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Monsters & Friends Week - Day 5 | Tegan

Good day everyone, Tegan here! I hope you all are enjoying all of the Monsters & Friends inspiration this week! And aren't you loving all of the large titles too?! I know I sure am! The Monsters & Friends collection was perfect for documenting photos of my nieces and I acting 'scared' about the fake witch at the pumpkin patch! 

The thick rainbow striped Lil' Pumpkins Patterned Paper is probably one of my fav papers in the Monsters & Friends Collection, so I just had to use it for my background! I then backed the October Cut Out with some more of my favorite papers! Here I featured the monsters on the Monster Party Patterned Paper. I then used the darling Chipboard and Ephemera pieces to embellish the top of the page.

On this layout, I used the large 'October' die cut from the October Cut-Outs pack to create a large title for my page. In case you didn't know, the Cut Outs are part of the Bella Besties line that Bella Blvd carries. I love that they come precut for you, but the back is open and so you get to back them with whatever papers your heart desires! And they come in many different themes too. Be sure to check them out! Here I used the Lil' Monsters, Scary Cute, Whistling Winds, Batty, and Fun Facts Patterned Papers! 

I absolutely love Halloween so it is no wonder I love this collection. And the mix of florals, stripes, and geometric prints are definitely spook-tacular! Here I embellished the title with more fun Monsters & Friends Chipboard Stickers. That little pumpkin is just adorable, isn't he?!

Do you have a favorite patterned paper or element from the Monsters & Friends line?! Is it the one-eyed monsters, the little chipboard pumpkin, or the darling bat patterned paper?! 

Thanks for joining us today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the adorable Monsters & Friends Collection for your next Halloween project! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

Monsters & Friends Collection: Batty Patterned Paper, Lil' Pumpkins Patterned Paper, Fun Facts Patterned Paper, Whistling Winds Patterned Paper, Scary Cute Patterned Paper, Monster Party Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera

Bella Besties Cut-Outs: October pack

 

Monsters & Friends Week Day 4 | Sarah Millerhouse

I am excited to be back with you today to share another Halloween layout made with the Monsters & Friends collection! I love the bright colors and beautiful patterned papers in the collection. 

For this layout, I started with the chunky striped patterned paper going down the page, offset to the left. I cut the stripes apart and distressed the edges. Before I glued them down, I added several layers of distress inks coordinating with the color that would sit on top of it. I added splatters in the same colors. 

Once the inks dried, I added splatters of white acrylic paint with just a touch of water added. By adding a little water, it helps to lift a little of the distress ink  pigment into the paint and add to the layered look. 

I then added the Bella Blvd Spider Web cut file, cut to 8.5 inches, to accentuate the spider carving featured in my photos. I used the contour tool in the Cricut software to fill the layers of the web with coordinating patterned papers from the collection. At the center of the web, I added an ephemera piece from the collection that features a spider. 

I added my sweet photos and embellished above and below them with several stickers from the Doohickey sheet from the collection. I added my title below the photos using the Aria Alphabets in black, orange, and plum, a Ciao Chip piece from the Sweet & Spooky collection, and an acrylic word piece. I embellished around it with arrows from the orange and plum Trinkets, matte enamels, washi tape, and a sticker from the DooHickey sheet popped up on foam. 

I added a few more Ciao Chip pieces from the Sweet & Spooky collection above the web, added several clusters of matte enamels around the page, and finished by adding glitter here and there around the layout! 

I hope this layout inspires you in some way and gets you in a spooky mood!!

Products Used:

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Paper, Ephemera, Matte Enamels, Doohickey

Sweet & Spooky: Ciao Chip

Aria Puffy Alphas: Plum, Black, & Orange 

Trinkets: Orange and Plum

Acrylic Word: Perfect

Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 3 | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you a Halloween layout using the Monsters & Friends collection, the Bella Besties, and one of the Bella Blvd cut files.

I started my layout by painting the background. For this I used Distress Oxide in colors that match the collection. I also used Distress Oxide to paint my cut file.

Once the background dried, I started to build my layout. I backed the Happy Halloween cut file with the Bella Besties. Then, I glued my photo and the cut file with adhesive foam to create dimension.

