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June Mood Board Layout - Tegan Skwiat

I always love playing along with the Bella Blvd Mood Boards and the June Board did not disappoint! I had fun mixing and matching the Splash Zone collection, the Island Escape collection, the Squeeze the Day collection, and the Bella Besties patterned papers on this layout. I love that all the Bella Blvd collections mix and match so easily. Come take a look how I was inspired by the June Mood Board!

Isn't the June Mood Board amazing?

It has been forever since I tried mixed media on a layout, but the mood board inspired me to get out my paints again! I started out by using just aqua paint on regular white cardstock. It did buckle some from the water but once it was dry I placed it under heavy scrapbook albums so it would flatten out some. I then cut out a circular background pattern design using this painted cardstock and my electronic die cut machine. I used the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot Patterned Paper in Gulf to back my cut out. I was nervous to try this technique but I love how it turned out! And the Bella Blvd Sunshine Cut File makes an adorable sun! 

I used the fun Florence Alphabet Stickers in Blueberry and a chipboard piece from the Splash Zone collection to make my title. The addition of the fruity pieces from the Squeeze the Day collection was inspired by the board as well. I don't think I would have thought to put fruit on a pool layout, but I think it totally works here!

The mood board also inspired the addition of these fun chipboard wave shapes from the Island Escape collection. I just adore these waves and I am so excited that Bella Blvd now offers a waves cut file so I can cut out more when I need them!

I had every intention of making a large solid rainbow chevron design like in the mood board above. But once I created the mainly solid background and cut out the mostly solid yellow sun, I decided that I wanted to include more colorful and patterned papers. I love how the idea morphed into something else equally amazing!

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of your favorite Bella Blvd collections and the June Mood Board for your next project!

Bella Besties Graph and Dot Patterned Papers: Gulf, Peep, McIntosh

Squeeze the Day Collection: Chipboard, Ephemera

Island Escape Collection: Tropical Bliss Patterned Paper, Moonlit Kisses Patterned Paper, Daily Details Patterned Paper

Bella Blvd Cut Files: Sunshine, Waves

Extras: World Salad Stickers, Florence Alphabet Stickers in Blueberry, Puffy Star Stickers

 

Pool Vibes Layout - Tegan Skwiat

Good day everyone, Tegan here! Since summer is just around the corner, I pulled out the super fun Splash Zone collection. I love this collection because it is filled with color and adorable graphics. It was prefect for documenting this picture of my niece at the pool!

I did end up incorporating this light blue grid patterned paper from the Fireworks & Freedom collection. I thought the soft blue was a perfect background because the blue was light and would let the rest of the bright page elements shine. I then used the water splats from the Bella Blvd Pool Vibes Cut File and Gulf Graph & Dot Patterned Paper to create a few paper splashes to layer behind the ephemera pieces. Isn't that flamingo just the cutest?! 

Since the title of this layout was 'Pool Vibes', I used the Florence alphabet stickers to create a frame around my photo of words that would describe a pool vibe! I love the bold graphic and all of the color this idea adds to my photo. It definitely helps my photo to take center stage! 

I used some fun ephemera pieces and cool Star Mix Acrylic Shapes to embellish the area below my photo. Those little fish ephemera pieces are so cute! 

I had so much fun creating this page- especially the frame full of colorful Florence alphabet stickers! I hope you love it as much as I do! 

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Splash Zone collection and amazing Florence Alphabet Stickers for your next summer layout. Have a great day!

Splash Zone Collection: Swim Like a Fish Patterned Paper, Summer Scramble Patterned Paper, Sunny Days Patterned Paper, Flower Garden Patterned Paper, Ephemera Icons, Star Mix Acrylic Shapes

Florence Alphabet Stickers: Gulf, Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Orange, Punch, McIntosh

Bella Besties Graph & Dot Patterned Paper: Gulf, Punch

Bella Blvd Pool Vibes Cut File

Adorable Layout | Maryam

Hello Friends! Maryám here and I'm so excited to be back at the Bella Blog today with my first layout using the new and sweet Chloe Collection. We recently got a new kitty so this collection is going to be perfect to document all of those moments and new experiences.

 

 

To create my layout, I started out by opening the super cute 320578 Cat in a Box Cut File on the Silhouette software and then ungrouped all the elements. I then separated all the pieces and cut them from different colored textured cardstock and pattern papers from the Graph and Dot Rainbow 6 x 6 Paper Pad.

