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Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts With Laura

"Great Outdoors", by Laura Vegas.

Hey everyone! Laura here to share another two pager with you. Ever since the Campout collection came out, I've been meaning to scrap these photos from way back in 2006. My sister was out visiting from Denver, and her and my dad decided to take my husband and the girls camping for two days. I grew up in camping family. We would take these 2-3 week camping trips, driving hours and hours each day, sightseeing across the states, and setting up camp in a different KOA campground each night. We had systems in place, everything super organized, and we could set up and take down the entire campsite in record time, over and over. My little family? We don't camp. 

While my go-to way of getting tons of photos on the page is to use photo collages, I've been making an effort to show different ways of including photos on my recent two pagers. But I just had to re-visit the photo collages for this layout, and looking back to the last time I used them on one of my two pagers (on my April layout HERE), I just now realized that I used the same exact collage template. Guess you could say it's a favorite of mine! 

I'm glad my dad (or my sister) took these photos on their trip. They were taken on a simple digital camera, before I even got into the digital side of photography. They had some pretty funny photos, and of course, Sarah was her hilarious self in many of the pics. 

My oldest daughter, Alyssa, would probably kill me for using this photo of her (second from the left). But the look on her face pretty much sums up how she felt about the entire trip. Because my sister was only in town for a few days, to take this 2 day camping trip, the girls had to miss a day of school. And that one day ended up being the ONLY day of school Alyssa ever missed in 13 years of her K-12 school years, and she will tell you about this trip being the reason for that to this day! 

I like to size my collages so that I still have plenty of room up top for my title, journaling, and often times, more photos! I printed four extra photos, thinking I would add two to each side of the spread. I ended up wanting to include this 3x4" "keep calm and camp on" card from the Daily Details patterned paper, so I decided to mix it in with three of those four photos on the first page of the spread. 

A large majority of the time when creating two pagers, I end up mirroring the two pages design wise. I'll use the same patterned papers, in the same sizes, along the top and bottom edges, and along the sides. This works well for me, as I'm a very linear scrapper. I might have to challenge myself to do something a little different for my next one, just for fun.

Only having one photo to add up top on the second page of the spread allowed me more room for my title, which ended up working out perfectly. I was originally going to die cut my entire title, as I completely forgot the Campout collection had coordinating chipboard. Once I pulled out the "outdoors" chipboard letters, I decided to die cut the word "great" to complete my title. 

In the end, the only embellishments I added to this two page spread were a few chipboard clouds and a tree on the top part of the page,  and a few tab and word stickers. Over the years, I've gotten to where I prefer my layouts without a lot of bulk, so simple and clean works well for me. 

Supplies:
Campout: Let's Go Camping, Under The Stars, Collection Kit Bonus Pattern, Daily Details, Treasures & Text, Chipboard Icons; Color Chaos: Orange Stranz; Max: Text Me; Play Date: Chasing Rainbows; Trick or Treat: Alpha+Bits; Ciao Chip Elements: Flowers & Clouds

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts With Laura

"He Will Forever Love The Game", by Laura Vegas.

Hey everyone! It's Laura here, and I'm back to share my two pager for the month. I've had sports on the creative brain lately, and have numerous projects started using sports photos of my two girls. But when a photo of my husband, Joe, popped randomly into my inbox one night, I knew it was time to make a layout about him doing what he loves to do - umpiring baseball. 

Joe has been umpiring for years and years, and I have to admit that I've never been out to watch him in action. He does mostly high school baseball, so I'm usually working when games are happening. So to have a photo of him land randomly in my inbox, sent from another umpire, it's a nice surprise. I have a few of those photos that I wanted to include here, and I also have some photos I took of him and his gear several years ago. I printed my two main photos as 4x6's and the others as 4x4's. 

