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Designer's Choice Week | Sarah

Hello, Bella friends! It's me, Sarah, hosting today's blog post. I can't believe that we are in in the middle of April, right into full spring weather. I hope you all have been enjoying the warmer days. I know I have been soaking up all of the sunshine we have been getting.

Anyway, today I'm sharing a layout using more from the Our Love Song collection!

Here's how I felt inspired:

"Together" really stood out in the icons pack to me, so I decided to use it for my title. I knew I wanted to document the relationship my twin girls have with each other.

I used the coordinating letters from the Doohickey sticker sheet to complete my title work.

Throughout my layout, I scattered embellishments from the Icons pack and Ciao Chips. There are a handful of bright stickers and die-cuts to choose from in this collection, but I mostly stuck to using the heart and flower shapes. I love how the hearts and flowers in the Love Song collection add so much color to your project.

Have you ever used any of the Bella Blvd Heart Hugs on your projects? They work great on cards as sentiments, but I love to add them to my layouts too! They definitely add lots of texture; and it draws attention to your page for sure! See below how I layered it on top of a heart pocket a created:

I also added the white "right now" Heart Hug on top of a black contrasting circle! I love how that contrast really makes it pop off the layout.

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

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Love Song: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Ciao Chips; Legacy Collection: Heart Hugs, Matte Enamel Dots

 

Our Love Song | 3+ Photos sarah

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

Here's how I felt inspired:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

Until next time,

Sarah.

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

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

Thanksgiving & Cut Outs Week Day 1 | Brianna

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout during Thanksgiving Week!  I hope you all are having a great day so far,  I know I am!  There is so much to be thankful for and I thought it would be fun to document some photos of our furry babies wearing their Fall bandanas.  They are all so special in our family and they keep me company all day every day!  This week we are focusing on using Cut Outs and I chose to work with the Mood Booster one.  Here's my page: 

I love this Cut Out as is and didn't want to back it so I chose to spruce it up by spraying on some Shimmerz Paints from my stash.  I chose to work with the Cooper collection so I chose colors that matched really well with it.  Once it was finished drying, I adhered it to the ombre side of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre patterned paper in Pony.  The brown really made it feel even more Fall themed and I love how the colors look on top of it!

Here's another shot of this super fun Cut Out.  If you're not familiar with Cut Outs, they are pre-cut cut files that include templates and instructions on how to back each one.  Most packages have several included so that you're able to create a few projects with only one pack.  Super convenient if you are in a time crunch or if you're traveling!

Next, I matted my photo using a few papers from the collection and popped it up on foam tape.  I adhered it down and added a green Cute Clip to the top of it.  Look how cute my babies are!

For my title, I used the Gratitude Acrylic Word and added onto it using the Aria Alphas in White.  I centered it under my photo cluster and love how it turned out.  

To embellish, I started with the Pups Bella Pops and adhered the cute dog faces around my title.  

I worked in a few Heart Hugs, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera and Doohickey Cardstock Stickers as well.  I love tucking and layering!

For a few finishing touches, I adhered a few of the Epoxy Hearts from the collection and splattered some white paint to bring everything together.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Do you enjoy working with Cut Outs?  They're honestly so fun and easy to work with!  I hope all of our friends in the US have the best Thanksgiving Week!  We are so grateful for all of you!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper Collection: 12x12 Patterned Paper, Bella Pops, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Hearts; Bella Besties: Heart Hugs, Cute Clips, Aria Alphas in White, Hearts & Ombre in Pony.  Cut Outs: Mood Booster

Time to Travel + Cut Files Week, Day | Sarah

Happy Wednesday, Bella friends! We are half way to the weekend - yippee! Anyway, it's me, Sarah (@redoaklines), hosting today's blog post, and I have a new layout to share using the Time to Travel Collection. Have you seen it?! It's super cute!

What's even better is that there are some awesome coordinating cut files in the Silhouette Design store that are perfect with this collection. Find those here.

Here's what I created using Time to Travel paired with Bella digital cut files:

 

I used two Bella cut files from the Silhouette Design store to create my title for this layout. I wanted the 'Travel Does the Heart Good' cut file to take center stage.

I wanted to draw more attention to my title, so I used the 'Palm Tree' cut file to create a tropical embellishment to add right next to the words. To add some dimension to the palm tree, I added a cute little Ciao Chip from the Time to Travel collection. I think the green on green looks fantastic!

