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Cut Files Week Day 3 | Traci

Happy Wednesday everyone!  We're in the middle of cut-file week over at Bella Blvd and I wanted to share my fun little shaped mini with all of you!  I used two of Bella's cut files, the adorable fish bowl and sweet orange cat from the Chloe collection.  I welded them together in my Silhouette software so that the mischievous kitty appeared to be peeking over the fish bowl....

I used lots of hearts and ombre paper throughout this album, and popped in a few die cuts from the Chloe collection (one of my all-time favorite Bella lines!).  

 

For the fish bowl, I used different shades of ombre ice for the water, and some orange dot besties for the little fish.  That seaweed is actually epoxy hearts, and a die cut from the Santa Squad ephemera!

 

I cut all of my pages out of white card stock and then created an internal offset with my Cameo software for layers of pattern paper.  

 

Like the phrase says ... "I can't with the cute" ... that little kitty with the glasses and pink bow just makes me smile!

 

Shaped albums are so much fun to create.  I hope I've given you some ideas for using cut files for mini albums like mine!  You could almost have a mini shaped like anything!  Add a few bella besties, some epoxy hearts, and a couple cute ephemera pieces and you'll have a perfect little gift or keepsake in no time!  Here are some of the products I used for this project....

 

Bella Besties Ombre Ice & Cotton Candy

Bella Besties Orange, Punch, and Ice Graph & Dot

Epoxy hearts

Bella Blvd Fish Bowl Cutting File

Bella Blvd Orange Cat Cutting File

Chloe collection

Fall & Winter Themed Week Day 6 | Nathalie

Hi there Bella Blvd Friends!

Nathalie with you today with one last bit of Fall inspiration before we head into the jolliest season of the year.  I keep a very visual journal of our days; so, today i want to share with you two of the newest entries created with the new Bella Besties Ombre/Heart collection.

 

I started my projects by cutting the leaves from the Bell Pepper, McKintosh, Orange, Punch and Pony Bella Besties Ombre/Heart Papers using the Fall Leaves cut file (#332735 Silhouette Store).  

For my first entry, I chose to create a pocket page.   I cut the Guacamole Ombre/Heart paper for the base of the picture. Once, I set it in place, I added a few of the leaves as if flying/falling at the bottom of the page.   I used some of the negative of the picture to add my title using the Florence Alphabet in black.  A few of the matte enamel dots complete the page.

 To create the pocket cards, I first trimmed one of the 4x6 cut apart cards from the Spooky and Sweet collection, then added a piece of the Guacamole Ombre/heart paper to cover the writing, and then just added a few more leaves.    For my filler card, I used the lighter side of the Guacamole Ombre paper -cut  to size-  them added a tag from the Legacy collection and top it of with one of the leaves. I carried over the phrase stickers and enamel dots to create a well balanced spread.

For my next spread, I wanted to use all the leaves and color to bring Fall Splendor to my pages.   So, I started with a bit of ink blending to the white cardstock background.

I used a gel pen to draw the small vein line on the leaves, then used a bit of foam adhesive to attach them to the background.  I used a combination of the Wonky puffy alpha and Florence Sticker alpha to complete my title.

For the other side of the page, I cut a piece of the Guacamole Ombre/Hearts paper to size.  I backed the picture with a piece of Bell Pepper Ombre Heart paper then just added it to the page.  Just a few embellishments ( Let's Go on Adventure, Freshly Squeezed and Chloe collections) bring the focus to the picture.

I hope these have inspired you to document those last days of Fall, and now we are ready to get our Christmas spirits up!

