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Sweet Summer Girl / Bella Besties Summer Themed

Hello Bella Friends! Gloria Parra here today with a new summer themed layout using the fabulous Bella Besties!!! If you are not familiar with our Bella Besties, they are the best friends and the perfect addition to all other Bella products! Oh how I adore those besties, they are so much fun to create with and help us stretch our collections with their basic patterns and vibrant colors.

Today's layout is a Summer one!!! My daughter is a huge fan of ice creams, popsicles, snow cones and cotton candies; treats are one of her favorite parts of summer! So, I decided to create a layout about this…

Using all my Bella Besties, I created a sun ray on my white cardstock background. I cut 2 different sizes of rays and created a sunburst with all the summer colors in my two Bella Besties pack. I distressed each of my rays to create some texture and dimension on my layout.

My photo is a 4” inch circle with a circle frame that measures 4.5” inches. I placed it in the middle of my sunburst.

For my title I used a “Sweet Girl” Cut Out and two big ice creams that I backed up with some more Bella Besties patterned paper. I love the Cut Outs  products, you get a beautiful die cut piece without the trouble of cutting it yourself and dealing with a die cutting machine. I also used some Florence alpha stickers to add them “summer” subtitle. 

I then embellished the 2 sides of my title with some ice creams found in the embellishment pack and chipboard sticker from the Tiny Tots 2.0 collection. This collection was the perfect complement to my Bella Besties.

I then added a couple of stickers and embellishments on my rays in a monochromatic way, which I love to do! I finished my layout adding some puffy stickers in the same colors of my rays.

Hope you like this layout idea and that it inspires you to create a beautiful summer layout with it!

 

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

 

XOXO, Gloria!

 

Products Used:

Bella Blvd Florence Alpha Sticker

Bella Blvd Trinckets Puffy Stickers

Bella Blvd Sweet Girl Cut Outs

Bella Blvd Tiny Tots 2.0 ephemera, chipboard stickers and Bella Pops

Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot pack

Bella Besties Hearts and Ombre pack

 

Lake Life + Bella Besties | Maree

Hi Bella Friends,

I'm here to share a fun layout today that highlights Lake Life and some classic Bella Besties. I love how easy it is to add Bella Besties to any layout, they always coordinate perfectly!

I started off with a Bella Besties paper for my background. This one is called 'Hearts and Ombre Ice' in blue. The gradient fades from dark to light and is just so pretty! My next step was to add the patterned Lake Life paper in a few diagonal pieces and machine stitch in place. I also added some border stickers from the Doohickey sticker sheet to frame the page.

I also fussy cut some of the Clear Cuts wave acetate to add just above the bottom paneling to give a little more fun detail. Next I added my pics and then used a combination of Florence Alphas and Ciao Chip to create my title.

Then I created 3 clusters to embellish my page. The first cluster features that gorgeous little bear holding fish, and the boats from the collections icons pack. This tied in so perfectly with my pictures of us kayaking and rafting in the lake.

The next cluster is a few trees, the cute life jacket and cloud, and my favorite, the adorable epoxy frog. My kids went frog hunting on this trip so I had to add him to the page!

Finally I used a couple of tags from the ephemera words pack. I added eyelets and twine for texture and a couple of cute epoxy pieces for interest.

 I think the icons in this collection are just so stinking cute! I hope you get some inspiration on how to mix Bella Besties, and Alphas with the latest new collection. Have a creative day!

Lake Life Collection

Collection Kit

Doohickey stickers

Ciao Chip

Ephemera Words

Ephemera Icons

Epoxy Stickers

Clear Cuts

Summertime and Bella Besties | Maree

Hi Bella friends,

It's Maree back to share a cute summer layout with you using some awesome Bella Besties products and a Cut Out too!

I had some fun pool pictures of my daughter and her friend. I thought the Sunshine Cut Out was perfect for these pics. I decided to use the hearts Bella Besties papers because they are so cute.

I started with some Distress Inks and a sunburst stencil to make a rainbow design the same colors as the papers. The paper took the ink so nicely and it really frames the pics well.

I backed the Cut Out using various shades from the Bella Besties paper. I used the template included in the Cut Outs pack and it was amazing how quick this made it. I then used some tone on tone Bella Trinket Puffy stickers to embellish the completed Cut Out.

