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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  

 

 

Bella Besties & Chloe Week Day 2 | Maryam

Happy New Year, friends! This is Maryám and I am so excited to be back with a new layout. This week we are focusing on Chloe Collection paired with some Bella Besties, so for today's layout, I'll be using the collection I just mentioned to document a photo of our sweet cat.

To create my layout I started by printing my photos and journaling. From the beginning I knew that I wanted to create a grid design so when I choose the size of my photos I kept that idea in mind. After photos and journaling were printed, I went through the Chloe Ephemera Icons Set and selected some pieces I thought would go well my design but at the same time would help me tell the story I wanted to document.

Once I had all te pieces I needed, I grabbed an 8.5x11" iches white sheet of cardstock and adhered all the elements in place. Since I still have some empty space at the bottom of my journaling, grabbed now the Ephemera Words Set and choose some pieces- one for my title that says "You are one crazy cat!" and then three more to add around the page.

Last but not least, I fussy cut some hearts from the 12x12 Heart Warmer Patterned Paper and adhered them right below the title.

Now, Let's take a look at the final layout!

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed this post and inspired you to create something new. If you have any questions just leave a comment below, and I’ll be happy to help you.

 

Have a great day!

Chloe Collection: 6 x 6 Paper Pad, I Love Cats Patterned Paper, Heart Warmer Patterned Paper, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons. | Bella Besties: Graph & Dot Rainbow Bella Besties 6 x 6 Paper Pad.

Mood Board inspired with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd. friends!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a new layout that is all inspired on this month's colorful mood board.  I love working with mood boards as they provide an infinite number of possibilities.   This month's board is filled with some of my favorite things: black and white, a rainbow and Fall.   Here is this month's mood board:

All the color, texture and pumpkins are some of the things that caught my eye. So, I used all this images as inspiration for my page:

I love all the color with a hint of black and white in this page :) .   I just love how the moodboard fit the pictures of our baby's costume for Halloween 2019.  

 

One of the things that caught my eye are all the pumpkin shapes in the moodboard, especially the ones in the top left corner of the moodboard. In addition three of the squares also feature party decorations and feel which made me think of rosettes ( just like a party wall background). 

 

I pulled papers from different collections to create rosettes so that they matched the colors in the board.  I cut strips of paper at 0.5", 0.75",and 1" wide and crimpled them to create the rosettes.  I used my hot glue gun to keep them in place.

I chose the Spooky and Sweet patterned papers for the background of the page, as it had the polka dot look that is in the mood board.  Once all the rosettes were set in place, I used cardstock stickers and enamel dots to cover the center of the rosettes.

 

I trimmed the left side of the background by about a 3/4 of an inch and backed the space with another paper from the Sweet and Spooky collection.   I added a few papers and embellishments from the same collection behind the picture.  Then clustered Ciao Chips at the bottom of the pictures to create the title of my page.

I hope you are also inspire to use images of the mood board to create a project of your own. Remember to tag Bella Blvd, so we can also be inspired by your projects.

XO,

 

SUPPLIES:

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection: Paper, Ciao Chips, Ephemera, Cardstock Stickers

CHLOE COLLECTION: Matte Enamel dots, Enamel hearts, paper

BELLA BESTIES Collection: Grid/dot in Bubble Gum, Ombre/Heart in Ice

BELLA BOWS: Cute Boy

LET's GO ON AN ADVENTURE: Paper

PLAIDS & DOTTY COLLECTION: black

 

 

Lil' Monster | Dorymar

Hey Bella Fans! It's Dorymar, this week I was inspired by the October Mood Board.  I'm excited to share a new layout using the Monsters & Friends collection mixed with the Bella Besties.

Please take a look at the Mood Board.  This Mood Board has many beautiful bright colors and patterns popping out in black and white.

For this layout, I decided to work with the beautiful color palette and the balloons included in the pictures.   First, I decided to use the picture in the center as my page map.

I tried to pick papers from the 6x6 Bella Besties paper pad that matched with the colors of the mood board and with a few sizes of circle punches, I cut many circles to create the top of my layout. I love the dimension and to add it, I created many pieces of origami circles. This brings a fun look and adorable dimension. To finish it I added the beautiful matte enamel dots included in the collection in the center of my circles. They look fantastic!

As the layout is full of bright colors, I decided to use my photos in black and white, this makes them stand out even more and allows me to continue with the pattern of the Mood Board. As a background for my photo, I used the Lil' Pumpkins patterned paper and the Fun Facts patterned paper, then I added a few of the coolest monsters from the collection to create a fun cluster on the right side of my page.

To create my title, I used the Aria Alphabet Puffy Stickers (Peep) and I underlined it using the chevron pattern that includes one of the Bella Black Chevies Clear Cuts, this gave the perfect touch to highlight the title.

