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Friends Layout with a Fun Hidden Journal

Hi everyone, It’s Dorymar, I’m very excited to show my Layout, this week I played with the super colorful “Squeeze the Day” collection. The colors in this collection are so bright and vibrant they are totally perfect to create a very fun project. I love to incorporate a lot of colors on my page and many layers too. For this project I used a picture of my friends enjoying our trip to She Loves Color in 2018.

I started my layout by selecting the “Bananas for You” paper for my outside borders and the beautiful “Fruity Hearts” paper as a base. To create my focal point, I decided to mix some fun patterned papers to make my layers. 

I wanted to incorporate as many embellishments as I could because all elements in this collection are fantastic and very diverse. I mixed up stickers, tags, borders, sentiments, die cuts, epoxy hearts, etc., to create a very colorful look for my page, all are attached to the page with foam tape to continue adding the layers that I like so much.

When I design my projects, I love to incorporate all the elements that I can, but sometimes I have no space to incorporate my journal. I confess that almost all my journals are in the back of my layouts because I don't like my handwriting. That’s why one of my favorite creative ways that I like to incorporate in my journal is by hiding it inside the page, so it is very private. Here you can see how my journaling is hidden in a very practical way under my photos.

I think this creative way of incorporating your hidden journal allows you to keep those special moments with your family and friends more private. For those (like me) who don't like their handwriting, they can keep it hidden, without taking away the true purpose of the scrapbook that is keeping memories alive every time you decide to watch your albums.

I used one of the 6x4 cards that the collection includes as a base for my journaling, then I added a beautiful rainbow die cut and used it as a tab to pull out my journal. It looks so pretty!

This beautiful collection includes a few beautiful acrylic embellishments, but there was one that I loved the most, and it was the fantastic “Friends” word in red. When I saw it, I quickly knew that I should use it on my page as a title.

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did, and it inspires you to use the beautiful “Squeeze the Day” collection to create something beautiful.

Squeeze the Day Collection:  Doohikey Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Friends Acrilyc Word, Hearts Epoxy

 

Fall-ing for Bella Blvd Cut Files

Over the last year, Bella Blvd has started offering cut files and they sure do add some flexibility and options to your projects. Today I am using the most detailed of all those cut files - the Tile Background Cut File from the Home Sweet Home Collection! Christine joining you with a layout packed with details and time featuring this gorgeous cut file!

Cut files like this take a long time to cut. You have to set them at a slow speed and then just be patient. In this case, it took about 35 minutes to cut! Planning for that, I set it to cut and then did other things!

Once it was all cut, I pulled out my Bella Besties and my circle punch and started backing it! I knew I wanted lots of fall colors! A fine tip glue pen made this job a little bit easier!!!

Because the layout already has lots of detail and color I knew I wasn't going to have to do a lot for embellishing! I created my title using a combination of an Acrylic World and Florence Alphabets.  Then I added some Heart Hugs and punched out vellum leaves to my design. I opted for vellum here because it would still let the colors and cut file show thru while adding a little bit of texture!  

Head on over to my YouTube channel to check out the full process video for this layout today!  Thanks for stopping by!

Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot, Acrylic Words, Cut Files, Heart Hugs

Falling Leaves | Family Scrapbooking Layout

Hi everyone! Heather Leopard is here with a photo tutorial for a really fun fall layout featuring lots of leaves. Come take a look at what I created...

My idea for this originally started by thinking I'd layer leaves from the top down as if they were falling but as I was playing around with this Bella Blvd "leaves" cut file, I started thinking the concept would pair well with a round photo. That got me thinking of this alternate design. It cut the same leave in 3 different sizes - small, medium and large and in multiple different colors and patterns.

Starting with the largest leaves, I adhered them to the page in a sort of circle.

Next, I added the medium leaves and then the smaller leaves on top, moving in with each "row" I glued down until I had enough to create a border for my photo.

I printed a 3.75" round photo and placed it in the center of the wreath of leaves. As you can see from the photo, I only glued the bottom part of the leaves to the paper so that the ends of the leaves could have some dimension.

I tucked a few pieces of chipboard and ephemera under the photo and also added some embellishments to the top right.  

Lastly, and to create a diagonal type design, I added the title and a few more embellishments to the bottom left of the page. I'm still deciding where to put my journaling but I'm thinking maybe I'll add journaling strips on the bottom right.

Let's Go On An Adventure Border & Wildflowers 12x12 patterned paper, Ciao Chip, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons; Squeeze the Day Borders, Zesty, Fruit Salad 12x12 patterned paper, Bella Besties Graph & Dotty Pony, McIntosh, Orange 12x12 patterned paper, Wish Big Borders 12x12 patterned paper, Heart Hugs Earth, Heart Hugs Sunshine, Acrylic Word Family, Wonky Alphas Orange, Bella Blvd cut file "leaves" in Silhouette America store

World Cardmaking Day - Heart Hugs Background

Happy World Cardmaking Day Bella Blvd Fans! What is your favorite Bella Blvd embellishment? If I had to narrow it down to just one, it would definitely be Heart Hugs. I find myself using them on EVERYTHING! Christine joining you today to show you a quick idea on how to use your Heart Hugs to create a background for a card!

