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Happy Birthday America | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today sharing a fun layout using the Fireworks and Freedom collection from Bella Blvd. I wanted to create a large star on my page using different strips of pattern paper from the collection. I trimmed up a bunch of the 12x12 papers and distressed the edges to add some texture. 

To create the large star I used my Silhouette Software and cut it out on some white cardstock. I added tape runner all over the star and then added the strips of pattern paper to the star until it was completely covered. I trimmed off all the pieces that were hanging off and love how it came it! This is a great way to showcase the different pattern papers. If you do not have a digital cutting machine you can always print out a large star using your home printer. Cut out the star and add your strips of paper to that. Super simple and you can do this with other shapes as well.

Once my star was completed I added foam adhesive to the back and adhered down to a trimmed down piece of white textured cardstock. I matted it on a 12x12 piece of pattern paper from the Fireworks and Freedom collection. This layout will be great to display this month either on one of my Doodlebug Design Clipart clipboards of some Foundations Decor Click Sticks! Displaying your seasonal layouts is a great way to share them in your home for others to see besides in your albums! 

I added a couple firework die cuts around my photo. One of the fireworks I cut in half so it is going out on the left and right side of the photos! Cutting your die cuts like this helps stretch them out on your page. I created a small cluster of embellishments at the top of my photos using the ephemera icons and chipboard from the Fireworks and Freedom collection. Here is a look at my completed layout. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you all have a safe and Happy 4th of July. 

Fireworks and Freedom collection | Acrylic Stars


 

Puppy Dog | Brianna Lepper - Cooper Cut Files

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing this cute dog layout using some new Bella Blvd cut files along with the new Cooper collection.  If you haven't had a chance to check out Bella's newly released cut files, you can find them here.  

First, I chose both the Dog Title and Paw Prints cut files for my layout. In my Silhouette Software, I duplicated the Paw Prints cut file several times and staggered them around the page, to create somewhat of a stencil.  I sized the Dog Title a bit larger so that I could use it as a large title. Then I cut everything out on white textured cardstock.  

Next, I added some white gesso onto a piece of thick cardstock to prep it for mixed media.  Then, I took my Paw Print cut file/stencil and applied modeling paste through it.  After everything was dry, I added some colorful and shimmery sprays from my stash right on top.  I painted on all of the colors and added water here and there to let everything run and blend.  Look at those cute puppy paw prints!

I backed my photo using the 6x6 papers from both the Cooper and Chloe collection.  I wanted the Dog Title to sit on top of those layers so I added foam strips to the cut file and adhered that down.  I love how the title really stands out against all of the mixed media.  I also added a blue Cute Clip to my photo layers to add another element of texture. I just love that blue felt bow!

I felt like I needed more embellishments to the top left of my page so I pulled these cute banner pieces from the Ephemera Words pack to add to my title.  I pulled a few paper punches from my stash and punched out some shapes to layer underneath the banner shapes and then ran it through my sewing machine.  I added a few stickers from the Chloe cardstock stickers and some epoxy hearts from Cooper.  

I most definitely wanted to add a few of the adorable dog ephemera pieces onto my page so I created a cluster to the left of my photo.   In the photo, my dog Pippa was looking off to the left so I thought it would be fitting to add some friends for her to be looking at.  I punched out some circles and layered them under them and layered a cute chipboard bone and blue enamel dots from the Heart Hugs stickers.  

I decided to add a few bits on the right side of my photo so I popped up a cardstock sticker on some foam and then added a bunch of hearts in a cluster right by the cut file. Since I had so many pops of black and white, I finished off my layout by adding washi tape to the top and bottom of my page.  I love how it turned out!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I loved working with these new cut files and mixing both Cooper and Chloe together.  I was totally inspired to do this by fellow Creative Team member, Erica.  What a fab idea! I'll see you next time!

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Cooper Collection:  6×6 paper pad, Ephemera Icons,  Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Chipboard Icons, Epoxy Hearts, Heart Hugs, Cute Clips and Washi Tape;  Chloe Collection: 6x6 paper pad, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers. Bella Blvd Cut Files:  Paw Prints  and Dog Title. 

JUNE Mood Board Inspiration with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd. friends!

