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Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 3 | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you a Halloween layout using the Monsters & Friends collection, the Bella Besties, and one of the Bella Blvd cut files.

I started my layout by painting the background. For this I used Distress Oxide in colors that match the collection. I also used Distress Oxide to paint my cut file.

Once the background dried, I started to build my layout. I backed the Happy Halloween cut file with the Bella Besties. Then, I glued my photo and the cut file with adhesive foam to create dimension.

To finish my layout, I added Bella-Pops, Ephemera, Doohickey, Ciao Chip, Epoxy and Matte Enamels.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration to create beautiful things. You can find the link for the process video of this layout below. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Yarelys xx

@dreamsandpapers

https://youtu.be/tCRuvcOyQ2s

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends Collection: Scary Cute paper.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Pickle Juice, Ice, Plum and Orange.

Ephemera: Monsters & Friends.

Doohickey: Monsters & Friends.

Ciao Chip: Monsters & Friends.

Bella-Pops: Candy Bandit, Little Monster and Pumpkins.

Epoxy: Goblins and Stars Halloween Mix.

Matte Enamels: Halloween Mix.

Cut File: Happy Halloween.

Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 2 | Sarah

Happy Tuesday, Bella friends. It's me Sarah back on the blog today, and I can't believe fall is in full force. It's our favorite in our house, so I'm so excited and pumped for Halloween. Anyone else?!

Anyway, with the anticipation of Halloween around the corner, I wanted to create a layout using the Monsters & Friends collection coupled with Bella Besties.

 

I wanted to use a large title for this one, so the first thing that came to mind was one of the Monsters & Friends Cut-Outs. The "Halloween" Cut-Out was perfect for our family costume photo from last year.

Behind the Cut-Out, I used a variety of the patterned papers from the Monsters & Friends collection as well as coordinating Bella Bestie papers. Have you ever used one of the Bella Cut-Outs? It's so easy to use. You literally cut out the pieces using the template in the package. Then, you place it behind the Cut-Out. And voila! 

 

To the sides of my title, I created embellishment clusters of the cute little monsters in the Ephemera Icons pack. Adorable right?! 

Have you ever noticed how Bella does a fantastic job coordinating their embellishments with their collections? I love that the Ephemera Icons and Doohickey Stickers all color coordinate so perfectly with the patterned papers and the Bella Besties papers too.

Okay, that's all I have for today! I hope that I've inspired you to create something today, and maybe it'll even be a Halloween-ish project! Anyway, thanks for joining me today, and thanks for letting me share my work with all of you.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Star Epoxy Stickers, Cut-Outs, Matte Enamels, Bella Pops; Bella Besties: Monsters & Friends 12x12 Paper Pack

Sketch Week & Monsters and Friends | Sarah

Happy Friday, Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines), here today on the blog, and I'm closing out October's sketch week with my take on it using the super cute Monsters & Friends collection.

As a reference and a reminder, here's the sketch that I used for inspiration:

Here's the layout I created with the sketch provided above:

I love that this sketch was geared for three photos! I'm always on the lookout for layout designs that have multiple photos. As you can see, I didn't want to stray too much from the original sketch because I just love the look of it. 

With the provided sketch, it was pretty easy to crank this layout out. I picked out three photos from Halloween last year, and I started creating embellishment clusters around them. 

I used a handful of the die cuts from the Monsters & Friends Ephemera Icons. I also added some of the Halloween Heart Hugs and some Bella Pops to these embellishment clusters.

Last but not least, I added some of the Star Epoxy Stickers from the Monsters & Friends collection to add more color and dimension to my layout. I tend to add them off to the sides of my embellishment clusters, but honestly, these stars can be added anywhere on your projects. They're so versatile! I also love the epoxy look to them - so shiny! 

And that's all I have for now! Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something awesome with this sketch! So, how about it?! I'd love to see your interpretation. It could be using Monsters & Friends or whatever you feel like creating with! Either way, feel free to share what you make with us on all of Bella's socials by tagging us! 

As always, thanks for joining me today!

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Epoxy Stickers- Stars Halloween Mix, Bella Pops, Heart Hugs; Bella Besties: Hearts and Ombre Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit, Graph and Dot Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit

HALLOWEEN | Sketch Week with Monsters & Friends Day 3 | Niki Rowland

 

Hi everyone! I have a new layout and process video to share using Monsters & Friends – I love this collection and Halloween is my favourite thing to scrap! It is also Sketch Week so I'm using the sketch below.

