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Spell on You Week | Karlla Dauer

Hello Bella Friends,

Karlla here to share a new layout with you. I'm obsessed with the "Spell on You" collection. My son is starting to like Halloween and it's being amazing. I love this date and I hope he has a lot of fun this year. I created a layout not so scary like that, but it has all my heart.

He's already started picking out his costumes, and how not to love "Bell Pepper Hearts and Ombre" for this project? matched perfect with the color palette. A neutral base to highlight all the details and photos of this layout.

At the top of the layout, I made an overlap with a torn at the edges. I chose this mix of black with yellow and loved how highlighted the background.

For the base of the photos, I chose to play with a combination of "ephemeral, puffy stickers, chipboards..." in multiple layers of overlays and heights.

As we are having fun, why not leave the title in that same style? Two different alphabets left the layout with more life.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you. Are you already in the costume ready for this fun day?

Xo Karlla.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Spell On You Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit, Ephemera Icons and Words, Puffy Stickers Fright Night, Chipboard Stickers Icons.

Bell Pepper Hearts and Ombre

Aria Alphabet - Black


 

Spell On You | Ashley Neu

Hello, hello! It's officially October and our Halloween decorations are now up! Now it really feels like the Halloween season. Today, I am sharing a new layout using the brand new Spell On You collection for the Bella Blvd Creative Team. I am continuing to go back to previous Halloweens and document photos that are still not scrapped. This photo is from 2014 and it's one of my middle daughter at the age of 2 1/2. She had picked a zebra costume that year!

 

 

For the main element on my layout, I wanted to have a large title that said the word "Bootiful" which was so fitting for my little girl! I used the following patterned papers: Borders, All Tricks No Treats, Carving Pumpkins, Daily Details, Candy Dots, Bootiful Night, Spooky Skulls and Wee Witches to hand-cut each letter. I wanted the title to be whimsical and fun so a hand-cut title makes this possible! I then outlined each letter using a white gel pen. 

 

 

Next, I grabbed the Bella Besties Hearts + Ombre paper in Orange and used the ombre side to create the background. I tore approximately an inch off of both the top and bottom to create some fun texture. I adhered this paper onto some black cardstock. This really helped the background paper pop! After adhering the title using both foam adhesive and my ATG gun, I added my photo next to the word "boo".

 

 

Finally, I worked on embellishing around the title and photo. I wanted a bunch of elements peeking out and around the letters. I added some puffy bats (which I actually DESPISE in real life), clouds, skulls, a ghost and spider, a spooky tree, a spider web and a ton more! I grabbed a scalloped border from the Ciao Chip to ground the bottom letters to the layout. The last step was using some black watercolor to splatter all over the background and elements on the layout! I was careful to avoid my photo by covering it up with a scrap piece of paper.

 

 

I am so excited for Halloween and all of the festivities that occur this month. This layout felt good to get done and I can cross off another Halloween photo documented! I hope you have a wonderful day, and I will catch up with you all next time! 

 

Supplies Used: Spell On You Collection- 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Puffy Stickers, Ciao Chip; Bella Besties Hearts + Ombre paper in Orange; Black Cardstock, White Gel Pen

Spell on You | Sarah

Hello, Bella friends! It's me Sarah back on the blog today, and I'm excited to be sharing another Halloween layout with all of you! Can you tell that Halloween is my favorite holiday?! It's a big deal in my house, so you know I've got tons of photos that I want to document.

I wanted to create a layout with a simple design using the new Spell on You collection, and here's how I felt inspired:

With just two photos, the Daily Details 12x12 Patterned Paper, and bits and pieces from the Spell on You collection, I was able to create this simple design. I started with one of the 3x4 cards from the Daily Details sheet. 

I backed my photos with the backside of the Daily Details patterned paper. I love how festive the orange and black polkadot paper looks behind my photos.

The Ephemera Icons pack for the Spell on You collection is loaded with Halloween fun! I love this spooky tree, and I knew it would be a fun addition to this page. I felt like my journaling fit in so nicely right next to it. I also added an assortment of puffy stickers to add pops of color onto my layout.

Lastly, I added a touch of doodling to tie all my pieces together. Sometimes, completing your project can be as simple as adding some doodling.

That's all I have for today! Thanks so much for joining me, and thanks for letting me share my work with all of you. Make sure that you check out the Bella Facebook and IG page for more inspiration!

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Spell on You: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers

Happy World Cardmaking Day | 2022

What a day to celebrate! Not only is it October 1st and the weekend, but it's also World Card Making Day! 

Come join us on Instagram as we celebrate with an insta-hop! Our designers have created beautiful cards to inspire you to create some of your own on this very special day! Here is the link to where the fun starts, we hope to see you there!

Bella Blvd Instagram

 

Spell On You | Laura Alberts

Hello friends, I'm back with the new Spell on You collection! One of my favorite ways to use themed collections is to challenge myself to step outside of the theme and see how I can use it in a very different way. With the super versatile b-sides and Border paper, I created a fun column design layout with five photos from my son's birthday party! 

On the left side of the layout, I layered three border strips from the Borders patterned paper to create a column to rest my three 2"x3" photos on. With the addition of two tags from the icon ephemera pack and one I created from a cut apart piece from the Daily Details patterned paper behind my photos, I've created a fun set of clusters for each photo.

To create a fun layered look behind each of these photos, I layered punched stars mixed with stickers from the Doohickey sticker set, icon ephemera, and enamel shapes from the Witchy Epoxy set. 

On the bottom photo, I added a chipboard arrow from the Ciao Chips set as well. It's so much fun to see how many ways I can cluster embellishments in a repeating pattern, while making each cluster unique.

On the right side of the page, I layered a 6 1/2 inch strip of the Hocus Pocus patterned paper for a background. Then, after layering my star Cut-Outs on top of the Broomsticks patterned paper, I tucked it behind my photos. I matted each of my photos with a cut apart piece from the Daily Details patterned paper, then added an acrylic word and Doohickey letter stickers for my title!

Spell On You collection kit

October Cut-Outs

Witchy Epoxy

Spell On You Ciao Chip

Spell On You Doohickey stickers

Spell On You Icon Ephemera

Spell On You Word Ephemera

Happy Acrylic Word

Spell on You | Virginia

Hello, Virginia here to share a non-Halloween layout today with the awesome Spell on You collection. Loving all the bright and beautiful colors of this line and it’s perfect to capture a fun memory of my pup. Raise your hand if you have fur-babies that love to chew on their stuffie toys and you have become an expert at dealing with ‘stuffie surgeries’, lol. I thought it would be hoot to play up the graveyard and RIP themes for all stuffies that have lived their best lives.

The layout design was inspired by the tags in the Ephemera Words set. I used the pre-made tag as a template (specifically the top angled corners) to create other tags from the patterned papers, it’s an easy and effective way to include a lot of patterned elements on your page. I like tags because finishing the tag tops with twine and buttons can add texture to the page. The journaling is matted onto a piece of pattern paper that is then centered onto the pre-made ‘trick or treat’ tag to just reveal the pretty scalloped border. Just something to consider, look at some themed elements to see how you can re-purpose it for your non-themed page!

 

Thanks so much for dropping by, have a wonderful crafty day!

Bella Blvd School is Cool- Patterned papers, ephemera, ephemera words, chipboard, cardstock stickers, puffy stickers