Hello Bella Blvd Friends! So happy to be here with Dorymar to share how we are using Fa La La and Bella Besties in our Winter themed projects with you today. I'm using my Traveler's Notebook sized Life Crafted album for this project. I pulled lots of blues, a little aqua, green, and even lavender to give me the cool Winter colors. From Fa La La pattern papers I pulled Christmas Village and All I want for Christmas, and from Bella Besties I pulled Blueberry, Ice, Gulf, and Plum. To create a Winter texture to my background, I used the Geometric Hexagon background cut file from white cardstock. I focused on backing the background along one row of Hexagons using the pattern papers I selected with an ombre feel, but adding a pop of the green pattern paper in the center of each one. For my title, I couldn't resist using the Huddle Up cut file to go with our New Year's family walk. To make my title pop more against the background, I backed it and trimmed it to fit against the Plum Bella Besties Ombre side.
For my journaling, I typed on white cardstock and trimmed it to put at the bottom to flow with the design. Then to finish this, I continued pulling cool Winter colors from Aria Alphabet Stickers in Blueberry, Florence Alphabet Stickers in Plum, Fa La La Chipboard, Die Cuts and Bella Pops, Snow Designer Washi, Pennants Shapes, and Puffy Star Stickers in Cotton Candy.
Even though it rarely snows and looks more like Fall where I live in the Winter time, you can still create Winter themed projects by pulling cool Winter colors. Hope you give this a try in your next Winter project!
Welcome, all Bella Blvd friends! It's me Sarah up on the blog today, and I hope you are all having a wonderful day thus far. Today, I wanted to share one of my latest layouts using the Fa La La collection and Bella Besties.
So what's awesome about the Fa La La collection is that you can also use it for non-Christmas related projects too! I used it to create this wintery themed layout.
Okay, so obviously I had to use the cute little characters from the Fa La La collection. The snowmen and the penguins are my absolute favorites; they look so cozy bundled up with their snow gear right?!
To create this layout, I used two photos as my main focus. Then I added a handful of embellishment clusters around my photos by painting circles with watercolor and adding various stickers and ephemera icons.
I also added Florence alphabet stickers for the "Brr"s in the embellishment clusters. I used different shades of pinks that coordinate with the Fa La La collection to add pops of color to my layout.
I wanted to utilize some of my Bella Besties, so I added various stars and hearts to the "R"s in the "Brr"s that you'll see pictured in these photos. It's such a cute, and super easy way to jazz up those letters.
That's all I have for today. I hope I was able to inspire you with this wintery layout using the Fa La La collection. If you end up creating something, we'd love to see it. Don't forget to share your finished projects with all of us at Bella on our Facebook page. We'd love to see it!
And as always, thanks for reading through my post and taking a look at my project today! It's totally appreciated. I love getting to create and share my creativity with all.
Until next time,
Sarah.
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Fa La La: Patterned Papers, Bella Besties 12x12 Paper Pack, Ephemera Icons, Bella-pops, Festive Mix Matte Enamels, Wonderland Epoxy Stickers, Snow Washi Tape, and Doohickey Stickers; Bella Besties: Trinkets Puffy Stickers; Legacy: Florence Alphabet Stickers
it's Lisa back on the blog and today I'm sharing a winter layout, I created using the Falala collection and Bella Besties.
To start, I went through the Fa La La collection and gathered EVERYTHING that could be used in a winter layout. So everything blue and pink and all the elements that had nothing green or Christmas-like. I had some aqua, pink, blue and peach trees, hearts, snowflakes and some cute penguins and snowmen. I really love this color-combo... it's so bright and fresh.
For my background, I absolutely wanted to use the patterned papers from the collection and some matching Bella Besties papers. I chose the ones that I wanted, creating this ombre kinda look. So I went from light pink to dark pink and then from aqua to dark blue and light blue. I ripped an irregular strip from all of the papers, paying attention to have this white border. Then I placed all of the strips on my white cardstock to see how it would look. I loved it.
I then attached all of the papers, overlapping them and I machine-stitched every strip before attaching the next one. Then I bent up the edges of each strip.
I put some gesso on my layout, concentrating on the middle and then I used my acrylic inks to put some matching paint underneath each strip, to create some texture and different tones of color.
See the layers and texture on this...? IN LOVE! :)
The picture that I used, is one I took the day before. We had the first snow on that day and I used the occasion to quickly go out and take some shots with the snow in the background and on my hair.
I matted it with white paper and then some layers of vellum.
Then came the fun part... placing all of the cute embellishments on the layout. I placed everything in a fun, but organized way, creating this kind of wavy shape, to keep the whole thing balanced and leaving some space for the title.
