Have you heard? It's reveal week over at Bella Blvd!
(Keep reading for giveaway info....) In conjunction with CHA I am celebrating Bella's four-year anniversary in the amazingly creative paper crafting industry.
I thought I'd share with you today my forward in the latest catalog supplement, reflecting on my company and experience and the gratitude that overwhelms me each time I find myself in deep thought over it. Here's a glimpse at the forward page,
and a easier-way-to-read what I shared,
"Ciao Ciao Bella fans! Bella Blvd is officially four years old. It's hard to get those words out without a bit of emotion as I can recall beginning this company in the upstairs level of my parents home just as if it were yesterday. I remember receiving the very first wholesale account applications in my inbox and found myself thinking, 'Wow, people actually want to buy my designs as paper products!' This is really happening.' The house quickly filled with boxes and boxes, and thousands of pounds of patterned papers and stickers. Soon I had loyal and hard-working employees, a warehouse and studio space too. As time passes the rest becomes part of Bella Blvd's history.
My creative vision has become a reality and here we are celebrating Bella Blvd's fourth birthday. It truly is a time for celebration. I am happy to hear Bella Blvd products being described as contemporary, lively, versatile and inspiring. In addition to three new product collections, in this Summer supplement you will find testimonials from customers, designers & press sharing their love for Bella too.
Thank you for making this dream of mine come true. Thank you for contributing to Bella Blvd's continuing success story, and for inviting me into your home of creativity. Here's to several more years of color, inspiration and fabulous products!"
Next week is CHA Summer in Chicago where we'll officially release three new collections! Within each collection I'm a bit partial to a paper or two, or three.....so here are my favorites from the patterns. This patterned paper,Toadilly Cool, is full of frogs wearing party hats and bringing birthday gifts tot he party. It's my fave in the new Birthday Boy collection. See the entire reveal here and enter for a chance to win!
Today is the big reveal day of the new Thankful Collection. Check it out and win-it-before-you-can-buy-it here. This colleciton is perfect for fall, Thanksgiving and everyday home & family projects. I named this pattern (appropriately) Homey and it's my fave within the set.
And I have a little treat for you today---we haven't revealed this collection on the Bella Blog quite yet.....but honestly....how could I NOT create a Birthday Girl collection to rival the Birthday Boy products?! No brainer, especially because girls love pink! lol. So here's a peak at my favorite pattern within the collection named, Sugar Rush.
So that's that. My emotional testament to four years of Bella Blvd, and my favorites from what's new! The new products will begin shipping very soon to your favorite local and online scrapbooking stores----so be sure to let them know!
And now....a special giveaway of sorts just for those of you that have made it this far!
Today I'm giving away all the patterned papers and cardstock stickers from each of these three new collections to ONE lucky person.
Leave a comment below sharing your favorite birthday memory; I'll pick the winner on Friday!
HAPPPPPY 4th birthday!!! My fav birthday was about six years ago, my husband paid off my entire college loan for me.
THANKS for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Sav O'G | 07/13/2012 at 12:01 PM
Love this fun line! Every year the CKC convention falls on my birthday, so each year, I have a fun new memory of scrapping and shopping with friends!
Posted by: Andrea Eason | 07/13/2012 at 07:45 AM
Bella Blvd is 4 and my grandson just turned 4 the other day. I love that froggie paper. I love celebrating birthdays with my 2 grandkids. Just seeing celebrations through their eyes is so special!!!!
Posted by: Leslee Cotterell-Barrow | 07/13/2012 at 07:23 AM
happy 4th birthday awesome bella products
Posted by: dianne gray | 07/13/2012 at 02:47 AM
My favorite birthday memory wasn't for my birthday. It was the day we celebrated my son's first birthday. I was flooded with emotions as I brought the cake to him, with the one candle lit, and everyone singing to me. Congratulations of 4 years...can't wait to see what's in store for Bella in the future!
Posted by: Erin | 07/12/2012 at 08:34 PM
So very proud of all you have accomplished in 4 short years! Congrats! My favorite b-day memory is my 16th b-day. I had a slumber party and when my classmates and I get together still to this day at reunions they always say it was the best party ever. Won't go into the details but we sure had fun! :)
Posted by: Kelly Sas | 07/12/2012 at 08:28 PM
My favorite birthday memory is each of my baby's first birthdays. It is just such a special day!
