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Thanksgiving & Cut Outs Week Day 3 | Inessa

Hi friends,

Inessa here and I'm sharing a thanksgiving layout using papers from the Spell on You collection, Bella besties and the Heart Attack Cut-Out. I hope you can be inspired to use your holiday themed collections in multiple ways. Since Thanksgiving has an abundance of oranges and warm colors, I picked papers that worked with my theme. 

I backed the cut-out (which is a precut paper die cut) and backed with the following papers: Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Orange (B side), Bella Besties Graph & Dots Black (used both sides), Bella Besties Graph & Dots Bell Pepper(used both sides), Spell on You Candy Dots (b side), Broomsticks (b side), Daily Details (b side), Happy Halloween (b side), Spell Caster (b side). 

 

I used about 3/4 of the cut out and adhered it to my background paper using foam adhesive for a dimensional look. The background paper is the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre in Orange. I then adhered my photo using foam adhesive as well. I added a cluster of hearts on the left side and a title using the Aria alpha puffy stickers in black and Florence alpha stickers in Orange. 

As a last step, I made the little turkey using the Turkey Friend cutfile downloaded from the Silhouette store. You can find it here.

I used the same mix of papers, adding in some cardstock, the white Graph & Dots and the Pony Hearts & Ombre to cut the various pieces. 

 

Thanks for reading and see you again soon!

All the best,

Inessa

Cap & Gown l Kirei Baldwin

Hi everyone! It's Kirei here with my very first blog post and I'm super excited to be sharing the layout I created with the fabulous new Cap & Gown collection! I decided to use the collection in a non-graduation way as there are so many great patterned papers and embellishments that can be used to tell other stories.... so I pulled out some photos from a few years back of me receiving my Disney Store 20 Year Anniversary Award from the boss himself.... Mickey Mouse (who is also my fave character)! 

I started by picking out the Just Graduated paper (black spots on grey) and gutted the centre leaving a 1" frame. Then I trimmed the Dream Big paper (black stars on white) down to 11½" square, distressed the edges and stuck down to the black spotted frame.

Now I wanted to use the Clear Cuts Star Studded acetate sheet in some way so decided to create a cute shaker pocket which is super easy to make! I pulled out the silver diamonds photo frame from the Cap & Gown Ephemera Words set, then stuck a piece of the Star Studded acetate to the reverse of it. I added a row of foam pads around the border on the back, filled it with some of the Sequin Mix in Domino and then backed it with a piece of That's a Wrap paper (grey hearts on black) and there you have it... one little shaker pocket! 

Now it was time to start adding the details to my layout... firstly I added the black scalloped border from the Cap & Gown Doohickey Stickers across the centre of my page. I backed my three photos using the Just Graduated paper, distressed the edges and then stuck them down using foam pads on the top edges only (stuck flat along the bottom). I did leave a gap at the top of the photos so that I could tuck in two tags from the Ephemera Words set, I distressed the edges and tied some red twine to both before adding my journaling to one of them.

I created embellishment clusters above and below my photos using the Cap & Gown Ephemera Words and Icons, Celebrate Epoxy Stickers and Ciao Chip Icons. 

Next was to add my title which was a combination of the Ephemera Words and the Florence Alpha. 

I added a few extra pops of red to tie in with my photo using some red stars from the Trinkets Puffy Stickers and I was done! 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I used the Cap & Gown collection and can take some inspiration from it.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you in my next post! 

Kirei x

     Bella Boulevard products used on my layout...

Cap & Gown patterned papers - Just Graduated, Dream Big and That's a Wrap

Cap & Gown Ephemera Words and Icons

Cap & Gown Doohickey Stickers

Cap & Gown Ciao Chip Icons

Cap & Gown Celebrate Epoxy Stickers

Clear Cuts - Star Studded

Sequin Mix - Domino

Trinkets Puffy Stickers - McIntosh

Florence Alpha - McIntosh

 

 

 

  

 

Cap & Gown Featuring Bella Besties! | Maree Crozier

Hi Bella friends, I'm excited to share this fun rainbow layout with you today. It features the new Cap and Gown collection with the Bella Besties Paper Collection Kit. The result is really fun and colorful!

I started off by cutting strips from the Bella Besties collection kit in different colors, distressing them and machine sewing them to white card stock. The two outer strips are the Dream Big paper from Cap and Gown.

Next I added my two pics and added some hand stitched rainbows to tie in with the colors and rainbow ephemera. I backed my pics with the black grid paper called Accomplished. The stitched rainbows are a stitching cut file from Paige Evans. Found here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1449454210/36-cut-files-for-stitching?click_key=22e086a1560422c90be6a7831652d2370b8b7f29%3A1449454210&click_sum=1566dfb0&ga_search_query=stitching&ref=shop_items_search_1&crt=1&sts=1

I then added some fun ephemera to the page, popping some up and tucking some behind.

Finally I finished with my title using a couple of pieces from the Words Ephemera pack and some Florence Alphas in black.

This was such a fun layout to make and I love how versatile the Cap and Gown Collection is, you can easily use it for birthdays, celebrations, graduations, sports awards etc.

There are some fantastic generic phrases to use such as "It's your day" and "We love you" as seen here. We look forward to seeing what you create with this new collection. Have a fabulous day!

Bella Besties Collection Kit

From Cap and Gown:

Dream Big paper

Accomplished Paper

Ephemera Icon 

Ephemera Words

Florence Alphas - Black

 

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

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

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

Our Love Song | 3+ Photos sarah

Hello to all my Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post. Hope you have been enjoying all of our creative team's Our Love Song collection projects. I know I have! Personally, I've been feeling inspired to use these colorful, funky products, and today I'm sharing a layout using 3+ photos with the Our Love Song goodies!

