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Time to Travel + Bella Besties Day 6| Rachel

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)

Time to Travel & Bella Besties Week Day 5 | Jennifer Davis

Hello friends! Jen here sharing a layout with you today featuring the vibrant Time to Travel collection from Bella BLVD. I had so much fun putting this layout together sharing photos from a recent work trip that I took! I used the "I Love Travel" Cut-Out and backed the letters using several different colors and patterns of the Bella Besties patterned papers and popped it up on my layout using three dimensional adhesive for a bit extra "oomph". 

Adding chipboard Ciao Chip pieces, Bella-Pops, and Doohickey cardstock stickers provided a bit more fun elements to help share my story. 

I also added some simple sewing machine stitching along the border between my two patterned papers for a bit more dimension. I am in love with that little airplane that's flying away from my heart too! It's one of BB's Bella-Pops and it's oh so cute don't you think?! 

I hope this inspires you to create with the Time to Travel collection soon! If you do, be sure to tag us on Facebook or Instagram so that we can see it and give you some love! 

Supplies Used: Bella BLVD Time to Travel Ciao Chip, Bella BLVD Time to Travel Doohickey, Bella BLVD Time to Travel Cut-Outs, Bella BLVD Time to Travel Bella-Pops (airplane and postage stamp earth), Bella BLVD Besties (Freehand Graph & Dot - Ice, Gulf, and Guacamole), Bella Besties (Hearts & Ombre - McIntosch, Blueberry and Bell Pepper)

 

Time To Travel + Bella Besties | Brianna Lepper

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.  

 

Happy Dogs | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout using the super cute Cooper collection!  I'm so excited and thankful to be able to return for another term on the Creative Team and can't wait to share more layouts with y'all.  Here's my page: 

To start, I went through the patterned papers in the collection and pulled out the Daily Details, Paws and Dog Park 12x12 papers.  I also pulled in the Bella Besties Graph & Dot papers in Ice, McIntosh and Bell Pepper.  I cut them into 6x1/2-inch strips and arranged them vertically across a piece of white cardstock.  Before adhering each strip down, I distressed the edges. Once they were all glued down, I ran the whole page through my sewing machine to add a few rows of stitching in the center.  After I was done stitching, I roughed up and folded the edges of the strips to give the entire page more interest.

 

I then matted my photo and popped it up on foam tape.  Next, I created a couple of embellishment clusters around my photo using the Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers.

 

Here's the other cluster.  I also tucked in a few of the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Ice & Gulf and White.  

There was some empty space at the top of my photo, so I added a Cute Clip to it and loved that pop of red. 

For my title, I used the Happy Acrylic Word and added onto it using the Florence Alphas in Ice.  

Here's one last shot: 

I love documenting photos of my dogs and the Cooper collection is perfect for all of them.  There are so many great elements in this collection and the colors are so fun! Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  If you want to use a lot of patterns on a layout but don't want it to be super busy, try trimming them down to small strips and arrange them either vertically or horizontally.  All of the patterns end up working together nicely and adding stitching gives it that nice touch!  See you in my next post friends!  

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Acrylic Words, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers; Bella Besties: Graph & Dot 12x12 Patterned Paper in Ice, McIntosh and Bell Pepper; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White and Ice & Gulf; Florence Alphas in Ice; Cute Clips; Heart Hugs

 

 

To The Moon + Hearts & Ombre | Tegan

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

Sketch Week Inspired | To the Moon | Niki Rowland

Hi everyone, this is Niki @nikiclairecreates and here is a new layout and process video. I’m playing along with this month’s sketch and I’ve used the To the Moon Collection!

I used the sketch as a starting point and chose a 6x4 landscape photo to go in the big space at the top. I mounted this on to a black journaling card. I have used that wonderful constellations paper as my background.

I then decided to use the remaining pieces of the To the Moon Cut Out set. These are sets of pre-cut cut files that come with cutting templates so they can be back filled. What an amazing product these are for people without electronic cutting machines! I had already used the title on a previous layout so I was left with a cluster of stars to use.

