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Cap & Gown | Sarah Millerhouse

Hello, Bella Blvd friends! It's Sarah Millerhouse here, and I am excited to share my first layout featuring the beautiful Cap & Gown collection! 

I absolutely loved digging into this beautiful collection! The patterns and embellishments are truly fantastic! I started by creating the blocks of patterned paper across the middle of my layout. I cut the blocks 4 inches tall by 3 inches wide, and I distressed the edges of each block. I layered these on top of one of the black patterned papers. This contrast helped the patterned papers make a statement! 

Above and below this strip of paper across the middle, I added Distress Ink and Distress Oxides in Salvaged Patina to create a pop of color. I used a star stencil from my stash and Distress Oxide in Broken China to add the stars to the background. 

I added my sweet photos from my son's pre-k graduation, and I backed those with the same black patterned paper. Below the photos, I used Ciao Chip pieces to create my title and add detailing to this area. I placed puffy stickers below the title and on my photo. I love the dimension this adds!

Above my photos, I added all the great stars from this collection! I love the silver foiling found on so many of the embellishments and how rich they make the layout feel.

I created a shaker pocket using a star cut on my Cricut and the silver foiled Clear Cut found in the collection! I filled it with the sequin mix that is jam packed with sparkle and shine! I love that it makes the page interactive and so much fun for my kids to turn in our album!

I added a few more embellishments and pieces of ephemera. I also used Liquid Pearls in coordinating colors to add a little more shine around the embellishment clusters. I finished the layout by adding my journaling about this sweet memory!

I loved featuring the Cap & Gown collection on this layout that captured such an important memory for our family! I hope you enjoy creating with it as much as I did! I hope you have a beautiful day!! 

Products Used: Cap & Gown - Patterned paper, Clear Cuts, Sequin Mix, Ciao Chip, Puffy Stickers, Bella Pops, Ephemera

 

Cap & Gown Debut Week | Maree Crozier

Hi Friends, I'm excited to share my first layout on the Bella Blog! Today I am using the fun new collection, Cap & Gown. I chose a sweet picture of my daughter for her Pre-K graduation. I started with a stenciled background using Distress Oxide ink in the color Salty Ocean. And added some ink splatters using a Vicki Boutin watercolor pen in the color Blueberry Pie to tie in with the background color of my picture. Next, I made a background grid using the gorgeous patterned paper from the collection and machine stitched around the edges for texture. I centered my photo and popped it up on some craft foam for more dimension.

Then I created a fun banner with the stars from the Ephemera Icons pack to create interest at the bottom of the page. And sprinkled some extra puffy sticker stars behind the banner.

Then I added the fun title and my journaling to the right of the page.

I finished off the page by adding the "Grad" banner and a few Ciao Chip pieces. Finally I added the super fun cap and scroll Bella Pops.

This is such a versatile collection and I hope you get a chance to play with it soon! It is easy to create this simple grid design and thanks for stopping by today.

Maree

Cap and Gown Collection

•12x12 Patterned papers - Let's Party and Diploma Day

• Ciao Chip

• Bella Pops

• Ephemera Words

• Ephemera Icons

• Puffy Stickers

 

 

Mood Board Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today and I'm super excited to share this layout I made using the gorgeous March Mood Board along with the You Are My Sunshine collection.  Here's my page: 

Here's the mood board: 

I was immediately inspired by the top left square and decided to recreate that same watercolor rainbow look by spraying some Shimmerz Paints sprays onto a piece of thick white cardstock.  I went in rainbow order and sprayed each color and then brushed it down the page.  Super simple!

There's a super cute cloud right under the rainbow square, so I used the cloud Cut Outs from the Over The Rainbow Cut Outs pack.  I popped it up on foam tape and then for some extra sparkle, I applied some gold Stickles directly onto the clouds.  

For my title, I used one of the Ephemera Icons pieces and adhered it right on top of my photo.  I also matted my photo using a few of the patterned papers in the collection.  

When it was time to embellish, I did so by color blocking with more Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers and the Fly Away Bella Pops.  

For some extra color and texture, I added some tangled thread in all of the colors and tucked in under the Cut Out.  

Here's one last look at this bright and colorful layout.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Don't forget to play along and use this March Mood Board as inspiration for your next project.  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Bella Pops, Cut Outs, Epoxy Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and Ephemera Icons.  

Valentine's Week & Our Love Song | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing another layout using the super adorable Our Love Song collection.  It's Valentine's Day week and I'm sending you all love and hugs!  Here's my page: 

To start, I pulled out the You and Me Cut Outs and used a few of them as stencils.  I love using Cut Outs creatively and this is a technique that is so much fun!  I chose the "Love" and the two hearts Cut Outs and positioned them around my page.  I then took a few Shimmerz Paints sprays and sprayed them onto the Cut Outs and carefully lifted them off of my white cardstock.  I thought they looked so fun and really matched the vibe of this collection.  