When it comes to scrapping sports photos, I turn to some simple basic patterns for my patterned papers, as Bella doesn't have a recent sports collection. I'm a huge fan of star patterns in general, and they're perfect for sports layouts. I also love a good grid pattern, and anything with circles. Three of my favorite patterns to scrap with. Although in all honesty, when I set out to pick my papers, I really look for anything and everything that will match my photos. That's my main goal. 

An on-going trend you'll find on my layouts is a multiple font title. I know I've said this before, but I'll say it again. I love to mix a large cursive die cut word with clean looking alphas. And the Sienna chipboard alphas are my go-to pick, as they add a bit of dimension to what is often an "all paper" layout. 

Because I often use quite a bit of patterned paper on my layouts, I like to add a bit of die cutting to the background of my page. In this case, I die cut a circle border piece to go on both sides of the spread. Even though I die cut the border from patterned paper, that bit of whiteness that shows thru helps break up the heaviness that can come from covering the entire page with patterned papers. 

I started out having four 4x4" photos, but one of the photos just didn't look right on the page. So I decided to leave that photo off, and added a 4x4" piece of star patterned paper in it's place. To help my chipboard star stand out, I punched a circle from patterned paper to layer beneath it. 

I am a huge advocate for journaling on layouts, and it's very rare that you'll see a layout from me without it. Sometimes, I have more to say than other times, but there's always journaling there. I had more to say for this layout, so I printed out my journaling in a large paragraph, and matted it with some green patterned paper. I took out some of my older Bella Designer Tape to add to the top, and machine stitched over it. 

This photo here is the one that recently showed up in my inbox, and it's such a great shot! It was this photo that inspired me to create a new layout about Joe, doing what he loves and what he puts his whole heart into. I fully admit that most of my layouts are about our girls, my daycare kids, and even about myself. I guess I needed a little nudge from the universe (or whoever sent that photo to me) to get my husband in the albums too!

Supplies:
Let's Go: Borders; Daily Chevies: Chevy Bell Pepper, Chevy Pickle Juice; Max: Text Me; Molly: Unlimited Text; Mr Boy: Heros; Classic Calendars: Treasures & Text; Scattered Sprinkles: Treasures & Text; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pony; Enamel Stars: Oreo Black

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts With Laura

"Loving Life With Them By My Side", by Laura Vegas.

Hey everyone, it's Laura here with another two pager for you. For my layout this month, I thought it would be fun to incorporate an enlargement into the design. When you have a favorite photo, let it stand out on the page, by printing it big. Really big!

This photo of my two girls is one of my absolute favorite photos of them. We were out taking some senior pics of Alyssa, and Sarah was just there to tag along with us. At some point, she wanted in on some pics too, and I mostly captured photos of them being funny and goofy together. But this one photo shows their genuine love for each other. Even though Sarah's eyes are closed in this photo, I absolutely love it. I had it printed 8x12" and adhered it to the right side of the page. 

Since my photo actually had a lot of "white space" to it (meaning nothing important in part of the photo), I ended up adding some strips of patterned paper over the left side of the photo. So my 8x12" photo ended up being more of a 6.5x12" photo. 

I printed five more photos to include, all 3x4" in size. I am a huge fan of lining up photos in rows across the page, as it fits well with my linear style of scrapbooking. I'm also a huge fan of white on white backgrounds, and love to die cut white backgrounds into my pages. Adhering a die cut white background directly to my white cardstock page adds subtle interest to the page, and just the right amount of texture for this clean and semi-simple scrapper. 

For my title, I once again did a mix of die cut words, cut from patterned paper, and chipboard alphas. The Sienna chipboard alphas are by far my favorites of the Bella chipboard alphas, as once again, you guessed it ... they fit with my linear style. 

 

I printed out my journaling to run under my photos, even adding a bit of the journaling to the second page to make the design flow from page to page. I pulled my patterned papers from both the Hello Autumn collection and the older Birthday Boy collection, as I specifically set out to find good navy blues, and browns, knowing that my chipboard alphas would cover the green I needed on the page. 