For the title, I used the puffy Aria alphas and didn't come up with something better than "Catching snowflakes"... I'm really not very creative when it comes to titles... LOL! :)
I really really like how this layout turned out and I hope you like it too. You know, you don't need to have a scrapbooking collection for every occasion or every season. You just need to find the right papers and colors to match your theme :)
Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout for Cut Outs week! Have you had a chance to create with these yet? They are awesome. If you don't own a die cutting machine or if you do and are simply short on time or don't want to fuss with the process, these Cut Outs are perfect! They come to you precut and ready for any project. They now even come with instructions and templates which makes creating with them even easier. There are quite a few different designs that you can find here. I'll have a process video that is at the end of this post so please make sure and check it out! Here's my layout:
For this layout, I chose the Wonderland Cut Outs because they were perfect for the photos that I wanted to document. We ended up getting a pool put in and it happened to be completed (electrical and heating need to still be hooked up) the day before Christmas. After the boys opened up their presents on Christmas Day, they had a wild idea of jumping in the pool even thought it was freezing. It was the best moment and it was something I wanted to document for sure. We have worked so hard to get the pool and have saved and planned for 2 years so this was very exciting and cold of course lol.
I used the Fa La La collection and backed the Cut Outs using the patterned papers in blues, pinks and reds. I popped them up on foam tape and created somewhat of a square design by having the snowflake sections frame everything. Before adhering the pieces down, I did some mixed media on a piece of white cardstock using some Shimmerz Paints from my stash.
After my background was dry, I went ahead and adhered everything down including my photos. I matted them using a piece of the Blueberry Freehand Graph and Dot 6x6 patterned paper. I love the pop of the darker blue. I also added a pink scalloped border sticker from the Cardstock Sticker sheet and a white Festive Cute Clip to the top photo.
Next, I went through the Ephemera Icons and layered up a few pieces around my page. I also pulled the adorable Snowmen Bella Pops and thought they were perfect since it was a cold, wintery day!
Then, I added a few bits of tangled thread using the same color scheme around the page and also pulled in some of the matte enamel stickers as well. They really look like candy buttons!
Next, I got out the Ciao Chip chipboard stickers and adhered the snowflakes around my page.
I added onto the title using the White Aria Alpha stickers and also used the Florence Alphas in Blueberry to add the date. Lastly, I took a few white Epoxy hearts and added some into my embellishment clusters. For my journaling, I used a skinny Posca paint pen and didn't realize that the ink would still be pretty thick. I think I'll stick with my normal journaling pens next time!
One last shot of the layout:
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I had so much fun with this layout and I hope that I've inspired you to create or even go and purchase some Cut Outs! They really are super convenient and so nice to have on hand. The possibilities are endless and you get multiple Cut Outs in each package, so you'd be able to create a few projects with just one. Thanks again and I'll see you in my next post!
Process Video:
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Fa La La: 12×12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chip Stickers, Epoxy Hearts, Cute Clips, Matte Enamels and Bella Pops. Bella Besties: Freehand Graph & Dot 6x6 paper in Blueberry and Punch; Aria Alphas: White; Florence Alphas: Blueberry; Cut-Outs: Wonderland
Hello Bella Blvd Friends! Today, I'm using the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs in my Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters Scrapbook. The pages are about 7.25x9 to give you an idea. I used the full rainbow, trimming it to go across both pages, and trimming just the tip off to give it more of a 'floating' feel. Since I'm using the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs, I went with the ombre side of Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Oyster to really make the rainbow colors pop.
I printed my photos to about 3x4, then placed under each of the clouds, trimmed and adhered. I happened upon this selfie of my 12-year old on my phone, and with her almost being a teenager, the rainbow was a perfect to fit to her changing personality. I backed the rainbow part of the Cut Outs with Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Pickle Juice, McIntosch, Plum, Ice, Bell Pepper, and Orange. I filled these areas with coordinating colors from Guacamole DooDads; Florence Alphabet Stickers in McIntosch, Bell Pepper, Ice, and Pickle Juice; Trinkets in Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Plum, McIntosch, and Orange.
The Over the Rainbow Cut Outs comes with a separate row of clouds. I decided to trim them in half, and tuck them under my Oyster Bella Besties paper on either side for a tone on tone texture to the edges.
To finish, I used the Hotness Acrylic Word, Pennants, and the Trinkets in Black.
Loved using the Cut Outs! My first time too. They are so nice to have ready to go, and then gives you so many options to use them. So try them out as I did here by using photos behind parts of the Cut Outs, fill the rest with Bella Besties and coordinating colors, then use some of the Cut Outs tucked under your background pattern paper for a tone on tone and textured look! Have fun and hope you share!
