Let's Talk Journaling!

Good morning! I have a confession to make.... I usually shy away from journaling on my layouts because I am not a big fan of my handwriting. Some days I like it and some days, well, I really don't. I really wanted to try out the Illustrated Faith Journaling Pens from Bella Blvd, so I decided to give it a shot. And you know what?!? I ended up really liking the journaling and plan on using these pens on more projects! 

I started out repeating the phrase "A House is Not a Home Without a Dog" to make the background of my page. I first made hand drawn lines using the black journaling pen. I then added the journaling by alternating between the magenta, royal blue, and turquoise pens. 

I used a combination of the Bella Blvd Mom Life and Island Escape collections. I love the colors on this layout! And how fun is that succulent die cut?!? 

I love the artsy feel that the background journaling gives the page. I believe these pens were made with bible journaling in mind, but you can use them for any project!  

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope I have inspired you to get artsy on your next scrapbook layout! 

Food Fun with Bella Blvd!

Hi there! Last Friday was National Eat Outside Day and it inspired me to document my latest trips to our county fair. I wanted the layout to be full of color so of course I reached for Bella Blvd supplies! I used a mix of Bella Blvd's Bug Explorer and Mom Life collections as well as the Illustrated Faith Delight in His Day collection. 

Usually the mix of patterns on top of patterns scares me, but I love how this title turned out! I will have to layer patterned paper over patterned papers more often! I used the FREE Lowercase Open Alpha cut file from the Paper Issues online store. Isn't it just the coolest?!? I cut the title out of white cardstock using my Silhouette machine and backed it with fun patterned papers. It was so easy!  

I used a lot of the food embellishments from the Illustrated Faith Delight in His Day collection to complete my layout! How cute is that piece of candy!?

I completed the title with fun red Illustrated Faith alpha stickers and Bella Blvd's blue puffy heart stickers.

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to document your latest outdoors eating adventure!