February 2022

Cool Kid | No Limits Collection | Danni Visser

Danni Visser 28/02/2022

Hi Cocoa Vanilla Studio fans! Danni here sharing my first layout using the incredible new No Limits collection! How excited are we all about this amazing new papercrafting goodies? I couldn’t wait to get stuck in to creating with them.

I was drawn immediately to the solar system inspired pattern on Orbit 12×12 patterned paper and thought it would be perfect for this photo of my son at the playground. I started by using a combination of rhinestones and dimensional paint drops to enhance the pattern already on the paper. I also decided to add a ring of French knots using embroidery thread for extra texture.

I trimmed my photo to fit within the centre of the pattern, then adhered it using dimensional foam for added height. I used some of the star shapes from the die cut ephemera to embellish around my photo.

To embellish around my page I used the little stars and planets already printed on the Orbit 12×12 patterned paper, simply placing my embellishments over the top. This kept the amazing original design while adding height and extra visual interest with varied textures. I used some of the stars and planet shapes from the chipboard stickers as well as the gorgeously glossy puffy stickers.

I just had to use some of the adorable wood epoxy buttons, so I placed three of the tiny ones amongst my little star clusters. So cute!

For my title I used the die cut titles to spell out Cool Kid, then cut the individual letters apart so I could curve them around the top of my photo. I love how customizable these titles are!

To finish the layout off I added the date in grey ink, using my roller date stamp onto a circular label from the accessory stickers. I added this near the bottom of the layout into one of my little clusters. I love how this turned out! Working with the pattern of the paper really made for an effective background. I hope you like it too! There is a process video linked below on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio YouTube channel if you would like to watch the layout come together. Happy scrapping!

Danni x

Master of disaster | No limits Layout | Anna Komenda

Anna Komenda 27/02/2022

Hello everyone. Quess what? Post did excellent job this time and I already got a box filled with fantastic and brand new “No limits” collection. And this means I can share with you my first page made with this line. You all know I am a mom of two girls so I prefer more feminine designs but this collection is so much more than regular boy line. Starting with colorful and super fun patterns that are very versatile, through amazing sorf of embellishments (I am still gazing upon new puffy stickers!), ending with stars and rockets! Who doesn’t like rockets? My beagle puppy will for sure be a main star of layouts made with “No limits”. My first page is also about him! I need to start with explanation what sort of trouble maker he is. If something is left on the ground – it’s his. If it’s made of paper – it’s his. If it’s food – it’s his. If he is not allowed to take it – he doesn’t care. He especially loves tearing apart cardboard boxes and this is something I allow him to do, to make him busy for a while. And where you can find most boxes in our house? In my scraproom of course (all of them from my DT parcels of course – this is the official version). So my scraproom’s floor is usually covered with pieces of cardboard and looks like is was hit by tornado.

As always with new collections I had hard time deciding which papers to use first. I decided to combine blue side of “Stardust” pattern with part of super fun “Orbit” paper. I cut out part of it creating a circle. Center part of it was a perfect spot for my photos.

To make my pictures pop, I backed them with pieces of orange “Spark” paper and mustard yellow “Latitude”. Next step was to add a lot of machine stitching bot on the white part and blue part. I used white thread so it’s not that visible but it adds nice texture. Some of the stitching is highlighted with white pen too.

If you wonder where the alphabet I used comes from as it wasn’t one included into this line, I will tell you my secret! I cut out the letters from Title die cuts! I never use them up to the very last as there are so many of words in each pack, so I decided to cut them into single letters. This way I got a font with a perfect style and color, matching the papers perfectly.

I finished my composition adding few elements from Die cut ephemera pack and some stickerd from Cardboard stickers sheet. Did I mentioned how much I love them? Final step was to scatter around some super cute stars and planets from Puffy stickers pack and three Wooden epoxy buttons. This is how Filut became Master of disaster! He is lucky he is so cute so it’s easy to forgive him.

That it all for today but be prepared for more “No limits” projects in near future! I have plenty of ideas, not only for pages!

Thank you so much for stepping by and see you in two weeks!

XO Anna

You’re Awesome | No Limits Collection | Melissa Vining

Melissa Vining 26/02/2022

Hello, its Melissa here and I’m thrilled to be sharing my first layout created with the gorgeous new ‘No Limits’ collection!! When my 12 year old daughter saw this collection she told me she loved it and I had to create a layout for her with it! I was so happy to do this and decided to scrap her first day of school photo taken at the beginning of February of this year.