To finish my layout, I added Bella-Pops, Ephemera, Doohickey, Ciao Chip, Epoxy and Matte Enamels.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration 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/tCRuvcOyQ2s

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends Collection: Scary Cute paper.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Pickle Juice, Ice, Plum and Orange.

Ephemera: Monsters & Friends.

Doohickey: Monsters & Friends.

Ciao Chip: Monsters & Friends.

Bella-Pops: Candy Bandit, Little Monster and Pumpkins.

Epoxy: Goblins and Stars Halloween Mix.

Matte Enamels: Halloween Mix.

Cut File: Happy Halloween.

Monsters & Friends + Bella Besties Day 2 | Sarah

Happy Tuesday, Bella friends. It's me Sarah back on the blog today, and I can't believe fall is in full force. It's our favorite in our house, so I'm so excited and pumped for Halloween. Anyone else?!

Anyway, with the anticipation of Halloween around the corner, I wanted to create a layout using the Monsters & Friends collection coupled with Bella Besties.

 

I wanted to use a large title for this one, so the first thing that came to mind was one of the Monsters & Friends Cut-Outs. The "Halloween" Cut-Out was perfect for our family costume photo from last year.

Behind the Cut-Out, I used a variety of the patterned papers from the Monsters & Friends collection as well as coordinating Bella Bestie papers. Have you ever used one of the Bella Cut-Outs? It's so easy to use. You literally cut out the pieces using the template in the package. Then, you place it behind the Cut-Out. And voila! 

 

To the sides of my title, I created embellishment clusters of the cute little monsters in the Ephemera Icons pack. Adorable right?! 

Have you ever noticed how Bella does a fantastic job coordinating their embellishments with their collections? I love that the Ephemera Icons and Doohickey Stickers all color coordinate so perfectly with the patterned papers and the Bella Besties papers too.

Okay, that's all I have for today! I hope that I've inspired you to create something today, and maybe it'll even be a Halloween-ish project! Anyway, thanks for joining me today, and thanks for letting me share my work with all of you.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Papers, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ephemera Icons, Star Epoxy Stickers, Cut-Outs, Matte Enamels, Bella Pops; Bella Besties: Monsters & Friends 12x12 Paper Pack

Sketch Week & Monsters and Friends | Sarah

Happy Friday, Bella friends! It's me Sarah (@redoaklines), here today on the blog, and I'm closing out October's sketch week with my take on it using the super cute Monsters & Friends collection.

As a reference and a reminder, here's the sketch that I used for inspiration:

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

I love that this sketch was geared for three photos! I'm always on the lookout for layout designs that have multiple photos. As you can see, I didn't want to stray too much from the original sketch because I just love the look of it. 

With the provided sketch, it was pretty easy to crank this layout out. I picked out three photos from Halloween last year, and I started creating embellishment clusters around them. 

I used a handful of the die cuts from the Monsters & Friends Ephemera Icons. I also added some of the Halloween Heart Hugs and some Bella Pops to these embellishment clusters.

Last but not least, I added some of the Star Epoxy Stickers from the Monsters & Friends collection to add more color and dimension to my layout. I tend to add them off to the sides of my embellishment clusters, but honestly, these stars can be added anywhere on your projects. They're so versatile! I also love the epoxy look to them - so shiny! 

And that's all I have for now! Hopefully, I've inspired you to create something awesome with this sketch! So, how about it?! I'd love to see your interpretation. It could be using Monsters & Friends or whatever you feel like creating with! Either way, feel free to share what you make with us on all of Bella's socials by tagging us! 

As always, thanks for joining me today!

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

Monsters & Friends: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Epoxy Stickers- Stars Halloween Mix, Bella Pops, Heart Hugs; Bella Besties: Hearts and Ombre Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit, Graph and Dot Rainbow 12x12 Collection Kit

HALLOWEEN - Sketch Week + Monsters & Friends Week - Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to continue sharing more inspiration featuring this month's sketch and the super cute Monsters & Friends collection.   This month's sketch is a fun one, and I think you are going to love its versatility and possibilities.  Here is the sketch, Nikki created, we are using as inspiration:

 

 

I pulled a few pictures of my daughter almost 15 years ago to create this page:

 

 

I am using the Fun Facts paper as the base for my layout.   All the small script create a neutral background for the page, since I am going to add saturated colored papers on top of it.