Heart Hugs Background Card

As I was sitting and looking at my packages of Heart Hugs, it occurred to me that they would make a really neat background. I opted to create a monochromatic one - but I definitely think they would look amazing in ombre or rainbow colors!

Although it looks like there's a lot going on, there really isn't a lot to this card! In fact just four products: Heart Hugs, Squeeze the Day Patterned Paper, an Acrylic Word, and some Nuvo Drops!

Let's check out how I created it in this process video:

What do you think? Can you see yourself making a background with these hearts on one of your crafty projects? Thanks for joining me today!

 

 

Autumn Inspired Page Using cut files by Kim Watson

With Fall in the air and trees adding glorious color everywhere; inspired, I decided to create my own version of fall beauty using cut files & the uber cute 'Let's Go on an Adventure' collection. 

This is the result.

Home by Kim Watson

I started with a few of the latest cut files loaded into the Bella Blvd Silhouette Online Store. These I positioned on the white cardstock background, cutting them out for filling with patterned paper. I wanted to create an extra layer of dimension by having the leaves at different heights. 

Before adhering the patterned paper shapes underneath with foam adhesive the corresponding cut-outs, I machine stitched a leaf stalk on each for interest. 

 

The photo was matted onto layers of tracing paper, adding lift, interest & dimension. Again my thoughts were to keep everything subtle, not to clutter the feeling of space within the design. 

 

The acrylic title being white, helps tell my story but doesn't dominate in any way. Do you notice how cute the little floral clusters look mixed with sentiments from the Word Ephemera? Each word working perfectly with my theme, again contributing to whole theme of my autumn, morning beach walks with my husband. I adore how the extra height of all the different elements really help the page appear tactile. 

 

Now for the favorite part of the page; the 3 dimensional leaves! I love how they flow around the page adding energy and movement, helping ones eye travel around the page. Each pattern and color, balanced with other elements on the page, creating harmony. 

This is a 'feel-good page', with the strong feeling of fall coming through each element via color, motif & sentiment. So I encourage you to try this technique.

• Die cut leaves
• Use both the negative & the positive shapes
• Creating marvellous dimension with foam adhesive & stitching
• Glam things up with gold ink splatters
• Go bold with your colors

The resulting page will be a guaranteed show stopper in your album.

I am so glad you stopped by! Have an awesome week!

Hugs Kim XXXX

 

Bella Besties Collection kit, Let's Go on an Adventure Collection kit, Let's Go on an Adventure Embellishment Bundle, Acrylic Words, 

 

Embrace- Fall 12x12 layout

Good morning everyone!!

Sarah here today and I wanted to share a new layout with you. Is anyone else ready for fall? I sure am!! It is so hot outside, but I was so happy to see that the leaves on the trees are starting to change and I am ready to embrace that change!! I am so ready for hot cocoa, boots, sweaters and scarfs!! And the leaves changing color means that it's on the way!

I had my picture printed, pulled out the lovely Let's go on an Adventure collection by Bella Blvd, pulling papers that were green and brown. Then I pulled embellishments that were green, brown and orange. And with that color scheme, I realized that these cute little foxes would work great on this layout!

I cut my papers, laid them out and started to layer embellishments where I wanted them, tucking things here and there. I was liking the way it looked, but there was just too much white space. I left it where it was, because it was lunch time and my toddler needed her lunch so I decided to come back to it later.

So I sat her up with her coloring next to me, after lunch and yogurt. Pulled the layout back out, I decided I wanted to add some color to the background. Not only would this help the acrylic word "embrace" stand out, but it would let the whole layout pop! I pulled out my Illustrated Faith acrylic paints, pulled the orange out and out some on my acrylic block. I sprayed my cardstock with my spray bottle and then started to platter my layout with the orange pain. I even let my daughter help some. She said it looked like fun, haha!

I colored with her while I let my layout dry. Once it was dry, I started to glue down the layers and pieces that I had in the first place. She helped me put the foxes on and then started to add my stickers to her coloring book. I tucked a few more pieces, glued down the "embrace" acrylic word and it was done. I turned it over and taped a piece of paper to the back with some journaling on it, describing my feeling of happiness about fall coming and about my little helping me with my layout.

Thank you so much for stopping by to see what I created today and I hope you have a great rest of your week!!

Let's go on an Adventure collection: Boarders paper, Daily details paper, Ephemera icons, Ephemera words, Epoxy icons, Doohickey stickers, Ciao Chip icons

Acrylic words: Embrace today

Home Sweet home collection: Ciao Chip icons

Illustrated  Faith: Studio acrylic paints, Shanna's Favorites

Squeeze the Day with Kelly

Hello everyone! It's Kelly here today sharing a layout made with the super adorable Squeeze the Day collection:

I love the girly patterns and colors in this collection...perfect for summer and friends!

