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Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 3 | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you a Halloween layout using the Monsters & Friends collection, the Bella Besties, and one of the Bella Blvd cut files.

I started my layout by painting the background. For this I used Distress Oxide in colors that match the collection. I also used Distress Oxide to paint my cut file.

Once the background dried, I started to build my layout. I backed the Happy Halloween cut file with the Bella Besties. Then, I glued my photo and the cut file with adhesive foam to create dimension.

To finish my layout, I added Bella-Pops, Ephemera, Doohickey, Ciao Chip, Epoxy and Matte Enamels.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration to create beautiful things. You can find the link for the process video of this layout below. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Yarelys xx

@dreamsandpapers

https://youtu.be/tCRuvcOyQ2s

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends Collection: Scary Cute paper.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Pickle Juice, Ice, Plum and Orange.

Ephemera: Monsters & Friends.

Doohickey: Monsters & Friends.

Ciao Chip: Monsters & Friends.

Bella-Pops: Candy Bandit, Little Monster and Pumpkins.

Epoxy: Goblins and Stars Halloween Mix.

Matte Enamels: Halloween Mix.

Cut File: Happy Halloween.

Fall Mood Board Week by Tarrah

Hi creative friends!

It's Tarrah back with you and today I am excited to be sharing a new Fall inspired layout, this week we are creating projects using the gorgeous mood board below as inspiration. 

From the mood board I was immediately drawn to the leaves/feathers in the top centre rectangle. I decided to cut out some of the leaf cut files from the Silhouette Store in a variety of sizes using mostly the 'B' side of the Daily Details paper from the To the Moon collection. I like how the leaves look 'dipped'. Once the leaves were all cut out I backed them all with vellum and then added machine stitching with white thread to the centres, I like how this adds some texture to the leaves.

I chose the Pickle Juice Heart and Ombre paper as my background paper, I trimmed it down slightly to back it onto the Pony Heart and Ombre paper, I then machine stitched around the outer edge to add some more texture. I arranged the leaves in a falling pattern and once happy with the arrangement, I adhered them by just adding glue to the very centre of the back so that I could bend up the edges of them. 

I placed my photo on the right of the leaf arrangement, tucking it into the leaves so that it was connected. My title I placed on the left amongst the leaves, the title is made up of the Ciao Chipboard Hello word and the orange Aria puffy alphabet stickers. Once the main elements were adhered it was time to add some smaller embellishments. I pulled out various things that went with the colour scheme like the acrylic hearts, some puffy shapes, puffy hearts, corrugated heart hugs and some die-cuts.

I placed the larger scallop die-cut to the centre of one of the bigger leaves and layered a speech bubble die-cut over the top. I love how it says 'Let's Play'. The photo was taken while doing a photo shoot with some friends amongst heaps of fallen autumn leaves. We were throwing them in the air and having heaps of fun and laughing heaps too! I added a cute Bella Bow to the left of the photo. Once I had added some of the smaller embellishments, I sprinkled some white mist around the page and stamped the date stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Bella blog today!

I hope you enjoyed my layout as much as I enjoyed creating it?! 

Happy creating!

Bella products used:

Bella Blvd cut files

Pickle Juice Heart and Ombre paper

Pony Heart and Ombre paper

To the Moon Daily Details paper 

Orange Aria Puffy alphabet

Orange puffy shapes

My Candy Girl puffy shapes

Acrylic Hearts

Squeeze the Day ephemera

Sketch Week Day 6 | Melissa Mann

Good Morning!

I was so excited that I got to work with this month's sketch and it is such a GOOD ONE!! 

I loved the multiple photo option and the big title option on this sketch. I stuck pretty closely to the sketch but ended up moving my title just a bit to have the layout flow a little better to my liking.

I started by backing a piece of white card stock to a piece of pattern paper from the You Are My Sunshine paper collection. I used a piece of leftover flower cut-out on the white card stock and layered my pattern paper boxes on top. I stitched the pattern paper boxes together with my sewing machine. I ended up using three photos that were wider rather than longer and layered them cross the bottom of the more vertical boxes. 

Once I had the photos secured, I punched a bunch of hearts out of various papers from the You Are My Sunshine collection and used them in conjunction with a bunch of chipboard hearts from the Home Sweet Home and You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip. I popped up a few of the hearts using foam dots. 

