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One Fall Day - Thanksgiving with Heather Cerulo

Hello & Happy Thanksgiving week! To celebrate, I pulled out some photos from last Thanksgiving. These photos feature 2 people I am very thankful for, my niece and nephew. I used the beautiful One Fall Day collection, along with a piece of paper from the Hearts and Ombre collection in the Orange color.

 

 

I started my layout by cutting pieces of patterned paper into 3" x 6" pieces, and then used my Banner Punch Board to notch the ends of each. I layered them over each other and curled up the edges. I cut a border strip from the borders paper and used a scallop border sticker to ground the banner at the top.

 

 

Next, I started to create clusters of leaves from the Ephemera packs, and pumpkins from the Ciao Chip. I love how these nestle together to create such fun clusters. I decided I needed some falling leaves from the clusters, and used the puffy stickers to add them.

 

 

For my title, I chose this beautiful "grateful" word from the Ephemera Words pack. I love the mix of colors and the script font, not to mention the word was perfect to describe these photos!

 

 

The final touch was some blue flowers from the epoxy stickers, peeking out of each cluster!

 

 

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving, and some crafty time too!

Hearts and Ombre Paper: Orange

 

One Fall Day:

Papers: Borders, Mad for Plaid, Falling for You

Doohickey Cardstock Stickers

Ciao Chip Stickers

Ephemera Words and Icons

Epoxy Stickers

Puffy Stickers

Happy Halloween with Brianna Lepper

Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here and in celebration of Halloween tomorrow, I’ve got a super cute Halloween page for you today. We dress up our dogs every year and it’s always so fun to document their photos! I used the Spell On You collection and hope that you like it:

I originally wanted to add some fringe edges to a few patterned papers, but I couldn’t find my fringe scissors (we moved and I’m still unpacking my craft room)...So, I created that same effect using my regular scissors. I’m glad I went with this method so I could make my fringe any width/length I wanted. I used the B sides of these papers: Broomsticks, Daily Details and Borders. I trimmed them down, layered them together, cut the fringe edges and adhered them to white cardstock. 

For some extra interest, I bent and curled the fringe pieces back. I love that you can see the pattern and colors from the other sides of the papers.

I matted and layered my photos together and adhered to the right of my page. Using a few pieces from Ephemera Words pack, I created my title and centered it right between both photos.  

Next, I started embellishing by pulling out some Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers to build some clusters. I also added in a few of the Puffy Trinket Stickers.....Don't those small ghosts look perfect on that scary house?

I also pulled out a few Ephemera Icons and added them to my clusters. I pulled in a cute spider web, pumpkins and some bats.  

For some finishing touches, I sprinkled in a few Epoxy Stars and adhered a few bits of tangled thread. Here’s one last shot of this super cute page: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope I’ve inspired you in some way! I’ll see you in my next post friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Spell On You Collection: 12x12 Papers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Epoxy Stickers and Trinkets Puffy Stickers.  

Season of Gratitude | Gloria Parra

Hello dear Bella friends! Gloria Parra here today with a new project. Im super excited to share with you a fall layout using the wonderful new “One Fall Day” collection. OMG friends, this collection couldn’t be cuter!!!

I started my layout with the pink sweater chevron patterned paper for my 12x12 background. As soon as I saw the patterned paper filled with little trees I knew I had to use it!

I went ahead and fussy cut a bunch of the little cute trees, leaving a small border around each to make them look like the die cut shapes we get in the ephemera packs. I also backed my two 3x4 inch photos with some patterned papers to create a frame and make my photos pop a little.

Using a scallop punch, I created two 1 inch border strips that I placed at the top and the bottom of my layout. I added a thin 1/4 strip of contrasting patter paper to my border and stitched them to add some texture to my page.

I then placed my photo at the top third of my layout and started creating a cluster of cute tress right below. I started my tree grouping with the 3 big trees from the Ciao Chipboard and then arranged my paper trees around the chipboard ones. I used foam adhesive to create some dimension on various trees and adhered others flat. This helps give the illusion of some trees being closer and others further away=depth perception!

Then I added die cut leaves from the ephemera and puffy sticker trees to finish my big tree cluster. I love mixing different textures in my clusters, adding some shiny elements and other chipboard ones…

For my title I used a word ephemera that says “Season of Gratitude” and added some cute squirrels jumping around it. I added typed journaling to a little floral wreath and finished my layout sprinkling around puffy leaves on my 3 main embellishment clusters.

I loved the end result of this layout…Arranging those trees was super fun!!! If you would like to see how this layout came together, I have a process video on my YouTube channel @gloriascraps, I would love to have you there!

