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Cap & Gown | Heather Cerulo

Hi Bella friends! I'm so excited to share my first layout with you, featuring the stunning Cap & Gown collection!  This collection is perfect for any kind of graduation celebration, from pre-school and beyond!  I'm documenting my niece's kindergarten moving up from 2019.  She is wearing the most perfect colors for the all the black and white in this collection!

I started by using my circle cutter to cut 4 circles, each 1 inch smaller than the previous circle.  After distressing the edges, I added stitching, and then placed them in the center of my layout.

I then added my title with the letter stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock stickers.  I tucked a bunch of die cuts from the Ephemera Words & Icon packs (which are jam full of the most perfect icons and sayings!).  I just had to use the "Peace Out" piece since my niece was making the peace sign in one of my photos!

I tucked many of the florals along a diagonal line, including the Amazing Bella-Pops featuring some pretty layered flowers.  I also tucked in some puffy stickers to finish off my line of embellishing!

If you have a graduation to document from today, or many years ago, this collection is for you!

Can't wait to see what you create! xo, Heather

12x12 Papers: Cue the Confetti, Diploma Day, Dream Big & Just Graduated

Amazing Bella-Pops

Doohickey Cardstock Stickers

You Did It! Puffy Stickers

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Ciao Chipboard Icons 

Cap & Gown l Kirei Baldwin

Hi everyone! It's Kirei here with my very first blog post and I'm super excited to be sharing the layout I created with the fabulous new Cap & Gown collection! I decided to use the collection in a non-graduation way as there are so many great patterned papers and embellishments that can be used to tell other stories.... so I pulled out some photos from a few years back of me receiving my Disney Store 20 Year Anniversary Award from the boss himself.... Mickey Mouse (who is also my fave character)! 

I started by picking out the Just Graduated paper (black spots on grey) and gutted the centre leaving a 1" frame. Then I trimmed the Dream Big paper (black stars on white) down to 11½" square, distressed the edges and stuck down to the black spotted frame.

Now I wanted to use the Clear Cuts Star Studded acetate sheet in some way so decided to create a cute shaker pocket which is super easy to make! I pulled out the silver diamonds photo frame from the Cap & Gown Ephemera Words set, then stuck a piece of the Star Studded acetate to the reverse of it. I added a row of foam pads around the border on the back, filled it with some of the Sequin Mix in Domino and then backed it with a piece of That's a Wrap paper (grey hearts on black) and there you have it... one little shaker pocket! 

Now it was time to start adding the details to my layout... firstly I added the black scalloped border from the Cap & Gown Doohickey Stickers across the centre of my page. I backed my three photos using the Just Graduated paper, distressed the edges and then stuck them down using foam pads on the top edges only (stuck flat along the bottom). I did leave a gap at the top of the photos so that I could tuck in two tags from the Ephemera Words set, I distressed the edges and tied some red twine to both before adding my journaling to one of them.

I created embellishment clusters above and below my photos using the Cap & Gown Ephemera Words and Icons, Celebrate Epoxy Stickers and Ciao Chip Icons. 

Next was to add my title which was a combination of the Ephemera Words and the Florence Alpha. 

I added a few extra pops of red to tie in with my photo using some red stars from the Trinkets Puffy Stickers and I was done! 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I used the Cap & Gown collection and can take some inspiration from it.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you in my next post! 

Kirei x

     Bella Boulevard products used on my layout...

Cap & Gown patterned papers - Just Graduated, Dream Big and That's a Wrap

Cap & Gown Ephemera Words and Icons

Cap & Gown Doohickey Stickers

Cap & Gown Ciao Chip Icons

Cap & Gown Celebrate Epoxy Stickers

Clear Cuts - Star Studded

Sequin Mix - Domino

Trinkets Puffy Stickers - McIntosh

Florence Alpha - McIntosh

 

 

 

  

 

Cap & Gown Clear Cuts | Maree Crozier

Hi Bella friends,

I'm here today to share another layout using the Cap and Gown Collection, this time showing off a really fun product called Clear Cuts. I decided to use it in my background and also to make some circle shaker elements. I started off making the shakers using the Bella Blvd sequins.

I then used a piece of the Clear Cuts over some light stenciling to create interest. I accented it with a little of the pink Bella Besties paper to match my daughter's dress in the picture.