Nathalie with you today with a new project inspired by the awesome June Mood board. All the color and textures in the mood board brought lots of memories of Summer Vacations past at the beach.   So, i pulled a few Bella goodies and got to work.  Here is this month's moodboard

Imagine how hard it was for me not to want to do all the things in this page!  So i decided to pull a few elements for some of the squares for my page:

 

My starting point was the ombre paint stripes in the moodboard.  So i pulled my watercolor markers and a thick flat brush are recreated the watercolor stripes on heavy white cardstock.   I added a few splatters, so that they bring all the water/beach/lake feel of some of the squares in the board.

 

While the background dried, i started to work on paper layers for the picture.  I used mostly papers from the  Splash Zone and a bit of foam adhesive to add some dimension to the layers.  Since the board has lots of lines and rainbows in the page, i made sure that the paper layers reflected those elements, too.

 

 

I am a curator of beautiful paper supplies!  I pulled the ephemera and Ciao Chips from the Island Escape collection and combined it with pieces from the Splash Zone collection to create the large clusters at the corners of the picture.

 

 

The beauty of Bella Blvd collections is that the color palette.   I was able to seamlessly mix both collections in this page with ease.    I used that large sun ephemera piece to bring all the yellow on the mood board, as well as the sentiment in the center square.

 

The last detail was creating the title.   For this, i combined both the Wonky Puffy Alpha and Florence Alphabet in Ice.   Then added a few heart stickers next to the words.   I made sure to leave space at the bottom of the page where i could house my lines of journal....

 

I hope this has inspired you to pull your Bella Blvd. goodies and create a project inspired by the awesome mood board.  I cannot wait to see what you create with this inspiration!

XO

 

Bella Blvd Supplies:

ISLAND ESCAPE COLLECTION:  Ciao Chips, Ephemera, Stickers

SPLASH ZONE COLLECTION:  12x12 paper kit, Ciao Chips, Ephemera icons, Ephemera words

WONKY PUFFY ALPHA - Ice

FLORENCE ALPHABET - Ice

National Take Your Dog To Work Day | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all, Brianna Lepper here today with a super cute layout using the new Cooper collection!  This collection has the cutest dog themed elements and it's absolutely perfect to use to document photos of my two furry babies, Luna and Pippa.  For this layout, I used the Cut-Outs from the collection as a main focal point for my design.  These Cut-Outs are perfect for crafters that don't have die cutting machines or even more perfect if you don't have a lot of time and want to create a layout on the fly!  They are so convenient.  Here is my layout, make sure to check out the process video at the end of my post!

Before I began my layout, I wanted to show y'all how quick and easy working with these Cut-Outs can be.  Only have about 20-30 minutes to create?  Pull one of the Cut-Outs and get started! I chose this specific one for my layout because it basically took a lot of the work out for me.  It's on the larger side so it takes up the majority of my page.  All I had to do was back it, add a photo and embellish around. Super simple and so cute.  This layout took me a little over 20 minutes to create from start to finish.  To start, I grabbed the 6x6 paper pad from the collection and started backing the Cut-Out.  It didn't take very long since the letters were big and easy to back. 

 

After the cut file was completely backed, I got to work on my foundation page.  I chose the B side of the Coopers Borders 12x12 paper because it wasn't too busy and would be perfect for my cut file to stand out on.  Before I adhered my cut file down, I decided I wanted to add a bit of mixed media.  I grabbed some watercolors from my stash and splattered on the same colors that are in this collection.  Since these were just paint splatters, they dried fairly quickly and if you're really pressed for time you can hit it with your heat tool to speed up the drying process.  

Once my paint splatters were dry, I popped up the entire Cut-Out on some foam tape and adhered it down.  I then added to my title using the Florence Alphas in Ice.  I found a cute dog face on the Chipboard Icon sticker sheet and stuck it down but before I did, I found a bow from the Ephemera Icons pack and adhered it to one of its ears!  So cute!

