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Multi Photo Cat Layout with Interactive Element using Just Because / Suzanna Lee

Hiya scrappy peeps! Suzanna here today to share with you my first blog post for Bella Blvd! This week we are featuring not only the gorgeous Just Because collection but also acrylics. Bella Blvd acrylics are available in words and shapes and can be used in a variety of ways, I love the dimension that they add to projects!

Here's my layout;

There are two rows of 4x6 photo's of our grey tabby, Luna. No doubt, over the year, you will see plenty of Ms Luna. Behind each row is a 4x6, slightly skew, to frame the photos. The top 4x6 is a piece of the coordinating acetate that has been cut to size while the bottom is a cut apart. This offset creates some movement on the page and "breaks the grid", something I strive to do whenever working on seemingly boxy photo arrangements.

The top/left photo from the top row is a tip out! Or openable. It's interactive. The right edge of the photo has been scored to enable a crease for ease of opening and closing. A tab sticker from the Doohickey sticker sheet is used as the "handle". An acrylic heart secures this, holding the tab down. In order to open the tip out, slide the tab out from the top/right corner of the acrylic heart and open. This reveals another of the cuttables from Daily Details with a phrase saying "you make me so happy" on the backside of the photo as well as a tag with the journaling.

The headers and footers of the layout are simply a 1/2 inch strip of the multi color striped Moments patterned paper with the full length of a border sticker from Doohickey either underneath or on top. Layering a solid (or tone on tone pattern) like this grounds the multi color and provides a solid foundation for the beginning and end of the page.

This simple title "love" is also a Bella Blvd acrylic, from the collection of Acrylic Words. Approximately half of the word is white on white which helps maintain the white space of this bottom/right corner and yet the depth of the acrylic creates shadow which draws your eye to the word thus making you aware of it. 

Scattered through out the layout are two additional acrylic hearts as well as a mix of BellaPops bees and butterflies, ephemera butterflies and bees and epoxy and puffy sticker flowers. These add a bit of whimsy and movement to the layout that again distracts you from the rigidity of the grid of photos.

I hope I've inspired you today to consider incorporating acrylics into your creations for their usefulness in securing openables, adding dimension and creating shadow. Or just because! See you next time my friends!

All the best! - Suzanna

BELLA BLVD SUPPLIES

Just Because collection: Patterned papers, Doohickey (12x12 Sticker Sheet), Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers, To You From Me Clear Cuts (Acetate)

Acrylics: Love & Promise Acrylic Words, Hearts Acrylic Shapes

 

 

Colorful Multiphoto Page with Just Because | Erika

Hi fellow crafters! I'm thrilled to share a piece of my recent creative journey, made possible by the vibrant world of Bella Blvd. As a fresh addition to their design team, I've been captivated by the kaleidoscope of colors and patterns at my fingertips. It's like stepping into a dream!

In today's episode of my scrapbooking adventure, I delved into my 6-year-old's passion for the musical artist Marshmello.

I love reducing waste, and I proudly only used one sheet of cardstock to make my page. I simply cut out a square of the A side and flipped it over! With the challenge of incorporating three photos creatively, I embraced the playful spirit behind the page to include them cropped in a narrow way and arranged around my title.

The pièce de résistance? Acrylic letters transformed with a touch of Posca paint marker, adding that extra pop against the lively backdrop. And to cultivate a faux garden of embellishments, I delicately halved my flower ephemera, creating the illusion of blooming flora.

Finally, a fun black wavy stitched border ties it all together with love and care. I hope this project sparks your imagination. Until next time, may your days be filled with color and creativity.

Happy crafting,
Erika

Supplies Used:

-Dancin Daises and Daily Details paper

-Ephemera Icons

-Happy & Smile Acrylic Words

Mother's Day Cards...

Welcome Bella friends... Annette Allen here with you today and I am so excited to be sharing these fun Mother's Days cards with you all. Mother's day is right around the corner and well the Just Because collection is perfect to create your mom a special card.