I filled up the boxes above my photos with journaling, my chipboard title word and ephemera from the You Are My Sunshine collection. I really loved how this project turned out :-)

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
1. You Are My Sunshine Paper Collection
2. Flower Cut-Out
3. Home Sweet Home Ciao Chip
4. You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip
5. You Are My Sunshine Ephemera
6. Bella Pops
7. You Are My Sunshine Doohickey Stickers
8. Oh Happy Day Puffy Stickers

Sketch Week Day 3 | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout using the gorgeous September Sketch and the You Are My Sunshine collection.  Do you like to create with sketches?  They really take a lot of the work out for you and it's fun to take a sketch and alter it to fit your design/style as well.  Here's what I came up with!

 

 

Here's the gorgeous September Sketch created by my fellow CT member, Niki Rowland. It's fabulous!

 

 

When I looked at the sketch, I noticed a fun mixed media background using a stencil.  So I took a stencil from my stash and ink blended on a few different Distress Oxide ink pads in pink, orange and yellow. It was super simple and quick!  You could even add stitching in place of the mixed media.  It would add some great texture.  

 

 

I usually add only one photo to my layouts but this sketch called for several and I really wanted to stick as close to the sketch as possible.  I had a bunch of photos that I had taken of my boys playing basketball in the pool and I thought it would be fun to arrange them frame by frame.  I matted them using the Everyday Magic 12x12 patterned paper and popped them all up on foam tape to give them all a little bit of lift.  The photos and the mattes are all in blue tones so they really popped on top of my background. 

 

 

I wanted to add more color and without using additional patterned papers, I thought it would be neat to add washi tape to the top and bottom of the page.  I used both a polka dot washi and skinny stripe washi and really like how it pulled everything together. For my title, I used the "Memories" acrylic piece and added onto it using the Aria Alphas in Gulf.  

 

 

Next, I pulled in some ephemera, puffy stickers and chipboard and cardstock stickers.  I created embellishment clusters around my page and added some tangled thread to them as well.  

 

 

Here's a close up shot of one of the clusters.  All of these bright colors make me so happy.  

 

 

One more shot of this fun layout!

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate you being here!  If you do end up using this sketch to create a page, please make sure to tag me in your social media posts.  I would love to see your take on it!  I'd also love it  if you checked out my process video down below to see how this layout came together.  See you next time friends!

 

 

 

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ciao Chip Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera, Puffy Stickers; Bella Besties: Aria Alphas in Gulf, Memories Acrylic Piece.  

 

 

Sketch Week Day 1 | Sarah Millerhouse

I love working with a great sketch! My favorite time to work with a sketch is when I have a creative block and can’t think of a page to make. This sketch by Niki Rowland was so much fun to use!

I started by creating the five blocks at the top. This was a great way to be able to use lots of the beautiful patterned papers from the You Are My Sunshine collection. I used the more solid patterns as a frame and placed those in rainbow order (of course)! I then chose five of the more colorful patterned papers to place on top, making sure they featured the color of the solid below. I distressed the edges of each paper. I picked those up and created a foundation for each block using distress inks. I love to use a few drops of ink from the distress reinker bottles because I am able to get the vivid colors Bella Blvd is known for! 

I then cut my sweet photos into circles to place across the top of the blocks. When a sketch or page is super linear, I find it important to break that up with circles or rounded corners to give the layout some softer edges. I also included my journaling in one of those circles. 

For the title, I used ciao chip pieces from the Let's Go on an Adventure collection. These were originally white, and I used embossing powders in coordinating colors to achieve this look. I gradually changed embossing powders across the words to coordinate with the solid patterns I used for the frames above. I then added strips of patterned paper to act as a foundation of ruffles below the title. I placed them in rainbow order, descending down the page. I love how this turned out and the color it adds to the layout! 

I added one more strip of paper (my favorite pattern in the collection) in the top left corner and a sticker from the Doohickey sheet. This was in place of the stitching from the top of the sketch. 

 

Finally, I added beautiful embellishments from the collection! I nestled lots of sweet things just under my photos to act as the stars from the sketch. I did these mostly tone-on-tone, highlighting the color from the solid frame below. 

