February 2024

Good times at rail bike | Great escape Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Friends! It’s Anna Komenda here with my first ever project made with brand new “Great escape” collection! I was going to start bold with travel album but I run out of time so layout it is :) But do not worry – I will make this album too and will share it later with you. I decided to scrapbook our adventure on rail bike from last summer. They are becoming more popular in Europe, where restoration of old tracks turns them into fun biking adventure for the whole family. This particular one we took in France and it took us two hours of pedaling, going through little tunnels, old bridges and country landscape. It was really a fun, family time.

I started with white cardstock as a base and four strips of pattern papers: “Journey”, “Adventurer”, “Direction” and “Horizon”. I arranged them on the left side, adding some decorative edge with edge puncher.

Next step was to add pictures in a vertical row and decorate area around them. I started with a bag of Ephemera Die Cuts and picked the ones that match my theme, like compas, map, trees and fun banners.

With all of them in place, I could add the title. I decided to combine words “good times” taken from Chipboard Stickers sheet with smaller words created with Mini Puffy Alphabet from older “Heart & Home” collection. Their colors matches this new line perfectly!

With all of those in place, I added some finishing touches with super cute tiny Puffy Stickers and some orange splatters. Making this page took me less that half an hour which is sort of time record for me. It usually takes me much, much longer but this time elements just clicked into the right spots. Magic of well designed collection!

That is all for today. Thank you so much for spending your time with me and I will be back with more projects made with this line!

See you in two weeks.

XO Anna

Fun Times | Great Escape | Niki Rowland

 

Hey everyone! This is Niki (@nikiclairecreates) with a new layout and process video using the fabulous Great Escape Collection! This layout actually started off as a scraplift as the monthly challenge over on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community Group is to scraplift a layout of one of the Design Team. There is an example by Josefine that has layered hearts in a grid design, so I decided to do the same thing with stars.

I set about using my Big Shot and metal nesting star dies to cut lots of different sized stars from lots of patterns from the A5 paper stack. I layered them together and stitched down the middle of each one. I made some smaller than others and each star has at least three layers.

But it turns out that arranging stars in a grid design doesn’t really work because they are very pointy! They would have to be really small to fit several across the page! So I continued to use my layered stars but the grid design was out the window!

I prepared my background using the beautiful white wash woodgrain paper which I trimmed down, distressed the edges and stuck onto a sheet of white card. I then splattered this with black paint.

I arranged my photo onto the background with four of the layered stars. They are all clustered together across the top part of the layout and this worked really well. I couldn’t cut my photo into a star shape so I’ve kept it as a rectangle and slotted it in-between two stars with some overlap.

I added ‘Fun Times’ as my title from the puffy title stickers pack and then added just a few simple embellishments to the layout: a couple of Chipboard Stickers, some little phrase stickers from the Accessory Stickers and some little star stickers: some from the Puffy Stickers set, and some from the Puffy Title Stickers pack. I finished off with some sequins and some splatters of black paint!

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping!

Niki xx

@nikiclaircreates

The great Outdoors | Great Escape | Josefine van der Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

welcome to today’s scrapbook blog by Cocoa Vanilla Studio! It’s great to see you here seeking for new scrapbook inspiration. Today, I’m excited to share with you a fresh scrapbook layout featuring the fantastic new collection “Great Escape.” For this project, I’ve choose for a grid design as my inspiration. I cut various strips of paper to size and arranged them in a grid pattern on my white cardstock background.

To start, I selected some shape die-cuts and added them to the strips of paper, stitching them with green thread. I love the texture and effect that stitching adds to my scrapbook projects. On the right side, I created clusters with some beautiful and fun shape die-cuts. I also stitched green thread onto word strips and banners, giving them a nice placement on my layout.

 

The photo of my daughter high in the mountains of Austria complements the theme perfectly. The lovely swirl puffy titles from the collection fit wonderfully, so I placed them at the bottom left to create the title “The Great Outdoors,” stitching it with green thread as well. Placing the photo above the title, I added a few word strips as extra accents.

 

 

I’m really pleased with how the layout turned out, and I hope I’ve inspired you with this grid design. Wishing you all a wonderful day, and until next time on the blog. XoXo, Jo

 

Wild, Fun & Free | Great Escape | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello, it’s Michelle here with you today to share another creation using our NEW collection – Great Escape. I’ve tied this into our current Monthly Scrap–lifting Challenge to give you another example of  where your imagination can take you when lifting others creations.

Wild, Fun & Happy – all words easily used to describe this crazy doggo of ours. He keeps us entertained day in and day out, loves on us like no tomorrow, and drives his fur sister Daisy absolutely crazy.

I took inspiration from the absolutely amazing layout below, created by Josephine. For my creation I’ve used used a mix of hand cut and ephemera stars to create a similar look to the hearts in the original.