I made three of the stars into shaker pockets, by backing them with acetate, adding a wall of foam pads around the edges of the shapes, filling them with sequins and closing them up with patterned paper. I back filled the remaining shapes normally.

Because my star cluster was quite large, it looked a bit off balance with the photo in the middle as represented by the sketch, so I moved the whole design over to the right side.  Sketches are a starting point and can be adapted to work with the supplies that you have or want to use!

I added an ephemera title ‘I love you more than all the stars in the sky’ which is such an adorable phrase!

Down at the bottom of the layout, I added a couple of label stickers. I further embellished the cluster of stars with more punched stars, chipboard stickers and cardstock stickers. I also used some enamel shapes.

I finished off with splatters of white paint. I really love how this one turned out! Process video below - enjoy!

This is my final layout of my Creative Team term with Bella Blvd. I’ve loved inspiring you over the last year with these beautiful Bella Blvd products that are so bright and fun to use. Thank you so much for having me!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates 

 

Products used:

To the Moon Collection: 12x12 Papers, Love You To the Moon Cut-Out, Ephemera, Chipboard Stickers, Cardstock Stickers, Enamel Shapes

Bella Besties: Freehand Graph and Dot

Other: Sequins, acetate, white acrylic paint, star punches.

You Are My Sunshine + Bella Besties Week Day 3 | Tarrah

Hi creative friends!

It's Tarrah back with you today to share a new scrapbook layout featuring the You Are My Sunshine collection and Bella Besties.

I started by choosing one of the gorgeous Bella Blvd Rainbow cut files from the Silhouette Store and cut each piece out from some of the Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot papers. 

Once the pieces of the cut file were all cut out I adhered them to recreate the rainbow to a plain piece of white cardstock. I placed them so the dots were showing on the pink one and then alternating with the plaid for the red and so on. As I glued each strip down, I bent up the edges on the top of each of them so I could add some mixed media. I took out some Distress Oxide inks in coordinating colors and lightly painted under the tops of the curves of the sections of rainbow. I also added some splatters in the same colors. I trimmed down the white cardstock and adhered the cardstock to the colorful side of the My Only Sunshine paper, I just love all of the color on this layout! 

Once the inks were all dry and the rainbow was in place, I added my photo which is a black and white Snapchat selfie of myself looking slightly up to the sky, the Keep Looking Up There May Be A Rainbow die-cut piece was the perfect piece to add to my page so I placed this directly under my photo. I also added a few Doohickey stickers from the You Are My Sunshine collection here. To the left of my photo there was a space in the main rainbow so I added a die-cut one and then layered some puffy stickers also in rainbows over the top. At the base of the rainbow sections at either end, I added the 2 super cute chipboard clouds. Around the top of the rainbow cut file, I decided to add some of the chipboard dots, spreading them out to create a sense of movement on the page. I also had to add the super cute sun chipboard piece and layered a Doohickey sticker on top too.

Next it was time to add some embellishments, I decided to add them tone on tone, choosing die-cuts, chipboard, puffy stickers, epoxy stickers and Doohickey stickers. I placed the embellishments scattered on the rainbow in their matching or as close to their matching colors. When I attach small embellishments to my pages, I use liquid glue and I will even add extra glue to things that I think might need some extra. The chipboard pieces I usually find will need an extra helping hand.

Lastly I stamped the date stamp of when the photo was taken and I added the black photo corners from the Doohickey sticker sheet to each corner of the layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Bella Blvd blog today! I absolutely LOVE how my layout turned out and hope you love it as much as I do!

Bella Blvd products used:

You Are My Sunshine collection - My Only Sunshine paper

Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot papers

You Are My Sunshine Chipboard

You Are My Sunshine Doohickey stickers

You Are My Sunshine Ephemera Icons

You Are My Sunshine Puffy Stickers

You Are My Sunshine Epoxy Stickers

Happy creating!