The sketch has three photo blocks on it. I had two photos so for the third one I went looking for items from the Monsters & Friends Cut Apart sheets to use. I found a great square which contains three monsters and the phrase ‘night squad’. This was perfect for my third block.

I used an orange print paper from Monsters & Friends for my background, it has tone-on-tone stars on it and is just fabulous! I trimmed it down and distressed the edges and stuck it to a black background. I added my photo blocks and a strip of black & white polka dot paper, as represented by the sketch.

I then went looking for items to add to the embellishment clusters. I used two 2” squares from the cut-apart sheet and then added embellishments, for example a chipboard ghost and several flowers from the Ephemera.

For my title I wanted to use the Halloween chipboard title but it got lost in the dots of the background paper. To get around this I mounted it first onto a sheet of white Freehand Graph Bella Besties paper from the Monsters & Friends coordinating Bella Besties pack. I trimmed around it so it had a border and this helped it to stand out against the dots perfectly.

I added machine stitching through my title and around the edge of the layout. I also added black splatters of paint and handwrote my journaling. I finished off with some enamel stars.

 

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope you have enjoyed this super spooky layout! There is a process video below, enjoy watching along!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

Products used: Monsters & Friends Collection: 12x12 Papers, Cardstock Stickers, Monsters & Friends Bella Besties Paper Pack, Chipboard, Enamel Stars, Ephemera.

Black card, black acrylic paint 

Fall & Cut File Week | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today sharing a colorful fall layout using one of the Bella Blvd cut files and some Bella Besties!

You can check out all the Bella Blvd cut files at the Silhouette Design Store or at Lori Whitlock! Today I am using the Autumn Leaf cut file I picked up in the Silhouette Design Store. I wanted to create a fun colorful fall wreath and this cut file was perfect! 

I cut the file out on some of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre papers. These are perfect to create a colorful rainbow in all different shapes and sizes! Once I had all my leaves cut out I created a wreath will al the cuts. I made it nice and full and I just love all the texture! 

To add a little bit of interest I took some white paint and splattered it all over the leaves. 

The photo I am using today is of my daughter Alyssa and Sofia who is my son's girlfriend! They went out to the apple orchard for apple cider donuts and snapped this super cute photo! 

For a little bit of texture and detail I used some of the Bella Blvd Puffy Trinkets and sprinkled them around the wreath. I added in some different stickers from my Bella Blvd stash that matched with the colors in the wreath! To finish off the layout I matted the trimmed down white cardstock onto some black cardstock and an older Bella Blvd pattern paper from the Panda's and Popsicles collection. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make sure to stop by the Silhouette Design Store and check out all the fun Bella Blvd cut files!

Autumn Leaf Cut File | Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre | Puffy Trinkets | Aria Alpha |

 

 

Fall And Bella Blvd Cut Files | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you my new layout. To make this fall layout I used the collection, You Are My Sunshine as well as the Bella Besties and four of the Bella Blvd cut files.

To start my layout, I drew circles in a white cardstock and hand stitched around them. Then, I cut my cut files. To cut the Pumpkin Patch and the Maple Leaf cut files I used the Bella Besties, for the Autumn Leaf cut file I used the What a Day paper from the You are My Sunshine collection, and for the Thankful cut file I used whit cardstock.

It’s time to build my layout! I glued my photo with adhesive foam to give it dimension. Then, I did three clusters using the pumpkins and the leaves and added Ephemera and Heart Hugs.

For my title I used the Thankful cut file. I backed the cut file with the Feeling Sunny paper and glued it with adhesive foam. To finish my layout I added Trinkets in Pickle Juice & Guacamole, Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, McIntosh and Orange.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration to create beautiful things. You can find the link for the process video of this layout below. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Yarelys xx

@dreamsandpapers

https://youtu.be/S_FKAghGmG8

Bella Blvd Supplies Used

You Are My Sunshine Collection: What A Day, Ray Of Sunshine and Feeling Sunny papers.

Bella Besties: Heart & Ombré in Orange and Pickle Juice.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Orange.

Ephemera: You Are My Sunshine.

Doohickey: You Are My Sunshine.

Heart Hugs: Give Thanks.

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Pickle Juice & Guacamole, Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, McIntosh and Orange.

