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Winter Week Day 3 | Tegan Skwiat

Good day Bella friends! On today's layout, I mixed the Fa La La collection with some Bella Besties and I love how it turned out. You absolutely can not go wrong with the Bella Besties - they come in all of the amazing Bella Blvd colors to mix and match every collection just perfectly! And even though the Fa La La collection is Christmas themed, I simply just pulled out all of the wonderful winter parts of it to document photos of my niece in her new favorite winter hat!

I used the Bella Besties paper in Gulf and a star shaped punch to make my own 'snowflake' embellishments. I simply just punched out a whole bunch of stars and layered the stars on top of each other making sure the heart patterned side was on top and the ombre side was on the bottom. But you could always layer them differently if you'd like! I then used foam adhesive to add Fa La La die cut embellishments to each flake. I kind of love how they turned out!

I had so much fun creating the title design on the page too! I used the awesome Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers in Gulf to spell 'winter' and I finished the title with an Acrylic Word 'joy'. I then embellished the title with Fa La La Doohickey Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, ephemera die cuts, and a snowman Bella Pop. And of course I added a few more of my homemade snowflakes! 

Did you notice that I also used the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper in Punch as my background paper?! I absolutely love using the Hearts & Ombre papers for easy, amazing backgrounds! And isn't that Fa La La snowman just THE CUTEST?! He definitely puts a smile on my face.  :)

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Fa La La and Bella Besties collections for your next layout or project! Have a great day everyone! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

Fa La La Collection: Oh Deer Patterned Paper, Hot Chocolate Weather Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Matte Enamel Stickers, Snow in Love Bella-Pops

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper: Gulf, Punch

Aria Alphabet Sticker: Gulf

Acrylic Word: Joy

Cut Outs Week Day 2 | Patricia

Hello Bella Blvd Friends!  Today, I'm using the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs in my Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters Scrapbook.  The pages are about 7.25x9 to give you an idea.  I used the full rainbow, trimming it to go across both pages, and trimming just the tip off to give it more of a 'floating' feel.  Since I'm using the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs, I went with the ombre side of Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Oyster to really make the rainbow colors pop.  

I printed my photos to about 3x4, then placed under each of the clouds, trimmed and adhered.  I happened upon this selfie of my 12-year old on my phone, and with her almost being a teenager, the rainbow was a perfect to fit to her changing personality.  I backed the rainbow part of the Cut Outs with Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Pickle Juice, McIntosch, Plum, Ice, Bell Pepper, and Orange.  I filled these areas with coordinating colors from Guacamole DooDads; Florence Alphabet Stickers in McIntosch, Bell Pepper, Ice, and Pickle Juice; Trinkets in Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Plum, McIntosch, and Orange.

The Over the Rainbow Cut Outs comes with a separate row of clouds.  I decided to trim them in half, and tuck them under my Oyster Bella Besties paper on either side for a tone on tone texture to the edges.

To finish, I used the Hotness Acrylic Word, Pennants, and the Trinkets in Black.

Loved using the Cut Outs!  My first time too.  They are so nice to have ready to go, and then gives you so many options to use them.  So try them out as I did here by using photos behind parts of the Cut Outs, fill the rest with Bella Besties and coordinating colors, then use some of the Cut Outs tucked under your background pattern paper for a tone on tone and textured look!  Have fun and hope you share!

Holiday Cards & Gifting Week Day 2 | Dorymar

Hi Bella fans, it is Dorymar today with beautiful Christmas Cards inspiration!  The assignment for this week for the Design team is to create Holiday and Winter card with the New Falala Collection. 

I created 4 cute Christmas cards in different sizes 5”x5”, 4.5”x4.5”, 4”x4”, 3.5”x3.5”, I created all the bases with white cardstock. Next, I used different patterned papers to create the layers and decorate them with the gorgeous embellishments of the collection.

The base of this card is 4.5”x4.5”, I cut a piece that measures 4.25”x4.25” from the Dear Santa Patterned Paper and adhered to the base, then I cut a piece that measures 4”x4” from the Daily Details and adhere to it in the top and then I cut a strip from the Borders Paper that measures 1.25x4 and I adhered in top of both pieces. For the finishing touches, I added the gorgeous St. Nick Bella Pop and the Joy Acrylic Word mixed with some chipboards, die cuts, epoxy stars, and enamel dots.

The base of this card is 5”x5”, I adhered a piece that measures 4.75”x4.75” from the Tree Trimmer patterned paper, then two strips one from the Candy Striper and the other from the Borders paper then cut another piece that measures 3.5”x3.5” from the Daily Details paper and I adhered it in the top, the next step was adhering with foam tape the pines tree, the chipboard flower, and the cute Reindeer Bella Pop. The card looks so cute! I love it!

