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Spring & Cut Files | Erica Thompson

Hello friends! Erica here with you today to share a 12x12 that focuses on spring and cut files! Bella Blvd has a huge library of cut files over at the Silhouette Design Store and Lori Whitlock! 

I picked out the My Happy Place cut file from the Silhouette Design Store and cut out it on some white textured cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo. I pulled out some of my older Bella collections and pulled out some of my favorite papers from each collection and I love that I was able to pull together papers and embellishments from a few different collection and they all went well together!

The Welcome Home 12x12 pattern paper from the Home Sweet Home collection was my main color inspiration for my layout. This is one of my favorite papers ever from Bella Blvd. The florals are so pretty and easy to fussy cut. I also used this paper for the mat of my 12x12 scrapbook layout. 

For the base of my layout I used a piece of white textured cardstock that I trimmed down to 11x11 and matted this onto some pink pattern paper from the Squeeze the Day collection. I matted both of these onto the beautiful Welcome Home 12x12 paper. I knew I wanted to add a lot of florals around the cut file so I fussy cut some florals from the Welcome Home paper and also pulled out ephemera from the Chloe collection. 

The Chloe collection is a themed collection featuring cats but I found some great pieces in this collection that worked well for my layout. I backed the My Happy Place cut file with papers from different collections including, Squeeze the Day, Home Sweet Home, Bella Besties, Chloe and You Are My Sunshine. 

My photos are from my Spring Crop and I knew they would be perfect for his layout! I love when I get to spend time with my crafty friends for a weekend of fun! I always create a fun backdrop so we can take photos during the weekend! I added a thin mat around each photo and placed them to the right of the cut file. I created some fun floral clusters around the cut file and placed a Love word die cut under the photos. To add some texture and interest to some of the floral centers I added some Bella Blvd Trinket Puffy Stickers. This adds even more color and fun to each floral! I just love how this layout came together using so many different Bella Blvd. collections! It has all my favorite things in one layout!

Here is a look at my completed layout! I hope you enjoyed my layout today using a mix of Bella Blvd collections to create a colorful spring layout! Make sure to stop by the Silhouette Design Store and check out all the amazing cut files available! To see how this layout came together stop by my YouTube channel to see the process video. Have a great day! 

Bella Blvd Collections | Squeeze the Day, Chloe, You Are My Sunshine, Home Sweet Home & Bella Besties

 

Spring + Cut Outs | Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! It's Rachel here on the blog today! One of the products I have enjoyed using the most this last year are the Bella Blvd Cut Outs. I'm back again today with another layout focusing on spring and Cut Outs. I used a variety of collections and everything mixed and matched perfectly! Here's my layout:

 

I started first by using the You & Me Cut Out set. This giant title really has all the wow factor. I used the template included and cut out each letter using this beautiful floral paper called Welcome Home. Next, I set out to get my background in place. I knew I wanted to use the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre paper in the colors that matched the floral paper. I cut 1" strips of paper on the heart side in the following colors: Cotton Candy, Peep, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Ice, Gulf, and Pickle Juice. I added the strips to the white cardstock to create a beautiful rainbow background. I also drew some lines and stamped some xxx's onto the strips. Then I secured the You & Me on top using foam tape.

For my photos, I chose three 2" photos, backed them with white cardstock, and then layered a fun stripe paper called Balloon Ride. You can find this one in the Let's Go On An Adventure collection. The chipboard flowers I used also came from this collection.

To my great delight, I had an entire pack of Sugar Coating puffy stickers that I had never used. This sheet is filled with flowers, leaves, hearts, and dots. I placed them all over the strips of paper and color coordinated them accordingly. I finished the layout with some smaller titles using the black Florence Alphas down the sides of each end. 

And that is how my layout came together! I love how all the bright colors and floral patterned paper scream "spring!". Thanks for stopping by today. Here's a list of all the items I used:

• Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Paper in: Cotton Candy, Peep, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Ice, Gulf, and Pickle Juice.
• You & Me Cut Out
• Welcome Home Patterned Paper
• Balloon Ride Patterned Paper
• Sugar Coating Puffy Stickers
• Let's Go On An Adventure Ciao Chip
• Florence Alphas in Black

Spring Vibes + Bella Besties | Sarah

Hi, everyone! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines) hosting today's blog post, and I'm excited to be back on the Bella Blvd blog today to share one of my latest layouts using the Home Sweet Home collection. And because it's Spring Theme Week, I created a spring layout by using lots of flowers and bright spring colors.

