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The North Pole Collection Week | Inessa Persekian

Hi friends,

Inessa here, back on the blog sharing a DOUBLE page layout using The North Pole Collection. I was inspired to create this after a visit with Santa. 

To create the layouts, I started with two sheets of the Rudolph paper, using the B side (red crosshatch). I then pulled two sheets of the December 25 paper and used the colorful words side. I cut these papers to 9 1/4" x 10 3/8". I adhered them so that when the pages are side by side, the papers are centered and touching. For the green crosshatch paper (B side of The Perfect Tree paper), I also used 2 sheets and cut them to 7 7/8" x 9" and adhered so that they meet in the center when the layouts are side by side.

Left layout: I cut a piece of the December 25 paper (using the rainbow side) to 2 5/8" x 10 3/8" and adhered about 6" from the left. I then added my 4x6 photo matted on white textured cardstock about 3/4” from the left and 2 5/8” from the top.

For the embellishments, I used lots of pieces from the Ephemera Icons and Words packs as well as Epoxy, Puffy Stickers and a tree from Ciao Chip. I adhered them using a mix of foam tape and tear tape for dimension and finished off with dots of glitter snowflake pop of color. 

Right layout: I adhered my 3x4” photos matted on white textured cardstock about 2 1/2” from the top and 1/2” from the left. The vertical photo is trimmed down to 2 1/8x 4” to fit the space. I added the rainbow tabs from the Ephemera Words pack and adhered them using foam tape. The hearts are from the Epoxy pack.

The “fun” banner is also from the Words pack and adhered using foam tape. The rest of the embellishments are from the Icons pack and are adhered using foam tape

Some tips: 

1. For the flowers, I folded the petals in half to give them dimension. 
2. For the flower centers and other elements such as the ornaments on the trees, the reindeer noses and Santa’s hat, add pops of color, stickler or any glitter glue. 
3. When using ephemera, stickers, etc, adhered using a mix of foam and glue/tape adhesive. This gives great dimension and creates slight shadows that bring the page to life
4. Use a mix of cardstock, stickers, epoxy and other elements like ribbon, sequins or enamel dots to bring multiple textures to a layout. 

Thanks for visiting, hopefully you can draw some inspiration from this!

All the best,

Inessa

 

Our Love Song Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here and I'm so excited to share my first layout using the stunning Our Love Song collection.  I have a process video at the end of this post, so make sure to check it out!  Here's my page: 

The Bella striped patterned paper is one of my faves, so I just had to use some of it for the base of my layout.  I started with a piece of white textured cardstock and added some black paint with one of my wide paint brushes.  I love that this collection has pops of black along with the bright colors.  

The rest of the patterned papers in the collection are just too pretty not to use, so I trimmed out several of them and layered them behind my photo.  

I was completely inspired by one of the cut apart pieces on the Daily Details paper and decided to base my whole layout on it.  I made this layout about my oldest son, Noah and listed the five things that I love about him.  I trimmed out the pieces to the 4x6 card, popped them up on foam and arranged them under my photo.  I love how it turned out.  

Next, I added my title using one of the Ephemera Words and started embellishing using a few of the florals from that same pack.  I also added one of the tags and tied some yellow twine through it.

Here's one last look at this bright and fun page.  I added a few chipboard and puffy hearts to finish it off.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  This collection is adorable and is perfect for so many of your special memories.  See you next time friends.  

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Our Love Song Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera Words and Trinket Puffy Stickers.  

Our Love Song Debut Week! | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! I could not be more excited for this day. I have been dying to show you the newest Bella Blvd collection from the moment it landed on my door step. Say "hello" to Our Love Song! It's a bright and fun collection filled with a good helping of all things love. And as a girl born in the 80's, I love the nod to the past with roller skates, cassette tapes, and more. So let's dive in.

 

I started with a piece of Bella Besties Heart & Ombre paper in black. I cut out a large scallop pennant with my Cricut. Then I cut out a regular pennant just a little bit smaller so it would fit inside the scalloped one. This gorgeous mini rainbow stripe paper is called Volume Up. I put them together with tape runner and then drew some black lines around the pennant and stamped some stitches too! I added the pennant to the left side of a piece of 12" x 12" white cardstock.

 

Next, I set out to work with my photos. They are 2" x 2" and backed with white cardstock and then more layers with patterned paper from the collection - Soundtrack and XOXO. I added some doodleing and stamping to that as well before placing it on the pennant with foam tape. I love to use foam tape to add photos to the layout. It gives it dimension and makes it easy to tuck ephemera and chipboard around them.

I decided to really go with the musical theme for this layout. I just adore the juke boxes, cassette tapes, and boom boxes. I added all sorts of pieces from the Ephemera Icons set, Ciao Chip, Epoxy Stickers, and Puffy Stickers. I took turns stamping and adding layers with all the embellishments.

I finished the layout by adding my title with the Florence Alphas in black. "You Are My Jam!" could not be more fitting for this collection. This is just my first layout, but I can't wait to dive in and play with Our Love Song even more. Here's a list of what I used to create this layout:

• Bella Blvd Hearts & Ombre in Black
• Our Love Song 12" x 12" Patterned Papers - Volume Up, Sound Track, and XOXO
• Our Love Song Ephemera Icons
• Our Love Song Puffy Stickers
• Our Love Song Ciao Chip
• Our Love Song Enamel Stickers
• Florence Alphas in Black

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 Collection + Bella Besties | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today with another layout using The North Pole collection along with some Bella Besties.  Here's my layout: 

Our prompt this week was to create a winter layout so I took a few of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre papers in Blueberry, White and Peep and punched some snowflakes out using my paper punches.  I layered them together to create fun little clusters.  

Here's another look at the fun snowflakes.  I added some white hearts from the Trinkets Puffy Stickers right to the centers of each one.  

I took another Hearts & Ombre paper in Punch and used the ombre side as my base.  I then layered a patterned paper from the collection on top and then layered the ombre side of Ice right on top of that.  I matted my photo and adhered it to the center of my layout and arranged the snowflake clusters around it.  

For my title, I used the Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers along with the Florence Alphas in white and added it right under my photo.  

To embellish, I used the Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Cardstock stickers, Puffy stickers and a few Ciao Chip stickers.  

Here's one more shot of my winter layout.  I LOVE how all of the Bella Besties go with every Bella collection so perfectly!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  If you haven't added any Bella Besties into your stash yet, make sure you do!  They really go a long way.  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

The North Pole Collection:  12x12 Patterned Papers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Epoxy Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers and Ephemera Icons; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Papers in Blueberry, White, Punch, Peep and Ice; Florence Alphas in White; Trinket Puffy Stickers in White.  

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 | 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.