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Spring | Dorymar

Hello, Bella fans! It's Dorymar. I'm back with another scrapbook page. This time I have a colorful, Spring layout featuring the Bella Besties and Squeeze the Day Collection. I’m so happy because Spring it’s finally here. I love enjoying the fresh weather and see all the blooming in my backyard.

It always makes it difficult for me to decide between so much pretty paper, so I started by cutting the pieces of each one and layering them to create a fun textural photo mat? That is what I did on today's page. Take a closer look below!

Here you can see the number of layers that I added to the project. All adhered with foam tape to show the entire dimension.

At the top of the page, I used some chipboards from the Squeeze the Day collection to create a cluster around my title. I cut the letters using my digital machine and the Freehand Graph & Dot Punch Paper from the Bella Besties.

To create my flowers, I used the Bella Blvd Yellow Flower (293994) cut file and cut them using my Silhouette Cameo. I chose some of Bella Besties' bright colors and the Fruity Heart Paper. To highlight the flowers, I made with black pen doodling on the entire border and glued to every piece with foam tape. To give the final touch I added some of the fruity mix matte enamels dots.

As you have seen in the previous photos, all the pieces of the project have doodles all around them. This is one of my favorite personal techniques, I think they have managed to give a different and fun touch to the project. You only need a fine-tip pen and Wallah!!!!

The magic is captured.

I love how this design grabs your attention at the top of the page with the title and the photos and then leads your eye down to the "flowers" and the elements of the layout.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you feel inspired to create a scrapbook page of your own. 

Squeeze the Day Ephemera Icons, Squeeze the Day Ephemera Words,

Squeeze the Day Lemon Fresh Paper, Squeeze the Day Zesty Paper,

Squeeze the Day Slice of Life Paper, Squeeze the Day Borders, 

Squeeze the Day Fruity Heart Paper, Squeeze the Day Chipboard Icons,

Squeeze the Day Epoxy Icons, Squeeze the Day Fruity Mix Matte Enamels, 

Bella Besties Pack, Bella Blvd Yellow Flower Digital Cut File (293994)

 

Sweet Spring Layout | Nathalie DeSousa

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a bit of color in this dark times.   We are all facing a hard time, and crafting is a great way to bring a bit of a silver lining to your days.  So, what better way to add a bit of color to your Spring memories using the beautiful Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections.

 

I started by adding a bit of white paint on the White Graph/dot Bella Besties paper.  This will create a blank space for my background without losing all the paper designs.  While the paint dried, i used a cut file from HANDIPAPER to create the cut out.   This was cut twice from white cardstock, then staked and glued together to create a bit of dimension on the cut out.

 

 

The cut out was backed with papers from the 6x6 paper pads from both collections.  I chose to create a rainbow of flowers cascading on my page.  Trimming the edge of the background and then gluing it to the b-side of the Orange You Glad paper makes everything pop nicely on the layout.

 

 

I layered papers from the Squeeze the Day collection behind the pictures before setting them on  the layout.  A few pieces of ephemera and enamel stickers and acrylic shapes help to create the clusters at the corners of the pictures.

 

 

For the layout's title, i combined the So Sweet Acrylic word with a few Wonky Alpha puffy stickers and a piece of ephemera at the bottom of the pictures.  Just love the combination of textures in this little cluster.

 

Along the way, i added a few small clusters of ephemera, enamel shapes and sitckers  so that they help create the soft diagonal design on the page, and also guide your eye throughout the page.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to add a bit of rainbow magic to your next memory documenting.  The Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties do sure provide the color you need for your silver lining!

 

'Til next time,

 

FEATURED BELLA BLVD. SUPPLIES:

SQUEEZE THE DAY COLLECTION:  6x6 paper pad; Orange You Glad, Zesty, I Picked You papers; Ephemera: Icons, words; So Sweet Acrylic word; Bella Pops: Pearfect,  I Pick You; Epoxy shapes: Icons ; Acrylic pieces: Rainbow

WONKY ALPHA Punch

BELLA BESTIES: White Graph/dot paper, 6x6 paper pad

 

 

 

Spring Layout | Maryam

Hello Friends! Maryám here with a new project featuring the gorgeous Squeeze the Day Collection. This week it's all about spring and there can't be spring without flowers, right?! That is why I decided to create lots of them for today's page.