Nathalie with you today to share a new project all about our cat-nephew Chico! I am sure many of you have a furry friend in the family. We love our little Boston Terrier, Poochie, but my niece adores her little one, a cat named Chico! Unfortunately, most of us are not cat-people, but this little one has made a dent in our heart. So, I pulled the Bella Besties Ombre/Hearts and Chloe collection to create this layout:
He is quite cute, in his feline way, and I used two of the latest pictures to create this page that will go in my niece's album. For this, I started by adding a bit of white paint to the b side of the Cat Crazy paper from the Chloe collection. This creates a sort of ghosting effect on the page, think of it as a way to softly cover the background.
While the background dried, I used a font from the Silhouette shop to cut the letters of Chico's name using papers from the Chloe and Bella Besties Ombre/Heart collections. I glued these to white cardstock, and then handstitched the edges. I simply fussy cut the letters and attached them to the background with a bit of foam adhesive.
I used the left over pieces from the letter cuts to create layers behind the pictures. I pulled embellishments from the Chloe collection ( stickers, chipboard, ephemera) and created clusters around the page. I added my lines of journal at the bottom of the page, right below the title work.
I hope this inspires you to document your furry friends ! Remember to share with us your finished projects; we love seeing what you create, too!
We are all looking forward to the end of 2020 and ready for a fresh start with 2021. Even though the turn of the new year won't bring about all the change we want to see with leaving the bad of 2020 behind, we can still look forward to how and what we can do to make ourselves better. For me it is definitely my health. I am stronger, flexible, and energetic because of the promises I make to myself and having a plan and keeping that commitment in my mind helps. This 2021 project uses a mix of Hearts & Ombre and Fa La La.
I started by applying a few drops of pink, yellow and green watercolors on a non-stick mat with water, then smooched the white cardstock into it to make my background. Next, I used a combination of colors from the Aria Puffy Alphas and the Florence stickers to create 2021. I layered and stitched strips of the Hearts & Ombre papers at angles and trimmed in place at the top and bottom. Then filled in white Florence Alphabet Stickers, die cuts, and Bella Pops.
For the right side, I printed and trimmed a photo with a lot of white space to add my rules I want to keep for 2021 to keep myself healthy. Our Winters look more like Fall, either season is a time for old to pass and new to come. I die cut a pocket and used the Hearts & Ombre Bell Paper for my journaling.
I stitched a Fa La La tab die cut to the top of it, and added more die cuts to the vellum envelope to finish.
Hope this inspires you to create a winter or a New year project using the Hearts & Ombre and Fa La La collections! Happy New Year Bella Blvd Friends!
Hey crafty friends! Merry Christmas Eve!! I hope you all are having a safe and happy Holiday season! It's Brianna here today sharing a fun Christmas layout using the amazing Cut-Outs and the new Fa La La collection! I'll have a link to my process video down below, towards the end of this post. I'd love it if you checked it out! Here's my full layout, I had so much fun creating it.
It's Cut Outs week over here at Bella Blvd and if you're not familiar with our Cut-Outs, they are pre-cut cut files! They even include instructions and templates on how to back them! So if you don't own a die cutting machine or if you do and you're short on time or just don't want to fuss with the process, these are perfect to have on hand! Bella offers a wide variety of Cut-Outs so you'll be able to find one for all types of themes. For my layout today, I used the Christmas one and backed it using a mix of patterned papers from the Fa La La collection.
Since the cut file is a title, the letters were super simple to trace and cut. I ended up using the following papers to back each letter with: Deck The Halls, All I Want For Christmas, Dear Santa, Daily Details, Hot Chocolate Weather, Christmas Village and Candy Striper. I made sure to spread the colors/patterns out when I backed the Cut-Out so that it would look and flow nicely. The colors and patterns are so pretty and fun!
I popped the entire Cut-Out on foam tape and set it aside to work on my background. I wanted the Cut-Out and embellishments to pop off of the page so I went with a solid white cardstock as the base for my layout. I did however, want a little bit of color added to it. So I ran the cardstock through my sewing machine several times, using thread that matched the collection. I sewed diagonal lines across the page creating a fun texture! It was simple and it packs such a big punch.
Next, I matted my photo with some scraps of the patterned papers I used to back the Cut-Out with and tucked in a Ciao Chip chipboard sticker underneath those layers. I adhered it all down and pulled out some of the Ephemera Icons from the collection. I added a group of trees right under my photo and added the cutest Santa Bella Pop right next to it.
