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Monsters & Friends Week Day 1 | Karlla Dauer

Hello Bella Blvd Friends.

Karlla Here and I'm so happy to share a new layout with you!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.

I hope my son has fun this year. The costumes are already ready!

 

I wanted to bring a bit of monochrome to this project.

I loved the contrast of blue and black, taking a touch of orange and gray.

I found the color combo amazing.

Create a light blue mixed media to highlight the photo and elements.

Made the design very smooth and delicate even though it was a very strong themed layout.

On the left side of the project, I added two layers of paper with frayed edges.

I love this detail, especially for a clean project. I added some details and the title "Halloween".

To finish, I sewed the edges of the layout with an orange line.

I loved the delicacy of this layout, and I hope you like it too.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Have a wonderful day!

Bella Blvd. Supplies:

Monsters & Friends Collections 12x12 Kit, Ephemera, Stars Halloween Mix Epoxy Stickers, Matte Enamels, Goblins Epoxy Stickers, Ciao. 

 

 

Monsters and Friends & Large Titles | Tarrah

Hi creative friends!

It's Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new scrapbook layout featuring the awesome Monsters and Friends collection together with Bella Besties and a large title.

I chose to back the super cool Bella Halloween cut-out using the Bella Besties Graph and Dot papers that match the Monsters and Friends collection. Once the Bella cut-out was backed with all the different papers, I added craft foam underneath and adhered it to the green patterned paper. I then trimmed down the green patterned paper and backed it onto the polka dot patterned paper.

On the right of the title, I placed my photo with a tag layered underneath from the ephemera icons pack. I also placed a flower partly on the photo to hide a blemish in the photo. Above and below the photo I added some more ephemera pieces from the ephemera icons pack. In the 'O' of Halloween where the ghost shape is, I added an ephemera ghost, some googly eyes down on the black arrow and the Creepin It Real die-cut up on the 'A' and 'L'. 

Across the centre I placed the chipboard scallop border and the Happy Halloween die-cut. I tucked in one of the spider tabs to the left of the 'L' and also scattered some of the small florals around the page. 

I took the enamel dots and added some of these to the centres of the corresponding coloured floral die-cuts. Lastly I stamped the date stamp and my page was finished. I love how my layout turned out. The Bella cut-outs make creating a page so easy!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Bella blog today! Do you document Halloween? Make sure to get your hands on the awesome Monsters and Friends collection. 

Bella products used:

Monsters and Friends paper collection

Monsters and Friends Doohickey stickers

Bella Besties Monsters and Friends papers

Bella Halloween Cut-Out

Monsters and Friends ephemera icons

Monsters and Friends chipboard icons

Monsters and Friends enamel dots

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"