Celebrating the 4th of July with Bella Blvd

Hey Everyone! Happy 4th  of July (well, almost). I have a layout to share from the Bella Blvd blog. I was sent this image to use a inspiration...

What inspired me about this photo was the essence of the photo. To me this photo is all about a bright happy picnic sort of a day so I chose to create a layout with a picnic theme. I started this layout by creating a large yellow sun. I created the sun my misting a piece of white cardstock with yellow mist and then stitching around the edges with bright orange embroidery floss.

 The journaling block didn't turn out quite as I intended it so I ended up hiding the journaling behind the title.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! :) Have you tried hand stitching on any of your projects? I'd love to see. Leave me a link in the comments and I'll make sure to take a peek :)

The latest issue of Life.Paper.Scrapbook

The latest issue of Life.Paper.Scrapbook is up. I'm so excited about this issue. Manda does a fantastic job and this magazine is full of inspiration from designers all around the world! I have 3 projects in this issue. This is one of them. This layout is created from a kit from Paper Issues. It's the first kit that I've bought from them and I LOVE it!

 I misted the background with Heidi Swapp mists and a stencil that came in the kit.

This layout is one of my all time favorite projects. Hop on over to Life.Paper.Scrapbook and check out the latest issue.
Thanks for stopping by today! :)