I picked a few of my favorite patterns to ground my photo, and had a blast picking through all of the ephemera to enhance this photo of my girls enjoying friend time at a baseball game....and a few scattered enamel accents make my embellishment clusters complete.

Bella has no shortage of acrylic words for easy titles. I chose the word "Friends" for this layout, and it fit perfectly at the bottom of my photo.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Squeeze the Day:Zesty, Bananas for You, Slice of Life, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Hearts, Epoxy Icons; Acrylic Words: Friends; Matte Enamels: Fruity Mix; Heart Hugs: Happy Birthday

Splash & Play Summer Layout | Stephanie Buice

Hiya, Stephanie here! This week we are sharing summer projects using the new Squeeze The Day collection, and I CAN. NOT. WAIT to see what everyone has created with this colorful line of goodness! 

Today I'm sharing this layout that I created using mainly papers from the 6x6 paper pad, and some odds and ends from throughout the collection. Let's take a look...

I started my layout by using my fringe scissors to cut around a bunch of 3-3.5" circles, I kept layering each one until it was nice and puffy, and then I used a few pop dots and staples to secure each of the layers together. Once I had all my circles completed I arranged them on my page and secured them to my cardstock.

Once I got all of my little pom-pom circles in place, I started adding in little bits and pieces here and there, trying as best as I could to keep them in color order. I think the Epoxy Hearts were one of my favorites to use on here, they were just the perfect sizes and colors.

When it came time for me to do my title, I found that the white Acrylic words were just blending into my background, so I chose to paint the word "Play" with some black acrylic paint. I was surprised by how well it stuck, I'll definitely be adding that to my bag of tricks for future layouts!

I added some black and white border strips from the 6x6 paper pad on the top and bottom of my layout, I just like the way the black and white kind of makes all the other colors pop even more. Even though this one took a while, I love how it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you've enjoyed my layout!

Have a great week!

Xoxo Steph

Squeeze The Day Collection Kit and 6x6 Paper Pad, Acrlyic Words: Explore & Play, Tiny Text: Black Tiny Text, Epoxy: Hearts.

4 Mini Layouts = One big layout

Hi there Bella Blvd Fans! Christine joining you today with my twist on the 4 Mini Layouts challenge. I was all in on the idea of 4 mini layouts but as I began creating I had an idea: What if I made 4 layouts that came together to make one big layout??? Could I do it? Would they look awful together? Could I make it cohesive somehow? Let's take a look at how it came together!

I love to incorporate black with pops of color into my layouts and a lot of the Bella Blvd collections make this possible. Squeeze the Day is no exception - it's got lots of little black accents including papers and embellishments.  

The bright, fun, and colorful themes within this collection make it work so easily for SO many different themes. Even silly mom/daughter selfies.  My first mini layout used the various greens from the collection.

Now that you have seen two of the minis you can see a little more of my approach! I used two triangles - one black for each mini and one color.  Then I built my embellishments and titles around those colors and white. 

All the colors of Bella Blvd work so well together but another aspect to that is that the colors in the same family work great too! So for the pink mini page I was able to use pieces in the cotton candy, peep, and punch pink to create!

Another fun aspect to the Squeeze the Day collection is ALL of the different fruits in it! If it's a favorite, it's in there!

The Ciao Chip might just be my favorite part of this collection!

Although I say that and let's be real here - I sure do love all the gorgeous patterned papers as well (even when I am frazzled and glue them down sideways ;)

The heart hugs are also a nice addition to all of the Bella Blvd collections!  

Let's see how I did with getting these four mini pages to come together to make one!

Look at that! Couldn't be more fun and cheery and with a little planning it came together to make a big layout perfectly!

I have a whole process video up on my YouTube Channel as well that you can check out here! Thanks so much for joining me today!

Squeeze the Day & Acrylic Words

Hello Bella Blvd Friends! It is Leanne here today and I am excited to share with you my latest scrappy project from Squeeze the Day.

This week the design team has been looking at different ways to use the Bella Blvd Acrylic Words. The Squeeze the Day collection is so beautiful and bright I really wanted the words I used as my title, to pop on the page.

To recreate this layout, start with selecting paint colours in a similar rainbow palette to the ephemera icons. I used yellow, orange, pink and purple with splashes of white. Layer the acrylic word title at the bottom of this rainbow.

To attach the acrylic words, place a glue dot strategically behind the wider areas of the sentiment and adhere directly to the cardstock base. The acrylic words used on this page are from Be You, Be Brave Words and New & Sweet Words. Don't be afraid to separate sentiments to create your own unique title.

Once you have your photo/s in place, build interest and layers around it with all the fun ephemera now available.

Obviously I focused on playing with the watermelon features, as it was my son's fruit of choice in my photo.

Complete the layout by adding twine to the tags and fill any awkward spaces with the new epoxy stickers from the Squeeze the Day collection. Thanks for visiting..x

 

 

Squeeze the Day: Patterned Paper - Fruit Salad; Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Icons, Ephemera Words, Hearts Epoxy; Acrylic Words: Be You, Be Brave, New & Sweet; Puffy Star Stickers: Oreo Mix Puffy Stars.