Once the machine finished doing its job, it was my turn to assemble all the pieces. To glue most of the elements, I used Tombow liquid adhesive, and for some other, like the head of the little kitty, I used foam dots to add more dimension. In addition, I also added an epoxy finish to some other pieces- like the eyes, nose, and whiskers- with Glossy Accents from Ranger.

 

To embellish the page, I fussy cut some flowers from the Smitten Pattern Paper, and added some elements from both the Ephemera Words and Ephemera Icons sets. I also created two more little embellishments, a milk bottle and a plate for cat food, from the 320582 Milk & Tuna Cut File reaping the same steps from before.

 

 

For the title, I used the word the acrylic word "Adorable" which comes in a really nice shade of grey color and positioned under my photo and cut files.

 

 

To finish up the page, I added a scallop border sticker under my journaling and some enamel dots in the center of each one of the flowers. 

 

Let's take a look at the finished layout!

 

 

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed today's layout 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: 6 x 6 Paper Pad, I Love Cats Pattern Paper, Fat & Sassy Pattern Paper, Smitten Pattern Paper, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Hearts Cat Mix Epoxy Icons, Adorable Acrylic Word | Bella Besties: 6 x 6 Paper Pad | Bella BLVD Cut Files: 320578 Cat in a Box, 320582 Milk & Tuna.

Love You Puppers Layout - Tegan Skwiat

Eek! I was so excited when the brand new dog themed Cooper collection was released! I am a self-proclaimed crazy dog mom, so this collection is perfect for me. Needless to say, I had a blast using the Cooper collection on this layout of my senior fur child, Pixie.

I used the super cool gray patterned backside of the Borders Patterned Paper as my base paper. I then made sure I used my favorite new Paw Prints washi tape. Isn't it just the cutest?! I had so much fun layering lots of different Cooper patterned papers as an anchoring spot for my photo.  

I then cut out these adorable paw prints using my electronic die cut machine and the new Bella Blvd Paw Prints Cut File. I used the darling Florence Alphabet Stickers to spell 'LOVE' and 'YOU' in side the paws. And how sweet is that little blue dog bone Ephemera piece?!

I can't get over how adorable all of the Ephemera pieces are. I mean just look at how cute that little dog is! I made sure he took center stage right next to my photo. 

The entire Cooper collection is just amazing and I can't decide what my favorite embellishments are. If you are a dog dad or dog mom like me, you will love Cooper as much as I do! 

Thanks for dropping by and have a great day! 

Cooper Collection: Daily Details Patterned Paper, Borders Patterned Paper, Puppers Patterned Paper, PLay Time Patterned Paper, Good Boy Patterned Paper, Paws Patterned Paper, Dog Pack Patterned Paper, Paw Prints Washi Tape, 12 x 12 Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Hearts Dog Mix Epoxy Stickers

Florence Alphabet Stickers: Cotton Candy, Bell Pepper

Bella Besties Pony Graph & Dot Patterned Paper

Bella Blvd Paw Prints Cut File

 

 

Here and Now | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Brianna Lepper here sharing a new layout that focuses on the always gorgeous Florence alphas!!  These alphas are so versatile and available in so many colors, they're perfect for any project.  For this layout, I wanted to document these crazy times that we are all experiencing and wanted to incorporate a quote that encompasses positivity.  So I googled some quarantine/stay at home quotes and stumbled upon this one: "One day this will be over and we will be grateful for life in ways we never felt possible before." -Matt Haig.  In the midst of all of the chaos and uncertainty, our family is staying home and enjoying some wonderful moments together.  Here's my page, I used the Splash Zone collection to create this bright and fun layout!

Since this quote was extra long, I wanted all of the words to be grounded by something. So I took the scalloped banner cut file designed by Paige Evans and cut it out on some white textured cardstock.  Then I backed it using the Splash Zone patterned papers as well as a few papers from the Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot 6x6 paper pad.

After the entire cut file was backed, I went through the Splash Zone patterned papers to choose the foundation paper for my layout. I ended up going with the Sunny Days paper and trimmed it down so that I could layer it on a sheet of the Blueberry Freehand Graph and Dot 12x12 paper.  I stitched around the page adding an extra element of interest.  I love the white thread on that Blueberry paper!  

