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Multi Photo Cat Layout with Interactive Element using Just Because / Suzanna Lee

Hiya scrappy peeps! Suzanna here today to share with you my first blog post for Bella Blvd! This week we are featuring not only the gorgeous Just Because collection but also acrylics. Bella Blvd acrylics are available in words and shapes and can be used in a variety of ways, I love the dimension that they add to projects!

Here's my layout;

There are two rows of 4x6 photo's of our grey tabby, Luna. No doubt, over the year, you will see plenty of Ms Luna. Behind each row is a 4x6, slightly skew, to frame the photos. The top 4x6 is a piece of the coordinating acetate that has been cut to size while the bottom is a cut apart. This offset creates some movement on the page and "breaks the grid", something I strive to do whenever working on seemingly boxy photo arrangements.

The top/left photo from the top row is a tip out! Or openable. It's interactive. The right edge of the photo has been scored to enable a crease for ease of opening and closing. A tab sticker from the Doohickey sticker sheet is used as the "handle". An acrylic heart secures this, holding the tab down. In order to open the tip out, slide the tab out from the top/right corner of the acrylic heart and open. This reveals another of the cuttables from Daily Details with a phrase saying "you make me so happy" on the backside of the photo as well as a tag with the journaling.

The headers and footers of the layout are simply a 1/2 inch strip of the multi color striped Moments patterned paper with the full length of a border sticker from Doohickey either underneath or on top. Layering a solid (or tone on tone pattern) like this grounds the multi color and provides a solid foundation for the beginning and end of the page.

This simple title "love" is also a Bella Blvd acrylic, from the collection of Acrylic Words. Approximately half of the word is white on white which helps maintain the white space of this bottom/right corner and yet the depth of the acrylic creates shadow which draws your eye to the word thus making you aware of it. 

Scattered through out the layout are two additional acrylic hearts as well as a mix of BellaPops bees and butterflies, ephemera butterflies and bees and epoxy and puffy sticker flowers. These add a bit of whimsy and movement to the layout that again distracts you from the rigidity of the grid of photos.

I hope I've inspired you today to consider incorporating acrylics into your creations for their usefulness in securing openables, adding dimension and creating shadow. Or just because! See you next time my friends!

All the best! - Suzanna

BELLA BLVD SUPPLIES

Just Because collection: Patterned papers, Doohickey (12x12 Sticker Sheet), Ephemera Icons, Epoxy Stickers, Puffy Stickers, To You From Me Clear Cuts (Acetate)

Acrylics: Love & Promise Acrylic Words, Hearts Acrylic Shapes

 

 

Happy Halloween with Brianna Lepper

Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here and in celebration of Halloween tomorrow, I’ve got a super cute Halloween page for you today. We dress up our dogs every year and it’s always so fun to document their photos! I used the Spell On You collection and hope that you like it:

I originally wanted to add some fringe edges to a few patterned papers, but I couldn’t find my fringe scissors (we moved and I’m still unpacking my craft room)...So, I created that same effect using my regular scissors. I’m glad I went with this method so I could make my fringe any width/length I wanted. I used the B sides of these papers: Broomsticks, Daily Details and Borders. I trimmed them down, layered them together, cut the fringe edges and adhered them to white cardstock. 

For some extra interest, I bent and curled the fringe pieces back. I love that you can see the pattern and colors from the other sides of the papers.

I matted and layered my photos together and adhered to the right of my page. Using a few pieces from Ephemera Words pack, I created my title and centered it right between both photos.  

Next, I started embellishing by pulling out some Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers to build some clusters. I also added in a few of the Puffy Trinket Stickers.....Don't those small ghosts look perfect on that scary house?

I also pulled out a few Ephemera Icons and added them to my clusters. I pulled in a cute spider web, pumpkins and some bats.  

For some finishing touches, I sprinkled in a few Epoxy Stars and adhered a few bits of tangled thread. Here’s one last shot of this super cute page: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope I’ve inspired you in some way! I’ll see you in my next post friends!

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Spell On You Collection: 12x12 Papers, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Epoxy Stickers and Trinkets Puffy Stickers.  

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

National Dog Moms Day | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here with a layout to celebrate May 14th! What was May 14th you ask!? National Dog Moms Day!! Happy National Dog Moms Day to my fellow dog Mamas!  I was so excited to be able to create a layout for this special day since I have three furry babies of my own.  I documented this photo of me and my dog Pippa using the Cooper collection.  Here's my layout, don't forget to check out my process video at the end of this post: 

I chose to use the Faithful Friend Cut Out and picked the heart/paw print design.  I decided to use this specific one as both a stencil and layering piece on my page.  When I've sprayed Cut Outs or cut files in the past, I've always liked the way the scrap paper looked after I had sprayed it.  So, before I sprayed the Cut Out, I decided to position it in a permanent place so that I could layer the Cut Out right back on it after everything was finished drying.  

To start, I took out my Shimmerz Paints sprays in bright and happy colors and sprayed them on in rainbow order.  Starting with pink, working my way to peach, yellow, green and blue.  

