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School is cool - Chipboard focus - Emilie Chamel

Hello friends! Emilie here for another week of School is cool! As you might know from my last post, I like to take a "First day at school" photo and I also love to scrapbook it too! I love those new pictures so much that I wanted to use them again on another layout, especially when I still have on my desk this fantastic new collection by Bella BLVD.

 

 

I love this striking black and white patterned paper. I knew I wanted to use it as a background, and it definitely drove my idea to print my photos in black and white.

 

 

I don't know why, but I have a thing for apples on patterned paper... And this one is no different so I knew I would have to use it. This drove my second design decision: I knew I would go towards a very black and red layout.

 

 

I matted my photographs onto the red patterned paper and chose the red and whitewash tape to run down behind my pictures. Another strip of the apple paper helped to balance my layout and repeat this element.

As our assignment was to focus on the chipboards, I raided them to find as many elements which I felt would work best with my design. I felt that at this point bringing other primary colors would work very well so the title was chosen as well as the crayons and flowers.

A last few details such as a school building as well as the super cute converses finished off my design.

I hope that you got a few ideas on how to use the School Is Cool collection and that you will check it out at your local scrapbooking stores!

Lots of love,

Emilie

Products used:

School is cool patterned papers

School is cool chipboards

School is cool cut-outs

Bella BLVD Florence Alphabet blue

Bella BLVD Aria Alphabet red

Washi tapes

Spell On You | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today and I'm so excited to share my new layout with y'all!  This is my first layout using the new Spell On You collection and I had so much fun creating it!  This collection has so many fabulous elements to it and I can't wait to be able to use it again soon.  Here's my layout: 

To start, I trimmed four 4"x4" inch squares using the Candy Dots, Broomsticks and All Tricks No Treats 12x12 patterned papers.  They are the cutest patterns and I really wanted to highlight them. I adhered them to a piece of white cardstock that I trimmed down to 11x11 and backed with the Wee Witches 12x12 patterned paper.  I love how the stars really pop on that black.  

I started to decorate my first square by using a few Doohickey Cardstock Border Stickers and layered the really cute Witching Hour Bella Pop right on top.  I also adhered a few Ephemera Words and a few of the Fright Night Puffy Stickers. How adorable is that little witch??!

I created a fun little scene on the next square by using a haunted house and witch piece from the Ephemera Icons pack.  

On the next square, I added my title using an Ephemera Word and the Aria Alphas in Plum.  I added a few Puffy Stickers and these really cute witch shoes from the Ephemera Pieces.  

My last square held my photo that I matted with a tag and frame from the Ephemera Words pack.  I added a few phrase stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and popped the entire thing up on foam tape.  The photo is of me and my best friend at a Halloween party.  I was Peach from Mario Kart and she was Sarah Sanderson from Hocus Pocus.  Such a perfect photo for this collection!

Here's one last shot of this fun grid layout: 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Do you like to make grid layouts?  They're so fun to make, especially when you make your pieces quite large.  They're like their own separate little layouts!  See you next time friends!

xo Brianna

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Spell On You Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Fright Night Puffy Stickers, Witching Hour Bella Pop, Epoxy Stickers and Doohickey Cardstock Stickers.  Bella Besties: Aria Alphas in Plum.  

Tiny Tots 2.0 & Time to Travel week - Day 1 - Emilie Chamel

Hello friends! I hope you are enjoying this summer! Here with the school holidays, we are keeping the kids busy the best we can which means the occasional dress-up day. And who says dress-up says mummy has her camera to the ready! In this post I am showing how versatile Tiny Tots 2.0 can be, let's have a look!

I love my little Sophia in her Belle's dress. She is so cute! And I was so lucky that she agreed to play along to a photoshoot while wearing her dress. I knew I wanted to use these photos for my Tiny Tots 2.0 project. The collections has a few florals and it also has yellow, red and green papers which I knew I would want to use.

You can't think of the Beauty and the Beast without thinking of the rose. I therefor decided to create a 3D rose out of the ABC's papers. I then cut out some leaves out of the You're A Star paper to accompany the rose. To mat my photographs, I used the yellow side of the Be Brave paper. The yellow matting really helps to link the layout with the color of her dress.

I then used a Bella BLVD cut-file from the Silhouette shop to create my title. With my Cricut I was able to add an offset layer underneath the title which I cut-out of the Bella Besties Heart and Ombre in Pink. The main cut-out was made out of plain white cardstock but I re-cut the center letter from the Ombre side of the Yellow Heart and Ombre paper. This helped to repeat again the yellow from the dress.

