Scrapbooking with Transparencies

 

At CHA I noticed that there are a lot of companies that are releasing transparent paper and embellishments. Bella Blvd is one of those companies with transparencies. These transparencies are so adorable and there are two different kinds. I used them both on this layout.

The polka dot transparencies I used on this layout are called "clear cuts." Clear Cuts come in tons of bright fun colors and several patterns to accompany all of Bella Blvd's new lines. I cut several colors of the polka dot clear cuts and stitched them to white cardstock to create a fun colorful background.

Behind the photo I used another kind of transparent paper. This one is called an "invisible"

Can we just talk about this photo for one second?... I love it, like really, really love it. I know it's totally imperfect but it's totally us.

 The invisibles are less transparent and are made of a thicker, heavier weight plastic. It's not too thick though, it went through my sewing machine with no problems. The other difference in the invisibles is that they come with fancy edges. The one I used on this layout is a scalloped edge.

I also used some of the invisibles on THIS project:

Isn't that big scalloped apple piece cute?!?! I can't wait put more of these on my projects. If you still need a few more ideas on how to use these two products you can find more ideas HERE. You can also find more details about these here:

Are Clear Cuts and Invisibles on your must have list? I know I'm ordering more of the gold and silver polka dot Clear Cuts ;)

That Was Embarassing

Sometimes, I make mistakes, we all do. Recently I made a mistake, unfortunately, this mistake made it all the way to CHA. Do you see it?

  Yeah, I didn't either...until some one at CHA pointed it out. *sigh*

Yes, I left the "s" out on preschool. I really wish I would have caught the error before I shipped it off to Bella Blvd headquarters to be put in the CHA booth, but I didn't. So, I'm a little embarrassed but laughing a little too.

I did recreate the layout. I used the same photos, title, and journaling. I did change the products I used just a little bit but it is all still from the new Star Student line from Bella Blvd.

See...I do know how to spell "preschool."  ;)
My favorite thing about this line from Bella is that it works with kids in preschool and works for kids in high school too. I'm excited to just buy one school themed collection and be able to use it for all of my kids. (My kiddos are in middle school and preschool.) Although if you do need line that is more specific to younger kids the Tiny Tots collection is perfect for preschool/elementary kids. I've created several projects with it as well. I even did a proccess video using the Tiny Tots collection, you can find that HERE. HERE's another project you might like too.

The scalloped apple circle thingy is a new project from Bella Blvd called Invisibles. They are so fun to work with. They're one of those products that you have to see in real life to really appreciate. They're a thick plastic with an opaque finish. You'll be seeing me use a lot of them on my future projects.

I guess that errors can happen to the best of us. It's happened before and it will happen to again, I'm sure! I'm sure I'll say "that was embarrassing" many more times!
Have you made any errors on your projects that have become more public than you would have liked, please tell me I'm not the only one?
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