And to finish off the page, I kept the embellishments simple, by adding some of the IF enamel hearts to the centers of the circles on my die cut background. If you're looking for a fun challenge for your next two pager, try incorporating an enlargement into your page design. The photo doesn't have to be as big as mine here, but it's a fun size to play with if you're up for it!

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Gatherings, Day Dream; Birthday Boy: Streamers; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pickle Juice; IF Enamel Hearts: Olive You Mix, Mrs Blueberry, Hey Sugar Sugar

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts With Laura

"Pacific Theta's Bid Day", by Laura Vegas.

Hey everyone! I'm back with another two pager this month, and this time around I decided to scrap some photos of my oldest daughter, Alyssa. She's been living the college life for two years now, and this is the first time I've scrapped any photos from her college days. In a sense, her life is her story to tell now that she's older. I am including bits and pieces of her activities in my project life album that I started this year, so she does send me a handful of photos each month to use. And since I had all of these fun photos on hand from a sorority event earlier this year, they were just calling out to be documented. 

When I have a lot of photos that I want to include on a page/spread, I love to turn to one of my favorite photo sizes, the 3x4" photo. I printed the majority of the photos for this layout as 3x4's, and kept the two main photos as 4x6's as they wouldn't crop well to the smaller size. I then do what my linear-self loves to do, and I line them up across the page, mixing in pieces of patterned paper as well. 

I also pulled out a few of the white Clear Cuts, both stars and hearts, to layer over several of my patterned paper pieces. The white Clear Cuts are by far my favorite, as they layer so well over any and all patterned papers. Since tone-on-tone patterned papers are my go-to papers, they add a nice touch of white to them, and I'm also a huge fan of lots of white on my layouts. 

When I need a little something to fill an empty space, I love to turn to Bella's Candid Cards or our Daily Detail sheets of patterned paper. The 2x2" cards (or even the 3x4" and/or 4x4" cards depending on the space) are usually perfect for filling those spaces. I love to trim the bottom of the cards at an angle before adhering them, so that it appears they're tucked into the papers below them. Unless I was smart enough to plan them in advance, and I really did tuck them under. 

I mentioned last month that I really rely on my photos to dictate the colors I use on the page. The 4x6" photo on this page was my starting point, with all of the red, blue, yellow, and white. The girl's shirts also have these super cute flowers on them, so I knew I just had to incorporate lots of flowers onto the page. 

I came across a sheet of patterned paper from a much older collection, Family Dynamix, filled with flowers in just the right colors that I could fussy cut out. Once I had that paper picked out, I went digging for my blue, red, and yellow patterned papers to mix in. I don't usually turn to just a single collection when it comes to finding papers. I like to pull from multiple collections, looking for the best patterns that fit my page/photos. I also ended up adding in a tan and a brown patterned paper, as there were touches of brown in many of my photos. 

Once I had all of my fussy cut flowers adhered to my 3x4" pieces of patterned paper, I adhered some small stickers to each for some simple embellishing. And as luck had it, Alyssa was home from college just in time to help me add the journaling, so that all of my info for her photos/story were accurate!

Supplies:
Molly: Selfie, Treasures & Text, Candid Cards; Star Student: Collection Kit Bonus paper; IF Whatever Is Lovely: Praiseworthy; Family Forever: Candid Cards; Hello Autumn: Day Dream; Family Dynamix: Mother's Day, Game Night, The Littlest Things, Treasures & Text; Hello Beautiful: Thanks A Bunch; Birthday Boy: Streamers; Clear Cuts: Hearts White, Stars White; Little Bits: Bell Pepper, Blueberry, McIntosh; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Blueberry

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts With Laura

"Adventure At Great America", by Laura Vegas.

Hey everyone, it's Laura here to share another two page layout with you. I've always said that I'm not scared of the two page layouts. I know some dread them, but not me! I love to incorporate as many photos as I can onto my layouts, and two pagers are great for just that. I almost always create two pagers for things like birthdays, holidays, family get togethers, as well as vacations and day trips. And this day trip to Great America theme park six years ago has been on my to-do list to get scrapped and in the album.

