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Monster & Friends & Large Title Day 4 | Melissa Mann

Good Morning, Bella friends!

I'm happy to be with you all today on the blog and I have a brand new Halloween project to share with you using the Monster and Friends collection! 

I don't really celebrate this holiday so I was glad I had some cute pictures of my niece from a couple of years ago that I was able to scrap using this adorable paper collection! I loved the color palette of this collection: purples, greens, yellows, and oranges. So much fun! 

I cut out my BIG title word "HALLOWEEN" using the digital cut file found in the Silhouette shop. I cut it out in black cardstock and then backed all the letters with various pattern papers. As you can see, for three of the letters, I used photos of my niece and I used one for my journaling "block".

I layered the big word on top of white cardstock that I had spritzed with ink. The white cardstock was layered on top of the purple star pattern paper from the Monster & Friend collection. I layered a cardstock sticker strip down both sides of the layout and then distressed a couple of spots and used my sewing machine to stitch it all down. 

Once I had everything stitched down, I embellished with die-cuts, stickers, and washi tape. I really loved how the BIG word popped against the white cardstock! 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
1. Monsters & Friends Paper Collection
2. Halloween Cut File
3. Monsters & Friends Doohickey Stickers
4. Florence Alphabet Stickers - Plum & Pickle Juice
5. Break Rules Washi Tape
6. Monsters & Friends Ephemera
7. Stars Halloween Mix
8. Matte Enamels Halloween Mix

Thanks for stopping by!

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.

Monsters & Friends + LARGE Titles Day 1 | Sarah

Happy Monday! I’m excited to share this layout using the Monster & Friends collection! 

I started by using the Pumpkins cutfile. I cut it extra large to fill the page! I then picked patterned papers from the collection to add to the pumpkin. I cut them in 1.5 inch squares and distressed the edges. I folded the corners into the center of the square. I then glued them to the pumpkin on the diagonal, making sure to mix the patterns.

I then created the background. I started with the black and white print paper from the collection. I added distress oxides using a foam ink applicator to make a glow around where I knew the pumpkin would go. I added splatters of distress inks and black and white acrylic paint. 

I glued the pumpkin to the page. I dressed up the black stem with hand-stitching using black embroidery floss. I added the leaf and swirls from the cutfile. I then coated them with glimmer paste to give them some extra sparkle. 

I finished the page by adding the “Happy” and “Halloween” acrylic words and embellishments from the collection!

 

 

I hope this layout inspires you in some way!! Have a great week!
Bella Blvd Products Used:

Monsters & Friends : paper and ephemera

Sweet & Spooky: acrylic word - "Halloween"

Wish Big: acrylic word - "Happy"

 

Fall & Cut File Week | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today sharing a colorful fall layout using one of the Bella Blvd cut files and some Bella Besties!

You can check out all the Bella Blvd cut files at the Silhouette Design Store or at Lori Whitlock! Today I am using the Autumn Leaf cut file I picked up in the Silhouette Design Store. I wanted to create a fun colorful fall wreath and this cut file was perfect! 

I cut the file out on some of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre papers. These are perfect to create a colorful rainbow in all different shapes and sizes! Once I had all my leaves cut out I created a wreath will al the cuts. I made it nice and full and I just love all the texture! 

To add a little bit of interest I took some white paint and splattered it all over the leaves. 

The photo I am using today is of my daughter Alyssa and Sofia who is my son's girlfriend! They went out to the apple orchard for apple cider donuts and snapped this super cute photo! 

For a little bit of texture and detail I used some of the Bella Blvd Puffy Trinkets and sprinkled them around the wreath. I added in some different stickers from my Bella Blvd stash that matched with the colors in the wreath! To finish off the layout I matted the trimmed down white cardstock onto some black cardstock and an older Bella Blvd pattern paper from the Panda's and Popsicles collection. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make sure to stop by the Silhouette Design Store and check out all the fun Bella Blvd cut files!

Autumn Leaf Cut File | Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre | Puffy Trinkets | Aria Alpha |

 

 

Fall And Bella Blvd Cut Files | 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 fall layout I used the collection, You Are My Sunshine as well as the Bella Besties and four of the Bella Blvd cut files.

To start my layout, I drew circles in a white cardstock and hand stitched around them. Then, I cut my cut files. To cut the Pumpkin Patch and the Maple Leaf cut files I used the Bella Besties, for the Autumn Leaf cut file I used the What a Day paper from the You are My Sunshine collection, and for the Thankful cut file I used whit cardstock.

It’s time to build my layout! I glued my photo with adhesive foam to give it dimension. Then, I did three clusters using the pumpkins and the leaves and added Ephemera and Heart Hugs.

For my title I used the Thankful cut file. I backed the cut file with the Feeling Sunny paper and glued it with adhesive foam. To finish my layout I added Trinkets in Pickle Juice & Guacamole, Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, McIntosh and Orange.

