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Bella Besties & Chloe Week Day 6 - Lisa Fonseca

Hey friends,

today I'm back with a new layout using the Chloe collection. 

When I thought about what I would create for this layout, an idea popped into my head, where I would make cat heads and use thread all around to stitch and add little embellishments, like beads and sequins.

I thought about the best way that I could do that and I decided to cut out white cat heads, in different sizes, adhere them to patterned papers in rainbow colors, cut them out, leaving a border and then stitch on that same border, adding the embellishments.

That's exactly how I did it and I think it turned out amazing!

For the background, I put gesso all over my white cardstock and then I used acrylic inks to create this mixed media rainbow design. I just put some drops of acrylic ink on the paper, smooshed it around with a brush, spritzed some water and let it spread on the page by turning the paper up and down. I repeated that with seven colors, until the rainbow was complete. I dried it with my heating tool and then added white splatters for more detail.

With all those cute sparkly cat heads, I didn't really need a lot more. I placed them on my paper the way that I liked and chose a photo of my cat, Kätti. I matted it on white paper and adhered it next to my self-made embellishments. Then I used two tags from the die-cuts pack to place behind the photo. 

I then went through the die-cuts and chipboard stickers and grabbed all the pieces that I thought I could use. I placed them on my layout and then I also added some enamel hearts.

For my title, I used chipboard words. The "cat" one was gray. To make it stand out more, I painted it black using my black ink from Liquitex. 

Then I adhered my title above and on the photo.

I really like how it turned out, especially the beads and sequins on the cat heads. :)

I hope you're inspired to create a cute cat layout using this super pretty collection,

see you very soon,

Mood Board inspired with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd. friends!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a new layout that is all inspired on this month's colorful mood board.  I love working with mood boards as they provide an infinite number of possibilities.   This month's board is filled with some of my favorite things: black and white, a rainbow and Fall.   Here is this month's mood board:

All the color, texture and pumpkins are some of the things that caught my eye. So, I used all this images as inspiration for my page:

I love all the color with a hint of black and white in this page :) .   I just love how the moodboard fit the pictures of our baby's costume for Halloween 2019.  

 

One of the things that caught my eye are all the pumpkin shapes in the moodboard, especially the ones in the top left corner of the moodboard. In addition three of the squares also feature party decorations and feel which made me think of rosettes ( just like a party wall background). 

 

I pulled papers from different collections to create rosettes so that they matched the colors in the board.  I cut strips of paper at 0.5", 0.75",and 1" wide and crimpled them to create the rosettes.  I used my hot glue gun to keep them in place.

I chose the Spooky and Sweet patterned papers for the background of the page, as it had the polka dot look that is in the mood board.  Once all the rosettes were set in place, I used cardstock stickers and enamel dots to cover the center of the rosettes.

 

I trimmed the left side of the background by about a 3/4 of an inch and backed the space with another paper from the Sweet and Spooky collection.   I added a few papers and embellishments from the same collection behind the picture.  Then clustered Ciao Chips at the bottom of the pictures to create the title of my page.

I hope you are also inspire to use images of the mood board to create a project of your own. Remember to tag Bella Blvd, so we can also be inspired by your projects.

XO,

 

SUPPLIES:

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection: Paper, Ciao Chips, Ephemera, Cardstock Stickers

CHLOE COLLECTION: Matte Enamel dots, Enamel hearts, paper

BELLA BESTIES Collection: Grid/dot in Bubble Gum, Ombre/Heart in Ice

BELLA BOWS: Cute Boy

LET's GO ON AN ADVENTURE: Paper

PLAIDS & DOTTY COLLECTION: black

 

 

Fun with the Aria Alphabet - Tegan Skwiat

Good day everyone, Tegan here! I am so excited to share today's layout using the awesome brand new Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers! I love that they come in ALL of the yummy Bella Blvd colors, so matching them to your Bella projects will be a breeze. Since I wanted to document a recent picture of my fur baby, I  used the adorable Cooper collection on this layout.  I also added in some bits from the Chloe collection and the pink background paper is from the Wish Big Girl line. I love that all of the Bella collections mix and match so easily!

I started by cutting out a large circle from the pink Wish Big Girl Party Animal patterned paper and then backed it with the Cooper Paws Patterned Paper. I then used the Aria Alphabet Stickers to add dog-themed words around the cut out circle. Here I used the Aria Alphas in Punch! 

