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North Pole week, 3+ photos Challenge | Sarah

Hey there Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post, and I can't believe we are already in mid-December! It's full force Christmas season at my house, and that includes all of the craft projects I've been working on. With that said, I wanted to share my latest 12x12 layout using three or more photos inspired by the new North Pole collection .

Here's what I created:

During the holidays, I end up with photos upon photos to document. To get a handful of them onto a layout, I like to use photo strips. By doing so, you really maximize how many photos you can fit onto a single layout.

To brighten up my layout, I used a combination of Ephemera Icons, puffy stickers, and Bella Pops to create the Santa embellishment cluster below:

Did you know that every Bella Blvd collection has coordinating Bella Pops? I love that Bella Pops are an easy way to add dimension to your project. Peel, stick, and voila! I added the Bella Pop reindeer to help create the look of movement on my layout. See how I used it below:

Do you ever notice that there are various textures to all of the Bella Blvd embellishments?! In just one embellishment cluster, I used cardstock die cuts, glossy accents, and even puffy stickers! All of the texture really draws attention to the layout. Next time you're looking to jazz up your project, try adding an assortment of embellishments!

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And that's it for now! I hope you enjoyed reading about how I was inspired by the North Pole collection. Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something merry and bright. 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, Puffy Stickers, Bella Pops

The North Pole | Erica Thompson

Hello everyone! Erica here with you today sharing a fun and colorful 12x12 scrapbook layout using The North Pole collection! 

I wanted to create a layout and use up some of the scraps I had from previous layouts with this collection. I started by cutting out some 1" squares with my scraps. I decided to cover up a large circle with the squares and place it in the center of my layout! Large circle elements and wreaths are some of my favorite layouts to create! 

Once all my squares were cut out I adhered them down to the square. Next I trimmed down any pieces hanging off the square and then ran it through my sewing machine to add some stitching! This gives the layout some nice texture.

My photos are from Liam's Winter program and I printed them out in black and white. I adhered them to the right of the circle and added embellishments around the photo. I fussy cut some florals from the Let Us Adore Him Purity paper. The colors in the paper go great with The North Pole collection! 

For my title I used the alphas on Doohickey sticker sheet in The North Pole collection. I added them along the edge of the circle and love how it turned out!

To finish the layout I typed out my journaling and cut it up into strips. I adhered the journaling to the right of the photos. Here is a look at the completed layout! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! To check out the process video head on over to the Bella Blvd YouTube channel!

 

 

The North Pole Collection | Let Us Adore Him Purity 12x12 Paper

Other Supplies | Sewing Machine

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

The North Pole + Clear Cuts | Sarah

Hello, hello, Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines) hosting today's blog post, and I'm here with more holiday inspiration! Yeah, Christmas is over, and New Year's Eve has come and gone, but I'm still working through holiday projects using the North Pole Collection.

Here's a 12x12 layout that I created:

Did you see that the North Pole collection has a new Clear Cuts sheet? The entire sheet is covered with beautiful white snowflakes. When I first saw it, I knew it would be fun to create fun shaker embellishments for a layout.

I used a couple of the frames in the Ephemera Words as the front of my shakers. Cute, right?!

Around my shakers, I used a variety of Bella embellishments to give my layout texture and dimension. I scattered a handful of puffy stickers, Ephemera Icons, and epoxy stickers. The mix of embellishments from the North Pole collection coordinates so seamlessly.

I used a handful of Doohickey Stickers to draw attention to my photos.

What do you think of the North Pole Collection Clear Cuts? I think the snowflakes pattern is so fun! Use them on shakers or even as a background. Either way, I could see it being used on a Christmas or wintery/snow play day project. 

I hope I've inspired you to get crafty! Thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

North Pole: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Clear Cuts, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers

 

The North Pole + Clear Cuts | Ashley Neu

Hello friends! It's Ashley here sharing another layout for the Bella Blvd Creative Team. This week, we are using The North Pole collection along with the Clear Cuts. I have documented our family Christmas card from this year which I do every year. It's one of those layouts that is super special to me and I want the layout to reflect that.