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/S_FKAghGmG8

Bella Blvd Supplies Used

You Are My Sunshine Collection: What A Day, Ray Of Sunshine and Feeling Sunny papers.

Bella Besties: Heart & Ombré in Orange and Pickle Juice.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Orange.

Ephemera: You Are My Sunshine.

Doohickey: You Are My Sunshine.

Heart Hugs: Give Thanks.

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Pickle Juice & Guacamole, Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, McIntosh and Orange.

Cut Files: Autumn Leaf, Maple Leaf, Pumpkin Patch and Thankful.

Fall & Cut File Week Day 1 | Sarah M

I am so excited that fall is finally here! One of our most favorite activities to do as a family when fall arrives is to go to the pumpkin patch at our church and pick out pumpkins! We bring them home and work together to carve them, and the kids are simultaneously grossed out and fascinated by cleaning all the yuck out of the pumpkins! For this layout, I wanted to capture this fun memory of the start of fall for our family. 

I have used four Bella Blvd cut files for this layout: Family Fun, Smiley Pumpkin, Flower Pumpkin, and Leaves.

For the Family Fun cut file, I used the offset tool in the Cricut software to create the purple layer, and I used the Contour tool to cut the word FUN. I was able to distress the edges and pop that word up. To finish the look of this cut file, I added dots of green glitter the word family and a layer of orange glitter to the word fun. Adding these details helps it to stand out on the page!

For the Smiley Pumpkin and Flower Pumpkin, I cut them in matching colors and layered them up on the page. I distressed the edges of the pumpkins to match the background of the layout. I also added orange dots of glitter to the rim of the pumpkins, and I added some jewels and glitter around the outside of them to match the layer they were sitting on. I love how this draws your eyes to the pumpkins! 

For the Leaves, I cut those in coordinating colors with the pumpkins and background. The cut file itself has several layers, so it was easy to give the leaves dimension and interest. There is a tiny stem and veining piece of the cut file, but I attached this to the back of the leaf and used black thread that I hand-stitched to add the veins to the leaves. I love the texture this gives to the layout. 

For the center background of the page, I used patterned papers from the Besties, Oh My Stars, To the Moon, and You Are My Sunshine collections. I pulled patterns in purples, greens, yellows, and oranges. I cut small strips in varying heights and 4 3/4 inches long, heavily distressed the edges, and stacked them going down the page. To the left of that layer, I used distress inks in coordinating colors to peek out from underneath. I also added splatters of white acrylic paint. I love the messiness this adds to the page!

On the left side of the layout, I added a few more strips of paper to balance the page. I am so happy with all the fall colors and the way the cut files and patterns helped me capture this sweet memory for our family! I hope this inspires you in some way!

Mood Board Fall Week Day 4 | Karlla Dauer

Hello Bella Blvd Friends.

Karlla Here and I'm so happy to share a new layout with you!

This week is from the Mood Board, and I love playing with it.

Makes our creativity work.

I loved the color combination of this mood board,

so I took advantage of the Bella Besties Collection to make these beautiful and colorful leaves.

You can find this Cut File on the Silhouette Design website as "LEAVES" from Bella Blvd.

To highlight the colors of the entire project, I chose to use the "Oyster Hearts & Ombré Bella Besties".

I LOVED!

 

I made the same title on both ends of the layout using "Orange Florence Alphabet Stickers"

"Peep Florence Alphabet Stickers" and "Aria Alpha - Gulf".

I added some details with the hearts "Besties Collection - Puffy Stickers" matching the colors of the leaves.

To finish and make the project delicate, I splashed white acrylic paint.

I loved the delicacy of this layout, and I hope you like it too.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope I inspired you.

Have a wonderful day!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Bella Besties Collection

Hearts & Ombré Bella Besties

Aria Alpha

Alphabet Stickers

Besties Collection - Puffy Stickers

Cut File Leaves 

 

 

 

Mood Board Week Day 3 | Sarah

Happy Wednesday, Bella friends. I can't believe we are already at the end of September. How is it that October is just around the corner?! Are you ready for those cool, crisp autumn days?! I know I am, hehe! Anyway, Sarah (@redoaklines) here today on the blog, and I'm continuing Mood Board week!

Have you seen this gorgeous mood board?

 

Check out the photo of the aerial view of the paint cans in the second row. I loved the circles lined up and the color combination.

Here's how I was inspired:

 

Who would have though that a simple circle punch could do the trick for this design? I just punched out a bunch of circles from coordinating papers from the My Candy Girl collection and from Bella Bestie paper packs, and then I lined them up!

 

Next, I used a Bella cut file called "Fall Leaves Outline", which can be found here. Did you know that Bella offers an assortment of cut files in the Silhouette store?! If you haven't already, make sure to check it out; you won't be disappointed. Anyway, I wanted to add a touch of autumn to my layout via these fun leave cut outs.

