A little birdy told me...

...that Bella Blvd has a fun announcement to share on Friday!

Anybody want to take a guess at what the announcement might be??!

Sketchy

Hey!
Good morning!
I thought I would share the post I had up on the CK blog last week here on my own blog today.

(and if you were one of those kind people who left a comment for me over on the CK blog, see the post below please)

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I always love the "CK Sketches" article in each issue.

I do love a good sketch!

So I thought it would be fun to make something with the sketch in the March/April issue.

There is a twist though: I only used the right side of the sketch!
Sketches for 2-page layouts are really 3 sketches in 1!
Using just the right-hand page of the sketch, here is the layout I made:

I must admit to stealing the title of this layout from another layout I have in this issue.

What can I say?
I had a bit of “title-ers block” when making this page!

I thought the circles on this sketch would be a good way to make me branch out a little bit.
And I was right!
I put my circle punches to good use here.
I used a 3″ circle punch to crop the 3 photos.
Then I used a 1″ circle punch to create the scalloped border across the page.

One more fun thing on this layout…

See the “sweet memories are woven with good times” border?

Well, I actually cut that from the strip on the bottom of a sheet of patterned paper that holds the bar code.

This particular patterned paper is from Close to My Heart.

It’s like they didn’t want me to waste a single bit of their pretty paper!

Lots of companies are doing this now too, so don’t just throw that strip away after you cut it off!

See if you can use it!

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Thanks for stopping by today!
Have a great Monday!

:)

gretchen

Hey Carolyn, Brenda, Linh, Michele, Anelsie, Connie, Jill, & Barb

Thanks for leaving a comment over on the CK blog for me!

Now I need each of you to email me with your mailing address and answer this question for me: pink or blue or yellow?? 

{gretchenmcelveen at yahoo dot com}

Don't ask questions, just do it!

:)

Thank you!!

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And because I can't let a post go without sharing something fun, here is a card I made with a mix of different Bella Blvd products. 

Happy Saturday y'all!!

:)

gretchen

You might want to read to the end of this post

I've been loading up this blog with cards lately, haven't I?!

Well here's another one for ya!

This card is a little combination of 3 different lines from Bella Blvd: Kiss Me, Sand & Surf, and Engaged at Last lines.
These lines really do mix well together.
You might not think it, but trust me!

I am double-blogging today!
:)
I've also got a post up on the Creating Keepsakes blog {here}. Go check it out, leave a comment over there, come back here & tell me that you did, and I think I will just have to send one of you commenters a little happy!

So thanks for leaving your comments!

I love it!
:)

gretchen

You make my days better

I've got another quick card to share with you today.
I'm loving making stuff with these new Bella Blvd lines!

I used the "Love and Marriage" line from Bella Blvd here to make a general greeting card to send to a friend.

I love the soft, pretty colors in this line and there are many pieces in this line that can be used beyond wedding projects!

OK that's all I've got!

Short & sweet!

Happy Wednesday!
:)

gretchen

Thinking Spring...

Typical Alabama weather: it was in the 30s yesterday and today it was in the 60s. 

Craziness.
I think the rest of this week is supposed to be in the 60s and that has me thinking about Spring! 

I didn’t do this on purpose but this card has a very Spring-y feel to it to me. 

Everything here is from the Engaged at Last line from Bella Blvd. In my Spring-y mood, I pulled out my butterfly punch to add a few butterflies and put the finishing touches on this card.

:)

Happy almost-Spring y'all!
:)

gretchen

Classy & Fabulous

Hi!

Quick card share...

I used some of the "Engaged at Last" line from Bella Blvd to make this one.
Like usual I got a little crazy with the flower-cutting here!
 I adhered some of them with foam squares to add a little dimension to the card and added some bling to the centers for a little sparkle. 

Also I punched a bunch of circles and used them to create a scalloped border on either side of the card.

Hope you've had a great weekend!
:)

gretchen