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Sweet Summer Girl / Bella Besties Summer Themed

Hello Bella Friends! Gloria Parra here today with a new summer themed layout using the fabulous Bella Besties!!! If you are not familiar with our Bella Besties, they are the best friends and the perfect addition to all other Bella products! Oh how I adore those besties, they are so much fun to create with and help us stretch our collections with their basic patterns and vibrant colors.

Today's layout is a Summer one!!! My daughter is a huge fan of ice creams, popsicles, snow cones and cotton candies; treats are one of her favorite parts of summer! So, I decided to create a layout about this…

Using all my Bella Besties, I created a sun ray on my white cardstock background. I cut 2 different sizes of rays and created a sunburst with all the summer colors in my two Bella Besties pack. I distressed each of my rays to create some texture and dimension on my layout.

My photo is a 4” inch circle with a circle frame that measures 4.5” inches. I placed it in the middle of my sunburst.

For my title I used a “Sweet Girl” Cut Out and two big ice creams that I backed up with some more Bella Besties patterned paper. I love the Cut Outs  products, you get a beautiful die cut piece without the trouble of cutting it yourself and dealing with a die cutting machine. I also used some Florence alpha stickers to add them “summer” subtitle. 

I then embellished the 2 sides of my title with some ice creams found in the embellishment pack and chipboard sticker from the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection. This collection was the perfect complement to my Bella Besties.

I then added a couple of stickers and embellishments on my rays in a monochromatic way, which I love to do! I finished my layout adding some puffy stickers in the same colors of my rays.

Hope you like this layout idea and that it inspires you to create a beautiful summer layout with it!

 

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

 

XOXO, Gloria!

 

Products Used:

Bella Blvd Florence Alpha Sticker

Bella Blvd Trinckets Puffy Stickers

Bella Blvd Sweet Girl Cut Outs

Bella Blvd Tiny Tots 2.0 ephemera, chipboard stickers and Bella Pops

Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot pack

Bella Besties Hearts and Ombre pack

 

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 | Maree

Hi Friends,

I am so excited to share this fun new project with you all. It is using the fabulous new Lake Life Collection, which is so awesome! I just love the beautiful colors and it is so easy to use for any outdoor adventure.

I started which the gorgeous blue floral paper called 'Lakin' it easy' as the base background for my layout. Then I added a frame of white card stock and the blue wave paper called 'Boat waves' as the main background color. I machine stitched around the edge to create a border.

 

Next I used the 'Swim' cut out and filled it with the navy paper called 'Kayaking'. I filled the little splashes in with various other blues from the collection.

 

I added the word lake from the Words Ephemera pack and embellished with some waves and epoxy fish to finish the title.

 I used 3 pics in this layout which I think balance nicely with the large title. I backed the pics in the green paper called 'Row your Oar'. I finished the layout by creating a couple of clusters using the awesome Bella pops called 'Flower fields' and some of the flower ephemera. The Bella Pops are so gorgeous and add such dimension and shine to the page.

I just adore the blue heart that says, "Let's go jump in the lake" because it fitted my story so well! It is literally what we did. I added some of the Epoxy stickers to the center of the flowers and they really look great.

I added a word phrase to make a subtitle and the color really tied my page together and made a nice finishing touch.

I am loving creating with this new collection, it is so fun and versatile. I really hope you get to check it out soon!

Lake Life Collection

Collection Kit

Bella Pops

Ephemera Words

Ephemera Icons

Epoxy Stickers

Cut-Outs

 

 

EiEiO Collection | Focus on Clear Cuts | Gloria Parra

Hello crafty friends! Gloria Parra here to share a 12 x12 layout using the oh so fun EiEiO collection! If you are looking for the perfect farm collection, look no further…this is it!!!

I started this layout with the “Howdy” plaid multi color patterned paper as my base. As a second layer I added the grid red and white patterned paper that I cut at 11,5 x11,5 inches. Finally, I used a 10,75 x 10,75-inch white textured cardstock that will be the base of my layout. 

For this layout the main focus was to use the gorgeous cloud clear cut transparency to create my sky. This transparency reminded me of the beautiful sunny day we had at the farm. I cut the acetate at 5,5 x 10,75 inches and adhered it at the top of my white cardstock with some glue dots placed behind a couple of clouds, that way the adhesive can’t be seen.

I then proceeded to use “The Good Life” cut out for my title. I backed the cut out with different patterned papers and added 3 different chipboard animal stickers inside the 2 “O” letters and the “D”. Remember, you can take advantage of the spaces in those big letters to add embellishments or even more photos. 

I printed 2 3x4 inch photos and made a frame for them with some of my favorite patterned papers in the collection kit. I then placed my pictures nestled at the right side of my big title.

At the top left corner, I placed the die cut sun and a couple of chipboard and Bella pop clouds to create the scene of a sky.

At the bottom of the cut outs I created 2 more embellishment clusters to create a visual triangle. For this clusters I used ephemera Icons and foam adhesive to adhere them and create some dimension on my layout.