I love using the mood board as inspiration and the result of this beautiful page.  I hope you enjoyed it and that this inspires you to use it with the fantastic Bella BLVD papers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Monsters & Friends Lil' Pumpkins, Monsters & Friends Scary Cute, Monsters & Friends Batty,

Monsters & Friends Fun Facts, Monsters & Friends Ephemera,

Monsters & Friends Goblins Epoxy, Monsters & Friends Bella-Pops Little Monster,

Aria Alphabet Puffy Stickers (peep), Bella Besties 6x6 Paper Pad, Black Chevies Clear Cut

World Card Making Day | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing two cards that I created using some of the new Bella Besties products mixed in with some older Bella Besties products.  They all match so nicely together so let's mix it up!  Here are the cards that I made, I hope you like them!

 

I had so much fun creating these two cards.  I love how Bella Blvd uses the same colors in all of their collections so that you can mix and match and everything coordinates together.  When I first saw the new Hearts & Ombre patterned papers, I immediately fell in love and knew that they would look perfect with the Freehand Dot & Graph patterned papers.  And, boy was I right!!  Let's get into my first card: 

 

 

Pink is one of my favorite colors and I was so excited to get to use the Hearts & Ombre paper in Cotton Candy for this card!  Paired with the Freehand Graph & Dot paper in Punch as my base, it looks so pretty!  I wanted to create a fun girl birthday card to keep on hand so I pulled out the Wish Big Girl collection and used the adorable hippo chipboard sticker as the main focal point of my card.  

 

 

I created a tag using a piece of the Freehand Graph & Dot paper in Cotton Candy and tied on a piece of white pom pom trim.  To give my card even more interest, I stitched around a few of the layers.  

 

I created my own sentiment using the Aria Puffy Alpha stickers in Gulf and added a few hearts from the new Trinkets Puffy Stickers.  They're a perfect finishing touch to any project and I love them!!  Such a simple and fun card to make!

 

 

My next card is a fun sequin shaker card that I made using the Hearts & Ombre patterned paper in Ice as the frame and the Freehand Graph & Dot paper in Bell Pepper as my base. 

 

 

I thought it would be fun to create a scene on the inside of my shaker using the Home Sweet Home collection.  I created a little hill using the Freehand Graph & Dot paper in Pickle Juice and fussy cut some clouds from the White paper.  I added a house chipboard sticker and a tree from the ephemera icons.  Next, I took a text sticker from the Word Salad Booklet and adhered it right onto the hill.  To complete my scene, I added some of the White Trinket Puffy stickers!

 

 

To create the window of my shaker, I glued a piece of acetate to the frame I created and stuck down some foam tape around the border.  Then, I added some SpiegelMom Scraps sequins from my stash and sealed everything up.

 

 

For my sentiment, I used the Aria Puffy Alphas in Bell Pepper and spelled out 'Congrats'.  I plan on using this card as closing gift for my clients.  Who doesn't love receiving a handmade card?!  Especially one that shakes!  

 

 

That wraps up my cards!! I hope that I've inspired you to create some cards by mixing your Bella Besties products! They  were so simple to make and I hope that you give it a try!  See you in my next post!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Home Sweet Home: Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip Stickers; Wish Big Girl: Ciao Chip Stickers; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper in Cotton Candy and Ice, Freehand Dot & Graph Patterned Paper in Bell Pepper, White, Pickle Juice and Punch; Word Salad Booklet; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White; Aria Puffy Alphas in Bell Pepper and Gulf.

 

School Time Layout with Traci

Hi Bella friends!  For many families, school doesn't look like it did prior to 2020, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't still be documenting the memories!  Whether your child, or grandchild, is distance learning at home, or attending school wearing a mask, you probably have pictures that need to be printed.  Here's a fun idea for a simple multi-photo layout using Bella Besties and some cute Bella cutting files.

For the base of the layout, I layered Blueberry and Plum dot/graph besties with white card stock. I added a piece of Goofing Off paper from the Pop Quiz collection at the top, along with strips of  Pickle Juice and Gulf bestie card stock.  I love the color combination which I drew from the photos of my sweet granddaughter.

 

The border strip stickers added some fun movement across the top and bottom of the page.  They are both from the Wish Big Sticky Mix.

Other than the cute photos, the highlight of this page is definitely this adorable owl.  You can find the cutting file for him in Lori Whitlock's SVG shop here: Star Student Owl I added the cute hat and glasses from the Pop Quiz Ciao Chip stickers.  

I was going to back the School Time title (which you can find here: School Time Title) with colored card stock, but I decided I like the contrast with the solid Blueberry and white. You actually get two titles out of this file ... the negative space, and the letters that are removed from the negative space so be sure to save those for a future project!