To embellish my layout, I embellished around my photos by adding some Ephemera Icons. The pack is loaded with die-cuts galore. There's planes, cars, palm trees, cacti, cameras, flowers, just to name a few. Here, I used a camera and phrases to fill up my page.

And because it fit so perfectly, I added a Bella Pop sun! Bella Pops have become one of my favorite Bella embellishments to use on layouts.

Lastly, I fussy cut out some flowers from one of the patterned papers from the Time to Travel collection. I scattered them across my layout to add a horizontal design element. I also love that these flowers come in a rainbow of color!

And that's a wrap! What do you all think?! Doesn't the Time to Travel collection makes you want to travel?! It makes me want to hit the road (or the air). Heeeelp - I've caught the travel bug, hehe.

Anyway, hopefully I have inspired you to create something fun today. As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along. Use #bellablvd or #bellablvdllc to tag us on social media if you use Bella products.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Time to Travel: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chipboard Stickers, Bella Pops; You Are My Sunshine: Oh My Stars Black & White Tabbies; Squeeze the Day: Matte Enamels; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Rainbow Collection Kit; Legacy Collection: Heart Hugs; Bella Cut Files: Travel Does the Heart Good, Palm Tree

 

 

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

You Are My Sunshine + Bella Besties Week Day 4 | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you a new layout! To make this layout I used the You Are My Sunshine collection and the Bella Besties. I also used the Heart Attack Cut-Out.

I started my layout by cutting the cut-out in two pieces, I wanted to use the bigger piece on the top and the smaller piece on the bottom of the layout. Next, I backed some of the hearts with the Bella Besties.

Once I finish backing the hearts, I glued the cut-out. Then, I glued the rest of the hearts and my photo with adhesive foam to give them dimension.

For my title I used the acrylic word Adorable. To finish my layout I added Doohickey, Ephemera, Heart Hugs, Bella-Pops, Puffy Stickers and white splatters.

I love how this layout turned out! Hope you all like it and get inspired to create beautiful things! You can find the link for the process video of this layout below. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Yarelys xx

@dreamsandpapers

https://youtu.be/ILuEPHtaBbU

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

You Are My Sunshine Collection: Be Youtiful, Borders, Daily Details, Everyday Magic, Ray Of Sunshine, Rise & Shine, Shine Bright and Sunshine papers.

Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre in Bell Pepper, Ice, Plum and Punch. Graph & Dot in Blueberry, McIntosh, Orange and Pickle Juice.

Cut-Outs: Heart Attack.

Doohickey: You Are My Sunshine.

Ephemera: You Are My Sunshine.

Puffy Stickers: Oh Happy Day.

Bella-Pops: Fly Away.

Heart Hugs: Pretty In Pink.

Mini Heart Hugs: Sentiments.

Acrylic Word: Adorable.

Washi Tape: Rainbow.

Heart Attack Week Day 5 - Tegan

Hello everyone, Tegan with you here today! Who else is swooning over all of the heart projects this week?! I know I sure am! On today's layout, I gathered up the adorable Cooper collection and Heart Hug corrugated cardboard stickers so I could document a pic of my sweet pooch. I love how it turned out! 

I used the darling red mini heart Dog Talk Patterned Paper for my background. I then used the Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers in black for my title. I anchored the title on two bone cut outs from the Bella Blvd Faithful Friend Cut-Outs pack. I love the little detail that this adds! I then accented it with a little bird and tennis ball chipboard stickers from the Cooper collection.

I then used some Cooper Patterned Papers (Puppers and Playtime) and a striped paper from the Chloe collection 6x6 paper pad to create a layered anchoring spot for my photo and design. I then used Cooper die cut ephemera pieces and stickers layered on top of the Heart Hug stickers to list reasons why I love my pooch. I love all of the color and dimension this adds! The chipboard house is from the Home Sweet Home collection. 

I absolutely LOVE the dog themed Cooper collection!! Here I layered my photo on a piece of the black dotted Puppers Patterned Paper. The white paw is another piece from the Faithful Friends Die-Cuts Pack. I usually love to back the Bella Blvd Cut-Outs with patterned papers but on this layout I love them used just as little accents. 