 

 

Also, did you know Bella has a ton of Acrylic words that work perfectly for adding a title to your layout? I love using them on lots of my projects! This "Gratitude" one went well here, so I layered it right on top of my circles.

 

 

Lastly, I added some coordinating puffy trinket stickers to some of my circles to make my layout stand out more. I love that the trinkets come with flowers, hearts, stars, and even arrows. So many options to choose from! I went with a handful of flowers and hearts. 

 

 

That's all I've got for today! So, what'd you think? Did this mood board inspire you? If so, we'd love to see it! Feel free to share it with us, and don't forget to tag us on any of the Bella socials.

As always, thanks for following along. It's always a pleasure to be sharing my latest work with you all.

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

My Candy Girl: Patterned Papers, Bella Besties 12x12 Paper Pack, Doohickey Sticker Sheet; Besties: Puffy Trinkets; Monsters and Friends: Matte Enamels; Cooper: Doohickey Sticker Sheet; Hello Autumn: Silhouette Fall Leaves Outline Cut File; Acrylic Words

 

 

Mood Board Week Day 1 | Sarah

Happy fall! I absolutely love the mood board this month and the fall colors and themes! I’ve been ready to break out the pumpkins and sweaters for months, and I’m thrilled it’s finally here! 

For this layout, I was especially inspired by the colors in the mood board.

I love that circle image, and I wanted to incorporate those colors and a circle somehow. I started by gathering the colors I wanted to use. I pulled greens, oranges, yellows, and blues from several Bella Blvd collections: You Are My Sunshine, My Candy Girl, To the Moon, and Bella Besties. I also threw in a brown and grey while I was trying to incorporate the colors I saw in the mood board. I decided to use all of the beautiful papers to build a central circle on my page. I cut a circle out of scrap paper to use as the foundation. I hand cut triangles out of each pattern and tried to vary the sizes a bit. I wanted the visual texture and dimension the varied sizes add. I then distressed the edges of each piece and placed them around the circle, paying attention to the direction of the patterns (ex. I wanted hearts facing the correct direction). Once I was happy with how it looked, I glued them down to the circle. 

I then grabbed my background paper and lightly traced where I wanted the circle to go. I also quickly jotted down where each color was going to be behind the circle. I set it to the side and played with coordinating distress inks on my background. I love the messiness and depth the inks add to the layout. I tried to match the shades of inks to where each patterned paper would be. Once I was happy with that, I put my circle back down on the center of the page. 

I used two Bella Blvd cutfiles to tuck around my sweet pumpkin patch photos and emphasize the fall theme. The pumpkins add to the feel of my photos, and the leaves add texture to the scene. I added glitter to the pumpkins for a little shimmer and shine. I love the layers of the cutfiles and how they bring in more of those fall colors. 

I created my title out of phrases cut from patterned papers from the My Candy Girl Collection. I also added a few embellishments from the collections and finished the layout by adding my journaling to the bottom of the layout and white acrylic splatters around the page. 

I hope this layout inspires you in some way, and I’m wishing cooler weather upon all of you (especially my fellow Texans)!! 

 

Fall Projects & To the Moon Day 4 | Niki Rowland

Hey everyone! This is Niki (@nikiclairecreates) back today with a fall layout and video using the To the Moon collection.

I have mainly focused on the To The Moon Bella Besties Collection Pack. I pulled out papers in Orange, Bell Pepper (yellow) and Pickle Juice (green). I also pulled out papers from the To the Moon collection that would also work: the wide striped paper, a green polka dot paper and a yellow paper with orange circles.

I cut up the striped paper and selected the stripes I wanted. I distressed the edges of each and stuck these to my background which is the Orange ombre paper. I also trimmed down my background, distressed the edges of that too and stuck this to a piece of white cardstock.

I wanted to make some origami corn embellishments as my photo is of my children eating corn at a recent trip to a sunflower farm. I found a great tutorial on YouTube which is here if you would like to watch it too.  I made these from green paper and yellow paper. For the green leaves I used the plain side but for the yellow side I used the hearts – they reminded me of the kernels on the corn! I made three of these, two big ones and one small.

I then used some cut files leaves, which I cut using my Silhouette Machine. I used the remaining part of the ombre green and yellow papers to cut leaves in varying sizes and shapes, and apples and pears too. All the cut files I used are by Bella Blvd and are linked below.

I stitched through all the leaves using gold thread and my sewing machine. I arranged these onto the layout around my photo together with the apples, pears and three corn embellishments that I made. I then added Heart Hugs in greens and kraft. I finished off with Trinkets Puffy Stickers and an acrylic title ‘perfect’ and a few splatters of paint.

Thank you very much for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed this layout, and enjoy watching the video below.

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

Products used

To the Moon Collection: 12 x 12 papers, 12x12 Bella Besties Collection Pack, Ephemera

Heart Hugs: Give Thanks, Sunshine.

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Bell Pepper

Acrylic Title Perfect 

Cut Files: Leaves, Fall Leaves, Pear, Apple.