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Cut File Week Day 5 : Autumn | Nathalie DeSousa

Hey there Bella Blvd. friends!

Nathalie with you today with a new project all about the most beautiful season, Fall.    I keep very detailed daily family albums ( TN sized), and during this time of the year, I tend to take lots of pictures of our outdoor walks.  I decided to create a new insert for my album (hoping to fill it with more memories as the season goes on).

 

I started this section with a few pictures of my daughter on one of our recent walks.  I blew up the image of my daughter walking along the river path, and added a few embellishments from the Let's Go on an Adventure collection.

Since my idea is adding more images of our walks, I created a pocket insert from the Clear Cuts Chevron in black to create the pocket for my album. All I needed was a scoring board to go ahead and construct the pocket to fit in the album.

 

 

For the front of the pocket, I used the Autumn cut file ( design # 332732) to cut two of the titles from white cardstock, and backed the space with the Ombre/Hearts Bella Besties paper in Orange.  I set it on the front of the pocket and added a few embellishments from the Sweet and Spooky collection and stickers from the Let's Go on an Adventure collection.

 

I created two large tags to hold a picture and story.  This time, I used papers from the same collections, and made sure they stacked nicely in the pocket; this helps with easy access to the tags.

 

 

I repeated some of the same embellishments that I used in the photo and front of the pocket when it came to embellishing the tags.  I made sure that they both complemented the colors of the large picture.

I hope this inspires you to create an interactive element for your next project!   Remember to contact me if you have questions about the project.  I annot wait to see your Bella Blvd. creations!

XO

 

 

Cut File Week Day 4: I put a spell on you layout | Lisa Fonseca

He scrappy friends,

today I'm sharing my last Halloween layout for this year. 

The assignment was to use a Bella Blvd cutfile and when I saw this cute spider, I absolutely wanted to use it and scrap a last Halloween photo. 

I started by using the spider cutfile to create 14 spiders in different colors. I used patterned papers from different collections. The aqua and purple ones, I cut out from the new Hearts&Ombré Bella Besties collection. Love those new papers :)

As the machine was cutting, I created my background. I put gesso all over my page and then I used some Distress Oxides to put color on my page. After the background had dried, the color had faded a lot, so I went back with gelatos and a baby-wipe and added more color. Then I splattered white and gold paint all over.

While the background was drying, I added some interest to the spiders by giving them stitched details. I put a cross on their backs and gave them eyes with french knots.

I matted my photos with the scraps that I had left from cutting out the spiders.

I adhered the photos to my layout and then adhered all of the spiders, using thick foam squares to make the stand out and give the layout a lot of dimension. 

Then I went through all of the embellishments of the Monsters&Friends collection and chose some things that I could add.

I added a white scalloped border from the sticker sheet to the sides of the photos. I also used two purple photo corners from the same sticker sheet. 

For my title I used the new Aria puffy Alphas and some black alphas from the sticker sheet of the collection. I always love using different fonts and colors in my titles. Then, to finish I added some more cute details to my layout like enamel dots, a chipboard flower and a Bella-Pop pumpkin.

I hope you like the layout,

thx so much for stopping by,

Cut File Week Day 3 | Tegan Skwiat

Good day Bella Blvd friends! Even though Halloween has just passed, I couldn't put the super adorable Monsters & Friends collection away just yet! For today's layout, I paired Monsters & Friends with some amazing Bella Blvd cut files and I love how it turned out. Come take a look! 

I used the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre White Patterned Paper for my background. I then adhered three 1" strips of the orange Monsters & Friends Candy Monster Patterned Paper to the top of the page. I then used more 1" strips of the purple Batty Patterned Paper and the green Fun Facts Patterned Papers to easily create a fun and colorful background. I embellished the top of my page with Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera pieces, and Stars Halloween Mix Epoxy Stickers. I then used the Bella Blvd Fall Leaves Cut File to create a few die cut leaves around the page like this fun aqua one here. 