My journaling was added on a printed tag that you can find in the ephemera word pack. I added some yellow twine at the top and tucked my tag under my photo.

Hope you like this layout friends and I hope you feel inspired to create with the stunning clear cuts printed acetate, it gives your layout so much interest and color!

 

Have a wonderful day, hugs and kisses!!! Gloria

 

Products Used:

EiEiO clear cuts 

EiEiO Collection

EiEiO Sticker Sheet

EiEiO Ciao Chip

EiEiO Ephemera Words

EiEiO Ephemera Icons

EiEiO Bella Pops

EiEiO Epoxy Stickers

EiEiO Puffy Stickers

EiEiO Cut Outs | Maree

Hi Friends,

It's Maree here to share a cute layout with you featuring the cut outs from the EiEiO collection. I chose the barn because it matched my pics so well. I started with the 'Fly the coop' paper for my background.

My son was in a play called the "Barnyard Musical" in Kindergarten which worked so perfectly with this collection.

I started by backing the barn with fun papers from the collection. I also inked the weather vane a little to make it pop on the background.

Next a put in the title using a mixture of chipboard, and letters from the Doohickey stickers. I really like the contrast of textures and fonts to make a fun title.

My favorite part of this whole layout has to be that adorable Bella-Pop pig. Isn't he just so stinkin' cute?

I also used some of the flower cut out pieces and finished them off with some liquid pearls for extra dimension.

I finished up the whole scene with the gate and corn ephemera and some puffy stickers. I love the phrases in this collection and they were so perfect for my page! I'm really happy with how the page turned out. I hope you can make something with this fun new collection. Have a great day.

EiEiO Paper Collection Kit

EiEiO Ciao Chip

EiEiO Doohickey Stickers

EiEiO Bella-Pops

EiEiO Ephemera Words

EiEiO Ephemera Icons

EiEiO Puffy Stickers

Cap & Gown and Cut Outs Week!| Maree Crozier

Hi Bella friends,

I'm back today to share a fun Graduation Layout using the awesome Cut-Outs product. I picked the Cut-Outs that said Graduation Day and it made it so easy for my page to come together with this great title. I knew I wanted to do a grid design because I feature 4 pics on this layout!

I started by laying out my pics and backing with Bella Besties papers in my son's school colors. Then I added some borders, which I stitched down and finished with the fabulous scalloped Doohickey sticker borders. I backed the entire layout on the black grid paper from the Cap and Gown collection and stitched around the border.

Next I backed my Cut-Outs with coordinating paper and popped it up on foam squares to create the title for the page and add dimension.

Next I embellished using a super fun Bella Pop and some of the gorgeous ephemera and puffy stickers.

I finished with my journaling and some cute pieces from the Bella Pops on the bottom right. I love how it gave such a celebratory feel to the page!

I did a little more journaling on the back of my layout, writing down names of all the people in the pics. Sometimes it is too much for me on the front of a layout. Do you ever do this? I loved using the Cut-Outs for this layout and am excited to use them again soon.

Have a great day!

Maree

Cap and Gown Supplies:

Accomplished Paper

Reach for the Stars Paper

Ephemera Icons

Congratulations Cut-Outs

Doohickey Stickers

Puffy Stickers

Bella Pops

Other supplies:

To the Moon Collection - Borders Paper

Bella Besties Paper in Blue and Yellow

 

Sweet Girl - Cut Outs| My Candy Girl Collection

Hello, it’s Conny here today excited that Spring is finally here. I have created a 12X12 layout using the My Candy Girl collection! 

Let’s get started! 

 

I started by backing up the Cut out from Bella Blvd - My Candy Girl Collection - Sweet Girl using patterned paper from Bella Blvd - My Candy Girl Collection. After backing the cut-out, I added double foam adhesive to lift it from the background paper I like to give the Cut- Outs or embellishment layers. 

My next step- I ripped and distressed the bottom of the pink ombré paper and added that flower paper! I trimmed off about 1/8 of an inch of every side of my ombré pink background and matted it to the yellow paper.

I embellished the layout using Chipboard and cardstock stickers from the same collection! This moment was so magical for Savanna and this collection was perfect to capture/document the moment! We can’t wait to see what you create using this collection!

 

Love Conny! 

Mood Board Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today and I'm super excited to share this layout I made using the gorgeous March Mood Board along with the You Are My Sunshine collection.  Here's my page: 

Here's the mood board: 

I was immediately inspired by the top left square and decided to recreate that same watercolor rainbow look by spraying some Shimmerz Paints sprays onto a piece of thick white cardstock.  I went in rainbow order and sprayed each color and then brushed it down the page.  Super simple!

There's a super cute cloud right under the rainbow square, so I used the cloud Cut Outs from the Over The Rainbow Cut Outs pack.  I popped it up on foam tape and then for some extra sparkle, I applied some gold Stickles directly onto the clouds.  

For my title, I used one of the Ephemera Icons pieces and adhered it right on top of my photo.  I also matted my photo using a few of the patterned papers in the collection.  