For my background I settled on the green Heart and Ombre paper. I felt that it was best fitting for the rose to rest on. If you see my process video though you will know that this was not my first choice and after sleeping on my original idea this was changed to this beautiful green!

The finishing touch came in the shape of some ladybirds as well as some flowers to create cluster around the rose and the photograph. A few extra words to add to my title and I was happy with the final result! The date stamped above the photographs balanced the only bit of black in the shape of my subtitle.

And there it is! We are far away from a baby or toddler layout and yet I was able to use several elements from the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection. I love to use the colours of the papers to pull the story in a different direction than first intended! 

You can find my process video here: https://youtu.be/LzdCvy1z5xE

 

Products used: 

-Bella BLVD Tiny Tots 2.0 Play date paper

-Bella BLVD Tiny Tots 2.0 Be brave paper

-Bella BLVD Tiny Tots 2.0 ABC paper

-Bella BLVD Tiny Tots 2.0 You're a Star paper

-Bella BLVD Tiny Tots 2.0 Ephemeras

-Bella BLVD Tiny Tots 2.0 Chipboard stickers

-Bella BLVD Bella Besties Puffy Stickers

-Bella BLVD Florence Alphabet Black

-Bella BLVD Aria Alphabet

Fireworks & Freedom | Laura Alberts

Hello friends! Welcome to a fun Fireworks & Freedom layout featuring my adorable twins in a 4th of July parade of their own making. My girls piled into a wagon and cruised around the backyard.

Using a large title mixed between a large Ciao Chip 'Parade' with Aria puffy alphas, the focus is on my larger 4x4 inch photo of my twins' adorable stars and stripes outfits. The banner underneath is a combination of a Ciao Chip and a cut apart banner from the Borders patterned paper from Fireworks & Freedom.

The photo strip I created on the right side of the layout is a layer of Bella Besties in Blueberry, then a layer of Borders from Fireworks & Freedom. I added three 2x2 photos and two 2x2 cardstock squares to fill the photo strip. On the two cardstock squares I created clusters with ephemera icons and words and puffy stickers for a bit of fun!

One of my favorite ways to make my photos and layers pop is to hand draw borders along the perimeter. It gives the impression of depth and really makes them stand out.

To finish off this layout, I used the Juicy Fruits patterned paper to add a bright border around the outside perimeter. 

Fireworks & Freedom 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons and Words,

Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Bella Besties Blueberry, Aria Puffy Alphas

Time to Travel | Karlla Dauer

Hello Bella Friends.

Karlla here and I'm so happy to share a new layout with you. I missed using my fringe scissors. I love the texture it creates in the layout.

I hope you like it too.

For this project, I wanted to take more advantage of the circles. First, I cut a large circle in the center of the paper "Daily Details" and a mix of other prints in different sizes.

In the smaller circles, I used "Ephemera - Icons" and made a seam in the center to join and give more detail to the layout. With the "Freeway" paper, I cut out all the tracks and made the fringes on each one. Then I glued it to another paper and positioned it in the center of the central creation of the layout.

I positioned all the details and photo on the right side in several details. I used some beautiful hearts from Puffy Stickers - Blueberry Trinkets. I love that little detail.

And to finish this project, brought a mix of alphabets to make the layout more fun.

I loved creating this layout and remembering this special day. Being in a place we loved and celebrating our son's first birthday was truly an incredible journey.

Hope I inspired you. See you soon.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Time to Travel 12x12 Collection Kit, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Chipboard Stickers Icons 12x12 Cardstock Stickers - Doohickey.

Puffy Stickers - Blueberry Trinkets

Aria Alphabet

 

Hello Summer | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a fun Summer layout using the You Are My Sunshine collection.  This collection makes me so happy and the color palette is just stunning.  Here's my layout: 

I wanted to use a Cut Out for this page so I chose the Mood Booster one.  Instead of backing it the traditional way, I wanted to paint it using some Shimmerz sprays from my stash.  So I sprayed them on my glass mat and smooshed the entire Cut Out into the colors.  I chose colors that were bright and happy, just like this collection.

After it was completely dry, I adhered it to the B side of the Daily Details paper.  I loved the black polka dots!  To add extra color, I trimmed off two 1-inch strips of the Shine Bright paper, distressed the edges and adhered it to the left and right side of my page.  

Next, I matted my photo using a few papers from the collection and layered some border stickers (both Ciao Chip and Doohickey Cardstock stickers) underneath my photo towards the bottom.  This created a shelf for my title.  I made it using a phrase from the Ciao Chip sticker sheet as well as some Aria Alphas in Guacamole, Orange and Ice.

Here's my photo.. It's so hot right now in Louisiana so we are spending A LOT of time outside in our pool!!

