Hi Friends! Emilie here to share with you a project dedicated to Mother's Day! I hope this will inspire you to celebrate all the mothers around the world!
To get started, I rummaged through all the Bella Blvd collections I have at home. I wanted to use something fitting all the while unexpected. Squeeze the day jumped at me! With all its hearts I knew I would be able to make it work while the fruity vibes would give my layout some zest.
My biggest challenge was with which photos to scrap! The photos of Sophia and me together are few or ones that I'd rather have remain only for the family as I am currently not the most comfortable in front of a camera. I opted with older images which reflect two of my favorite things about being her mum: the cuddles and the fun!
I loved playing with layering and clustering on this layout!
Even by taking a collection out of its context, you can make the words work for you by bending their meaning. Here a summer adventure becomes the adventure of a lifetime!
Mixing different fonts is always a great idea if you want to make an impact on a layout!
By layering ephemeras and patterned papers and sewing together, you create your own homemade embellishment! So much texture!
I had to much fun creating this layout! Thank you so much for reading and please do not hesitate to ask any question!
Emilie xx
Products used:
Squeeze the day 12x12 collection
Squeeze the day Ephemera
Squeeze the day Chipboard stickers
Squeeze the day Epoxy Stickers
Squeeze the day Cardstock Stickers
Bella Besties Puffy Stickers McIntosh trinkets
Bella Besties Puffy Stickers Black trinkets
Legacy collection Florence Alphabet cardstock stickers McIntosh
Hi friends! This month we are showcasing the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection. Already, it's been so fun to see the different ways the Creative Team has used it. My boys aren't really "Tiny Tots" anymore. How many times have I said, "Will you stop growing please?!?!" But that's ok - this month I'll be showing you how I use the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection when you have bigger kids. The collection is filled with all sorts of bright colors, adorable animals, flowers, toys, and such! But I was especially drawn to the bath time ephemera and stickers because I remembered I had the perfect photos to go along with them. My not so little boy still likes to take a bubble bath from time to time.
To get started, I used my Cricut machine to cut out a giant heart. I actually placed the heart aside and used the rest as a template for my circles. I cut out various size circles from the Bella Besties 12" x 12" patterned paper from the Heart & Ombre collection using the heart side. I used four colors that reminded me of bubbles and bath time - Blueberry, Ice, Gulf, and White. Once I had all my circles cut out, I used foam circle tape to adhere them to the white cardstock base and add dimension. In between all the circles I added more embellishments to fill in the heart. The epoxy stickers from the collection were perfect for this, along with the Trinkets puffy stickers.
Once I had the heart filled in, I backed my photos with white card stock and then added a second layer with the 12" x 12" patterned paper - Be Brave. I chose that one to tie in the yellow with the adorable rubber ducks. Next, I added some ephemera - the mini waves and tug boat totally make me smile. I finished the layout by using the black Florence Alphas and some journaling.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to use this collection no matter what age your children are!
Here's a list of all the supplies I used:
Hello to all Bella friends! Happy Tuesday! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines) back on the blog, and I'm excited to be sharing a layout that I created using one of the newest Bella collections. I'm delivering you some scrappy, crafty goodness featuring the oh-so-cute Tiny Tots 2.0.
Here's what I came up with:
When I first saw this release, I was so giddy to get my hands on it. I have twin girls that are now seven, and you bet I have too many photos of them from when they were babies/toddlers that haven't been put into a scrapbook yet. So guilty! This Tiny Tots 2.0 collection gives me the perfect opportunity to get it done.
The icons in this collection are adorable. It works for all ages, boy or girl. There are dinosaurs, whales, cats, dogs, zoo animals, just to name a few. I wanted to use the cute little bumblebee and the ladybug to incorporate my title, "Love Bugs". The bumblebee and ladybug are both Bella Pops from the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection! So adorable!
I used Florence Alphabet stickers in colors that matched the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection. I placed them around my doodled circle to help complete the circular frame. Again, look at how cute that bee is! Perfect for a "love bug" layout, right?!
To embellish my layout, I fussy cut some coordinating flowers and scattered them onto my page. I also used a handful of Bella Besties trinkets.
Lastly, I used some leftover scrap papers to create paper pennants. Sometimes, those little scraps don't have to get tossed in the trash. They make a great addition to any project.
That's all I have for now. Hopefully I have inspired you to create something beautiful today. As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along. Use #bellablvd or #bellablvdllc to tag us on social media if you use Bella products.
Until next time,
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Tiny Tots 2.0: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Bella Pops; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers
Hi friends! I'm back with another layout using the Time to Travel collection from Bella Blvd. This time the assignment was to use Bella Besties paper along with the collection. I instantly grabbed for the Graph & Dot pack of 12" x 12" patterned paper. Who doesn't love a pack of paper in all the fabulous Bella colors? I know I do! I set out to use the graph side of the paper in four colors - Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Ice, and McIntosh. These colors coordinate perfectly with Time to Travel. I used my Cricut machine and cut out a 2.5 inch hexagon with a smaller hexagon inside it. I also cut out my two pictures from the same larger hexagon so they would be the same size as the Bella Besties hexagons.
