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EiEiO Collection | Gloria Parra

Good morning, dear Bella friends, Gloria Parra here with a new super cute layout. As soon as I saw the little piggies patterned paper in the new EiEiO collection swooned, I knew I had to use it! I had the perfect with littles piggies at our day at the farm.

For the base of my layout, I used a 12x12 black textured cardstock and added an 11,5x11,5-inch white cardstock on top. I cut a 5x11 piece of the pink piggy paper and two strips of the brown woodgrain patterned paper to add at the top and the bottom of the pink paper.

I used a scalloped border punch to add a nice border to my brown paper at the top. I printed 3 3x4 photos and matted them on the B side of the piggies' paper which is a black and white polka dot pattern.

I then cut strips of white and pink patterned papers ranging from 0,75 to 3 inches wide and created different ends to each one. Some were banners, other tags and even notebook punched edges.

I then created 3 embellishment clusters with all the little piggies that I could find in this super fun collection!!

At the bottom right cluster, I used a super cute bella pop piglet and some pink phrases from the sticker sheet to create my cluster and added my journaling strips in that section.

At the top cluster I included my “One Fine Day” title found in the ephemera word pack, topped with three little piggies that looked just like the pigs that my daughter fed in the first photo. I finished my layout sprinkling some epoxy hearts and some Bella puffy flowers. 

 

Hope you like this cute layout and feel inspired to grab those cute farm photos and create amazing layouts with this collection!!!

 

Hugs, Gloria!

 

Products Used:

 

EiEiO Collection

EiEiO Sticker Sheet

EiEiO Ciao Chip

EiEiO Ephemera Words

EiEiO Ephemera Icons

EiEiO Bella Pops

EiEiO Epoxy Stickers

EiEiO Puffy Stickers

Bella Besties pink and white patterned paper

Bella Besties Epoxy Stickers 

Cap & Gown | Heather Cerulo

Hi Bella friends! I'm so excited to share my first layout with you, featuring the stunning Cap & Gown collection!  This collection is perfect for any kind of graduation celebration, from pre-school and beyond!  I'm documenting my niece's kindergarten moving up from 2019.  She is wearing the most perfect colors for the all the black and white in this collection!

I started by using my circle cutter to cut 4 circles, each 1 inch smaller than the previous circle.  After distressing the edges, I added stitching, and then placed them in the center of my layout.

I then added my title with the letter stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock stickers.  I tucked a bunch of die cuts from the Ephemera Words & Icon packs (which are jam full of the most perfect icons and sayings!).  I just had to use the "Peace Out" piece since my niece was making the peace sign in one of my photos!

I tucked many of the florals along a diagonal line, including the Amazing Bella-Pops featuring some pretty layered flowers.  I also tucked in some puffy stickers to finish off my line of embellishing!

If you have a graduation to document from today, or many years ago, this collection is for you!

Can't wait to see what you create! xo, Heather

12x12 Papers: Cue the Confetti, Diploma Day, Dream Big & Just Graduated

Amazing Bella-Pops

Doohickey Cardstock Stickers

You Did It! Puffy Stickers

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Ciao Chipboard Icons 

Designer's Choice Week | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! I'm here with my last layout for Bella Blvd. What a wonderful year it has been designing for them. Thank you to all of you who have come by the blog to check out my creations each month. This week the Creative Team is having a free for all again and I went all out with some of my favorite Bella Blvd products - Bella Besties, Florence Alphas, and heart stickers. Here it is:

This truly was a fun and easy layout to put together. I started with a piece of 12" x 12" white cardstock. I cut out a large heart and used it to trace an outline of that heart on the white cardstock. This helped me place my circles in the right place. Next, I took five pieces of the Bella Besties Heart & Ombre paper in the following colors: Peep, Cotton Candy, Orange, Bell Pepper, and Blueberry. I used a 1" circle punch and cut out several circles in all the colors. To create my heart, I added the circles all the way around the outline with tape runner. Then I folded the rest of the circles in half and added them on top of the circles with tape runner. Once they are secure you can kind of bend them and play with them so that they stand up better. I love the added dimension they give to the layout.