I embellished using some of the Ephemera and added in some Epoxy and Trinkets Puffy stickers.  The bees are so cute!

I am loving the layered and all of the texture and dimension on this page.  It's so bright and happy!

One more shot of this page: 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today!  Have you tried painting directly onto Cut Outs?  It's another fun way to use them and I hope that you give it a try.  See you next time friends!

Process Video: 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Epoxy Stickers, Trinkets Puffy Stickers, Ciao Chip Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers; Bella Besties: Aria Alphas in Guacamole, Ice and Orange; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White; Cut Out: Mood Booster.  



 

You Are My Sunshine Week, Day 2 | Erica Thompson

Do you love a grid design on a scrapbook page? Grids are one of my favorites on a scrapbook layout! They come together so quick and you can get a lot of photos on one 12x12 layout! Today I am going to be using the You Are My Sunshine collection to create a colorful grid layout! 

I printed out a bunch of park photos of Liam and I and printed them out on my Canon printer! They are about 1.75x1.75. I matted each photo on 2x2 pattern paper from the You Are My Sunshine collection. 

I had some 2x2 squares left over so I went ahead and added them in to the design so I could embellish the extra squares. I trimmed a piece of white textured cardstock to 11x11 and adhered to a piece of pattern paper from the You Are My Sunshine collection that I trimmed to 11.25x1.25.

For the base of the layout I used the 12x12 What A Day paper from the same collection. I love all the colors and icons on this paper and I think it is great to use as a base! 

I laid out my photos and extra squares in the center of my page and used my tape runner to stick them down. I used die cuts and stickers from the You Are My Sunshine collection to embellish the open squares and some of the photos. 

I pulled out the Aria black puffy alpha stickers to add my title along the bottom of the page. 

To finish off my layout I used some black with white polka dot corner stickers to add to my white textured cardstock. This brings in another pop of black and just adds another little detail to my page. 

Thanks so much for stopping by the Bella Blog today! I hope this inspires you to create a grid design on one of your next projects! Have a great day!

 

You Are My Sunshine Collection | Aria Puffy Alphas

Squeeze The Day Week: Fun in the Sun

Hello friends! Emilie here to share with you a layout full of sunshine created using the Squeeze the Day collection. I love its sweet and fruity vibe alongside the bright colors Bella Blvd is so well known for.

 

 

The black swimsuit Sophia wears in the photos called for some contrast, so I whipped out my India ink and painted some stripes on white cardstock as a base.

I love pink so I chose the pink patterned papers to use as accents. Sometimes small touches can have a BIG impact than overdoing it.

The acrylic strawberries are sooo darn cute and I wanted to use them on this layout. They add just the right amount of detail to my layout.

The matte Enamel Dots are such a great take on usual enamel dots. They really are different and look amazing.

 

The epoxy dots of this collection are especially cute with lots of fruits! I love how the washi tape holds its own very well against a black background.

You can watch the full process video here:

https://youtu.be/8blPZ8Ttuc4

Products Used used:

Matte Enamel Dots, Washi Tape, Strawberries Acrylic Shapes, Follow the Rainbow Bella Pops, Rainbow Acrylic Shapes, Squeeze the day collection (Squeeze the Day collection). Aria Punch Puffy Alphabet stickers, Bell Pepper Florence Alphabet Stickers (Bella Besties).

Mood Board Week, Day 1 | Inessa

Hi friends,

Inessa on the blog today, sharing my take on the mood board. I love the colors and the vibe and want to show you what elements I carried over to my layout.

Here's the side by side of the moodboard and my layout. I picked multiple elements to create with: the watercolor feel, the rainbow, the color scheme, and the quote "feeling that sun in my face". I chose to work with the Squeeze the Day collection and a few Ciao Chip pieces from Home Sweet Home.

To build the rainbow, I hand cut the paper strips from each of the following papers from the bottom left corner (all B sides): Fruity Hearts, Fruit Salad, Borders, So Berry Sweet, I Pick You. Approximating how much space I wanted between each color, I cut an arch and then distressed the edges of each paper piece. This gives the rainbow a whimsical feel. I used distress inks in various colors to watercolor the background of where my paper strips would go before adhering them to the white cardstock using foam dots. 

With the rainbow in place, I adhered my 4x6 photo and then added the title and embellishments. The title is spelled out using the Aria Puffy Stickers in Orange. 

The clouds and sun are from Ciao Chip from Squeeze The Day and Home Sweet Home. The acrylic rainbow is from the Rainbows Acrylic Shapes pack. I then added tags and tabs from the Ephemera Icons pack and a row of hearts from the Follow the Rainbow bella-pops. 