 

Here's to all the students out there who are adapting to this new school year ... and to all the parents and grandparents who are also navigating all of this change.  I hope you find some crafty time this week and that this layout inspires you!   

Bella Blvd Products Used

Dot/Graph Bella Besties: Blueberry, Plum, Pickle Juice and Gulf

 Pop Quiz Goofing Off paper 

Wish Big Sticky Mix

Pop Quiz Ciao Chip

Star Student Owl Cutting file

School Time Cutting File

 

School Time | Dorymar

Hello Bella Fans! It is Dorymar here today! Classes started a few days ago and it has been something different than usual, but it is essential to document it. In my case, my two girls are taking online classes and they are not wearing their uniforms or using backpacks but in some way or another I have to document it, and what better way to do it than with a beautiful mini album. Today I share with you a project to document the back to School of 2020.

The album is made from scratch and to do it, I used the beautiful Pop Quiz collection, chipboard, and black cardstock. To make the title of the cover, I used the Bella Blvd digital file "School Time" (id # 326431).

I used different patterned papers from the Pop Quiz collection to fill in the letters of the digital file and also incorporated the glasses file from Bella's Silhouette Store (id#326427) and filled it with one of the cards included in the “Daily Details paper”. To decorate the background, I used several die cuts included in the chipboards and in the ephemera pack. The top of the album looks great!

I combined the Pop Quiz Collection with “Graph and Dot Black” paper and used it to cover the base of the album.  I wanted to create a fun book spine and for that, I used a piece of cardstock that measures 1.5x4.75 and covered it with “Goofing Off” paper, then I added some eyelets and put twine with a beautiful button, this gives it a special a fun look.

The album has a total of 6 pages, plus the front and back cover this is plenty of space for photos, memories, decoration, and fun. The Pop Quiz collection is full of beautiful and colorful designs that are perfect for documenting our children's wonderful school days whether it’s at home or at school.

In the album I made flaps and some pockets to add more space and fun, all the pages were covered with the patterned papers from the collection and I also incorporated yellow and red Bella Besties papers. Each of the pages is dedicated to different subjects and others are dedicated to different activities. All are perfect for the occasion.

On every page, I layered several papers, die cuts, stickers, and chipboard to add beautiful dimensions.

As a personal touch, I added some index cards in my pocket for journaling and used various tabs included in the ephemera pack. I loved the result!

I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspires you to create one of your own using the fantastic Pop Quiz Collection, thanks for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

Pop Quiz Collection Kit, Pop Quiz Sticky Mix, Pop Quiz Ciao Chip Chipboard Icons, 

Pop Quiz Ephemera, Black and White Heart Hugs, Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot,

School Time Digital File id # 326431, Glasses Digital File id # 326427

 

September 2020 Mood Board | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout I created using the gorgeous September 2020 Mood Board as inspiration. I was totally inspired by the top 3 squares and used those as my color scheme for my layout.  Look at how awesome this mood board is!

Here's my layout, I used both the Wish Big Girl and Cooper collections to create it.  

 

To start, I pulled the Birthday Song patterned paper from Wish Big Girl to pull in the black and white element.  To achieve the diagonal stripes from the top center square, I took the colors from the first square and painted those on in a diagonal direction.  I love how bright and colorful the stripes are and I also like how they pop off of the busy background!  

Once my background was dry, I got to work on the rest of my layout.  I took one of the Cut Outs from Cooper and added a few thin foam adhesive strips to the back of it to give it some dimension.  I didn't back or color the Cut Out since I wanted to keep it pretty simple and use it mainly as a layering piece.

Next, I added an acrylic word right on top of the Cut Out as somewhat of a subtitle.  Then I took a few pieces of the Bella Besties Graph and Dot paper in Gulf and Punch and backed my photo with them.  I also pulled the Border patterned paper from Wish Big Girl and used the yellow and white polka dot side to add some yellow to my photo layers.  

I started adding some embellishment clusters around my photo using an adorable Bella Pop, some Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip stickers.  I made sure to tuck and layer and add foam adhesive to some of the pieces.  

I also added a few Fruity Mix Matte Enamels and tangled thread around my page.

For my title, I used a mixture of the new Aria Puffy Alphas in Peep, White and Cotton Candy.  I can't get enough of these alphas!!

Here's one more close up of the awesome Cut Outs from Cooper.  If you don't have a die cutting machine or need a cut file in a pinch, these are so perfect!! Already cut and ready for you to use!

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!!  I hope you'll find some inspiration from the mood board this month and look forward to seeing your projects!  See you in my next post!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Cooper:  Cut Outs, Ephemera Icons and Bella Pops; Wish Big Girl: 12x12 patterned papers: Birthday Song and Borders, Ephemera Icons, Acrylic Word, Ciao Chip Icons, ; Squeeze The Day: Matte Enamels; Bella Besties: 12x12 Graph and Dot in Gulf and Punch; Aria Puffy Alphas in White, Cotton Candy and Peep. Cute Clips: Baby Girl.  

