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Bella Besties & Fa La La Week Day 4 | Sarah

Welcome, all Bella Blvd friends! It's me Sarah up on the blog today, and I hope you are all having a wonderful day thus far. Today, I wanted to share one of my latest layouts using the Fa La La collection and Bella Besties.

So what's awesome about the Fa La La collection is that you can also use it for non-Christmas related projects too! I used it to create this wintery themed layout.

 

 

Okay, so obviously I had to use the cute little characters from the Fa La La collection. The snowmen and the penguins are my absolute favorites; they look so cozy bundled up with their snow gear right?!

 

To create this layout, I used two photos as my main focus. Then I added a handful of embellishment clusters around my photos by painting circles with watercolor and adding various stickers and ephemera icons.

I also added Florence alphabet stickers for the "Brr"s in the embellishment clusters. I used different shades of pinks that coordinate with the Fa La La collection to add pops of color to my layout.

I wanted to utilize some of my Bella Besties, so I added various stars and hearts to the "R"s in the "Brr"s that you'll see pictured in these photos. It's such a cute, and super easy way to jazz up those letters.

That's all I have for today. I hope I was able to inspire you with this wintery layout using the Fa La La collection. If you end up creating something, we'd love to see it. Don't forget to share your finished projects with all of us at Bella on our Facebook page. We'd love to see it!

And as always, thanks for reading through my post and taking a look at my project today! It's totally appreciated. I love getting to create and share my creativity with all.

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Fa La La: Patterned Papers, Bella Besties 12x12 Paper Pack, Ephemera Icons, Bella-pops, Festive Mix Matte Enamels, Wonderland Epoxy Stickers, Snow Washi Tape, and Doohickey Stickers; Bella Besties: Trinkets Puffy Stickers; Legacy: Florence Alphabet Stickers

That's all I have for today. I hope I was able to inspire you with this wintery layout using the Fa La La collection. If you end up creating something, we'd love to see it. Don't forget to share your finished projects with all of us at Bella on our Facebook page. We'd love to see it!

And as always, thanks for reading through my post and taking a look at my project today! It's totally appreciated. I love getting to create and share my creativity with all.

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Fa La La: Patterned Papers, Bella Besties 12x12 Paper Pack, Ephemera Icons, Bella-pops, Festive Mix Matte Enamels, Wonderland Epoxy Stickers, Snow Washi Tape, and Doohickey Stickers; Bella Besties: Trinkets Puffy Stickers; Legacy: Florence Alphabet Stickers

Cut Outs Week Day 3 | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout for Cut Outs week!  Have you had a chance to create with these yet?  They are awesome.  If you don't own a die cutting machine or if you do and are simply short on time or don't want to fuss with the process, these Cut Outs are perfect!  They come to you precut and ready for any project.  They now even come with instructions and templates which makes creating with them even easier.  There are quite a few different designs that you can find here.  I'll have a process video that is at the end of this post so please make sure and check it out!  Here's my layout: 

 

 

For this layout, I chose the Wonderland Cut Outs because they were perfect for the photos that I wanted to document.  We ended up getting a pool put in and it happened to be completed (electrical and heating need to still be hooked up) the day before Christmas.  After the boys opened up their presents on Christmas Day, they had a wild idea of jumping in the pool even thought it was freezing.  It was the best moment and it was something I wanted to document for sure.  We have worked so hard to get the pool and have saved and planned for 2 years so this was very exciting and cold of course lol.  

I used the Fa La La collection and backed the Cut Outs using the patterned papers in blues, pinks and reds.  I popped them up on foam tape and created somewhat of a square design by having the snowflake sections frame everything.  Before adhering the pieces down, I did some mixed media on a piece of white cardstock using some Shimmerz Paints from my stash.  

 

After my background was dry, I went ahead and adhered everything down including my photos.  I matted them using a piece of the Blueberry Freehand Graph and Dot 6x6 patterned paper.  I love the pop of the darker blue.  I also added a pink scalloped border sticker from the Cardstock Sticker sheet and a white Festive Cute Clip to the top photo.  