All in all, I enjoyed creating this and would love to see your take on the moodboard. Tag me on Instagram or Facebook with your creation @paperandbling.

Happy creating and see you next time!

Inessa

 

 

 

 

Father’s Day week - day 6 - Emilie Chamel

Hi friends! Emilie here for this special week where we celebrate the men in our lives and particularly our fathers our father figures.

 

The last time my father featured on one of my layout was back in January 2020 and it was still a girly layout as Sophia was, of course, on the photograph too. I can't, for the life of me, remember when was the last time I created a boy/ masculine layout! Give me florals all the way! So this assignment was out of my comfort zone to say the least.

As I am not one to shy away from a challenge though, I decided to face it head on, but taking a step at a time.

My first step was to chose which collection to use. I went with "To the Moon" as the colors were more masculine and I knew I would be able to use some of the elements to talk about my dad. The colors too were perfect as they worked with my photograph and it contained a lot of blue which is my father's favorite color.

I then went on to select the patterned papers I would use. I decided on the B side of the paper Tiny Details as it used a design I have used before so brought back a little bit of creative comfort in an unknown masculine world. I cut along the lines, glued it all back onto a sheet of cardstock and then stitched alongside each line again. I crumpled the stitched edges for added texture which is a technique I love to use.

When it came to the placement of my elements, I would have normally gone for the center of the layout but here somehow I wanted to have something a little bit more messy and rugged. I suppose it helped me bring even more masculinity. I splashed a few drops of diluted white gesso to add drama to my background, mounted my photograph on to a piece of patterned paper of which I distressed the edges and then attached it all at a slight angle on the left hand side.

I chose ephemera icons which would work with a layout about my dad rather than something overly space-themed. I rounded to flags around a paint brush to give them a real-life feel and sprinkled a few stars here and there to work alongside the white splatters.

The "Awesome" acrylic word was perfect for my title however as it is a little bit see-through I knew it would get lost against the strong colors of my background. I therefor mounted it onto white cardstock which helped it pop. The red now repeat the red thread from my stitching as well as the red shirt I am wearing in the photograph.

My last touch was to use the Aria Alphabet puffy stickers to complete my title and really drive it home that this is all about my dad. I love the effect these alphas bring to a layout!

And here we are! I am quite surprised how nicely this layout came together. It was an exercise of letting go of the control I normally use as well as going for something completely different which overall was very refreshing!

Thank you so much for your time here and I hope you it inspired you to create about the men in your lives too!

Lots of love,

Emilie

 

Products used:

To The Moon Collection 12x12 Collection Kit

To The Moon Collection Ephemera Icons

Aria Alphabet puffy stickers Black

Acrylic word awesome

 

Tiny Tots 2.0 Collection + Bella Besties Week, Day 6| Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout using the super adorable Tiny Tots 2.0 collection.  I'm currently obsessed with triangles and thought it would be fun to create large ones as main elements on my page.  

To start, I traced and cut out triangles using the Plaids and Dotty paper in Bell Pepper as well as the Graph & Dot paper in Ice.  I ran each one through my sewing machine using the opposite color of thread for my stitching.  So for the Bell Pepper papers, I used blue thread and for the Ice papers, I used yellow thread.  I popped them all up on foam tape and adhered them to a piece of white cardstock that I trimmed down to 11x11.  I adhered that piece to the top of the Be Brave 12x12 patterned paper and ran that through my sewing machine.  

I used the four triangles as placements for my title, photo and embellishments.  I made my title using the Aria Alphas in White and the Wonky Alphas in Bell Pepper.  My photo is of my oldest son Noah, while he was taking a bath in his old blow up rubber ducky bathtub.  It was the cutest thing and this photo was perfect to use with this collection.  He was almost two in this photo and I can't believe how quickly time flies by!  He's going to be sixteen in August!

I matted my photo using a few other patterned papers and adhered it down to the triangle on the far right.  I added the cute rubber ducky Trinket Puffy sticker as well as some Ephemera icons that look like bubbles. 

A yellow Cute Clip was the perfect addition to my photo and added that nice pop of color.

I had so much fun embellishing using more Ephemera Icons and Words and Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers.

Here's one last photo of my page: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Have you incorporated triangles into your pages?  They're fun to create with and make great spots for your embellishments and photos.  See you in my next post friends!

Brianna

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Tiny Tots 2.0: 12x12 Patterned Paper, Ephemera Icons and Words, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers and Trinkets Puffy Stickers.  Bella Besties: Plaid & Dotty 12x12 Paper in Bell Pepper; Graph & Dot in Ice; Aria Alphas in White; Wonky Alphas in Bell Pepper; Word Salad Sticker Book and Cute Clips.