Next, I started embellishing and of course started with the oh so adorable Bella Pops.  I immediately went with the Doghouse Bella Pop since it had a beautiful pop of red and also fit so nicely right on top of the Cut-Out.  Look how cute and dimensional this sticker is!  I also scattered around the Pickle Juice Mix Puffy Star stickers in a few clusters around the page.  Next, I pulled some of the Ephemera Icons out and layered those in a few areas as well.  

 

I felt that my layout needed another pop of red, so I pulled a cute dog circle sticker from the Doohickey Cardstock stickers and popped it up on some foam right next to my Cut-Out.  Then I pulled a scalloped border sticker from the sheet, cut it in two pieces and added one to the top of my page and the other to the bottom of my page. 

And my page was complete!  It was so much fun to create and the process went very quickly.  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you check out the awesome Cooper collection!!  It's seriously so adorable and perfect for all of you dog lovers! If you were able to bring your doggo to work today, lucky you! I wish I could take mine but I feel like I would be completely unproductive and would just want to play with them the entire time!  

 

Watch process video here

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Cooper Collection: Cooper Borders 12×12 patterned paper, 6×6 paper pad, Ephemera Icons, Faithful Friend Cut Outs, Bella-Pops, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Chipboard Icons and Pickle Juice Mix Star Stickers;  Florence Alpha Stickers: Ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Time Mini Album with Traci

Hi Bella friends!  It's Traci, back with a new mini album to share with you! For this one, I used a combination of several fun, and oh so colorful, collections ... Splash Zone, Bella Besties, and Squeeze the Day.  

 

I started with a white chipboard album by 49 & Market and I drew inspiration for the cover from the chipboard leaves, flowers, and the colorful stem of the pineapple.  The striped paper from Squeeze the Day added the perfect "splash" of color to compliment these pieces.

 

One of my favorite things about Bella is that everything coordinates.  On the page below, I used three different collections to create a fun pocket page ... the background is Bella Besties, the top of the pocket is a Plaid/Dotty print, and the bottom is from Splash Zone. (Gulf is my favorite Bella color!  What's yours?)

 

Actually I lied. I have two favorite Bella colors, Gulf and Punch :)

 

There's that stripe again ... I need to get some more sheets of that paper!  I absolutely love it, and doesn't it look great with all the fun embellies?

 

 

I always add pockets in my albums ... partly because I like extra space for tucking in photos and journaling, but also because it gives me an opportunity to use several patterns together.  Hearts, and dots, and stripes, oh my!  So much fun color :) !

 

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope I've inspired you to mix and match collections on your next project.  Until next time, happy scrapping! 

Bella Besties, Splash Zone 12x12, Splash Zone Ciao Chip, Splash Zone Ephemera Icons,

Squeeze the Day 12x12 Paper, Plaids/Dotty 12x12 Gulf, Acrylic Words

 

Love That Look | Nathalie DeSousa

Hi there!  Nathalie with you today to share a new layout using the new Chloe collection from Bella Blvd.    My niece and nephew  finally got one of their biggest wishes, a pet.  Since we already have Poochie, our Boston Terrier, they went with Chico, our cat-nephew.  So, i pulled the first pictures of my newest nephew to create this page.

 

 

I started this page by adding a bit of mixed media (watercolors) to the Fat and Sassy Paper.  I chose blues and a bit of orange, as those are the main colors in the pictures.

 

 

While the background dried, i carefully separated the word "Love" from the Live Love Meow cut-out.  The cut-outs make the process so easy and quick, a must have.   I used a bit of foam adhesive to back the empty letter spaces with the orange paper from the 6x6 paper pad, then chose to use the  gray paper to back the paw print.  

 

 

I backed the pictures with papers from the 6x6 paper pad and Daily Details paper, then backed the pictures with a piece of Orange Hearts Clear cuts.  The transparency adds a soft pop of the orange color on the page.   With so many cute embellishments, it was so easy to beautify ( i hope that is a word!)  the page.

 

 

I pulled pieces from the ephemera packs, Doo Hickey stickers, Ciao Chips, and epoxy hearts.  I also added a few puffy Orange mix Star stickers, and my cat-nephew's name to the top of the page using the Florence alphabet.

 

 

To finish the page, i trimmed the layout at the top and bottom edge, and glued it to the Cattitude paper.  This gave me a perfect spot to add more embellishments at the bottom of the page, and my lines of journal.