Here's another shot of the mixed media: 

I didn't want to cover up a lot of my background so I took a few of the cut aparts from the Daily Elements paper and layered them behind my photo.  

For my title, I used a phrase from the Ephemera Words pack and added some Florence Alphas in black.  The pops of black in this collection makes me so happy!!  

Next, I layered the Hearts Cut Outs pieces that I had previously used and layered them in as embellishments.  

I added a few Doohickey Cardstock scalloped borders stickers and also sprinkled in a few of the Puffy Heart stickers.  I'm so happy with how this page turned out!

Here's one last look at this fun, love filled page: 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Have you used a Cut out as a stencil before?  I hope that you'll give it a try!  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Our Love Song Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Cut Outs, Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers and Puffy Stickers;  Bella Besties: Florence Alphas in Black.  

Our Love Song Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here and I'm so excited to share my first layout using the stunning Our Love Song collection.  I have a process video at the end of this post, so make sure to check it out!  Here's my page: 

The Bella striped patterned paper is one of my faves, so I just had to use some of it for the base of my layout.  I started with a piece of white textured cardstock and added some black paint with one of my wide paint brushes.  I love that this collection has pops of black along with the bright colors.  

The rest of the patterned papers in the collection are just too pretty not to use, so I trimmed out several of them and layered them behind my photo.  

I was completely inspired by one of the cut apart pieces on the Daily Details paper and decided to base my whole layout on it.  I made this layout about my oldest son, Noah and listed the five things that I love about him.  I trimmed out the pieces to the 4x6 card, popped them up on foam and arranged them under my photo.  I love how it turned out.  

Next, I added my title using one of the Ephemera Words and started embellishing using a few of the florals from that same pack.  I also added one of the tags and tied some yellow twine through it.

Here's one last look at this bright and fun page.  I added a few chipboard and puffy hearts to finish it off.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  This collection is adorable and is perfect for so many of your special memories.  See you next time friends.  

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Our Love Song Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ephemera Words and Trinket Puffy Stickers.  

The North Pole Collection Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new post using The North Pole Collection. I hope y'all had a great Christmas Holiday! Here's my page:

The stripe pattern on the December 25 paper is one of my favorites so I trimmed two 2"inch strips and adhered them to the left and right side of white cardstock. 

To add some extra color to the white cardstock, I took a stencil from my stash and ink blended a blue Distress Oxide ink pad right through it.  I then added a few scalloped border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock Sticker sheet.  

I matted my photo with the A side of the same striped paper and adhere it right on top of the mixed media.  I created my title using one of the Ephemera Words and one of the phrases from the Ciao Chip Chipboard sticker sheet.  

Using a few of the Ephemera Icons and a Santa from the Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers, I created a few different clusters around the page.  The elements in this collection are just so cute!!

I filled in a few spots using some ephemera trees and a few snowflake pieces. They really add some extra pops of color!

Here's one last look at this colorful Christmas layout!

Thank you so much for stopping by today,  I hope that I inspired you in some way!  See you next time friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: The North Pole Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Epoxy Stickers.  

 

The North Pole Collection- Borders & Daily Details! | Brianna

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper back with y'all today sharing my first layout using the new The North Pole collection.  I LOVE this collection so much!  It's so bright and happy and I had so much fun creating this page.  Make sure to check out the process video at the end of this post!

This week, we are focusing on the Daily Details and Borders 12x12 patterned papers and using them creatively. I thought it would be fun to have the border strips stacked on top of each other.  I've done similar designs in the past and love how so many different patterns can be on one page.  

I fussy cut a few of the sweaters from one of the border strips and also trimmed out a few phrases to use as ephemera pieces as well.  You should definitely not count these papers out!  They can be used in so many different ways.  

The Daily Details paper has a 3x4 card with the cutest phrase, so I fussy cut it out and used it as my title.  It came out so perfect!  I popped it up on foam tape and adhered it right under my photo.  

I created a colorful mixed media background using some Shimmerz Paints from my stash and I love how all of the different border strips look on top of it.  All of these colors make me so happy!

I matted my photo with the B side of the Borders paper and layered a tag from the Ephemera Words pack.  I embellished using a few Ephemera pieces as well! 

Next, I added in some tangled thread and sprinkled in a few Puffy Stickers.  

Here's one last shot of my layout: 

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

 

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

School Is Cool - Rachel O'Neal

Hi friends! I'm back with another School Is Cool layout. I mentioned before how much I loved the pennant flags that come in the Ephemera Icons pack. There are ones for each grade Kindergarten - 6th! So I thought it would be fun to go back and reprint "First Day" photos for my Carter and create a layout that had all of them on one page using those pennants. Can't believe how fast the years are flying by! Here's what I came up with:

 

 

I started with a white 12" x 12" cardstock background and used my Distress Oxide pad in Fossilized Amber to create a yellow background. While it was drying, I worked on the Smarty Pants Cut Out set that comes with this collection. It has several great titles, but I chose to go with "the Best Day ever" cut out. I actually removed the word "the" and backed the rest with the Supply List patterned paper. Each Cut Out set comes with a pattern that you can use on your paper of choice to get just the correct size for backing the cutouts. They are so easy to use. Once my background was dry, I added the cutout to the bottom of the layout with foam tape. 