I decided to showcase some of the B sides of the patterned papers, and really wanted to create a rainbow. My cut file is from Cricut Design Studio. I selected suitable rainbow colours, which in the case of this collection created a boho rainbow. The papers I used are ‘Spark’, ‘Latitude’, ‘Nebula’, ‘Stardust’, and ‘Eclipse’.

I used dimensional foam tape behind the thicker bows, and glued the thinner bows directly to the paper. This provides some dimension and interest.

I used water colour paints applied with my brush after I adhered the bows in matching colours. I tried to make this appear as random as possible, which is easier said than done!

I kept my embellishing very simple so as to not take away from the photo or the rainbow. I used ‘Chipboard’, ‘Die Cut Ephemera’, ‘Puffy Stickers’, a ‘Wood Button’ and an ‘Accessory Sticker’. My title is from the ‘Die Cut Titles’.

I love how this layout turned out! No Limits should definitely not be limited to just masculine layouts, it works for feminine layouts, and I also think it would work for outdoor adventure pages.

Take care

Melissa xx

Love | Sunkissed Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 25/02/2022

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here with a bold background for this layout using the gorgeous Sunkissed collection and a fabulous cut file from Liz Longest Designs. Just like I prepare all of the new collections, I fussy cut a full page of these absolutely stunning florals from the Growing Wild patterned paper. Using the beautiful greens from the Good Vibrations patterned paper to back this cut file, I added a bit more color to this already bright and lovely background. Layering those fussy cut florals on top of the these cut file leaves was such a fun and easy way to tone down the vibrancy of the background.

I created several embellishment clusters on this background with a special surprise hidden inside, rainbows! While normally, rainbows aren’t the first icon I think to include in my floral clusters, on this page, it felt perfect! These sweet little rainbows blended in perfectly with the colour scheme! I fussy cut these rainbows from the Fun In The Sun cut apart sheet and just added them in with my ephemera. I even added little flourishes left over on the glitter titles around the clusters for a special detail.

My favourite part is adding these tiny details though! I created tiny clusters with ephemera hearts and puffy heart stickers as well as adding wood epoxy buttons to some of the my larger floral clusters. These scattering bits give so much interest to my clusters and a bit of texture too. I love when my layouts have more than paper elements on them, so these additions really stand out!

I hope that my bold and beautiful layout inspires you to reach for these colourful patterned papers and use them in a new way. If you’d like to see how this layout came together, watch the process video below!

YOU ARE MY SUN MY MOON AND ALL OF MY STARS | JOSEFINE VD HOEVEN | LEGENDARY

Josefine van der Hoeven 24/02/2022

Hey Paperlovers, Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today! It’s Josefine here and show you my new scrapbook layout that I created with the beautiful and super cool Legendary collection. Really love the colors of this boys collection. Of course, I can’t wait to design with the beautiful No limits collection. I can definitely use the “No limits” collection in combination with the left overs from “Legendary” Yay!!

I start with a white piece or cardstock and cut a circle from the center. I grabbed two colors of distress oxide. The colors I used are, “faded jeans” and “spiced marmalade” On another piece of cardstock, I create a mixed media background using the Distress Oxide “spiced marmalade”. I cut several circles from the design paper and place them all on top of the mixed media background I created with the Distress Oxide. Once all the circles are in place I stitch a dark blue border with sewing thread.

I cut another circle from the dark blue patterned paper and placed it with 3D tape in the center of the yellow/orange mixed media background. Now it’s time to decorate my layout with die-cuts, stickers, stars and of course a title.

I choose a Saturn shape from the Cricut store and cut it out with my Cricut Maker. I cut the cutfile from the Legendary pattern paper and place it almost in the center of the layout. I place the two die-cuts in the shape of a star with vellum behind the cutfile. On top of that, I build a cluster of stars and the word “super” I chose two colors from the patterned paper, cut to size and placed these behind the black and white photo of my son. I put the photo with design paper on the right side of me layout and made another small cluster of word die-cuts on the left side of the photo.

I fussy cut several stars from the pattern paper and place them randomly on my layout. Then I choose different Alpha sets that match well with each other for the title. I make blue splatters around the title with the blue distress oxide “faded Jeans”. These ink splatters give a fun and playful effect.

I hope I was able to inspired you with this layout and give you some great ideas. Thanks so much for stopping by on the blog today and hope to see you next time! XoXo, Jo

Gamer Kids | Sunkissed Collection | Michelle Stokes

Michelle Stokes 23/02/2022

Hey Hey! It’s Michelle back here today with a fun new layout share as part of our fortnightly Throwback Thursday feature. This week I dipped into my Sunkissed stash to brighten up the place, and because I was having so much fun creating my last layout for the Scraplift theme, I fell down that rabbit hole again too!