 

 

I love how this page turned out! The colors and designs in the collection are perfect to document my new cat-nephew.  BE sure to check the new Chloe collection, you are going to love it!

XO

 

Bella Blvd. Supplies:

CHLOE Collection: 6x6 paper pad, Collection kit, Doo Hickey stickers, Cia Chips, Ephemera Icons and words, Epoxy Hearts

CUT-OUTs:  Live Love Meow 

PUFFY STARS Stickers:  Orange Mix

FLORENCE Alphabet: Blueberry

CLEAR CUTS:  Orange Hearts

Senior 2020 | Dorymar

Hello Bella fans, it is Dorymar here today. I am sharing a layout using the fun Pop Quiz collection.  I wanted to showcase the papers from this kit and of course the assortment of colors.  This photo is of my daughter, this year is supposed to be an incredibly fun year because she graduates from high school, but for the world, the situation is quite different. I want to show off the pictures that she selected for the yearbook of her class.

I used a patterned paper for my background instead of a piece of white cardstock. I selected one of the Silhouette Store digital cut files as a title and backed it with papers from the collection. I added foam adhesive between the patterned papers and the cut file to add layers, then I adhered it to the background.

I added chipboard pieces as well as die cuts on dimensional adhesive surrounding the photos and the title. Adding several layers using sentiments, note cards, pencils, and fun stuff! This gives it a fun touch allowing me to add other fun goodies from the collection.

I had to document all activities during this historic year and not let the situation limit us to enjoy such important moments in our lives. I invite you to create with the beautiful school collection "Pop Quiz" whatever your situation is, graduations, homeschooling, good grades, etc.

Thanks for stopping by!

Pop Quiz Collection, Pop Quiz Sticky Mix, Pop Quiz Ephemera, Pop Quiz Chipboard Icons

BE YOU | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a bit of inspiration using the Florence Alphabet stickers to create an impactful layout.  I love large titles, as they are easy to put together, and help to embellish the layout at the same time as conveying the feeling of the page.   The Florence Alphas are the perfect size to create a large colorful title in minutes just like the one in today's page:

 

I started by adding white acrylic paint to the White Grid side of the Bella Besties paper.  Once it dried, i used Vicki Boutin Watercolor markers to create a rainbow on the page ( the stripes of watercolor create a soft diagonal design in the background of the page).    

 

While the background dried, i started to work on putting parts of the page together.  My idea was to keep the rainbow of the page throughout the entire page, that meant that i had to try at best to color block papers, alphas and embellishments.  I started by using the Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections 6x6 paper pads to back and picture and add layers behind it.  I added a piece of the Wreath cut out to help form the corner design at the top left side of the page.   In addition, i added a piece of the Squeeze the Day Ciao Chips and ephemera,  a cute clip, ephemera from the Sweet & Spooky collection,and a mini heart embellishment  to bring more of the colors present at the top of the page.

Once i placed the picture at the top of the page, i chose the Be You Acrylic word to anchor the title to the page.  Since i added my watercolor in sections along the diagonal of the page, i wanted to play with the colors of the Florence Alpha to complete the title.  

 

I used Florence Alpha stickers in Orange, McIntosh, Punch, Peep, Cotton Candy and Plum to add the title on the page.  I tried at best to match the color of the background with the alphabet stickers, and chose to finish the sentence with the Punch Wonky Alpha puffy sticker.

 

To balance the page, i chose to add a piece of ephemera from the Squeeze the Day collection, along with an Epoxy Heart and a sentiment from the Sweet & Spooky collection.  Since the title already tells so much of the story, just a few lines of journal were added at the very bottom right corner of the page.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to pull your Florence Alpha stickers and create  a fun colorful project with lots of words and sentiments on it.   Remember to share with us what you create!  

'Til next time!

 

BELLA BLVD Supplies:

BELLA BESTIES Collection - Freehand Grid  & Dot - White paper, 6x6 paper pad

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection - 6x6 paper pad, Epoxy Hearts, Ciao Chips, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons.