I added a couple of the Bella Pop butterfly stickers above my photos and one of the cardstock butterflies from the ephemera pieces down near the bottom. For this butterfly, I trimmed off the white border, curled up the edges, and added a little glitter to the white dots! 

I love how the final layout turned out and the inspiration this sketch provided! I hope you’ll use this sketch for one of your upcoming layouts!! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

You Are My Sunshine Collection: Patterned papers, Doohickey, Ciao Chip, Puffy Stickers, Epoxy Sprinkles, Epoxy Hello Summer stickers, Bella-Pops, Ephemera 

Let's Go on An Adventure: Ciao Chip

Other Products:

Distress Ink

 

 

You Are My Sunshine + Alphas Week Day 2 | Sarah

Hello to all Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines) back on the blog, and today I'm bringing you some scrappy, crafty goodness featuring the latest Bella collection You Are My Sunshine coupled with some Bella necessities. When I say "necessities", I'm talking Aria Puffies and Florence Alphas, hehe!

Here's what I came up with:

 

 

I honestly can't quit using all of the Florence alpha stickers (on all my projects!). I love that they come in an assortment of colors, and they always match up so perfectly with any of the Bella collections. Using it with the You Are My Sunshine collection is no exception.

For this layout, I turned my title into a rainbow of Florence alphas stickers. How?! I literally just repeated my title "Me Myself" in an assortment of colors. I love how it turned out!

 

 

Then, I used some fun Aria puffy stickers to complete my title "This Is Me".

 

 

By using two different fonts for your title, it adds so much dimension to your project. If you haven't tried it yet, give it a go! I bet you'll love how it turns out.

 

 

Lastly, I just wanted to add how much I really love this bright, colorful collection. The cute little bees in the You Are My Sunshine collection are definitely a favorite.

Have you gotten your hands on any of it?! Make sure to check with your local scrapbook stores, or check your favorite online stories! I know you'll love it as much as I do. 

 

That's all I've got for today. So what'd you think?!

Hopefully, I inspired you to create something beautiful! Or maybe you're now inspired to create something cute with the You Are My Sunshine collection?! Either way, feel free to share with us on all of Bella's socials by tagging us. We'd love to see what you make.

As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chip, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Puffy Stickers, Epoxy Stickers, Bella Pops; Besties Collection: Aria Alpha Puffy Stickers; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphas

You Are My Sunshine Week Day 6 | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today to share some You Are My Sunshine inspiration. This collection is so bright and happy so I thought it would be perfect to document celebrating my birthday!

My favorite band of all time is Dave Matthews Band and I have been going to see them since I was in High School! I have been to a lot of their concerts and it never it gets old! I was super excited when I found out they would be having a concert in Chicago on my birthday! I just had to get tickets and and I was counting down the days! 

It was the perfect summer day for the show and I knew this collection would be perfect to document a selfie I took while we waited for the gates to open! We sat along the beach and enjoyed some drinks and soaked up some sun! I used one of the Bella Blvd cut files from the Silhouette Design Store and backed it with papers from the You Are My Sunshine collection.

I created a blue water color background with some mist from my stash. Once my background was dry I adhered the cut file to the layout using some foam tape. I used the super cute Shine On Bella Pop and layered up some chipboard and stickers! This sun is the perfect embellishment and I think you might need a few in your stash!

I distressed the edges of my trimmed down white cardstock and matted it on two different pattern papers. I just love how this turned out and the Iv'e Got Sunshine cut file looks so pretty with all the bright happy colors! Make sure to stop by the Silhouette Design Store to check out all the fabulous Bella Blvd cut files! Have a great day!

You Are My Sunshine Collection | I've Got Sunshine Today 

 

You Are My Sunshine + Bella Besties Week Day 5 | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout for the You Are My Sunshine + Bella Besties Week!  I love the Freehand Graph and Dot 12x12 patterned papers, so I thought it would be fun to highlight a bunch of the colors in rainbow order and create a fun background for my photo and embellishments to sit on.  Here's my layout: 

 

 

To start, I cut 1/2" inch strips of the following colors:  Plum, Blueberry, Gulf, Ice, Guacamole, Pickle Juice, Bell Pepper, Orange, Peep, Punch and McIntosh.  I distressed the edges of each strip and popped them all up on foam tape for some dimension.  I adhered them down to the B side of the Daily Details patterned paper.  The colors really pop on top of the black and white polka dots.  