Hugs,

Gloria

 

Supplies Used:

One Fall Day Collection Kit

One Fall Day Ciao Chipboard

One Fall Day Puffy Stickers

One Fall Day Icon Ephemera

One Fall Day Word Ephemera

Together, Making Memories | Gloria Parra

Hello Bella besties, hope you’re having a wonderful day! Today I have a fun layout using the Lake Life Collection. I love the versatility of this collection, it works perfectly with outdoor photos too! This time I used one special photo of a weekend in the mountains with very special friends and our little ones.

I started my layout with the brown patterned paper as my base; I then cut a white textured cardstock at 11 x 11” and added a very thin border with the red polka dot patterned paper, to add some contrast to my paper layers.

I then proceeded to cut nine 3x3” squares choosing the “outdoorsy” patterned papers, leaving out the fish and lake themed patterns. I added machine stitching to my white cardstock and to all my 3x3” squares. I love the texture that stitching add to my projects!

I then adhered all 9 squares using foam adhesive to add some dimension to my layout, and decided to place the photo at the left side of my page. I matted my photo with the red polka dot paper to make it pop a little.

I then created an embellishment cluster at the right side of my photo using the “view” flashcard word element (Daily Details paper) and some tree ephemera as well as the gorgeous Bella-Pops cabin to create my little scene that reminds me of the beautiful cabin my friends have in the mountains.

For my title, I used the “Together” chipboard sticker and added a word ephemera that says “Making Memories” as my subtitle. 

At the top right corner I added a little punched yellow label and some ephemera and chipboard elements for decoration. 

To finish my layout I added some little fireflies flying around my embellishment clusters! Hope you like it friends, and I hope you feel inspired to scrap those outdoor pictures and memories!

If you want to see how I created this layout, you can find the process video on my YouTube channel @gloriascraps! Would love to see you there:)

Hugs,

Gloria

Supplies Used:

Lake Life Collection Kit

Lake Life Ciao Chipboard

Lake Life Bella Pop

Lake Life Ephemera Icon

Lake Life Word Ephemera

Fun Together | Lake Life

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today and I’m so excited to share another layout featuring the Lake Life collection.  Here’s my page: 

To start, I chose white cardstock as my base and tore into the B side of the Daily Details paper as well as the Boat Waves paper.  I wanted to create somewhat of a scene design on my layout since my photo is of my son and his friends on a pier.  I used the wood grain as the pier and the waves pattern as the water.  

To create some additional waves for the water section of my design, I added in a few of the waves from both the Puffy Stickers and Ephemera Icons packs.  I also adhered a few fish from the Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers.  I love how it turned out!

For my title, I used a phrase from the Ciao Chip Chipboard Sticker sheet and added onto it using a phrase from the Ephemera Words pack.  I love that the ‘together’ phrase pops on the wood grain paper.  I also added in a few more phrases underneath my title and popped them up on foam for some interest.  

In the Ephemera Icons pack there’s a row of adirondack chairs that I’ve been wanting to use on a page and I thought that this was the perfect page for it.  I adhered it to the bottom of my page and added a few embellishments around it.  

Next, I embellished up in the “sky” portion of my page by adding in a sun, clouds and a few butterflies.  

As a finishing touch, I sprinkled in a few Enamel Dots and that completed my page.  Here’s one last look:

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

xo Brianna

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: Lake Life Collection: 12x12 Patterned Paper, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Puffy Stickers and Enamel Dots. 

Lake Life + Bella Besties | Maree

Hi Bella Friends,

I'm here to share a fun layout today that highlights Lake Life and some classic Bella Besties. I love how easy it is to add Bella Besties to any layout, they always coordinate perfectly!

I started off with a Bella Besties paper for my background. This one is called 'Hearts and Ombre Ice' in blue. The gradient fades from dark to light and is just so pretty! My next step was to add the patterned Lake Life paper in a few diagonal pieces and machine stitch in place. I also added some border stickers from the Doohickey sticker sheet to frame the page.

I also fussy cut some of the Clear Cuts wave acetate to add just above the bottom paneling to give a little more fun detail. Next I added my pics and then used a combination of Florence Alphas and Ciao Chip to create my title.

Then I created 3 clusters to embellish my page. The first cluster features that gorgeous little bear holding fish, and the boats from the collections icons pack. This tied in so perfectly with my pictures of us kayaking and rafting in the lake.

The next cluster is a few trees, the cute life jacket and cloud, and my favorite, the adorable epoxy frog. My kids went frog hunting on this trip so I had to add him to the page!

Finally I used a couple of tags from the ephemera words pack. I added eyelets and twine for texture and a couple of cute epoxy pieces for interest.

 I think the icons in this collection are just so stinking cute! I hope you get some inspiration on how to mix Bella Besties, and Alphas with the latest new collection. Have a creative day!

