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The North Pole - Emilie Chamel

Hi friends! Are you getting in the mood for Christmas yet or are you "team Grinch"? In our house we love Christmas, but we are definitely not the type who set-up their trees and other decorations more than a week before the event! I am getting in the festive mood though and what best way to feel all Christmassy than by scrapbooking last year's Christmas photos!

 

As one of her presents, Sophia got a Cinderella costume dress. I made her pause in front of the tree for a super cute snapshot. The mood in the image felt quite wintery so I chose to use the SNOW STORM printed acetate as a front layer of the Bella Besties ombre background. This allowed me to create a shaker pocket by adding a few sequins between the two layers. Giving all the snow feels!

I decided to stick to only two colors. With the having a patterned background, I didn't want to over-complicate the design and make it look too heavy.

 

I love the color combination of red, pink and turquoise! I naturally went in that direction. It gives the traditional Christmas colors a fresh and modern twist.

This little Santa is a cutesy! I HAD to feature him on my layout!

The CLEAR CUTS (printed acetates) are a perfect way to add a fresh look to the layouts! I love to create full size layout shakers with them! Give me all the drama!!!

 

There are so many super cute elements in this collection to decorate your layouts and other projects! Make sure to check The North Pole collection at your local scrapbook store! It really is a must have!

Emilie xxx

 

Products used:

The North Pole collection 

Our Love Song Debut Week! | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! I could not be more excited for this day. I have been dying to show you the newest Bella Blvd collection from the moment it landed on my door step. Say "hello" to Our Love Song! It's a bright and fun collection filled with a good helping of all things love. And as a girl born in the 80's, I love the nod to the past with roller skates, cassette tapes, and more. So let's dive in.

 

I started with a piece of Bella Besties Heart & Ombre paper in black. I cut out a large scallop pennant with my Cricut. Then I cut out a regular pennant just a little bit smaller so it would fit inside the scalloped one. This gorgeous mini rainbow stripe paper is called Volume Up. I put them together with tape runner and then drew some black lines around the pennant and stamped some stitches too! I added the pennant to the left side of a piece of 12" x 12" white cardstock.

 

Next, I set out to work with my photos. They are 2" x 2" and backed with white cardstock and then more layers with patterned paper from the collection - Soundtrack and XOXO. I added some doodleing and stamping to that as well before placing it on the pennant with foam tape. I love to use foam tape to add photos to the layout. It gives it dimension and makes it easy to tuck ephemera and chipboard around them.

I decided to really go with the musical theme for this layout. I just adore the juke boxes, cassette tapes, and boom boxes. I added all sorts of pieces from the Ephemera Icons set, Ciao Chip, Epoxy Stickers, and Puffy Stickers. I took turns stamping and adding layers with all the embellishments.

I finished the layout by adding my title with the Florence Alphas in black. "You Are My Jam!" could not be more fitting for this collection. This is just my first layout, but I can't wait to dive in and play with Our Love Song even more. Here's a list of what I used to create this layout:

• Bella Blvd Hearts & Ombre in Black
• Our Love Song 12" x 12" Patterned Papers - Volume Up, Sound Track, and XOXO
• Our Love Song Ephemera Icons
• Our Love Song Puffy Stickers
• Our Love Song Ciao Chip
• Our Love Song Enamel Stickers
• Florence Alphas in Black

The North Pole | Laura Alberts

Hello friends! This is my last layout using The North Pole collection for the blog and I've enjoyed experimenting with the myriad of ways to use it. To begin this page, I layered an off-cut of the Peep Hearts and Ombre paper with a few scraps from The North Pole collection onto white card stock to create a fun layered background.

Along the right side, I added a border sticker from the Doohickey sticker sheet, then dotted gold Nuvo drops in the center of each scallop for a little extra detailing. I had three 3x4 photos to scrap, so I backed each of them with the stunning Snowstorm Clear Cuts acetate, then puzzled them together in the center of the page. Using a landscape and two portrait photos can be tricky, but I used frames from the words ephemera pack, backed with cut-aparts from the Daily Details patterned paper to fill in the gaps.

At the apex of the photos, I added a large title from the ephemera word pack and added "eve" from the Doohickey alpha stickers. Two clusters at the top right and bottom center gave those awkward overlapping spaces a little bit of whimsy. I especially liked mixing the traditional presents and florals with stars and word phrases for this page!

For a fun border on the bottom of the page, I lined up the trees and presents that I trimmed from the ephemera packs into a scene! Really love the interest this scene adds to the page. My photos from Christmas Eve really standout with the bold pinks and blues in this collection!

The North Pole Collection Kit

The North Pole Words Ephemera

The North Pole Icon Ephemera

Snowstorm Clear Cuts

The North Pole + Bella Besties | Rachel O'Neal

Hello Bella Blvd friends! It's Rachel on the blog today and I've got the cutest sweater wreath to show you. My boys have a few Christmas sweaters and in the month of December they wear them as much as possible. When I saw all the sweaters in The North Pole collection, I knew I needed to make a layout with as many of them as possible. I actually think I may have managed to use them all. 

