Bella Blvd Studio Blog: Unlimited Inspiration: Clear Cuts & Invisibles

We hope you're ready to be inspired! We are back this week, providing you with endless inspiration with never-before-seen projects that were featured in our CHA Winter booth display. Our Design Team has been very busy creating oodles of project ideas with all of the new collections and products, and we are excited to finally share them with you!

“#ThisFace”, by Jen Chesnick.

I decided to use the Clear Cut black dotted transparency as the background for my layout. There's something so fun about having a clear background! I love all the other bits about this layout. I focused on the Strandz paper of the collection. It reminds me of Daily Chevies, which was another favorite Bella Collection of mine.

Supplies:
Color Chaos: Peep Standz, Orange Strandz, Bell Pepper Strandz, Gulf Strandz, Daily Details, Words of Wisdom, Treasures & Text, Just Write Journaling, Trinkets; Clear Cuts: Black Confetti; Ciao Chip: Symbols, WhatNots, Hearts & Stars

“#FamilySelfie”, by Becki Adams.

Just as we were walking out the door for Thanksgiving dinner with my husband’s family we stopped on the front porch and took our first ever family selfie. We laughed and laughed as we all squished together to get in the photo. I wanted to document this photo in a fun way using lots of color. Using the clear cuts and invisibles was the perfect choice. I was able to add lots of color without overwhelming the boldness of the photo. I love that I could just sew the invisibles and the clear cuts right into place. No adhesive necessary!

Supplies:
Clear Cuts: McIntosh Confetti, Orange Confetti, Bell Pepper Confetti, Pickle Juice Confetti, Blueberry Confetti, Peep Confetti; Invisibles: A Day At A Time; Color Chaos: Orange Strandz, Treasures & Text, Details, Punch Strandz, Gulf Strandz, Oreo Black Strandz; Ciao Chip: Symbols, Borders, WhatNots

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“Super Smart”, by Jennifer Chapin.

I knew I wanted to use the Artistic Clear Cut from the Star Student line on this layout. I first tried it on white cardstock, but it didn’t have quite the pop I was looking for. Since my daughter had a purple headband on in this photo, I placed the transparency over a piece of purple cardstock and it worked perfectly!

Supplies:
Star Student: Geek Chic, Borders, Daily Details, Chemistry, Treasures & Text, Trinkets, Chipboard Icons; Enamel DooDads: Guacamole; Ciao Chip: Flowers & Clouds, Borders, Hearts & Stars

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“Love”, by Lisa Dickinson.

Because the Invisibles are sheer, they are perfect for layering! They add a great element of texture to any page. On this layout I used several of the patterns cut into flower shapes and layered over ivory card stock. To adhere the two, I stitched wonky circles in the center of each flower. Layered together with some small chipboard, they make a bold border for the top and bottom of my page.

Supplies:
Color Chaos: Treasures & Text; Invisibles: Fresh Air, Teacher’s Pet, Flower Fancy, Click Click, First Love, Blessings, A Day At A Time, LOVE, Pink Posies; Ciao Chip: Hearts & Stars, Flowers & Clouds; Enamel Dots: Milk White

“Bee Happy” pillow box, by Laurie Schmidlin.

I created this pillow box treat container using one of the new Invisibles papers! I love the sheer look and the solid feel. Perfect for creating gift boxes! I traced a pattern for the pillow box onto the Flower Fancy Invisibles paper and then cut it out. The pattern is so pretty and fresh, I only added a few items to decorate so I didn’t cover it all up! I cut up one of the Daily Details (from the Simply Spring collection) and added a Ciao Chip Icon.

Supplies:
Invisibles: Flower Fancy; Simply Spring: Daily Details, Chipboard Icons

“Happy Heart” box, by Laurie Schmidlin.

The heavier weight of the new Invisibles papers lend themselves perfectly to creating treat containers! I used two different patterns (Referee & Blessings) to create a small box with a removable lid. I decorated the top with some coordinating Color Chaos goodies as well as a Milk White Bella Bow.