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Monster & Friends & Large Title Day 4 | Melissa Mann

Good Morning, Bella friends!

I'm happy to be with you all today on the blog and I have a brand new Halloween project to share with you using the Monster and Friends collection! 

I don't really celebrate this holiday so I was glad I had some cute pictures of my niece from a couple of years ago that I was able to scrap using this adorable paper collection! I loved the color palette of this collection: purples, greens, yellows, and oranges. So much fun! 

I cut out my BIG title word "HALLOWEEN" using the digital cut file found in the Silhouette shop. I cut it out in black cardstock and then backed all the letters with various pattern papers. As you can see, for three of the letters, I used photos of my niece and I used one for my journaling "block".

I layered the big word on top of white cardstock that I had spritzed with ink. The white cardstock was layered on top of the purple star pattern paper from the Monster & Friend collection. I layered a cardstock sticker strip down both sides of the layout and then distressed a couple of spots and used my sewing machine to stitch it all down. 

Once I had everything stitched down, I embellished with die-cuts, stickers, and washi tape. I really loved how the BIG word popped against the white cardstock! 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
1. Monsters & Friends Paper Collection
2. Halloween Cut File
3. Monsters & Friends Doohickey Stickers
4. Florence Alphabet Stickers - Plum & Pickle Juice
5. Break Rules Washi Tape
6. Monsters & Friends Ephemera
7. Stars Halloween Mix
8. Matte Enamels Halloween Mix

Thanks for stopping by!

Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 3 | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you a Halloween layout using the Monsters & Friends collection, the Bella Besties, and one of the Bella Blvd cut files.

I started my layout by painting the background. For this I used Distress Oxide in colors that match the collection. I also used Distress Oxide to paint my cut file.

Once the background dried, I started to build my layout. I backed the Happy Halloween cut file with the Bella Besties. Then, I glued my photo and the cut file with adhesive foam to create dimension.

To finish my layout, I added Bella-Pops, Ephemera, Doohickey, Ciao Chip, Epoxy and Matte Enamels.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration to create beautiful things. You can find the link for the process video of this layout below. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Yarelys xx

@dreamsandpapers

https://youtu.be/tCRuvcOyQ2s

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends Collection: Scary Cute paper.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Pickle Juice, Ice, Plum and Orange.

Ephemera: Monsters & Friends.

Doohickey: Monsters & Friends.

Ciao Chip: Monsters & Friends.

Bella-Pops: Candy Bandit, Little Monster and Pumpkins.

Epoxy: Goblins and Stars Halloween Mix.

Matte Enamels: Halloween Mix.

Cut File: Happy Halloween.

Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 2 | Sarah

Happy Tuesday, Bella friends. It's me Sarah back on the blog today, and I can't believe fall is in full force. It's our favorite in our house, so I'm so excited and pumped for Halloween. Anyone else?!

Anyway, with the anticipation of Halloween around the corner, I wanted to create a layout using the Monsters & Friends collection coupled with Bella Besties.

 

I wanted to use a large title for this one, so the first thing that came to mind was one of the Monsters & Friends Cut-Outs. The "Halloween" Cut-Out was perfect for our family costume photo from last year.

Behind the Cut-Out, I used a variety of the patterned papers from the Monsters & Friends collection as well as coordinating Bella Bestie papers. Have you ever used one of the Bella Cut-Outs? It's so easy to use. You literally cut out the pieces using the template in the package. Then, you place it behind the Cut-Out. And voila! 

 

To the sides of my title, I created embellishment clusters of the cute little monsters in the Ephemera Icons pack. Adorable right?! 

Have you ever noticed how Bella does a fantastic job coordinating their embellishments with their collections? I love that the Ephemera Icons and Doohickey Stickers all color coordinate so perfectly with the patterned papers and the Bella Besties papers too.

Okay, that's all I have for today! I hope that I've inspired you to create something today, and maybe it'll even be a Halloween-ish project! Anyway, thanks for joining me today, and thanks for letting me share my work with all of you.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Star Epoxy Stickers, Cut-Outs, Matte Enamels, Bella Pops; Bella Besties: Monsters & Friends 12x12 Paper Pack

Monsters & Friends + LARGE Titles Day 1 | Sarah

Happy Monday! I’m excited to share this layout using the Monster & Friends collection! 