Here I added little paw print strips of the Paw Prints Washi Tape around the page. They are pretty 'pawsome' don't you think?! I then embellished my photo with Ephemera die cut pieces.

Here I used the McIntosh and Black Aria Alphabet Stickers. I used the red corrugated cardboard Heart Hugs stickers to separate the words.  

I used the paw part from the Cooper Faithful Friend Cut-Outs to create the main design down the right side of the page. I backed it with patterned papers from the Chloe and Cooper collections. I love that I was able to use so many colors of Aria Alphabet Stickers on this layout. The only problem is that I can't decide which color is my favorite! Can you?! 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the awesome new Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers for your next project! 

Aria Alphabet Stickers: Punch, Ice, Black, McIntosh, Pickle Juice

Cooper Collection: Puppers Patterned Paper, Paws Patterned Paper, Play Time Patterned Paper, Dog Talk Patterned Paper, Dog Park Patterned Paper, Paw Prints Washi Tape, Ephemera - Icons, Cut-Outs, Matte Enamel Stickers - Dog Mix, 

Chloe Collection: Daily Details Patterned Paper

Mini Heart Hugs - Happy Birthday

ARIA ALPHA Inspiration with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie here to share a bit of inspiration using the new and super beautiful Aria Alpha puffy stickers.  These alphas come in a rainbow of colors/ Bella Blvd palette, and are the perfect size to embellish your layouts.   Today, i am pairing these alphas with the fun Cooper collection in this colorful page...

 

As you can see my baby boy has a love for our bed! I set a few of the pictures in a film strip and decided to surround them by the story of the day.   

I drew two circles on a piece of heavy cardstock, and added a bit of mixed media to the background.  I chose a color that will bring some of the morning colors and make the pictures stand out. Once the background dried, i used the drawn lines to handstitch the circles on the page.

I used papers from the Cooper, Chloe and Bella Besties to back the pictures.  I created a small cluster of embellishments at the top left corner of the pictures, and then set in place on top of the watercolor background.

I used the stitched circles as a guide for my title work.  Here i used a few of the new Aria Alphas in different colors.  I added a few embellishments from the Cooper and Chloe collection to help me complete the circle.

To finish the page, i added a large of cluster of embellishments at the bottom of the page. I tried to follow the curvature of the title, but instead ended with a large horizontal line of embellishments.  

All that was left were a few lines of journal and matte enamel dots around the page.  I love how this turned out.  The new alpha stickers are just so perfect to create all sorts of titles and embellishments, be sure to check them out!

XO

 

BELLA BLVD. SUPPLIES:

ARIA  PUFFY ALPHAS: Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Pony, Ice, Blueberry

COOPER collection: Collection kit, 6x6 paper pad, chipboard stickers, ephemera words, ephemera icons, Cardstock sticker, Epoxy Stickers, Matte Enamel stickers

CHLOE collection : Patterned paper, Bella Pops - Cat House

BELLA BESTIES : Dot/Freehand grid in ICE

BELLA CLIPS: Cute Boy mix

 

CATurday | Aria Puffy Alphas | Patricia

Hi there, Bella Blvd Friends!  This post is all about the brand new Aria Puffy Alphas and the new Cat Mix and Dog Matte Enamels!  They are sooo worth the wait and every bit a must have for scrapbookers.  I used the alphas and the enamels in my traveler's notebook to document 'CATurday,' which is cat lingo for Saturday ;)

With the title 'CATurday' in mind, I was inspired to use the alphas to show the days of the week to resemble a calendar, and then emphasize and spell out my title.  First, I trimmed the Chloe pattern papers in various colors to coordinate with the alphas to about 1"x11/2" to create my days of the week across the middle of both pages.  To add more color and a mat for my two photos at the bottom, I used the flip side of those same pattern papers trimmed to about 1"x3."  I added machine stitching to all of the pattern paper pieces before adhering.

With the papers in place, I coordinated the Aria Puffy Alphas with the papers for the days of the week, then used those same colors to create my mixed title, adding in some of the adorable Chloe chipboard pieces.  

The fish in place of the 'y' is my favorite.  After everything was in place, I added the Chloe die cuts and the Dog and Cat Mix Enamels at the top.  Then typed my journaling on cardstock, trimmed and adhered.  To be consistent with the stitching, I added stitching to the die cuts and my journaling.

The Aria Puffy Alphas are sooo good to work with!!!  I love that they are matte, come in so many colors, and are a perfect size, even for my notebook!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and happy creating with the new Aria Puffy Alphas!