Next, I started working on adding the quote on the page.  I got out most of my Florence Alphas in rainbow order and began creating the words of quote, alternating colors after each one.  I ended up using McIntosh, Punch, Peep, Cotton Candy, Orange, Bell Pepper, Pickle Juice, Guacamole, Ice, Gulf, Blueberry and Plum.  I absolutely love how it turned out and I was so happy that I was able to fit most of it on top of the cut file.  

I decided to have 3 clusters of embellishments around my page so that your eyes could travel around the page and read the whole quote.  I added a few pieces of the embellishment icons as well as the acrylic stars from the collection.

I also added tangled thread underneath the bows in the cut file.  I love how it's so simple, but it gives it an extra pop of color and texture.

In one of the clusters, I added a piece from the Gift Tag pack as well as a few pieces from the Ephemera Words pack.  I love layering up pieces of ephemera!

Lastly, I grabbed some white acrylic paint, watered it down and splattered it around my page.  It's just what I needed to bring the entire layout together.  And since I didn't do any mixed media on this layout I needed to add just a bit of it!  

Thank you so much for stopping by!! I hope that I've inspired you today to grab some alphas and add a quote to your page or create a long title!  Take care and we will see you in my next post!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Splash Zone Collection: Sunny Days, Splashing Around, Swim Like A Fish, Borders and Summer Scramble 12x12 patterned papers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Acrylic Shapes and Gift Tags;  Florence Alpha Stickers: McIntosh, Punch, Peep, Cotton Candy, Orage, Bell Pepper, Pickle Juice, Guacamole, Ice, Gulf, Blueberry and Plum; Bella Besties Word Salad Booklet; Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot 6x6 Paper Pad. 

 

BE YOU | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a bit of inspiration using the Florence Alphabet stickers to create an impactful layout.  I love large titles, as they are easy to put together, and help to embellish the layout at the same time as conveying the feeling of the page.   The Florence Alphas are the perfect size to create a large colorful title in minutes just like the one in today's page:

 

I started by adding white acrylic paint to the White Grid side of the Bella Besties paper.  Once it dried, i used Vicki Boutin Watercolor markers to create a rainbow on the page ( the stripes of watercolor create a soft diagonal design in the background of the page).    

 

While the background dried, i started to work on putting parts of the page together.  My idea was to keep the rainbow of the page throughout the entire page, that meant that i had to try at best to color block papers, alphas and embellishments.  I started by using the Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections 6x6 paper pads to back and picture and add layers behind it.  I added a piece of the Wreath cut out to help form the corner design at the top left side of the page.   In addition, i added a piece of the Squeeze the Day Ciao Chips and ephemera,  a cute clip, ephemera from the Sweet & Spooky collection,and a mini heart embellishment  to bring more of the colors present at the top of the page.

Once i placed the picture at the top of the page, i chose the Be You Acrylic word to anchor the title to the page.  Since i added my watercolor in sections along the diagonal of the page, i wanted to play with the colors of the Florence Alpha to complete the title.  

 

I used Florence Alpha stickers in Orange, McIntosh, Punch, Peep, Cotton Candy and Plum to add the title on the page.  I tried at best to match the color of the background with the alphabet stickers, and chose to finish the sentence with the Punch Wonky Alpha puffy sticker.

 

To balance the page, i chose to add a piece of ephemera from the Squeeze the Day collection, along with an Epoxy Heart and a sentiment from the Sweet & Spooky collection.  Since the title already tells so much of the story, just a few lines of journal were added at the very bottom right corner of the page.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to pull your Florence Alpha stickers and create  a fun colorful project with lots of words and sentiments on it.   Remember to share with us what you create!  

'Til next time!

 

BELLA BLVD Supplies:

BELLA BESTIES Collection - Freehand Grid  & Dot - White paper, 6x6 paper pad

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection - 6x6 paper pad, Epoxy Hearts, Ciao Chips, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons.

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection -  Ephemera words

CUT OUT - Wreath

CUTE CLIPS Collection - Pretty Boy

PUFFY STARS collection - Cotton Candy, Punch

HEART HUGS Collection -  Mini Sentiments

WONKY ALPHA - Punch

Squeeze the Day Layout by Tegan Skwiat

I am having so much fun using the Bella Blvd Mood Boards for inspiration! The May board is so full of springtime colors and fun elements...come take a look!