 

 

Next, I went through the Ephemera Icons and layered up a few pieces around my page.  I also pulled the adorable Snowmen Bella Pops and thought they were perfect since it was a cold, wintery day!

 

 

Then, I added a few bits of tangled thread using the same color scheme around the page and also pulled in some of the matte enamel stickers as well.  They really look like candy buttons!

 

 

Next, I got out the Ciao Chip chipboard stickers and adhered the snowflakes around my page.  

 

 

I added onto the title using the White Aria Alpha stickers and also used the Florence Alphas in Blueberry to add the date.  Lastly, I took a few white Epoxy hearts and added some into my embellishment clusters.  For my journaling, I used a skinny Posca paint pen and didn't realize that the ink would still be pretty thick.  I think I'll stick with my normal journaling pens next time!

 

 

One last shot of the layout: 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I had so much fun with this layout and I hope that I've inspired you to create or even go and purchase some Cut Outs! They really are super convenient and so nice to have on hand. The possibilities are endless and you get multiple Cut Outs in each package, so you'd be able to create a few projects with just one.  Thanks again and I'll see you in my next post!

 

Process Video: 

 

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Fa La La: 12×12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chip Stickers, Epoxy Hearts, Cute Clips, Matte Enamels and Bella Pops. Bella Besties: Freehand Graph & Dot 6x6 paper in Blueberry and Punch; Aria Alphas: White; Florence Alphas: Blueberry; Cut-Outs: Wonderland  

 

 

Cut Outs Week Day 2 | Patricia

Hello Bella Blvd Friends!  Today, I'm using the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs in my Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters Scrapbook.  The pages are about 7.25x9 to give you an idea.  I used the full rainbow, trimming it to go across both pages, and trimming just the tip off to give it more of a 'floating' feel.  Since I'm using the Over the Rainbow Cut Outs, I went with the ombre side of Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Oyster to really make the rainbow colors pop.  

I printed my photos to about 3x4, then placed under each of the clouds, trimmed and adhered.  I happened upon this selfie of my 12-year old on my phone, and with her almost being a teenager, the rainbow was a perfect to fit to her changing personality.  I backed the rainbow part of the Cut Outs with Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Pickle Juice, McIntosch, Plum, Ice, Bell Pepper, and Orange.  I filled these areas with coordinating colors from Guacamole DooDads; Florence Alphabet Stickers in McIntosch, Bell Pepper, Ice, and Pickle Juice; Trinkets in Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Plum, McIntosch, and Orange.

The Over the Rainbow Cut Outs comes with a separate row of clouds.  I decided to trim them in half, and tuck them under my Oyster Bella Besties paper on either side for a tone on tone texture to the edges.

To finish, I used the Hotness Acrylic Word, Pennants, and the Trinkets in Black.

Loved using the Cut Outs!  My first time too.  They are so nice to have ready to go, and then gives you so many options to use them.  So try them out as I did here by using photos behind parts of the Cut Outs, fill the rest with Bella Besties and coordinating colors, then use some of the Cut Outs tucked under your background pattern paper for a tone on tone and textured look!  Have fun and hope you share!

Winter & New Year Project Week Day 1 | Patricia

We are all looking forward to the end of 2020 and ready for a fresh start with 2021.  Even though the turn of the new year won't bring about all the change we want to see with leaving the bad of 2020 behind, we can still look forward to how and what we can do to make ourselves better.  For me it is definitely my health.  I am stronger, flexible, and energetic because of the promises I make to myself and having a plan and keeping that commitment in my mind helps.  This 2021 project uses a mix of Hearts & Ombre and Fa La La.

I started by applying a few drops of pink, yellow and green watercolors on a non-stick mat with water, then smooched the white cardstock into it to make my background.  Next, I used a combination of colors from the Aria Puffy Alphas and the Florence stickers to create 2021.  I layered and stitched strips of the Hearts & Ombre papers at angles and trimmed in place at the top and bottom. Then filled in white Florence Alphabet Stickers, die cuts, and Bella Pops.