I know you all see it... on this first card my focus is LOVE, because that is what we think of when we think of our Mother. I used the Bella Blvd Love & Promise Acrylic Words combined with the new Just Because You Are Loved Puffy Stickers to create my special message. 

I used a basic scalloped rectangle to die cut the Blooming Beauties designer paper and adhered it to my A2 card base using foam tape. I then cut a square measuring 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 on the large pink polka dot designer paper. I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to the center of my scalloped rectangle. 

Cut a piece of white cardstock measuring 1 x 3 1/4 and adhere it to the center of the pink polka dot using foam tape. 

Create the sentiment using Love & Promise Acrylic Words (LOVE) only with the Just Because Puffy Stickers and replace the O with one of the Bella-pops Full Bloom flowers. 

Lots of dimension on this card.

Sending love with Bella-pops and Ephemera Words...

Cut the Yellow Striped designer paper from the Dancin' Daises measuring A2 size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) and die cut a 2 1/2 inch circle in the center. 

Cut a 3 inch square of the Clear Cuts To You From Me and adhere it to the back of the circle using foam tape. The foam tape with add a little space between the layers. 

Add the Bella-pops Just Be You cardstock sticker to the lower half of the circle. On the top part of the pop add a little foam tape before adding it to the circle. 

Finishing with this special message to your mom from the Just Because Ephemera Words. Add the sentiment with foam tape. 

Thank you for stopping by today for a little Mother's Day inspiration using the new Just Because collection. 

Supplies used:

Just Because Collection

Clear Cuts To your From Me, Dancin' Daisies, Bloomin' Beauties, Frameworthy

You Are Loved Puffy Stickers

Bella-pops Cardstock Stichers Just Be You and Full Bloom

Love & Promise Acrylic Words

 

Bella Besties | Maree

 

Hi Bella Friends

Today I am here to share a fun layout using a whole range of Bella Besties products and some bits and pieces from the EIEIO collection. I also feature a Bella Blvd acrylic title and a Bella Blvd cut file from the Silhouette store.

 

I started with the gorgeous half rainbow cut file found in the Bella Blvd store here:

Bella BLVD Silhouette Store

I decided to use mainly cool tones to reflect the landscape in my picture. The next step was inking the bottom of the rainbow and adding the fabulous Trinkets Puffy Stickers in the colors, Ice and Gulf, Pickle Juice and Guacamole, and Bell Pepper.

 

 

Then I added my picture and created my large title. The word 'Family' is from the EIEIO words ephemera pack and 'memories' is from the EIEIO Doohickey stickers. The 'Today' is an acrylic piece by Bella Blvd and the 'so lucky' is made the Aria Alphabet Puffy stickers in the color Pickle Juice.

Next I added some small tone on tone cluster groups using the EIEIO collection. I used Ciao Chip, ephemera and stickers.

 

I finished off by adding my typed journalling. I am really happy with this layout. It came together quickly but is fun and bright. I hope you are all having a wonderful day and get some creative time today.

Maree

EIEIO Collection

Puffy Stickers

Ephemera Words

Ephemera Icons

Doohickey stickers

Ciao Chip

Bella Besties collections

Freehand Graph and Dot

Aria Puffy Stickers

Trinkets Puffy Stickers

Acrylic Word - Today

Bella Blvd Cut File - link above

Happy Friends Lucky to have you Both!

Hi Bella friends, it's Kim! I'm here today with a green Lucky themed layout, featuring the Bella Besties with pieces from the fun EIEIO collection. This picture of two of my granddaughters was perfect for this challenge, because I'm lucky to have them and they are so lucky to have each other.

 

 

I started by drawing a four leave clover and I cut it out along with a few large Sunflowers. I cut my photo in a circle to go in the center of the large clover.  I pulled a die from my stash and cut small three leave clovers to scatter on my page.

 

 

I decided to cut my white cardstock down and added the green and white plaid paper as a border.