I layered up my shakers with more circle elements filled with the Cap and Gown papers and tucked a few of the fun florals from the collection in behind them.

I added some Ciao Chip and Doohickey stickers and then I finished with the awesome title "Graduation Day" from the words Ephemera pack.

Lastly I used some of the star sequins to dot around the page and some pink heart and flowers Trinkets puffy stickers to complete the page.

How cute is that little girl icon? Just perfect for my daughter's layout. Have you ever added a shaker element to a layout? The end result is really fun. Wishing you all a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Maree

Bella Besties Collection Kit Pink Paper

Bella Besties Trinkets Puffy Stickers Pink

From Cap and Gown:

Clear Cuts Star Studded

Ciao Chip

Doohickey Stickers

Sequin Mix

Diploma Day Paper

Dream Big Paper

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Cap & Gown | Sarah Millerhouse

Hello, Bella Blvd friends! It's Sarah Millerhouse here, and I am excited to share my first layout featuring the beautiful Cap & Gown collection! 

I absolutely loved digging into this beautiful collection! The patterns and embellishments are truly fantastic! I started by creating the blocks of patterned paper across the middle of my layout. I cut the blocks 4 inches tall by 3 inches wide, and I distressed the edges of each block. I layered these on top of one of the black patterned papers. This contrast helped the patterned papers make a statement! 

Above and below this strip of paper across the middle, I added Distress Ink and Distress Oxides in Salvaged Patina to create a pop of color. I used a star stencil from my stash and Distress Oxide in Broken China to add the stars to the background. 

I added my sweet photos from my son's pre-k graduation, and I backed those with the same black patterned paper. Below the photos, I used Ciao Chip pieces to create my title and add detailing to this area. I placed puffy stickers below the title and on my photo. I love the dimension this adds!

Above my photos, I added all the great stars from this collection! I love the silver foiling found on so many of the embellishments and how rich they make the layout feel.

I created a shaker pocket using a star cut on my Cricut and the silver foiled Clear Cut found in the collection! I filled it with the sequin mix that is jam packed with sparkle and shine! I love that it makes the page interactive and so much fun for my kids to turn in our album!

I added a few more embellishments and pieces of ephemera. I also used Liquid Pearls in coordinating colors to add a little more shine around the embellishment clusters. I finished the layout by adding my journaling about this sweet memory!

I loved featuring the Cap & Gown collection on this layout that captured such an important memory for our family! I hope you enjoy creating with it as much as I did! I hope you have a beautiful day!! 

Products Used: Cap & Gown - Patterned paper, Clear Cuts, Sequin Mix, Ciao Chip, Puffy Stickers, Bella Pops, Ephemera

 

Cap & Gown - conGRADulations | Gloria Parra

Hello Bella friends, this is Gloria here with a very special layout today using the fabulous Cap & Gown collection. I went back almost 10 years with these photos, but I'm so glad I'm finally telling this story! It felt like such an important milestone for my husband that I was always scared to scrap it, thinking I wouldn't do it justice...

Back when we were dating, my husband decided to finish his business mayor in the USA before we got married. It was really hard, to work full time and study at the same time, but we had settled to do it, and I was there for him the entire time. He finally graduated, and with the highest of honors...summa cum laude!!! I couldn't be prouder of him, I know all the effort and long nights that were needed for this. I love these photos of him, his big smile and joy can be seen and felt. I also love that little ephemera that says "this was nothing like high school musical" LOL, because it really wasn't! 😁

For this layout I created a big band with patterned paper that covered 2/3 of my layout. I used the paper with little black heart that I adored, it is one of my favorites of this collection. I used two thin strips of the bold black and white lined paper and stitched the borders of where those two papers meet.

I created a grid style layout using 6 big circles (3 and 3,5 inches) that I cut with my paper punch and added three of my favorite photos of that day. On the other 3 circles I added the gorgeous, foiled silver stars acetate as the base and used some Bella pops, ephemera, stickers and chipboard to decorate those three embellishment clusters. I added word strips to all 3 clusters to create some repetition and lead the eye of the reader. I also used a blue grid Bella Bestie patterned paper to add some blue starts in my embellishment clusters. I wanted to include some blue elements to match my husband's university colors.