I started by using the Pumpkins cutfile. I cut it extra large to fill the page! I then picked patterned papers from the collection to add to the pumpkin. I cut them in 1.5 inch squares and distressed the edges. I folded the corners into the center of the square. I then glued them to the pumpkin on the diagonal, making sure to mix the patterns.

I then created the background. I started with the black and white print paper from the collection. I added distress oxides using a foam ink applicator to make a glow around where I knew the pumpkin would go. I added splatters of distress inks and black and white acrylic paint. 

I glued the pumpkin to the page. I dressed up the black stem with hand-stitching using black embroidery floss. I added the leaf and swirls from the cutfile. I then coated them with glimmer paste to give them some extra sparkle. 

I finished the page by adding the “Happy” and “Halloween” acrylic words and embellishments from the collection!

 

 

I hope this layout inspires you in some way!! Have a great week!
Bella Blvd Products Used:

Monsters & Friends : paper and ephemera

Sweet & Spooky: acrylic word - "Halloween"

Wish Big: acrylic word - "Happy"

 

Sketch Week & Monsters and Friends | Sarah

Happy Friday, Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines), here today on the blog, and I'm closing out October's sketch week with my take on it using the super cute Monsters & Friends collection.

As a reference and a reminder, here's the sketch that I used for inspiration:

Here's the layout I created with the sketch provided above:

I love that this sketch was geared for three photos! I'm always on the lookout for layout designs that have multiple photos. As you can see, I didn't want to stray too much from the original sketch because I just love the look of it. 

With the provided sketch, it was pretty easy to crank this layout out. I picked out three photos from Halloween last year, and I started creating embellishment clusters around them. 

I used a handful of the die cuts from the Monsters & Friends Ephemera Icons. I also added some of the Halloween Heart Hugs and some Bella Pops to these embellishment clusters.

Last but not least, I added some of the Star Epoxy Stickers from the Monsters & Friends collection to add more color and dimension to my layout. I tend to add them off to the sides of my embellishment clusters, but honestly, these stars can be added anywhere on your projects. They're so versatile! I also love the epoxy look to them - so shiny! 

And that's all I have for now! Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something awesome with this sketch! So, how about it?! I'd love to see your interpretation. It could be using Monsters & Friends or whatever you feel like creating with! Either way, feel free to share what you make with us on all of Bella's socials by tagging us! 

As always, thanks for joining me today!

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Epoxy Stickers- Stars Halloween Mix, Bella Pops, Heart Hugs; Bella Besties: Hearts and Ombre Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit, Graph and Dot Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit

HALLOWEEN - Sketch Week + Monsters & Friends Week - Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to continue sharing more inspiration featuring this month's sketch and the super cute Monsters & Friends collection.   This month's sketch is a fun one, and I think you are going to love its versatility and possibilities.  Here is the sketch, Nikki created, we are using as inspiration:

 

 

I pulled a few pictures of my daughter almost 15 years ago to create this page:

 

 

I am using the Fun Facts paper as the base for my layout.   All the small script create a neutral background for the page, since I am going to add saturated colored papers on top of it.

 

 

I decided to keep the square format of the photos (as per the sketch), and backed them with pieces from the Monster Party paper.   Once the pictures were ready, I trimmed a piece of Bella Besties to create the paper layer in the sketch.  Here is where I added my personal touch by adding a second layer of paper behind it, and adding the scalloped edge to the right of the layers.

 

 

Once the papers and photos were attached, I started to embellish following the sketch.  I used a die to cut two webs from black  cardstock, and placed as a background to the clusters of ephemera. Since the pictures are all about my daughter's kindergarden dance, I used the flower ephemera to  create the clusters around the photo.

 

 

I decided to change the location of the journal lines, and the direction of the title.  I used chipboard stickers from Monsters & Friends and Spooky & Sweet  as well as Doohickey alpha stickers to complete the title work.  

 

 

I decided to move my journal lines to the bottom of the paper strip, and then capped the corner of the paper with a chipboard sticker from Spooky & Sweet and stickers and  enamel shapes from the Monster & Friends collection.

 

 

I love how easily this page came together by following the sketch.  Remember to share any projects you create inspired by our sketch.  Cannot wait to see what you create with it!

 

XO

 

Bella Blvd. Supplies:

MONSTERS & FRIENDS Collection:  Patterned paper, ephemera, doohickey stickers, enamel dots, chipboard stickers

SPOOKY & SWEET COllection:  Chipboard Sticker

BELLA BESTIES Collection:  Ombre/Hearts in Grape