 

 

Next, I matted my photo using the Young and Free patterned paper and adhered it directly to the rainbow strips.  For my title, I chose the "You Are My Sunshine" phrase from the Ciao Chip sticker sheet added some liquid adhesive to make sure everything would stick and not move later on.  

 

 

Then I started going through the Ephemera and pulled out a few florals and a large rainbow piece.  It fit perfectly right above my title, so I added some foam tape along with a bit of tangled thread under it.  

 

 

I've been itching to use the Fly Away Bella Pops set so I adhered the two butterflies on the bottom left and top right of my layout.  They're so fun and pretty!

 

 

I felt like my rainbow strips could use some highlighting so I took my white gel pen and added in some sketchy lines and also added some to the 'sunshine' chipboard sticker.  

 

 

 

I wanted to add a few more Bella Besties embellishments, so I took out the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in the same coordinating colors as my paper strips and added a floral onto each one.

 

 

Here's a final look at this bright and happy layout!

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today!  Bella Besties coordinates with every Bella collection and I love working with both and seeing what fun layouts I can make.  Check out my process video below to see how it came together.  See you in my next post friends!

 

 

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

You Are My Sunshine Collection:  12x12 Patterned Papers, Bella Pops, Ephemera, Ciao Chip and Doohickey Cardstock Stickers; Bella Besties:  Freehand Graph and Dot Patterned Papers and Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Plum, Blueberry, Gulf, Ice, Guacamole, Pickle Juice, Bell Pepper, Orange, Peep, Punch and McIntosh; Word Salad Booklet.  

 

 

 

Sketch Week Day 4 | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you my new layout. To make this layout I used the new collection, You Are My Sunshine, as well as one of the Bella Blvd cut files.

I start my layout by cutting the Rainbow cut file and backing it with different papers from the collection. Then I made two rosettes using the Feeling Sunny and What A Day papers.

Now it’s time to build my layout! I glued the rosettes, then I glued my photo with adhesive foam to give it dimension.

For my title I used the word summer from the Ciao Chip and the Florence Alphabet Stickers in Ice. To finish my layout I added Ephemera, Doohickey, Epoxy, Puffy Stickers and more Ciao Chip.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration to create beautiful things. You can find the link for the process video of this layout below. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Yarelys xx

@dreamsandpapers

https://youtu.be/jx4u4h1mekw

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

You Are My Sunshine Collection: Everyday Magic, Happy Thoughts, Feeling Sunny, What A Day, Sunshine and Rise & Shine papers

Ephemera: You Are My Sunshine

Ciao Chip: You Are My Sunshine

Doohickey: You Are My Sunshine

Epoxy: Hello Summer

Puffy Stickers: Oh Happy Day

Florence Alphabet Stickers: Ice

Cut File: Rainbow

Sketch Week Day 3 | Sarah

Hi, Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines) back on the blog today. Today, I'm excited to share my take on this month's sketch. Have you seen it yet? It's a fun one that I know you're going to love!

If you haven't seen it yet, I'll drop it below:

Aren't those circles awesome!? I love the look of this one, so you know I had a blast creating with it. Here's what I came up with:

It's the circles for me! I really love how I was able to use three different photos for this design. 

I wanted to focus on using the bright You Are My Sunshine collection for this one. I knew that the colors would be perfect around those circles.

Even with just a handful of products used here, this collection really brought out this sketch design. I used various patterned papers to back my photos, scattered some ephemera icons and a few stickers, and that's pretty much it!

For my title, I just added that "Sunshine" Ciao chip! Easy peasy, right?! And then, I finished it off with some journaling. 

And that's all I have for today! I hope that I've inspired you to use this month's sketch because it's definitely a fun one to use with all of those circles. If you do end up using this sketch, we'd love to see it! Please feel free to share with us on all of Bella's socials by tagging us.

As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

You Are My Sunshine Collection: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chip, Doohickey Sticker Sheet; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers; Stars Puffy Stickers