 

 

This awesome tree and heart wreath from the Wreath Cut Outs seemed like the perfect place to start. I wanted the Snow Storm Clear Cut to be backed behind the wreath. I decided last minute to just layer the Clear Cut over the entire background rather than backing the wreath Cut Out. To create the background, I framed the 'Jammies' patterned paper with the 'Beary Christmas' patterned paper. I loved the two blues together.

 

 

I wanted to use foam adhesive when adhering the Clear Cut to the background but to do that, I needed to hide the adhesive. To accomplish that, I needed to embellish the layout first so that the adhesive could be strategically placed underneath. I grabbed the beautiful red florals and holly from the Ephemera Icons and created a trio of clusters. I added two cute birds and a heart that says "Merry & Bright" also from the Ephemera Icons. I added the sentiment "Special Delivery" as a subtitle which came from the Ephemera Words set. The title came from the card itself which simply says "Merry Christmas".

 

 

A decent amount of the layout had been embellished but I needed to spread out some more embellishments so the foam adhesive could stretch across more area. I had the idea of adding snowflakes to further add to the theme of the background. I grabbed snowflakes from the Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers and Ciao Chip. Now came the task of adding foam adhesive behind the embellishments and I added A LOT of it. Finally, I adhered the snowflake Clear Cut to the background. 

 

 

And that's it! I love the fact that the snowflake Clear Cut stands out against that pretty background. I'm so happy with the end result and happy that I created a special layout for our Christmas card. Have a wonderful day and see you next time!

 

Supplies Used: The North Pole Collection- Patterned Papers, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip; Wreath Cut Out; Snow Storm Clear Cut Out

 

 

 

The North Pole + Cut Outs | Laura Alberts

Hello Friends! Laura Alberts here with a fun holiday layout with the stunning The North Pole collection! Since I live in the deep south of the United States, I don't have many opportunities to take snow photos, but these are some of my favorite photos from Christmas. My daughter adores her new Mario and Luigi dolls!

Using the beautiful You Warm My Heart patterned paper to create a border, I scrapped this layout on white cardstock. I've added a block of papers behind my photos and used the Christmas Cut Outs for my title and the holly on the top right and bottom left. I backed those Cut Outs with the stripes from the December 25 paper. 

With a combination of stickers from the Doohickey sheet, ephemera icons, epoxy shapes, and puffy stickers, I added some fun little clusters on top of the holly leaves! Such a fun way to incorporate those Cut Outs into the background design. 

At the bottom, I added a border strip from the Borders patterned paper and placed an adorable little polar bear for a whimsical touch. This layout was a joy to make with these sweet icons from The North Pole collection.

The North Pole Collection Kit

Christmas Cut Outs

The North Pole Icon Ephemera

Cheerful Puffy Stickers

Magic Epoxy Stickers

The North Pole + Cut Outs | Rachel O'Neal

Happy New Year friends! January may be here, but I'm still working through all our Christmas photos and getting the fun moments documented. Today, I'm showing you how I used The North Pole collection with one of the Christmas themed Cut Outs. I love my Cricut, but nothing is easier to use than the Bella Blvd Cut Outs to get that cutting machine look on your layouts. Here's the layout I created:

 

 

Santa!!! We love our yearly visit to see Santa at Bass Pro. As I flipped through the papers in the collection, I stopped as soon as I saw the Here Comes Santa patterned paper! It's absolutely adorable and perfect for my background. I choose the December Cut Out and used the back side of another sheet of the Here Comes Santa to get red with white dots for the Cut Out. After I cut out each letter and added it to the Cut Out, I used foam tape to adhere the Cut Out to the layout. Then I stamped some x's around the straight parts of some of the letters.

Behind my photo, I added a couple layers of patterned paper cut to size - The Perfect Tree and Jammies. Now it was time to embellish. I got the "traditions" title from the Ephemera Words pack. For the rest of my title above and below the photo, I used my very favorite Florence Alphas in black.

 

I added little clusters of embellishments focusing on Santa and his reindeer along with some Christmas trees, presents and holly. All of these came from the Ciao Chipboard and the Ephemera Icons set. They are just adorable and you can't help but smile when you see them! 

 

To finish the layout, I stamped the date and added a few more stitches around my title. I couldn't love this collection more! I hope you feel inspired to use it and get your Christmas memories documented. Thanks for stopping by!

