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Happy Halloween layout - Lisa Fonseca

Hey scrappy friends, 

it's Lisa back on the blog today and I'm sharing a super fun layout, using the new Monsters & Friends collection combined with the AMAZINGLY beautiful new Hearts & Ombré Bella Besties. 

I was so excited to start using the Halloween collection... I love Halloween collections and colors and all the cute little spooky things that come with them. As for the Bella Besties... I already loved the dotted and striped ones... but the new ones are AMAZING!!! :) 

As you can see, I used a purple Bella Bestie as a background. It's so fun and easy to use and it looks like you did mixed media on your background. When I went through all the papers of the collection, I immediately was in love with this cool colorful striped one and knew I wanted to use it somehow. I cut the stripes apart and then I cut each one of them into wonky and irregular shapes. I arranged them on the paper and adhered them with a bit of tape. Then I went to my sewing machine and stitched messy stitches in different styles over each stripe, using matching thread.

I think the stitches match the theme and style of the layout so good and give a lot of dimension.

Then I went through all of the embellishments of the collection and chose all the things that I wanted to use. I went color-coordinated, so I used matching colors over each stripe. The Bella Pops are so cool because they have fun designs and give a pop of dimension right away. I also chose Hello Chips, enamel shapes, die-cuts, a few little strips of washi tape and an acrylic word.

For my photo, I used one I took at Disneyland Paris two years ago. I had a super amazing day and of course I loved taking pictures with the Halloween decoration. I matted it with two different patterned papers and adhered it to the layout using foam tape.

To finish I had to splatter white paint all over, of course... :)

I hope you like the layout and are inspired to use the new collections. It's totally worth to have it all, it's really fun to use the fun and colorful things.

See you soon, 

Trick Or Treat | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!! Brianna Lepper here and I'm so excited to share a new layout using the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre patterned papers along with the adorable Monsters and Friends collection!!  I've been itching to use the Monsters and Friends collection and I knew it would pair so perfectly with the Hearts & Ombre papers!!  Here's what I came up with, I hope you like it!

 

 

When I first saw the Hearts & Ombre paper in black, I was immediately inspired to add some Distress Oxide Ink blending to it to create a spooky night sky.  I pulled my inks out in Wilted Violet, Black Soot and Carved Pumpkin.  I started blending on the Wilted Violet first and then worked on the Carved Pumpkin.  I wanted to keep the original black that was already on the paper but I needed to blend the purple out a bit, so that's when I added in a bit of Black Soot.  This ombre paper would be perfect as is, I just thought adding the purple and orange would help tie in with the colors of the collection and it would make my background a little more spooky!

 

 

Once I was done blending the inks, I added paint splatters in white and trimmed 1" off of the top and side of the paper.  I adhered that piece to the Candy Monster patterned paper and ran it threw my sewing machine using black thread.  To pull in even more of the Hearts & Ombre papers, I took out my circle punches and punched different sizes using Cotton Candy, Bell Pepper, Orange and Plum.  I drew on some faux stitching using one of my black gel pens.  

 

 

I decided to somewhat build a scene on my layout so I grounded my photo and embellishment clusters with some border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock sticker sheet.  I then added an acrylic word for my title and layered up the Hey Boo and Scary Cute patterned papers under my photo as well.  

 

 

I couldn't wait to use the adorable purple monster Bella Pop so I stuck him down close to my photo.  I also used a few other monsters from the Ciao Chip sticker sheet and the Ephemera pack.  All of the monsters are so cute!!

 

 

Using the punched out circles from earlier, I adhered those down as a base to create more clusters.

 

 

On this cluster, I used a few Doohickey Cardstock stickers and added in a few Matte Enamel Dots to finish it off. 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I just love spooky season!  What about you?  Do you love to decorate and document fun days in October?  

