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Bella Besties Week Day 5 | Tegan Skwiat

Who else is IN LOVE with all of the Bella Besties products?! I certainly am and I can't get enough of them! I love using a rainbow of colors on my layouts and the Bella Besties patterned papers and embellishments make it so easy! On today's layout I documented a photo that I absolutely love. It was taken while my family was at Hollywood Studios (which I love!) and we were drinking Starbucks iced coffees (another love!). It had rained that day, but that wasn't going to hamper our fun!

I started by using the Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper in Ice for the background because it easily makes a super cool page base. I used the Bella Blvd Dreamy Clouds Cut File to create a background design on the left side of my page. I then backed it with a rainbow of Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers to add lots of color to my page. I then used an assortment of Heart Hugs corrugated cardboard stickers and Trinkets Puffy Stickers to embellish the cloud design. 

I then used layers of different colors of the Plaids & Dotty Patterned Papers to anchor my photo. I love the texture and color all of the various colors of Heart Hugs Stickers add!  

I used the super cool Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers in McIntosh for the title. 

All of the Bella Besties products make it possible to add color, color, and even more color! Heart Hugs, Puffy Stickers, Patterned Papers - which product is your favorite!?! I love them all - I can't pick a favorite one!!  

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Bella Besties to document a photo that you LOVE! 

Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper: Ice, Peep, Plum, Blueberry, Guacamole, Bell Pepper

Plaids & Dotty Patterned Paper: Bell Pepper, Plum, Cotton Candy, Gulf, Guacamole

Heart Hugs: Rainy Day, Sunshine, Halloween, Black & White, Pretty In Pink

Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Ice & Gulf, Blueberry, Plum, Bell Pepper, Punch Peep & Cotton Candy

Aria Puffy Alphabet Stickers: McIntosh

Bella Blvd Dreamy Clouds Cut File

 

 

Bella Besties Week Day 1 | Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout for Bella Besties Week!  Along with using lots of Bella Besties products both old and new, I also pulled in two newly released cut files:  Crazy In Love and Spring Florals.  We are still celebrating the month of love so I thought it would be fun to create a page about a place that holds a special place in my heart.  Hawaii.  Make sure to check out my process video at the end of this post!  Here's my layout: 

 

To start, I cut the Crazy In Love cut file out on textured white cardstock.  While I was still in Silhouette Software, I went ahead and prepped and cut the backing pieces to the cut file.  I used the Bella Besties Hearts and Ombre patterned papers in the colors: Punch, Plum, Cotton Candy, Gulf and Ice.  

 

 

Next, I cut the Spring Florals cut file out on the Freehand Graph & Dot patterned papers in Plum, White and Cotton Candy.  I also cut a few more floral pieces on the Plaids and Dotty papers in Punch and Gulf.  I made sure to cut different sizes of each floral since I planned on layering the floral pieces on top of each other.  For the floral centers, I used the heart stickers from the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Plum, White, Punch, Peep & Cotton Candy. 

 

 

I set the florals aside and decided to create a shaker element in the heart portion of the Crazy In Love cut file.  I had leftover heart pieces from my last Bella layout and I added them into the shaker.  So cute!

 

 

Next, I started on my mixed media background.  I got out a few different Distress Oxide inks that matched with the colors I had chosen for this layout.  I stamped each ink pad directly onto my thick cardstock, sprayed a bit of water on and blended and painted the colors around.  I wanted my background to be soft and pretty.  

 

 

I used the cut file as the title for my layout and added onto it using the Florence Alphas in White and the Aria Alphas in Ice.  We were stationed in Hawaii for almost 3 years and you can see how beautiful it is in my photo.  I can still feel the warm sun on my face while typing this!  We miss it so much!

 

 

Next, I adhered two Bella Pop stickers from the Squeeze the Day collection.  I also sprinkled in some heart hugs, matte enamel dots and epoxy heart stickers.  

 

 

I had so much fun creating this layout.  I enjoyed going through my Bella stash and pulling out a lot of heart elements.  I love the shaker and all of the dimension on this page.  I hope you like it too!

 

 

Process Video: 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Bella Besties are absolutely perfect to mix and match with your favorite Bella Blvd collections.  Make sure to tag me in your social media posts, I would love to see what you create.  I'll see you in my next post!

 

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Bella Besties: Hearts and Ombre Patterned Papers in Punch, Cotton Candy, Gulf, Ice and Plum; Freehand Graph and Dot Patterned Papers:  White, Plum and Cotton Candy; Word Salad Sticker Booklet, Epoxy Hearts, Heart Hugs and Matte Enamels; Florence Alphas: White; Aria Alphas: Ice; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White, Plum, Punch, Peep & Cotton Candy.  Squeeze The Day: Bella Pop; Cut Files:  Crazy In Love and Spring Florals. 