I started by creating my wreath with the Bella Besties Heart paper in Pickle Juice. I used this free cut file Holiday Berry Wreath from the Paper Issues shop. Click on the link to download. I cut it out twice to give an extra layer of fullness. I stamped some black lines on the branches of the wreath to give it some dimension. Then I adhered them both to a piece of white 12" x 12" cardstock.

 

Now it was time to start embellishing the wreath. I got out all the sweaters, mittens, and knitted hats from the Ephemera Icons and added them around the wreath with some foam tape. I also added some red flowers from the Ciao Chip, Puffy Stickers, and Epoxy Stickers.

Before adding my photo to the wreath, I backed it with some patterned paper layers from the Jammies paper as well as the Daily Details paper. In the middle of the wreath, I added my title using the Bella Besties Florence Alphas in Black. These are my all-time favorite alphas in the whole world! Underneath the title I stamped some stiches along with the date. 

To finish the layout, I stamped a few more little bits scattered around the wreath and added some tiny stickers from the epoxy sheet. These little details make it look complete! 

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I've inspired you to document your winter weather photos - especially if it's a crazy Christmas sweater. Here's the product that I used:

• 12" x 12" white cardstock
• Bella Blvd Besties Heart paper in Pickle Juice (2)
• The North Pole Jammies paper
• The North Pole Daily Details paper
• The North Pole Ephemera Icons
• The North Pole Ciao Chip
• The North Pole Puffy Stickers
• The North Pole Epoxy Stickers
• Florence Alphas in Black

North Pole + Bella Besties | Sarah

Hello to all Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post, and I'm excited to be back today with a my latest 12x12 layout inspired by the North Pole collection.

I felt inspired to create a wintery layout. Here's what I created:

I wanted to make it a photo-centric layout, so I kept my design clean and simple. I used three photos and embellished around it with Ephemera Icons and Bella Besties alphabet cardstock stickers.

How adorable is that snowman though?! I love that every Ephemera Icons pack is loaded with cute graphics. In the North Pole collection, there's snowmen, Santas, reindeers, presents, just to name a few. I also appreciate that there's embellishments catered to create just a wintery/snow play date project without it being Christmas-themed.

I scattered various snowflake die cuts from the Ephemera Icons on my layout. I jazzed up my project with puffy stickers. 

Also, did you happen to notice how I dated my layout?! I remembered that Bella Besties work well with every Bella paper collection. I used some of the coordinating Florence alphabet stickers to fill in some of the white space on this layout. When in doubt, use Bella Bestie stickers and papers to finish off your projects!

I also love that Bella Blvd has an Ephemera Words embellishment pack that is loaded with various titles and phrases that can be used on all types of projects. I found "Winter" and "Wonderland" in the Ephemera Words die-cuts and layered them to create a title.

And that's it for now! I hope you enjoyed this wintery 12x12 layout using the North Pole collection. Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something coooooool *pun totally intended, haha*. Anyway, thanks for joining me, and thanks for letting me share my work!

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

North Pole: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words; Legacy: Florence Alphabet Stickers

 

 

The North Pole Collection + Bella Besties | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today with another layout using The North Pole collection along with some Bella Besties.  Here's my layout: 

Our prompt this week was to create a winter layout so I took a few of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre papers in Blueberry, White and Peep and punched some snowflakes out using my paper punches.  I layered them together to create fun little clusters.  

Here's another look at the fun snowflakes.  I added some white hearts from the Trinkets Puffy Stickers right to the centers of each one.  

I took another Hearts & Ombre paper in Punch and used the ombre side as my base.  I then layered a patterned paper from the collection on top and then layered the ombre side of Ice right on top of that.  I matted my photo and adhered it to the center of my layout and arranged the snowflake clusters around it.  

For my title, I used the Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers along with the Florence Alphas in white and added it right under my photo.  

To embellish, I used the Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Cardstock stickers, Puffy stickers and a few Ciao Chip stickers.  

Here's one more shot of my winter layout.  I LOVE how all of the Bella Besties go with every Bella collection so perfectly!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  If you haven't added any Bella Besties into your stash yet, make sure you do!  They really go a long way.  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

The North Pole Collection:  12x12 Patterned Papers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Epoxy Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers and Ephemera Icons; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Papers in Blueberry, White, Punch, Peep and Ice; Florence Alphas in White; Trinket Puffy Stickers in White.  

BRRR, All Bundled up! Conny Craig

Hello Beautiful Bellas,

It's Conny here today sharing a 12x12 layout, This week am using the North Pole Collection and Clear Cuts!
Let's get started!
I started by cutting three large tags- 3.32 by 5.7 inches- After I stitched the clear cut, acetate -Snow Storm at the corners of the tag. Position the tags in the middle of the 12x12 paper and placed them one after another.
I love using Cut Outs from Bella- I chose the BRRR word and backed it with the papers from The North Pole Collection
My next step was to add the Snowflake Cutouts to the right and left of the layout- I chose a black and white photo backed up with paper from the collection and placed it in the middle of the tags.
I always love embellishing the layout, , for that part I added the Bella Pops, Ephemera, Chipboard, and Cardstock stickers.
At the top of the layout, I stitched that Beary Christmas paper and distressed the edges. Added little clusters of hearts around.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
We can't wait to see what you create using The North Pole Collection.
Xo, Conny! 