 

 

In case you haven't heard about it yet, Bella BLVD has lots of digital cut files available at the Silhouette Design Store and Lori Whitlock Shop and there are so many options to choose from. To create my flowers, I used the following cut files- 298768 Flower Scatter, 293994 Yellow Flower, 293603 Blue Flower, and 291775 Wildflowers- and cut them using my Silhouette Cameo. I choose some of my favorite patterned papers from the Squeeze the Day 6 x 6 Paper Pad and Bella Besties 6 x 6 Paper Pad, put them on the cutting mat, and then let the machine do its thing.

 

For the leaves, I opened the 294889 Flower Jar cut file in Silhouette Studio, ungrouped the pieces, next selected the leaves only, and then copied them into a new file- that way I only cut the parts I need. The paper I choose to cut the leaves from was the B side of the Zesty patterned paper which had a beautiful pickle juice green.

 

 

Once I had all the pieces cut, it was the moment to assemble the flowers. I used liquid adhesive to adhere the pieces of the flowers, except for the three bigger ones for which I used foam squares to give more dimension. To add some more fun to the flowers, I put Matte Enamels in the center of each one of them.

 

 

Next, I embellish the page adding some Ephemera Icons and Words as well as some sticker words from the Word Salad Booklet. For the title, I searched through the Ephemera Words and found one little banner that says "Love This" which I thought was perfect.

 

 

To finish my page, I added some Epoxy Stickers Hearts and Matte Enamels and stamped the date of my photo over the explore banner towards the top right side of the page. 

 

Here is a look at the finished layout.

 

 

That's it for today! I hope you guys enjoyed this post and inspired you to create something new. If you have any questions just leave a comment below and I’ll be really happy to help you.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hope you have a wonderful day!

Squeeze the Day: 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Matte Enamels, Hearts Epoxy Icons. | Bella Besties: Graph & Dot Rainbow Black Pattern Paper, Graph & Dot Rainbow 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Word Salad Booklet. | Bella BLVD Cut Files: 298768 Flower Scatter, 294889 Flower Jar, 293994 Yellow Flower, 293603 Blue Flower, 291775 Wildflowers.

Lunchbox of Love | Dorymar

Hi Bella fans, It’s Dorymar here today to share a fun project with you using the Squeeze the Day Collection and Bella Besties Pack.

 

To make my lunch box, I use the Summer Holiday digital set from SVGS cut.  I began by creating a box from Pink Graph and Dot Punch paper. The top lid was made with the Orange we Glad paper and for the trim, I used the “Bananas for You” paper. I decorated the outside of the box with chipboard, matte enamel dots, acrylic shapes, Bella pops and die cuts.  Also, I incorporate three beautiful flowers cut out form the Graph and Dot Bell Paper using the Bella Blvd Daisy Digital File at Silhouette Store.  

 

 

The box that holds three interactive cards with flaps and pocket, perfect to document lovely moments with you love one.

 

 

I created interactive cards from scratch.  Everyone holds space for journaling and photos. I decided to create fun titles with the Alpha puffy stickers and the Florence alphabet stickers. I covered the interactive cards mixed up the Bella Besties and the Squeeze the Day papers and decorated with the epoxy icons, Bella pops and many fun goodies of the collection.

 

 

Because this collection is so fabulous, I wanted to show it off and all the beautiful embellishments she has.  Each card has multi flip-out and pockets and every turn and flip are a magical surprise that conveys the pure joy and love! Below I show you some close-up shots so you can appreciate every element.

 

 

This adorable box would be a special gift that your loved one will fondly remember.

I hope this colorful project inspires you to express that great love you feel for your love.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

 

 

Bella Besties, Squeeze the Day Collection, Squeeze the Day Ephemera Words, 

Squeeze the Day Ephemera Icons, Squeeze the day  Epoxy, Fruity Mix Matte Enamels, 

Bella Pops (Pearfect, Juicy), Squeeze the Day Doohickey Sticker Sheet, 

Squeeze the Day Ciao Chip, Dotty Washi Tape, Wonky Alpha Stickers-Pickle Juice,

Florence Alphabet Sticker-Punch, Acrylic Shapes-Berry

Fun with the March Mood Board!

