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Valentine's Week Day 3 | Maryam

Hello Bella Friends! This is Maryam, and I'm so excited to be back here today with a new project. This week it's all about Love and Valentine's Day so I'm going to be sharing some fun shaped cards I created using some Bella Cut Files and Bella Besties, perfect to be gifted to your loved ones on this special day.

For my first two shaped cards, I decided to create some donuts so I went to the Bella BLVD Silhouette Design Store and downloaded 314819 Donuts Cut File. This cut file comes with three sweet donuts but I only cut two. Since I wanted to cut each one of the pieces of the cut files into a different pattern paper, the first thing I did was to ungroup all the pieces. I spread them across my mat and then cut papers to size and let the machine do its thing.

I cut both donuts at the same time or in one pass, so the next step was to put together all the pieces. To add some dimension to the donuts, I adhered some of the pieces with foam dots. In addition, I also grabbed some matte enamel dots and added them around as if they were sprinkles. To finish up the donuts, I added some sentiments from the Word Salad Booklet.

For my third card, I did something a little bit different and used the 326903 Cupcake Cut File. Just like I did before, once I opened the file on Silhouette Studio I ungrouped all the pieces and cut them out of different Bella Besties Patterned Papers. To embellish the card, I added the word "love" from Squeeze the Day Ephemera Words and right below it, "you make my life great" from the must-have Word Salad Booklet.

Once my three cards were done, I decided to also create some coordinating envelopes, and again, I used the incredible versatile Bella Besties Patterned Paters in three colors- McIntosh, Peep, and Cotton Candy.

Let's take one more look at the finished cards!

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed this post and inspired you to create something new. If you have any questions just leave a comment below, and I’ll be happy to help you.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Supplies: Squeeze the Day: Ephemera Words, Fruity Mix Matte Enamels, Fruit Salad 12 x 12 Patterned Paper. | Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombré Patterned Papers (Peep, Cotton Candy, Pickle Juice), Freehand Graph & Dot Pattern Papers (Peep, McIntosh), Graph & Dot Rainbow Bella Besties 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Word Salad Booklet. | Cut Files: 326903 Cupcake, 314819 Donuts, 310907 Penguins.

Valentine's Week Day 2 | Patricia

I always make Valentine's Day cards to give to my family.  I love pink, purple, and all the beautiful colors associated with Valentine's, but I wanted richer and non-gender cards this year.  The Cooper collection has so many wonderful patterns, textures, and designs all to work great with my idea of using the Playing Cards cut file in the Silhouette Design Studio.

I picked tight patterns as well as contrasting patterns from Daily Details, Dog Park, Play Time, Dog Talk, Paws, and Borders.  I kept the Play Cards cut file sized as is, except for the bottom or first layer of the cards.  For that layer, I made it a little bit larger to see the edge of that color under the top layer.  

The cut file cuts the numbers, the hearts, and the corners.  I used corners on all the cards and used the numbers as well.  For playing cards, that bottom number should be upside down, but I honestly forgot about it, so only my 6 of hearts card shows the correct way.  They are still adorable no matter which way.

For the hearts though, I decided to use the Heart Hugs and Pickle Juice Mix to replace them to not only give my cards dimension but the Heart Hugs have sentiments on them that are perfect for my Valentine's cards.

I created a card panel for each card that would be a contrast, and then die cut a border of another contrasting pattern paper color.  

From the Heart Hugs, I added the enamel dots to the corners of each card.  I used twine from my stash to finish.

Grab the Playing Cards cut files, the Cooper collection, and Heart Hugs to create your own non-gender Valentine's Day cards.  Happy Valentine's!

National Thank You Note Day | Traci

Hi everyone! National Thank You Note Day is always on December 26th and reminds us of thanking people for their gifts, hospitality and generosity. It is a day to get some note cards, scrapbook supplies, stamps, and envelopes and send out some special handmade thank yous!

 

For my project, I made four easy cards using various Bella supplies.  I had so much fun mixing and matching the different paper collections!

 

 

My first card was super easy!  I just took a 4x6 card from the Squeeze the Day collection and adhered it to the front of my card base with some striped paper.  I also lined my envelope with a cute heart print from the collection.  Can't get much easier than that ... but so cute! 