I pulled out a few bits and pieces from the Time to Travel collection to finish embellishing the page. I love that Ciao Chip camera! I then added my sub title using the Florence Alphas in Pink.

I added some white ink splatters to finish off the page. I think this turned out so fun. Have you pulled out your Bella Besties lately? They work for almost any layout idea!  Have a fabulous day.

Bella Besties Collection Kit - Hearts

Trinkets Puffy Stickers

Florence Alphas

Cut Outs - Summer Sun

Time to Travel - Ciao Chip

Time to Travel - Ephemera

Time to Travel - Doohickey stickers

 

Cap & Gown Featuring Bella Besties! | Maree Crozier

Hi Bella friends, I'm excited to share this fun rainbow layout with you today. It features the new Cap and Gown collection with the Bella Besties Paper Collection Kit. The result is really fun and colorful!

I started off by cutting strips from the Bella Besties collection kit in different colors, distressing them and machine sewing them to white card stock. The two outer strips are the Dream Big paper from Cap and Gown.

Next I added my two pics and added some hand stitched rainbows to tie in with the colors and rainbow ephemera. I backed my pics with the black grid paper called Accomplished. The stitched rainbows are a stitching cut file from Paige Evans. Found here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1449454210/36-cut-files-for-stitching?click_key=22e086a1560422c90be6a7831652d2370b8b7f29%3A1449454210&click_sum=1566dfb0&ga_search_query=stitching&ref=shop_items_search_1&crt=1&sts=1

I then added some fun ephemera to the page, popping some up and tucking some behind.

Finally I finished with my title using a couple of pieces from the Words Ephemera pack and some Florence Alphas in black.

This was such a fun layout to make and I love how versatile the Cap and Gown Collection is, you can easily use it for birthdays, celebrations, graduations, sports awards etc.

There are some fantastic generic phrases to use such as "It's your day" and "We love you" as seen here. We look forward to seeing what you create with this new collection. Have a fabulous day!

Bella Besties Collection Kit

From Cap and Gown:

Dream Big paper

Accomplished Paper

Ephemera Icon 

Ephemera Words

Florence Alphas - Black

 

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 1 | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello there!

Nathalie with you today to kick off YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE & BELLA BESTIES collections week.   I love the colors and designs of You Are My Sunshine, combine it with the Ombre Bella Besties, and you can pretty much document any memory.  This year, I am working on notebooks and smaller format for my documenting; so, today I am sharing a new  entry in my Gratitude Journal

 

 

I had  a large photo to work with.  So, I balanced it with a large  title.  I used two sets of Alpha Dies to create my title work from both the collections.

 

I  wanted to follow the colors order as in the sky in the photo ( I chose blue instead of the mauve tone)   when cutting the letters for my title. I emphasized the focus of the layout by using Caps for the word. I simply glued them to onto the simple b sides of You Are My Sunshine collection,

 

 

I want the title to feature nicely on the page, that meant simple embellishing after... I added just a few extra details in a color blocking fashion, that means that I chose the colors of the embellishments to match the colors of the letters.

 

 

For the other side of the spread, I  shuffled the  the strips of the patterned paper, so that they match the colors in the photos.   Since the photo is large,  I had space to add a bit of interest in a small cluster at the top of the photo.  I had extra negative space, so I was able to use the time of the photo as an extra embellishment/ subtitle on this page

 

 

I hope this inspires you to check both YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE and BELLA BESTIES collections for your next project.  You will love the possibilities!

 

XO

 

Supplies

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE COLLECTION:  patterned paper, chipboard stickers, Doohickey stickers, ephemera

BELLA BESTIES Ombre/Hearts - ORANGE

TRINKETS : Orange, Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Ice and Gulf

 

My Candy Girl and Bella Besties Week, Day 6 | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share one more project featuring this week's inspiration:  My Candy Girl and Bella Besties Ombre/Heart collections.   With it being so close to Valentine's day, what better way to celebrate the day than to document love.  These are some of my favorite photos of my kids loving their first cousin, nothing better than Family love to make it all better.

 

 

I started with the Sprinkle With Love paper for the background.   I then added a piece of Cookie Dough paper, plus added two decorative edges ( All Girl paper), these will anchor the layout.