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Monsters and Friends:  Patterned Papers, Ciao Chip Stickers, Doohickey Stickers, Matte Enamel Dots, Bella Pops, Acrylic Word; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Papers in Black, Plum, Bell Pepper, Orange and Cotton Candy.  

Eek! Layout - Tegan Skwiat

Eek! Who else is excited that Halloween will be here before we know it?! I am and I could NOT wait to create a project with the super cute new Monsters & Friends Collection! I love all of the fun colors and the little monsters are just beyond adorable. Here I paired the collection with the beautiful new Hearts & Ombre Bella Besties Patterned Papers and I love how my layout turned out! I simply used 3 inch strips of 4 different Ombre papers to create a simple, colorful, and amazing background!

I added a piece of the black chevron Bella Blvd Clear Cuts to the top of the page. I then used the Black Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper to cut out multiple 4 inch webs using the Bella Blvd Spider Web Cut File. I then backed the webs with some of my favorite patterned papers from the collection. Here I used the Party Time Patterned Paper. I then embellished this first web with Monsters & Friends chipboard shapes and die cut ephemera pieces. 

I backed the second web with the Batty Patterned Paper. I then embellished this web with the Door To Door Bella-Pops 3D Sticker and Ephemera Icons pieces. I love that each web gives me a 'blank slate' to embellish and create a little scene. And Isn't the ombre background just so pretty?!

I then used the Party Time, L'il Pumpkins, and Fun Facts Patterned Papers to back the rest of the cut out webs. I used these webs for an anchoring spot for my photo. I then embellished the webs with Ephemera Icons shapes, chipboard shapes, and Stars Mix Halloween Epoxy Stickers. 

I completed the layout with a large ephemera piece of cute monsters at the bottom of the page. Aren't they just adorable?  

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the adorable Monsters & Friends collection and the Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers for your next project. You won't be disappointed! 

Monsters & Friends Collection: Party Time Patterned Paper, L'il Pumpkins Patterned Paper, Batty Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Stars Halloween Mix Epoxy Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Door To Door Bella-Pops

Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers: Punch, Pickle Juice, Gulf, Orange, Black

Cut File: Spider Web

Be Uniquely You

Hello Bella fans, Dorymar today with a super cute Layout featuring the New Chloe Collection. This collection was designed for our lovely cats, but this time I used the collection to document beautiful photos of my oldest daughter, Adriana. The patterns and colors of this collection are especially useful, and you can adapt it to many different themes. Check it out!

I started the page selecting the “I Love Cats” and the b side of “Border Double” as the background for the page; then cut papers two stripes from the other “Border Double” paper to add more colors and patterns to my design.

I started my title with a cut file from Bella Blvd in Silhouette Store (Be Uniquely You ID # 328574), then I selected different patterned papers from the Chloe 6x6 Paper Pad to back the big “YOU” word.  I created a shaker in the “O” adding an acetate and glass beads.  To finish it, I added a bit of foam adhesive to add dimension to the cut file.

I wanted to incorporate many beautiful pieces of the collection, to make it, I added stickers, die cuts, heart hugs, Bella pops and doodling’s to decorate closer to my title. One of the things I liked the most, was the tags I added on top and bottom of my border, the wavy stripe sticker I added on top of the tags looks like big sewing, I love it!

I added pattern paper behind the photos and incorporate a fun tab from the collection to simulates fun files, this emphasizes my pictures and helps for the layers and dimension.

I love how my layout turned out and I hope my layout inspires you to create a fun project with the FANTASTIC CHLOE Collection, remember, “you can adapt this collection of many themes”.

Happy crafting!

I Love Cats Patterned Paper, Border Double Patterned Paper, Be Uniquely You ID # 328574

Chloe 6x6 Paper Pad, Chloe Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Chloe Ephemera Icons, 

Chloe Blossoms Bella Pops, Chloe Cat Mix Matte Enamels, Pretty In Pink Heart Hugs

Mood Board inspired |Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a new page inspired on this month's mood board.   The colors, shapes and designs in this month's board were a great starting point for my page.  Let me show you the moodboard we are using as inspiration.