 

 

I used the acrylic word Happy. I inked it so it would stand out on my white cardstock. Then, I added the word Friends from the Ciao Chip sheet with Letter Scramble for the rest of my title.

 

 

Embellishing this page was fun, I pulled the Sunflowers from the EIEIO collection. Then, I stuck mainly with different shades of greens and yellows with pops of brown and orange to add depth to my page. I found some great word phrases on the Doohickey Sticker sheet and added those. 

 

 

 

I adore the Trinket Puffy Stickers and pulled them in the matching colors. I added the adorable Sunflower puffy and epoxy stickers to finish my layout.

 

Thanks for joining me and I hope you have time to create today. Have a wonderful day!  Kim  

 

Products Used 

EIEIO Collection

12x12 Papers: Daily Details, Howdy

Doohickey Stickers

Ciao Chip 

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words 

Farm Friends Puffy Stickers 

Farm Life Epoxy Stickers

 

Bella Besties:

12x12 Papers: Hearts & Ombre Guacamole,         Bell Pepper 

Plaids & Dotty Guacamole 

Letter Scramble; Guacamole 

Trinket Puffy Stickers: Bell Pepper, Pickle Juice & Guacamole

Heart Hugs

Acrylic Words

Birthday Layout | Sarah K

Hello to all Bella friends! Hope your week is going well. It's me Sarah over at @redoaklines hosting today's blog post, and I'm excited to share my latest layout using the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection coupled with a Bella Blvd cut file and some awesome embellishments to create birthday inspired project. 

Here's how I felt inspired:

The "Cherry Cupcake" cut file steals the show! I love that it is a big and bold statement. Find it here.

Have you used any of the Bella Blvd cut files before?! I love using them! They're a quick and easy to add that extra oomph to your projects. For this particular cut file, I used plain, white cardstock. Then, I added color to my cupcake by using some coordinating inks. If you don't fill like getting messy with inks, you can always just cut out patterned papers. The sky's the limit with cut files!

The embellishments in this collection are adorable. It works for all ages, boy or girl. There are dinosaurs, whales, cats, dogs, zoo animals, just to name a few. For this layout, however, I wanted to just use the flowers and stars from the Ciao Chips to bring attention to the "Cherry Cupcake" cut file. 

In the mix, I also scattered in some Bella Besties Trinkets to add dimension to my layout. I love that the Puffy Stickers come in every Bella Blvd color. It makes matching all the collections so much easier.

For my title, I used one of the Bella Blvd Acrylic Words. I love how the bold, red "Birthday" pops off of the page. I placed it vertically to ride up alongside my photos.

I also added some of the Doohickey Stickers and Ciao Chips to embellish the title. I love how all the embellishments paired up so nicely.

That's all I have for today. Isn't the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection adorable?! Doesn't it inspire you to scrap?! I love that even though this is a kid/toddler themed paper collection, it's versatile enough to use to make a birthday layout! 

As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along. Use #bellablvd or #bellablvdllc to tag us on social media if you use Bella products. We'd all love to see it.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Tiny Tots 2.0 Collection: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chips; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers; Chloe Collection: Matte Enamels; Acrylic Words - Birthday, Cut File - Cherry Cupcake

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Tiny Tots 2.0 Collection: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chips; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers; Chloe Collection: Matte Enamels; Acrylic Words - Birthday, Cut File - Cherry Cupcake

Birthday Layout | Gloria Parra

Hello Bella friends, happy Monday and happy Birthday Week!!

We are so excited to be celebrating Bella Blvd. turning 15 years this month!!! Get prepared for some fun challenges, prices and giveaways! I can’t wait to get my box with the new Birthday Bash collection, it looks amazing friends! Meanwhile I decided to create a fun birthday layout using “My Candy Girl” and “Wish Big” collections; and of course, some Bella Besties products that I had in my stash…

For me nothing screams birthday party louder than some fringes and rainbow colors, so I decided to create a layout featuring both things and loved the end result!