 

 

Using a polaroid photo metal die, I cut 8 frames from Bella Besties Ombre/Heart collection -in Gulf, Guacamole, Peep, and Punch-, making sure that the frames show the vibrant color change in the papers

 

 

I backed the light colored frame die cuts with the photos, then used the light negative piece of the frames to back the leftover frames.  These were then glued across the top and bottom of the page. Having those empty photo frames just adds  interest to the page.

 

 

I used the empty frames to add embellishments (My Candy Girl collection) and also add my journaling.   It kept the embellishments simple so that they won't overwhelm the page.

 

 

For the title, I combined Ciao Chips and ephemera.  I repeated the look of some of the frames on the Ciao chips by adding a bit of ink to them.   

 

 

I hope this inspires you to combine My Candy Girl and Bella Besties collections in your next project.   You will love the endless possibilities you can create.

 

XO

 

 

SUPPLIES:

MY CANDY GIRL COLLECTION:  Patterned paper, Ephemera, Doohickey Stickers, Bella Pop, Chipboard Stickers

BELLA BESTIES Ombre/Hearts COLLECTION: Gulf, Guacamole, Peep and Punch

CIAO CHIPS

BELLA BOWS - LIttle Girl

Let Us Adore Him + Cut Files Week -Day 6 |Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you to continue with this week's Let Us Adore Him and Cut files theme.  I have so many images of my littles (niece and nephew) enjoying the season, and since I need to build their Christmas albums, I decided to combine the new Bird Wreath and the collection in this layout

 

 

I started by cutting the cut file base from Pickle Juice Ombre/Heart paper. I cut all the smaller leaves, flowers and button flowers from patterned papers from the collection.  My choice of the Oyster Ombre/heart for the background just enhances all the colors of the leaves and flowers. I framed the layout using the Humble paper. The tones of the paper reflect those on the wreath.

 

 

I used foam dots to add dimension to the small pieces on the wreath.   I started assembling the page with the wreath, then moved onto the title. I mixed ephemera words with Doohickey stickers for the title of the page,

 

 

 

I replace the birds with a picture of the littles, and instead opted to add a few extra flowers and leaves around the photo.   I added ephemera pieces to the two corners of the picture to help add interest to the page.

 

 

I love how this turned out, and I hope you have found inspiration for your documenting!

 

XO

 

Bella BLVD supplies:

 

LET US ADORE HIM Collection: patterned paper, ephemera, chipboard stickers, doohickey stickers, enamel dots, puffy stickers

BELLA BESTIES Heart/Ombre collection:  Oyster, Pickle Juice, Punch

Cut File - BIRD WREATH  design #391902

 

THANKGIVING week | Nathalie

Hello there!

Nathalie with you today to kick off Thanksgiving week here, in the Bella Blvd Blog.   I have to say that my favorite project of the year is my Gratitude Journal, it totally has made me focus on all the small blessings. So, i pulled one of my entries from the journal to crate this page using a few goodies from Bella Blvd.

 

I started this page with the photo  and  a few Aria Puffy stickers.  I just put the picture on the layout (Bella Besties), and used a ruler to add my large title using a rainbow of colors.

 

I wanted the title to be one of  the highlights of the page, so I pulled Aria puffy stickers, and glued them on the page in rainbow-colors order.   I made sure that   there was plenty of space available for the photo.

 

 

I chose the YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE collection to complete the page.  I created two tags from the papers and layered them behind the photo.  

 

 

In order to frame the title, I used a few papers from the YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE collection to create the paper strips and  glued them at an angle at the corners of the page.   I made sure that the paper strips meet at specific spots on the layout, so that I can add interest to the page.

 

 

To finish the page, I changed the last word to an acrylic piece.  This brings texture to the page, and breaks the monotony of the puffy stickers.   I added a few butterflies to add movement to the page, and make the viewer eye move through the page.

 

 

I love how this turned out, and I hope this inspires you to create a project that documents your gratitude using Bella Blvd. products

 

XO

 

 

Bella BLVD Supplies

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE COLLECTION:  patterned papers, chipboard stickers, trinkets, ephemera, Doohickey stickers

HOME SWEET HOME collection:  Doohickey Stickers

BELLA BESTIES (dot/grid)  White

ARIA PUFFY STICKERS:  Bell Pepper, Orange, Punch, Plum, Ice, Gulf

TRINKETS - White

ACRYLIC WORDS - Love

 

 

Mood Board Week - Day 5 | Nathalie D.

