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Designer's Choice Week- Day 3| Erica

Hey friends! Erica here with you today sharing a bright and colorful layout using the You Are My Sunshine collection and an adorable cut file from the Silhouette Design Store.  

I started out with a piece of white cardstock that I trimmed down to 11x11 and matted on a piece of Bella Bestie that is 11.25x11.25. To help bring in some more color I matted these two on the adorable Ray of Sunshine 12x12 paper. 

I am so ready for sunshine and warmer weather! I pulled out a photo from this past summer of Liam and I enjoying some sunshine by the pool! I added some colorful layers of pattern paper behind my photo and popped my photo up on foam adhesive. 

I used papers from the You Are My Sunshine collection to back the cut file and placed it in the center of the page. 

I love being able to showcase so many of the pretty papers from this collection on one layout! The colorful large title cut file makes a big impact and is just fun to look at! 

I embellished around the page using You Are My Sunshine stickers and die cuts! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you are inspired to create something bright and cheery! Have a great day!

You Are My Sunshine Collection | I've Got Sunshine Today Cut File

Designer's Choice Week Day 2 | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here today and it's Free For All Week at Bella!  I am so ready for warmer days and for all of the color so I decided to use the You Are My Sunshine collection!  The bright colors and fun icons just make me so happy!  Make sure to check out my process video at the end of this post.  Here's my layout: 

 

 

I wanted to use a bunch of the patterned papers from the collection so I pulled out my doily border punch.  I trimmed 2"-3" inch strips of each and then ran each through the border punch.  Using the ombre side of the Bell Pepper Hearts and Ombre 12x12 paper as my base, I layered and adhered all of my strips down.  I lifted the edges in different places on each strip to give them a bit of interest and dimension.  

 

 

For my title, I used the "Today" acrylic piece and added onto it using the alphas from the Doohickey Cardstock Sticker Sheet.  

 

 

I thought the butterflies from the Summer Fun Cut Outs package would be great pops of white amongst all of the color.  I added glue to their centers and popped up their wings.  

 

 

Next, I created embellishment clusters using the Ephemera Icons, Puffy Stickers and Epoxy Stickers.  

 

 

Another up close shot: 

 

 

I am loving all of the color!!!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Don't forget to check out my process video down below and I'll see you in my next post!

 

 

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Cut Outs, Bella Pops, Epoxy Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera and Puffy Stickers.  Bella Besties: Acrylic and Hearts and Ombre Paper in Bell Pepper.  

Designer's Choice Day 1 | Melissa Mann

Good Morning, friends!

It's Melissa here with you today and I was excited about creating this project for this week's Designer's Choice! I really wanted to use the Let's Go On An Adventure collection and I have a ton of pictures from my trip to Colorado from last October that I need to get documented. I printed up six small photos from my trip and used a BIG title for my project!

To start my layout, I backed a piece of white card stock with some pretty floral pattern paper from the Let's Go On An Adventure paper pack. I flicked some watercolor paints on the white card stock and while that was drying, I cut out a big title from the Bella Blvd Silhouette Shop. I cut out the GO, SEE, DO title on green cardstock; I backed the word "SEE" with three different pattern papers from the collection.

The title was centered in the middle of the layout. I stitched down lines with white thread to sort of act as an "anchor" for my photos. I placed a strip of stickers from the Doohickey sticker sheet by the stitched line and then placed my three photos on each strip. Once my photos were adhered, I added some more sentiment stickers on top of the photos and placed some chipboard flowers around them. 

To finish the project off, I typed up my journaling on white card stock and glued that down and placed a few of the small acrylic trees by the photos. I really loved how this layout ended up working out!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

1. Go See Do Digital Cut File
2. Let's Go On An Adventure Paper Collection
3. Let's Go On An Adventure Doohickey Stickers
4. Let's Go On An Adventure Ciao Chip
5. Acrylic Tree Mix

Sketch Week - Day 6 | Nathalie DeSousa

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to continue with this week's sketch inspiration.   A sketch is an easy and fast way to put a layout together, as it works as a blueprint for your imagination.   Let's check the sketch (provided by Brianna) one more time:

I just love the shapes she has used in the sketch, and decided to shrink it for my layout, featuring To the Moon collection:

I wanted to bring the elements of the sketch as the focus of the layout, so I decided to shrink the sketch so that it fits inside a 8.5x11 white cardstock page.  This just makes anything that is inside the large circle of the page the focus of the layout, while giving me space to play with paper.

I started by cutting out a 6" circle from the top of the white cardstock, and hand stitched a small frame around it. I chose a color of embroidery floss that matches the color of my nephew's suit.   Once I was done with the stitching, I backed the space with the Daily Details paper.