I had so much fun using the amazing March Mood Board for inspiration! Isn't it just beautiful?

I was instantly inspired by this mood board's clean, fresh, and flowery vibes! I decided to start with white cardstock as my base and added a large piece of Plaids and Dotty patterned paper in Bell Pepper. This paper choice was definitely inspired by the plaid shirts and all of the yellow in the board! 

I then used the Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers cut file to cut out lots of patterned paper flowers. I used the Bella Besties Graph/Dot 6x6 Paper Pad, the Squeeze the Day So Berry Sweet Patterned Paper, and the Wish Big Boy Borders Patterned Paper. I mixed in a Squeeze the Day rainbow ephemera piece to the flower clusters for fun. I love how these colors pop against the white and yellow plaid!

The 'Hello" in my title was inspired by the board as well! I thought 'Hello' worked perfectly in my title here because it was our first time seeing the flowers at the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival! And of course I used my favorite Florence Alphabet Stickers to complete the title. I then added a couple fluttering butterflies from the Home Sweet Home collection to the page. The adorable heart stickers on the butterflies came from the Florence Alphabet sheet as well.

I used the Halloween Flowers Cut File and the Squeeze the Day Zesty Patterned Paper to cut out all the greenery accent pieces. I again mixed in ephemera pieces and word phrase stickers to my floral clusters. I then sprinkled some fun orange Puffy Stars and Fruity Mix Matte Enamel Shapes around the page. 

I hope you decide to play along with the March Mood Board! I think you will really enjoy it as much as I did. Mood Boards are also great if you are in a scrappy rut and need a little inspiration!

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to use the March Mood Board on your next papercrafting project! 

Squeeze the Day collection: So Berry Sweet Patterned Paper, Zesty Patterned Paper, Bananas For You Patterned Paper, Ephemera, Chipboard, 12x12 Cardstock Stickers, Fruity Mix Matte Enamel Stickers

Bella Besties: Plaids and Dotty Patterned Paper in Bell Pepper, Graph & Dot 6x6 Paper Pad

Home Sweet Home collection: Ephemera

Wish Big Boy collection: Borders Patterned Paper

Florence Alphabet Stickers in Gulf, Florence Alphabet Stickers in Punch, Orange Puffy Star Stickers

Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers Cut File

Other: Embroidery Floss in a Sky Blue color 

 

My Favorite Band | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today and this week the team has been sharing all about FAVORITES! I wanted to document my favorite band on this layout! I have a huge and I mean huge love for Dave Matthews Band that started when I was in High School! I have been hooked ever since and they are always at the top of my playlist! I have been lucky enough to see them many times live and it is one of the best shows I have ever seen and I have seen a lot! I love all types of music but DMB will always be my favorite!

I always take a lot of photos at the shows and I am sharing a few of my favorites in this layout! I remember the photo of Mike and I at the top right photo in Chicago! I was about 6 months pregnant with our son Gavin and I was happily drinking lots of water and having the best time dancing and enjoying the music! It was a great show and my pregnant belly enjoyed every minute of it!

I thought this speech bubble cut file was perfect for my photos and then I backed some of the spots with different pattern papers from Bella Blvd Squeeze the Day, Bella Besties and Wish Big.  I also added in some of my favorite Dave Matthews song titles using the Florence Alphas.

When my oldest son was in middle school he really wanted to go to a DMB show so we purchased him a ticket and invited his dad and girlfriend to come along! Drake loved it and they even played his favorite song that night!

I added a few heart hugs around the page and some die cuts from the Wish Big collection. To add some fun to my background I used some acrylic paints and splattered around the page with my paint brush. I added some machine stitching all around the page using some pink thread and then distressed the edges of my layout. Here is a look at my completed layout!

I hope you are have been inspired this week to create a project documenting some of your favorites! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend!

Wish Big Girl Ephemera Words & Icons | Wish Big Girl Pattern Paper | Squeeze the Day 6x6 Paper Pad | Bella Besties 6x6 Paper Pad | Bella Blvd Heart Hugs | Bella Blvd Puffy Hearts | Florence Alpha Sets

 

My Favorite Room in the House Layout

This week is all about our favorite things, so I thought it would be cool to document my love of crafting! I started with the adorable Home Sweet Home collection but I had fun mixing and matching in a couple other collections too. I love that the Bella Blvd collections easily work together so well! 