Right away I knew I wanted to incorporate the circular design from the middle mood board square in to my project. And right away I pulled out the fun Squeeze the Day collection because it has a similar color scheme to the colors in the board. The layout ended up being different than my initial vision, but that's part of the fun when working with mood boards! 

I originally wanted to take the large title idea from the board and make a large title on the page with each letter in one of the circles. But once I started moving my circles around the page and layering them with adorable Squeeze the Day embellishments, I decided to use the chipboard 'Squeeze the Day' phrase for my title instead. I filled in the extra space between the letters with enamel dots from the Heart Hugs Earth pack for a fun design. 

I made the circle designs by creating 2.75" circles in the software for my electronic die cut machine. I used the dot design from the Bella Blvd Sweet Sweet Spring Eggs Cut File over my circle to create a cool polka dot pattern. Once cut out, I then backed the circle with coordinating patterned papers. I hope you think the circles turned out as neat as I do! I created these circles with Squeeze the Day, Home Sweet Home, and Bellas Besties Patterned Papers. My decision to add a couple floral pieces from the Wish Big Girl collection was also inspired by the mood board!

My travel photo was also inspired by the mood board! The fun and fruity Squeeze the Day collection was perfect for documenting a Pineapple Dole Whip stop during our trip to the Magic Kingdom last year! 

I love all of the polka dot circle designs! I can't pick a favorite one, can you?  And the Word Salad phrase stickers were perfect for adding little embellishments of color around the page.

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Squeeze the Day collection and use the May Mood Board for inspiration on your next layout!

Squeeze the Day Collection: 6x6 Paper Pad, Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons

Bella Besties Collection: Pickle Juice Graph & Dot Patterned Paper, Ice Graph & Dot Patterned Paper

Home Sweet Home Collection: Mosaic Tile Patterned Paper

Wish Big Girl Collection: Party Animal Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers

Wish Big Boy Collection: Dinotastic Patterned Paper

Word Salad Stickers, Heart Hugs Earth Pack, Puffy Star Stickers Ice Mix, Puffy Star Stickers Orange, Puffy Heart Stickers Bell Pepper Mix

Bella Blvd Sweet Sweet Spring Easter Eggs Cut File 

 

 

May Mood Board Inspired Layout | Maryam

Hey, Crafty Friends! This is Maryám and I'm so excited to be back here at the Bella BLVD Studio Blog today with a new project inspired by the sweet May Mood Board.

First of all, let's start by taking a look at this month's mood board.

Once I saw the mood board I was immediately inspired by it. The colors, the textures, and shapes caught my attention and inspired the entire theme of my layout.

To create my layout, I started out by opening 294889 Flower Jar Cut File on the Silhouette software and then ungroup all the elements of the jar. I separated all the pieces and cut them from different pattern papers. Once the machine finished doing its job, it was my turn to assemble all the pieces. For the flowers, I used foam dots to adhere them to the page and I added enamel dots in the center of each one them. For the jar, I used foam dots too and also added hand stitching around it with coordinating embroidery thread.

Continuing with the process, I added a piece of Talk to the Head Pattern Paper from the Sweet & Spooky- which surprisingly coordinated perfectly with the rest of the elements- on the left side of my page to balance out the design a little bit. This was inspired by the image of the black and white stripes at the bottom right corner of the mood board. 

To embellish my page a little bit more, I added some words die-cuts from the Ephemera Words Set and also some epoxy hearts, both from the Squeeze the Day Collection.

For the title, I used the word "You" from the Squeeze the Day collection Ephemera Words Set and added a"xoxo" tab as an extra.

Here is a look at the completed 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.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Squeeze the Day: 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Zesty Pattern Paper, Squeeze the Day Daily Details Pattern Paper, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Chipboard Icons, Hearts Epoxy Icons | Sweet & Spooky: Talk to the Head Pattern Paper | Bella Besties: 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Graph & Dot Rainbow Cotton Candy Pattern Paper, Graph & Dot Rainbow Guacamole Pattern Paper | Bella BLVD Cut Files: 294889 Flower Jar.

International Scrapbooking Day Layout | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Happy International Scrapbooking Day!  Brianna Lepper here to share a sweet Spring layout using another newly released Bella Cut File that you can find here.  I hope you're staying healthy and safe and I also hope that you're able to create something today! 