The North Pole Collection + Cut Outs | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Happy New Year!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a fun layout using The North Pole collection and this week we are focusing on the Winter/Christmas Cut Outs.  If you're not familiar with the Bella Cut Outs, I promise you will love them!! They are pre-cut cut files with some having several different ones in a pack.  They include templates and instructions and are perfect if you're creating in a short time frame, on the go or just don't want to fuss with your cutting machine/software.  Super convenient.  Here's my page!

For my layout, I chose to work with some of the Wonderland Cut Outs since I chose a photo of my puppy in the snow from a couple of years back.  I backed the "Brrr" and "Cold" words using papers from the collection and then chose to heat emboss the snowflake pieces in silver.  I LOVE how they all turned out!

Here's another shot of the Cut Outs: 

Next, I trimmed down the Jammies 12x12 patterned paper, turned it on its side and adhered it to the Beary Christmas patterned paper.  I popped my Cut Out pieces up on foam and created my title using the word pieces.  I added onto it using the Aria Alphas in White.  

I embellished using the super cute Skating Bella Pop and also added in some Ephemera Icons and Words.  

For some finishing touches, I sprinkled in some Puffy Stickers and the snowflake stickers from the Bella Pop sheet.  I love how wintery this layout is!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Have you had a chance to work with the Cut Outs?  They're so fun and can really add a lot to your layouts.  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

The North Pole Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Puffy Stickers and Bella Pops; Bella Besties: Aria Alphas in White; Cut Outs: Wonderland

 

The North Pole | Conny Craig

Hi crafty friends!

Wishing you all the hope, wonder and joy that the season can bring, Happy Holidays!  Today I am sharing this December mini album using The North Pole Collection. The North Pole Collection is full of wonderful, assorted pieces to help you document this holiday season. 
My mini album was created for me to document 12 days of Christmas, I started by covering two chipboard pieces for the cover pages. For the inside of the album, you will need twelve pages - I choose patterned paper from the collection, Bella's Besties paper or white pages for fillers to create mini layouts or add journaling of my days. 

The cover is covered with a Bella's Besties paper and snowflakes acetate. That cute polar bear skating is from the Bella Pop's, the title December is from the Chipboard stickers. The pages are held together with a Metal hinge binding and added string but definitely don't have to do that. I like it both ways with or without the ribbon.
For the inside pages I used different embellishment and different layers to complete the album.

Let us know how you plan on using the collection, we can't wait to see what you create with it!

 

Grateful, Thankful and Blessed Layout by Conny Craig

Hello crafty friends!

It's Conny here today, wanted to start by wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. This week I created a layout using a large title Grateful, thankful, and blessed. I wanted to focus on how grateful, thankful, and blessed I am for having this little one in my life since the day I knew she was a part of me.

The large title was cut from that pumpkin paper using my Cricut machine, I thought it was perfect due to the fall season. I glued it to the ombre pink background and started embellishing the layout using the florals, tags, and a small photo.


How adorable is this polka-dot tag, just added that cute fox and paper clip with florals surrounding it!

I love adding layers of distressed paper under the photos, here on the photo- I added the little owl, so beautiful, and what an amazing experience die cuts, plus another cute paper clip at the top.
To finish the cluster, added florals behind the photo

To complete the layout, added stitching with my sewing machine and distressed the edges.  
See you all soon! Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving & Cut Outs Week Day 3 | Inessa

Hi friends,

Inessa here and I'm sharing a thanksgiving layout using papers from the Spell on You collection, Bella besties and the Heart Attack Cut-Out. I hope you can be inspired to use your holiday themed collections in multiple ways. Since Thanksgiving has an abundance of oranges and warm colors, I picked papers that worked with my theme. 

I backed the cut-out (which is a precut paper die cut) and backed with the following papers: Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Orange (B side), Bella Besties Graph & Dots Black (used both sides), Bella Besties Graph & Dots Bell Pepper(used both sides), Spell on You Candy Dots (b side), Broomsticks (b side), Daily Details (b side), Happy Halloween (b side), Spell Caster (b side). 

 

I used about 3/4 of the cut out and adhered it to my background paper using foam adhesive for a dimensional look. The background paper is the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre in Orange. I then adhered my photo using foam adhesive as well. I added a cluster of hearts on the left side and a title using the Aria alpha puffy stickers in black and Florence alpha stickers in Orange. 

As a last step, I made the little turkey using the Turkey Friend cutfile downloaded from the Silhouette store. You can find it here.

I used the same mix of papers, adding in some cardstock, the white Graph & Dots and the Pony Hearts & Ombre to cut the various pieces. 

 

Thanks for reading and see you again soon!

All the best,

Inessa