When it was time to embellish, I did so by color blocking with more Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers and the Fly Away Bella Pops.  

For some extra color and texture, I added some tangled thread in all of the colors and tucked in under the Cut Out.  

Here's one last look at this bright and colorful layout.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Don't forget to play along and use this March Mood Board as inspiration for your next project.  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Bella Pops, Cut Outs, Epoxy Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and Ephemera Icons.  

Spring + Cut Outs | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! It's Rachel here on the blog today! One of the products I have enjoyed using the most this last year are the Bella Blvd Cut Outs. I'm back again today with another layout focusing on spring and Cut Outs. I used a variety of collections and everything mixed and matched perfectly! Here's my layout:

 

I started first by using the You & Me Cut Out set. This giant title really has all the wow factor. I used the template included and cut out each letter using this beautiful floral paper called Welcome Home. Next, I set out to get my background in place. I knew I wanted to use the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre paper in the colors that matched the floral paper. I cut 1" strips of paper on the heart side in the following colors: Cotton Candy, Peep, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Ice, Gulf, and Pickle Juice. I added the strips to the white cardstock to create a beautiful rainbow background. I also drew some lines and stamped some xxx's onto the strips. Then I secured the You & Me on top using foam tape.

For my photos, I chose three 2" photos, backed them with white cardstock, and then layered a fun stripe paper called Balloon Ride. You can find this one in the Let's Go On An Adventure collection. The chipboard flowers I used also came from this collection.

To my great delight, I had an entire pack of Sugar Coating puffy stickers that I had never used. This sheet is filled with flowers, leaves, hearts, and dots. I placed them all over the strips of paper and color coordinated them accordingly. I finished the layout with some smaller titles using the black Florence Alphas down the sides of each end. 

And that is how my layout came together! I love how all the bright colors and floral patterned paper scream "spring!". Thanks for stopping by today. Here's a list of all the items I used:

• Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Paper in: Cotton Candy, Peep, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Ice, Gulf, and Pickle Juice.
• You & Me Cut Out
• Welcome Home Patterned Paper
• Balloon Ride Patterned Paper
• Sugar Coating Puffy Stickers
• Let's Go On An Adventure Ciao Chip
• Florence Alphas in Black

Spring Vibes + Cut Outs | Laura Alberts

Hello Friends! I'm back with a bright, sunshine-filled layout using the You Are My Sunshine collection. This layout starts with a Bella Besties background of Bell Pepper Graph and Dot, then I layered the lovely little clouds from the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs.

I backed the clouds with the Feeling Sunny and My Only Sunshine patterned papers, then tucked my photos in behind them. I added a strip from the Borders paper at the bottom and some larger chipboard pieces on first.

To embellish around the clouds, I used a lot of fussy cut icons, enamel shapes, and stickers from the Doohickey sticker sheet. This is such a fun, whimsical collection and I think it captures my daughter's imagination perfectly! 

To finish this one off, I drew a cloud at the bottom to hold my journaling and dotted black Nuvo drops and gold ink splatter around the clusters. I even drew in some tiny hearts for just a little more detail on this page.

You Are My Sunshine Collection Kit

Over the Rainbow Cut Outs

Your Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip

Hello Summer Epoxy Stickers

Designer's Choice Week | Rachel

Hi Bella friends! It's Rachel here and we've got an exciting lineup this week on the Bella Blvd blog. This week it's Designer's Choice Week - meaning each designer could pick which collection they'd like to create with. I had a hard time picking, but finally settled on School Is Cool! It's been a while since I picked up this collection and so I was pumped to used it again. Here's what I created:

I started with the patterned paper called Supply List. I love the black paper with subtle white school details printed on it. I used a free cut file to cut several different size circles. You can find it here. I only used every other circle from the cut file so that I would have space between the circles to journal and use my favorite Florence Alphas - more about that later! I added the three circles using tape runner to a piece of white 12" x 12" white cardstock.

I set that aside and started working on the giant title - SCHOOL IS COOL. It looks like I used a cut file, but it's actually from the Cut-Outs set called Smarty Pants. I used the template included to fill in the word "school." I chose to use the pattered paper called Coloring. It's a striped paper and I divided two stripes per each letter. I love how that captures all the colors in this super fun collection. Before I added the Cut- Out to the paper I put my photo in the middle of the circles.

Next, I went to work with the black Florence alphas. I angled them around the circle to show case my boy's favorite class in school. After that, I got out the Ciao Chipboard and the Ephemera Icons pack and got to work creating little clusters of embellishments along with some stamping. One of my favorite parts about this collection is that it's filled with plenty of pieces that work to document your "bigger" kids as well as those in elementary school.

I finished the layout with some journaling around the inner circle and stamped the date. Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy this layout. Here's a list of the supplies I used:

• 12" x 12" White cardstock
• School Is Cool patterned paper - Supply List and Coloring
• Cut-Outs - Smarty Pants
• School Is Cool Ephemera Icons
• School Is Cool Ciao Chip
• Florence Alphas in black