Update | 5.2.2014 - Bella Blvd, Big Picture, CHA PaperArts, Fancy Pants, and more!
Happy National Scrapbook Day (early)! The year is flying by! May is already bringing us lots of news...here's the Roundup!
It's time for another Bella Blvd box sale! These sales are usually wildly popular so get yours while it lasts...the price is $48.50 plus shipping ($10 in the U.S.) for a box containing over $175 in Bella Blvd product. Visit the Bella Blvd blog to find out how to get yours! Unlike in some previous sales, this time around all the boxes contain the same items, and there's only a 5% overlap with the contents of previous boxes, according to the company.
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Summer is coming fast (it's already here in Florida!) and badge registration opened yesterday for the CHA PaperArts show in July in Atlanta. Visit the CHA website to register!
The CHA PaperArts show will be a new exciting format from CHA's traditional summer shows. It will take place in the Hilton Atlanta from July 29th-31st, and there's a daily continental breakfast, along with a cash-and-carry event, and a whole day of educational workshops.
Big Picture Classes is sponsoring a huge event on Instagram for National Scrapbook Day tomorrow called "10k". The goal is to get 10,000 photos of scrapbook layouts posted on Instagram in honor of the day of scrapbooking celebration. The event, which is a collaboration with Studio Calico, will feature inspiration from some of the biggest names in the industry: Ali Edwards, Maggie Holmes, Becky Higgins, Heidi Swapp, and Stacy Julian, among others.
To register for #NSD10k, visit Big Picture Classes. (Of course, there will be prizes!)
Speaking of National Scrapbook Day, don't miss our giveaways here tomorrow! Make sure to visit the site during the day for the chance to win several awesome giveaways!
Elle's Studio has a beautiful new line shipping on May 19th for fans of bright, happy colors! "Shine" is full of brilliant saturated colors and cheerful words like "fun" and "happy", this is the perfect summer vacation collection!
Some additions of note to the collection include the introduction for the first time of transparent elements (on the right below), and an assortment of wood options that includes a set of covers for a 3x4 mini album. The woodgrain letter stickers are also bound to be highly popular!
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Visit the Elle's Studio blog to see a preview of the full collection!Fancy Pants Designs also has three new collections launching soon. "Burlaps & Bouquets" will be launching in early May, perfect for summer scrapbooking:
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There's also a trendy circus themed line coming soon, with lots of bright colors, stars and just a few circus motifs, so it isn't overwhelming. This would be great for summer theme park and carnival trips, or for everyday with boys! It's called "Everyday Circus".
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And last, there's "Me-ology", a lovely mix of vintage graphics and retro geometrics. The color palette is a bit retro as well, with lime and orange mixed with sky blue and black.
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Both Me-ology and Everyday Circus will launch in June.
You can see full previews on the Fancy Pants blog: Me-ology, Everyday Circus, and Burlaps & Bouquets.