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection -  Ephemera words

CUT OUT - Wreath

CUTE CLIPS Collection - Pretty Boy

PUFFY STARS collection - Cotton Candy, Punch

HEART HUGS Collection -  Mini Sentiments

WONKY ALPHA - Punch

Stay at Home Mini Album | Dorymar

It is National Scrapbook Day and I am super excited to share with you a fun project, but also to see a thousand ideas of many scrapbookers over the world. Today I am sharing a mini album with the Home Sweet Home collection inspired by the world situation and the new normal, "Stay at Home".

To make the base of the album I used Happy House (ID-293597) digital file from Bella Blvd at the Silhouette store and cut several pages, I use cardstock for the front and back page to give the strongest. I used a ring to put it together because this gives me more opportunity to continue adding as many pages as I can.

I covered the inside pages with the Home Sweet Home patterned paper mixed with the Bella Besties, I also add some free printables I found during the quarantine on Traci Reed page.

The process that we are going through is one for history and as a scrapbooker, I must document every experience lived during this difficult process. Creating this album gave me the opportunity to have fun and turn these bad times into very colorful ones for me and my family.  Inside it, you can find flaps, inserts, pockets, and cutest items from the collection. Below you can see all the pages!

I hope you have a happy National Scrapbook Day and my project inspires you to document each experience during the “Stay at Home” season.

Home Sweet Home Collection, Home Sweet Home Ephemera Icons,

Home Sweet Home Stickers, Home Sweet Home Epoxy Icons,

Home Sweet Home Chipboard Icons, Home Sweet Home Ephemera Words,

Heart Mix Acrylic Shapes, Happy House Digital File (ID 293597)

 Alpha Puffy Stickers,  Fruity Mix Matte Enamel

 

International Scrapbooking Day Layout | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Happy International Scrapbooking Day!  Brianna Lepper here to share a sweet Spring layout using another newly released Bella Cut File that you can find here.  I hope you're staying healthy and safe and I also hope that you're able to create something today! 

 

First, I cut the Springtime Title out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 using the Plaids and Dotty patterned papers in the colors Punch, Gulf, Cotton Candy and Plum.  Then I went back into my Silhouette software and offset the cut file and cut it one more time using the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot patterned paper in White.  I wanted my large title to pop off the page and adding a white border around each letter helped do this!

Once I completed my title, I took the Houseplants patterned paper from the Home Sweet Home collection and ran it through my sewing machine several times, moving the paper back and forth to create wavy lines.  Then I took white acrylic paint and some Heidi Swapp Gold Colorshine and splattered both onto the page. I love the look of white paint splatters on dark backgrounds.

 

While I waited for the paint to dry, I grabbed a floral paper punch from my stash and created flowers using the Welcome Home and Home Sweet Home patterned papers.  I also punched some florals using some vellum to add in those layers.  On one of the flowers I added a heart ephemera piece and a sticker from the Bella Besties Word Salad Booklet on top of some tangled thread.  

In addition to using the large cut file as my title, I added some Cotton Candy Florence stickers.  Using the backside of the scraps from my title, I punched out some butterflies.  I also punched out butterflies on some vellum and layered those on top.  I then ran them through my sewing machine to give them even more texture.  I pulled a few border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock sticker sheet and added one to the top and the bottom.  This really tied everything together and I love how it looks!

I wanted to add a few smaller elements to my page so I used a few of the Matte Enamels from the Squeeze The Day collection and sprinkled those around my page.  I also added some chipboard hearts and tucked those into a few spaces.  I absolutely love the color scheme of this page!

 

Thank y'all so much for stopping by and I hope I've inspired you in some way! I also hope that you're able to find some time to get crafty, there's lots of inspiration being shared today!

And before you leave, make sure that you hop on over to our Instagram for your very first Bella Blvd challenge of the day, it will be found in the post of this project on our feed. Have fun!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Springtime Title Cut file designed by Bella Blvd | Bella Besties: Word Salad Sticker Booklet, Freehand Graph and Dot 12×12 paper in White | Plaids and Dotty papers in Punch, Gulf, Cotton Candy and Plum | Home Sweet Home Collection: Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard, Home Sweet Home, Houseplants and Welcome Home 12x12 papers | Squeeze The Day: Matte Enamels