Here's how I felt inspired:

The Home Sweet Home collection offers so many cute coordinating embellishments, such as stickers, die-cuts, and chipboard pieces! I added a handful of them to my layout to enhance the whole spring theme.

I also added Bella Blvd Besties to my layout to give it dimension. Did you know that the Bella Besties Puffy Trinkets come in a wide assortment of colors? There's one for every color under the rainbow, and I wanted to showcase some of the colors on this layout. If you haven't already seen them all, make sure to go and check it out! You won't regret it; they were meant to match up with every Bella collection on the market.

That's it for now! 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. We'd all love to see it.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Home Sweet Home: Patterned Papers, Ciao Chips, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words; Besties Collection: Trinkets Puffy Stickers

 

Thankful + Bella Besties Week | Rachel O'Neal

Happy November Bella friends! This month is often a time of remembrance and gratitude. This week the Bella Blvd Creative Team has created layouts with a focus on thankfulness. We are using any of the Bella Blvd collections + Bella Besties products. Here's the layout I created:

 

Hands down my favorite Bella Besties product is always the Freehand Graph & Dot papers. I started by picking out six papers. Starting from the outside of the circle and working in the colors are: Punch, Peep, Orange, Pickle Juice, Ice, and Blueberry. I used the Circle Pile free cut file to create the circle layers. You can find it here. After cutting out the circles, I added them to a piece of white cardstock. I decided not to use the whole circle so I trimmed off the excess down the left side of the page.

I added my title next because I wanted to make sure it would fit around the edge of the circle before I started adding any embellishments. The black Florence alphas are a must. "My Greatest Blessings Call Me Mom." I couldn't be more thankful for the two boys God has given me, and being their mom is one of my greatest joys.

I backed my  3" x 4" photo with white cardstock and then added two more papers from the Let's Go On An Adventure collection. The striped paper is called Balloon Ride and the floral paper is called Morning Meadow. I added the photos to the Circle Pile with some foam tape. I like to use foam tape to get that layer some dimension and make it easy to tuck pieces of ephemera around it.

Next, I used a stitch stamp to add some black details around the circles. For the embellishing, I used a mix of pieces of Ephemera Icons from the Let's Go An Adventure and the Home Sweet Home collections. Many of the pieces coordinate perfectly. I also placed some Matte Enamels that matched with the Bella Besties papers around the circles. 

 

I finished the layout with a little journaling and a date stamp. I hope our layouts encourage you to document the things you have in your life which cause you to be thankful. Thanks you for stopping by the blog today. Here's a list of all the items I used to create this layout:

• Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot paper (Punch, Peep, Orange, Guacamole, Ice and Blueberry)
• Balloon Ride 12" x 12" pattern paper (Let's Go On An Adventure)
• Morning Meadow 12" x 12" pattern paper (Let's Go On An Adventure)
• Ephemera Icons Let's Go On An Adventure
• Ephemera Icons Home Sweet Home
• Florence Alphas (Black)
• Matte Enamels (Fruity Mix)

Mood Board Week, Day 1 | Inessa

Hi friends,

Inessa on the blog today, sharing my take on the mood board. I love the colors and the vibe and want to show you what elements I carried over to my layout.

Here's the side by side of the moodboard and my layout. I picked multiple elements to create with: the watercolor feel, the rainbow, the color scheme, and the quote "feeling that sun in my face". I chose to work with the Squeeze the Day collection and a few Ciao Chip pieces from Home Sweet Home.

To build the rainbow, I hand cut the paper strips from each of the following papers from the bottom left corner (all B sides): Fruity Hearts, Fruit Salad, Borders, So Berry Sweet, I Pick You. Approximating how much space I wanted between each color, I cut an arch and then distressed the edges of each paper piece. This gives the rainbow a whimsical feel. I used distress inks in various colors to watercolor the background of where my paper strips would go before adhering them to the white cardstock using foam dots. 

With the rainbow in place, I adhered my 4x6 photo and then added the title and embellishments. The title is spelled out using the Aria Puffy Stickers in Orange. 

The clouds and sun are from Ciao Chip from Squeeze The Day and Home Sweet Home. The acrylic rainbow is from the Rainbows Acrylic Shapes pack. I then added tags and tabs from the Ephemera Icons pack and a row of hearts from the Follow the Rainbow bella-pops. 

All in all, I enjoyed creating this and would love to see your take on the moodboard. Tag me on Instagram or Facebook with your creation @paperandbling.

Happy creating and see you next time!