I then arranged the hexagons (including the photos) along the white cardstock. I let some of them lay off the edge of the paper. Once I got a pattern I liked, I adhered them to the cardstock with tape runner and trimmed off the excess hexagons that were hanging over the edge of the cardstock. Next, I took my favorite mini ruler and black pen and drew lines in the blank edges between each hexagon. I love to add doodling to almost all my layouts to tie in the black and contrast the bright colors.
Now it was time to start digging through the packs of ephemera and chipboard. I knew I wanted to align the ephemera to match up with the colors of each hexagon. There are plenty to choose from! These photos are from a road trip my husband and I took through San Antonio, Austin, and Waco, Texas in December. Time to Travel is perfect for road tripping. Besides the Time to Travel Ephemera and Ciao Chip, I also added some matching Trinkets Puffy hearts in McIntosh, Bell Pepper, and Guacamole.
I finished the layout with probably my most beloved Bella accessory - the Florence Alpha! I used them in black for my title. If you don't have these yet you definitely need them in your life - in all the colors, of course. Thank you so much for stopping by today to check out my layout. I hope you love it! Here's a list of all the items I used!
Items Used:
Bella Besties Graph & Dot pack (Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Ice, and McIntosh)
Time to Travel Ciao Chip
Time to Travel Ephemera Words & Tags
Time to Travel Ephemera Icons
Trinkets Puffy Stickers (McIntosh, Bell Pepper, and Guacamole)
Florence Alphas (Black)
Back in March Sophia and I travelled for a quick weekend back to France to visit my parents. With the recent pandemic, the only experience she has had of her French grandparents was through facetime so since the reopening of the borders, we have decided to go back for regular visits as often as we could afford. This was the first time she was old enough to understand the whole travelling process of airports and taking planes so I wanted to take as many photographs as I could for memory. She loved posing in front of the traffic control towers as she thought they were "Paw Patrol towers" which means I have PLENTY of airport pictures.
Fast-forward a few weeks and I see the stunning "Time to Travel" collection. I knew exactly which pictures I would use!
There are so many papers I love in this collection but one that I HAD to use was the "Baggage Claim" one with all the arrows. I flipped it upside down so that the arrows would point to the left toward my photograph to help guide the eyes towards it.
I created layers of patterned paper just as a book or filing system as it reminded me of how much paperwork I needed to take on this trip to show that all vaccinations had been done. I obviously also had to feature one of the super cute airplanes from the ephemera icons pack!
The Bella Besties came into play when I layered all the patterned papers I had chosen on the left. They are such a great way to bulk up the design without using all of the gorgeous patterned papers in one go! The colours are an absolute perfect match which make the job super easy!
I knew that with such a big amount of bright colours, I needed to use black and white tabs for them to stand-out (you might notice only the black and white striped paper has an actual coloured tab - apart for a few words added to black and white tabs - wink wink). For this I used the "Oh My Stars Tabbies Black and White".
I love to finish off my layouts with the title and the last little bits and pieces. For that I used the chipboard stickers and the word ephemera. I added some Florence Alphabet alphas to complete the sentence.
I had so much fun creating this layout! The Time to Travel collection mixes so effortlessly with the Bella Besties, stickers and all the tiny additions from the Bella brand!
Thank you so much for your time here and I hope you will check out the Time to Travel collection soon!
Lots of love,
Emilie
Products used:
Time to Travel 12x12 collection
Time to Travel Ephemera words
Time to Travel Ephemera Icons
Time to Travel Chipboard stickers
Time to Travel Scenic Route Puffy Stickers
Time to Travel Getaway Epoxy Stickers
Time to Travel Cardstock Stickers
Bella Besties Peep Hearts and Ombre 12x12 papers
Bella Besties Puffy Stickers white trinkets
Bella Besties Puffy Stickers McIntosh trinkets
Legacy collection Florence Alphabet cardstock stickers Ice
Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here today and I'm so excited to share a new layout with y'all! This is my first project featuring the brand new Time To Travel collection and I had SO much fun creating it. I love traveling even if it's just a quick road trip! There's something exciting about picking up and going on a fun adventure. This collection has so many great elements that are perfect for all of your traveling memories. Here's my page and make sure to check out my process video that's linked at the end of this post:
Today, I'm documenting a photo of me on a recent trip to Illinois, where I taught at the Erica Rose Creates Creative Spring Weekend. The photo is of me on a plane and I'm definitely smiling behind my mask! I was super inspired to turn the geotags from the I Love Travel Cut Outs pack into shakers. I backed each one with acetate, applied my foam around the perimeter and poured in some seed beads. I love how they turned out!