Lake Life Collection

Collection Kit

Doohickey stickers

Ciao Chip

Ephemera Words

Ephemera Icons

Epoxy Stickers

Clear Cuts

Lake Life Layout | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here on the blog today sharing a 12x12 layout using the Bella Blvd Lake Life collection! 

This collection includes a new Bella Blvd Cut Out called At the Lake! This set includes the phrase at the Lake and the word swim with water drops around it, a wave, and a tree. This set would also work with some of Bella's past summer collections. Bella Blvd cut outs are ready to use and include step-by-step instructions and are perfect for all types of papercrafts! 

I backed the cut out with the following papers from the Lake Life collection, Lakin' it Easy, Boarders, Nature Lover and Boat Waves. Once the cut out was backed I added foam adhesive all over the back and adhered to a piece of white textured cardstock that I trimmed down to 11x11. Next I matted the white cardstock onto the Boarders paper that was trimmed down to 11.25x11.25 and then framed it all with the Lakin' it Easy paper.

My 2.75x2.75 photos are printed out in black and white with a small blue mat around them. I placed the photos in the top left of the cut out and staggered them just a little bit. 

I created a few embellishment clusters around the cut out and above my  photos. I really wanted to add some of the white flower embellishments from the Ciao Chip and one from the Flower Fields Bella Pop.

To finish off the layout I added a couple banner die cuts in the top right corner of the layout and sprinkled the layout with some of the Bella Blvd Lake Life Explore Epoxy Stickers. Here is a look at the completed layout!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Bella Blog today! I hope this gives you some inspiration using the new Lake Life collection! I hope you all get some time to do something creative this weekend! 

Lake Life Collection | 12x12 papers: Lakin' it Easy, Boarders, Nature Lover and Boat Waves | Explore Epoxy Stickers | Ciao Chip | Ephemera Icons | Ephemera Words | At the Lake Cut Out | Doohickey Stickers | Flower Fields Bella Pop

Lake Life Debut Week! | Gloria Parra

Hello Bella friends, happy Wednesday to all!!! Today I’m super excited to share a new layout using the brand new “Lake Life” collection. Let me tell you this is such a cute and fun collection to play with, I had a blast creating my layout!

For the base of my layout I started with the brown woodgrain patterned paper as my base.  I then decided to create a sort of patterned paper frame where I will have my photos, embellishments, title and journaling.

I used the plaid green and blue patterned paper a my first layer, cutting it at 10x11”. The green tree patterned paper is my second layer, I cut that one at 9,5 x10 1/4.

On the left bottom side of the green tree patterned paper I cut a slit into the paper and rolled it outward to add some texture and woodgrain feel to my layout. 

I used three 3x4” photos that I placed in the top third of my layout. I loved the borders included in the sticker sheet and decided to use 2 of those, placing them under my photos to create a sort of shelf that holds my photos, title and some embellishments.

I then created 3 embellishment clusters to form my visual triangle. On two of them I used those cute fishing bears to represent  my two girls feeding some Koi fishes at Lake Victoria.

I loved mixing and layering elements from the ephemera packs, sticker sheets, chipboard stickers, bella pops and other elements that I used to embellish.

For my journaling, I used one of the Daily Details” tag and tucked it under my border strip adding a little banner on top of it. I love including those tags as part of my journaling!

Hope you guys liked this layout as much as I do and I hope you check out my You Tube process video to see how I put this layout together. Thanks for stopping by!!!

 

Love,

 

Gloria

 

Supplies Used:

 

Lake Life Collection kit

Lake Life patterned paper

Lake Life Ciao Chipboard\

Lake Life ephemera icon

Lake Life ephemera word

Lake Life Bella Pop

Lake Life puffy stickers

Birthday Bash and SCT Sketch | Gloria Parra

Hello Bella friends, happy Friday!!! It’s Gloria Parra here today with a new layout. For this one we were challenged to use as inspiration a super fun Scrapbook & Cards Today sketch, and oh how I LOVE sketches!!! They make creating so much fun and easy since you don’t have to start from scratch…I love to use sketches whenever I'm lost as what to create.

For the base of my layout, I used a 12x12 pink cardstock and trimmed the gingham white and light blue Birthday Bash patterned paper to 11,5 x 11,5 inches. 

For this layout I wanted a sunburst of color and pattern. I used two of my favorite pictures from my youngest daughters 4year birthday party. Foto my sun rays I chose the patterns that I liked most and that I thought coordinated better with my pictures. With the help of my trimmer, I created two sizes of rays, a thicker and a thinner one, that I then used as template to create all of my them in different lengths. I added stitching to some of them, this adds a different texture and I love that!

For my Sun, I used the black and white Birthday Bash text patterned paper to create my 7" circle that I then matted with a larger 7.5" circle that I cut from a light blue Bella Besties patterned paper. 