Here's how I felt inspired:

 

 

I like to use photo strips to get a handful of photos onto a layout. By doing, you really maximize how many photos you can fit onto a single layout. Here, I used two different strips to fit four photos. If you wanted to, you could add more photo strips to fit additional photos. 

 

 

My title work was easy enough; I used an "XOXO" die cut from the Ephemera Icons pack. I coupled it with some other flower die cuts and a heart with the enamel dots from a Heart Hugs sticker sheet.

 

I wanted to make sure that the photos strips stood out on my layout. To embellish my photo strips I backed them with patterned papers and added fun tabs to the top. I also wanted to include the year somewhere on my layout; the Florence Alphabet Stickers are always a great choice for this because they come in almost every Bella Blvd color! 

 

Lastly, I added journaling to the side of my photo strips to finish off my layout.

 

That's all I have for today! I hope you enjoyed reading about how I was inspired by the Our Love Song collection. Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something colorful and bright.

Anyway, thanks for joining me, and thanks for letting me share my work!

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Our Love Song: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Epoxy Stickers; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers; Heart Hugs

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)

Valentine's Week & Our Love Song | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing another layout using the super adorable Our Love Song collection.  It's Valentine's Day week and I'm sending you all love and hugs!  Here's my page: 

To start, I pulled out the You and Me Cut Outs and used a few of them as stencils.  I love using Cut Outs creatively and this is a technique that is so much fun!  I chose the "Love" and the two hearts Cut Outs and positioned them around my page.  I then took a few Shimmerz Paints sprays and sprayed them onto the Cut Outs and carefully lifted them off of my white cardstock.  I thought they looked so fun and really matched the vibe of this collection.  

Here's another shot of the mixed media: 

I didn't want to cover up a lot of my background so I took a few of the cut aparts from the Daily Elements paper and layered them behind my photo.  

For my title, I used a phrase from the Ephemera Words pack and added some Florence Alphas in black.  The pops of black in this collection makes me so happy!!  

Next, I layered the Hearts Cut Outs pieces that I had previously used and layered them in as embellishments.  

I added a few Doohickey Cardstock scalloped borders stickers and also sprinkled in a few of the Puffy Heart stickers.  I'm so happy with how this page turned out!

Here's one last look at this fun, love filled page: 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Have you used a Cut out as a stencil before?  I hope that you'll give it a try!  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Our Love Song Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Cut Outs, Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and Puffy Stickers;  Bella Besties: Florence Alphas in Black.  

Our Love Song Debut Week | Sarah

Hello, Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post. I can't believe that Valentine's Day is right around the corner?! I could have sworn that we just celebrated the New Year, hehe. Time flies when you're busy having fun and creating.

Anyway, today I'm sharing a layout using some of the fun, new Love Song collection!

Here's how I felt inspired:

As most of you already know, I love scrapping about my dogs. So why not use the Love Song collection to document these pet photos?!

"You're My Jam" really stood out in the icons pack, so I decided to use it for my title. Following the musical theme, I used the stereo Bella Pop to create a focal point on my layout. The musical notes come with the stereo, so I just sprinkled the notes around the stero to add more splashes of color.

Around my title, I added more die-cuts from the icons pack. There are a handful of bright flowers to choose from in the pack; I also love that there are more musical themed die-cuts such as guitars and records.

Lastly, I used Florence Alphabet stickers to add more color. I love that these stickers come in an assortment of colors that coordinate with all of the Bella Blvd collections. I repeated "WOOF" on my layout to emphasize the idea of a dog layout.

Anyway, that's all I have for today. As always, thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Love Song: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Bella Pops; Legacy: Florence Alphabet Stickers

Our Love Song Debut Week! | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! I could not be more excited for this day. I have been dying to show you the newest Bella Blvd collection from the moment it landed on my door step. Say "hello" to Our Love Song! It's a bright and fun collection filled with a good helping of all things love. And as a girl born in the 80's, I love the nod to the past with roller skates, cassette tapes, and more. So let's dive in.

 

I started with a piece of Bella Besties Heart & Ombre paper in black. I cut out a large scallop pennant with my Cricut. Then I cut out a regular pennant just a little bit smaller so it would fit inside the scalloped one. This gorgeous mini rainbow stripe paper is called Volume Up. I put them together with tape runner and then drew some black lines around the pennant and stamped some stitches too! I added the pennant to the left side of a piece of 12" x 12" white cardstock.

 

Next, I set out to work with my photos. They are 2" x 2" and backed with white cardstock and then more layers with patterned paper from the collection - Soundtrack and XOXO. I added some doodleing and stamping to that as well before placing it on the pennant with foam tape. I love to use foam tape to add photos to the layout. It gives it dimension and makes it easy to tuck ephemera and chipboard around them.

I decided to really go with the musical theme for this layout. I just adore the juke boxes, cassette tapes, and boom boxes. I added all sorts of pieces from the Ephemera Icons set, Ciao Chip, Epoxy Stickers, and Puffy Stickers. I took turns stamping and adding layers with all the embellishments.

I finished the layout by adding my title with the Florence Alphas in black. "You Are My Jam!" could not be more fitting for this collection. This is just my first layout, but I can't wait to dive in and play with Our Love Song even more. Here's a list of what I used to create this layout:

• Bella Blvd Hearts & Ombre in Black
• Our Love Song 12" x 12" Patterned Papers - Volume Up, Sound Track, and XOXO
• Our Love Song Ephemera Icons
• Our Love Song Puffy Stickers
• Our Love Song Ciao Chip
• Our Love Song Enamel Stickers
• Florence Alphas in Black