 

First, I cut the Springtime Title out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 using the Plaids and Dotty patterned papers in the colors Punch, Gulf, Cotton Candy and Plum.  Then I went back into my Silhouette software and offset the cut file and cut it one more time using the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot patterned paper in White.  I wanted my large title to pop off the page and adding a white border around each letter helped do this!

Once I completed my title, I took the Houseplants patterned paper from the Home Sweet Home collection and ran it through my sewing machine several times, moving the paper back and forth to create wavy lines.  Then I took white acrylic paint and some Heidi Swapp Gold Colorshine and splattered both onto the page. I love the look of white paint splatters on dark backgrounds.

 

While I waited for the paint to dry, I grabbed a floral paper punch from my stash and created flowers using the Welcome Home and Home Sweet Home patterned papers.  I also punched some florals using some vellum to add in those layers.  On one of the flowers I added a heart ephemera piece and a sticker from the Bella Besties Word Salad Booklet on top of some tangled thread.  

In addition to using the large cut file as my title, I added some Cotton Candy Florence stickers.  Using the backside of the scraps from my title, I punched out some butterflies.  I also punched out butterflies on some vellum and layered those on top.  I then ran them through my sewing machine to give them even more texture.  I pulled a few border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock sticker sheet and added one to the top and the bottom.  This really tied everything together and I love how it looks!

I wanted to add a few smaller elements to my page so I used a few of the Matte Enamels from the Squeeze The Day collection and sprinkled those around my page.  I also added some chipboard hearts and tucked those into a few spaces.  I absolutely love the color scheme of this page!

 

Thank y'all so much for stopping by and I hope I've inspired you in some way! I also hope that you're able to find some time to get crafty, there's lots of inspiration being shared today!

And before you leave, make sure that you hop on over to our Instagram for your very first Bella Blvd challenge of the day, it will be found in the post of this project on our feed. Have fun!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Springtime Title Cut file designed by Bella Blvd | Bella Besties: Word Salad Sticker Booklet, Freehand Graph and Dot 12×12 paper in White | Plaids and Dotty papers in Punch, Gulf, Cotton Candy and Plum | Home Sweet Home Collection: Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard, Home Sweet Home, Houseplants and Welcome Home 12x12 papers | Squeeze The Day: Matte Enamels 

 

 

 

Happy iNSD! | Maryam

Good morning everyone, and welcome to our (inter)National Scrapbooking Day celebration! We are so excited you are joining us, and hope you will stay with us throughout the day. We have 12 hourse of fun in store for you, a few challenges, giveaways, a sale going on in our digital shop, and a new post and project to share with you every hour! Be sure you are following along with us here and on Instagram so you don't miss out on anything...especially the GIVEAWAYS!

Our first post of the day is from Maryam, let's see what she has created for you...

Happy International Scrapbooking Day, Friends! This is Maryám and I'm so excited to be back here on this very special day for all of us scrapbookers sharing a fun layout I created using some of the beautiful Bella BLVD Cut Files.

In my layout, I wanted to document some highlights of what a day at home during the quarantine look like so I used the gorgeous Home Sweet Home collection, which is perfect for this kind of topic. The cut files I chose to work with are 293600 Trees and 292691 Happy House. And what did was to open the files on the Silhouette software, ungroup them, and separate all of the individual pieces so I was able to cut them in different pattern papers. 

After all the pieces were cut, I assembled them all together and added some hand stitching. To embellish the page, I fussy cut some flowers from the Welcome Home Pattern Paper and put them around the page. 

To create my title, I combined the word "home" Ephemera Words with the Florence Alphabet Stickers and Wonky Alpha Puffy Stickers to form the phrase "A Day at Home".

Here is a look at the finished page.

That's it for today! I hope you guys enjoyed this post and inspired you to create something new. Thank you so much for stopping by today and hope you have a wonderful day!

Home Sweet Home: Daily Details Pattern Paper, Borders Pattern Paper, Mosaic Tile Pattern Paper, Welcome Home Pattern Paper, Ephemera Words. | Bella Besties: Graph & Dot Rainbow Guacamole Pattern Paper, 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Word Salad Booklet. | Florence Alphabet Stickers: Peep. | Wonky Alpha Puffy Stickers: Punch. | Puffy Hearts Stickers: Pickle Juice | Bella BLVD Cut Files: 293600 Trees, 292691 Happy House.