a bella blvd layout & some bella blvd news

we had quite a bit of stuff happening on the bella blvd blog yesterday, and i wanted to share it with you, in case you missed any of it.

first up, i had a layout on the blog. this was another one of my CHA layouts. i think it's the only one left that i hadn't shared yet. i used the sunshine & happiness collection, to scrap these favorite photos of the girls out by the pool.

it's kind of hard to see here, but i covered the chipboard sun piece with diamond glaze, to make it shiny and glossy. then i added the "you are sunshine" chipboard piece to the center of the sun.

i took a few strips of dotted patterned paper, and cut notches at the end of each one, before slightly overlapping them on the page. i machine stitched down the center of each strip, and then gently bent up the edges to add a little more texture.

for my title, i started out with a journaling block, and added on a few torn strips of the yellow chevron designer tape. the string going under the buttons, on either side of the title piece, was an after thought. since i had already adhered my title piece, i just decided to run the string right over the journaling block, and then add the letter stickers over the string.

it was actually a bit tricky to get the letters to keep from popping up. a little extra adhesive fixed that problem. then i added some diamond glaze to my letters, to give them a shiny look, and also to match the chipboard sun at the top of the layout.

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i also wanted to let you know that The Bella Buzz April 2012 newsletter is now available! we have put together a bright and colorful issue, filled with lots of inspiration! you can view and download the april 2012 issue HERE. 

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and lastly, if you love bella products and want to get a fabulous deal on a box of product, you will want to check out THIS POST! bella blvd is doing their first ever warehouse box sale. you can find all the details in that post, and also within the newsletter.

Comments

[Carina Lindholm]

your layout is amazing as usual!! i love this Bella collection, it´s so bright and fun..:-)

[laurie lariviere]

awesome layout, very summery and fun! I'll have to check out that sale and a newsletter, very fun!!

[Diana Waite]

I LOVE this layout! I really like what you did with the buttons--eye catching! :) SO excited to get my box of Bella, I'm down to scraps!! :)

[Kim Thomas]

I love your layout! You are so talented Laura. Thank you for the inspiration. :)

[dawn]

I love the stitching and the buttons on this. Great colors and fun title pieces and i see a little bit of tape, always fun to use.
Your layouts are always amazing laura, love them!

The newsletter peek looks yummy and hooray for boxes of paper.
Enjoy your weekend!

[krista]

I love this Laura!!