Cut Files: Autumn Leaf, Maple Leaf, Pumpkin Patch and Thankful.

Fall & Cut Files Week Day 3 | Niki Rowland

Hey everyone! This is Niki @nikiclairecreates and I have a new layout and process video to share today using a mixture of collections and papers. Our assignment this week is to create fall layouts using cut files! I have used a Bella Blvd Sunflower cut file available from the Silhouette Design Store.

I started off by cutting the sunflower. I used Bella Besties dots paper in Bell Pepper for the base. For the second colour of leaves I decided to use a Cooper paper and I also used another Cooper paper for the centre of the sunflower. I assembled the sunflower and stuck it onto a green background. For this I used the Hearts & Ombre Bella Besties paper in Pickle Juice. I trimmed it down a bit, distressed the edges and added it to a sheet of white card.

I trimmed my photo into a circle shape and added that to my layout. I went looking for some embellishments to work with this colour scheme and decided to go for the You are my Sunshine collection as it has lots of flowers, bees and suns in it – perfect for sunflower photos!

For my title I wanted to use the ‘you are my Sunshine’ chipboard title from the chipboard stickers. It didn’t show up too well against all the different colours I already had on my layout, so to create some separation, I mounted it first onto some white card and cut around it leaving a narrow white border. This made it stand out very well.

I cut a few leaves using a leaf punch from three colours of patterned paper and positioned these around the layout, mostly clustered around my photo.

I added a bee Bella Pop, chipboard sun and a few sticker from the You are my Sunshine sticker sheet.

I finished off with a few splatters of white paint. There is a process video for this layout below, enjoy!

Thank you so much for joining me and I hope you have enjoyed this fun layout!
Happy scrapping

Niki xx
@nikiclairecreates

 

Products used:

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre, Freehand Graph & Dot

Cooper Collection: 12x12 papers

You Are My Sunshine Collection: Chipboard, Stickers, Ephemera, Bella Pops

Cut Files: Sunflower

Other: white cardstock, white paint

 

Fall & Cut File Week Day 1 | Sarah M

I am so excited that fall is finally here! One of our most favorite activities to do as a family when fall arrives is to go to the pumpkin patch at our church and pick out pumpkins! We bring them home and work together to carve them, and the kids are simultaneously grossed out and fascinated by cleaning all the yuck out of the pumpkins! For this layout, I wanted to capture this fun memory of the start of fall for our family. 

I have used four Bella Blvd cut files for this layout: Family Fun, Smiley Pumpkin, Flower Pumpkin, and Leaves.

For the Family Fun cut file, I used the offset tool in the Cricut software to create the purple layer, and I used the Contour tool to cut the word FUN. I was able to distress the edges and pop that word up. To finish the look of this cut file, I added dots of green glitter the word family and a layer of orange glitter to the word fun. Adding these details helps it to stand out on the page!

For the Smiley Pumpkin and Flower Pumpkin, I cut them in matching colors and layered them up on the page. I distressed the edges of the pumpkins to match the background of the layout. I also added orange dots of glitter to the rim of the pumpkins, and I added some jewels and glitter around the outside of them to match the layer they were sitting on. I love how this draws your eyes to the pumpkins! 

For the Leaves, I cut those in coordinating colors with the pumpkins and background. The cut file itself has several layers, so it was easy to give the leaves dimension and interest. There is a tiny stem and veining piece of the cut file, but I attached this to the back of the leaf and used black thread that I hand-stitched to add the veins to the leaves. I love the texture this gives to the layout. 

For the center background of the page, I used patterned papers from the Besties, Oh My Stars, To the Moon, and You Are My Sunshine collections. I pulled patterns in purples, greens, yellows, and oranges. I cut small strips in varying heights and 4 3/4 inches long, heavily distressed the edges, and stacked them going down the page. To the left of that layer, I used distress inks in coordinating colors to peek out from underneath. I also added splatters of white acrylic paint. I love the messiness this adds to the page!

On the left side of the layout, I added a few more strips of paper to balance the page. I am so happy with all the fall colors and the way the cut files and patterns helped me capture this sweet memory for our family! I hope this inspires you in some way!