How can i not love all the vibrant colors and shapes in the board.  Those were a large part of the inspiration for my page:

The first thing that pop into my eyes was the diagonal stripe and triangular shape on the first two squares.   In addition, i just love all the teal color pop, and then there are the circles/pie shapes.  So, i decided to mix them up on this page.

I started with the background work.   For this, I chose the Goofing Off paper from the Pop Quiz collection, and added a bit of ink blending using some teal, pink, orange and mustard yellow colors - these are the most prominent colors in the board-. While the ink settle, i worked on creating the circles for the layout - i wanted a formation of circles as the one in the board for the background).

 

I used washi tape and attached it to white cardstock  to form the black and white strip square from the board.   Then used papers from the Bella Besties and Squeeze The Day collection to create the pie forms  so that they have the same formation as the first square in the board.  I cut all the circles with the same die, and also used some of the same patterned papers to cut full circles. I added a bit of detail to the circles with a white pen, and attached them to the background with dimensional adhesive.

I placed the picture on the top right side of the circle rows and added a few embellishments. I then decided to color block embellishments on the full circles  using die cuts and stickers from the Squeeze the Day, Chloe and Mom Life collection.  I finished the page by creating a title using the new Aria Puffy stickers in White.

 

I love how this page turned out  using the mood board as inspiration.   Now it is your turn to use the amazing Bella Blvd products to create a page of your own!  Remember to share with us your projects, as we love to be inspired by your work!

XO

BELLA BLVD.Supplies:

POP QUIZ collection:  Goofing Off paper

MOM LIFE Collection:  Cardstock stickers, Die cuts

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection:  6x6 paper pad, die cuts, Bella pops

BELLA BESTIES Collection: 6x6 paper pad

LET's GO ON  AN ADVENTURE collection:  Dotty Washi tape

CHLOE collection: Blossoms Bella Pops

LEGACY collection: Word Salad - cardstock stickers

ARIA Puffy Stickers: white

Taking Care of the Dogs | Patricia

Hello lovely Bella Blvd Friends!  It is time for the September Mood Board and as always, I was very inspired.  This time, it inspired me to use the Cooper collection with Bella Blvd cut files, the new Aria Alphas, and some watercoloring!  Here's how it inspired my traveler's notebook spread.

I first cut the Bella Blvd Triangle Background downloaded from the Silhouette Store using the black side of the Squeeze the Day Orange You Glad pattern paper.  Then I pulled four different pattern papers from the Cooper 6x6 Paper Pad, choosing papers with more color than a design.  I wanted them to pop against the black cut file.  I also used the same 6x6 papers to cut out the Bella Blvd Floral Cluster cut file from the Silhouette Store.

After my two rows of triangles had color, I left the rest without for some extra white and contrast, and adhered part of the background at a diagonal onto my background, extending the last little bit of the right corner onto the right side to give it flow and movement.  With the Triangle Background, I have my modern, geometric; with the bright Fall colors with the black and white accents, I have the bold contrast; and with the Floral Clusters, I have the contemporary, modern flowers all inspired by the Mood Board.

For the right side, I left the top corner to add watercolors.  Using water and watercolors onto a acrylic block, I just pressed this corner into it until I got the desired look, then used a small paint brush to add the splatters from the leftover watercolors on the block.  Next, time to add some of the wonderful new Aria alphas and mix it up with the Cooper Die Cuts, Florence Stickers, and more of the Floral Cluster flowers I cut from the Silhouette.  I love the little pieces from that cut file and dotted those around for extra color and texture.

Even though this project has nothing to do with a pet dog, it has everything to do with my 'dogs' not barking.  So I printed my photos small and wide, aligning them along the cut file.  I think the Oscar bella-pops accents just took this to the next level.  I finished this with Swiggle Design Washi tape and Hearts Dog Mix Epoxy stickers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you are inspired by the September Mood Board, ways to use the Bella Blvd Cut files, and using the Cooper collection for non-pet projects!  Happy Creating!