 

November Mood Board Day 4 | Brianna Lepper

Hey crafty friends! Brianna Lepper here with a new mood board inspired layout. I absolutely love this months mood board with its beautiful colors, textures and patterns.  I mean who doesn't love Fall themed mood boards?

 

 

I knew right away that I would have leaves on my layout and really liked the composition of the leaves in the bottom left square of the board.  The gold dipped leaves in the top middle square also gave me an idea to heat emboss on some of my leaves.  Here's what I came up with!

 

 

For my leaves, I used the Fall Leaves cut file in Silhouette Design Store.  In my Silhouette Software, I arranged them in a variety of sizes and cut them using the Ombre sides of the new Bella Besties Hearts and Ombre papers.  I made sure to cut them on the lighter areas of the paper to keep with the some the softness of the mood board.  I used the colors in Blueberry, Bell Pepper, Peep, Pony and Guacamole.  Once they were all cut, I gently pressed them onto my Versamark Ink pad and sprinkled gold glittery embossing powder on them.  I then hit each leaf with my heat gun to melt the powder.  Each leaf is so sparkly and pretty!!

 

 

Once I was finished embossing the leaves, I arranged them in the same design as the bottom left square and adhered them down to a piece of the Scallop Plaids and Dotty patterned paper that also matches the mood board!

 

 

For my title, I used an acrylic word from the Embrace Today pack and added to it using the Florence Alphas in Oyster.  I had taken this photo of my son while we were at California Adventure and he was just in awe of everything around him.  Then I pulled some of the Epoxy Hearts from the Chloe collection and created a few clusters with them.  I also added a few of the White Trinkets Puffy Stickers around the page.  Next, I layered a few scraps from the Hearts and Ombre papers under my photo and added a white Cute Clip in the right corner.  I felt like it needed more embellishing so I used a few clouds from the Home Sweet Home Ciao Chip stickers. I also added a cute Ciao Chip Cat from the Chloe collection.  It looks like Noah is looking at him and who doesn't want a cute kitty on their page!?

 

 

To give the leaves on my page even more interest, I adhered a few of the Give Thanks Heart Hugs and added a sticker from the Word Salad Booklet.  I also rubbed a bit of Gold Heidi Shine to the hearts to make them sparkle.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope that I've inspired you in some way and I can't wait to see what you create using the mood board.  Please make sure to tag me in your socials @briannalepper, I would love to see them all!  I hope you have a great day and I'll see you in my next post!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Chloe:  Ciao Chip Stickers and Epoxy Hearts; Home Sweet Home: Ciao Chip Stickers and Ephemera Icons; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Papers in Guacamole, Pony, Bell Pepper, Peep and Blueberry; Florence Alphas in Oyster; Trinkets Puffy Stickers in White; Word Salad Booklet; Acrylic Words, Heart Hugs and Cute Clips; Cut File: Fall Leaves

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

WISH BIGGER | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd. friends!

Nathalie with you today with a new Scrapbook layout that is all about celebrating birthdays.  Can you believe Bella Blvd. is turning 12?  I know!  This entire month we are celebrating another milestone ( and we are having giveaways along the way, too!).  So, it was only fitting that i share a festive layout today!

 

The idea for this page was a tiered cake, but just like my daughter's taste for something a bit different, i chose to replace the yummy layers with a large stitched title.   

 

 

I used an alphabet cut file from the Silhouette store to cut the letters from patterned paper - Wish Big collection-.  I also link all the letters together, and created an offset of the word, then cut the offset from white cardstock.   Here is where, i pop my headphones on, played the Hamilton Soundtrack, and hand stitched each letter to the white offset using matching embroidery floss.

 

I cut a piece of blush cardstock to 10x10in and backed it with the Grey Plaid patterned paper.  A few cross stitches hold the pages together.   Here i adhered the title with strong glue and added embellishments at the  corners of each of the words following a zig zag pattern.  There are so many cute embellishments in the Wish Big collection that it was easy to create small embellishment clusters.

 

 

I used all the leftover paper from the letter cuts to create layers behind the picture, and attached it to the top of the page (just   like a cake topper).  I created two more embellishments clusters at the corner of the picture and then added a few lines of journal to complete the page.

 

To celebrate their 12th Anniversary, Bella Blvd is giving away the  Birthday Themed acrylics and Birthday themed mini Heart Hugs pack!  In addition, they are having a 25% off sale in their Retail and Digital shops, be sure to check it out!

Happy  Birthday Bella Blvd.!