For these two cards, I followed the pattern of the previous ones, I used various paper patterns to make them look colorful, and then, I decorated them with the WONDERFUL embellishments that the collection includes. You have so many to choose from, all are fantastic!

I hope my cards inspire you to create some beautiful cards with the new fantastic FALALA collection from Bella Blvd, it is perfect to carry messages of love to your friends and family. I invite you to look for it and to work with it! Happy Holidays!

Falala Collection Kit, Falala St. Nick Bella Pop. Falala Reindeer Bella Pop,

Falala Chipboard Icons, Falala Ephemera Words, Christmas Epoxy Words,

Joy Acrylic Word, Festive Mix Matte Enamels, Christmas Mix Epoxy

Fall & Winter Themed Week Day 2 | Dorymar

Hello Bella fans, it is Dorymar today with a cute Christmas project. December is here and it is the craftiest season of the year. I love to create many projects to document my memories, decorate my home, and make gifts for my friends and family.  For my project, I used the new FALALA Collection mixed with the gorgeous Hearts and Ombré papers.

The new Falala collection has many beautiful elements and I want to use all of them for my project. I selected a red 6x8 flipbook from my stash and decorated the cover with the fantastic elements of the collection.

As the title of my project, I used a combination of acrylic word and cut-outs from Bella BLVD.  I backed all the letters of my cut-outs with the gorgeous patterned paper from the collection. The next step was creating a fun cluster on top of my title mixing the die cuts and the fantastic “Twinkle Lights” Bella-Pop.  I adhered all of this onto the beautiful Hearts & Ombré Punch paper that I adjusted to the size of my album.

The flipbooks include a series of pocket pages, including the 6x8 size ones, I focused on creating beautiful layouts for these pockets, for this, I used the beautiful double patterned papers from the collection and embellished them with the spectacular die cuts, chipboards, and stickers from the collection. Above you can see them in detail!

I love the “Christmas” chipboard letters and the cutest trucks that the collection includes, for the right layout I filled the truck with a cute penguin and a cute little gift, I love how they look together!

I fill up my 6x4 pocket pages with a flip-out created with papers of the collection and decorated it with chipboards, die cuts, and stickers, but also with the beautiful washi and the red cute clip.  Bella has fun beautiful elements that you can match with many collections these two are part of them. I love them!

One of the things I like the most about 6x8 pages is the opportunity to incorporate big pictures in my albums, but I can also create a page with many pictures and have enough space to fill it up with the fantastic elements of the collection.

.I love to fill my pocket pages with the cards that the collection includes mixed with space for my photos.

I hope you love this project and inspires you to use the Fantastic Falala Collection from Bella Blvd.

Thanks for stopping by!

Falala Collection Kit, Falala Ephemera, Falala Ciao Chip,

Merry Acrylic Word, Twinkle Lights Bella-Pops, Festive Cute Clips, 

Hearts & Ombré Punch Paper, Hearts & Ombré Picket Juice, 

Christmas Cut-Outs

Cut Outs Week Day 1 | Tegan Skwiat

Good day Bella Blvd friends! Have you tried out the amazing Bella Blvd Cut-Outs yet? On this layout I cut apart a couple different ones to create smaller design elements. I also couldn't resist starting this project with the adorable Cooper collection and adding in bit of the Monsters & Friends collection. I had a blast creating this layout... come take a look!

I started out by using only a section of the Pie Charts Cut-Outs. I used the circle template that is included in the pack to help me fussy cut out circles using the Cooper and Monsters & Friends collections. I then cut these circles in half and then backed the cut out with these papers. I made sure that each half circle was titled in different directions to add visual interest to the design.

I then embellished the Cut-Out design with Bella Blvd Felt Pennants and different colors of the corrugated cardboard Heart Hugs. I love all of the texture these two products add to my layout! I also added a couple of the Word Salad phrase stickers. I love that the Monsters & Friends collection has so many great patterned papers that can be included in non-holiday projects! 

I used the super cute Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers on the title. I then used a black Sharpie marker to color the acrylic word 'Family' and added it to the page. Did you notice that I had added it on top of a section of the Faithful Friend Cut-Outs that I had backed with orange patterned paper?! I then added an epoxy heart sticker from the Cooper collection. Yes, fur kids are family too!  :) 

The Bella Blvd Cut-Outs are certainly a great option if you don't have an electronic die cut machine and want to achieve the cut out design look! They are also great though too for if you just want a precut option or if you don't want to haul your die cut machine to a crop! I 

Thanks for stopping in! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the amazing Cut-Outs for your next project! 