Puppy Dog | Brianna Lepper - Cooper Cut Files

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing this cute dog layout using some new Bella Blvd cut files along with the new Cooper collection.  If you haven't had a chance to check out Bella's newly released cut files, you can find them here.  

First, I chose both the Dog Title and Paw Prints cut files for my layout. In my Silhouette Software, I duplicated the Paw Prints cut file several times and staggered them around the page, to create somewhat of a stencil.  I sized the Dog Title a bit larger so that I could use it as a large title. Then I cut everything out on white textured cardstock.  

Next, I added some white gesso onto a piece of thick cardstock to prep it for mixed media.  Then, I took my Paw Print cut file/stencil and applied modeling paste through it.  After everything was dry, I added some colorful and shimmery sprays from my stash right on top.  I painted on all of the colors and added water here and there to let everything run and blend.  Look at those cute puppy paw prints!

I backed my photo using the 6x6 papers from both the Cooper and Chloe collection.  I wanted the Dog Title to sit on top of those layers so I added foam strips to the cut file and adhered that down.  I love how the title really stands out against all of the mixed media.  I also added a blue Cute Clip to my photo layers to add another element of texture. I just love that blue felt bow!

I felt like I needed more embellishments to the top left of my page so I pulled these cute banner pieces from the Ephemera Words pack to add to my title.  I pulled a few paper punches from my stash and punched out some shapes to layer underneath the banner shapes and then ran it through my sewing machine.  I added a few stickers from the Chloe cardstock stickers and some epoxy hearts from Cooper.  

I most definitely wanted to add a few of the adorable dog ephemera pieces onto my page so I created a cluster to the left of my photo.   In the photo, my dog Pippa was looking off to the left so I thought it would be fitting to add some friends for her to be looking at.  I punched out some circles and layered them under them and layered a cute chipboard bone and blue enamel dots from the Heart Hugs stickers.  

I decided to add a few bits on the right side of my photo so I popped up a cardstock sticker on some foam and then added a bunch of hearts in a cluster right by the cut file. Since I had so many pops of black and white, I finished off my layout by adding washi tape to the top and bottom of my page.  I love how it turned out!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I loved working with these new cut files and mixing both Cooper and Chloe together.  I was totally inspired to do this by fellow Creative Team member, Erica.  What a fab idea! I'll see you next time!

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Cooper Collection:  6×6 paper pad, Ephemera Icons,  Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers, Chipboard Icons, Epoxy Hearts, Heart Hugs, Cute Clips and Washi Tape;  Chloe Collection: 6x6 paper pad, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers. Bella Blvd Cut Files:  Paw Prints  and Dog Title. 

National Garfield Cat Day | Patricia

Happy National Garfield Cat Day, Bella Blvd Friends!!!  I will admit I was always a fan of Garfield when I was a kid.  In honor of Garfield, I created a project with a big bold orange cat as the focus of this project today!  Similar to my first Chloe project using just the background of cut files, I did the same here, but made it large enough to cover both sides of my pages.  Once that was cut from the white cardstock, I backed it with Chloe pattern paper in orange and stitched around it.

Trimmed it down to fit my album, added my typed journaling and started adding die cuts and other Chloe embellishments to the left side, adding a sticker to be the 'collar.'  And then I focused on adding photos to the right side, keeping one large and the other two smaller.

Then tucked leftover pattern paper from my first project under the photos, and continued framing them with more die cuts from the collection to finish.

My first project I added a die cut bow to my calico cat.  On this one, I added a chipboard crown since it is National Garfield Cat Day!

Hope you are loving this collection as much as I have!  To celebrate National Garfield Cat Day, take photos today of your sweet kitties to document using this collection.  Can't wait to see!

Love That Look | Nathalie DeSousa

Hi there!  Nathalie with you today to share a new layout using the new Chloe collection from Bella Blvd.    My niece and nephew  finally got one of their biggest wishes, a pet.  Since we already have Poochie, our Boston Terrier, they went with Chico, our cat-nephew.  So, i pulled the first pictures of my newest nephew to create this page.

 

 

I started this page by adding a bit of mixed media (watercolors) to the Fat and Sassy Paper.  I chose blues and a bit of orange, as those are the main colors in the pictures.