I started my page with a pink tone on tone patterned paper called “Party Animal” from the “Wish Big” collection. I then cut two strips of the multicolored striped patterned paper at 3/4” x 12” to create the borders of my large background piece.

I then proceeded to create the rainbow for my background with various strips of patterned paper.s I cut the strips at 1’ x 7 3/4” inches, choosing two patterned papers of each color on the rainbow (my rainbow has red, magenta, light pink, yellow, green, blue and teal).

I used my fringe scissors to create the fringes on my patterned papers. I cut each piece leaving approximately 1/8 of an inch at the top to add my adhesive and adhere the strips of fringed paper to my background.

I adhered my fringed strips of paper starting from the bottom to the top and overlapped them a little with the top of the previous one, until reaching the top of my background paper. I used two 3x4” photos from my daughters 3-year celebration at her daycare and placed them at the bottom third of my layout. 

To embellish my layout, I created two clusters of flowers on each corner of my photos and them added some ephemera words and icons to my rainbow strips, tucking some of them under the fringes and matching the color in my rainbow. I love this color blocking technique; it is so fun for this kind of rainbow layouts.

To finish my page, I added some puffy stickers and sprinkled some confetti stickers around my embellishments. This adds texture and interest to a layout. For my title I used a “Wish Big” acrylic word that I adhered at the bottom of my photos.

I really hope you like this layout and technique and that you give it a try in your next birthday layout. Have a wonderful day friends!

 

XOXO, GLORIA.

 

SUPPLIES USED:

Wish Big Collection Kit

My Candy Girl Collection Kit

Wish Big Ephemera pack

Wish Big Icon Pack

Candy Girl Puffy stickers

Candy Girl Sprinkles

Wish Big Acrylic Word

Bella Besties paper pack

EiEiO with Bella Besties | Sarah Millerhouse

Hello! It's Sarah Millerhouse here, and I am excited to share a layout with you featuring the beautiful EiEiO collection paired up with Bella Besties!

For this layout, I started with a piece of patterned paper from the EiEiO collection for the background! I loved the subtle hexagons on that white background. I added gesso all the way across the middle section on the layout, and then I added a rainbow of mixed media on top of that. I knew I wanted to highlight the colors in my photos, along with all the beautiful colors in the collection, and a rainbow was the best way to do that! 

Next I added several strips of patterned paper across the middle of the layout at an angle. This was a great way to highlight the placement of my photos and draw your eye to those! I layered a few tags from the Ephemera Words set in the collection behind my photos and added ribbon to those. I also attached a couple of tabs from that same set on either side of my photos. 

Above my photos, I added the Sunrise Bella Blvd Cutfile to highlight what a beautiful sunny day we had in Jamaica! I cut both the cutfile and an offset layer (that I created using the Offset tool in the Cricut Design software) so that my sun had more pizazz! I distressed the edges of each sun ray and also added hand-stitching and Pops of Color to really make it shine!

Beside the sun, I added a couple of clouds that I cut out from the Rainbow Bella Blvd Cutfile and added Pops of Color to some of the dots on the patterned paper.

For my title, I started with Ciao Chip letters from the EiEiO collection and the "Memories" Acrylic Word from Bella Blvd above my photos. 

Below the photos, I finished the title with Aria Alphabet letters in Bell Pepper and Guacamole and words from the EiEiO Ephemera Word set. I added some Puffy Hearts stickers and a few more Pops of Color to finish off the layout! I loved creating this layout, and I hope it inspires you in some way! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

-EiEiO Collection: Patterned Paper, Ephemera Words, Ciao Chip

-Bella Blvd Cutfiles: Sunrise & Rainbow (Both linked above)

-Other Bella Blvd Products: Aria Alphabets, Puffy Heart Stickers, Acrylic Word - Memories

 

March Mood Board | Laura Alberts

Hello friends! I'm using the stunning March mood board to inspire my layout this week. The rainbow, tiny hearts, and bright yellow caught my attention, and added to this grid style, were the primary focus for my design. Love the bright happy colors in this one!

