Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Bella Blvd | Art Instagram...

Hi Everyone!  We are back after a long weekend camping adventure and I can't wait to scrap some of the photos that were taken!  The weather here is finally warming up but let me tell you, the nights are still freezing, especially when you go camping without extra blankets!  *grin*
 
 
Today I wanted to share with you my layout that is up on the Bella Blvd blog.  Bella has some new features planned for the month to help kick start your creativity.  Today is the Monday Morning Challenge - focus on the square. My Inspiration? The humble Instagram square...
 
 
"Art Instagram"
 
products used: Bella Blvd: Spring Flings & Easter Things: Mom's Bouquet; All American: Borders & Cute Cuts, United We Stand, Just Write Journaling, Alpha+Bits; Sand & Surf: Cling Stamps; Freestyle Sophisticates: Freestyle Pickle Juice, Freestyle Banana; High Five Alpha Stickers: Black-White, Pink-Red; Sophisticates: Miniatures Card Sentiments; Ciao Chip Elements: Borders, Clouds, Essentials Asparagus& Pickle Juice; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pickle Juice; cs - Kaisercraft; tools - paper clip, Fancy That Dies, black pen, mist, ink.
 

I love Instagram for sharing my photos with family and friends and I especially love that I can share my children's artwork online without having to email each item separately, to each individual grandparent!
 
This layout is inspired by the Instagram process and documents my son's favourite piece of artwork to date. I have included hidden journaling beneath the main photo, but to find the story you need to follow the arrows!
 
 
 
The main photo flips open to reveal the journaling.  The flap works simply, by placing designer tape along the joining edge.  You could also just have an extended piece of patterned paper and fold it in half, but I wanted to use two different paper patterns.  *grin*
 

The "Art Instagram" label/title has been created by trimming down one of the All American: Just Write Journaling Stickers, to fit my size page. I've fussy cut the heart image from the All American: Borders & Cute Cuts patterned paper and added alpha stickers as the finishing touch.
 
 
Finally, since the focus of my story is Ethan's Solar System/Planet Earth artwork, I finished off the page by adding a die cut globe.  Yep.  I know it's not square!  LOL!  But I love that it has Australia on it and it makes the embellishment a little more personal for me.
 
 
I hope you will join us over at the Bella blog to see some more of the design team's challenge entries.  Thanks so much for visiting..x
 
 
 


13 comments:

Kim said...

Ok I love this to bits including his art work simply rocks!

Chantal Vandenberg said...

Wow what a fantastic layout and great artwork too! :D

Sarah said...

This is AWESOME Leanne - I love that you have hidden the journaling under your photo. Your son's art work is really fantastic too :)))

Lizzy Hill said...

This is great.....those instagram 'squares' are fab & I really like the way you've hidden the journaling too...usually I don't 'plan' my LOs enough & then I'm scrounging around trying to work out where to put the journaling LOL...need to take a leaf outta your book!!!!!!!!!!!

Lizzyc said...

This looks amazing, I love how you are scrapping about your kids everyday lives.. their scrapbooks are going to be so much fun to look back on!! I love the yellow on this layout!!

Chantalle said...

Out of this world! ;)

Gina Lideros said...

I love how you included the art on your page. SO bright and colorful and fun!

Scrappegal said...

Fantastic! Just LOVE the different playful fonts in your title! So playful and fun! :D

Kerryn said...

Love everything about this Leanne! x

Alex said...

Oh my... This is gorgeous!! Love the idea to scrap his artwork. The colors are amazing! Love your title work and the way you did your journaling. So creative! ♥

Sandie said...

Fabulous layout, wonderful to use Instagram images and replicate it all. Love it!

mk said...

So awesome to do a solar system layout with the All American Bella line!! Love it!

The Papercraft Hub said...

Our globes are so cute Leanne.

Thanks again

Emilia
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