XO

Materials Used:

BELLA BESTIES OMBRE/HEARTS collection: Bell Pepper, McKintosh, Orange, Pony, Guacamole, Punch

LET'S GO ON AN ADVENTURE  Collection: Cut  apart paper, Doohickey stickers

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection:  Ephemera Words, Matte Enamel Dots - Fruity Mix-

LEGACY Collection: Word Salad, Tags

CHLOE Collection - Enamel Hearts

CUT FILE - Fall Leaves - 332735

WONKY PUFFY ALPHA : Orange

FLORENCE ALPHA STICKERS: Black, Orange

MOM  LIFE Collection: Doohickey Stickers

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection:  Doohickey Stickers

 

Fall & Winter Themed Week Day 2 | Dorymar

Hello Bella fans, it is Dorymar today with a cute Christmas project. December is here and it is the craftiest season of the year. I love to create many projects to document my memories, decorate my home, and make gifts for my friends and family.  For my project, I used the new FALALA Collection mixed with the gorgeous Hearts and Ombré papers.

The new Falala collection has many beautiful elements and I want to use all of them for my project. I selected a red 6x8 flipbook from my stash and decorated the cover with the fantastic elements of the collection.

As the title of my project, I used a combination of acrylic word and cut-outs from Bella BLVD.  I backed all the letters of my cut-outs with the gorgeous patterned paper from the collection. The next step was creating a fun cluster on top of my title mixing the die cuts and the fantastic “Twinkle Lights” Bella-Pop.  I adhered all of this onto the beautiful Hearts & Ombré Punch paper that I adjusted to the size of my album.

The flipbooks include a series of pocket pages, including the 6x8 size ones, I focused on creating beautiful layouts for these pockets, for this, I used the beautiful double patterned papers from the collection and embellished them with the spectacular die cuts, chipboards, and stickers from the collection. Above you can see them in detail!

I love the “Christmas” chipboard letters and the cutest trucks that the collection includes, for the right layout I filled the truck with a cute penguin and a cute little gift, I love how they look together!

I fill up my 6x4 pocket pages with a flip-out created with papers of the collection and decorated it with chipboards, die cuts, and stickers, but also with the beautiful washi and the red cute clip.  Bella has fun beautiful elements that you can match with many collections these two are part of them. I love them!

One of the things I like the most about 6x8 pages is the opportunity to incorporate big pictures in my albums, but I can also create a page with many pictures and have enough space to fill it up with the fantastic elements of the collection.

.I love to fill my pocket pages with the cards that the collection includes mixed with space for my photos.

I hope you love this project and inspires you to use the Fantastic Falala Collection from Bella Blvd.

Thanks for stopping by!

Falala Collection Kit, Falala Ephemera, Falala Ciao Chip,

Merry Acrylic Word, Twinkle Lights Bella-Pops, Festive Cute Clips, 

Hearts & Ombré Punch Paper, Hearts & Ombré Picket Juice, 

Christmas Cut-Outs

Thanksgiving Week Day 6 | Traci

Happy Saturday everyone!  I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving!  November is always one of my favorite months of the year ... the fall season in Georgia is so pretty, I love the cooler temperatures, and the Thanksgiving holiday always reminds me to be grateful.

So for my project, I used some colorful Bella Besties papers and Trinkets puffy stickers to create a gratitude journal.

For the album base, I used the Essential Mini Album die (661094) that was designed by Lori Whitlock for Sizzix.  I cut the base of the album pages out of white card stock, and the inset papers out of Bella Besties and lined journaling paper.

 

The pattern papers and cute flower die cuts are from the Chloe collection, and the "thankful" title is a die from Echo Park Paper Co.  (Links to all products can be found on my Artsy Albums blog).

I kept my album pretty simple because I plan to put 3x4 photos on the left side of every layout, and then journal about the things I'm thankful for on the right.

 

I added clusters of Trinkets puffy stickers on each journaling page.  I love how there are flowers, hearts and arrows so that I can mix it up.  So simple but so cute!

 

I love small little albums dedicated to journaling.  This would also be a fun project for kids to write what they are thankful for, or you could change up the papers to mcintosch and guacamole for a Christmas traditions journal.  