 

For my next card, I used paper and ephemera from the Fa La La collection.  I used a circle die from Gina Marie Designs to cut out a half-circle on the right side of my white card base.  Then I used a scallop circle die from Echo Park to cut out the pretty blue pattern. I stamped the Thank You sentiment with a Doodle Stamp from the Many Thanks set. I think this card would be super cute to give to a neighbor!

 

For card #3, I used those same nesting scallop circle dies from Echo Park, and my favorite colors of Bella Besties to add some fun circles on the card base.  I cut the "thanks" word using the Doodle Cuts Many Thanks die set and a simple tree die cut finished up this colorful card nicely.

For my fourth card, I pulled out an older collection that is still one of my favorites, Cooper!  I know my dog loving friends will love to get this card.  I used an orange print from the 6x6 paper pad, a strip of flowers from a 6x6 sheet, some puppy and flower die cuts, and a 3 1/2" scallop circle punch.  The cute Thank You sentiment also came from the Doodlebug Many Thanks stamp set.

So if you have a few minutes today, pull out some of your favorite Bella supplies and make a card for someone!  Not only will you enjoy some crafty time, but the recipient of your handmade card will be blessed by your kindness.  Links to supplies are over on my blog at Artsy Albums.  Have a wonderful Saturday everyone!

Bella Besties Graph / Dot in Punch, Pickle Juice and Ice

Fa La La Ephemera and 12x12 pattern paper

Cooper Ephemera and 6x6 paper pad

Squeeze the Day 12x12 pattern paper

Epoxy Hearts

Holiday Cards & Gifting Week Day 4 | Nathalie

Hi there Bella Blvd. friends!

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!

XO

 

Materials Used:

FALALA Collection:12x12 paper, Doohickey stickers, ephemera, Bella Pops, epoxy stickers, matte enamel dots

HEART HUGS:  Christmas

CHLOE: 6x6 paper pad

BELLA BESTIES:  Ombre/heart collection

Holiday Cards & Gifting Week Day 2 | Dorymar

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,

Falala Chipboard Icons, Falala Ephemera Words, Christmas Epoxy Words,

Joy Acrylic Word, Festive Mix Matte Enamels, Christmas Mix Epoxy

Holiday Gifting Week Day 1 | Traci

Happy December friends! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season.  I always love giving handmade gifts, and using my scrapbook supplies to create fun and unique packaging. So for today's project I wanted to share a couple fun ideas for this year's gift giving.

For my card, I cut a piece of white card stock to create a 5x7 base.  Then I layered Fa La La pattern paper on the front, punched out a 4" circle, and started adding all of those cute epoxy shapes.  

I started with the larger epoxy pieces from the Wonderland and Christmas Words sets, then I filled in with matte enamels, Christmas Mix hearts, and stars.

To finish up my card, I backed that cute tree (from the Wreath Cut-Outs) with pretty holly and red patterns and used foam adhesive to give it a little dimension.  I love the way this card turned out so much, I may not be able to give it away!

 

For my gift bag, I used a cutting file by Lori Whitlock called Bag with Window.  I enlarged the file so that it took up most of the cute 12x12 red paper.  After cutting and adhering it together, I added a piece of acetate behind the window. Isn't that reindeer adorable?  He has a red gem for his nose, and he's surrounded by a few more of those cute epoxy stars. 

Finally, I had fun adding strips of paper, a border sticker, adhesive ribbon and twine to dress up this jelly jar.  The die cut tag from the ephemera package was the perfect size to hang off the side, and the cute little Snow In Love Bella Pop snowman looks cute up on the lid.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today friends!  I hope I've inspired you with a few fun card and gift wrap ideas!  All the best to you and your family this holiday season!

Fa La La 12x12 pattern paper & ephemera

Wonderland Epoxy Shapes

Christmas Word Epoxy Shapes

Epoxy Stars and Hearts

Matte Enamels

Snow In Love Bella Pop

Wreath Cut Outs

Slimline Cards with Monsters & Friends Collection | Maryam

Hey Everyone! This is Maryam and I am so excited to be back on the Bella Studio Blog. For today’s post, I am going to be sharing three slimline cards I made using the new Monsters & Friends Halloween collection.