I added my photo and patterned paper (Balloon Ride) to the middle of the heart with some foam tape. Now I decided to fill in the heart with some stamping and the Puffy Stickers from the Trinkets sets. The colors match perfectly to the Bella Besties papers. I did my best to fill in all the gaps - the more the merrier, right?

The only thing left to do was to add my titles using the Florence Alphas in black. I can't even count how many sheets of these alphas I've bought over the last few years. They are truly my favorite. I curved the title around the top and on the right side of the heart. They are the perfect ending to any layout.

Thanks for stopping by today! Here's a list of supplies I used:

• Bella Besties Heart & Ombre paper in Peep, Cotton Candy, Orange, Bell Pepper and Blueberry
• Balloon Ride Patterned Paper from Let's Go On An Adventure
• Trinkets Puffy Stickers
• Florence Alphas in Black

Sketch Week | Laura Alberts

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing my take on this fabulous sketch created by Allison Davis for Scrapbook & Cards Today. Loved the resemblance in this background to a chevron, so I leaned into that for my design.

I pulled out the Our Love Song collection for this sweet set of photos of my youngest at a hands-on museum. The colors in these photos were so bright and cheerful, Our Love Song was a perfect match. While the layout took on a bold and bright look overall, I love that the photos still stand out thanks to the clusters around them.

For my large title, I fussy cut the words from the Borders patterned paper and lined it up along the top edge of the chevron. Behind my photos, I tucked two tags from the Word Ephemera pack and a few lovely florals as well.

 

Underneath of my photos is a subtitle that helps connect the two photos to a linear base. I added a scalloped border sticker from the Doohickey sticker sheet to level the bottom of my photo cluster.

Each of my floral clusters began with a few larger florals from the Words Ephemera pack, then are layered with puffy stickers from the Love You More set. I especially liked these little puffy triangles which added a whimsical emphasis to the photo cluster and draws the eye straight to these fun photos!

Our Love Song Collection Kit

Bella Besties Graph & Dot - Blueberry/Bell Pepper

Our Love Song Doohickey Sticker Set

Love You More Puffy Stickers

You're My Jam Epoxy Stickers

March Mood Board | Laura Alberts

Hello friends! I'm using the stunning March mood board to inspire my layout this week. The rainbow, tiny hearts, and bright yellow caught my attention, and added to this grid style, were the primary focus for my design. Love the bright happy colors in this one!

I used the lovely Everyday Magic paper for the background and then layered the Bell Pepper Freehand Graph & Dot and My Only Sunshine striped patterned papers to create a column design on this 9x12 layout. Two of my photos are matted with bright pink Happy Thoughts and the larger photo is matted with a cut-apart piece from the Daily Details.

I outlined each section of my layout with a black gel pen to give it a shadow that adds the appearance of depth and dimension. Small clusters around my photos were a fun way to embellish a bold color scheme without overwhelming my photos.

For my title, I layered an acrylic word "Sparkle" over a chipboard scallop and a rainbow cluster on the right side. This helps to highlight my larger photo as the main focal image on the page.

I added 1/4" white cardstock strips for my journaling and added little fussy cut hearts to the ends. With a little gold Nuvo and ink spray, this layout really shines!

You Are My Sunshine Collection Kit

You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip

Hello Summer Epoxy Shapes

Sparkle & Shine Acrylic Words

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

Spring Vibes + Besties | Laura Alberts

Hello Friends! Laura here with a fun playground layout using the stunning You Are My Sunshine collection, one of my favorites from Bella Blvd! The butterflies are just so pretty, I love them. My daughters love to climb the monkey bars and swing, so I thought this was a great choice for a spring themed layout.

For the background, I used Bella Besties Ice Hearts and Ombre, then layered the Shine Bright patterned paper with a strip from the Borders and a scalloped sticker from the Doohickey sticker sheet to create a vertical column. Love how the ombre in the background carries your eye down the page.

I puzzled my photos around a cut apart piece from the Daily Deals patterned paper. Adding in a chipboard sunshine, a fussy cut rainbow, and a number of fussy cut florals, hearts, and butterflies to give the layout a sweet, whimsical feel.

For my title, I used the alphas from the Doohickey sticker sheet to spell out "fun in the sun" underneath my photos. A little bit of Nuvo and gold ink spray for splattering finished off the design.

You Are My Sunshine Collection Kit

You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip

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

All About Circles & Clear Cuts | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! It has been such a joy to create with the Our Love Song collection and I love that I get to share another layout with you this month. I hope you have had a chance to get your hands on this collection. This week we are using the collection with a focus on circles and the Bella Blvd Clear Cuts. Clear Cuts are a Bella Blvd specialty - printed transparency paper. The one in this collection is called Love Squad and has the cutest little pink and red hearts printed on it. Here's what I created: 

 

 

So I started by cutting out a large heart stencil with my Cricut so that I could have a template when stamping the stitched circles inside the heart. Once I had the template, I placed it on top of a piece of white 12" x 12" cardstock and stamped the circles inside the heart. Then I removed the template because I no longer needed it. I used my Cricut again to cut out circles to go inside the stamped circles. These circles are about 1.15" in diameter. I used several patterned papers from the collection including - XOXO, Volume Up, Crazy For You, as well as the Bella Besties Graph & Dot in Cotton Candy. This is also where I used the Clear Cuts. I was able to cut through it with my Cricut; I just needed to run it through the machine a couple times to get it to cut all the way through the transparency paper. Next, I added all the circles to the layout using tape runner.

 

In between all the circles there were some gaps so I added more stamping and some small black sticker hearts and dots from the Florence Alphas sheets. Next, I backed my photo with white cardstock and then added layers of paper behind it. I used the Clear Cuts again - this time I added some black and white grid paper behind it. You can also find that paper in the Our Love Song collection. It's called Soundtrack.

 

I got the title from the Ephemera Words set. I really kept the rest of the layout fairly simple, because of all the patterns and colors I chose for the circles. I added a few hearts around the title and then finished the layout with some journaling around the heart.

Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my work. I hope you feel inspired to create a circle themed layout and even throw some Clear Cuts in there as well. Here's a list of the supplies I used:

• 12" x 12" White Cardstock
• Our Love Song 12" x 12" Patterned Papers - Sound Track, XOXO, Volume Up, Crazy For You
• Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre in Black
• Bella Besties Graph & Dot in Cotton Candy
• Florence Alphas in Black (heart and dot stickers)
• Our Love Song Clear Cuts - Love Song
• Our Love Song Ephemera Words
• Our Love Song Ephemera Icons (hearts)

Our Love Song Focus on Borders & Daily Details | Conny

Hey Crafty Friend, Conny here today sharing an 8.5 by 11 Layout- Focusing on borders and details! Bella Blvd - Our Love Song Collection - 12 x 12 Double-Sided Paper - Borders is perfect to create this project.

List Items

• Bella Blvd - Our Love Song Collection - Epoxy Stickers - You're My Jam
• Bella Blvd - Bella Besties Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Pack - Graph and Dot Rainbow
• Bella Blvd - Our Love Song Collection - Ephemera - Words
• Bella Blvd - Our Love Song Collection - 12 x 12 Double-Sided Paper - Borders
• Bella Blvd - Our Love Song Collection - Chipboard Stickers - Ciao Icons
• Bella Blvd - Our Love Song Collection - 12 x 12 Cardstock Stickers - Doohickey

                     Let's get started, 

First, you will need an 8.5 by 11 white cardstock with the Bella Blvd - Bella Besties Graph and Dot Pink- I stitched the pink on the background leaving 1/8 of an inch all around the layout. 

Then cut a few of the borders and fuzzy cut some of the images from the border paper. 

Next, I glued the borders on the bottom of the pages staggering four pieces one after another with slimmer borders on the top and stitching with my sewing matching, distressed the edges, and lifted to put the embellishment that was fuzzy cut or from the collection.

 

The title You+ Me came from the chipboard stickers and love that it captures and brings the photo forward since it's also black and white. 

For the photo I printed a 4x6, printing the same image on three sides, and on the fourth box, I created a cluster of embellishments with the ones that were fuzzy cut, icons or epoxy stickers. 

I can't wait to see what you create with Our Love song! I felt like this collection was made for Curtis & I he talks to me through music- that is one of our connections, Xoxo Conny!