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Adorable Purple People Eater | Spooky Boo Collection

Hi everyone. Heather Leopard is here with Halloween just around the corner, I'm sharing a spooktacular layout with you. 

I especially love this scrapbooking layout because it can be put together in 30 minutes or less. Let's take a walk through the design process...

I was inspired when I saw the patterned paper with all the googly eyes and I knew exactly what photo I wanted to scrap!  After determining that, the next thing I did was trim the white cardstock and purple patterned paper to create a matted border around the page. 

Next, I fussy cut a few spider webs. I didn't want the webs to completely surround the photo but when I laid it out, the design felt off balance. 

To fix the off balance feeling, I added some hand cut banners, stitching them onto the page. I seldom plan my title and just make the title work with what I'm left with and as luck would have it, the acrylic word "adorable" fir perfectly in the space above the banner! I also added embellishments to the top right to help a bit more with the balance problem. This time being too much white space at the top.

To finish it off, I added a secondary or sub-head title to the page and a few more embellishments.  It just needed something to fill the space below.  

So that's my page about my adorable little monster girl. I promise you this is a quick and easy scrapbooking layout that can be used for just about any photo you are scrapping.

Supplies:

Spooky Boo collection

 

My Happy Place Layout using Plaids & Dotty

 

Hey there, friends!  I hope fall is finally catching up to you wherever you are!  I don't know about you guys, but I've been longing for some colder temperatures.  As we experienced a lot of rain for what seemed like a week straight, I was able to get a lot of creating done.  I had a bunch of photos that had been sitting patiently waiting for me to document; This little Bible stack was one of them!  I really loved the way this photo turned out, and I wanted to use the purple in the layout somehow.  We rarely see purple in the scrapbooking world, and I knew just the paper to oblige!

I pulled out the amazing lilac plaid sheet, which is the bonus pattern from the Plaids & Dotty Collection! I'm pretty sure I've said it before, but this paper got me from the moment I opened the new release package!

I wanted to make this page all about that sweet Bible stack photo and that lilac pattern, so I left the rest pretty clean.

I helped my photo standout amongst the paper layers with a splash of black watercolor.  I don't often work with black, but I've been really loving the contrast recently.

I finished off my layout by adding a little embellishment cluster in the right bottom corner.  I wanted to use that tip-in shape from the Fruit of the Spirit collection because I loved the colors and the phrase.  It matched perfectly with a few hexies and sentiments from the word salad book.

 

 

 

I'm so glad you visited today to take a look at my layout! The plaids and dotty collection has fulfilled my basics dreams, and it's a must for every stash! xo Lydia

 
Plaids & Dotty Collection, Fruit of the Spirit Tip-In Shapes & Ephemera, IF Watercolors, IF Hexies, Wonky Puffy Alphas, Acrylic "Happy & Smile" Words, Word Salad Book, Wish Big Girl Sticky Mix

 

Explore the Summer Sea | Word Salad Scrapbooking Layout

Hi everyone.  Heather Leopard is here today with a layout that takes me back to last summer, when we were able to explore the gorgeous islands of Hawaii and Maui. We were literally on an Island Escape so the Island Escape collection was PERFECT for this particular project.  

This entire layout was actually inspired by the Word Salad phrase stickers.  I started with those, choosing the colors I wanted to include in my layout, not having a photo picked out yet.  Crazy, huh? I just knew I wanted to use them. I found colors that matched the Island Escape collection, knowing that I would be able to find a photo I hadn't scrapped yet from our Hawaiian trip.

I used Illustrated Faith paint to create lines across the page but first, I had to lighten the colors up just a bit.  I simply mixed the colors with about half the original color / half white and added a bit here and there until it matched the color of the phrases practically perfectly. Once dried, I added the phrases. At this point, I decided I needed to better define the stripes. Since we were at a black sand beach and I didn't have much black in the layout, I used my black marker to create a border around each color. I did it free-hand because my perfection is imperfection. If you want perfect lines, now's the time to pull out your ruler!

So for this next step, you can choose to embellish and layer around your photo before you place the word salad stickers or after.  I chose to do this before I completely adhered the word phrases down and it's what I suggest, so that you don't accidentally cover up any of the phrases. I used two papers as layers behind the photo and then I added die cuts as well as fussy cut flowers around the photo, tucking under her and over there for dimension.

Last but not least, is the title. I discovered that the acrylic word, explore, fit perfectly in the orange box. Once that was placed, I worked the rest of my title around that.  To finish off the layout I added heart and star puffy stickers that color coordinated with the box I was placing them in.  Admittedly, I didn't leave room for journaling so I might remove one of the puffy hearts under the photo or perhaps a phrase sticker at the bottom left and add my journaling there.