My favorite piece of embellishment is the beautiful Bella pop gown with the shinning stars, it is adorable!! For my title I chose the big conGRADulations piece, I love the play on words. Under the title I added some grid patterned paper and printed my journaling out to tell this beautiful story. I'm so glad it is finally in scrapbook!!!

Hope you like it, and I can't wait to see what YOU create with your gorgeous graduation pictures and stories. Have a great day, friends!

Gloria 

Here's the list of supplies that I used from the Cap and Gown collection:

12x12 patterned papers- Daily Details, Accomplished, Hats Off, Just Graduated

Epoxy Stickers

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Clear Cuts star acetate

Puffy Stickers

Ciao Chip

Bella Besties blue grid patterned paper

Designer's Choice Week | Sarah

Hello, Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post. I can't believe that we are in in the middle of April, right into full spring weather. I hope you all have been enjoying the warmer days. I know I have been soaking up all of the sunshine we have been getting.

Anyway, today I'm sharing a layout using more from the Our Love Song collection!

Here's how I felt inspired:

"Together" really stood out in the icons pack to me, so I decided to use it for my title. I knew I wanted to document the relationship my twin girls have with each other.

I used the coordinating letters from the Doohickey sticker sheet to complete my title work.

Throughout my layout, I scattered embellishments from the Icons pack and Ciao Chips. There are a handful of bright stickers and die-cuts to choose from in this collection, but I mostly stuck to using the heart and flower shapes. I love how the hearts and flowers in the Love Song collection add so much color to your project.

Have you ever used any of the Bella Blvd Heart Hugs on your projects? They work great on cards as sentiments, but I love to add them to my layouts too! They definitely add lots of texture; and it draws attention to your page for sure! See below how I layered it on top of a heart pocket a created:

I also added the white "right now" Heart Hug on top of a black contrasting circle! I love how that contrast really makes it pop off the layout.

And, that's all I have for today. As always, thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Love Song: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chips; Legacy Collection: Heart Hugs, Matte Enamel Dots

 

Sketch Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today with a fun travel themed layout using a sketch that's from the Spring 2023 issue of SCT Magazine.  I love this sketch and I really enjoyed creating with it.  Here's my page: 

Here's the sketch: 

I haven't worked with the Time to Travel collection in a while, so I thought it would be fun to pair it with this sketch.  I pretty much followed the design of the sketch and didn't deviate too much away from it.  I started my page by trimming down my paper from the collection into strips that were about 3/4" inch thick.  Using a piece of white cardstock as my base, I adhered the strips down to match the sketch, making sure to alternate patterns and colors.  

Once the strips were all adhered down, I ran the whole page through my sewing machine a few times. Machine stitching really adds that extra something and ties everything together.  I am loving all of these patterns together!!

For my title, I used a phrase from the Ciao Chip Chipboard sticker sheet and adhered it right under my photo that I had already matted with a few scraps of paper.  

This collection has the cutest icons/elements and it was so fun to embellish this page.  I used the Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words and the Doohickey Cardstock Stickers.  

I even added a super cute plane from the Ciao Chip Chipboard sticker sheet.  It went perfectly right on top of this map ephemera piece!

For some finishing touches, I added a few Trinket Puffy Heart Stickers in White and some of the Fruity Mix Enamel Dots.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  I hope that you'll play along and use this sketch for your next project.  It's a great one! See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Time To Travel Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Stickers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons; Bella Besties: Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White; Enamel Dots Fruity Mix

Mood Board Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today and I'm super excited to share this layout I made using the gorgeous March Mood Board along with the You Are My Sunshine collection.  Here's my page: 

Here's the mood board: 

I was immediately inspired by the top left square and decided to recreate that same watercolor rainbow look by spraying some Shimmerz Paints sprays onto a piece of thick white cardstock.  I went in rainbow order and sprayed each color and then brushed it down the page.  Super simple!

There's a super cute cloud right under the rainbow square, so I used the cloud Cut Outs from the Over The Rainbow Cut Outs pack.  I popped it up on foam tape and then for some extra sparkle, I applied some gold Stickles directly onto the clouds.  

For my title, I used one of the Ephemera Icons pieces and adhered it right on top of my photo.  I also matted my photo using a few of the patterned papers in the collection.  

When it was time to embellish, I did so by color blocking with more Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers and the Fly Away Bella Pops.  