For the right side, I printed and trimmed a photo with a lot of white space to add my rules I want to keep for 2021 to keep myself healthy.  Our Winters look more like Fall, either season is a time for old to pass and new to come.  I die cut a pocket and used the Hearts & Ombre Bell Paper for my journaling.

I stitched a Fa La La tab die cut to the top of it, and added more die cuts to the vellum envelope to finish.

Hope this inspires you to create a winter or a New year project using the Hearts & Ombre and Fa La La collections!  Happy New Year Bella Blvd Friends!

Mood Board Week Day 3 | Patricia

Hello Bella Blvd friends!  And Hello to the Holidays and a new Mood Board.  This Mood board has some wonderful non-traditional colors and modern ideas for decorating for the holidays and I took that inspiration and created a fun, festive traveler's notebook spread.

Gaining inspiration from the paper balls and the trees, I first hand traced a triangle to cut out a 'tree' from the background.  My background is a peach colored cardstock that is also inspired by the colors from the Mood board.  I backed the 'tree' with kraft cardstock, and then punch 3/4" circles from the Fa La La collection, stitching two together then adhering to my cut out tree.  To add more color to my peach cardstock background, I trimmed at an angle the pink and polka side of the Borders Fa La La pattern paper to cover areas of the background with the peach still peeking through.  Then I placed my photo, title, die cut trees, washi tape, stickers from the Fa La La collection, and the matte enamels to finish.

My right side, I have my journaling with a continuation of my title using a variety of colors of the Aria Puffy Alphas, picking up that inspiration from the Mood Board.  I had one 3/4" punched circle left, and it showed a perfect little bit of Santa, so I placed him and a border sticker at the top to bring focus to the journaling, and then another sticker, die cuts, and chipboard at the bottom.

Always love getting inspired by the Mood Boards and I hope you do as well!  Find time to create this holiday season!

Fall & Winter Themed Week Day 6 | Nathalie

Hi there Bella Blvd Friends!

Nathalie with you today with one last bit of Fall inspiration before we head into the jolliest season of the year.  I keep a very visual journal of our days; so, today i want to share with you two of the newest entries created with the new Bella Besties Ombre/Heart collection.

 

I started my projects by cutting the leaves from the Bell Pepper, McKintosh, Orange, Punch and Pony Bella Besties Ombre/Heart Papers using the Fall Leaves cut file (#332735 Silhouette Store).  

For my first entry, I chose to create a pocket page.   I cut the Guacamole Ombre/Heart paper for the base of the picture. Once, I set it in place, I added a few of the leaves as if flying/falling at the bottom of the page.   I used some of the negative of the picture to add my title using the Florence Alphabet in black.  A few of the matte enamel dots complete the page.

 To create the pocket cards, I first trimmed one of the 4x6 cut apart cards from the Spooky and Sweet collection, then added a piece of the Guacamole Ombre/heart paper to cover the writing, and then just added a few more leaves.    For my filler card, I used the lighter side of the Guacamole Ombre paper -cut  to size-  them added a tag from the Legacy collection and top it of with one of the leaves. I carried over the phrase stickers and enamel dots to create a well balanced spread.

For my next spread, I wanted to use all the leaves and color to bring Fall Splendor to my pages.   So, I started with a bit of ink blending to the white cardstock background.

I used a gel pen to draw the small vein line on the leaves, then used a bit of foam adhesive to attach them to the background.  I used a combination of the Wonky puffy alpha and Florence Sticker alpha to complete my title.

For the other side of the page, I cut a piece of the Guacamole Ombre/Hearts paper to size.  I backed the picture with a piece of Bell Pepper Ombre Heart paper then just added it to the page.  Just a few embellishments ( Let's Go on Adventure, Freshly Squeezed and Chloe collections) bring the focus to the picture.