I embellished tone on tone using the Ephemera Words and Icons packs.  

Here's a shot of the green and yellow portions of the page.  

I popped up the entire Cut Out on foam tape so it was fun to tuck and layer things into it.  This collection has the cutest phrase pieces and it was so much fun to embellish.  

To finish off this layout, I added in some Epoxy Hearts and Matte Enamel Dots.  I love how colorful this page turned out!  Not a bad way to celebrate and document being a Dog Mom!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today!  I hope you're able to spend the day loving on your furry babies!  

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper Collection: Cut Outs, Ephemera Icons and Words, Epoxy Hearts and Matte Enamels.  

 

 

Happy Dogs | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout using the super cute Cooper collection!  I'm so excited and thankful to be able to return for another term on the Creative Team and can't wait to share more layouts with y'all.  Here's my page: 

To start, I went through the patterned papers in the collection and pulled out the Daily Details, Paws and Dog Park 12x12 papers.  I also pulled in the Bella Besties Graph & Dot papers in Ice, McIntosh and Bell Pepper.  I cut them into 6x1/2-inch strips and arranged them vertically across a piece of white cardstock.  Before adhering each strip down, I distressed the edges. Once they were all glued down, I ran the whole page through my sewing machine to add a few rows of stitching in the center.  After I was done stitching, I roughed up and folded the edges of the strips to give the entire page more interest.

 

I then matted my photo and popped it up on foam tape.  Next, I created a couple of embellishment clusters around my photo using the Ephemera Icons and Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers.

 

Here's the other cluster.  I also tucked in a few of the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Ice & Gulf and White.  

There was some empty space at the top of my photo, so I added a Cute Clip to it and loved that pop of red. 

For my title, I used the Happy Acrylic Word and added onto it using the Florence Alphas in Ice.  

Here's one last shot: 

I love documenting photos of my dogs and the Cooper collection is perfect for all of them.  There are so many great elements in this collection and the colors are so fun! Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  If you want to use a lot of patterns on a layout but don't want it to be super busy, try trimming them down to small strips and arrange them either vertically or horizontally.  All of the patterns end up working together nicely and adding stitching gives it that nice touch!  See you in my next post friends!  

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words, Acrylic Words, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers; Bella Besties: Graph & Dot 12x12 Patterned Paper in Ice, McIntosh and Bell Pepper; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White and Ice & Gulf; Florence Alphas in Ice; Cute Clips; Heart Hugs

 

 

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

Heart Attack Week Day 5 - Tegan

Hello everyone, Tegan with you here today! Who else is swooning over all of the heart projects this week?! I know I sure am! On today's layout, I gathered up the adorable Cooper collection and Heart Hug corrugated cardboard stickers so I could document a pic of my sweet pooch. I love how it turned out! 

I used the darling red mini heart Dog Talk Patterned Paper for my background. I then used the Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers in black for my title. I anchored the title on two bone cut outs from the Bella Blvd Faithful Friend Cut-Outs pack. I love the little detail that this adds! I then accented it with a little bird and tennis ball chipboard stickers from the Cooper collection.

I then used some Cooper Patterned Papers (Puppers and Playtime) and a striped paper from the Chloe collection 6x6 paper pad to create a layered anchoring spot for my photo and design. I then used Cooper die cut ephemera pieces and stickers layered on top of the Heart Hug stickers to list reasons why I love my pooch. I love all of the color and dimension this adds! The chipboard house is from the Home Sweet Home collection. 

I absolutely LOVE the dog themed Cooper collection!! Here I layered my photo on a piece of the black dotted Puppers Patterned Paper. The white paw is another piece from the Faithful Friends Die-Cuts Pack. I usually love to back the Bella Blvd Cut-Outs with patterned papers but on this layout I love them used just as little accents. 

What is your favorite part of the Cooper Collection? Is it the adorable puppy faces or the paw prints or all of the amazing patterned papers? I love that using it makes it so easy to document photos of my adorable little terrier mix! 

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Cooper Collection, Heart Hugs, and heart themed supplies to document your favorite pup! 

Bella Blvd Products Used:

Cooper Collection: Faithful Friend Cut-Outs, Puppers Patterned Paper, Play Time Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera, Doohickey Stickers

Heart Hugs: Sunshine, Christmas, Give Thanks, Black & White, Earth

Home Sweet Home Collection: Chipboard Stickers

Chloe Collection: 6x6 Paper Pad

Aria Puffy Stickers in Black

 

To the Moon + Hearts & Ombre Collection Week- Day 1 | Sarah K

Happy Monday, Bella friends. Hope your weekend was swell. It's me Sarah (@redoaklines) on the blog today, and I have a new layout to share using the To The Moon Collection. I wanted to share how I used it with the Hearts & Ombre collection and stick with a love themed project.

Here's what I came up with:

It's not a traditional Valentine-ish project with lots of pinks and reds, but I still wanted to document the love I have for one of our dogs! I added some Bella Heart Hugs, so it totally passes as a lovey dovey layout, right?! Hah!