Inessa

 

 

 

 

Easter Sunday | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today and I wanted to wish you and your family a Happy Easter!  I created this layout in celebration of Easter and I hope that you like it!  I used both Bella Besties as well as the Home Sweet Home collection.  Here's my layout: 

To start, I went through all of the amazing Bella Blvd cut files in the Silhouette Design store and chose both the Decorative Egg and Easter Sunday cut files.  I cut them both out on textured white cardstock and sized the egg cut file a few different times.  The egg cut file comes in two different pieces, the solid egg back piece and the decorative piece with the fun designs.  To decorate the eggs, I ink blended the decorative piece and also used one of them as a stencil to add some ink to one of the solid egg pieces.  I even pulled a few stencils from my stash and ink blended the remaining solid egg pieces.  I love how they turned out!

Here's another shot of the eggs: 

For my base, I used the Hearts & Ombre Bella Besties paper in Ice.  To create some grass for my Easter eggs to sit in, I took 2.5" inch strips of both the Pickle Juice and Guacamole Hearts & Ombre paper and cut them using my fringe scissors.  I layered them together and adhered it to my base.  For my title, I took the Easter Sunday cut file and adhered it right on top of the grass.  

 

Next, I popped a couple of the eggs up on foam tape and layered them into the grass.  Then, I pulled out a few of the floral pieces from the Home Sweet Home ephemera and adhered them around my page.  I matted my photo with some patterned paper from the collection and added a tab to the right of the photo.  

Next, I added a Ciao Chip Chipboard cloud sticker to the top of my page and also added in some ephemera clouds as well.  As a finishing touch, I sprinkled in a few of the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Ice & Gulf, Punch, Peep & Cotton Candy and Bell Pepper. 

Here's one more final shot: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  I love creating scene pages, have you given it a try?  It's so fun!  I hope you all have a great day with your family and I'll see you in my next post friends.  

Brianna

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Home Sweet Home Collection: 12x12 Patterned Paper, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre 12x12 Patterned Papers in Ice, Guacamole and Pickle Juice; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Ice & Gulf, Punch, Peep & Cotton Candy and Bell Pepper.  Bella Blvd Cut Files: Easter Sunday and Decorative Egg.  

 

Designer's Choice | Melissa Mann

Good Morning, friends!

This is Melissa here with you this Monday morning and I have a new project to share that uses a bunch of pieces from my favorite collections.

I started this layout by layering some pattern paper together with a piece of Kraft card stock sandwiched in between. I used pattern paper from the Squeeze the Day collection and the Home Sweet Home collection. I placed two smaller panels of pattern paper on top of these on the top half of my layout. Everything was stitched down with my sewing machine. 

I flicked some black and green ink blots on the background pattern paper and layered three black and white photos across the panel at the top of my project. I cut out the #SMILE phrase using my Silhouette Cameo. You can find and purchase that cut file HERE in the Silhouette shop. I placed my title word directly below my photos. 

I stitched a strip of pattern paper down at the bottom of my layout and then added a chipboard border. I placed two more chipboard borders on my layout by placing one below my title and one at the very top of my layout above my photos. I used die-cuts, stickers, and epoxy hearts to finish off my project. 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

1. Squeeze the Day Pattern Paper Collection
2. Home Sweet Home Pattern Paper Collection
3. #SMILE Digital Cut File
4. Squeeze the Day Ciao Chip
5. You Are My Sunshine Ciao Chip
6. Squeeze the Day Ephemera
7. Epoxy Hearts - Dog's Mix

Sketch Week | Sarah K

Hello, Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines), here on the blog, and I'm kicking off sketch week with my take on it using the Home Sweet Home collection.

As a reference, here is March's sketch (created by the talented Niki) that I used for inspiration:

Here's the layout I created with the sketch provided above:

By the looks of it, this sketch looks like it caters to only one photo! But that's the fun thing about sketches, you use it to inspire you. Instead of one photo, I felt inspire to use two. Even though I changed up the number of photos, I didn't want to stray too much from the original sketch because I love the simple look of it.

I started out by stamping a grid on the top of my layout. Then, I layered patterned papers on top of my grid. I picked out two photos, and I started creating embellishment clusters around them.

For these embellishment clusters, I used some of the die cuts from the Home Sweet Home Ephemera Icons, a tree from the Ciao Chips, and stickers from the Doohickey sticker sheet. I also added some various colored puffy star stickers to add dimension to my layout.