I placed my two 3x4 inch photos on my circle and added one of the 3x4 cut apart in place of the third photo on the sketch. That’s what I love about sketches, you can replace elements from it with what works for you, it’s the perfect starting point!

For my title I used the Chipboard word “Birthday Wishes" and added a subtitle with the ephemera word that says “it's party time!”. 

I love how colorful and vibrant this layout turned out, perfect for a Birthday memory! Hope you guys like it and feel inspired to create with this super fun collection and awesome sketch! 

Have an awesome weekend!

 

Love,

Gloria

 

Products I used:

Birthday Bash Collection Kit

Birthday Bash Ciao Chip

Birthday Bash Puffy Stickers

Birthday Bash Bella Pops

Birthday Bash Ephemera Words

Birthday Bash Ephemera Icons

Birthday Bash Epoxy Dots

Birthday Bash and SCT Sketch Team Up | Maree

Hi Bella friends,

I'm excited to share my layout with you today. It is a team up with Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine. I followed an awesome sketch supplied by them, for this fun starburst layout. Also - keep an eye out for a giveaway on Friday this week, sponsored by SCT magazine!

This was the sketch from SCT magazine. I adore the details in the sketch and it made it really easy to create from!

This is what I came up with! I kept pretty true to the sketch with my photo sizes and placement but I made the circle more centralized on the page. I did this because in the new Birthday Bash collection there is a fun paper called 'Burst' that made it really easy to just cut apart and adhere to the page.

I keep the blue, greens and yellow sections for my layout. I distressed all the edges and the sewed the sections down on the page. I cut a couple of other sections from other papers to keep it in the cool tones.

Next I cut 3 circles on my Cricut and distressed all the edges. I also sewed that down, centrally on the page. I added my photos and then worked on my title. I used the Ciao Chip to create the title. I just love the font on the word 'wishes', it is so fun!

Next I created the 3 clusters of embellishments, with similar placements to the sketch. I cut up some of the stars from the 'Amazing you' paper. I think they are just so pretty!

I used some pieces from the Ephemera words package and some cute puffy stickers to finish off.

This collection is so versatile. Even though I focused on the cool colors for this layout there are so many bright colors to compliment any birthday pics you may have.

 My favorite embellishment has to be the cute candle at the end of the title though! It's adorable and the perfect complement to the layout. I hope you enjoyed seeing this layout and will give this sketch a go yourself. It was a really visually interesting layout to create.

Birthday Bash Collection

Collection Kit

Ciao Chip

Ephemera words

Puffy stickers

 

Birthday Layout | Sarah K

Hello to all Bella friends! Hope your week is going well. It's me Sarah over at @redoaklines hosting today's blog post, and I'm excited to share my latest layout using the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection coupled with a Bella Blvd cut file and some awesome embellishments to create birthday inspired project. 

Here's how I felt inspired:

The "Cherry Cupcake" cut file steals the show! I love that it is a big and bold statement. Find it here.

Have you used any of the Bella Blvd cut files before?! I love using them! They're a quick and easy to add that extra oomph to your projects. For this particular cut file, I used plain, white cardstock. Then, I added color to my cupcake by using some coordinating inks. If you don't fill like getting messy with inks, you can always just cut out patterned papers. The sky's the limit with cut files!

The embellishments in this collection are adorable. It works for all ages, boy or girl. There are dinosaurs, whales, cats, dogs, zoo animals, just to name a few. For this layout, however, I wanted to just use the flowers and stars from the Ciao Chips to bring attention to the "Cherry Cupcake" cut file. 

In the mix, I also scattered in some Bella Besties Trinkets to add dimension to my layout. I love that the Puffy Stickers come in every Bella Blvd color. It makes matching all the collections so much easier.

For my title, I used one of the Bella Blvd Acrylic Words. I love how the bold, red "Birthday" pops off of the page. I placed it vertically to ride up alongside my photos.

I also added some of the Doohickey Stickers and Ciao Chips to embellish the title. I love how all the embellishments paired up so nicely.

That's all I have for today. Isn't the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection adorable?! Doesn't it inspire you to scrap?! I love that even though this is a kid/toddler themed paper collection, it's versatile enough to use to make a birthday layout! 

As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along. Use #bellablvd or #bellablvdllc to tag us on social media if you use Bella products. We'd all love to see it.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Tiny Tots 2.0 Collection: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chips; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers; Chloe Collection: Matte Enamels; Acrylic Words - Birthday, Cut File - Cherry Cupcake

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Tiny Tots 2.0 Collection: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chips; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers; Chloe Collection: Matte Enamels; Acrylic Words - Birthday, Cut File - Cherry Cupcake