 

ARIA ALPHA Inspiration with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie here to share a bit of inspiration using the new and super beautiful Aria Alpha puffy stickers.  These alphas come in a rainbow of colors/ Bella Blvd palette, and are the perfect size to embellish your layouts.   Today, i am pairing these alphas with the fun Cooper collection in this colorful page...

 

As you can see my baby boy has a love for our bed! I set a few of the pictures in a film strip and decided to surround them by the story of the day.   

I drew two circles on a piece of heavy cardstock, and added a bit of mixed media to the background.  I chose a color that will bring some of the morning colors and make the pictures stand out. Once the background dried, i used the drawn lines to handstitch the circles on the page.

I used papers from the Cooper, Chloe and Bella Besties to back the pictures.  I created a small cluster of embellishments at the top left corner of the pictures, and then set in place on top of the watercolor background.

I used the stitched circles as a guide for my title work.  Here i used a few of the new Aria Alphas in different colors.  I added a few embellishments from the Cooper and Chloe collection to help me complete the circle.

To finish the page, i added a large of cluster of embellishments at the bottom of the page. I tried to follow the curvature of the title, but instead ended with a large horizontal line of embellishments.  

All that was left were a few lines of journal and matte enamel dots around the page.  I love how this turned out.  The new alpha stickers are just so perfect to create all sorts of titles and embellishments, be sure to check them out!

XO

 

BELLA BLVD. SUPPLIES:

ARIA  PUFFY ALPHAS: Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Pony, Ice, Blueberry

COOPER collection: Collection kit, 6x6 paper pad, chipboard stickers, ephemera words, ephemera icons, Cardstock sticker, Epoxy Stickers, Matte Enamel stickers

CHLOE collection : Patterned paper, Bella Pops - Cat House

BELLA BESTIES : Dot/Freehand grid in ICE

BELLA CLIPS: Cute Boy mix

 

Reach for the Stars | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here sharing a new layout using the new Aria Puffy Alphabet stickers along with the Pop Quiz collection. Since my boys are starting school next week, I thought it would be fun to create a back to school themed layout using their first day photos from last year. Here's what I created:

When I went through the Pop Quiz 12x12 patterned papers, I was completely inspired by the Get To Class paper with hexagons all over it.  I thought I could cut into it and use a large portion of it for my photos to sit on.  I fussy cut around some of the hexagons to give it some interest and love how it turned out.  

Next, I wanted to create a mixed media background so I prepped a piece of thick white cardstock with clear gesso and sprayed on some Shimmerz Paints sprays in blue, green, yellow and red. I wanted to match the colors in the collection. I sprayed some water onto the page and let the colors run and blend.  I added a few splatters of color to give it a watercolor look as well.

Once my mixed media was finished drying, I added a piece of the Goofing Off paper to the top of the page and then added the hexagon paper right on top of that, making sure to pop it up on foam adhesive to give my page more dimension.  I added a few stickers from the Word Salad booklet keeping in line with the tone on tone colors from the mixed media colors.  I also added a few splatters of color to the top of the page as well!

Next, I added some paper layers to my photos using the cut aparts from the Daily Details paper. I embellished around them using the Ciao Chips, Cardstock Stickers and Ephemera Icons from the collection.  I love tucking things in and adding foam dots to my clusters.  

Here's another look at one of the other clusters: 

For my title, I used the new Aria Puffy Alphas in Ice, Guacamole, Bell Pepper and McIntosh.  I added the words in going with the tone on tone look and then ran them through my sewing machine to give them some interest and texture.  I also added some stars using the Puffy Star stickers as well as the Acrylic Shapes. 

I didn't have yellow Puffy Stars so I improvised and took my tiny star punch and punched out stars using the 6x6 Bella Besties paper pad.  

Lastly, I typed and printed out some journaling on my computer and trimmed and adhered it all down.  That completed my layout!

This school year is definitely starting out way different than expected but we are going in with positive attitudes and we will handle anything thrown our way!  I had so much fun creating this layout and was happy that I was finally able to document this past school years photos.  I hope y'all are staying safe and if your kiddos are starting school this month, whether it's virtual learning, in person or both (like us), I wish y'all the best!  Thank you so much for being here and I'll see you in my next post!

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Pop Quiz:  12×12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Cardstock Stickers, Chipboard Icons; Aria Puffy Alphas: Ice, Guacamole, Bell Pepper and McIntosh; Bella Besties: 6×6 paper pad, Word Salad Booklet; Puffy Star Stickers, Acrylic Shapes.