Some friendships are built without words. They grow through walks in the snow, a quiet glance, a hand resting on a horse’s mane and a dog that always follows a few steps behind. The The Gift of Love 8" x 8" Paper Pad by Ciao Bella turns that connection into a winter collection filled with tenderness, trust and companionship.
The central characters are a girl, an Arabian horse and an Alaskan Malamute. They appear together across snowy landscapes and quieter narrative scenes, surrounded by rabbits, foxes and other woodland animals. Small timber cottages, sledges, carts, baskets and natural seasonal details complete the story.
Larger illustrations provide ready-made focal points for pages and covers. Smaller panels, cards and collage-style compositions can be cut apart and used as journaling spots, miniature scenes and decorative layers.
The collection also includes repeating designs with florals, branches, small gifts, mugs, warm drinks and winter objects. Backgrounds inspired by wood, aged paper, fabric and weathered murals provide quieter surfaces for photographs and larger embellishments.
Powder pink and salmon are combined with soft orange, cream, beige and icy blue. Small accents of mint, grey and warm brown add depth while keeping the palette light. The result feels wintry without being limited to Christmas, making the papers suitable for friendship stories, pet memories, horse albums and everyday seasonal moments.
The 8" x 8" format keeps the illustrations large enough to remain expressive while working comfortably for cards and mini albums. Complete scenes can often be used without substantially trimming down a full-size 12" x 12" design.
The 190gsm paper provides enough structure for pages, pockets, flaps and compact constructions. Double-sided printing allows interactive pieces and journaling cards to remain decorative from every visible angle.
📐 Size of each sheet: 8" x 8" (20.32 x 20.32 cm)
👉 Features:
- Pad of 12 different scrapbook paper sheets
- Printed on both sides
- Includes 23 different designs
- Additional cover design featuring 3 cards
- Features a girl, Arabian horse and Alaskan Malamute
- Includes rabbits, foxes and woodland animals
- Snowy landscapes, cottages, sledges and carts
- Floral, seasonal and collage-style patterns
- Powder pink, orange, cream and icy blue palette
- 190gsm paper
- FSC certified
- Acid and lignin free
- Made in Italy
- Part of the Ciao Bella The Gift of Love Collection
👍 Ideal for: mini albums, friendship cards, pet and horse albums, scrapbook layouts, winter journals, junk journals, folios, pockets, collage, mixed media and memory keeping.
✨ Inspiration Tip: Create a mini album styled as a series of letters exchanged between the collection’s three main characters. Dedicate one page to the girl, one to the horse and one to the dog, telling each part of the story from a different perspective. Hide the letters inside pockets and use the snowy landscapes as visual paths connecting the pages.