I used the light pink side of the Wish Big Girl Party Animal patterned paper as my background because I wanted my houses to really stand out. I used the background image of the Bella Blvd Happy House cut file and my electronic die cut machine to cut out the houses in different fun colors. (I did widen the house in my design software to accommodate all of the words in my title.) And I love the whimsical feel that the Florence Alphabet stickers give to the page!

My goal was to make the houses as colorful as I could! I used more simple patterns for the front of the houses so the alpha stickers could be easily read. I used the more involved patterned papers as a background to each house to add more color. I adorned the houses with ephemera pieces and chipboard stickers from the Home Sweet Home collection and some Puffy Stars stickers.

Since the Florence Alphabet Stickers come in so many awesome colors, I was able to create a very colorful title! And the Word Salad Stickers are prefect for adding little phrases and pops of color around a page. 

I used the tree image from the Bella Blvd Family Frenzy House 1 Cut File and the green Splash Zone Summer Scramble patterned paper to make a couple of greenery pieces. I tucked these behind the yellow house and my photo. Isn't that little ephemera butterfly fluttering around outside the houses just the cutest?!

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab your favorite Bella Blvd collections and document your crafty space! 

Home Sweet Home Collection: Mosaic Tile Patterned Paper, Welcome Home Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Stikcers

Splash Zone Collection: Summer Scramble Patterned Paper, Sunny Days Patterned Paper

Wish Big Girl Collection: Party Animal Patterned Paper

Wish Big Boy Collection: Borders Patterned Paper

Squeeze the Day Collection: Borders Patterned Paper, So Berry Sweet Patterned Paper, Ephemera Words

Let's Go On An Adventure Collection: Borders Patterned Paper, Wildflowers Patterned Paper

Florence Alphabet Stickers: Ice, Bell Pepper, McIntosh, Blueberry, Cotton Candy

Orange Mix Puffy Stars Stickers, Pickle Juice Mix Puffy Star Stickers, Word Salad Stickers

Bella Blvd Cut Files: Happy House, Family Frenzy House 1

 

The one with my favorite TV show | Friends

Hi everyone.  Heather here with one of my favorite things...FRIENDS!  Everyone around me knows I'm a Friends fanatic and this past year, I finally let my teenager watch it with me.  Let's just say the rest is history and now we have even more to relate to and talk about.  I love it.  

When I found out Lego had a special edition Friends set, my girl put it on her Christmas wish list.  We had a blast building it together and re-enacting our favorite scenes. Of course this was the first thing I wanted to document when I was assigned Favorite Things week - my daughter and Friends!

To create this layout, I knew I needed to recreate the famous yellow peep hole frame. Then I realized a page full of frames would be super cool. 

I pulled in various cut files from Bella Blvd and others and designed the page. To make sure everything would fit, I sized everything in my Silhouette Studio software first.

Once all the files were cut, I glued some down and stitched the others with my sewing machine. Next, I added the title.  Every episode of Friends is named with "The one with..." so I only thought it'd be appropriate to to my page title the same.

I have three photos in three yellow frames on this page. Two are from the building of the set and the third is of my daughter's completed set that now sits on her shelf in her bedroom.  We get it down occasionally and to "play" with.

I left three frames empty so I can add journaling to them.  I just need to find the right words. The great news is that when I do, I can use the inside cut-outs to make sure everything I want to say will fit in the available space.

Squeeze the Day 6x6 paper pad, Doohickey stickers, Caio Chip, ephemera icons, ephemera words, matte enamels; Heart Hugs, Bella Bows, Designer washi - red stripe, dotty, black white stripe, red hearts; Bella Besties Graph & Dot Bell Pepper


 

Fun with the February Mood Board!

I had so much fun using the February Mood Board as inspiration for today's layout! Isn't the board just gorgeous?! 

I decided to use the 9 square design as my main page design. I then used the heart from the Bella Blvd Tree Hearts Cut File to cut out hearts from different red, pink, white, and black patterned papers. All of the different hearts allowed me to play with all of the ideas I had from the mood board! 