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.  Again, if you need any links to products you can find them over on my blog at Artsy Albums.  I hope I've given you a few fun ideas for using Bella Besties and those adorable puffy stickers!

 

Bella Blvd Products Used

Bella Besties Hearts and Ombre Papers -- Gulf, Ice, Bell Pepper, Punch

Trinkets Puffy Stickers

Chloe pattern papers and ephemera

 

Halloween Mini Album - Tegan Skwiat

Hi there Bella friends! Who else is excited that Halloween is almost here!? I couldn't wait to dive in to the adorable Monsters & Friends collection again to document a past trip my family took to Disney World at Halloween time. Of course I am in love with all of the graphics - especially the fun little monster guys and gals! 

I first started by painting this chipboard album I had in my stash with acrylic paints. You could also make your own chipboard album out of scrap pieces of chipboard or maybe even thin cardboard. I then added a patterned paper base to each page. Here I embellished the cover with Doohickey Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, and a little bat I fussy cut from patterned paper. Isn't he the cutest?!

I love the mix of green, aqua, and purple in addition to the usual black and orange in this collection! I had so much fun decorating each mini album page with chipboard stickers and Doohickey Stickers. And those Halloween Mix Epoxy Star Stickers are so very cool!

I can not get enough of all of the adorable monsters in this collection. I am super glad that the Die Cut Ephemera Pack includes so many of them! ;)  Here I gave this little orange monster a little purple heart sticker from the Doohickey Sticker sheet. 

I absolutely can not decide which monster is my favorite because they are all so cute! Here I added a couple of the Halloween Star Mix Epoxy star stickers to the antennas on the pink monster for a little added dimension. (I don't know- maybe this monster is my favorite?!) I then used the alphabet stickers from the Doohickey Sticker sheet to spell out October. 

Thanks for joining us today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the adorable Monsters & Friends collection for your next project! Have a great day everyone! 

Monsters & Friends Collection: Monster Party Patterned Paper, Hey Boo Patterned Paper, Scary Cute Patterned Paper, Party Time Patterned Paper, Pumpkin Contest Patterned Paper, Batty Patterned Paper, Daily Details Patterned Paper, Candy Monster Patterned Paper, Whistling Winds Patterned Paper, Ephemera Icons, Stars Halloween Mix Epoxy Stickers, 12 x 12 Chipboard Icons, Doohickey Stickers

Other: Chipboard Mini Album, Acrylic Paints, Ribbon

Cutest Monster Mini Album with Traci

Hello Bella friends!!  I have a new mini to share with you today and I hope this one reminds you of all the cute little "monsters" in your life.  

I just can't get enough of this one-eyed guy!  Of all the monsters in the Monsters & Friends collection, he is my favorite!  Maybe it's the tooth ... or his little hands on his hips (does he even have hips?) ... LOL.  I used his cut file that you can find in Lori Whitlock's SVG shop HERE, or in the Silhouette Online store, HERE, and made him center stage on my 5"x9" cover.

 

All of his not-so-spooky little friends show up throughout the rest of the chipboard album.

 

The word embellishments are part of the ephemera package also, and with 112 pieces,  you will surely find lots of cute pieces for your crafty projects.  And this collection will work for more than just Halloween ... think birthdays, general kid pictures, pet pictures ... !

In addition to the Monsters & Friends collection, I used the new Hearts and Ombre print papers.  I used gulf and pickle juice ombre sides to cut out my monster's head and horns, and the plum heart side for his body.  Then I added these new prints throughout the album for some bright page backgrounds.  

 

 

I'll be back in November to share some new albums with you, but until then have fun with these collections and happy crafting!

 

Monsters & Friends Collection

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre -- Pickle Juice, Plum, Gulf and White

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

 

Outdoor Summer Mini Album

It's still summer for a few more weeks and I'm sure there are lots of you who are enjoying the outdoors these days.  With this in mind, I decided to create an 8x8 album that will hopefully inspire you to save some of those fun summer memories.