 

 

While the background dried, i carefully separated the word "Love" from the Live Love Meow cut-out.  The cut-outs make the process so easy and quick, a must have.   I used a bit of foam adhesive to back the empty letter spaces with the orange paper from the 6x6 paper pad, then chose to use the  gray paper to back the paw print.  

 

 

I backed the pictures with papers from the 6x6 paper pad and Daily Details paper, then backed the pictures with a piece of Orange Hearts Clear cuts.  The transparency adds a soft pop of the orange color on the page.   With so many cute embellishments, it was so easy to beautify ( i hope that is a word!)  the page.

 

 

I pulled pieces from the ephemera packs, Doo Hickey stickers, Ciao Chips, and epoxy hearts.  I also added a few puffy Orange mix Star stickers, and my cat-nephew's name to the top of the page using the Florence alphabet.

 

 

To finish the page, i trimmed the layout at the top and bottom edge, and glued it to the Cattitude paper.  This gave me a perfect spot to add more embellishments at the bottom of the page, and my lines of journal.

 

 

I love how this page turned out! The colors and designs in the collection are perfect to document my new cat-nephew.  BE sure to check the new Chloe collection, you are going to love it!

XO

 

Bella Blvd. Supplies:

CHLOE Collection: 6x6 paper pad, Collection kit, Doo Hickey stickers, Cia Chips, Ephemera Icons and words, Epoxy Hearts

CUT-OUTs:  Live Love Meow 

PUFFY STARS Stickers:  Orange Mix

FLORENCE Alphabet: Blueberry

CLEAR CUTS:  Orange Hearts

Adorable Kitty layout - Lisa Fonseca

Hey friends, it's Lisa back with a new layout. 

I created it using the brand new collection called Chloe. 

When I first went through the new collection, I knew I wanted to create something with the Cut-Outs. There's a big flower cluster and some single flowers included in the pack. I also fell in love with the pink patterned paper with the cat heads and wanted to use it as a background. 

To start, I took the pink patterned paper and did some mixed media on it using gesso first and then creating some splotches of color with my watercolors. While that was drying, I backed the flower Cut-Outs with some cute patterned papers in orange, beige, blue, pink and yellow. Then I pierced some holes around the centers of some of the flowers to do some hand-stitching. I used matching thread and the chain-link stitch.

I wanted to add leaves, so I hand-cut them out and stitched a line through the middle with green thread. When I had all my pieces, I arranged everything on my background to see how I liked it and to decide where to put my photo. I matted my photo on two layers of patterned paper and then placed it on the background too. When I was happy with the placement, I started to adhere everything, using liquid glue and foam squares.

I went through all of the embellishments and chose stuff I wanted to add. I added a wavy white sticker to the top and bottom of the photo, a layered flower sticker, some pink hearts and some colorful circles I fussy-cut out from the back side of the same patterned paper, I used for the background. I also added a cute little ephemera mouse and of course this super adorable layered cat sticker.

Then I only had to add the title. I used an ephemera piece saying "kitty" and added the word "adorable" with the Wonky Alpha. I finished with black, white and gold splatters.

I really think the layout turned out super cute and if you have a cat, you definitely need this collection :)

See you soon, stay scrappy,

Loved You Furst | Patricia

Hello Bella Blvd Friends!  I'm so excited to share my first project using the new Chloe collection!  This collection gets to the heart of cat lovers.  For today, I used the collection and cut files to create in my Traveler's Notebook.  Here's how it started.

Using the 6x6 paper pad, I trimmed squares to about 1 1/4".  Then I used a Chloe cut files of cats, but did not use all of the parts to build the entire cut file image, just the silhouette or background part of it.  I used the same 6x6 paper pads.  I wanted to show off the beautiful colors and patterns of the collection, and the squares helped me do that on the left side here.  I added machine stitching to each square and then foam adhered the die cut cats.  

I filled in with lots of the die cuts, and used one of them as my title.  To add a little more texture and draw your eye over to the large photo on the right, I used this adorable chipboard piece from the collection.  I typed my journaling on a separate piece of cardstock, trimmed and adhered.  I then adhered this entire page into my Traveler's Notebook.

For my right side, I am using a large photo to cover the page.  I printed, trimmed, and adhered it to my notebook.   Then I finished this with one of the stickers as a border along the edge, and die cuts to finish.  That bow and paw are the perfect last little details!

Totally LOVED working with this collection!  It has the perfect mix of gorgeous, cute and colorful patterns and colors and plenty of embellishments to accent!