eBrushing w/ Bella Blvd - Week 2

Hey there crafty friends...

We're back again with Bella Blvd. this week! 

And for all you Ebrush enthusiasts that love adding bursts of color to your work Bella Blvd.'s Just Add Color line is made especially for you!!

Supplies Used

eBrush (Craftwell)

Belle Blvd. Papers: Just Add Color- Star Struck, Daily Details, Newsflash, Color Chaos- Peep Strandz

Bella Blvd. Enamel Dots Punch

Bella Blvd. Just Add Color Trinkets Full Color 3x12 Stickers

Sharpies- light pink, magenta, lavender, purple, lime green, green, and gray

Believe Script (Pink and Main)

Xyron Mega Runner

Spellbinders Beaded Circles

Paper Doily (Wilton)

Cutterbee scissors (EK Success)

Gesso (Liquitex)

3D Dots (Ek Success)

I can't tell you how much I love love love these papers from Bella Blvd.! The Just add color line is mostly composed of awesome patterns in black and white and gray scales so that all you have to do is add your own colors to coordinate with your themes or color schemes.

I started by ebrushing my Bella Blvd. Star Struck paper with my Sharpie markers. The front side of this paper is covered in stars but the backside is covered in these flower doodles! I just filled in each flower doodle by either ebrushing a light pink then a dark pink for the centers or a lavender then a purple for the center. I also ebrushed the entire background in gray.

After I was done ebrushing my paper I cut my piece down to 5.25"x 4" panel. I used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere my panel onto a standard A2 (5.5" x 4.25") card base. I made my card base using Bella Blvd.'s Peep Strandz paper... Love that pink on pink stripes!!

 I used my scissors and cut about 1/2" off of one side my doily. To get a nice straight line I just used the edge of my card as a guide.

I also used my scissor to cut out this flower from the Daily Details sheet... this flower coordinates perfectly with the flowers on the Star Struck sheet. I also used m embossing stylus to round out my flower petals to add a bit of dimension. I added an enamel dot from the Bella Blvd.'s Dot Punch to complete my flower.

I cut a mat for my doily using the second largest beaded circle die and pink cardstock. I then stamped it with this wonderful sentiment from Pink and Main's Believe Script set. This stamp set is just one of several stamps released today for the month of September!!

With a paintbrush I splattered some gesso onto my card base.

While the gesso was drying I hand cut a couple leaves out of Bell Blvd.'s Newsflash paper. Then I ebrushed my leaves with a light green and green Sharpie.

Once my gesso was dry I used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere my doily and circle to my card base. I used 3Dots for the leaves and flower. And, the little banner that says "YOU are ENOUGH" is from Bella Blvd.'s Trinkets sticker sheet... I just peeled and stuck it onto my card... Super AWESOME!!

And here is my finished card...

Again... I  can't say how much I love these Just Add Color papers from Bella Blvd.!! I can make each project different using the same sheet of paper jut by custom coloring it!! It makes each project unique!

I want to send a very special THANK YOU to Bella Blvd. for being our wonderful sponsor!! I totally love your fun and refreshing [products!

Until next time...

Happy Crafting Friends!!

~ Mitsy

Mixed Media & Bella Blvd

Hey there Crafty Friends!! Today I got a little something different... I love mixed media!! I love the way you can take different medium and mesh it to create something simply beautiful or something over the hill extraordinary!! 

And today I'm expanding my Mixed Media Journey with Bella Blvd.!! Sponsors of Team eBrush for the month of September!!

Supplies Used

eBrush (Craftwell)

Cut'n'Boss (Craftwell)

Bella Blvd - Just Add Color , Newsflash, Treasures & Texts, Daily Details, Peep Strandz, Orange Little Bits, Doodads Guacamole 

Tim Holtz Stencils- Measured, Splatters

Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities- Grand Labels One

Sharpie Markers- Blue and Navy Blue

Blue Painters Tape

Modeling Paste

Sequins (Virginia Turtle)

Diamond Glaze (Judikins)

I started off by ebrushing my Passcode paper by Bella Blvd. with a bright blue Sharpie marker.

Then I simply ebrushed a dark/navy blue ring in the center of that.

Then I added  my blue scalloped border from Bella Blvd's Treasures and Texts stickers. 

I wanted to add some texture to my layout. So I taped my layout to my work surface to help prevent warping and bowing.

Then I added modeling paste with a palette knife and my Splattered and Measured Tim Holtz stencils.

And while that was drying...

I die cut my my Bella Blvd Dotty paper with the largest die from my Spellbinders Grand Labels One set using my Cut'n'Boss.

Then I ran the die cut piece through my Xyron Creative Station for durability and adhered it to the base of my layout. Next I took my 4"x6" photo and matted it onto a 4.25"x 6.24" piece of Bella Blvd. Newsflash paper. Then ran my matted photo once again through my Creative Station.