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a bit more of inspiration using our Mood Board.   As Fall has started, we are all wrapped up by the coziness of the season.   Thick and chunky knits, saturated colors, texture, and of course leaves.  These are  the themes that repeat in our Mood board, too.   Let me  show you 

 

 

I love Mood Boards ( sketches are not my thing!), and this one just sums up Fall.  So, I chose a bit from each square to create my layout

 

 

As soon as I saw the painted squares and the pastel paint pots, I knew that I had to start my layout with a bit of mixed media on the background.   I simply used acrylic paint mixed with gel medium to create the overlapping brushstrokes in the background.   I added lots of color splatters all around the strokes, and set is aside to dry.

 

 

In the mean time, I used two cut files and Bella Besties to cut a few leaves.  I picked the colors of the leaves based on the colors of the leaves in the mood board, and also a bit of red to match the apples in the picture.

 

 

I love the arrangement of the leaves in the mood board. I am borrowing that setting to place all the leaves in my background ( I trimmed the painted cardstock to 8 x11.5" ).   A bit of foam adhesive helped to create levels and dimension between the leaves.  I nestled the picture inside the curve of the leaf arrangement.   The mood board also shows a bit of knitting/knitted texture,  I choose to bring a bit of the stitched look to the leaves by drawing small vein lines with gel pens in each leaf.

 

 

I decided to place the bulk of my leaves at the top of the page.  Then chose the scalloped edges of the My Candy girl to soften the edges of the painted background before attaching it to a Blueberry Besties background.  The contrast of the colors just brought all the painted backgrounds together.

 

 

For the title, I am mixing an acrylic word with Aria Puffy stickers.   Once again, I am playing with textures, and also the slim lines of the words in the phrase square of the mood board.   I added a extra embellishments, then added a few drops of gold and white ink to finish my page!

 

 

I love how this turned out, it was so much fun to take a few ideas from the mood board and transform them into this page.   Remember to share your projects, inspired by the board, with us!

 

XO

 

BELLA BLVD Supplies

BELLA BESTIES Collection:  Ombre/Heart in Blueberry, Bell Pepper, Mckintosh,  Orange, Oyster

MY CANDY GIRL Collection: Patterned papers, Doohickey Stickers

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Collection:  Puffy Stickers, Patterned paper, Doohickey stickers

HEART HUGS: Boy

ARIA PUFFY Stickers : Blueberry

ACRYLIC WORDS:  Adventure

 

 

Bella Besties + You Are My Sunshine Week | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to continue with our Bella Besties + You Are My Sunshine collections week.  We are in the last weeks of Summer here in Toronto, and the colors and designs in the collections are perfect to document all those glorious sunny day memories. Let me show you what I have created:

 

 

 

I pulled a few pictures of my family's last visit for this page.   Since there is quite a bit of blue tones in the picture, I decided to use Bella Besties Ombre/Heart in Blueberry as the base for the layout

 

 

What better way to contrast the dark blue of the background than to add color.  I cut a few 1.5" diagonal strips of paper from a few papers from You are My Sunshine and glued them to the base.   These lines reminded me of sunrays, so it was easy to follow the line to add my photos ( I backed these with papers from You Are My Sunshine that had the same tones as the background).

 

 

Once the photos were in place, I added the Chipboard stickers to create my title.  I stacked the letters so that they flow better with the diagonal lines.  I added my lines of journal right below the title.  Then it was all about embellishing the page.

 

 

I love butterflies, and the ones in You Are My Sunshine collection are perfect for the page, as they have all the colors of the papers.  I made sure to create clusters of them around the photo -along with some ephemera and Doohickey pieces-, and added one last cluster at the bottom left corner of the page. This just balances the page nicely, plus one of the best ways to showcase the gorgeous Bella Pops.

 

 

I just love how this turned out, and how easy this came together.   Remember to share with us your project ideas featuring these collections. I cannot wait to see what you create!

 

XO

 

Bella Blvd Supplies:

BELLA BESTIES Ombre/Hearts Collection - Blueberry

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Collection -  Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey stickers, Ephemera, Trinkets

Butterflies Bella  Pop