I used Bella cut files and coordinating lots of Hearts & Ombre papers to create this layout. All of the Bella cut files can be found in the Silhouette Design Store. The first cut file I used was the Lanterns cut file to cut out the green and blue circles.

Then, with another ombre paper, I cut out the You Color My World cut file. The play on words, "You Color My World" goes along with the To the Moon collection so perfectly, and I love that this cut file has two different fonts in its design.

Next, I cut out the I Love You cut file using the same ombre paper that I used for the "You Color My World" die cut. I used the backside of the heart cut out to bring out more of that reddish color.

I added a variety of other fun embellishments from the To the Moon collection to complete the look of my layout. That would include various puffy stickers, Doohickey stickers, and Ciao Chips.

Lastly, to create more of that starry look, I stamped stars all over my white cardstock paper. 

That's all I have for now! Don't you just love this To The Moon collection. It's such a fun one to use, even those pet layouts. Let's be real - documenting the love you have with your pets is a must! Also, can I just reiterate how much I adore the Hearts & Ombre collection. The papers will always coordinate with all of the Bella collections, so there is no need to color match when creating! Talk about convenience!

Anyway, hopefully I have inspired you to create something beautiful today. As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along. Use #bellablvd or #bellablvdllc to tag us on social media if you use Bella products.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

To The Moon Collection: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chipboard Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Rainbow Collection Kit; Legacy Collection: Heart Hugs; Bella Cut Files: Lanterns, You Color My World, I Love You

 

To The Moon Week Day 3 | Sarah

Hello, Bella friends! It's me Sarah back on the blog today. Hope you are all having a wonderful Wednesday thus far. Today, I'm excited to bring you a project featuring the new collection, To The Moon. Have you seen all of it yet?! It's out of this world cute! 

Here's one of the latest layouts I created using it:

I had such a fun time designing with this collection. Everything about it is adorable. The little graphic icons on the embellishments are adorable; the color palette on this one is perfect for *any* project. No joke! I literally created a layout about one of my dogs, hehe.

When I first saw what was in the Ephemera Icons pack, I was so excited to see this cute little dog with a space helmet. I knew it was going to go perfect with some of my dog photos. Wasn't I right though?! Also, by adding some scalloped edged borders from the Doohickey Sticker sheet and that cute little dog, I was able to embellish up my photos. 

Also, check out this cute little alien! Too cute - out of this world cute, no?!

And of course, I couldn't resist a play on words for my title -
"YOU ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD". I used some Florence alphabet stickers in coordinating colors here. I love that these alphas come in a handful of colors to choose from. Have you seen all the colors?!

Galactic good stuff, right?! Anyway, that's all I have for now. Hopefully, I have inspired you to create something OUT OF THIS WORLD! Don't forget to hit up the shop, or ask your local craft stores to pick up this Bella collection. It's such a fun, vibrant collection to use on any project.

As always, thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

To The Moon: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chipboard Stickers, Spaced Out Epoxy Stickers, Bella Pops; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

To The Moon: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Ciao Chipboard Stickers, Spaced Out Epoxy Stickers, Bella Pops; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers

Celebrating Mom Week Day 3 | Sarah

Hi, beautiful Bella friends! How is it already May?! That means that Mother's Day is right around the corner. Anyway, it's Sarah on the blog today, and I am sharing a fun mom themed layout in honor of all the pet moms out there. Yup, you heard me right - raising pets makes you a parent. Here's how I was inspired by the idea of being a dog mom:

I have a couple special dogs in my life (only one of them is pictured in the layout), but I wanted to document that special relationship I have with my furbabies. And what better collection to use than the Cooper collection (it's by far my favorite dog collection; not sure I'm going to get tired of using it)! 

Whenever there's an opportunity to use Bella Cut Outs, you know I'm there. I used it in the above photo by my title as an embellishment, and I also used it below my photos. See photo below:

Originally, the bones come connected, but I separated them all to make a new embellishment. I also love the ease of just adding some coordinating patterned paper behind the Cut Outs to get a fun look to your project.

I used a series of photo strips for this layout. Don't be afraid to use similar looking photos on a layout. I think by doing so it helps document an exact moment. Even though it may look like the same photo, it really is capturing a series of events. 

Lastly, with the help of some fun Doohickey Stickers and Ephermera Icons I was able to complete this layout.

Yup, that's all I have for now. Hopefully, I have inspired you to document those photos of your pets. Being a dog, cat, bird, etc. mom totally counts on Mother's Day. Don't forget that Bella Blvd has awesome collections available such as Cooper and Chloe to help document those dog and cat projects. 

Thanks for letting me share my work with you today, and thanks for following along.

Until next time,

Sarah.

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Bella Pops Pups, Faithful Friend Cut Outs; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers Pickle Juice and Guacamole Trinkets; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers

 
 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Cooper: Patterned Papers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Sticker Sheet, Bella Pops Pups, Faithful Friend Cut Outs; Besties Collection: Puffy Stickers Pickle Juice and Guacamole Trinkets; Legacy Collection: Florence Alphabet Stickers