Posted by: NinaN | 07/12/2012 at 08:02 PM
My favorite birthday was when my soon to be fiancé flew across th country to surprise me for my 21st birthday. I thought for sure he was gonna pop the question but he didn't. He held out for an even bigger surprise a couple weeks later. We just celebrated 12 years of marriage a few weeks ago! Your designs are amazing!
Posted by: Christine Meyer | 07/12/2012 at 07:59 PM
My favorite bday memory was celebrating with my hubby in Las Vegas for both of our 40th birthdays! FUN!!!
Posted by: Cathy B... | 07/12/2012 at 07:02 PM
My favorite birthday memory is pretty much every birthday when I was a kid. My parents always got us these amazing cakes & made such a big deal out of our birthdays, it was amazing. I can't wait to do the same for my kids someday.
Posted by: Jessica | 07/12/2012 at 06:41 PM
My favourite birthday.. isn't really my own.. it is my son's.. when we adopted our boys, my youngest turned 9 exactly one month after he arrived. We did his birthday up big time... friends and family all came to go mini-golfing. It was so fun to watch this boy have a spectacular birthday. He was so overwhelmed, but can look back now, almost 5 years later (in 20 days), and realize just how far he has come and while he will tell you that his is the lucky one to come into our family, we truly believe that we are the ones who are lucky.
Happy Birthday Bella Blvd... thanks for encouraging me, allowing me to be creative and most importantly thank you for helping me provide a history for my children.
Posted by: Moira Coward | 07/12/2012 at 04:25 PM
Love these collections. birthday memory...I grew up in a LARGE family, in poverty. Of course I didn't realize the poverty part because I just knew I was in a loving family. For my birthday (probably my 6th), my mother managed to have all the other kids outside playing and she brought me in and gave me a cupcake, a bag of chips, and a soda to celebrate. Not enough for everyone, but it made me feel special.
Posted by: SandraA | 07/12/2012 at 01:10 PM
Hmmm....a favorite birthday memory. I would say having my bestfriend and my family around in our backyard several years ago. My husband got me a scrapbook themed birthday cake. The day went so smoothly. So intimate and perfect.
Posted by: Kim | 07/12/2012 at 12:47 PM
How lovely of you to do a giveaway here too & congratulations on your 4th Bella Birthday! My favourite birthday memory is a recent birthday celebrated at the cottage. Lots of family and friends came, several of them bringing cakes, because we were at the cottage and some of them assumed my husband wouldn't or couldn't have that base covered, which he did. I think we had 4 cakes out for dessert that day. But the blessing was having family and friends surround me for my special day.
Posted by: Ann Jobes | 07/12/2012 at 12:45 PM
congrats on your success! i think that my favorite birthday memory is actually of my daughter's 2nd bday-she had so much fun and had a face full of frosting by the end of the day! :)
Posted by: andrea | 07/12/2012 at 12:41 PM
Happy 4th Birthday! I'm so excited for the new collections! I think our favorite birthday memory is when we took our daughter to NYC to American Girl place for her 9th birthday. She had such a fun time, she couldn't even speak!
Posted by: Kathy Skou | 07/12/2012 at 07:34 AM
Turning 21 and traveling around Upper Michigan with my two best friends. It was a summer of independence and it was beautiful.
Posted by: Shellie Anderson | 07/11/2012 at 11:52 PM
My favorite birthday memory was two years ago at my 50th Surprise Party. It was an awesome fun time!
Posted by: Melinda Wilson | 07/11/2012 at 09:38 PM
Most of my birthdays are usually pretty active and exciting as my birthday is July 1st. Just think evet year i have fireworks! I think one of my most memorable bdays was when I turned 11. My grandpa was very ill and my cousins and I were stayin with my grandparents to help out and to give them comic relief. We had so much fun and grampa enjoyed that time with us. This was the one and only time I remember him singing Happy Birthday because the men folk didnt do that. But, he did it for me. He died a few days later, but I will always cherish that. Thanks for asking
Posted by: Beth Maxwell | 07/11/2012 at 08:56 PM
Happy birthday Bella Blvd! Favorite birthday memory? Flowers delivered to the office by a special delivery person. ;)
Posted by: scrapper al | 07/11/2012 at 08:54 PM