Collections: Monsters & Friends, Cooper

Cut-Outs: Faithful Friends, Pie Charts

Aria Alphabet: White

Heart Hugs: Earth, Pretty in Pink, Halloween, Black & White

November Mood Board Day 4 | Brianna Lepper

Hey crafty friends! Brianna Lepper here with a new mood board inspired layout. I absolutely love this months mood board with its beautiful colors, textures and patterns.  I mean who doesn't love Fall themed mood boards?

 

 

I knew right away that I would have leaves on my layout and really liked the composition of the leaves in the bottom left square of the board.  The gold dipped leaves in the top middle square also gave me an idea to heat emboss on some of my leaves.  Here's what I came up with!

 

 

For my leaves, I used the Fall Leaves cut file in Silhouette Design Store.  In my Silhouette Software, I arranged them in a variety of sizes and cut them using the Ombre sides of the new Bella Besties Hearts and Ombre papers.  I made sure to cut them on the lighter areas of the paper to keep with the some the softness of the mood board.  I used the colors in Blueberry, Bell Pepper, Peep, Pony and Guacamole.  Once they were all cut, I gently pressed them onto my Versamark Ink pad and sprinkled gold glittery embossing powder on them.  I then hit each leaf with my heat gun to melt the powder.  Each leaf is so sparkly and pretty!!

 

 

Once I was finished embossing the leaves, I arranged them in the same design as the bottom left square and adhered them down to a piece of the Scallop Plaids and Dotty patterned paper that also matches the mood board!

 

 

For my title, I used an acrylic word from the Embrace Today pack and added to it using the Florence Alphas in Oyster.  I had taken this photo of my son while we were at California Adventure and he was just in awe of everything around him.  Then I pulled some of the Epoxy Hearts from the Chloe collection and created a few clusters with them.  I also added a few of the White Trinkets Puffy Stickers around the page.  Next, I layered a few scraps from the Hearts and Ombre papers under my photo and added a white Cute Clip in the right corner.  I felt like it needed more embellishing so I used a few clouds from the Home Sweet Home Ciao Chip stickers. I also added a cute Ciao Chip Cat from the Chloe collection.  It looks like Noah is looking at him and who doesn't want a cute kitty on their page!?

 

 

To give the leaves on my page even more interest, I adhered a few of the Give Thanks Heart Hugs and added a sticker from the Word Salad Booklet.  I also rubbed a bit of Gold Heidi Shine to the hearts to make them sparkle.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope that I've inspired you in some way and I can't wait to see what you create using the mood board.  Please make sure to tag me in your socials @briannalepper, I would love to see them all!  I hope you have a great day and I'll see you in my next post!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Chloe:  Ciao Chip Stickers and Epoxy Hearts; Home Sweet Home: Ciao Chip Stickers and Ephemera Icons; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Papers in Guacamole, Pony, Bell Pepper, Peep and Blueberry; Florence Alphas in Oyster; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White; Word Salad Booklet; Acrylic Words, Heart Hugs and Cute Clips; Cut File: Fall Leaves

 

 

 

 

 

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!

Happy Girl Layout Featuring New Monsters & Friends Collection + Bella Besties | Maryam Perez

Hello Friends! This is Maryam and I’m so excited to be back on the Bella Studio Blog. For today’s post, I have a 12x12 layout to share I created using the new Monster & Friends Collection along with the new Hearts & Ombré Bella Besties papers.

To create my layout, I started by cutting the cut file. Then I chose Scary Cute and Hey Boo Pattern Papers both from Monsters & Friends Collection to back the cut file. In addition, I also used some little pieces from the Hearts & Ombré Bell Pepper Pattern Paper.

Once I finished backing my cut file, I added a bunch of little foam squares in the back to help it stand out a little bit more. Then I took the B side of Hearts & Ombré Pony Pattern Paper to use it as my background and adhered the cut file over it.

Next, I added my photo, title, and journaling. For the title, I used the word “Happy” from the Happy & Smile Acrylic Words Set and then added the word “girl” for which I used the new alphabet stickers included in the Monsters & Friends Doohickey sheet.

Since I spent so much time backing the cut file, I decided not to add many embellishments. So what I did was to add a couple of little flowers from the Monster & Friends Ephemera Pack and also one of the cute monsters. Last but not least, I added some black stars from the Stars Halloween Mix, and with that, I finished up my layout!

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed this post and inspired you to create something new. If you have any questions just leave a comment below, and I’ll be happy to help you.

Have a wonderful day!