For some extra color and texture, I added some tangled thread in all of the colors and tucked in under the Cut Out.  

Here's one last look at this bright and colorful layout.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Don't forget to play along and use this March Mood Board as inspiration for your next project.  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Bella Pops, Cut Outs, Epoxy Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and Ephemera Icons.  

March Mood Board | Laura Alberts

Hello friends! I'm using the stunning March mood board to inspire my layout this week. The rainbow, tiny hearts, and bright yellow caught my attention, and added to this grid style, were the primary focus for my design. Love the bright happy colors in this one!

I used the lovely Everyday Magic paper for the background and then layered the Bell Pepper Freehand Graph & Dot and My Only Sunshine striped patterned papers to create a column design on this 9x12 layout. Two of my photos are matted with bright pink Happy Thoughts and the larger photo is matted with a cut-apart piece from the Daily Details.

I outlined each section of my layout with a black gel pen to give it a shadow that adds the appearance of depth and dimension. Small clusters around my photos were a fun way to embellish a bold color scheme without overwhelming my photos.

For my title, I layered an acrylic word "Sparkle" over a chipboard scallop and a rainbow cluster on the right side. This helps to highlight my larger photo as the main focal image on the page.

I added 1/4" white cardstock strips for my journaling and added little fussy cut hearts to the ends. With a little gold Nuvo and ink spray, this layout really shines!

You Are My Sunshine Collection Kit

You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip

Hello Summer Epoxy Shapes

Sparkle & Shine Acrylic Words

Spring + Cut Outs | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! It's Rachel here on the blog today! One of the products I have enjoyed using the most this last year are the Bella Blvd Cut Outs. I'm back again today with another layout focusing on spring and Cut Outs. I used a variety of collections and everything mixed and matched perfectly! Here's my layout:

 

I started first by using the You & Me Cut Out set. This giant title really has all the wow factor. I used the template included and cut out each letter using this beautiful floral paper called Welcome Home. Next, I set out to get my background in place. I knew I wanted to use the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre paper in the colors that matched the floral paper. I cut 1" strips of paper on the heart side in the following colors: Cotton Candy, Peep, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Ice, Gulf, and Pickle Juice. I added the strips to the white cardstock to create a beautiful rainbow background. I also drew some lines and stamped some xxx's onto the strips. Then I secured the You & Me on top using foam tape.

For my photos, I chose three 2" photos, backed them with white cardstock, and then layered a fun stripe paper called Balloon Ride. You can find this one in the Let's Go On An Adventure collection. The chipboard flowers I used also came from this collection.

To my great delight, I had an entire pack of Sugar Coating puffy stickers that I had never used. This sheet is filled with flowers, leaves, hearts, and dots. I placed them all over the strips of paper and color coordinated them accordingly. I finished the layout with some smaller titles using the black Florence Alphas down the sides of each end. 

And that is how my layout came together! I love how all the bright colors and floral patterned paper scream "spring!". Thanks for stopping by today. Here's a list of all the items I used:

• Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Paper in: Cotton Candy, Peep, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Ice, Gulf, and Pickle Juice.
• You & Me Cut Out
• Welcome Home Patterned Paper
• Balloon Ride Patterned Paper
• Sugar Coating Puffy Stickers
• Let's Go On An Adventure Ciao Chip
• Florence Alphas in Black

Spring Vibes + Cut Outs | Laura Alberts

Hello Friends! I'm back with a bright, sunshine-filled layout using the You Are My Sunshine collection. This layout starts with a Bella Besties background of Bell Pepper Graph and Dot, then I layered the lovely little clouds from the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs.

I backed the clouds with the Feeling Sunny and My Only Sunshine patterned papers, then tucked my photos in behind them. I added a strip from the Borders paper at the bottom and some larger chipboard pieces on first.

To embellish around the clouds, I used a lot of fussy cut icons, enamel shapes, and stickers from the Doohickey sticker sheet. This is such a fun, whimsical collection and I think it captures my daughter's imagination perfectly! 

To finish this one off, I drew a cloud at the bottom to hold my journaling and dotted black Nuvo drops and gold ink splatter around the clusters. I even drew in some tiny hearts for just a little more detail on this page.

You Are My Sunshine Collection Kit

Over the Rainbow Cut Outs

Your Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip

Hello Summer Epoxy Stickers