 

 

SUPPLIES:

PLAIDS and DOTTY collection : Scallop Paper

WISH BIG - Girl collection:  Patterned paper, Ciao Chips, Cardstock Stickers, ephemera

WISH BIG - Boy collection: Cardstock Stickers

 

 

 

Soak up the Sunshine | Dorymar

Hello, Bella fans! Summer is here and we need to document our fun summer memories! It is Dorymar here today with a cute Summer Layout with a Splash Zone collection, Bella Plaids and Dotty papers.

One of the things I like the most on my scrapbook is layering, for this project I layered together Sunny Days and Bell Pepper papers to create my background.  Then I selected a beautiful Bella Blvd sun digital file to create the central focus of my layout. I selected the Yellow graph and dots yellow paper to cut the sun.

To highlight the sun, I added distress ink on the border and adhered yellow sequins on the center for a beautiful texture.

For the title, I selected the “Soak up the Sunshine” digital file from Bella Blvd Silhouette Store and backed all the letters with different patterned papers from Splash Zone Collection. This collection has many beautiful patterns and a ton of gorgeous icons perfect to use on any summer project.

Closer to my picture and the title, I created fun clusters using the beautiful chipboard and die cuts icons to decorate my project.

I love how this layout came together, and I hope this project inspires you to create one with the fantastic Splash Zone Collection.

Plaids and Dotty-Bell Pepper Paper, Splash Zone Collection Kit,

Splash Zone Ciao Chip Chipboards, Splash Zone Ephemera Icons,

Soak up the Sunshine Digital file-id 323247, Sun Digital file-id 291773

JULY MOOD BOARD Inspiration with Nathalie

Hello there!

Nathalie with you today with one more project inspired by this month's Mood Board.   July is here, and the colors and feel of the squares in the board are just so Summery that it was so easy to put a project together.  Let me show you the Inspirational board:

All the water feel, the stripes, the waves and the bright colors were the inspiration for this page all about one of my Goddaughters love for water:

 

Don't you just love all the colors and texture on the page.  This layout came together rather easily using a combination of papers from various Bella Blvd collections.

I started with a piece of left over Truck Parade paper (NSD layout) from the Fireworks and Freedom collection over white cardstock as the base for the page.  This already brings the watercolor to the page, and follows the tile design in the pictures.   I love the stripes in the bottom square of the board, so i cut strips of papers from Bella Besties, Splash Zone and Plaids & Dotty collections to bring some of the colors to the page.  I glued them to the top of the background, and then hand stitched the wave pattern on each stripe.

 

 

I pulled the pictures of my Goddaughter and backed them with papers from the Splash Zone collection.  A bit of foam adhesive help to make them pop from teh page.   I pulled embellishments from the Splash Zone collection to create the clusters at the corners of the pictures.

 

To create the title, i used the large chipboard waves (Splash Zone collection) to bring the wave element from the board to the page, then used the Florence Alphabet stickers to complete the title work.  A few drops of shimmer  and white  ink, and a few lines of journal under the pictures complete the page.

 

 

I love how this page came together rather easily by using a few of the images of the Mood Board as inspiration. Cannot wait to see what you create using this moodboard.  Remember to share with us what you create, we love being inspired by you all!

XO,

BELLA BLVD. Supplies Used:

FIREWORKS and FREEDOM collection :  Truck Parade paper

BELLA BESTIES collection: Blueberry, Bell Pepper, and Gulf

SPLASH ZONE Collection: Swim Like a Fish, Border, Daily Details Papers; Chipboard Icons, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words

LEGACY collection: Florence Alphabet in Ice, Blueberry and Bell Pepper; Word Salad cardstock stickers; Plaids & Dotty paper in  Gulf

SANTA SQUAD:  Epoxy Heart stickers

 

Summer Time Mini Album with Traci

Hi Bella friends!  It's Traci, back with a new mini album to share with you! For this one, I used a combination of several fun, and oh so colorful, collections ... Splash Zone, Bella Besties, and Squeeze the Day.  

 

I started with a white chipboard album by 49 & Market and I drew inspiration for the cover from the chipboard leaves, flowers, and the colorful stem of the pineapple.  The striped paper from Squeeze the Day added the perfect "splash" of color to compliment these pieces.

 

One of my favorite things about Bella is that everything coordinates.  On the page below, I used three different collections to create a fun pocket page ... the background is Bella Besties, the top of the pocket is a Plaid/Dotty print, and the bottom is from Splash Zone. (Gulf is my favorite Bella color!  What's yours?)

 

Actually I lied. I have two favorite Bella colors, Gulf and Punch :)

 

There's that stripe again ... I need to get some more sheets of that paper!  I absolutely love it, and doesn't it look great with all the fun embellies?

 

 

I always add pockets in my albums ... partly because I like extra space for tucking in photos and journaling, but also because it gives me an opportunity to use several patterns together.  Hearts, and dots, and stripes, oh my!  So much fun color :) !

