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Mixing & Matching Two Page Layout

Hi there Bella Blvd Fans! Christine joining you today with a two-page scrapbook layout that combines several different Bella Blvd Collections. I originally set out to create it with just one, but alas, I went with way more than one! Let's take a look!

I've set a goal for myself to try and do at least one two-page spread each month. I especially enjoy two pagers when I have a lot of pictures from one event and don't want to have to create multiple spreads! In this case, it was my teenage son's birthday.

For his birthday we went and tested out a bunch of different ice cream places with his best friend. I started off with the idea of using the Home Sweet Home Collection and picked out a base page that would work. I then started laying out different monochromatic papers from the collection. I ended up pulling in one Patterned Paper from Oh My Stars because I just liked the way it blended with the others.

I opted to attach those papers at a slant to add to the whimsy of the layout. Then I cut all my pictures into circles and matted them in the same patterned papers. Then it was time to embellish!

This is where I really started to mix and match. I pulled border stickers from multiple collections. I used flowers and hearts from both the Home Sweet Home and Let's Go on an Adventure collections, pulling from the Ciao Chip and the Ephemera packs. 

One of my favorite things about Bella Blvd is how nicely everything coordinates. This layout is the perfect example of that - despite going into multiple collections it all looks like it belongs together! To check out more details on how this layout came together you can take a look at this process video:

 

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Home Sweet Home Patterned Paper, Ciao Chip, Stickers, and Ephemera; Let's Go on an Adventure Ciao Chip and Ephemera, Oh My Stars Patterned Paper, Acrylic Words

 

 

At The Lake | Erica Thompson

Did you know that Bella Blvd. now has cut files available? You can get them in the Silhouette Design Store and at Lori Whitlock! Today I am using the At The Lake cut file along with the Let's Go On an Adventure collection. This collection is perfect to document all kinds of adventures from backyard fun to camping to hot air balloon rides! 

Today I am documenting photos from one of our camping trips last summer. The kids love to spend the weekend camping and getting away! This collection is perfect to document these moments! I cut the file out on some white card stock and also used a piece of white as my base. I backed the file with the papers No Wifi, In The Woods, Fairy and Wildflowers.

I also cut a strip of the Fairy paper from the top and bottom of my page. I added two border strips from the Borders paper at the bottom of my page as well.

I placed the cut file in the center of the page and my photos in the top right corner of the page. I printed one photo out in color and the other in black and white just for some extra fun to the page. 

I embellished the page with some die cuts from the collection and a tiny epoxy heart from Scrappin Happy Studio. Of coarse, I added some journaling under my cut file using my awesome We R Memory Keepers typewriter. This page came together so nice using the Bella cut file and the Let's Go On an Adventure collection. If you are looking for a jumping off point to get creating check out all the cut files from Bella Blvd! Here is a look at my layout.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you all have a great day!

Lets Go On an Adventure Collection | At The Lake Cut File | Let's Go On an Adventure Ephemera Words | Let's Go On an Adventure Ephemera Icons

 

Summer Checklist with Kelly

Hello everyone! It's Kelly here today sharing a two page layout featuring the Splash Zone collection:
My 'Summer Checklist' layout is a photo collage of my son's summer activities to check off kind of like a bucket list. I used the scallop plaid paper from Plaids & Dotties for my boxes, and I turned some V's from the Wonky Alphas into check marks. 

I connected each photo to it's activity by using stars in coordinating colors to match each title and it's check mark.

I added a few cardstock stickers and ephemera to the photo collage...and strips of patterned paper at both sides of the layout help to tie it together.

I layered some word bubbles for my title...and I just love that chipboard sun to top it off!

What's on your bucket list this summer?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Splash Zone: Sunny Days, Summer Scramble, DooHickey Stickers, Ciao Chip, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons; Fireworks&Freedom: DooHickey Stickers;  Plaids&Dotty: Scallop: Florence Alphas: Black, Ice, Orange, McIntosh, Pickle Juice, Blueberry; Wonky Alphas: Black, Ice, Orange, McIntosh, Pickle Juice, Blueberry; Puffy Stars: Black, Ice, Orange, McIntosh, Pickle Juice, Blueberry; Heart Hugs: Black&White; Tiny Text: White, Wild Berries

Sunshine and Paradise Digital Layout with Tya

Hello everyone! My name is Tya Smith and I am so happy to be sharing with you my first project as a member of the Bella Blvd Digital Scrapbooking Team. I fell in love with digital scrapbooking a few years ago and have loved learning this new avenue to get my photos and memories down on a page for my family to enjoy! It seems I am a much faster digital scrapbooker! 

Today I am pleased to share with you a layout I created using the adorable "Island Escape" digital collection!

I simply adored all the beautiful papers and elements of this collection! Aren't they so bright and striking? I had such a fun time recording one of my all-time favorite beach vacations that my family took a few years ago. I can almost feel the sand and cool ocean breezes! Now I just need a beach chair and a tropical drink! This collection is just chock full of so many wonderful tropical themed elements! I hope that I have inspired you to make a page of your own using this absolutely stunning collection! Thank you so much for stopping by today! Happy Crafting! 

Bella Supplies Needed:

Island Escape Digital Collection

Middle Schol Here I Come - Digital Layout

Hi everyone! Corri here today sharing a digital layout using the Pop Quiz Collections. I was very excited to work with the digital elements to do this layout. I've never tried a digital layout before but it was really easy to put this together using Photoshop Elements. 

For my background, I used the black pattern paper and the Congrats card from the Daily Details file to create the layer behind the photo. I added a couple of the rainbow stripe borders and a half circle from one of the pattern papers and layered it behind the congrats cards.  

I added a blue mat behind the photo and finished off my page with some embellishments and a title. I can't wait to print this out! Creating digital layouts is a fun and quick and I love the idea of adding a mix of layout styles to our albums. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid Makes Me Happy!

Hello, Bella Blvd. friends! Tessa Buys here. When it comes to scrapbooking, creating with my hands is one of my favorite parts of the process. However, that doesn't mean I dismiss digital product. I love a good fussy-cutting session, so when I have cute files to play with I create an 8.5x11 sheet of images, print, then cut them out. Everything except the alpha stickers, puffy stars and the A+ tab you see here is a digital file that I sized to my liking, print and cut:

For this project, I pulled the digital files I wanted to use into picmonkey.com to create my pages to print. I simply printed on my home printer this time, but I've also sent files out to print shops before. I put on a favorite TV show and trimmed everything out before the show was even over.

There is quite a variety of images in the Pop Quiz digitals. I love that the different images can be sized to suit my needs. I took one 12x12 paper and shrunk it down to 5x5. The smaller scale made for great corners on the left side of my page without competiing with the giant pencil journaling lines I created. I sized up the notebook paper for a background to my photo.

My favorite thing about using digitals is combining them with dimensional embellishments like puffy stickers. The stars were just the right dose of red for my layout, and the staples give the page that school supply touch.

If you aren't a digital scrapper, don't look past digital files. They can be super useful and they don't require storage in your craft space - just on your computer. Happy creating! 

Digitals: Pop Quiz; Puffy Stickers: McIntosh Stars; Florence Alphas; Pop Quiz Cardstock Stickers