I lifted a layout of mine from quite a few years back that incorporates a beautiful heart cut file from CUT to YOU, a bunch of florals and a mixed font title. I kept all the same similar elements and just switched up the collection to show off the bright and beautiful colours within the Sunkissed Collection.

I chose to document a sweet moment of Leila and our super sweet little pup Daisy, both focused on smashing buttons while playing something on the Switch. It’s not often these days that you can find Daisy alert, awake and happy to sit still for a photo as she’s either VERY lively, or snuggled up next to someone fast asleep.

I backed the photo using the darker blue print from the ‘Bright Side‘ paper, theres a pretty pink version of the same print in the A5 paper stack too that I’ve used to back a section of the awesome heart cut file from CUT to YOU. On that note, a majority of patterns used to back the cut file can be found in the A5 paper stack. The cut file was cut out on white cardstock and once filled with pretty papers, adhered to the layout using foam tape to give a slight hint of dimension.

Under the photo I created the first of 2 large floral clusters, most of which are made using fussy cut flowers from the ‘Growing Wild‘ papers in both the 12×12 and A5 paper sizes. I added some ephemera pieces, a wood button and some accessory sticker words to finish this one off

and then up in the top right corner of the layout I added the second major cluster using the same decorative elements to compliment the first cluster. Both clusters use a mix of adhesives to create different layers of dimension within the floral goodness.. Most used would be my trusty double sided foam tape and some sticky dots.

I went back in time to find these alpha stickers in my stash as I was after something not quite as bright as the white I usually add to layouts. These are a pretty grey(ish) colour with little white polka dots all over, perfect for this kind of layout as they don’t blend in with the cut file, and don’t stand out too much to take away the focus from the photo and cut file. Released way back when, with the Free Spirit Collection. Now thats a throwback item for sure! The gold heart and ‘these’ word are the very last remnants in my pack of the awesome gold glitter words from the Sunkissed Collection. My most favourite word sticker pack by far!

Oh and I cant forget to mention the very awesome background pattern paper I used for this layout, Summer Lights, reminds me of a delicious Mocktail/ Juice creation that I enjoyed many years ago. Gives off bright summer sunset vibes too.

Well friends, thats all from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a quick journey back to enjoy the beautiful Sunkissed Collection. It truly is one of my most favourite collections of all time. I just love the bright happy colours in this collection, they make me want to make ALL the happy scrappy things!

Until Next time, Happy Scrapping
Michelle x

So Awesome | No Limits collection | Tarrah McLean

Tarrah McLean 22/02/2022

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am very excited to share with you my first layout featuring the awesome NEW No Limits collection!

This collection is just amazing and I absolutely LOVE that I can create boy layouts with it! You do not have to have boys though as the colours and so many of the elements can be used for any themed projects too!

I decided to create a 12′ x 12′ layout with a frame look. I gutted some of the middle of the yellow side of the Latitude paper to create the frame. I then machine stitched around the opening in black thread. I added craft foam underneath the frame and then adhered it to the Stardust paper. I like how this created a shadow and added some dimension to my layout. I took the teal coloured A5 paper from the A5 paper stack and cut a strip to fit vertically down the right side of my page. I knew that this was where I was going to place my photo and some of the detail so this paper helped to ground these elements to the background. Next I cut out the rainbow stripe strip of paper from the Universal paper and adhered it horizontally along the bottom of the layout – leaving about a 2 inch gap from the edge of the yellow frame.

I added foam tape underneath the photo of my son and and layered one of the frames from the ephemera pack and also took one of the 3′ x 4′ cards and layered this slightly to the left of the photo. I also adhered one of the arrow die cuts here and added the You’re the Best chipboard from the chipboard pack. The Cool Kid sticker is from the Accessory sticker sheet and I placed that below the You’re The Best chipboard piece. My title is So Awesome and is made up of the awesome Die-Cut titles. I popped these up using foam tape as well. On top of the photo in the top right corner I stapled a banner sticker from the Accessory sticker sheet. Below the title, I added some more phrase stickers and the Born to be Awesome chipboard piece.

Whenever I create a layout, I always start off with the larger elements on my page like the photo, the papers and the title, I then add the smaller embellishments at the tale end of my project like puffy stickers, small die-cuts, wooden buttons and accessory stickers. Above the photo I added the chipboard banner piece that says Fun Fun and added some stars here is puffy and die-cut form. On the right of the photo, I added the tab sticker from the Accessory sticker sheet, in the bottom right corner of the photo, I added a puffy sticker star and a wooden button. At the beginning of the word ‘So’ I added another die-cut star and layered a puffy star over the top also.