I pulled a lot of the products, like this Acrylic Strawberry piece, from the yummy Squeeze the Day collection. For the bottom heart, I used the pink heart Sweetness Washi tape over a Bella Besties patterned paper to create my own pink and dark pink striped look like in the mood board. A red Heart Hug adds dimension.

The 'Love' ephemera piece and the hearts I fussy cut out of patterned paper are both from the Squeeze the Day collection too. I only adhered down the middle of the hearts so I could bend the sides upwards. Again, this look was inspired by the mood board!

The X's and O's were in the mood board too and I surely couldn't leave those out! I used the adorable Florence alphabet in Cotton Candy! The Puffy Star Stickers and Word Salad Stickers make great little embellishment pieces!

I also pulled the ombre inspiration from the mood board. When I came across these Squeeze the Day chipboard  flower stickers, I knew I had to include them as well! So simple, but so cool! 

I was very much inspired by the painted X's and O's look in the mood board, but I wasn't sure if I could paint the letters small enough on a heart this small. Here I used a Sharpie pen to hand write on this plain cardstock heart and I love how it turned out! I embellished it with a cherry Squeeze the Day ephemera piece.

I love each and every one of these little hearts and I can't decide which one is my favorite! I can't wait to use a mood board for a project again!

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to use the February Mood Board for your next project!

Squeeze the Day collection: 6x6 Paper Pad, So Berry Patterned Paper, Fruity Hearts Patterned Paper, Doohickey Stickers, Chipboard, Sweetness Washi, Ephemera Words, Acrylic Berries

Bella Besties: Peep Graph Patterned Paper, Cotton Candy Patterned Paper, Graph & Dot Rainbow 6x6 Paper Pad

Extras: Word Salad Stickers, Wild Berry Mini Heart Hugs, Cotton Candy Florence Alphabet, Punch Puffy Starts, McIntosh Puffy Stars, Plaids & Dotty Patterned Paper Pack, Oh my Stars Ephemera, 6x6 Merry Christmas Paper Pad, Dad Style 12x12 Patterned Paper Pack

Bella Blvd Tree Hearts Cut File

 

Sweet Sisters Scrapbooking Layout | February Mood Board

Hi everyone.  Heather Leopard here, taking on another Mood Board challenge and I especially "love" this one because it's inspired by all the fun February lovey dovey things. I chose to do a layout about my sweet girls.

So here's my layout.  Let's take a look at how the mood board inspired me.

The things that stood out to me were the X's and O's and the images in the bottom row. I'd also say the garland of hearts is what inspired the banner. 

To get started, I sketch the layout out in my Silhouette software. I like to do this to make sure everything will fit.  It really takes guesswork out of the process and helps reduce waste too.

I started out by creating the background.  I cut the pink patterned paper to 3.5" x 12". I then cut the grey graph paper to 9" x 12" and adhered the grey graph paper over the pink, so that the pink would take up 1/4" of the page measuring 3". I used the 0.5" inch to glue the papers together.  I then added a small black strip of torn patterned paper to the border and stitched over it with a sewing machine (not shown). I also added mist splatters.

Next, I placed my banner up at the top of the page and then filled in the bottom of the page with a tic tac toe grid. I cut the white squares 2.2" x 2.25" and then just trimmed different patterned papers behind it. The only exception is the red heart clear cut; I put that one on top. Then I used the Florence alphabet digital cut file to create my "i", "u" and "X"'s. I then cut "O"s  at 2.25" x 2.25" to use as frames for my photos.

I used the same Florence alphabet cut file to cut the letters for "sisters" and used the offset feature in Silhouette them to create a black border around them to help them stand out on the page. 

I added a combo of stickers, Heart Hugs, Caio Chip, Bella Bows, etc. for the banner as well as around the page and title on the left.  I hope you can see just how inspired I was with this month's mood board.  I find these mood boards help me frame up my design while still allowing my creativity to flow.

Bella Besties Graph & Dot Gulf, Graph & Dot White patterned paper; Plaids & Dotty Ice patterned paper; Clear Cuts Hearts McIntosh; Squeeze the Day Caio Chip, Doohickey stickers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words; Epoxy Hearts Christmas Mix, Matte Enamels; Heart Hugs Black & White; Bella Bows; Illustrated Faith Oh My Heavens Mix; Silhouette Cut Files: Florence Alphabet