 

 

Next, I took each of my photos and layered them with white cardstock, Bella Blvd Besties paper in McIntosh Graph, and also the 12" x 12" School Supplies patterned paper. Once the papers were secured, I went ahead and added them to the layout with foam tape as well. 

 

 

Now it was time to add the embellishments and those cute pennants. I wanted to be intentional about which embellishments I used for each grade. I wanted them to be grade appropriate. I love how there are a variety of choices in both the Ephemera Icons and the Ephemera Words packs. The math flash cards are a perfect example of that. There is a piece with a basic combination (9+7) and one for older grades as well (23+5). So many to choose from.

 

 

I finished the layout by stamping a little including the dates for each of the photos, and then added a few black hearts from the Florence Alpha sticker sheet. This is such a fun and special layout. I hope you like it. Here's a list of everything I used:

• 12" x 12" White Cardstock
• Distress Oxide Pad: Fossilized Amber
• Cut Outs: Smarty Pants
• 12" x 12" Supply List Pattern Paper
• 12" x 12" School Supplies Pattern Paper
• Bella Blvd Besties Graph & Dot in McIntosh
• School Is Cool Ephemera Icons
• Bella Blvd Florence hearts in black.

 

School Is Cool Week | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a fun layout using the new School Is Cool collection.  I paired it with the Ready Set Learn cut file and love how it turned out.  

To start, I cut the cut file out twice.  The first time, I cut the entire piece out on white textured cardstock.  When I went to cut it again, I only cut the background out and cut it on a piece of the Supply List paper.  I took the letter pieces from the first cut and adhered them down right on top of the background.  It really made the letters pop!

I wanted some stars to peek behind my large cut file, so I did some ink blending using a star stencil from my stash and added some silver Stickles to a few of my stars. I popped up the cut file on foam tape and adhered it down to the center of my page.

For even more color,  I trimmed down a few strips of the Coloring 12x12 paper and adhered it to the top and bottom of my page.  I just love those colorful stripes!  This week we were prompted to use 3+ photos on our projects and I added four.  They are the first and last days of school photos of my kids and I just love seeing how much they change in a school year.  

After arranging my photos to the top and bottom of my cut file, I started embellishing using some of the Ciao Chip Chipboard and Doohickey Cardstock stickers.  

The Wise Owl Bella Bop was the cutest addition!

Next, I added in a few Ephemera pieces, some Puffy Stickers and tangled thread.  

Here's one final look at my layout: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Do you like to scrap multiple photos?  I usually scrap one to two at most, so this was a fun challenge!  See you next time friends!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used:

School Is Cool Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Ephemera Icons and Ready For School Puffy Stickers.  

 

 

Hello Summer | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a fun Summer layout using the You Are My Sunshine collection.  This collection makes me so happy and the color palette is just stunning.  Here's my layout: 

I wanted to use a Cut Out for this page so I chose the Mood Booster one.  Instead of backing it the traditional way, I wanted to paint it using some Shimmerz sprays from my stash.  So I sprayed them on my glass mat and smooshed the entire Cut Out into the colors.  I chose colors that were bright and happy, just like this collection.

After it was completely dry, I adhered it to the B side of the Daily Details paper.  I loved the black polka dots!  To add extra color, I trimmed off two 1-inch strips of the Shine Bright paper, distressed the edges and adhered it to the left and right side of my page.  

Next, I matted my photo using a few papers from the collection and layered some border stickers (both Ciao Chip and Doohickey Cardstock stickers) underneath my photo towards the bottom.  This created a shelf for my title.  I made it using a phrase from the Ciao Chip sticker sheet as well as some Aria Alphas in Guacamole, Orange and Ice.

Here's my photo.. It's so hot right now in Louisiana so we are spending A LOT of time outside in our pool!!

I embellished using some of the Ephemera and added in some Epoxy and Trinkets Puffy stickers.  The bees are so cute!

I am loving the layered and all of the texture and dimension on this page.  It's so bright and happy!

One more shot of this page: 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today!  Have you tried painting directly onto Cut Outs?  It's another fun way to use them and I hope that you give it a try.  See you next time friends!

Process Video: 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

You Are My Sunshine Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Epoxy Stickers, Trinkets Puffy Stickers, Ciao Chip Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers; Bella Besties: Aria Alphas in Guacamole, Ice and Orange; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White; Cut Out: Mood Booster.