Bella Blvd Studio Blog

The North Pole Collection | Ashley Neu

Hello friends! Who else has their hands on this brand-new collection from Bella Blvd?! It is exceptional! I had a Santa picture to document from a few years ago so this seemed like the perfect time to do it!

 

 

I wanted to use lots of the patterned papers, so I went with this layered look. I created a background using the papers Jammies and Beary Christmas. I split the background in thirds and created a blue scene. Next, I grabbed the papers Tree Farm, Rudolph, You Warm My Heart and Heart Borders to layer underneath my photo. I cut various sizes trying to keep it balanced behind the photo. I also stitched along the edges of each paper to create a nice, finished look.

 

 

After adhering all of the papers and my photo, I worked on the title. I used the Doohickey Stickers to create the 'Hello Santa' just underneath the patterned paper layers. I added a cute little Santa from the Epoxy Stickers named Magic.  To finish off this corner of embellishments, I added a couple of snowflakes that I punched out with a punch that was in my stash. I also added this adorable Santa from the Santa Express Bella Pops. 

 

 

I created two more clusters on the right side of the layout using more of the punched snowflakes as well as pieces from the Ephemera Icons and this adorable reindeer from the Reindeer Games Bella Pops.

 

 

This layout was a simple yet effective. I love that it has so many of those yummy, patterned papers as well as fun touches of the embellishments included in The North Pole Collection! If you haven't grabbed any of this collection yet, do it! You won't be disappointed! 

 

Supplies Used: The North Pole Collection- Patterned Papers, Doohickey Stickers, Bella Pops, Epoxy Stickers, Ephemera Icons

Cutest Pumpkin! | Conny Craig

Hi Crafty Friends!

It's Conny here today with another layout using scraps from Spell on You Collection. The focus this week was on fall traditions. I have to share one of my favorite days with Savanna.

Let's get started!

I started ripping and distressing strips of paper, adding them layered to the 12X12 white cardstock.

After, I matted my photo with a few of the papers from the collection, creating more layers with the scallop stickers from the sticker sheet.

The cardstock stickers and chipboard stickers made the tittle of the layout "Cutest Pumpkin".

Adding those cute chipboard stickers to the right of the photo to embellish the layout brought it all together. 
Tag and ribbon, stars and hearts around the photo. 

It's  a simple layout, yet so cute! I focus on a few colors of the Spell on You Collection to create the Fall layout! 



We can't wait to see what you create, Tag us on Instagram. XOXO Conny! 

 

Grateful, Thankful and Blessed Layout by Conny Craig

Hello crafty friends!

It's Conny here today, wanted to start by wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. This week I created a layout using a large title Grateful, thankful, and blessed. I wanted to focus on how grateful, thankful, and blessed I am for having this little one in my life since the day I knew she was a part of me.

The large title was cut from that pumpkin paper using my Cricut machine, I thought it was perfect due to the fall season. I glued it to the ombre pink background and started embellishing the layout using the florals, tags, and a small photo.


How adorable is this polka-dot tag, just added that cute fox and paper clip with florals surrounding it!

I love adding layers of distressed paper under the photos, here on the photo- I added the little owl, so beautiful, and what an amazing experience die cuts, plus another cute paper clip at the top.
To finish the cluster, added florals behind the photo

To complete the layout, added stitching with my sewing machine and distressed the edges.  
See you all soon! Happy Holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you're enjoying a day filled with family, loved ones, and great food!

As we reflect on our many blessings, we could never forget you! We are thankful for all of your encouragement and support throughout the years, we appreciate you!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Bella BLVD family.

 

Thanksgiving & Cut Outs Week Day 3 | Inessa

Hi friends,

Inessa here and I'm sharing a thanksgiving layout using papers from the Spell on You collection, Bella besties and the Heart Attack Cut-Out. I hope you can be inspired to use your holiday themed collections in multiple ways. Since Thanksgiving has an abundance of oranges and warm colors, I picked papers that worked with my theme. 

I backed the cut-out (which is a precut paper die cut) and backed with the following papers: Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Orange (B side), Bella Besties Graph & Dots Black (used both sides), Bella Besties Graph & Dots Bell Pepper(used both sides), Spell on You Candy Dots (b side), Broomsticks (b side), Daily Details (b side), Happy Halloween (b side), Spell Caster (b side). 

 

I used about 3/4 of the cut out and adhered it to my background paper using foam adhesive for a dimensional look. The background paper is the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre in Orange. I then adhered my photo using foam adhesive as well. I added a cluster of hearts on the left side and a title using the Aria alpha puffy stickers in black and Florence alpha stickers in Orange. 

As a last step, I made the little turkey using the Turkey Friend cutfile downloaded from the Silhouette store. You can find it here.

I used the same mix of papers, adding in some cardstock, the white Graph & Dots and the Pony Hearts & Ombre to cut the various pieces. 

 

Thanks for reading and see you again soon!

All the best,

Inessa

Thanksgiving & Cut Outs Week Day 2 | Virginia

Hello, hope you are having wonderful memories celebrating all things Thanksgiving. Many years ago my daughter went on an Autumn school field trip to an apple orchard where the kiddies went on a tractor-pulled wagon to the apple orchard to pick some apples and then they baked pies with the actual apples they picked, cool! While the pies were baking in the oven, they spent time colouring and decorating a cardboard box ready for their freshly baked apple pie. The recipe was very simple- sliced apples, a little flour and many dashes of cinnamon. The pie crust was store-bought for convenience. The experience was so fun and the pie was delicious! I still use this 'very simple and convenient' recipe today and every time I bake this apple pie the fond memories of this trip are cherished and remembered. 

I used a heart Bella Cut-Out along with some patterned papers from the School is Cool collection to scrapbook the apple pie I made for our family Thanksgiving get together. I love using Cut-Outs because you can fill all the sections with pretty patterned papers! Also love that the Cut-Outs have a cutting guide for each little piece so backing it so fun and easy! Have a wonderful day!

Bella Blvd supplies use: Cut-Out, School is Cool patterned papers, chipboard, epoxy sticker