Once my photo was adhered to my layout I embellished it using more stickers from the Bella Blvd. Treasure and Texts sheet. With my parvy circle punches I cut various circle in different sizes to add to my layout.  I tied everything in by scattering and adhering Guacamole Doodads across the page. I also added words from the Orange Little Bits stickers to my biggest circle.

I thought using the words "goofy boy moments" went perfectly with this picture of my son with his tongue hanging out.

Lastly I used my dimensional glue to adhere sprinkles of sequins onto my layout.

And here is my finished layout... 

Craftwell meets Bella Blvd... take 2!

Hello Crafty friends!! We are kick starting our second week with our fabulous friends at Bella Blvd. I am so privileged to get to work with 2 amazing companies!.Their products work so well together that it makes creating breeze.  Today I have a card that I made in mere minutes... how did I do that? Easy...

Bella Blvd has these awesome 12"x12"  papers that are filled with awesome sentiments and illustrations. I literally can cut up the whole page and make several cards at once!!

 Accent my paper 

panels with my awesome craftwell dies and... 

Tah-dah!!! Instant cards!!

Like this cutie down below.

Here are other cards I made using those panels! Die cut accents are just icing on the cake!! SWEET!!

These two card (above and below) used the same background panel but I airbrushed the one on the bottom with my eBrush for a pop of color!

The color gives an entirely different look!

Supplies Used

Cut'n'Boss by Craftwell

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies

Bella Blvd Papers and embellishments (Color Chaos and Tiny Tots Collections)

eBrush by Craftwell

Spectrum Noir Markers ( PP2, PP4, OR2, GB4, CG3, CG4, TB8)

EK Success 3D Dots

Colored cardstock (black, red, green)

Grosgrain Ribbon

Scissors

Double-sided Adhesive

PLAY with the panels on your paper... You'll be surprised how fun and easy it is!

~ Mitsy

My Dancing Divas

Hi Crafty Friends... Last weekend my two beautiful daughters had their very first dance recital. And like any proud mama I was there taking picture like crazy trying to get every moment possible. We worked our tails off all year for this event (and yes, I worked my tail off too, even though I wasn't the one actually doing the dancing) and I wasn't going to let any photo-op slip away from me.

 So, what better way to document this special event than with a scrapbook layout. And, even better, our awesome friends at Bella Blvd. is sponsoring Team Cut'n'Boss for the month of June!! Their papers and embellishments were just a  perfect match for my little divas!!

Here is the first of many layouts to come...

Tools & Supplies Used

 Cut'n'Boss Machine (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies- Girls Best Friend, Lover's Lane, Thankful, & Lifestyle Collections

Bella Blvd.  Color Chaos Patterned Paper- Peep Strandz, Daily Details

Bella Blvd. Color Chaos Invisibles- Click! Click!

Bella Blvd. Enamel Dots- Punch 

Grafix Metallic Gold Cardstock

 eBrush (Craftwell)

Spectrum Noir Markers (PP4, TB7)

Liquitex Gesso

Xyron 5" Create-a- Sticker

Xyron 3" Sticker Maker

Xyron 1.5" Create-a-Sticker

I started by first airbrushing my Spectrum Noir markers is TB7 and PP4 to the back side of my Bella Blvd Invisible. I love all the adorable cameras on this huge scallop circle!! Too, too cute!!

These sheets are transparent and made of a thick but flexible plastic. I wanted to add some pop to my cameras so adding color was a no brainer. The back side of the sheets are matted with texture so adding color is a cinch.

But ebrushing with my Spectrum Noir markers still leaves it transparent and I really didn't want the patterned paper I was layering it on to distract from those cute cameras... so I quickly added a layer of gesso directly over the colors and set aside to dry.

While that was drying, I used my Cut'n'Boss to cut out all my Teresa Collins Pocket Dies out of metallic gold cardstock. And because it has a huge cutting platform I can cut them all my dies at once.

The sandwich combo I used ...

From Bottom to Top

D Plate

B Plate

A Plate

 Paper (front up)

Die (cutting side down)

A Plate

Can you believe I was able to cut all of these dies all at once?!! All 13 dies cut through with one passing... HOLY COW... that saved my arms from a lot of cranking!

I ran all my pieces in my Xyron Sticker makers and  Create-a-sticker machines. I try to run them through my Xyrons as soon as they are cut so I don't lose all the little pieces and ,besides, I love the fact that they're ready to just pop right onto my projects.

I  then cut a  5"x 9" piece of Bella Blvd.'s Peep Strandz and Ran it through my Xyron

I know these aren't going anywhere now... no shifting pieces for me!! And I love it makes assembly so quick and easy! Everything comes together in practically no time at all!

I cut out the cute matching camera Bella Blvd.'s Daily Details paper and used it as an embellishment and finally topped it all off with these yummy Bella Blvd enamel dots.

Here is my finished layout ...

Hope you enjoyed my project for today!! Thanks for stopping by!!

And I hope you have a very crafty day!!

~ Mitsy

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