Bella Blvd. Hand Stitched Cards

Hi!

You popped in on a crafty good post today! I have some Bella Blvd. cards to share with you that include a whole lot of hand stitching.

I love quilts, especially vintage quilts with all the hand stitched fabrics that were often bits and pieces of clothing too worn in places to wear anymore. Quilts that have white backgrounds and colorful blocks of floral prints are so beautiful!  Some of the Bella Blvd. Spring Flings & Easter Things patterns remind me of the perfect fabric for quilting.

All this stitching is calls for a sentiment that includes the word 'sew' in it! A few micro mini buttons and a tiny wooden spool wrapped with thread bring the sewing theme home.

Hexagons are very popular right now, they're so fun and versatile.

These hexagons were cut with the Silhouette die cut machine. The buttons are from Jesse James and the spool is from the craft store. The flag was created with a Papertrey thin metal die and the wood dowel is from Wilton...probably for making lollipops.

Birthdays call for colorful festive cards and the Bella Blvd. Making the Team collection with their bright colors and fabulous side-B patterns are ideal for birthday cards! It's always my goal to show how versatile a themed line can be.

I used the Silhouette to create the yellow background design and some Spellbinders thin metal dies for the circles. The rosettes were made using a Tim Holtz die. The blue star brads are from Doodlebug Designs. All papers, letter stickers and red chipboard stars are from Bella Blvd.

Oh what fun I had with the Silhouette! I picked a grid and circle design for this card. I used the outer part of the grid as a template to line these dots up in straight rows and then stitched a line across each row.

Bella Blvd. Sophisticates papers are a must have because they coordinate with almost every Bella Blvd. collection and they also work well on their own. I really like these stripes!

The three chipboard pieces I used are from three different Bella Blvd. Ciao Chip sets which shows how versatile and interchangeable they are.

What do you think of all this stitching and Bella Blvd. goodness? I really enjoy working with Bella Blvd. products!

I'm off to craft up a storm! Looking forward to sharing my next creation!

Have a fantastic, fabulous, wonderfully great day! :)

Kathy

Bella Blvd. Sneak Peak Week - Sophisticates

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! The Bella Blvd. Sneak Peek week continues with some gorgeous new Sophisticates High Five Alphas! I'm so thrilled about these 12x12 alphabet pages because there five different fonts and styles to choose from...perfect for scrapbook pages and cards!

Here are a few sneak peeks of my projects using these fabulous High Five Alphas.

Aren't these alphas great? I 'll be using these a lot! If you have a moment, you will have to visit the Bella Blvd. blog to see some awesome scrapbook page examples from Laura Vegas and Becky Williams.

And now for giveaway time! Bella Blvd. wants to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own all 5 of our the Sophisticates High Five Alphabet stickers, before they even hit the stores. Just leave a comment here to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of the giveaways for 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!

Kathy :)

Bella Blvd. Sneak Peak Week - New Sophisticates

Good day! It's Monday and the beginning of  the second Sneak Peel week at Bella Blvd! Today we are revealing some fabulous new additions to the Sophisticates line!

There's are three new yummy colors added to the Sprinkles & Lace patterned paper line!

And five additions to the Sophisticates Ciao Chip! Oh so so CUTE! I love those chipboard borders! For larger detailed photos be sure and pop over to the Bella Blvd. blog to check them out!

And now it's giveaway time! Bella Blvd. wants to give one lucky blog reader a chance to own all the NEW and the old Sprinkles & Lace papers, along with all 6 new chip boards. This is a great chance to get it before it even hits the stores. Just leave a comment here to be entered. One comment per person, please. All of the 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!

Thanks once again for popping in and sharing all the exciting new Bella Blvd. products with me!

Kathy :)