 

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope I've inspired you to mix and match collections on your next project.  Until next time, happy scrapping! 

Bella Besties, Splash Zone 12x12, Splash Zone Ciao Chip, Splash Zone Ephemera Icons,

Squeeze the Day 12x12 Paper, Plaids/Dotty 12x12 Gulf, Acrylic Words

 

International Scrapbooking Day Layout | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Happy International Scrapbooking Day!  Brianna Lepper here to share a sweet Spring layout using another newly released Bella Cut File that you can find here.  I hope you're staying healthy and safe and I also hope that you're able to create something today! 

 

First, I cut the Springtime Title out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 using the Plaids and Dotty patterned papers in the colors Punch, Gulf, Cotton Candy and Plum.  Then I went back into my Silhouette software and offset the cut file and cut it one more time using the Bella Besties Freehand Graph & Dot patterned paper in White.  I wanted my large title to pop off the page and adding a white border around each letter helped do this!

Once I completed my title, I took the Houseplants patterned paper from the Home Sweet Home collection and ran it through my sewing machine several times, moving the paper back and forth to create wavy lines.  Then I took white acrylic paint and some Heidi Swapp Gold Colorshine and splattered both onto the page. I love the look of white paint splatters on dark backgrounds.

 

While I waited for the paint to dry, I grabbed a floral paper punch from my stash and created flowers using the Welcome Home and Home Sweet Home patterned papers.  I also punched some florals using some vellum to add in those layers.  On one of the flowers I added a heart ephemera piece and a sticker from the Bella Besties Word Salad Booklet on top of some tangled thread.  

In addition to using the large cut file as my title, I added some Cotton Candy Florence stickers.  Using the backside of the scraps from my title, I punched out some butterflies.  I also punched out butterflies on some vellum and layered those on top.  I then ran them through my sewing machine to give them even more texture.  I pulled a few border stickers from the Doohickey Cardstock sticker sheet and added one to the top and the bottom.  This really tied everything together and I love how it looks!

I wanted to add a few smaller elements to my page so I used a few of the Matte Enamels from the Squeeze The Day collection and sprinkled those around my page.  I also added some chipboard hearts and tucked those into a few spaces.  I absolutely love the color scheme of this page!

 

Thank y'all so much for stopping by and I hope I've inspired you in some way! I also hope that you're able to find some time to get crafty, there's lots of inspiration being shared today!

And before you leave, make sure that you hop on over to our Instagram for your very first Bella Blvd challenge of the day, it will be found in the post of this project on our feed. Have fun!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Springtime Title Cut file designed by Bella Blvd | Bella Besties: Word Salad Sticker Booklet, Freehand Graph and Dot 12×12 paper in White | Plaids and Dotty papers in Punch, Gulf, Cotton Candy and Plum | Home Sweet Home Collection: Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Stickers, Ciao Chip Chipboard, Home Sweet Home, Houseplants and Welcome Home 12x12 papers | Squeeze The Day: Matte Enamels 

 

 

 

You Layout - Tegan Skwiat

I absolutely love how colorful and fun the Squeeze the Day collection is! And how cool is it that this collection includes the color BLACK?! I already loved making rainbow designs on my layouts, but I think creating this effect on a black background makes the colors pop even more! 

I used the black graph Squeeze the Day Daily Details Patterned Paper for my background. I embellished the top of the page with an Ephemera rainbow die cut, Word Salad Stickers, Puffy Star Stickers, and a couple enamel dots. So simple, but oh so colorful and pretty! 

I used the heart shape from the Bella Blvd You're So Sweet Cut File to make my background. I just resized the heart to almost an inch tall in my design software and then copied and pasted the hearts to make a diagonal design. After the design was cut, I backed it with some of my favorite patterned papers from the Bella Besties and Squeeze the Day Collections.  

This colorful picture of my sister from last spring's Flower and Garden Festival in Epcot was definitely inspiration for the entire layout. I embellished the photo with an Ephemera die cut word and tags, an acrylic strawberry piece, and Puffy Star Stickers. I used the Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers Cut File and the Plum Graph & Dot Patterned Paper to cut out the large flower. 

I almost talked myself out of trying the black background, but I am so glad I didn't! I was afraid the black would be too dark for a spring layout, but I really love how all of the colors pop against it! I hope you love it as much as I do! 

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections for your next layout! 

Squeeze the Day Collection: Daily Details Patterned Paper, Bananas For You Patterned Paper, Fruity Hearts Patterned Paper, Lemon Fresh Patterned Paper, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Stickers, Acrylic Berries

Bella Besties Patterned Papers: Plum Graph and Dot, Orange Plaids and Dotty, Punch Plaids and Dotty

Word Salad Stickers, Puffy Star Stickers 

Cut Files: You're So Sweet, Halloween Flowers