One of my favorite ways to work lots of photos onto my pages are by creating photo collages. As a clean and linear scrapper, it's a great way to keep the photos looking organized and clean on the page. I often pick the same template to use for both sides of the two page spread, and I simply rotate the template 180 degrees for the second collage. The nice thing about using collages is that when you sit down to start creating your layout, it's almost like you're only working with 2 large photos as you plan out the design of the spread. Once I figure out where my collages will go, I just start building the patterned papers around them.

I love to incorporate die cutting into my layouts as well, and use my Silhouette Cameo for the majority of my projects. Die cut backgrounds are a favorite of mine to use, as it helps break up the look of too much patterned paper on a page (if that's a thing?). This circle die cut background is my go-to background cut, and I use it more than I probably should. I was able to cut the background from just one sheet of the tan arrow patterned paper, as I knew I could then cut that piece in half and use one half for each side of the spread.

I needed a little something in the upper corner of the first page, so I thought I would die cut this funky sun shape. I die cut the sunbeams from black cardstock, orange Strandz patterned paper, and the white stars Clear Cut, and then layered them all together. I die cut the center of the sun from two additional patterned papers, and layered those together. I tend to keep my layouts fairly flat, without too much bulk. Even with a full seven layers of paper where the sun is placed, my layout is still very flat.

When choosing patterned papers for my layouts, I rely on the photos to dictate the colors I go with. I had a lot of black and tan in the photos, with touches of orange and green. Those colors stood out the most to me, so those are the colors that I went looking for when starting this spread. I tend to stick with mostly tone-on-tone patterned papers, as they don't overwhelm the page as much as busier patterns can do. 

For my title, I used my favorite white text Sienna chipboard alphas, along with one of the new chip script words ("adventure"), which is also white. I'm always a sucker for a title that incorporates a cursive font, alongside a clean, solid font, so I'm really loving the new chip script words.

The last thing I do is add my embellishments. I'm a pretty simple scrapper, so I usually keep the embellishments to a minimum. Enamels and buttons are some of my go-to pieces to add to layouts, as they're fairly flat and super simple to sprinkle around the page.

I'm hoping there are others like me out there, that enjoy a good two pager now and then. I plan on sharing new two page layouts once a month, and am looking forward to getting lots of photos scrapped this way!

Supplies:
Color Chaos: Orange Strandz; Lucky Starz: Carrot Starz; Daily Chevies: Chevy Pickle Juice; Sand & Surf: GPS; Fresh Market: Whole Lotta Seeds; IF Whatever Is Lovely: Lovely; Clear Cuts: Stars White; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Pony; Ciao Chip Elements: WhatNots; Chip Scripts: Adventure; Button Market: Pickle Squares; Enamel DooDads: Oreo Black

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts

Today is all about the two page layouts! While there are plenty of you out there that shy away from two page layouts and like to focus on single pagers, we like to believe that there are also plenty of you out there that embrace the two page layouts and could use a little inspiration featuring Bella collections and products. So that's just what we're aiming to bring you with this new feature!

“Your Sweet Laughter Makes Spring Bloom”, by Stephanie Buice.

When I was given the assignment of doing a double pager, I must admit that I was a little intimidated. I may have broke into a little sweat when I thought about just how long ago it had been since I’ve given one a try. Once I collected my thoughts a bit and got started I actually found that it was a fun change, more space! I started by adding a bit of paint to my left page where I wanted my picture to go, and once it was dry then I added in a few stamps onto. Spring is right around the corner and knocking on my door, so I decided I was ready to leave winter behind and paint some pretty flowers for my layout.