September 2020 Mood Board | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout I created using the gorgeous September 2020 Mood Board as inspiration. I was totally inspired by the top 3 squares and used those as my color scheme for my layout.  Look at how awesome this mood board is!

Here's my layout, I used both the Wish Big Girl and Cooper collections to create it.  

 

To start, I pulled the Birthday Song patterned paper from Wish Big Girl to pull in the black and white element.  To achieve the diagonal stripes from the top center square, I took the colors from the first square and painted those on in a diagonal direction.  I love how bright and colorful the stripes are and I also like how they pop off of the busy background!  

Once my background was dry, I got to work on the rest of my layout.  I took one of the Cut Outs from Cooper and added a few thin foam adhesive strips to the back of it to give it some dimension.  I didn't back or color the Cut Out since I wanted to keep it pretty simple and use it mainly as a layering piece.

Next, I added an acrylic word right on top of the Cut Out as somewhat of a subtitle.  Then I took a few pieces of the Bella Besties Graph and Dot paper in Gulf and Punch and backed my photo with them.  I also pulled the Border patterned paper from Wish Big Girl and used the yellow and white polka dot side to add some yellow to my photo layers.  

I started adding some embellishment clusters around my photo using an adorable Bella Pop, some Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip stickers.  I made sure to tuck and layer and add foam adhesive to some of the pieces.  

I also added a few Fruity Mix Matte Enamels and tangled thread around my page.

For my title, I used a mixture of the new Aria Puffy Alphas in Peep, White and Cotton Candy.  I can't get enough of these alphas!!

Here's one more close up of the awesome Cut Outs from Cooper.  If you don't have a die cutting machine or need a cut file in a pinch, these are so perfect!! Already cut and ready for you to use!

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!!  I hope you'll find some inspiration from the mood board this month and look forward to seeing your projects!  See you in my next post!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Cooper:  Cut Outs, Ephemera Icons and Bella Pops; Wish Big Girl: 12x12 patterned papers: Birthday Song and Borders, Ephemera Icons, Acrylic Word, Ciao Chip Icons, ; Squeeze The Day: Matte Enamels; Bella Besties: 12x12 Graph and Dot in Gulf and Punch; Aria Puffy Alphas in White, Cotton Candy and Peep. Cute Clips: Baby Girl.  

 

ARIA ALPHA Inspiration with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie here to share a bit of inspiration using the new and super beautiful Aria Alpha puffy stickers.  These alphas come in a rainbow of colors/ Bella Blvd palette, and are the perfect size to embellish your layouts.   Today, i am pairing these alphas with the fun Cooper collection in this colorful page...

 

As you can see my baby boy has a love for our bed! I set a few of the pictures in a film strip and decided to surround them by the story of the day.   

I drew two circles on a piece of heavy cardstock, and added a bit of mixed media to the background.  I chose a color that will bring some of the morning colors and make the pictures stand out. Once the background dried, i used the drawn lines to handstitch the circles on the page.

I used papers from the Cooper, Chloe and Bella Besties to back the pictures.  I created a small cluster of embellishments at the top left corner of the pictures, and then set in place on top of the watercolor background.

I used the stitched circles as a guide for my title work.  Here i used a few of the new Aria Alphas in different colors.  I added a few embellishments from the Cooper and Chloe collection to help me complete the circle.

To finish the page, i added a large of cluster of embellishments at the bottom of the page. I tried to follow the curvature of the title, but instead ended with a large horizontal line of embellishments.  

All that was left were a few lines of journal and matte enamel dots around the page.  I love how this turned out.  The new alpha stickers are just so perfect to create all sorts of titles and embellishments, be sure to check them out!