I hand cut all the larger stars from the pattern papers within the A5Paper stack. I used the larger of the stars within the Ephemera pack to trace around, then drew secondary lines around that to create a larger star. I then grouped 2 complimenting patterns together and sewed them together with some rough machine stitching and adhered to the white background using foam tape for dimension.

I added in ephemera stars, fussy cut stars from the A5 version of the Star Gazing paper and puffy stars from both the foam title pack and puffy stickers pack.

I printed the photos in 2.5×3.5inch size and layered them together using foam behind to pop them up over the tops of the spiky star points. There is so much going on within this layout in terms of dimension, but I love it. It really brings the layout to life.

I also added pops of ephemera pieces and accessory stickers into the star clusters to add even more excitement to the layout.

Lastly the title came together using words from the Foam Title Stickers pack and my trusty old tiny alphas from the Hello Lovely Collection from many many moons ago.. Wonder if anyone can twist Zoe’s arm to get these released again? I’m sure I’m not the only one who loves a little old school alpha action on a layout?

A few splatters of gold ink and I have one complete scrap-lifted layout ready to add to the collection of Pet scrappy layouts.

Here’s a final look at the layout, inspired by Josephine’s

Well friends, thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my take on this Months Scrap Lift Challenge. Be sure to check out the original post HERE for all the info about it.

Until Next time, Happy Scrappin!
Michelle x

Fun Times | Great Escape Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with another Great Escape layout, but this time it’s a birthday page. Four photos and a shower of stars is the recipe for creating a layout bursting with celebratory vibes! The colors were too perfect not to step outside the theme of this collection for a fun spin a column design.

I started with a strip of the stunning plaid on the Star Gazing patterned paper, layered it with thin strips of the navy, then attached it to the beautiful gray woodgrain of the Starry Night to build my background. I lined up my three smaller photos and a few cut aparts from the Wild Life paper to fill in my column.

On the right side, I scattered fussy cut stars from the Star Gazing patterned paper to create a second column, then added my 3×4 focal image and a journaling spot on top! The chipboard stickers were perfect to embellish both columns  and add a title with a 3D pop!

 

I hope this layout inspires you to try stepping outside the theme! If you’d like to see how this layout came together, check out the process video below:

https://youtu.be/dGnk3_6kuDs

Tasmania | Great Escape collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new travel layout featuring the new Great Escape collection. I decided to document our recent trip to Tasmania, printing a total of 6 favourite photos all in a small format to create a vertical filmstrip look.

 

I chose 3 patterned papers to use for the background of my layout. I turned the Direction patterned paper over to show the green side, the Happy Camper patterned paper was left with the flags showing and I also turned the Horizon patterned paper to reveal the yellow suns. Once the papers were arranged and adhered, I placed the photo strip over to the right side of the layout.

For my title, I decided to spell the word Tasmania using the ‘Fun Times Ahead’ chipboard title. As I was spelling the word Tasmania in my head, I thought all of the letters were there in the 1 packet of chipboard except Tasmania has 3 A’s so I did have to open a new packet of the chipboard elements and steal one of the A’s from that pack! I placed the title along the top line of the Horizons paper and I also added one of the puffy titles under the chipboard title too.

Just above the Tasmania title, I placed one of the round die-cuts and also placed one of the banner stickers from the Accessory stickers through the centre of the photo strip. On the right of the photos at the top, I added the Let’s Go flag die-cut and bent up the edges slightly to add some texture. To the direct right of the photos at the bottom, I added the tree chipboard and layered one of the phrase stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet over the top. I also added more of the phrase stickers above the Tasmania title.

Once the larger elements were added to my page, I added some of the smaller elements including one of the banner chipboard pieces below the Let’s Go title and I created a cluster of embellishments at the very top of the page using stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet and a puffy sticker too. I added a couple more puffy stickers and finished by freehand drawing a border around the outside using my journal pen, stamping the date stamp and sprinkling some black mist to finish.

Thank you so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you are inspired by my layout and got some ideas for your next project!

Make sure to keep checking back here on the blog for all the other gorgeous creative projects from our design team!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Hello My Sunshine | Happy Days | Rachel Lowe

Today is throwback Thursday! I have used the bright and beautiful Happy Days collection.

I wanted to scrap this photo of my youngest boy and I and therefore aimed for a colour palette more boy than girl!

I used Definitive paper as my background page and then cut the Rainbow Bright paper  rainbow taking out the pinks. I added machine stitching to add texture to it.

I used two frames from the die cut ephemera pack for my photo, one which I cropped to a close up. I added these with foam tape so I could add elements under the frames. I added flowers from the floral ephemera pack focusing again on blues and yellows to match my rainbow. I then added glossy accents to the centres of the flowers.

I added journalling using the phrase sentiments from the accessory sticker sheet under my photo.

I next created a sky by cutting some clouds and layering them using the paper from the A5 paper stack. I added hearts from the puffy sticker sheet.

I used the curve of the rainbow and added my title using the chipboard title stickers

I added a butterfly and some heart puffy stickers to add more contrast and dimension.