I then used the awesome Bella Blvd Halloween Cut File and black cardstock to create part of my title. I then backed this cut out with some of my favorite patterned papers from this collection. I used a cute chipboard monster to fill in the 'O' in Halloween. I used the green Acrylic Word 'Happy' because we certainly did have a Happy Halloween! The cool number stickers are from the Doohickey Sticker Sheet.

Here I again used the Bella Blvd Fall Leaves Cut File and the Monster Party, Pumpkin Contest, and the Whistling Winds Patterned Papers to create my leaf embellishments. I love the touch of whimsy they add to the page! The cut files are also great to use if you are running low on embellishments from a collection - you can just make your own!  :) 

I just love how fun and colorful this layout turned out! I don't know why I would be surprised though because creating super cute layouts is super easy to do when it involves Bella Blvd collections! What is your favorite part of Monsters & Friends?! 

Thanks for joining us today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the darling Monsters & Friends collection and Bella Blvd Cut Files for your next layout! 

Monsters & Friends Collection: Scary Cute Patterned Paper, Monster Party Patterned Paper, Pumpkin Contest Patterned Paper, Candy Monster Patterned Paper, Fun Facts Patterned Paper, Batty Patterned Paper, Party Time Patterned Paper, Whistling Winds Patterned Paper, Doohickey Stickers, Ephemera Die Cuts, Star Mix Halloween Epoxy Stickers, Chipboard Stickers

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper - White

Wish Big Boy Collection: Happy Acrylic Word

Cut Files: Fall Leaves, Halloween 

 

Cut File Week Day 2: Wish Big Boy Layout | Maryam

Hey Everyone! This is Maryam and I am so excited to be back on the Bella Studio Blog. This week we are focusing on Cut Files and for today’s post, I am going to be using the super adorable 317993 Sweet Sweet Spring - Bunny Boy Cut File along with the Wish Big Collection (Boy).

To create my layout, I started by cutting the cute bunny with the help of my Silhouette Cameo 3. Since I wanted to use different pattern papers for each one of the parts of the bunny, what I did was to ungroup all the elements and then started cutting.

For the body of the bunny I used- Ice Hearts and Ombré Pattern Paper. For the shirt- Cake Time Pattern Paper, and for the little bow- Happy Birthday Pattern Paper. For the eyes and nose, I just simply used smooth black and white cardstock.

After I finished assembling all the pieces, I adhered my bunny onto the left side of the page and then placed my photo, title, and journaling. For the title, I used the acrylic word “Family”, and as a subtitle “big smiles” from the Wish Big Boy Ephemera Pack.

To embellish the page, I added some ephemera pieces, chipboard stickers, and also some sequins and enamel dots. Last but not least, I stamped the date of the photo right below the journaling.

Let's take a look at the finished layout!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you liked the projects I shared and inspired you to create something new. Also, don’t forget that if you have any questions just leave me a comment or send me an email. I’ll be happy to help you.

Have an awesome day!

Family Picture | Patricia

Hello Bella Blvd Friends!  Today I'm sharing a project in the Heidi Swapp Storyline Scrapbook Insert using the Family Picture and Fall Leaves Cut Files in the Silhouette Design Store.

For the Family Picture cut file, I did an offset so that I could cut a darker pattern paper background to contrast and make my main title cut from lighter pattern paper stand out. 

I then cut several leaves from the Let's Go On An Adventure and the Bella Besties pattern papers for my leaves to scatter around my title on the left.

I brought in more of the darker blue pattern paper by choosing another blue pattern paper, but one that I couldn't resist using from the Let's Go On An Adventure.  Then I layered that with the same pattern paper I used for my title to create a stitched border before adhering onto the right side to go with my photo and title.  

I added a die cut, more of the cut leaves, and the acrylic with the Florence Alphabet stickers to finish.

I did resize the leaves to be a little smaller, but at any size they would look amazing on your next project, and don't forget to add the Family Picture cut file and try the offset and mix our pattern papers.  Happy Creating!