I hope these have inspired you to document those last days of Fall, and now we are ready to get our Christmas spirits up!

XO

Materials Used:

BELLA BESTIES OMBRE/HEARTS collection: Bell Pepper, McKintosh, Orange, Pony, Guacamole, Punch

LET'S GO ON AN ADVENTURE  Collection: Cut  apart paper, Doohickey stickers

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection:  Ephemera Words, Matte Enamel Dots - Fruity Mix-

LEGACY Collection: Word Salad, Tags

CHLOE Collection - Enamel Hearts

CUT FILE - Fall Leaves - 332735

WONKY PUFFY ALPHA : Orange

FLORENCE ALPHA STICKERS: Black, Orange

MOM  LIFE Collection: Doohickey Stickers

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection:  Doohickey Stickers

 

Thanksgiving Week Day 4 | Nathalie

 Hello there Bella Blvd friends!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our US friends! 

Nathalie with you today to share a bit of inspiration using the beautiful Bella Blvd goodies.  This week we are documenting Gratitude.  I couldn't think of anything that fills my thankful cup than being a mom to my two teen-soon-to-be-adult kids.   

 

I wanted a colorful cascade of hearts for my page, so I reached for the Love You Lots cut-outs to build my layout.   I backed one of each of the hearts with vellum, then used foam adhesive to attach it to a piece of Hearts/Ombre White Bella Besties paper.  Once the cut out was in place, I fill each of the empty hearts' spaces with the new Bella Blvd Trinkets, so that I have a chain of rainbow hearts.

 

The new puffy stickers are colorful and small enough to fill the heart spaces and bring a pop of color to the page.   I decided to add a few extra stickers to some of the vellum hearts on the left of the page.  These help to emphasize the colors in each of the hearts.

 

 

I placed my picture to the right of the heart cut-outs.  I added a few pieces of papers from the Mom's Life collection as layers behind the pictures, Then decided to create smaller clusters at the corners of the pictures.

I used a few more of the Trinket stickers as well as stickers from the Mom Life, and Mind Your Manners collection.  I added a simple title to the bottom of the pictures using the Oyster Florence Alpha stickers.  Finally, I added pieces of the Mom Life Doo Hickey edge stickers to frame the page.

Just love how this turned out, and how there is beauty in simplicity,color and texture.   I hope this inspires you to pull your Bella Blvd goodies to document your Gratitudes!  Remember to share with us your projects, so that we can be inspired by you, too

 

XO

 

MATERIALS USED:

PUFFY STICKERS - TRINKETS: White, Black, Gulf, McKintosh, Blueberry, Bell Pepper, Plum, Cotton Candy, Orange, Guacamole

BELLA BESTIES: Ombre/Heart white

MIND YOUR MANNERS COLLECTION:  Doohickey stickers

MOM LIFE: Doohickey stickers, ephemera, collection kit

LEGACY Collection:  WORD SALAD Sticker tablet

FLORENCE ALPHA STICKERS: Oyster

CHLOE Collection:  Enamel Heart stickers

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Week Day 2 | Patricia

Hello Beautiful Bella Blvd Friends!  Today I is all about being thankful using the new Trinket Puffy Stickers.  When I think of being thankful during this Fall season, I can't help but think of a bountiful display of Fall colors.  These Trinkets Puffy Stickers along with the new Hearts & Ombre papers, Heart Hugs, and two cut files cut files (On The Vine and Pumpkin Patch) helped me documenting being thankful exactly how I pictured it.

I used the Pony Hearts & Ombre paper along the edge on the left using the ombre side and used a brush stroke of brown/chestnut paint on the right.  To create that bountiful feel I wanted, I cut out Bella Blvd cut files Fall Leaves and Pumpkins from the Silhouette Design Store.  Once those were cut, I used a scallop punch to punch a few more pieces from the Hearts & Ombre.  I started placing the leaves, pumpkins, and the punches.  Next came the fun part, I sprinkled the coordinating Trinkets, Heart Hugs, and Florence Alphabet Stickers to finish.  To create a layer and placement for my photos, I used the same Hearts & Ombre papers alternating from the hearts and the ombre side, and making sure they were stacked to add a layering interest.

