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Let's Scrapbook: Father Day Fun

 

Happy hello Bella friends... Annette Allen here with you today and I am sharing a little Father's Day inspiration using the new Let's Scrapbook collection. Father's day is this Sunday, so you still have a couple of days to get out our crafty supplies and create something special. 

 

 

Create a card on white cardstock A2 size. 

 

Cut a piece of the Let's Scrapbook Photo Taker A2 size and adhere to your card panel using liquid glue.

 

Die cut a decorative frame on the Let's Scrapbook Paper Party backer and set aside. 

 

Cut a panel on white cardstock measuring 4 x 5 1/4 and die cut or machine cut Love You Dad in the center, but make sure your frame will fit around the sentiment without hiding it. 

 

 

Adhere your frame around the sentiment. 

 

Flip over your panel and add foam tape to the back and adhere to your card. 

 

 

Add one of those awesome Let's Scrapbook Puffy Stickers camera to the center of the O on the You. 

 

I also added a couple of the Trinkets Puffy Stickers (Blueberry) hearts to the sentiment to finish. 

 

 

Don't you just love how the designer paper shows through the sentiment? 

 

 

The theme today is Father's day but we are also enjoying all those cool cameras from the Let's Scrapbook collection. Father's day is a camera kind of day. Memories are always good. 

 

 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

 

Cut 4 strips measuring 3/4 inch of of the Let's Scrapbook Paper Party backer and Photo Taker backer (2 of each). Adhere these strips to the card base using liquid glue.  

 

Cut 3 strips measuring 1 inch of the Photo Taker paper. Make sure you get a full line of the camera when cutting. Add some foam tape to the back of the strips and adhere them to your card. As you can see I have lined them up between each of the seams. 

 

 

Machine or die cut a 3 inch circle on the Let's Scrapbook Clear Cuts Be Happy. 

 

Peel and stick the DAD Pennants (Family 2) frag to the acetate on the left side of the circle at an angle. 

 

Pick out the Heart from the Let's Scrapbook Ephemera Words and add some foam tape to the back and adhere to the circle on the upper right hand side of the circle. 

 

Finishing with one of those fun cameras from the Let's Scrapbook Puffy Stickers. 

 

Flip over your circle and add foam tape to the back, but only on the parts that it will not be seen on the front and adhere to the card. 

 

 Thank you all for stopping by today and letting me inspire you to create with the Let's Scrapbook collection. 

Bella Blvd Let's Scrapbook Collection:

Photo Taker Paper

Photo Taker Backer Paper

Clear Cuts Be Happy

Paper Party Backer Paper

Puffy Stickers

Ephemera Words

Trinkets Puffy Stickers (Blueberry)

Pennants (Family 2)

HAPPY CRAFTING!

Dad Toolbox of Love | Dorymar

Hello, Bella fans, Dorymar here today sharing a beautiful project for our handsome, hardworking, and loving fathers!  For this project, I used the Dad Style Collection this collection is so gorgeous, one of the things I liked the most about this collection is the earth colors mixed with blue.

Every father, friend, brother or husband has a toolbox at home, well,  I decided to create a toolbox and I did it using a digital file that I found in the Silhouette store and cut it using the paper "Hustle & heart". This paper, in addition to having the right color for my project, has some splashes that look like corrosion, perfect for recreating a toolbox.

Inside my toolbox, I created a fun 4x6 mini album, perfect to document the lovely moments with our favorite guy.  This is a fun idea to create a personalized gift for Father’s Day!

To decorate my cover, I used “Granpas’s pocketwatch” paper as a background, then I decorated it with fun die cuts included in the ephemera pack. 

Inside my album I made about 7 pages, using a ring as a biding. I covered each of the pages with the beautiful patterned papers from the collection. The die-cut includes shoes and manly watches, perfect for making the project look as handsome as our beloved parents.

This collection has the most beautiful men's shoes I have ever seen!

In addition to beautiful patterns, the collection includes beautiful cards with beautiful messages. In my project I used them to make pockets and flaps, this allowed me to have more space for photos, journals, and more fun.

I hope you’ve got some inspiration from this idea and use the Fantastic Dad Style Collection to create a beautiful gift for next Father’s Day!

Dad Style Collection Kit, Dad Style Ephemera, Dad Style Cardstock Stickers,

Heat Hugs (Give Thanks), Puffy Hearts (yellow)

My Hero | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today to share a new layout using the Bella Blvd Dad Style collection! I really wanted to show off some the colors and patterns in this collection so I knew a cut file would be perfect! I found this cut file from The Cut Shoppe and knew it would be perfect. I did alter the cut file and remove all the dots. They were just to busy for what I was wanting to do. 

I knew I wanted a big circle element in the center showcasing the colors and patterns and of coarse this photo that means so much to me! My dad never liked his photo taken but I always was able to sneak one in quick! The few photos we have together are cherished so very much! I wanted to add the photo right in the center of this circle of patterns!

I distress the edges of all the cut pieces to add some texture and interest! I found some stickers from the 6x12 Dad Style sticker sheet to add to the pieces as well! I wanted to make sure each section had either a sticker or a piece from the ephemera pack. I added a small cluster of embellishments to the right of the photo using ephemera, stickers and some fussy cut pieces. For my title I actually pulled the wording from one of the stickers from this collection! I used the Florence alpha and love how it turned out! Here is a look at my completed layout!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you found some inspiration here today to document your memories! 