You might have heard about slimline cards or seen them on social media before because they seem to be trending in the industry nowadays. But what are slimline cards? Slimline cards are long and narrow cards that fit into a #10 American letter-sized envelope. The most popular size is 3 5/8” x 8 5/8” inches but people usually round that down to 3 1/2″ x 8 1/2″to make the cutting process easier. For my cards today, I went with the most used size, 3 5/8” x 8 5/8” inches, and cut the front panels to 3 3/8” x 8 3/8” inches.

For my first card, I decided to have some extra fun and create a shaker card. I started by cutting a piece of 3 3/8” x 8 3/8” inches of the Scary Cute Pattern Paper. Following up, I grabbed a metal die to cut out three circles which will serve as windows. I then back them with acetate, put some foam adhesive on the back, add the sequins, and then close the shaker windows with some white cardstock on the back. Next, to embellish the card, I used some cute little monsters from the Monsters & Friends Ephemera pack and popped them up with foam dots. For the sentiment, I stamped the word “hello” and finished up by adding some enamel dots and sequins.

For my second card, I decided to make something a little bit simpler. I started out by cutting some leaves out of Lil’ Pumpkins Pattern Paper with my silhouette cameo. Since the Lil’ Pumpkins Pattern Paper comes with a bunch of colored strips, it actually worked as if it was cardstock which allowed me to cut a bunch of different leaves all at once. Last but not least, to finish my card, I added my sentiment in a big white circle and then some sequins and enamel dots as a final touch.

In case you are wondering these are the cut files I used- 332244 Leafy Set, 332734 Fall Leaves.

For my last card, I used the Monster Party Pattern Paper and cut the front panel at the same size I did on my previous cards. Then, using my silhouette cameo, I cut the word “celebrate” from the 288174 Celebrate Word cut file on black cardstock and then a white outline to help the word stand out. To add some fun, I added “You did it” which I heat embossed on white and also some lilac thread on the back and a bunch of sequins and enamel dots around.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you liked the projects I shared and inspired you to create something new. Also, don’t forget that if you have any questions just leave me a comment or send me an email. I’ll be happy to help you.

Have an awesome day!

World Card Making Day | Patricia | Video

Happy World Card Making Day!!  Today I'm creating with the new Bella Blvd Monsters & Friends collection and the Bella Blvd Dotty and Break Rules washi tapes.  I first lined the Break Rules and Dotty washi tapes onto a separate piece of white cardstock, then used a label metal die in the shape of a coffin for my cute ghost to come out of!

I always love the Bella Blvd Halloween collections, they are so colorful and cheery...the perfect scare factor for me LOL.  I had lots of the ends of the washi tape hanging off of my white cardstock, so after die cutting my 'coffin,' I added those pieces to the edge of my top and bottom pattern paper card panel.  This made a great way to layer the 'Oct 31' banner stickers along the top.

I think I might be partial to these cute monsters riding in the bus!  I used the same pattern papers from the first card, but the Lil' Pumpkins, I used with the negative piece I die cut the 'coffin' image from.  That gave me a great base to layer the adorable die cuts!

I added a few pieces of the Dotty washi tape to ground my bus as well as draw attention to it and the sentiment on the die cut.  

Last, I added the epoxy stickers to the die cut cloud.

Super fun, quick and different ways to use the Bella Blvd washi tapes with the new Monsters & Friends collection.  You can watch my video to see how these cards came together.  One card usually inspires me to create another and I hope once you start, you will be inspired as well!  Happy WCMD!

World Card Making Day with Traci

Happy World Card Making Day friends!  I created two birthday cards to share with you today but they are a lot more fun to see in action so I made a little video for you.  Take a peek! 

 

Here are the links I referenced in the video ... 

Lori Whitlock Twist Pop Card Eat Cake

Lori Whitlock Twist Pop Card Make A Wish

Lori Whitlock Card Tutorial

 

Bella Blvd Products Used

Make A Wish Boy

Make A Wish Girl

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre -- Gulf and Punch

Bella Besties Graph & Dot -- Gulf and Punch

Matte Enamel

 

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