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Cut File Week Day 3 | Tegan Skwiat

Good day Bella Blvd friends! Even though Halloween has just passed, I couldn't put the super adorable Monsters & Friends collection away just yet! For today's layout, I paired Monsters & Friends with some amazing Bella Blvd cut files and I love how it turned out. Come take a look! 

I used the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre White Patterned Paper for my background. I then adhered three 1" strips of the orange Monsters & Friends Candy Monster Patterned Paper to the top of the page. I then used more 1" strips of the purple Batty Patterned Paper and the green Fun Facts Patterned Papers to easily create a fun and colorful background. I embellished the top of my page with Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera pieces, and Stars Halloween Mix Epoxy Stickers. I then used the Bella Blvd Fall Leaves Cut File to create a few die cut leaves around the page like this fun aqua one here. 

I then used the awesome Bella Blvd Halloween Cut File and black cardstock to create part of my title. I then backed this cut out with some of my favorite patterned papers from this collection. I used a cute chipboard monster to fill in the 'O' in Halloween. I used the green Acrylic Word 'Happy' because we certainly did have a Happy Halloween! The cool number stickers are from the Doohickey Sticker Sheet.

Here I again used the Bella Blvd Fall Leaves Cut File and the Monster Party, Pumpkin Contest, and the Whistling Winds Patterned Papers to create my leaf embellishments. I love the touch of whimsy they add to the page! The cut files are also great to use if you are running low on embellishments from a collection - you can just make your own!  :) 

I just love how fun and colorful this layout turned out! I don't know why I would be surprised though because creating super cute layouts is super easy to do when it involves Bella Blvd collections! What is your favorite part of Monsters & Friends?! 

Thanks for joining us today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the darling Monsters & Friends collection and Bella Blvd Cut Files for your next layout! 

Monsters & Friends Collection: Scary Cute Patterned Paper, Monster Party Patterned Paper, Pumpkin Contest Patterned Paper, Candy Monster Patterned Paper, Fun Facts Patterned Paper, Batty Patterned Paper, Party Time Patterned Paper, Whistling Winds Patterned Paper, Doohickey Stickers, Ephemera Die Cuts, Star Mix Halloween Epoxy Stickers, Chipboard Stickers

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre Patterned Paper - White

Wish Big Boy Collection: Happy Acrylic Word

Cut Files: Fall Leaves, Halloween 

 

Cut File Week Day 2: Wish Big Boy Layout | Maryam

Hey Everyone! This is Maryam and I am so excited to be back on the Bella Studio Blog. This week we are focusing on Cut Files and for today’s post, I am going to be using the super adorable 317993 Sweet Sweet Spring - Bunny Boy Cut File along with the Wish Big Collection (Boy).

To create my layout, I started by cutting the cute bunny with the help of my Silhouette Cameo 3. Since I wanted to use different pattern papers for each one of the parts of the bunny, what I did was to ungroup all the elements and then started cutting.

For the body of the bunny I used- Ice Hearts and Ombré Pattern Paper. For the shirt- Cake Time Pattern Paper, and for the little bow- Happy Birthday Pattern Paper. For the eyes and nose, I just simply used smooth black and white cardstock.

After I finished assembling all the pieces, I adhered my bunny onto the left side of the page and then placed my photo, title, and journaling. For the title, I used the acrylic word “Family”, and as a subtitle “big smiles” from the Wish Big Boy Ephemera Pack.

To embellish the page, I added some ephemera pieces, chipboard stickers, and also some sequins and enamel dots. Last but not least, I stamped the date of the photo right below the journaling.

Let's take a look at the finished layout!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you liked the projects I shared and inspired you to create something new. Also, don’t forget that if you have any questions just leave me a comment or send me an email. I’ll be happy to help you.

Have an awesome day!

World Card Making Day with Traci

Happy World Card Making Day friends!  I created two birthday cards to share with you today but they are a lot more fun to see in action so I made a little video for you.  Take a peek! 

 

Here are the links I referenced in the video ... 

Lori Whitlock Twist Pop Card Eat Cake

Lori Whitlock Twist Pop Card Make A Wish

Lori Whitlock Card Tutorial

 

Bella Blvd Products Used

Make A Wish Boy

Make A Wish Girl

Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre -- Gulf and Punch

Bella Besties Graph & Dot -- Gulf and Punch

Matte Enamel

 

Eat Cake | Erica Thompson

Do you like to fussy cut? My answer a couple years ago would have been an hard NO! But I really do enjoy it now and it can really to stretch out your supplies! For my layout today a lot of the elements I used to embellish my layout are fussy cut from the Wish Big Boy papers. 

Take a closer look at cut apart papers like the Bella Blvd Daily Details. There are great elements on this sheet that are perfect to fussy cut and add to your page or even a card.