I wanted both of these pages to have a cluster of them so I made sure to make a bunch at the same time. I chose a few green papers from my Bella stash and used them to cut leaves, I layered a few here and there for some added dimension. I used my cameo to cut most of my title from some painted cardstock and some patterned paper, I also used some of my favorite Illustrated Faith alphabet stamps for parts of it.

After I got everything mapped out where I wanted it to go I sewed down my journaling and started gluing things down. When my flowers and leaves were all in place I sprinkled in a few enamels to keep your eye moving up and down the sides of the pages. I was actually surprised at how quickly it all came together! So, when was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone and tried something a little different? I think I’ll actually be trying another one of these again very soon.

Supplies:
IF Whatever Is Lovely: Lovely; Family Frenzy: Here We Grow, Donut Day; Fresh Market: Freshly Squeezed; Simply Spring: Spring Patchwork; Color Chaos: Orange Strandz, Ice Standz; Enamel Dots: Guacamole, Bell Pepper, Ice, Cotton Candy; Ciao Chip Elements: So In Love

"First Day Of School", by Laura Vegas.

While trying to decide what I wanted to do for my two pager this month, I came across this circle/star cut file in my Silhouette library and it reminded me of a first day of school layout that I had put aside to re-create. My original layout was one I created for a magazine assignment years ago and with the product I had to use, it was just way too bulky for my taste and took up too much space in my album. 

When it came to picking out my patterned papers for this layout, I pulled my colors straight from the girls shirts and backpacks. I started with the Star Student collection, seeing as this was a school themed layout, and picked the black text, aqua stars, and navy blue dotted patterned papers. I pulled in the green dotted patterned paper from the IF Whatever Is Lovely collection, and the pink woodgrain patterned paper from the Simply Spring collection.

I cut the circle/star die cut from black cardstock, and sized it fairly large to fill up the left side of the first page of the spread. Once I had the majority of the page put together, and knew exactly where all of my patterned papers would be, I then went back and cut out a few of the circles from my patterned papers to add to the open circles of the die cut. 

While I knew that I wanted the main background of my page to be simple, to let my photos and title stand out, I also knew I didn't want plain white cardstock for my background. The Typewriter Clear Cut transparency was a great choice for my background, as it still allowed plenty of white to show thru, but added a little more to the page at the same time.

Supplies:
Star Student: Geek Chic, Daily Details, Kit Bonus Pattern; Simply Spring: Spring Patchwork; IF Whatever Is Lovely: Lovely; Clear Cuts: Typewriter; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Pickle Juice, Blueberry; Tiny Text: White

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts

Today is all about the two page layouts! While there are plenty of you out there that shy away from two page layouts and like to focus on single pagers, we like to believe that there are also plenty of you out there that embrace the two page layouts and could use a little inspiration featuring Bella collections and products. So that's just what we're aiming to bring you with this new feature!

“Legoland”, by Jennifer Chapin.

For today's 2 page layout post, I decided to go with a pocket page. For the left side of the layout, I printed a large photo at 8.5x11 and embellished it simply with chipboard letters. For the right side of the layout, I printed my photos at 2.75x3.75 with a white border and added them to the pockets along with cards and an embellished Clear Cut. I wanted this layout to be very bright and colorful with pops of black!

Supplies:
Clear Cuts: Stars Black; Whatever is Lovely: Treasures & Text; Lucky Starz: Candid Cards; Tiny Tots: Treasures & Text; Amorie Chipboard Alpha: White

"In My Heart Forever", by Laura Vegas.

I've been a home daycare provider for a little over 14 years now, and have had close to 36 kids (the 36th was actually born yesterday and will be coming here soon!) that I've taken care of throughout those years. Lately, for different reasons, I've had a lot of these kids on my mind and I felt this need to do a layout focusing on all of the little ones that I've been lucky enough to spend my days with, and to have a small part in helping to raise them during their first few years of life. The amount of photos I needed worked out perfectly, since I love to line things up and collage photos together. I printed them all as 2x2" photos and they fit across the page in three rows of 12 (minus the one new baby, who I will add in when he gets here). I kept the rest of the spread pretty simple, since I wanted the focus to stay on the photos, with strips of patterned papers, a few border stickers, and some simple embellishments. 