Dad Style Collection | Florence Alpha


 

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

 

Love You Always | Erica Thompson

This week we are sharing projects all about the important men in our lives. I knew I wanted to create a layout to document some of my favorite photos of my dad Johnny. We miss him ever single day but going through all the photos I have of him makes me smile! He hated having his photo taken but I am so glad he dealt with me and my camera for so long! I pulled out the Bella Blv. Dad Style papers and started to punch out some circles with with my circle punch.

This layout is really different from my normal style but I really love how it came out. I really wanted to use all the papers I had in this collection and I thought a punch would help do that very easily. I also decided to use a pattern paper from my background instead of plain white. I used some Ciao Chip as my title and my We R Memory Keepers typewrite for my journaling.

I used 7 small black and white photos that I had printed off with my Canon Selphy and they are 1.75x1.75 in size. I pulled out the Word Salad sticker book and added a sticker next to each photo. To finish off the layout I pulled out some of my favorite epoxy hearts from Illustrated Faith. Here is a look at my completed layout. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Make sure to stop by everyday this week for more inspiration!

Bella Blvd. Dad Style | Bella Blvd. Word Salad Sticker Book| Bella Blvd. Ciao Chip

Daddy's Girl

God morning everyone! Kat popping in today to share my project for this super fun week celebrating all things Dad.

Honestly, now that I have a kid of my own, there's no Dad that I want to celebrate more than my husband. He's such a great father to our daughter and I feel so lucky to have him in our lives.

For this layout, I definitely had to break out the super fun Dad Style collection. I decided to hand-cut some circles from a bunch of the patterns and make "manly flowers" (is that a thing?). I arranged them in a vertical design on my page, added some Word Salad stickers and a spritz of mist and then finally topped everything off with my title made of Florence Alphas. I also sprinkled around some of the fun heart stickers that are on the Florence Alphas sheets. Here's the full layout:

I hope you can join in on the fun this week and use some Bella products to scrap those important Dads in your life!

Patterned Papers: Dad Style: Borders, Dress to Impress, Grandpa's Pocket Watch, Hustle & Heart, Storyteller, Bonus Pattern from collection kit; Sticky Mix: Dad Style; Florence Alphas: Black; Word Salad Stickers

Mischief Managed | Book Lovers

Hello everyone.  Heather Leopard is here and I am soo excited to be joining on the Bella Blvd team again.  Did you know today is National Book Lover's Day?  In honor of that wonderful day, I wanted to create this layout about my daughter's love for all things Harry Potter, including Fantastic Beasts, the Library books and Cursed Child.  Obsess much?

Admittedly, we watched all the movies before we started reading the books but I think that helped fuel her excitement and better understand about what she is now reading in the books.  She also appreciates how much more detail can be found by reading a book as we've experienced a lot of, "well that makes more sense" type of discussions. So back to documenting this passion for reading...let me tell you, the Dad Style collection mixed with a few others listed in the supplies below is perfect for Harry Potter.

I designed this layout with one thing in mind, Harry's iconic lightning bolt. I started with one supersized bolt but changed course and decided to scatter several around the right two-thirds of the page, adding in puffy stars and blue and white enamel dots, since my daughter is a self-proclaimed Ravenclaw.

When I designed the page, I made sure to reserve enough space for a larger title and a 3" x 3" photo. There a really great 4" x 4" woodsy paper in the Dad Style collection that I knew I wanted to incorporate in the layers behind the photo as well as the geometrical pattern.  Then I added a couple of blue Ravenclaw accents (frame, flag, heart hug).

Last but not least is the Mischief Managed title. I think it's so appropriate since it's such an well known quote, she's keeping her furry friends out of trouble and I know she's getting a great foundation and fueling her love for learning. I also found that adorable chipboard owl in the Mind Your Manners collection so I had to add it. There may not be any pink on the rest of the page but it ties in great with the colors of the stuffed animals she's reading to.

I plan to add my journaling in the bottom right under the lightning bolts...

I hope you've enjoyed this project today and I can't wait to share more with you in the coming months.

 

Bella Blvd Dad Style 12x12 Patterned Papers, Bella Blvd Mind Your Manners chipboard, Bella Blvd Pop Quiz pennants, Heart Hugs

3 Generations of Fathers

Good Morning, friends!  Today I wanted to share a layout I created to honor three generations of father's on my husband's side.  I think this is the only photo we have of them all three together, and I just really love it!

 

For this layout I had no idea as to where it would go; I just started with painting on a few stripes of messy paint, and the layout took shape after that!  I added a few strips of paper from the border sheet in the Dad Style collection and stitched away!

I finished off the layering with some stamping; I used the little star stamp from the Illustrated Faith Advent collection.  This layout was easy-peasy, and I love when a layout comes together without any fuss! 

  

 

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my layout today! I just love the Dad Style collection, and I can't wait to see what you create with it! xo Lydia

Bella Blvd Dad Style (Ephemera, 12x12 Borders, 12x12 Bonus Paper), Illustrated Faith Advent Stamp Set, Illustrated Faith Acrylic Paint, & Illustrated Faith Watercolors

NEW RELEASE | DAD STYLE | WIN IT BEFORE YOU CAN BUY IT

 

Mentor. Protector. Friend. Coach. Provider. Father. Hero.

He might have the corniest dad jokes or the legendary mustache, but let's be honest, dads and grandpas are the best! From the father-daughter bond to the work hard mentality, these men are amazingly tough and surprisingly gentle. Dad Style is full of debonair colors for both dads and Grandpas alike.  The collections's nostalgic feel makes this collection timeless for all guys!  Available to ship February 2018!

Collection Kit

 

Check out these embellishments! 

 

Sticky Mix Stickers                              Ephemera Die Cuts                              Pennants

 

Here is a closer look at the paper. 

  

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