I started with a chipboard album by Prima, and pulled out some colorful Bella Besties to use with my Wreath Cut-Out.  Even though you might think the wreath design is for the holidays, I love how using just half of the design worked for my outdoorsy cover.  

I created my base pages with white card stock.  I love how the bright colors of the Let's Go on An Adventure collection really pop off the white background.

 

I layered several ephemera pieces with some ribbon and twine to give this page some dimension and texture.  That bear is so cute!

For the page above, I created a little hinge out of card stock, attached a piece of Bear Tracks Clear Cuts, and layered the edge with some super cute washi tape.  The clear page lifts up to reveal some more photo mats underneath.  

 

Before this post goes live, I'll try to create a video flip-through and post it over on my blog at Artsy Albums so you can see how the pages interact.  Until then, I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their summer!  Happy crafting!

 

Bella Blvd Products Used

Let's Go On An Adventure collection

Wreath Cut-Out

Bella Besties - Blueberry, Guacamole, Bell Pepper, McIntosh, Orange

Acrylic Word - At the Lake

 

Thinking Outside the Box with Traci

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to challenge you to think outside the box when it comes to your themed paper collections.  And what better way for me to illustrate my idea, than with a fun little "box" project. I used adorable paper and embellishments from the Chloe collection ... even though my project has nothing to do with kitty cats.

 

The box is by Graphic 45 and has a small album tucked inside.  I started the project by covering the box with white card stock.  I like how pattern papers pop off a background of white so you'll see most of my albums and pages start with a white base.

 

 

I covered the sides of the box with the super cute floral pattern (Chloe: Smitten) and then layered the top with white card stock and a yellow and orange dot (Chloe: Borders).  Then the fun part ... embellishing the top of the box!

  

I started with the largest piece first.  I adhered the house die cut and then randomly added large die cut flowers.  I love how the Bella Pop flowers add dimension, and the epoxy hearts add a little shine! Then I used the new matte enamel dots (Cat Mix and Dog Mix) to fill in the smaller spaces.

 

I kept the album inside super simple by layering 3x4 white card stock with pattern paper, slipping the small pages into ten 3x4 Simple Stories page protectors, and adding binding rings.  My granddaughter's pictures are going to look so cute on those little pages!    

As you can see, my project really has nothing to do with kitty cats, even though I did the whole thing with the Chloe collection! I hope I've inspired you to think outside the box and find fun ways to use your papers and embellies for everyday projects.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Chloe Collection, Blossoms Bella-Pops, Matte Enamels Cat Mix, Matte Enamels Dog Mix, 

Epoxy Hearts Cat Mix

 

 

 

 

It's summer and I'm so happy about the sunshine and warm, relaxing days! When I saw June's mood board, I knew I had the perfect papers to go with the summer, water, and rainbow themes.

I love the blues, yellows and reds on this inspiration piece.  My eye was drawn to the yellow square over the blue stripes.  It felt like sunshine over water to me, so I went with that on my cover.

 

Since the mood board had a rainbow design, I wanted to add several rainbow patterns in my album. I fell in love with the heart die cut from the Splash Zone ephemera words and used that on my first page.                                    

 

I added another rainbow pattern down the side of this page, and kept the water theme going with the cute splash paper.

The rainbow on the mood board isn't curved, so I wanted the colored patterns on the page below to have a more rectangular, edgy feel.  The cute little word stickers added a fun finishing touch.

The page below might be my favorite because I was inspired by the round ice cream scoops.  I found these colorful die cut circles in the Wish Big ephemera, and used them to surround a 2 1/4" circular photo mat.  

 

How are you inspired by this month's mood board?  Please share your projects and be sure to tag @BellaBlvd so we can see your fun creations! 

 

Bella Blvd Products Used

Splash Zone 12x12 pattern paper

Splash Zone Ephemera

Wish Big Ephemera

Bella Besties:  Punch, Gulf, and Bell Pepper