Supplies:

Fresh Market: Whole Lotta Seeds, Fruitful, Treasures & Text; Lucky Starz: Pickle Juice Starz, Oreo Starz; Daily Chevies: Chevy Pickle Juice; Molly: Candid Cards; Color Choas: Treasures & Text; Whatever Is Lovely: Praiseworthy; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Blueberry; Enamel Dots: Blueberry, Guacamole, Oreo Black

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts

We've got a new feature, called "Spread It Out", that we'll be bringing to you once a month. This feature is all about the two page layouts! While there are plenty of you out there that shy away from two page layouts and like to focus on single pagers, we like to believe that there are also plenty of you out there that embrace the two page layouts and could use a little inspiration featuring Bella collections and products. So that's just what we're aiming to bring you with this new feature!

"BOO-tiful", by Laura Vegas.

For this two page Halloween layout, I dug deep and found these photos of my oldest daughter from Halloween 2004, a full 11 years ago. When working with photos from my film days, it definitely changes the way that I scrap them. I don't have the convenience of digital, where I can edit my photos, print them in smaller sizes, or create photo collages from them. So I trimmed up my 4x6" photos here and there, until I was able to fit them together on the spread to my liking. I used three of Bella's Halloween collections on this layout - Too Cute To Spook, Trick or Treat, and Halloween Magic. I used my Silhouette Cameo to die cut a diamond background from one of the orange patterned papers, and used pieces of that on both pages of the spread. I love using die cut backgrounds, so that it breaks up the "heaviness" that can come from too much patterned paper on a layout.

Supplies:
Halloween Magic: Ghosties, Goblin Treats, Borders, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons; Trick or Treat: All Webbed Up, Alpha+Bits; Too Cute To Spook: Itsy Bitsy Spider, Full Moon, Cute Cuts, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Alpha+Bits, Chipboard Icons; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts; Tiny Text Alpha Stickers: Black

“Trick or Treat”, by Becki Adams.

Creating across a 24 inch canvas is so much fun! It's even more fun when Halloween themed collections are involved. I mixed 2 older Bella Blvd Halloween collections, Halloween Magic and Trick or Treat. These two collections went together perfectly, you wouldn't even know they were different collections.

Supplies:
Invisibles: Calendar; Halloween Magic: Ghosties, Goblin Treats, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces Die Cuts; Trick or Treat: Pick a Punkin', Leaf Storm, Paper Pieces, Alpha+Bits; Crochet Hearts: Orange; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: White

Spread It Out: Two Page Layouts

We've got a new feature, called "Spread It Out", that we'll be bringing to you once a month. This feature is all about the two page layouts! While there are plenty of you out there that shy away from two page layouts and like to focus on single pagers, we like to believe that there are also plenty of you out there that embrace the two page layouts and could use a little inspiration featuring Bella collections and products. So that's just what we're aiming to bring you with this new feature!

"Strawberry Fields", by Heather Leopard.

Two page layouts really intimidate me which is why I usually gravitate towards 1 pagers. When I do take on two pages, I usually do one of two things: Option 1 - create two layouts that coordinate so much that they look like it's meant to be a two pager. I will design using the photos from the same day and use the same papers but I will design each of them as as if they are a one pager. The only difference is that I will only use one title and journaling. Option 2 - I default to a grid type layout, which is what I did today. I created in 2" x 2" increments so all the elements on the page are either 2" x 2", 2" x 4", 4" x 4" or 4" x 6". I laid everything out and moved papers around until everything was in place. I created about 2/3 of the grid on one page and the other 1/3 on the other page, leaving room for the title and journaling. I still chose to use different backgrounds for each page because well, it just felt right. So next time you struggle with two-pagers, consider using one of my go-to methods.