I had the perfect cut file from Cut To You that I backed with pattern papers from the Bella Blvd. Wish Big Boy collection. I used my Catherine Pooler Designs Ink in the colors Daydream, All That Jazz and Aquatini to add some color to my background. The splashes of color really add some interest to the background. I trimmed down the cardstock to 11x11 and matted on two different pattern papers from the Wish Big Boy collection. I added my fussy cut elements a some pieces from the Wish Big ephemera packs. 

I really wanted to add a different texture to my page to add some more interest so I pulled out some Bella Blvd Matte Enamel Dots! If you have not yet seen these in person they are just beautiful! I just love the matte finish on them! Here is a look at my completed layout using the Wish Big Boy collection.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my layout. Have a great day!

Wish Big Boy Collection

Other Products Used:

Catherine Pooler Designs Ink | Cut To You Cut File

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

 

 

 

Wish Big Birthday Boy Layout - Brianna Lepper

Hey friends!! Brianna Lepper here and I'd like to start this post out by wishing Bella Blvd a Happy 12th Birthday!  We are celebrating all month long so make sure to look out for special Birthday projects, sales and a few giveaways!  For my layout, I used the Wish Big Birthday Boy collection.  

To start, I pulled out my circle punches in all different sizes and started punching them out using all of the different 12x12 patterned papers in the collection.  After they were all punched, I distressed the edges to give them more texture and interest.  

I set the circles aside and got to work on my background.  I pulled a polka dot stencil from my stash and applied some modeling paste through it and splashed some Distress Oxide inks in shades of blue all around my page.  I squished down each ink pad on my glass mat, sprayed some water to mix it together and splattered the color all around.  I wanted a mixed media element, but not a crazy amount of it and thought the circles and splatters matched nicely with the punched out circles.  

I matted my photo on some vellum and layered up more of the patterned papers underneath my photo.  I pulled the cute balloon ephemera from the ephemera icon pack and adhered some foam tape underneath it.  I also added an ephemera word piece and a cardstock sticker on my photo layers as well.  

For my title, I used an acrylic word and added a cardstock sticker underneath it.  Simple, but packs a big punch and pops off of the page!

I wanted to add some cute characters from the collection on some of the circles so I fussy cut a dino, zebra and tiger from the Dinotastic patterned paper.  They're so cute!!!  

I popped up some of the punched circles on some foam tape to give them dimension, added some tangled thread in a few areas and splattered white paint all over the layout.  I think I've added white paint to every layout I've made lately, I just can't get enough of it!

I love how this page turned out!  My sons cake happened to match perfectly with this collection and I just love the candid shot of him.  This page is fun and colorful and I can't wait to see what you create with it!  Cheers to 12 years Bella!!!

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Wish Big Birthday Boy:  12x12 patterned papers, Acrylic Words, Ephemera Icons,  Ephemera Words, Doohickey Cardstock Stickers.  

 

Birthday girl layout - Lisa Fonseca

Hey friends, I hope you're well! :)

Today I'm sharing a new layout, featuring the Wish Big collections to celebrate Bella's 12th birthday :)

I really love the Wish big collections. There is the girl part and the boy part and they fit together really well. 

I wanted to scrap a picture from my 35th birthday, which was on June 19th. I started by drawing a cute little bunny, sitting in a cupcake liner. I cut out the different pieces, traced them on different patterned papers from the collection, and adhered all the pieces onto white paper. Then I cut it out, leaving white borders.

For the background, I did a bit of mixed media, using acrylic inks in the same colors you can find in the collection. I did some overlapping stripes in different directions, some dots and splatters and then I used a star stencil on top, with white acrylic paint. I let the background dry for a few minutes and looked for all the pieces that I wanted to use from the Wish Big collections.

Then I created five cute little rosettes, using white paper and placing a heart or star in the middle of each one. I backed my photo with two different patterned papers. 

Then I started placing everything on my page. When I had everything how I liked it, I adhered the photo and little bunny with foam tape, next to each other. Then I adhered my rosettes, after putting some tangled thread behind them. I decorated with some ephemera and chipboard pieces. I love the super cute flamingo with it's hat...:) I used flowers, hearts, stars and a crown to place on the bunny's head. 

For my title, I used an acrylic word and some Wonky Alpha stickers. I finished the layout with some black splatters to come back with the black that's in the photo. 

I think it turned out super cute and I hope you do too.

Thank you so much for being here,

see you soon! :)

Happy Scrapbook Layout | Erica Thompson

Happy International Scrapbooking Day friends! Erica here with you to share a fun birthday layout using the Wish Big Boy collection. This collection is perfect to document the little guys in your life! I had a star cut file on my desk from Lacey Ann Designs and thought it would be perfect to back with pattern papers from the Wish Big collection. 

We had a Birthday Blast theme with rockets for Gavin's 3rd Birthday. Even though this collection does not go with Gavin's theme the colors are perfect and the fun Wish Big Ephemera Icons add some fun to the layout.

Using the cut file helps bring in a lot of colors and pattern to my page. For my title I used one of the Bella Blvd acrylic words. I wanted to bring out some more green from the photos so this green acrylic word is perfect! 

To finish off my layout and tie in some more green I added some puffy stars around my page. Here is a look at my completed layout. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and an even better International Scrapbooking Day! Stay safe friends! 

Wish Big Boy Collection | Bella Blvd Puffy Stars | Bella Blvd Acrylic Word

Fun with the March Mood Board!

I had so much fun using the amazing March Mood Board for inspiration! Isn't it just beautiful?

I was instantly inspired by this mood board's clean, fresh, and flowery vibes! I decided to start with white cardstock as my base and added a large piece of Plaids and Dotty patterned paper in Bell Pepper. This paper choice was definitely inspired by the plaid shirts and all of the yellow in the board! 

I then used the Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers cut file to cut out lots of patterned paper flowers. I used the Bella Besties Graph/Dot 6x6 Paper Pad, the Squeeze the Day So Berry Sweet Patterned Paper, and the Wish Big Boy Borders Patterned Paper. I mixed in a Squeeze the Day rainbow ephemera piece to the flower clusters for fun. I love how these colors pop against the white and yellow plaid!

The 'Hello" in my title was inspired by the board as well! I thought 'Hello' worked perfectly in my title here because it was our first time seeing the flowers at the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival! And of course I used my favorite Florence Alphabet Stickers to complete the title. I then added a couple fluttering butterflies from the Home Sweet Home collection to the page. The adorable heart stickers on the butterflies came from the Florence Alphabet sheet as well.

I used the Halloween Flowers Cut File and the Squeeze the Day Zesty Patterned Paper to cut out all the greenery accent pieces. I again mixed in ephemera pieces and word phrase stickers to my floral clusters. I then sprinkled some fun orange Puffy Stars and Fruity Mix Matte Enamel Shapes around the page. 

I hope you decide to play along with the March Mood Board! I think you will really enjoy it as much as I did. Mood Boards are also great if you are in a scrappy rut and need a little inspiration!

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to use the March Mood Board on your next papercrafting project! 

Squeeze the Day collection: So Berry Sweet Patterned Paper, Zesty Patterned Paper, Bananas For You Patterned Paper, Ephemera, Chipboard, 12x12 Cardstock Stickers, Fruity Mix Matte Enamel Stickers

Bella Besties: Plaids and Dotty Patterned Paper in Bell Pepper, Graph & Dot 6x6 Paper Pad

Home Sweet Home collection: Ephemera

Wish Big Boy collection: Borders Patterned Paper

Florence Alphabet Stickers in Gulf, Florence Alphabet Stickers in Punch, Orange Puffy Star Stickers

Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers Cut File

Other: Embroidery Floss in a Sky Blue color 

 

My Favorite Room in the House Layout

This week is all about our favorite things, so I thought it would be cool to document my love of crafting! I started with the adorable Home Sweet Home collection but I had fun mixing and matching in a couple other collections too. I love that the Bella Blvd collections easily work together so well! 

I used the light pink side of the Wish Big Girl Party Animal patterned paper as my background because I wanted my houses to really stand out. I used the background image of the Bella Blvd Happy House cut file and my electronic die cut machine to cut out the houses in different fun colors. (I did widen the house in my design software to accommodate all of the words in my title.) And I love the whimsical feel that the Florence Alphabet stickers give to the page!

My goal was to make the houses as colorful as I could! I used more simple patterns for the front of the houses so the alpha stickers could be easily read. I used the more involved patterned papers as a background to each house to add more color. I adorned the houses with ephemera pieces and chipboard stickers from the Home Sweet Home collection and some Puffy Stars stickers.

Since the Florence Alphabet Stickers come in so many awesome colors, I was able to create a very colorful title! And the Word Salad Stickers are prefect for adding little phrases and pops of color around a page. 

I used the tree image from the Bella Blvd Family Frenzy House 1 Cut File and the green Splash Zone Summer Scramble patterned paper to make a couple of greenery pieces. I tucked these behind the yellow house and my photo. Isn't that little ephemera butterfly fluttering around outside the houses just the cutest?!

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab your favorite Bella Blvd collections and document your crafty space! 

Home Sweet Home Collection: Mosaic Tile Patterned Paper, Welcome Home Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Ephemera Icons, Doohickey Stikcers

Splash Zone Collection: Summer Scramble Patterned Paper, Sunny Days Patterned Paper

Wish Big Girl Collection: Party Animal Patterned Paper

Wish Big Boy Collection: Borders Patterned Paper

Squeeze the Day Collection: Borders Patterned Paper, So Berry Sweet Patterned Paper, Ephemera Words

Let's Go On An Adventure Collection: Borders Patterned Paper, Wildflowers Patterned Paper

Florence Alphabet Stickers: Ice, Bell Pepper, McIntosh, Blueberry, Cotton Candy

Orange Mix Puffy Stars Stickers, Pickle Juice Mix Puffy Star Stickers, Word Salad Stickers

Bella Blvd Cut Files: Happy House, Family Frenzy House 1