I finished this with a few more Trinkets, journaling, and a die cut cat from the Chloe collection.  This year brings a new season to all of our lives, but like I did, document specific changes and be thankful for how these changes will allow you to grow and be stronger individually and as a family. 

Cut Outs Week Day 4 | Lisa Fonseca

Hey scrappy friends, its' Lisa back on the blog and today I'm sharing a layout I created using the Bella Blvd Cut-Outs. :)

The Cut-Outs are an amazing opportunity for you to use cut files on your projects without having to have a cutting machine. They are ready for you to use and there are a ton of different ones for any theme you might want to scrap. :)

This one says "Love you Lots". I thought I'd use that one, since the assignment was to scrap a fall or family layout. I had this old photo of my sis, my dad and I, on my phone and I thought it'd be the perfect picture to use with the Cut-Out. 

To start, I chose papers from both, the Chloe and Cooper collections. I wanted to use happy and bright colors. I really like that color combo. Some of the papers have decent patterns, while a few of them have more intricate and colorful patterns. It's really important, when you back a cut file like this, that you don't only use complicated patterns... it will look too overloaded and your eyes won't have a place to rest. 

The same rule applies to the background, when you're using a lot of different colors and patterns. The background needs to be plain. I used one of the new Belly Besties Ombre papers, which look wonderful as a background. I sprinkled some white and gold splatters all around and let them dry.

While the background was drying, I cut out the letters. Instead of backing my Cut-Out traditionally, I adhered it to my background and I used foam squares to attach the letters, to make them stand out and give the layout a bit of dimension.

I matted my photo with different scraps of paper and adhered it next to the Cut-Out. Then I used some scalloped borders, from the sticker sheet, to decorate a bit more around the photo. 

I didn't really know how to proceed at that point, I didn't know what else to use to decorate even more. But I didn't want to leave it like that because it didn't look "done" to me :)

So I took a floral patterned paper from the Chloe collection and started to fussy cut a ton of small and tiny flowers. 

Then I created three clusters of flowers around the letters. I used a lot of enamel dots in the centers to give them more interest and dimension. I also added a few enamel dots around the clusters. At the end, I really liked how it turned out. :)

I used to make frames for my layouts a lot, but since it's difficult to take good pictures of layouts with frames that are a bit warped from mixed media, I don't do it very often anymore. On this layout though, I thought it would be a great addition. So I created a frame using a teal patterned paper and then I machine-stitched a border in pink. 

To finish, I added a subtitle, using the Florence Alphas.

Et voilà :)

I hope you enjoyed the layout and hope to see you soon,

Mood Board Week Day 6 | Stephanie Buice

Hi Bella friends! Stephanie here today sharing the last mood board layout of the week! Let's take a quick look at the inspiration board and then I'll walk you through my project. 

When creating this month's board it was important for us to include lots of photos that invoked the feelings and warmth of fall, but still managed to stay true to Bella's style of including lots of beautiful color!

Here is my layout:

I was really inspired by the mixed media photos on the board, so I broke out my paints and went to town. I brushed on my colors and then let them dry. Next I cut out my paint strips and added them to my layout. I used Florence Alphabet stickers for my journaling and bordered my page with washi tape on the right and left sides.

I used lots of ephemera pieces to embellish until I was happy with how it came out.

My journaling was inspired by the text photo from the mood board, I love how the Florence Alphabet Stickers were the perfect size!

These little photos of my sweet girl will always be some of my favorites, I am happy to finally have them scrapped!

So how about you, were you inspired by this month's mood board? We hope you were and can't wait to see all of your projects in our Social Media feeds!

Thanks for stopping by!