Getting creative with graphic style products!

I am so excited to be guest designing for Bella Blvd again, I will always be a fan of their colorful graphic style.

"Never Slow Down", by Kim Watson.

Having received mostly boy collections meant I had an opportinity to scrap some photos of my son I had been hording like this one. Those cute car illustrations from the Let’s Go collection really stood out to me as the perfect boy themed page accent. Aren’t they adorable?! Together with the cute speed limit card, they totally inspired the color palette & theme behind the page.

The little cluster in the top right corner comprises of a piece of the Let’s Go sticker strip, a few ephemera pieces, a hand cut cloud & a conversational title using the Homespun Alpha Stickers. Machine stitching is always a great way to attach things to your scrapbook page as well as adding fabulous interest.

I love how the punchy black & big title on the card acts as a gorgeous focal point drawing attention to the photo. Chipboard, Stickers & cute themed e[phemera bring this page together nicely.

"Love You Little Boy", by Kim Watson.

Isn’t this sweet soft collection just adorable? It was perfect to scrap these photos of little Cassidy giving her baby brother cuddles. In love the blue with hints of caramel, grey & yellow…I naturally reached for the cute cloud paper first. Actually it was this paper with the doodled style clouds that influenced my cut-out cloud shapes.

Slipped under the photos, the clouds cut-outs layered with cloud ephemera & chipboard, made the perfect base for the sweet title.

Layering tags, chipboard & stickers from the Cute Baby Boy collection really helped tell my story. Again the limited color palette & dominance of white, makes for lovely, soft page that makes one say …aaawww.

"Let's Go Explore", by Kim Watson.

Totally inspired by the chipboard & cardstock clouds (again LOL), I messed with mixed media & created a skyscape.

The Hip Kit Club stencil & some Shimmerzpaint products, teamed with hand cut paper clouds & a mixture of other ephemera had the little aeroplane flying through a bright painted sky.

A combination of Tiny Text & Homespun alpha stickers created amazing focal anchors within the page design.

I think what makes this page extra special is the subtle layering of colors, textures & materials. Bella Blvd is so good at co-ordinating many different items across all their collections, meaning you can always find exactly what you need to make your next papercraft project interesting & fun.

So thank you so very much to Bella Blv & their team for inviting me over guest. I really enjoyed working with these cute collections. I hope you have been inspired by my ideas. Have a wonderful crafty day further. Until next time.

A skate a day......

The days are getting longer and the temp is rising.......Spring is making herself known.......and the feel good spring vibes are definitely having a positive affect in our household. The boys {as in Daddy & Moeks} are spending more time outside and coming home later after their "boy time" together.
A question???.....do the boys in your life skateboard? Well my biggest "boy {T}" has always had his feet firmly planted on a board of sorts but recently my littlest boy has started too, 3 is a good age don't you think?. He has a mini board, the long shorts, the sneakers, the cool "skating cap" {his words} and is sooooo adorable that the poor mama's heart might just break when ever she see's him. I know this is boring for all those non-family type people, who are probably looking at this, thinking: "Geepers NOT more photo's of her kid!!".

But, but she cried.......he is soooo cute & so is his daddy......and she has this FAB camera...surely it must work for it's money????

Huh?? Huh?? ..............................Well here goes anyway....

Fig. #001> Preparation.......................Fig. #002> Action!

Fig. #003> Something different...................Fig. #004> Success!



Fig. #005> getting brave..................Fig. #006 Elation!



Fig #007> Time for a rest and ................Fig. #008> Regroup!



Well is this too darn cute or what????

BOYS ROCK!!!!!!!!

{I have got font size gremlins....BLOGGER!!}

I have just looked at this post and VOILA! I think I have just mapped my next L.O... ;o)

Have a fantastic day folks..........now don't forget to try and find at least one thing today that makes you feel alive......even if for a second!

Love ya!

XOXOXO!