Next, I took the planes from that same Cut Outs pack and backed them with the Graph and Dot in Oyster. I also added in some shading using a gray ink pad to give it more interest. On each geotag, I took matching Florence Alphas in Ice, Peep and Bell Pepper and spelled out the airports that I stopped at along my trip.
I used each geotag as a placement for all of my embellishment clusters and added ephemera, chipboard stickers and puffy stickers to each of them. I wanted to create somewhat of a “globe” type background so I traced a paper plate on the Love This Place 12x12 patterned paper and trimmed it out. I backed it with the Graph & Dot patterned paper in Bell Pepper and cut around it so that I had a bit of that yellow popping out. Next, I adhered it down to the Blueberry ombré side from Hearts & Ombre using some foam tape for extra dimension.
For my title, I chose a phrase from the Ciao Chip chipboard stickers and finished the layout off with some white paint splatters.
Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that I’ve inspired you in some way! Have you had a chance to pick up this amazing collection yet? There’s an unboxing video over on the Bella YT channel, so make sure to check it out! See you next time friends!
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Time To Travel Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Cut Outs, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Epoxy Stickers; Bella Besties: Graph & Dot 12x12 Patterned Paper in Oyster and Bell Pepper; Hearts & Ombre 12x12 Patterned Paper in Blueberry; Florence Alphas in Ice, Peep and Bell Pepper.
Hello all! Ashley Neu here for day 2 of Time to Travel collection + spring break! I’ll be showing my first layout being a part of the creative team. I can’t wait for you to see what I’ve created so let’s jump right in, shall we?!
To start the layout, I used random patterned papers from the collection to cut ½ inch strips in various lengths. I added those onto the left side of my white cardstock background, not worrying about keeping things straight! I also added some pretty simple stitching with some white embroidery floss, using a running stitch, criss cross, and zig zag patterns. I love the interest this adds to the strips!
Next, I added on my photos just to the right of the strips, partially overlapping some of them. I added a few embellishments around the photos, including a phrase sticker, a few flowers and some arrows pointing at my photos to help draw attention to them. I also added some scalloped border stickers from the collection to the top and bottom of my photos to help finish off the edges and ground them to the layout.
Finally came the fun part! I added my title using some of the alphabet stickers from Bella Blvd, placing it just under my photos. I also created a few embellishment clusters on top of the paper strips, using some clouds, hearts and a cute, little globe. Lastly, I added some black splatters around the layout to tie in the black letters in the title and sketched some lines around the edges of the background. I am loving how this layout turned out!
Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today and have a wonderful day!
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Time to Travel Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Puffy Stickers, Epoxy Stickers; Florence Alphabet Stickers in Black; Aria Alphabet Puffy Stickers in McIntosh
Hi friends, Inessa here with my first creative team member layout…woo hoo! I’m currently working with the Time to Travel collection and decided to document our recent family Spring Break trip with it. I love the bold colors and all of the icons. The best part is that you can use it for any type of travel, near and far, road trip or air or just a local outing. And I can see plenty of layouts to document all of the moments with kids, going on adventures to the park.
I love a good cut file so I decided to use the Family Trip cut out, backed with the following patterned papers: Let’s Get Lost (A and B sides), Freeway, Daily Details, and Back Roads. I then built a cluster of photos and ephemera to center the layout with the title at the bottom of the page. I used the Aria and Florence alphas in white to complete my title.
With red and black as the standout colors in my photo, I used the backsides of Photo Op and Road Trip papers for my background. I love the bold stripe of the black and white as the border.
The last step for me was to add all of clusters of embellishments to fill out the page. I used pieces from the Doohickey sheet, Ephemera Icons and Ephemera Words and Tags. I used my banner punch to punch out 2 flags in shades of blue and layered the travel banner stickers on top with pop dots.
I love adding little surprises to my layouts so for this one I wrote the actual flight number from our trip on the tag. Hope you enjoyed this and see you next time!
-Inessa
Good day crafty friends! Tegan here with you to share my layout today! I had so much fun combining the To The Moon Bella Besties Patterned Papers and Molecule Cut File with some Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers to create this love-themed layout. Come take a look! :)
First of all, let's talk about this super fun To The Moon Molecule Cut File! I sized the molecules to about 3" tall and cut them out using the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper in Black so they would have a little bit of a pattern to them. I then used some enamel dots from the Heart Hugs pack to embellish them. How fun! And I think they look super cool on the Orange Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper!
Here I used the Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper in Guacamole to anchor my photo. I used the 'love' portion of the Bella Blvd 'God Loves You' Cut File to cut 'love' out using white cardstock.