What is your favorite part of the Cooper Collection? Is it the adorable puppy faces or the paw prints or all of the amazing patterned papers? I love that using it makes it so easy to document photos of my adorable little terrier mix! 

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Cooper Collection, Heart Hugs, and heart themed supplies to document your favorite pup! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

Cooper Collection: Faithful Friend Cut-Outs, Puppers Patterned Paper, Play Time Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera, Doohickey Stickers

Heart Hugs: Sunshine, Christmas, Give Thanks, Black & White, Earth

Home Sweet Home Collection: Chipboard Stickers

Chloe Collection: 6x6 Paper Pad

Aria Puffy Stickers in Black

 

Heart Attack Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Happy Valentine's Day!!  I hope you all have a great day spending it with the ones that you love!  For my layout, I used photos that I had taken of my boys when we had a dinner date at one of our favorite sushi restaurants.  My oldest was messing around with my youngest and I'm so happy that I captured it.  Here's my page, make sure to check out the process video at the end of this post to see how it came together!

 

 

I thought it would be fitting to use the Heart Attack Cut Out for this page!  This week is all about hearts, so I wanted to put on as many as I could.  I also wanted to do a bit of mixed media on my background and thought it would be fun to turn half of the Cut Out into a stencil.  So I tore it in half, added a bit of adhesive to the back to keep it still and then sprayed on a rainbow of colors using my Shimmerz Paints sprays from my stash.  I love how it turned out!  Then I popped the remaining portion of the Cut Out on foam tape and adhered it down.  I planned on adding all of my photos and embellishments, right on top.

 

 

I chose the Squeeze The Day collection specifically for the Ciao Chip sticker as my title (not only are they squeezing their day, but Noah is squeezing Elijah's neck and I thought it was cute lol).  This collection is also fun and has a lot of heart elements in it!  I used quite a few of the hearts from the Ephemera Icons and the Ciao Chip stickers.   

 

 

Here's the title: 

 

 

I matted my photos on vellum and arranged them so that I could add clusters of hearts between them all.  

 

 

For additional heart elements, I pulled in some Heart Hugs, Trinkets Puffy Stickers and a few Epoxy stickers.  

 

 

One more shot: 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope that I've inspired you in some way today.  See you in my next post friends!

 

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Squeeze The Day Collection: Ciao Chip Stickers, Epoxy Hearts, Ephemera Icons; Bella Besties: Heart Hugs Rainy Day, Mini Heart Hugs Sentiments, Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Blueberry, Punch, Peep and Cotton Candy; Word Salad Booklet. Cut Outs: Heart Attack.

 

 

 

 

To The Moon Week Day 1 | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper back with you today sharing a new layout using the To The Moon collection!  We are also using the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre papers and making our projects love themed.  Here's my layout and don't forget to watch my process video that's at the end of this post: 

 

 

I wanted to use a cut file since it's been a while since I used one and I love putting them on my layouts.  I wanted one that would both match the collection and be somewhat love themed as well.  The You Color My World cut file was perfect!  And I even turned mine into a shaker using a bunch of tiny star sequins.  

 

 

I decided to use white textured cardstock as my base but also wanted to add a lot of the Hearts & Ombre papers.  So I tore into the McIntosh, Blueberry, Ice and Orange papers and layered them on top of each other making sure that some of each color was showing.  I adhered everything down and then realized that the "You Color" portion of my cut file needed to pop a bit more, so I ink blended some Distress Oxide ink in Mustard Seed on and I love how it turned out.  

 

 

Next, I matted my photo using a couple of the patterned papers from the collection and started to embellish around my page.  I pulled in some of the Ephemera and also added in some of the Doohickey Cardstock Stickers from the collection.  I also added in a couple of Heart Hugs and some hearts from the White and Blueberry Trinket Puffy Stickers sheets.

 

 

I thought it would be neat to add in one of the cute felt Boy Pennants to the left of my cut file, so I adhered one of those down.  For some finishing touches, I added in some tangled thread and some ink splatters using that same Distress Oxide ink that I used to color up my cut file.  

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, don't forget to check out my process video below!  I hope that I've inspired you in some way and I had so much fun creating this love themed layout using this super cute collection.  See you in my next post!

 

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

To The Moon: Patterned Paper, Ephemera, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers.  Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers in McIntosh, Orange, Blueberry and Ice; Rainy Day Heart Hugs, Boy Pennants, Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White and Blueberry.