I glued the entire page then to the center of the Imagine paper. I left the edge of the white paper clean so that it pops from the background, but considered adding a handstitched edge, too.  Simplicity won this time around, though!

I used two 2x3 photos (I layered pieces of paper from To The Moon collection behind them), and placed them as per the sketch.  Here, I cut a 4" circle from Little Explorer paper, and a 3.5" circle from the Out Of This World paper. I handstitched around each circle with matching embroidery floss.   I follow the sketch, and tucked the circles under the photos, then proceeded to embellish it all

I used the puffy stars, and doohickey stars and hearts from the collection to add the stars around the photos and circles.  I am using Heart Hugs to bring in more texture and tie all the clusters together.  The To the Moon Chipboard stickers had the perfect sentiment for my title.   All that was left was to add a few drops of black ink, and the journaling.

I hope this inspires you to take a chance with the sketch. You are going to be amazed at how easy your layout will come together using the sketch as inspiration!

 

XO

 

BELLA BLVD supplies:

TO THE MOON collection: Patterned paper, puffy stickers, Doohickey stickers, chipboard stickers

Heart Hugs collection: Big Boy

 

Sketch Week- Day 5 | Tegan

Good day everyone, Tegan here! I hope you all are enjoying sketch week! I know I sure am! Seeing different takes on the same sketch is so fun! I love that this sketch involves circles, which is something I sometimes forget about when I create my layouts. Here's the amazing sketch again for reference...

I have been wanting to document photos of my new recue pooch, so I pulled out the darling Cooper collection!  I stuck to the basic sketch design, but I wanted to create a fun design with the main circle. I first cut a large 8" circle into the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot White Patterned Paper. I then made a rainbow striped background with 2-inch strips of Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers in Orange, Pickle Juice, McIntosh, and Blueberry. I then added Puffy Heart Stickers around the design. I used the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Orange, Pickle Juice & Guacamole, McIntosh, and Blueberry. I love that all of the Bella Blvd products coordinate so well! 

I wanted to incorporate a little more interest to my rainbow circle, so I added a piece of the dog print cut outs from the Faithful Friends Cut-Outs pack. I then backed some of the paws with the spotted Cooper Puppers Patterned Paper so it would stand out a little bit more. I love how this design turned out! I then embellished the layout with little die cut pieces from the Ephemera pack. 

I used some more Ephemera pieces to create a fast fun title and accents on the page. I then added Bella Blvd Puffy Star Stickers... an oldie but definitely still a goodie! 

I did even include the two smaller circle design elements but they got covered up by the pictures a little. But I love the little bit of pattern that they add underneath the photos. I absolutely love working with sketches.... do you?! I love them for when I get stuck or just want to try something different! What is your favorite thing about this sketch?! 

Thank you for joining us today! I hope you find some time to create a layout from this sketch. I know you will have a blast like I did! And if you have a pooch, the Cooper collection is perfect! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

Cooper Collection: Puppers Patterned Paper, Ephemera Pack

Bella Besties Patterned Papers: Freehand Graph & Dot White, Hearts & Ombre Orange, Hearts & Ombre Pickle Juice, Hearts & Ombre McIntosh, Hearts & Ombre Blueberry

Cut-Outs: Faithful Friend

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Orange, Pickle Juice & Guacamole, McIntosh, Blueberry

 

Sketch Week Day 4 | To the Moon Collection | Niki Rowland

Hi everyone! This is Niki (@nikiclairecreates) and I have a new layout and process video to share using the fabulous To the Moon collection and I’m also playing along with this month’s wonderful sketch by Brianna.

I completely adore the sketch and stuck to it pretty closely. I love circles and I love stars so this was pretty much perfect for me!

My photo is of my little boy dressed as Superman, so I picked out the colors from the collection that were Superman colors: red, blue and yellow. I then cut the large circle from red heart paper using old school methods: a compass, pencil and scissors! I distressed the edges (to cover up my wobbly cutting!) and stitched around the edge with black machine stitching.

I cut more circles and stars from the other papers using metal dies. I positioned the shapes on the layout and turned the stars into 3D stars by scoring and folding them.

I added my photo and a journaling card too and got all of my shapes stuck in place. I also punched more stars from black card and added those to the clusters too.

I used the black Florence Alphabet Stickers to create my title. I stuck them onto some white card first and trimmed around them leaving a narrow white border which makes them stand out well against the busy paper behind it.

 

I finished off by adding a few little ephemera pieces and then I handwrote my journaling around the edge of the large circle. I also added a few splatters of white paint to the clusters. I have prepared a process video for this layout which can be viewed below - enjoy!

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

 

Products Used

To the Moon Collection: 12x12 Papers, Ephemera, Cardstock Stickers

Florence Alphabet Stickers Black

Other: White card, Metal Dies Circles & Stars, white acrylic paint