I used the adorable Florence Alphabet Stickers in Blueberry to complete the title. I adhered the red heart sticker from the Cooper collection on top of the chipboard globe from the Pop Quiz collection. I added some Ephemera pieces from the Cooper collection inside of the molecules to add some interest to the page. I love how all of the Bella Blvd collections mix and match so effortlessly! I
I used a mix of the To The Moon Bella Besties Patterned Papers to create a colorful anchor spot for my photo. I love that the Bella Besties Papers have fun little patterns on them... I love all of the mini polka dots, graph design, and hearts on this page!
Thanks for joining us all this week! I hope we have inspired you to grab some of the amazing Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers and the To The Moon collection (and cut files!) for your next crafty day!
Bella Blvd Products Used:
To The Moon Collection: Bella Besties Patterned Paper Combo Pack, Molecule Cut File
Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers: Black
Florence Alphabet Stickers: Blueberry
Heart Hugs Pack: Give Thanks, Black & White, Pretty in Pink
Cooper Collection Ephemera and Stickers, Pop Quiz Chipboard Stickers, Let Us Adore Him Collection Kit, God Loves You Cut File
Hey friends! Brianna here today sharing a new layout using the beautiful March Sketch designed by fellow CT Member Niki Rowland. I love working with sketches and had so much fun creating with this one. This week, we were free to choose any collection to work with and I chose the My Candy Girl collection. While on vacation back in December, we had ice cream on the Santa Barbara pier and this collection was perfect to document such a great trip. I have a process video down at the end of this post, so if you'd like to see how this page came together, make sure to check it out!
Here's this months sketch:
The sketch has a bit of a mixed media background at the top so I took out a stencil from my stash and used it to stamp on some ink. I smooshed a couple of ink pads to my glass mat, sprayed some water into it and dipped each stencil into the ink. I lightly kissed the stencil to my cardstock to create a fun grid look, similar to the sketch. I added it to the top and also added a bit to the bottom. I trimmed off an inch from the top and side of my white cardstock and adhered it to one of the 12x12 patterned papers to create a colorful border.
The sketch calls for a photo and embellishments at the top of the page with a smaller cluster right under it at the bottom of the page. I matted my photo with a few patterned papers and built embellishment clusters to the left and right of it. I took out the ice cream cone from the Sweet Girl Cut Out and backed it with some of the patterned papers.
Here are the embellishments on the right side of my photo. The ice cream and treats in this collection are so adorable.
I created my title using a phrase from the Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Aria Alphas in Punch and the Florence Alphas in Bell Pepper.
I added a fun cluster on the bottom of my page using some of the border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock Stickers as well as a few Ephemera pieces.
As a finishing detail, I added in some of the super cute Epoxy Sprinkles stickers.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today. I hope you love creating with this sketch, it's a great one! See you in my next post friends.
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
My Candy Girl Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ciao Chipboard Stickers, Epoxy, Cute Clips, Ephemera and Cut Outs; Bella Besties: Florence Alphas in Bell Pepper and Aria Alphas in Punch.
Good day Bella Blvd friends! Tegan here with another To the Moon project for you all! The To the Moon Collection isn't just for boys... here I documented a photo of my niece climbing a rock wall last year.
I created this layout by using the White Graph and Dot Patterned Paper from the To the Moon Bella Besties Collection Kit. I then added a vertical 3 inch strip of the rainbow striped Let Us Adore Him Noel Patterned Paper. I love the color it adds! I made a layered base for my photo using my favorite To the Moon Patterned Papers. I then hand cut out my own stars using some of the Bella Besties Patterned Papers. Here I used the McIntosh Graph and Dot, the Pickle Hearts & Ombre, and the Ice Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers. I used the adorable Florence Alpha Stickers for the title.
I had some empty space in the upper right-hand corner so I embellished it with some To the Moon Doohickey Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, and Puffy Stickers. Isn't that chipboard rocket the coolest?!
I continued the rest of the title below my photo using more cut out Bella Besties Papers (Blueberry Graph & Dot, Ice Hearts & Ombre) and Florence Stickers. I then finished off the bottom of the layout using this super cute astronaut chipboard shape sticker and puffy stickers. I just absolutely love all of the layers and colors!
I hope you are having fun seeing the To the Moon projects this week! What is your favorite part about the To the Moon collection?! Is it the rocket, the astronaut, or the robot?! They are all so cute - I can not decide!
Thanks for joining us today. We hope to see you tomorrow with more To the Moon inspiration! Have a great day!
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
To the Moon Collection: Daily Details Patterned Paper, Borders Patterned Paper, Bella Besties To the Moon Collection Kit, Chipboard Stickers, Spaced Out Epoxy Stickers, Doohickey Stickers
Florence Alphabet Stickers: McIntosh, Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Ice
Other: Let Us Adore Him Noel Patterned Paper, Black & White Heart Hugs, Bella Besties Blueberry Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper
