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Tiny Tots 2.0 Collection + Bella Besties Week, Day 6| Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Brianna Lepper here today sharing a new layout using the super adorable Tiny Tots 2.0 collection.  I'm currently obsessed with triangles and thought it would be fun to create large ones as main elements on my page.  

To start, I traced and cut out triangles using the Plaids and Dotty paper in Bell Pepper as well as the Graph & Dot paper in Ice.  I ran each one through my sewing machine using the opposite color of thread for my stitching.  So for the Bell Pepper papers, I used blue thread and for the Ice papers, I used yellow thread.  I popped them all up on foam tape and adhered them to a piece of white cardstock that I trimmed down to 11x11.  I adhered that piece to the top of the Be Brave 12x12 patterned paper and ran that through my sewing machine.  

I used the four triangles as placements for my title, photo and embellishments.  I made my title using the Aria Alphas in White and the Wonky Alphas in Bell Pepper.  My photo is of my oldest son Noah, while he was taking a bath in his old blow up rubber ducky bathtub.  It was the cutest thing and this photo was perfect to use with this collection.  He was almost two in this photo and I can't believe how quickly time flies by!  He's going to be sixteen in August!

I matted my photo using a few other patterned papers and adhered it down to the triangle on the far right.  I added the cute rubber ducky Trinket Puffy sticker as well as some Ephemera icons that look like bubbles. 

A yellow Cute Clip was the perfect addition to my photo and added that nice pop of color.

I had so much fun embellishing using more Ephemera Icons and Words and Ciao Chip Chipboard stickers.

Here's one last photo of my page: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way!  Have you incorporated triangles into your pages?  They're fun to create with and make great spots for your embellishments and photos.  See you in my next post friends!

Brianna

Bella Blvd Supplies Used: 

Tiny Tots 2.0: 12x12 Patterned Paper, Ephemera Icons and Words, Ciao Chip Chipboard Stickers and Trinkets Puffy Stickers.  Bella Besties: Plaid & Dotty 12x12 Paper in Bell Pepper; Graph & Dot in Ice; Aria Alphas in White; Wonky Alphas in Bell Pepper; Word Salad Sticker Book and Cute Clips.  

 

 

Fall & Winter Themed Week Day 6 | Nathalie

Hi there Bella Blvd Friends!

Nathalie with you today with one last bit of Fall inspiration before we head into the jolliest season of the year.  I keep a very visual journal of our days; so, today i want to share with you two of the newest entries created with the new Bella Besties Ombre/Heart collection.

 

I started my projects by cutting the leaves from the Bell Pepper, McKintosh, Orange, Punch and Pony Bella Besties Ombre/Heart Papers using the Fall Leaves cut file (#332735 Silhouette Store).  

For my first entry, I chose to create a pocket page.   I cut the Guacamole Ombre/Heart paper for the base of the picture. Once, I set it in place, I added a few of the leaves as if flying/falling at the bottom of the page.   I used some of the negative of the picture to add my title using the Florence Alphabet in black.  A few of the matte enamel dots complete the page.

 To create the pocket cards, I first trimmed one of the 4x6 cut apart cards from the Spooky and Sweet collection, then added a piece of the Guacamole Ombre/heart paper to cover the writing, and then just added a few more leaves.    For my filler card, I used the lighter side of the Guacamole Ombre paper -cut  to size-  them added a tag from the Legacy collection and top it of with one of the leaves. I carried over the phrase stickers and enamel dots to create a well balanced spread.

For my next spread, I wanted to use all the leaves and color to bring Fall Splendor to my pages.   So, I started with a bit of ink blending to the white cardstock background.

I used a gel pen to draw the small vein line on the leaves, then used a bit of foam adhesive to attach them to the background.  I used a combination of the Wonky puffy alpha and Florence Sticker alpha to complete my title.

For the other side of the page, I cut a piece of the Guacamole Ombre/Hearts paper to size.  I backed the picture with a piece of Bell Pepper Ombre Heart paper then just added it to the page.  Just a few embellishments ( Let's Go on Adventure, Freshly Squeezed and Chloe collections) bring the focus to the picture.

I hope these have inspired you to document those last days of Fall, and now we are ready to get our Christmas spirits up!

XO

Materials Used:

BELLA BESTIES OMBRE/HEARTS collection: Bell Pepper, McKintosh, Orange, Pony, Guacamole, Punch

LET'S GO ON AN ADVENTURE  Collection: Cut  apart paper, Doohickey stickers

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection:  Ephemera Words, Matte Enamel Dots - Fruity Mix-

LEGACY Collection: Word Salad, Tags

CHLOE Collection - Enamel Hearts

CUT FILE - Fall Leaves - 332735

WONKY PUFFY ALPHA : Orange

FLORENCE ALPHA STICKERS: Black, Orange

MOM  LIFE Collection: Doohickey Stickers

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection:  Doohickey Stickers

 

August Mood Board | Traveler's Notebook | Patricia Roebuck

Hello Bella Blvd Friends!  It is super hot here in Louisiana and the new August Mood Board captures the heat of Summer with playful bright colors and lots of yummy textures.  Today, I'm sharing a Traveler's Notebook project and how the Mood Board inspired me.

That top middle photo really kept catching my eye.  So I grabbed my watercolors in pink, yellow, and aqua, along with my paint in sky blue, my black paint with a fine tip applicator and started my background on white textured cardstock.  After creating random quick-stroke brushes/lines of color across my page, I scribbled the black paint with the fine tip applicator, then trimmed small strips of Squeeze the Day pattern papers, added black machine stitching and adhered to my background.

I kept this look at the bottom 3/4" of both of my pages.  Inspired by those painted rocks, I freehand cut more Squeeze the Day pattern paper, added more black machine stitching, and then added Splash Zone Ephemera Words and Acrylic Shapes Stars Mix.  I cropped my photos to 2" or less in height, and 4" wide to go along with the long horizontal design I created, again inspired by the Mood Board.

To continue the pops of black and mixed media look throughout this colorful spread, I used a black Sharpie pen to create a messy border around all of my photos.  I added two photos to the right side, with plenty of room to create a colorful and mixed font title using the new Aria Puffy Stickers, the Florence Stickers, and the Wonky Alpha Puffy Stickers.  I can't wait for you to start playing with the new Aria stickers!

To finish my colorful spread and tie in my Summer/Beach theme, I added more Splash Zone Ephemera, acrylic Stars, and chipboard.

I will miss Summer, but this Mood Board has so many possibilities to start documenting those past and/or current memories!  Happy Creating!!!

July Mood Board | Traveler's Notebook | Patricia

Summer is in full swing in our part of the world and even though work and adulting goes on, we all have to sneak away, soak up the sun, and just relax.  The July Mood board is so me for two reasons:  I love Summer, and I love these colors!  Perfect inspiration as always for creating with the gorgeous Bella Blvd.  Today, I will walk you through how I was inspired to create in my Traveler's Notebook.

The clean geometric shapes, color, summer feel, and the clean crispness of white, red, blue, and pops of yellow were what caught my eye. Starting with the geometric and repeating patterns, I choose Splash Zone pattern papers in two shades of blue to cut the Bella Blvd Silhouette Cut File called Waves.  Next, I used a leftover piece of cardstock with several clouds cut out from it, and used it as a stencil to lightly blend blue ink for the sky.  

For the bottom, I used the same light blue ink and then a darker shade closer to the photo, just enough to give the bottom color.  I did this for both sides.  After choosing my photo, I couldn't help but think of the song "Watermelon Sugar High."  So I used a combination of the Wonky Alpha Puffy Stickers, Florence Alphabet Stickers, the Splash Zone chipboard pieces, and a watermelon die cut from the Fireworks & Freedom collection to build my title layered over the Fireworks & Freedom sticker and Designer Washi Tape.  I then tucked another Splash Zone die cut under to add my date.

I adhered the cut waves to the bottom, and then foam adhered some for added dimension.  I kept the waves tighter 3/4" way up, and looser at the bottom for a unique design.  Before adhering, I sent both sides through my typewriter to add my journaling.  I finished the left side with more Splash Zone chipboard and die cuts, and a heart sticker from Fireworks & Freedom.  Once my initial blue and red inspired from the Mood Board were picked, selecting the Splash Zone pieces with the yellow and orange helped break it up and add that pop of brightness like the Mood Board.

For the right side, I printed a square photo and then trimmed the red pattern paper from the Fireworks & Freedom collection to bring out more red, then clustered more Splash Zone die cuts.  The cloud die cut goes with my overall theme, and the blue and white horizontal lines goes with the clean look from the Mood Board.  I add that pop of the yellow from another Splash Zone Die cut to the top and bottom of my photo.  I finished this with Puffy Heart Stickers in Blueberry Mix.

Hope you get some time to relax and enjoy the summer either by a pool or on a patio, snap a photo of your in your environment and pull these ideas from the Mood Board!  

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! :)

JUNE Mood Board Inspiration with Nathalie

Hello Bella Blvd. friends!

Nathalie with you today with a new project inspired by the awesome June Mood board. All the color and textures in the mood board brought lots of memories of Summer Vacations past at the beach.   So, i pulled a few Bella goodies and got to work.  Here is this month's moodboard

Imagine how hard it was for me not to want to do all the things in this page!  So i decided to pull a few elements for some of the squares for my page:

 

My starting point was the ombre paint stripes in the moodboard.  So i pulled my watercolor markers and a thick flat brush are recreated the watercolor stripes on heavy white cardstock.   I added a few splatters, so that they bring all the water/beach/lake feel of some of the squares in the board.

 

While the background dried, i started to work on paper layers for the picture.  I used mostly papers from the  Splash Zone and a bit of foam adhesive to add some dimension to the layers.  Since the board has lots of lines and rainbows in the page, i made sure that the paper layers reflected those elements, too.

 

 

I am a curator of beautiful paper supplies!  I pulled the ephemera and Ciao Chips from the Island Escape collection and combined it with pieces from the Splash Zone collection to create the large clusters at the corners of the picture.

 

 

The beauty of Bella Blvd collections is that the color palette.   I was able to seamlessly mix both collections in this page with ease.    I used that large sun ephemera piece to bring all the yellow on the mood board, as well as the sentiment in the center square.

 

The last detail was creating the title.   For this, i combined both the Wonky Puffy Alpha and Florence Alphabet in Ice.   Then added a few heart stickers next to the words.   I made sure to leave space at the bottom of the page where i could house my lines of journal....

 

I hope this has inspired you to pull your Bella Blvd. goodies and create a project inspired by the awesome mood board.  I cannot wait to see what you create with this inspiration!

XO

 

Bella Blvd Supplies:

ISLAND ESCAPE COLLECTION:  Ciao Chips, Ephemera, Stickers

SPLASH ZONE COLLECTION:  12x12 paper kit, Ciao Chips, Ephemera icons, Ephemera words

WONKY PUFFY ALPHA - Ice

FLORENCE ALPHABET - Ice

A Pawsitively Purrfect Filter - Brianna Lepper

Hey crafty friends! Brianna Lepper here with you today sharing a fun layout using the new Chloe collection!!  I absolutely adore this collection!! It is so much fun and there are so many different awesome elements to it!  As you may already know, Snapchat has the best filters and one of my favorites is the cat one! I thought it would be fun to document a few selfies using the Chloe collection.  I hope you like it!

First, I took the Live Love Meow Cut Outs and pulled the floral pieces from the set.  I love adding florals to my layouts and couldn't wait to work with these ones!  I debated back and forth on if I wanted to back the cut outs or apply mixed media on them.  In the end, I went with some mixed media AND created shaker elements in a few of the flowers.  

First, I applied some white gesso to the floral cut outs and then painted on some watercolors from my stash.  Once they were all dry, I started on my shaker elements.  For my shakers I use acetate, thin foam strips and SpiegelMom Scraps sequins from my stash. They're simple to make and give that extra element of interest on my layout.  

I went ahead and set my completed cut outs aside and got to work on my background.  I went through all of the patterned papers in the collection and couldn't decide on one because they're all so pretty!!  I ended up going with the B side of the Cat Crazy paper.  I just love a good black and white text paper!  I knew right away that all of my colors would pop off of the page.  I added some gesso to the paper so that I could apply even more color to the background.  

I created my title by mixing the Florence Alphas in Punch along with the Wonky Alphas in Orange.  Gotta love a good pun!  I also wanted more florals around my page so I took the Chloe Borders patterned paper and fussy cut the florals from the strip at the bottom.  Chloe has the best florals!!

Let's talk about the Bella-Pops in this collection for a second.  OMG they're so cute!  I used the entire Blossoms set on this layout and I totally need to grab more to add to my stash.  They're so adorable!! I placed them around my page, making sure to add some inside of the cut outs where I could. 

I pulled 2 of the cutest cats from the Ephemera Icons pack and added them on each side of my design. To add a few more pops of blue, I adhered some of the Puffy Heart Stickers around the page.  

I love how this page turned out!! This collection is so cute!!!

Thank y'all so much for stopping by today!  I hope that I've inspired you to paint on a cut file or create a shaker element and add it to your layout!  If you haven't picked up the Chloe Collection yet, you should definitely take a look at it!  It pairs so nicely with the new Cooper Collection as well! I can't wait to show you a layout using that collection later on this month!  See you then!

 

Bella Blvd Supplies Needed:

Chloe Collection: Cat Crazy and Chloe Borders 12x12 patterned papers, 6x6 paper pad, Ephemera Icons, Live Love Meow Cut Outs, Bella-Pops and Puffy Blueberry Mix Puffy Heart Stickers;  Florence Alpha Stickers: Punch; Wonky Alphas in Orange.

 

Adorable Kitty layout - Lisa Fonseca

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

I created it using the brand new collection called Chloe. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

See you soon, stay scrappy,

BE YOU | Nathalie DeSousa

Hello Bella Blvd friends!

Nathalie with you today to share a bit of inspiration using the Florence Alphabet stickers to create an impactful layout.  I love large titles, as they are easy to put together, and help to embellish the layout at the same time as conveying the feeling of the page.   The Florence Alphas are the perfect size to create a large colorful title in minutes just like the one in today's page:

 

I started by adding white acrylic paint to the White Grid side of the Bella Besties paper.  Once it dried, i used Vicki Boutin Watercolor markers to create a rainbow on the page ( the stripes of watercolor create a soft diagonal design in the background of the page).    

 

While the background dried, i started to work on putting parts of the page together.  My idea was to keep the rainbow of the page throughout the entire page, that meant that i had to try at best to color block papers, alphas and embellishments.  I started by using the Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections 6x6 paper pads to back and picture and add layers behind it.  I added a piece of the Wreath cut out to help form the corner design at the top left side of the page.   In addition, i added a piece of the Squeeze the Day Ciao Chips and ephemera,  a cute clip, ephemera from the Sweet & Spooky collection,and a mini heart embellishment  to bring more of the colors present at the top of the page.

Once i placed the picture at the top of the page, i chose the Be You Acrylic word to anchor the title to the page.  Since i added my watercolor in sections along the diagonal of the page, i wanted to play with the colors of the Florence Alpha to complete the title.  

 

I used Florence Alpha stickers in Orange, McIntosh, Punch, Peep, Cotton Candy and Plum to add the title on the page.  I tried at best to match the color of the background with the alphabet stickers, and chose to finish the sentence with the Punch Wonky Alpha puffy sticker.

 

To balance the page, i chose to add a piece of ephemera from the Squeeze the Day collection, along with an Epoxy Heart and a sentiment from the Sweet & Spooky collection.  Since the title already tells so much of the story, just a few lines of journal were added at the very bottom right corner of the page.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to pull your Florence Alpha stickers and create  a fun colorful project with lots of words and sentiments on it.   Remember to share with us what you create!  

'Til next time!

 

BELLA BLVD Supplies:

BELLA BESTIES Collection - Freehand Grid  & Dot - White paper, 6x6 paper pad

SQUEEZE THE DAY Collection - 6x6 paper pad, Epoxy Hearts, Ciao Chips, Ephemera Words, Ephemera Icons.

SWEET & SPOOKY Collection -  Ephemera words

CUT OUT - Wreath

CUTE CLIPS Collection - Pretty Boy

PUFFY STARS collection - Cotton Candy, Punch

HEART HUGS Collection -  Mini Sentiments

WONKY ALPHA - Punch

My Beautiful Calico | Patricia

Hello Bella Blvd Friends!  This is Patricia to share how the May Mood Board inspired my Traveler's Notebook project today!  The first thing I noticed was the texture, then the colors, and the black and white.  The black and white inspired me to use a stencil with black ink to create a similar affect from the Mood Board.  I created this on a separate piece of cardstock to insert into my very full Traveler's Notebook.

I also worked from the inspiration of the brand new Chloe Cut Files!  I created the napping cat and the flowers from Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties pattern paper.  I clustered those together at the bottom, and layered more pattern papers under my photo to help it pop more.  I could have made this photo black and white, but I really wanted to show that my cat is a calico and the girly blankets from my daughter's bed really went well with the Bella Blvd papers.

For the top, I layered an Oh My Stars Gift Tags in black under the top of my photo and a purple one at the top of the Squeeze the Day Ephemera Words.  Then layered a Pretty Boy Cute Clips to it.  The blue from the bow and the purple help to create a triangle from the colors on both sides of my notebook.  All of this is adding to the wonderful colors found in the Mood Board.

With my right side having a lot of texture and color, I used a light pink Bella Besties polka dot paper trimmed with another Oh My Stars Gift Tags layered on top.  I picked the tag because of the black and white and the lines, drawing inspiration from the Mood Board.  I used a Squeeze the Day Ephemera Word along with the Wonky Alpha and Florence Stickers to build my title pulling colors from the right side.  I finished this with an epoxy heart and washi tape.

Aren't the new Chloe Cut Files adorable!!!  The cut files are available now.  So hope the May Mood Board and the cut files inspire your next project!