 

 

I decided to keep the square format of the photos (as per the sketch), and backed them with pieces from the Monster Party paper.   Once the pictures were ready, I trimmed a piece of Bella Besties to create the paper layer in the sketch.  Here is where I added my personal touch by adding a second layer of paper behind it, and adding the scalloped edge to the right of the layers.

 

 

Once the papers and photos were attached, I started to embellish following the sketch.  I used a die to cut two webs from black  cardstock, and placed as a background to the clusters of ephemera. Since the pictures are all about my daughter's kindergarden dance, I used the flower ephemera to  create the clusters around the photo.

 

 

I decided to change the location of the journal lines, and the direction of the title.  I used chipboard stickers from Monsters & Friends and Spooky & Sweet  as well as Doohickey alpha stickers to complete the title work.  

 

 

I decided to move my journal lines to the bottom of the paper strip, and then capped the corner of the paper with a chipboard sticker from Spooky & Sweet and stickers and  enamel shapes from the Monster & Friends collection.

 

 

I love how easily this page came together by following the sketch.  Remember to share any projects you create inspired by our sketch.  Cannot wait to see what you create with it!

 

XO

 

Bella Blvd. Supplies:

MONSTERS & FRIENDS Collection:  Patterned paper, ephemera, doohickey stickers, enamel dots, chipboard stickers

SPOOKY & SWEET COllection:  Chipboard Sticker

BELLA BESTIES Collection:  Ombre/Hearts in Grape

 

 

HALLOWEEN | Sketch Week with Monsters & Friends Day 3 | Niki Rowland

 

Hi everyone! I have a new layout and process video to share using Monsters & Friends – I love this collection and Halloween is my favourite thing to scrap! It is also Sketch Week so I'm using the sketch below.

The sketch has three photo blocks on it. I had two photos so for the third one I went looking for items from the Monsters & Friends Cut Apart sheets to use. I found a great square which contains three monsters and the phrase ‘night squad’. This was perfect for my third block.

I used an orange print paper from Monsters & Friends for my background, it has tone-on-tone stars on it and is just fabulous! I trimmed it down and distressed the edges and stuck it to a black background. I added my photo blocks and a strip of black & white polka dot paper, as represented by the sketch.

I then went looking for items to add to the embellishment clusters. I used two 2” squares from the cut-apart sheet and then added embellishments, for example a chipboard ghost and several flowers from the Ephemera.

For my title I wanted to use the Halloween chipboard title but it got lost in the dots of the background paper. To get around this I mounted it first onto a sheet of white Freehand Graph Bella Besties paper from the Monsters & Friends coordinating Bella Besties pack. I trimmed around it so it had a border and this helped it to stand out against the dots perfectly.

I added machine stitching through my title and around the edge of the layout. I also added black splatters of paint and handwrote my journaling. I finished off with some enamel stars.

 

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope you have enjoyed this super spooky layout! There is a process video below, enjoy watching along!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

Products used: Monsters & Friends Collection: 12x12 Papers, Cardstock Stickers, Monsters & Friends Bella Besties Paper Pack, Chipboard, Enamel Stars, Ephemera.

Black card, black acrylic paint 

Fall & Cut File Week | Erica Thompson

Hey friends! Erica here with you today sharing a colorful fall layout using one of the Bella Blvd cut files and some Bella Besties!

You can check out all the Bella Blvd cut files at the Silhouette Design Store or at Lori Whitlock! Today I am using the Autumn Leaf cut file I picked up in the Silhouette Design Store. I wanted to create a fun colorful fall wreath and this cut file was perfect! 

I cut the file out on some of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre papers. These are perfect to create a colorful rainbow in all different shapes and sizes! Once I had all my leaves cut out I created a wreath will al the cuts. I made it nice and full and I just love all the texture! 

To add a little bit of interest I took some white paint and splattered it all over the leaves. 