Island Escape patterned paper, Island Escape Ephemera, Island Escape Chipboard Icons, Illustrated Faith Delight in the Day Happy Heart patterned paper, Ice Mix Puffy Stars, Ice Mix Puffy Hearts, Punch Mix Puffy Stars, Punch Mix Puffy Hearts, Explore & Play Acrylic Words

 

Everyday With You is Sunshine & Paradise

 

Hello, everyone!  I hope you all have had an excellent start to your week!  Today I wanted to share with you a layout inspired by the "Sunshine & Paradise" Acrylic word from the Island Escape Collection.  I had this sweet blown up photo of my son looking into the sky, and I wanted to write a little letter to him talking about all the moments that feel like absolute "sunshine and paradise" to me.

I pulled from my entire Bella Blvd arsenal for this layout, but I tried to keep my main patterned papers from the new collections.  Because my son was looking up, I just felt like this whole layout would be filled with clouds and sunshine.  I started by water-coloring and hand-stitching two clouds to layer around.  I then set about hand cutting and measuring triangles to my page to create a central focal point.  I knew I would want to position my acrylic word at an angle in the top corner, so the triangles were perfect!

I have always been a fan of stitching, so I filled this layout with all kinds of stitching!  I think it gives any layout tons of dimension and character, which I love!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see the layout I created inspired by the Bella Acrylic Words! I truly fell in love with this layout, and the letter I wrote to my son makes it that much more special! xo Lydia

Bella Blvd 12x12 Paper (Bug Explorer: Discovery & Borders, Pop Quiz: Goofing Off, Mom Life: Love You More), Island Escape "Sunshine & Paradise" Acrylic Word, Wonky Alphas, IF Homespun Alpha Stickers, Barnyard Ephemera, IF Cardstock Stickers, IF Watercolors

Collection Reveal: Merry Christmas

 

Patterned Papers with Gold Foil: 

Cardstock Stickers:

Chipboard Stickers:

Ephemera Icons:

Ephemera Words:

Acrylics:

Collection Kit including a backside bonus paper:

1. Visit our Instagram page here
2. Post any photos from this collection
3. Be sure to use the #bb_merrychristmas
4. Winners will be announced here and on IG Friday, June 20th

 

Collection Reveal: Wish Big (Girl)

 

Did you know Bella Blvd is TEN YEARS OLD this year?

Actually, this month! It's such a big milestone for a company, and so we are very proud to be releasing birthday lines in conjunction with our celebration! We're thrilled to be a part of this industry and all of it's wonderful customers and creatives! As part of the party, we're releasing our newest Wish Big^tm collections......

Patterned Papers:

Cardstock Stickers:

Chipboard Stickers:

Ephemera Icons:

Ephemera Words:

Acrylics:

Collection Kit including a backside bonus paper:

1. Visit our Instagram page here
2. Post any photos from this collection
3. Be sure to use the #bb_wishbiggirl
4. Winners will be announced here and on IG Friday, June 20th

Perfect Shot

Good morning everyone! I'm here this morning to share a fun new layout with you of my youngest son and one his favorite things to do! Archery! He loves to use his bow and his BB gun and hes great at it!

I chose my background, the black and white crosses and then moved to the bright stripped paper. I cut a strip of that and places it down to have a guide line to where I wanted my photos to go. I matted my photos with white cardstock and started to cut my layers for behind them.

I cut the layers in to pennants and decided this was where I wanted to place my title. I knew I wanted to use some more of my acrylic words and the perfect went, well perfectly! lol  So I used that, the color was perfect and then I added the rest of my title in with some of the wonky alphas and I thought I looked pretty good, so I moved on to adding embellishments! One of my favorite parts!

Since the left side of my layout was where I places my photos and title I thought I would add some cute embellishments to the right side. I used some of the stickers from the sticker sheet and popped them up on some 3D foam, I placed an epoxy circle sticker over the top of a piece of paper I had punched out and layered with one of the die-cut ants, layered a few leaves here and there. Then I decided to add a few hearts in and an arrow and punched a few small circles out and places them where I wanted and was done with this layout. 

Bug Explorer Collection; Catchers paper, Daily Details paper,  Discovery paper, Wiggle Wiggle paper, Ephemera pack, Cardstock stickers

Oh My Stars MCintosh Stars, Wonky Alpha Puffy Stickers-Oreo Black, Acrylic word, Alex-Tabbies

Gratitude

Good morning everyone!!

Sarah here this morning sharing a new layout made with the oh so beautiful Make your mark collection!  I was to create a layout about someone that made a big impact in my life and this layout covers two people that made and are still making a huge impact in my life!! My mom and my sister!

