas! Did you find any crafty supplies in your stocking or under the tree? Perhaps you will have a little paper crafting time over the next few days and get to play with your new toys? 

Over on the Bella Blvd. blog today there's a card sketch for you to try. It's perfect for making thank you cards. I have plenty of those I need to make right about now! :)

I decided to create one last holiday card with the sketch using the Holiday Cheer collection. One of my favorite papers in the line is this candy cane striped one...I think it's the perfect background for Christmas cards! I added a little pompom to Santa's hat for fun and a bit of texture. To make the card extra festive I tied a big grosgrain ribbon bow around it and attached a couple jingle bells with baker's twine. Oh...a bit of glitter is appropriate for the season so I covered that die cut snowflake with some.

To see the sketch and what my talented teammates came up with, click here to go to the Bella Blvd. blog.

What's New Wednesday

Christmas is on it's way! Before long you'll see this jolly guy and his lead red nosed reindeer landing on your rooftop! Today's holiday cards were created with Bella Blvd's festive Christmas Cheer collection, made for this week's What's New Wednesday post. 

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This card says it all...it certainly is a wonderful life! And a wonderful season! 

My talented teammate Jamie Harder created an adorable baking layout for What's New Wednesday that you can view here.

Have a great day! :)

Christmas Gift Giving with Bella Blvd.

Hi! Have you visited the Bella Blvd. blog this week? If you have you've been enjoying all the Christmas gift projects my talented teammates have created. My gift-giving project includes a greeting card, star cookie cutter ornament and gift card tote with candy cane stir sticks included. 

There are plenty of adorable Santa Clauses in the Bella Blvd's Christmas Cheer collection to make a theme from. The star ornament is easily made with a cookie cuter wrapped in patterned paper. After the paper is added tie a bow on it and add some jingle bells and a little tag with baker's twine. This kind of ornament doesn't require a hanger since you can just place the star on a tree limb. It's super easy and people love them! 

To see all the amazing gift-giving projects my teammates created click here to go to the Bella Blvd. blog. Scroll down throughout the week to see them all. 

What's New Wedensday

It's What's New Wednesday on the Bella Blvd. blog today and I've created a couple card designs for you using the latest Hello Autumn and Christmas Cheer collections. 

Just in time for tomorrow's Thanksgiving celebration is this Happy Harvest card. Cutting out one the pre-printed cards from the Daily Details sheet gave me a focal point to easily build this card around. 

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My next card began with a Paper Pieces Die Cut heart that I topped with a smaller 'present' die and a Treasures and Text snowman sticker. Isn't he cut?!?!  

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Not only will we be celebrating Thanksgiving here tomorrow, but this weekend kicks off the holiday decorations. I wonder if Oreo is still going to climb the tree? I sure hope he grows out of that someday so I can hang our more fragile ornaments once again. ;) 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

Click here to see what my teammates created for this What's New Wednesday edition. 

What's New Wednesday

Ready for another installment of Bella Blvd's What's New Wednesday? Great because I have a couple cards I've been looking forward to sharing with you! The first, Owl You Do, is created with the fabulous Hello Autumn collection. 

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This little owl is just the cutest wearing his heart on his tummy! I thought it would be fun to surround him with some colorful falling leaves. 

My next card is made with the festive Christmas Cheer line. 

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I've had this collection for a while now, but have been trying to hold off using it until after Halloween. Fa la la, it was fun to work with! Had to add some jingle bells! 

To see what my talented team mates on the Blvd. have created for you, click here. 

Bella Blvd. & Kiwi Lane Design

Have you enjoyed the team-up this week between Bella Blvd. and Kiwi Lane Design? I'm always in awe of what my teammates create! They inspire me everyday. Today I have two more card designs to share with you. 

Christmas and stars go together like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots and Bella Blvd. and Kiwi Lane! Combining the Christmas Cheer collection along with Kiwi Lane’s Tiny Accessory star I created this colorful layered Christmas greeting. 

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Oh how I adore the Tiny Tots collection with all its colorful prints, cute animals and this chubby little bee! For this card I used one Kiwi Lane’s Tiny Accessory Accents to cut around this bee to use as my focal point. I love the way these templates are clear and make it easy to do that!

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To see more projects, click here to go to the Bella Blvd. blog. 

Christmas Cheer

The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear. December certainly is a magical time. Families are filled with happy hearts as the anticipation of Christmas Day approaches. Make spirits bright this season with Christmas Cheer from Bella Blvd. 

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year...makes me feel like a kid again and I can't wait to get my hands on Christmas Cheer to make cards like I did when I was just a girl.

To see this collection in it's entirety, a project example and a chance to win a little Christmas Cheer before it's available in stores, click here.