Supplies:
Fresh Market: Fruitful, Daily Details, Freshly Picked, Treasures & Text, Little Bits; Amorie Chipboard Alphas: McIntosh, Guacamole; Ciao Chip Elements: WhatNots, Flowers & Clouds; Crochet Hearts: Cotton Candy; Enamel Dots: Milk White, McIntosh; Enamel DooDads: Ice, McIntosh

"Family Photos 2015", by Laura Vegas.

For the first time in about six years, we managed to take some new family photos. When it came time to do my next two page layout, I knew it was the perfect chance to get them scrapped right away. While we took these photos at the end of August, and here in my part of CA we won't experience anything close to "fall" until late October, maybe November, the Hello Autumn was the perfect collection to pair up with these photos. We didn't plan ahead for what to wear, but all of the colors we wore matched well with the patterned papers in the fall themed collection. I printed most of my photos as 3x4", 4x4", a single 4x6", and then added in one photo that is 5x5" just to add a little height difference to my lined up photos. I couldn't really find any specific accents to fit that far right side of the page, so I simply die cut a tree from my patterned papers and embellished it with buttons.

Supplies:
Hello Autumn: Falling Into Fall, Gatherings, Day Dream, Time To Rake, Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces; Finally Fall: Chipboard Icons; Simply Simona Chipboard Alphas: Blueberry; Quattrofina Alpha Stickers: Brownie & Cream; Button Market: Outdoors, Masculine Mix, Wood Mix

Spread It Out: Two-Page Layouts

We've got a new feature, called "Spread It Out", that we'll be bringing to you once a month. This feature is all about the two page layouts! While there are plenty of you out there that shy away from two page layouts and like to focus on single pagers, we like to believe that there are also plenty of you out there that embrace the two page layouts and could use a little inspiration featuring Bella collections and products. So that's just what we're aiming to bring you with this new feature!

"Ninth Birthday Party", by Laura Vegas.

I know two pagers aren't for everyone, but I truly enjoy creating them. There are so many things I want to document that just can't fit on a single page. Birthday celebrations are one of those times when I embrace the two pager, since I always like to work in as many photos as I possibly can. I'm not one to make several single page layouts about the same event, so it all needs to fit on a two page spread. One of my favorite ways to get lots of photos on the page is to use photo collages. It's a great way to work in a ton of photos, but in a very neat and organized way. For this layout, I created two separate collages, each holding 8 photos, and I also printed 3 single photos, for a total of 19 photos on one spread. I didn't have a specific collection in mind for this layout, so I randomly went through my stash of Bella patterned papers and pulled out papers that I thought would go well together and coordinate with the colors in my photos. Simple embellishments, such as the stars and enamel dots, finished off the spread.

Supplies:
Color Chaos: Ice Strandz; Play Date: Chasing Rainbows; Sunshine & Happiness: Sunny Side Up; Snapshots: Free Time; Sand & Surf: Paradise, Alphas+Bits; Birthday Girl: Cute Cuts; Family Dynamix: Quadrants; Sienna Chipboard Alphas: Blueberry; Ciao Chip Elements: Hearts & Stars; Enamel Dots: Cotton Candy, Bell Pepper, Guacamole, Ice, Blueberry

"First Day", by Jennie McGarvey.

Two page layouts aren't something I usually do, but I do enjoy putting one in my album for certain events. The first day of school seemed like the perfect day to create a two page layout! I put a little spin on the traditional by using a pocket page protector and I had lots of fun embellishing each of the patterned paper slots!

Supplies:
Color Chaos: Bell Pepper Strandz, Gulf Strandz; Star Student: Art Journal, International Studies, Schoolyard, Borders, Treasures & Text, Chipboard Icons; Lucky Starz: Treasures & Text, Color Wheel High Five; Tiny Tots: Treasures & Text; Ciao Chip Elements: Borders, Hearts & Stars; Enamel Dots: McIntosh; Enamel DooDads: Ice