Lastly I stamped the date stamp and my layout was complete.

Thank you so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today! I hope you enjoyed reading about how I created my layout using the awesome No Limits collection as much as I enjoyed creating it?!

Make sure you get this amazing collection, create lots of projects and share them with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Community Facebook Group, we love seeing what you create and like to share the love!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Oh You | Daydream | Rachel Lowe

Rachel Lowe 21/02/2022

Hello CVS friends today I have a 8.5 x 11 inch layout to share with you using Daydream collection. There is nothing cuter than a baby themed layout and Daydream has enough elements to create this theme.

I love this clipboard cut file (available in the Silhouette design store) and wanted to frame my photos in a unique way. I cut two, the first to add my photo and the second which is smaller to add journalling. The woodgrain paper for the clipboard. I used the Daisy Days paper using the blue daisy side on the larger clip board and the reverse side on the smaller one. I added machine stitching to these two paper pieces and added to the woodgrain paper piece. I then added to my clipboard with foam tape to add dimension.

I used the Accessory Sticker sheet to add my journalling to the smaller clipboard. I tucked two small floral die cuts and then layered a moth over the top with foam tape. I added the clip with foam tape and finished off by adding two tiny flowers and a paintbrush stroke clear sticker under this embellishment cluster.

I added another layer of paper on the larger board, adding a paper square behind my photo (which is 3×3 inches). I added my photo with foam tape again to add dimension and tucked a tab under the top of the photo. I created a large floral embellishment using die cut ephemera cluster, layering and adding foam tape to some of the flowers. As my photo has some negative space I added a cute flair.

Before adding the clip to the top of the board I added an eyelet and threaded a heart charm. Lastly I added my title.

I used die cut titles to create part of my title, so these did not appear ‘flat’ I added with foam tape. I just had to add puffy hearts and created the other part of my title using a die cut phrase.

I love how this layout turned out with the beautiful rich colours, texture and dimension. Baby collections can be limiting in use so being able to use a collection that lends itself to a variety of themes is great and Daydream is that collection.

Thank you for stopping by today and I have a feeling that my next few layouts maybe all boy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rachel

You’re the Best | No Limits collection | Sue Plumb

Sue Plumb 20/02/2022

Hi everyone, Sue Plumb here today to share my very first project using the brand new ‘No Limits’ collection. As a mum of twin boys, I can’t tell you how excited I was to receive this new collection! There is no arguing that Zoe does THE BEST boy collections and this one is no exception. Besides the awesome colour palette which includes blues, greens, orange, and even a pop of red; it also features some fabulous bold patterns and a bit of space themed imagery. (Not enough that I would necessarily consider this an entirely “themed” collection though, as it could be used for all sorts of creations.)

For my first project I decided to create a 12×12″ mixed media layout combining the collection with Distress Oxide, acrylic paint, modelling paste with a stencil and also some stamping.

You can see that this layout contains many layers – from the mediums on the background, right through to multiple paper layers, texture from frayed gauze and an assortment of embellishments.

The B side of the Orbit paper (which just might be my favourite pattern from this collection) was what I chose for my page border, and I also used the same print from the A5 Paper Stack to mat my photo with.

Torn pieces of the Stardust and Spark papers were used to define the focal area of my page and add texture. A banner piece from the Chipboard Sticker sheet added the sentiment to the bottom of my photo.

Die Cut Ephemera and Accessory Stickers always make it easy to embellish a layout. The ‘No Limits’ ephemera pack contains 64 pieces, providing plenty of choices; and the sticker sheet contains a great mix of phrases, icons, labels, etc.

The Puffy Stickers (definitely my most favourite item from this collection – I need 1000 of these!) and Wood Buttons are both great embellishments for adding extra small details and subtle texture to the page.

You can see exactly how I put this layout together and hear me talk about it in more detail in my process video:

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. The ‘No Limits’ collection is scheduled to start shipping to retailers before the end of the month, so please contact your favourite store if you are looking to purchase it.

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Winner Announcement – ‘No Limits’ Giveaway

Zoe Pearn 19/02/2022

Hi everyone!

Today I am thrilled to be able to announce the winners of our recent ‘No Limits’ giveaway. Thank you all for your feedback and kind words about the collection, this one was certainly a mix of pleasure and pain to create but I am so happy with how it turned out and I hope you love it as much as I do. We are almost ready to start shipping to retailers, so keep an eye out at your favourite store. You can also check with our list of retailers on our website HERE, but you will need to contact the individual store to check if they will be stocking it.