I wanted my layout to be focused towards the bottom of the page and I knew I wanted to use papers that had gold foiling on them and to be honest I have a hard time taking pictures of foiled papers and embellishments. I went threw the collection and pulled all kinds of bits and pieces that I thought I might want to use, I already had my title chosen and went to work.

I started by adding quite a few paper layers behind my photo, till I got them just how I wanted and then moved on to adding a few paper layers to the bottom of my layout so that the major focus was there with my photo. I also thought using the black foiled paper would also draw your eye to the bottom of the layout and keep the focus there. I cut a few paper strips off the boarder paper and tucked them along the diagonal as well, placed my photo where I wanted it and moved on to embellishing!

I jumped back to all those bits and pieces I had pulled out in the beginning and started playing with them around my layout. I added a few words to the top of my photo with things that both of these amazing women have taught me and moved to the lower right of the photo. I added some florals, hearts and a tag. I made sure that everything was adhered down to where I could slide my journaling tag in behind it all.

 I moved to adding my title, I used one of the acrylic words, Gratitude. I thought the top of my layout looked a little bare so I decided to use some of the little bits that were left over from the things I pulled in the beginning. All the things in this collection have such positive saying and are all things that mom and sister have told me and taught me to be, so they were perfect. I added a tag along with a few of the sayings and die cuts. Once I was done with that I went for some of the puffy stickers and word stickers and placed them around my layout, added a few black splatters and my layout was finished! 

Make your mark Collection; Real deal paper, Boarders paper, Daily details paper, 6x8 paper pad, Fundamentals sitcker sheet, Designer clips, Paper pieces, Gift tags, Puffy stickers

Acrylic Word-Gratitude, Puffy hearts; Milk white, Punch mix

Illustrated Faith Basics Words- Cardstock sticker booklet

 

Make Everyday a Perfect Adventure

I pulled out my hot glue gun for the first time in a long time because I knew I would be putting some of the amazing Bella Blvd acrylic words to use on my layout.  I also wanted to use these two cute photos of my son playing in a local fountain.  We as a small family have made it a habit of teaching my son that when we leave the house, we are going on an adventure.  He gets so excited, and it has taught him to cherish even the simplest of activities!

  I started with the florals in the Make Your Mark collection; I fussy cut a few for my background.  After I arranged them where I felt they were visually appealing, I sliced some holes with my xacto knife for some brads.  I strung the brads together in a random fashion with white embroidery thread.  I really wanted to be able to anchor my acrylic words on the thread.  All that was left was to layer away near my photos and add a few embellishments.  This layout really came together easily for me, and it has me longing for more everyday summer adventures!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see how I used the beautiful acrylic words on my layout!  I hope you all are squeezing adventure into all of your days! xo Lydia

  Make Your Mark Collection, Popsicles & Pandas 12x12 Fundamentals Sticker Sheet, Bella Blvd Acrylic Words, Illustrated Faith Watercolors, Illustrated Faith Tiny Alpha Booklet, Illustrated Faith .35 Pen, Illustrated Faith Stamp Pad 

Awesome kid

Good morning everyone!! I'm sharing my first layout made with the new Bug Explorer collection!! I love this collection, and yeah I know I say it about all of them, but oh man are they all so beautiful and fun to play with!

I went through the collection and pulled papers I thought would look good with my photo and decided to go with a less busy background, but a patterned one. Once I decided on that, I pulled the daily details paper and cut a bunch of the cards apart and started layering them behind my photo.

Once I got the layers the way I wanted them, I started to play with a few of the papers I had pulled from the collection. I love all the patterns and wanted to add some more color to the right side, so I decided to add a few strips and distress the edges and went back and distressed the edges of my layers too. Once I had my papers down the side I knew right where I wanted my picture. 

Ok, so have y'all seen the new acrylic words?  And pennants?? Well I love them ALL!! So I pulled the word Awesome, then dug through all my pennants and  chose to use Kids, but I decided to pull of the "s" and just make it kid. So I used the combo of those two for my title. I pulled a mixture of leaves from the ephemera pack and the chipboard pieces and added them around my photo and tucked my pennant under some of those and added the cute little sun and cloud piece next to my title.

Finishing off my layout, I decided to grab a few stickers from the sticker sheet and then go into my Bella goodies and grab some of the Illustrated Faith hexie epoxy stickers and added them around the layout.  They add a little dimension and I love the pop of color it adds!

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out the layout I made today and make sure to come back!!

Bug Explorer Collection: Exclusive collection kit bonus pattern, Daily Details, Catchers, Wiggle Wiggle, Boarders, Ciao Chips Icons, Ephemera, Cardstock stickers

Pennants;Family, Acrylic word; Awesome

Illustrated Faith;apple of my eye mix, mini hexies