To The Moon Collection Week Day 2 | Tegan

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

Sketch Week- Day 5 | Tegan

Good day everyone, Tegan here! I hope you all are enjoying sketch week! I know I sure am! Seeing different takes on the same sketch is so fun! I love that this sketch involves circles, which is something I sometimes forget about when I create my layouts. Here's the amazing sketch again for reference...

I have been wanting to document photos of my new recue pooch, so I pulled out the darling Cooper collection!  I stuck to the basic sketch design, but I wanted to create a fun design with the main circle. I first cut a large 8" circle into the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot White Patterned Paper. I then made a rainbow striped background with 2-inch strips of Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers in Orange, Pickle Juice, McIntosh, and Blueberry. I then added Puffy Heart Stickers around the design. I used the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Orange, Pickle Juice & Guacamole, McIntosh, and Blueberry. I love that all of the Bella Blvd products coordinate so well! 

I wanted to incorporate a little more interest to my rainbow circle, so I added a piece of the dog print cut outs from the Faithful Friends Cut-Outs pack. I then backed some of the paws with the spotted Cooper Puppers Patterned Paper so it would stand out a little bit more. I love how this design turned out! I then embellished the layout with little die cut pieces from the Ephemera pack. 

I used some more Ephemera pieces to create a fast fun title and accents on the page. I then added Bella Blvd Puffy Star Stickers... an oldie but definitely still a goodie! 

I did even include the two smaller circle design elements but they got covered up by the pictures a little. But I love the little bit of pattern that they add underneath the photos. I absolutely love working with sketches.... do you?! I love them for when I get stuck or just want to try something different! What is your favorite thing about this sketch?! 

Thank you for joining us today! I hope you find some time to create a layout from this sketch. I know you will have a blast like I did! And if you have a pooch, the Cooper collection is perfect! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

Cooper Collection: Puppers Patterned Paper, Ephemera Pack

Bella Besties Patterned Papers: Freehand Graph & Dot White, Hearts & Ombre Orange, Hearts & Ombre Pickle Juice, Hearts & Ombre McIntosh, Hearts & Ombre Blueberry

Cut-Outs: Faithful Friend

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Orange, Pickle Juice & Guacamole, McIntosh, Blueberry

 

Let Us Adore Him & Cut Files Week- Day 5 | Tegan

Hi everyone, Tegan here! I hope you are enjoying all of the past Let Us Adore Him and coordinating cut file projects! I know I sure am!  Let Us Adore Him is a great collection to help me finish documenting all of my pictures from our Christmas festivities. Come take a look!  :)

I am obsessed with the rainbow striped Light of the World Patterned Paper so I just had to use it as my background! I then used the Bella Blvd Let Us Adore Him North Star Cut File and some coordinating patterned papers to create a layered design down the side of my page. I used the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot Guacamole, the Let Us Adore Him Rebirth, the Let Us Adore Him Borders, and the Let Us Adore Him Prince of Peace Patterned Papers. I embellished this section with Let Us Adore Him Chipboard Stickers and Puffy Stickers! I love how it turned out! 

I used foam adhesive to create a lot of dimension in the North Star Cut File design. The Let Us Adore Him chipboard and puffy stickers add tons of cute detail, wouldn't you say?!     

What is your favorite part of the Let Us Adore Him collection? Is it all of the fabulous colors? The adorable graphics like the the animals on the chipboard sticker? Or all of the puffy sticker cuteness?! I can never decide which is my favorite part of a Bella Blvd collection because I usually love all of it! 

Thanks for joining us today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the super fun Let Us Adore Him collection and get creative with some of the Let Us Adore Him Cut Files! 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Let Us Adore Him Collection: Rebirth Patterned Paper, Prince of Peace Patterned Paper, Light of the World Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Ephemera

Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot Patterned Paper: Guacamole

Let Us Adore Him North Star Cut File