 

I love that Ciao Chips always come with an easy title solution. In the Home Sweet Home collection, I found that the Ciao Chip "family" works perfectly for this layout. Each piece is adhesive-backed, so you just have to peel and stick!

My embellishment cluster at the bottom of my page is very similar to the ones on top. It's a compilation of Bella Besties trinkets puffy stickers, as well as Doohickey stickers from the Home Sweet Home collection.

Ta-da! Layout complete! Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something with this sketch! How 'bout it?! I'd love to see your interpretation. It could be using Home Sweet Home or whatever you fancy. Either way, please feel free to share it with us on all of Bella's socials by tagging us! 

As always, thanks for reading and joining me today!

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Home Sweet Home: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chips; Bella Besties: Hearts and Ombre Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit, Trinkets Puffy Stickers

Thanksgiving Week Day 6 | Tarrah

Hi creative friends and Happy Thanksgiving!

It's Tarrah back with you to share a new scrapbook layout for Thanksgiving Week! I was very lucky to recently go away on a scrapbooking retreat with some girlfriends, we had a blast of course! This photo was taken out at one of our lunches. I printed the photo in black and white and I love how it pops against the gorgeous bright colours in the Home Sweet Home collection I have used for this layout!

I firstly chose the pink ombre paper for my background paper and began building my layout. I placed 2 of the border stickers from the Doohickey Stickers at the very top of my layout. I then cut out a few papers fairly small from the Home Sweet Home collection and adhered them down, bending the edges of them and tearing the edges to add some texture. I decided to cut out the Thankful title cut file title using my Silhouette Cameo machine. I cut out the 'Thank' part of the title in one of the darker blue papers and the 'Ful' part of the title from one of the pink papers. I used foam tape to pop these up from the page. 

To make up the rest of the title, I took the Florence alphabet stickers in Bell Pepper and spelt out 'For'. I then took the Friends word from the chipboard icon stickers and placed it down under the Thankful and For titles. I love the mix of fonts and colours in my title. I added lots of the Doohickey Stickers and phrases from the Ephemera Icons pack from the Home Sweet Home collection around my page to help tell the story. I also took some die cut hearts from the Ephemera Icons pack placing these around my photo, I just love all those colours!!

I love to layer things on top of my cut files so I placed a die-cut and a sticker on top of the 'Thank' part of the cut file. On the right of my photo I popped up the pennant that says Friends Are Our Chosen Family with foam tape. I love this saying and it goes perfectly with the theme of my layout! Lastly I placed some of the small hearts from the Puffy Trinket Shapes in a few different colours around my page, I stamped the date stamp and sprinkled some white mist on my layout too.

Thank you so much for stopping by the Bella Blvd blog today! I hope you all have an wonderful blessed Thanksgiving with your family.

Happy creating!

Bella products used:

Bella Besties - Hearts and Ombre paper

Home Sweet Home paper collection

Home Sweet Home Doohickey stickers

Home Sweet Home Chipboard Icons

Home Sweet Home Ephemera Icons 

Thankful cut file

Florence Alphabet stickers in Bell Pepper

Bella Besties Trinket Puffy Shapes

Happy Thanksgiving | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are having an amazing day! Yarelys here to share with you a new layout! To make this layout I used the Home Sweet Home collection and three Bella Cut Files.

I started my layout by cutting the cut files. For the Happy Thanksgiving and the Hearty Background cut files, I used white cardstock, and for the On The Vine cut file, I used the Graphic & Dot in Pickle Juice. Once I had cut all my cut files, I want through the papers of the collection and picked the Welcome Home, All My Love, Daily Details, Mosaic Tile and Home Sweet Home, and backed the Happy Thanksgiving cut file with them.

To paint my background, I used Distress Oxide in colors that match with the papers. I also used the Hearty Background as a stencil.

To build my layout, I glued the Happy Thanksgiving cut file and my photos. Then, I fussy cut some flowers from the Welcome Home paper and made three clusters with them and the On The Vine cut file. To finish my layout, I added Ephemera, Doohickey and Trinkets Puffy Stickers.

I love how this layout tuned 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/RQ7YwhJ2p_I

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Home Sweet Home Collection: Welcome Home, All My Love, Daily Details, Mosaic Tile and Home Sweet Home papers.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Pickle Juice.

Ephemera Words: Home Sweet Home

Ephemera Icons: Home Sweet Home.

Doohickey: Home Sweet Home.

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Pickle Juice, Punch, Peep & Cotton Candy, and Bell Pepper.

Cut Files: Happy Thanksgiving, Hearty Background and On The Vine.