I used the lovely Everyday Magic paper for the background and then layered the Bell Pepper Freehand Graph & Dot and My Only Sunshine striped patterned papers to create a column design on this 9x12 layout. Two of my photos are matted with bright pink Happy Thoughts and the larger photo is matted with a cut-apart piece from the Daily Details.

I outlined each section of my layout with a black gel pen to give it a shadow that adds the appearance of depth and dimension. Small clusters around my photos were a fun way to embellish a bold color scheme without overwhelming my photos.

For my title, I layered an acrylic word "Sparkle" over a chipboard scallop and a rainbow cluster on the right side. This helps to highlight my larger photo as the main focal image on the page.

I added 1/4" white cardstock strips for my journaling and added little fussy cut hearts to the ends. With a little gold Nuvo and ink spray, this layout really shines!

You Are My Sunshine Collection Kit

You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip

Hello Summer Epoxy Shapes

Sparkle & Shine Acrylic Words

Spring Vibes and Besties | Inessa

Hey friends,

I'm back sharing a layout that brings all the spring vibes. I'm so ready for some warmer weather and for flowers! This layout is made with a mix of Bella's You Are My Sunshine and Bella Besties papers.

I started with a scrap piece of the Shine Bright paper (rainbow stripes) and cut the stripes apart. They measure to 5 .75" x 1.25" and have distressed edges. I then layered them slightly overlapping each other and staggering the start and finish. For dimension, i adhered them using foam tape to my white cardstock base. 

I used my cricut machine to cut out the flowers in various sizes and shapes from Bella Besties papers and patterned paper in the You Are My Sunshine collection. I then layered them together, folded the petals and added enamel dots for the centers. The flowers are adhered with liquid glue. 

The title is the Acrylic Word and I added ephemera, a flower sticker and a chip board heart.

Thanks for looking, hopefully you're having a beautiful day!

Inessa

 

Thanksgiving & Cut Outs Week Day 1 | Brianna

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout during Thanksgiving Week!  I hope you all are having a great day so far,  I know I am!  There is so much to be thankful for and I thought it would be fun to document some photos of our furry babies wearing their Fall bandanas.  They are all so special in our family and they keep me company all day every day!  This week we are focusing on using Cut Outs and I chose to work with the Mood Booster one.  Here's my page: 

I love this Cut Out as is and didn't want to back it so I chose to spruce it up by spraying on some Shimmerz Paints from my stash.  I chose to work with the Cooper collection so I chose colors that matched really well with it.  Once it was finished drying, I adhered it to the ombre side of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre patterned paper in Pony.  The brown really made it feel even more Fall themed and I love how the colors look on top of it!

Here's another shot of this super fun Cut Out.  If you're not familiar with Cut Outs, they are pre-cut cut files that include templates and instructions on how to back each one.  Most packages have several included so that you're able to create a few projects with only one pack.  Super convenient if you are in a time crunch or if you're traveling!

Next, I matted my photo using a few papers from the collection and popped it up on foam tape.  I adhered it down and added a green Cute Clip to the top of it.  Look how cute my babies are!

For my title, I used the Gratitude Acrylic Word and added onto it using the Aria Alphas in White.  I centered it under my photo cluster and love how it turned out.  

To embellish, I started with the Pups Bella Pops and adhered the cute dog faces around my title.  

I worked in a few Heart Hugs, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera and Doohickey Cardstock Stickers as well.  I love tucking and layering!

For a few finishing touches, I adhered a few of the Epoxy Hearts from the collection and splattered some white paint to bring everything together.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Do you enjoy working with Cut Outs?  They're honestly so fun and easy to work with!  I hope all of our friends in the US have the best Thanksgiving Week!  We are so grateful for all of you!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper Collection: 12x12 Patterned Paper, Bella Pops, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Hearts; Bella Besties: Heart Hugs, Cute Clips, Aria Alphas in White, Hearts & Ombre in Pony.  Cut Outs: Mood Booster