XO

 

BELLA BLVD. SUPPLIES:

ARIA  PUFFY ALPHAS: Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Pony, Ice, Blueberry

COOPER collection: Collection kit, 6x6 paper pad, chipboard stickers, ephemera words, ephemera icons, Cardstock sticker, Epoxy Stickers, Matte Enamel stickers

CHLOE collection : Patterned paper, Bella Pops - Cat House

BELLA BESTIES : Dot/Freehand grid in ICE

BELLA CLIPS: Cute Boy mix

 

Flower Jar Card Tutorial | Traci

Happy Thursday friends!  Today seemed like a fun day for a tutorial, so I wanted to share how I used a pretty Bella cutting file to create a really fun card.

First, you can find this cutting file in Lori Whitlock's SVG shop here: Fireworks & Freedom Flower Jar or in the Silhouette Design Store. 

 

Steps for creating this card in Silhouette Studio:

 

1.  Create an offset of the design and then highlight and right click to release compound path. This will separate all of those tiny little cuts in the middle of the offset so that you can delete them.

2.  Next, create an offset of the jar portion of the design and overlap the two offsets slightly so that you can weld them together.

3. Once you've welded the shapes together, cut the piece out of white card stock for the base of your card.

 

4. Cut out the layering stems, jar, and flowers.  I used Bella Besties and patterns from the Fireworks and Freedom collection.  To adhere the thin green stems, I used a Zig Squeeze and Roll glue pen to apply tiny dots of adhesive.

I also used tweezers to help adhere the stems in place. 

5. Once I had each of the pieces adhered to the front, I had some fun with embellishments.  I used matte enamel dots from the Chloe collection, an enamel heart from the Cooper collection, an adorable bow clip (minus the clip) and two white flowers from the Doghouse BellaPop.

Although it's hard to see in the photo, I also covered the jar portion of the card front with glossy accents to give it the look of glass!

I plan to stamp a birthday sentiment inside and give it to a friend in an A10 size envelope :). I think she'll love it!  If you have any questions about how I created this card, please leave a comment or visit my blog at Artsy Albums to message me. Thanks for joining me today! 

Flower Jar Cutting file, Bella Besties (Guacamole & Pickle juice)

Freedom and Fireworks 12x12 pattern paper, Chloe Matte dots, Cooper Enamel Hearts,

Cute Bow Clips, Doghouse Bella Pop

Thinking Outside the Box with Traci

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to challenge you to think outside the box when it comes to your themed paper collections.  And what better way for me to illustrate my idea, than with a fun little "box" project. I used adorable paper and embellishments from the Chloe collection ... even though my project has nothing to do with kitty cats.

 

The box is by Graphic 45 and has a small album tucked inside.  I started the project by covering the box with white card stock.  I like how pattern papers pop off a background of white so you'll see most of my albums and pages start with a white base.

 

 

I covered the sides of the box with the super cute floral pattern (Chloe: Smitten) and then layered the top with white card stock and a yellow and orange dot (Chloe: Borders).  Then the fun part ... embellishing the top of the box!

  

I started with the largest piece first.  I adhered the house die cut and then randomly added large die cut flowers.  I love how the Bella Pop flowers add dimension, and the epoxy hearts add a little shine! Then I used the new matte enamel dots (Cat Mix and Dog Mix) to fill in the smaller spaces.

 

I kept the album inside super simple by layering 3x4 white card stock with pattern paper, slipping the small pages into ten 3x4 Simple Stories page protectors, and adding binding rings.  My granddaughter's pictures are going to look so cute on those little pages!    

As you can see, my project really has nothing to do with kitty cats, even though I did the whole thing with the Chloe collection! I hope I've inspired you to think outside the box and find fun ways to use your papers and embellies for everyday projects.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Chloe Collection, Blossoms Bella-Pops, Matte Enamels Cat Mix, Matte Enamels Dog Mix, 

Epoxy Hearts Cat Mix