The colours of this layout against a black and white background are so striking, this layout is giving me all the happy vibes!

Thank you for stopping by today! Throwback Thursday is always a good excuse to get out those older collections and create something beautiful.

Rachel X

Together | Heart & Home collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone, it’s Sue Plumb here to share another design team project with you. Today I am sharing a mixed media family themed layout I created using the beautiful ‘Heart & Home’ collection. I decided to document this photo of my hubby and kids from Father’s Day a few years ago and feature the blue / green tones of the range.

I decided to keep this layout relatively clean and simple, so began with a white cardstock base and some mixed media. I first added some stencilling using a Distress Oxide and script stencil; then some light stamping over the top using a ledger stamp and grey ink. These three points formed my “visual triangle” to help define my placement for my photo.

 

I chose a mix of patterned papers to use for my page that included the B sides of the Bountiful, Harvest and Framed papers. I added torn pieces of the green and wood grain patterns along the bottom edge of my page, using my fingertip to ruffle the edges for extra texture. I then mirrored the same paper pieces on a smaller scale along the top edge of my page. The mixed media on the background helps to connect these pieces to the main area of the layout.

For the focal area of my design I used a mix of all three patterned papers and tucked a grey paper doily into the layers. I also added some frayed gauze for texture before mounting my photo on top, and then began adding my embellishments. I started with the sweet little heart banner in the corner of the photo from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I love adding embellishments directly onto my photos, as not only can you use this trick to cover unsightly things in the background or fill negative space, but I find it also helps to connect the photo to the rest of the elements on the page.

I wanted to build floral clusters on this page, so I rifled through the Floral Ephemera pack and pulled out pieces that worked with my colour scheme. Then it was simply a matter of shuffling the pieces around until I was happy with the arrangement. I made sure to tuck the pieces over and under each other, as well as other elements on the page, to help create depth. I also bent the edges up or used foam tape to add dimension to some of them. To the left of my photo I added a handmade felt arrow from my stash.

I chose the word together from the Gold Foil Titles pack as my page title, and then a few phrases from the Accessory Sticker sheet for some additional text. (I always try to ensure a balance between images / text and other elements on my page – it makes it more interesting for the viewer to have a mix of things to look at.) I finished off with some scattered dots and hearts from the Puffy Stickers pack and some tiny black ink splatters.

Thanks so much for joining me today, I hope I have inspired you. Why not pull out some of those stencils or stamps from your own stash to add some subtle mixed media to your next project? Remember – you don’t need to cover the whole page and sometimes a little can go a long way!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

WILD THING ! | GREAT ESCAPE | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello friends!

It’s Sophie with you today and I am excited to share my very first layout with the new Great Escape collection!

 

As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly which photo to document with it!!

I started with a white background and the Starry Night paper to place my photo and embellishments.

I mounted the photo on tissue paper, adhesive foam and a few layers of patterned papers from the A5 Paper Stack.

I placed the photo on the right side of the page, and added white gesso on the left side where I was about to build a little scenery.

I selected a few embellishments from the Die Cut Ephemera pack like the trees, signage and tent to support the theme of the layout, and scattered numerous stars around the photo and title (Foam Title Stickers).

 

I completed the page with a few stickers from the Accessory Stickers sheet, and handwrote my journaling directly on the white background.

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh how I LOVE this collection!! It’s just perfect for outdoors memories!!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy crafting!

Sophie xx

Fun Times Ahead | Scraplift Challenge | Kel Moore

Hi Cocoa Vanilla friends and welcome back to the blog.

It’s Kel here today and I am sharing my take on the Scrap Lift challenge that is running this month. Have you had a chance to enter the comp? There are 3 different pages to choose from…or you could lift all 3! I decided to scrap lift this layout from design team member Michelle Stokes….

For my page, I am using the brand new The Great Escape collection..here is my page..

 

I changed the design by not using squares, instead using elongated hexagons. I mounted a smaller hexagon on top and added hand stitching to give them texture.

I have used 2 photos like Michelle, applying them slightly offset, and mounted them onto black cardstock to help them pop off the page, then embellished on a diagonal through the photos.

To the top left of the page I have used a piece from the die cut ephemera with a hand cut star and a black star that I cut from cardstock, to add a pop of black to the top of the page..

Next I used a sticker above my photo from the Accessory Sticker Sheet and a chipboard banner from the Chipboard Stickers which I added onto my photo. Under the photo I used a label from the A5 paper stack to add my place and date.

To the bottom right of my photos is where I added my title. I used the Chipboard Stickers for “Fun Times Ahead’.. I love how they pop off the page… and of course I had to add some of the signature Cocoa Vanilla stars that Zoe adds to her more masculine collections..

Under the title I used some of the phrases from the Accessory Sticker Sheet. I always find these easy to use..

I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I scrap lifted Michelles gorgeous page today and I look forward to seeing your pages in the Cocoa Vanilla Facebook group.

Keep Scrappy!

Kel x

 

 

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