Since my Cut-Out was going to be my title, I decided to add onto it using the Aria Alphas in Guacamole, Peep, McIntosh and Bell Pepper. The letters snuggled perfectly under that tree ephemera piece.
Next, I added a few additional Ephemera Icons pieces around the page creating little clusters. I also pulled out the Matte Enamels Festive Mix and Epoxy Wonderland Stickers and sprinkled those around my page as well.
Here's another cute cluster:
I love the look of the thread underneath the Cut-Out.
I had so much fun creating this layout! Using the Cut-Out for this page really did a lot of the work for me. I was able to create this layout pretty quickly and it was so convenient. Here's one more photo:
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope that I've inspired you in some way today and if you haven't had a chance to pick up some of these Cut-Outs, you totally should! They are awesome!
Process Video:
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Fa La La Collection: 12×12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chip Stickers, Epoxy Words, Epoxy Shapes and Bella Pops; Aria Alphas: Guacamole, Peep, McIntosh and Bell Pepper; Cut-Outs: Christmas
Nathalie with you today to share a few ideas on how to create simple and colorful cards in a breeze. We are all getting everything ready to celebrate Christmas (even when it might be a little be different this year). For us, it means just the five of us, no extended family at all, but we will be taking the time to drop of presents the day before. I am sure that I will be going through a few cards to complete our deliveries, so I prefer handmaking them in a quick way.
For my first card, I am using scraps. Last week, I was part of the mood board inspiration week. I took advantage of the garland idea of the layout to stitch together as many circles as I could into a garland for future projects, or to decorate around the house.
I used a few of the stitched circles to create the vertical design of the card. I used colors and papers from the FALALA , CHLOE, BELLA BESTIES collections for the circles. All the texture and dimension on the circles is already adding a lot to the card; so, I chose a few of the HEART HUGS to add the sentiment to the card.
For the next two cards, I followed the same formula. Patterned paper, paper trim, and ephemera. This formula helps me to speed up the card making process and mass production of cards. I always have a box of A2 cards in my stash ( a rainbow of card bases), it makes it easier to work when you have a color base. This time, I cut the b side of the Daily Details paper as the base, and added a piece of the sticker trim from the Doohickey sticker sheet. I used a vellum circle to make the Reindeer Bella Pop stand out, then used a piece of ephemera as the card sentiment.
I used the same recipe for this card, but used the Candy Striper patterned paper as the paper trim, too. Here I layered one of the large Doohickey stickers with a kraft mini envelope, and then used another sticker for the sentiment. In all cards, I added enamel and epoxy stickers to pop the colors of the elements.
I hope these inspire you to create your own handmade cards using Bella Blvd goodies. I cannot wait to see what you create
Have a Merry Christmas and let's hope 2021 is filled with love!
Hi Bella fans, it is Dorymar today with beautiful Christmas Cards inspiration! The assignment for this week for the Design team is to create Holiday and Winter card with the New Falala Collection.
I created 4 cute Christmas cards in different sizes 5”x5”, 4.5”x4.5”, 4”x4”, 3.5”x3.5”, I created all the bases with white cardstock. Next, I used different patterned papers to create the layers and decorate them with the gorgeous embellishments of the collection.
The base of this card is 4.5”x4.5”, I cut a piece that measures 4.25”x4.25” from the Dear Santa Patterned Paper and adhered to the base, then I cut a piece that measures 4”x4” from the Daily Details and adhere to it in the top and then I cut a strip from the Borders Paper that measures 1.25x4 and I adhered in top of both pieces. For the finishing touches, I added the gorgeous St. Nick Bella Pop and the Joy Acrylic Word mixed with some chipboards, die cuts, epoxy stars, and enamel dots.
The base of this card is 5”x5”, I adhered a piece that measures 4.75”x4.75” from the Tree Trimmer patterned paper, then two strips one from the Candy Striper and the other from the Borders paper then cut another piece that measures 3.5”x3.5” from the Daily Details paper and I adhered it in the top, the next step was adhering with foam tape the pines tree, the chipboard flower, and the cute Reindeer Bella Pop. The card looks so cute! I love it!
For these two cards, I followed the pattern of the previous ones, I used various paper patterns to make them look colorful, and then, I decorated them with the WONDERFUL embellishments that the collection includes. You have so many to choose from, all are fantastic!
I hope my cards inspire you to create some beautiful cards with the new fantastic FALALA collection from Bella Blvd, it is perfect to carry messages of love to your friends and family. I invite you to look for it and to work with it! Happy Holidays!
Falala Collection Kit, Falala St. Nick Bella Pop. Falala Reindeer Bella Pop,