Fall Themed Mood Board Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout using the gorgeous September Mood Board!  There are so many things that inspired me on this board and I had a lot of fun creating this page.  Here's my layout: 

 

Here's the beautiful mood board: 

 

 

I was so inspired by color palette on this mood board as well as the plaid in the center and the circles in the right square, middle row. So, that's where I started!  I pulled out my Bella Plaids & Dotty Papers as well as my circle punches and punched a few circles out of the Bell Pepper, Ice, Orange and Cotton Candy papers.  I also pulled in the "Let's Go On An Adventure" collection and a punched several more circles from the "No Wifi Script" patterned paper.  I set those aside and created an ink blended background using a few ink pads from my stash.  I really loved the colors in the mood board, so I made sure to pull some inks that matched it.  

 

 

After I finished my background, I arranged my circles in three different clusters.  I had one at the top and the bottom and then put one right in the center where I would eventually add my photo to.  I distressed the edges of my circles and popped a few up on some foam tape.  I fussy cut some floral pieces from the Wild Flowers 12x12 patterned papers and layered them in all three clusters making sure to pop some up on foam tape for more interest.  

 

 

Next, I added in a few fussy cut foxes from the Shy Foxes patterned paper and also pulled in a couple of Ephemera Icons to add to each cluster.  I layered some of the floral Trinket Puffy stickers and then tucked in a few bundles of tangled thread.  

 

 

I matted my photo using both sides of the Morning Meadow patterned paper and used the Oyster Aria Alphas to create my title.  Since it's a Fall themed week, I thought this photo of my son in his baseball uniform (with my pumpkins in the background), would be perfect!  

 

 

Here's another look at the inked up background and all of the pretty layers:  

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!  Have you started scrapbooking your favorite Fall photos?  You should definitely use this pretty mood board as some inspiration, it's so fun!  Make sure to tag me in your social media posts so that I can see what you create using this months board!  See you next time friends!

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Let's Go An Adventure Collection:  12x12 patterned papers, ephemera icons, ephemera words; Bella Besties: Plaid & Dotty papers in Orange, Bell Pepper, Cotton Candy and Gulf; Aria Alphas in Oyster and Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Bell Pepper

Mood Board Week - Day 5 | Nathalie D.

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a bit more of inspiration using our Mood Board.   As Fall has started, we are all wrapped up by the coziness of the season.   Thick and chunky knits, saturated colors, texture, and of course leaves.  These are  the themes that repeat in our Mood board, too.   Let me  show you 

 

 

I love Mood Boards ( sketches are not my thing!), and this one just sums up Fall.  So, I chose a bit from each square to create my layout

 

 

As soon as I saw the painted squares and the pastel paint pots, I knew that I had to start my layout with a bit of mixed media on the background.   I simply used acrylic paint mixed with gel medium to create the overlapping brushstrokes in the background.   I added lots of color splatters all around the strokes, and set is aside to dry.

 

 

In the mean time, I used two cut files and Bella Besties to cut a few leaves.  I picked the colors of the leaves based on the colors of the leaves in the mood board, and also a bit of red to match the apples in the picture.

 

 

I love the arrangement of the leaves in the mood board. I am borrowing that setting to place all the leaves in my background ( I trimmed the painted cardstock to 8 x11.5" ).   A bit of foam adhesive helped to create levels and dimension between the leaves.  I nestled the picture inside the curve of the leaf arrangement.   The mood board also shows a bit of knitting/knitted texture,  I choose to bring a bit of the stitched look to the leaves by drawing small vein lines with gel pens in each leaf.

 

 

I decided to place the bulk of my leaves at the top of the page.  Then chose the scalloped edges of the My Candy girl to soften the edges of the painted background before attaching it to a Blueberry Besties background.  The contrast of the colors just brought all the painted backgrounds together.

 

 

For the title, I am mixing an acrylic word with Aria Puffy stickers.   Once again, I am playing with textures, and also the slim lines of the words in the phrase square of the mood board.   I added a extra embellishments, then added a few drops of gold and white ink to finish my page!

 

 

I love how this turned out, it was so much fun to take a few ideas from the mood board and transform them into this page.   Remember to share your projects, inspired by the board, with us!

 

XO

 

BELLA BLVD Supplies

BELLA BESTIES Collection:  Ombre/Heart in Blueberry, Bell Pepper, Mckintosh,  Orange, Oyster

MY CANDY GIRL Collection: Patterned papers, Doohickey Stickers

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Collection:  Puffy Stickers, Patterned paper, Doohickey stickers

HEART HUGS: Boy

ARIA PUFFY Stickers : Blueberry

ACRYLIC WORDS:  Adventure