The photo I am using today is of my daughter Alyssa and Sofia who is my son's girlfriend! They went out to the apple orchard for apple cider donuts and snapped this super cute photo! 

For a little bit of texture and detail I used some of the Bella Blvd Puffy Trinkets and sprinkled them around the wreath. I added in some different stickers from my Bella Blvd stash that matched with the colors in the wreath! To finish off the layout I matted the trimmed down white cardstock onto some black cardstock and an older Bella Blvd pattern paper from the Panda's and Popsicles collection. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make sure to stop by the Silhouette Design Store and check out all the fun Bella Blvd cut files!

Autumn Leaf Cut File | Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre | Puffy Trinkets | Aria Alpha |

 

 

Fall And Bella Blvd Cut Files | Yarelys Rodriguez

Hey there Bella Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Yarelys here to share with you my new layout. To make this fall layout I used the collection, You Are My Sunshine as well as the Bella Besties and four of the Bella Blvd cut files.

To start my layout, I drew circles in a white cardstock and hand stitched around them. Then, I cut my cut files. To cut the Pumpkin Patch and the Maple Leaf cut files I used the Bella Besties, for the Autumn Leaf cut file I used the What a Day paper from the You are My Sunshine collection, and for the Thankful cut file I used whit cardstock.

It’s time to build my layout! I glued my photo with adhesive foam to give it dimension. Then, I did three clusters using the pumpkins and the leaves and added Ephemera and Heart Hugs.

For my title I used the Thankful cut file. I backed the cut file with the Feeling Sunny paper and glued it with adhesive foam. To finish my layout I added Trinkets in Pickle Juice & Guacamole, Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, McIntosh and Orange.

I love how this layout tuned out. Hope you all like it and get the inspiration 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/S_FKAghGmG8

Bella Blvd Supplies Used

You Are My Sunshine Collection: What A Day, Ray Of Sunshine and Feeling Sunny papers.

Bella Besties: Heart & Ombré in Orange and Pickle Juice.

Bella Besties: Graph & Dot in Orange.

Ephemera: You Are My Sunshine.

Doohickey: You Are My Sunshine.

Heart Hugs: Give Thanks.

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Pickle Juice & Guacamole, Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, McIntosh and Orange.

Cut Files: Autumn Leaf, Maple Leaf, Pumpkin Patch and Thankful.

Fall & Cut Files Week Day 3 | Niki Rowland

Hey everyone! This is Niki @nikiclairecreates and I have a new layout and process video to share today using a mixture of collections and papers. Our assignment this week is to create fall layouts using cut files! I have used a Bella Blvd Sunflower cut file available from the Silhouette Design Store.

I started off by cutting the sunflower. I used Bella Besties dots paper in Bell Pepper for the base. For the second colour of leaves I decided to use a Cooper paper and I also used another Cooper paper for the centre of the sunflower. I assembled the sunflower and stuck it onto a green background. For this I used the Hearts & Ombre Bella Besties paper in Pickle Juice. I trimmed it down a bit, distressed the edges and added it to a sheet of white card.

I trimmed my photo into a circle shape and added that to my layout. I went looking for some embellishments to work with this colour scheme and decided to go for the You are my Sunshine collection as it has lots of flowers, bees and suns in it – perfect for sunflower photos!

For my title I wanted to use the ‘you are my Sunshine’ chipboard title from the chipboard stickers. It didn’t show up too well against all the different colours I already had on my layout, so to create some separation, I mounted it first onto some white card and cut around it leaving a narrow white border. This made it stand out very well.

I cut a few leaves using a leaf punch from three colours of patterned paper and positioned these around the layout, mostly clustered around my photo.

I added a bee Bella Pop, chipboard sun and a few sticker from the You are my Sunshine sticker sheet.

I finished off with a few splatters of white paint. There is a process video for this layout below, enjoy!

Thank you so much for joining me and I hope you have enjoyed this fun layout!
Happy scrapping

Niki xx
@nikiclairecreates

 

Products used:

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre, Freehand Graph & Dot

Cooper Collection: 12x12 papers

You Are My Sunshine Collection: Chipboard, Stickers, Ephemera, Bella Pops

Cut Files: Sunflower

Other: white cardstock, white paint