Items Used in This Layout:

• Here Comes Santa 12" x 12" Patterned Paper - A side for background paper
• Here Comes Santa 12" x 12" Patterned Paper - B side for Cut Out
• Jammies 12" x 12" Patterned Paper
• The Perfect Tree 12" x 12" Patterned Paper
• December Cut Outs
• The North Pole Ephemera Icons
• The North Pole Ephemera Words
• The North Pole Ciao Chip
• Florence Alphas in Black

 

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

 

North Pole Collection | Sarah

Hi, Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post. First, I want to start off by wishing you all a very, Merry Christmas (and a Happy New Year)! Christmas really snuck up on me. Not sure where December went, but here we are.

Anyway, I'm excited to be back today with a new 12x12 layout inspired by the North Pole collection.

Here's what I created:

 

When I first pulled out all of my North Pole collection products, the Santa Bella Pop literally "popped" up at me. I knew I wanted it to be the main focal point of this layout. I used circular elements to draw interest to my focal point - Santa! I used circular stickers and Ciao chips, layered cut out scalloped circles, and embellished within the circles with the Bella Pop presents.

 

 

I also added a couple of die cuts from the Ephemera Icons and Doohickey stickers to help embellish my layout. I love that these little pieces all help make this circle-inspired design more cohesive.

 

 That's it for now! I hope you enjoyed this layout inspired by the North Pole collection. Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something today.

Thanks for joining me, and thanks for letting me share my work with all of you!

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

North Pole: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chips, Bella Pops

 

 

 

The North Pole | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! It's Rachel and I'm back with another layout using The North Pole collection again! As I was looking through the ephemera pieces, I was inspired to create a snow globe scene. Here's my layout:

I started with the Snowglobe Wishes cut file and cut it out with my Cricut using white cardstock. You can find it here! I made it large so it would be the focus. To make the snow globe come to life I started adding layers of paper and ephemera. For the base, I cut into the You Warm My Heart patterned paper. I love the mix of pink and red together with that paper. I used white cardstock again for the snow layer and then the Jammies patterned paper for the blue sky with snowflake background.

I added the snow globe to the December 25 patterned paper using foam tape so it would stand out and add depth. It was the perfect background for such a bold cut file. Now I added all the ephemera pieces I was admiring. In the front, I used the snowman and a little forest of colorful trees. Tucked behind the snowy hill, I added a little village. Above it all, I added my title from the Ephemera Words pack.

To the right of the globe, I added my selfie of me and my husband from Christmas day last year. I used a tag and frame from the Ephemera Words pack to add more layers and tied a little bow to the top of the tag.

Then what is a snow globe without a little snow?! There are lots of pieces of snowflakes to choose from in this collection. I used ephemera, chipboard, and even stamped some snowflakes! And that is how I made this layout. I hope you love it as much as I do. Here's a list of all the items I used:

• December 25 Patterned Paper
• Jammies Patterned Paper
• You Warm My Heart Patterned Paper
• The North Pole Ephemera Icons
• The North Pole Ephemera Words
• The North Pole Ciao Chip
• Snowglobe Wish Cut File

The North Pole Collection Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new post using The North Pole Collection. I hope y'all had a great Christmas Holiday! Here's my page:

The stripe pattern on the December 25 paper is one of my favorites so I trimmed two 2"inch strips and adhered them to the left and right side of white cardstock. 

To add some extra color to the white cardstock, I took a stencil from my stash and ink blended a blue Distress Oxide ink pad right through it.  I then added a few scalloped border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock Sticker sheet.  

I matted my photo with the A side of the same striped paper and adhere it right on top of the mixed media.  I created my title using one of the Ephemera Words and one of the phrases from the Ciao Chip Chipboard sticker sheet.  

Using a few of the Ephemera Icons and a Santa from the Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers, I created a few different clusters around the page.  The elements in this collection are just so cute!!

I filled in a few spots using some ephemera trees and a few snowflake pieces. They really add some extra pops of color!

Here's one last look at this colorful Christmas layout!

Thank you so much for stopping by today,  I hope that I inspired you in some way!  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: The North Pole Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Epoxy Stickers.