August 2024

Fun Times | Great Escape | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

If you’re a fan of nature-inspired scrapbook layouts, you’ll absolutely love working with the “Great Escape” collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. This stunning outdoor-themed collection is perfect for capturing those adventurous moments, whether it’s a hike through the woods or a day spent exploring a new park. Recently, I created a layout using this collection, and I wanted to share the details with you.

 

 

For this particular layout, I decided to focus on one of my favorite elements: butterflies. Using the beautiful design papers from the “Great Escape” collection, I carefully cut out several butterfly shapes in various sizes. To add an extra touch of detail and dimension, I hand-stitched around the edges of each butterfly with white thread. This simple yet effective technique gives the butterflies a delicate, textured look that really stands out on the page.

 

 

Next, I turned to the paper die-cuts included in the collection. These die-cuts are absolutely gorgeous and incredibly versatile. I selected a variety of designs and arranged them along a horizontal line that runs across the layout. I made sure to align this line with the height of my photo, creating a balanced and cohesive design.

 

The final result is a layout that truly captures the essence of an outdoor adventure. The combination of the stitched butterflies and the playful arrangement of die-cuts adds both texture and visual interest, drawing the eye across the page. The “Great Escape” collection provided the perfect palette and elements to bring this nature-inspired scrapbook page to life.

 

Whether you’re documenting a weekend hike or simply celebrating the beauty of the great outdoors, Cocoa Vanilla Studio’s “Great Escape” collection has everything you need to create a stunning scrapbook layout. Happy crafting!

XoXo, Jo

Beautiful Nature | Happy Days | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers!

Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio scrapbook blog today. We’re happy that you’re looking for new inspiration with the amazing collections from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. Today, I’ve created a new scrapbook layout using the beautiful and cheerful “Happy Days” collection.

 

I’ve incorporated a lot of color in my layout, and to create a striking contrast, I chose to print my photos in black and white. For my design, I selected patterned paper with rainbow colors. Using a two-inch circle punch, I punched out several circles and folded them in half. I then stitched the folded circles with white thread using a sewing machine. Next, I arranged them in a color pattern on a subtle patterned paper that serves as the base for my layout.

 

 

The black and white photos are placed on the right side, accented with floral clusters both above and below them. For the title, I used the elegant black foam title “Beautiful” from the Storyteller collection. I completed the title with the small colorful puffy alpha set from the Happy Days collection. I cut out three lemons from the patterned paper and made a 3D lemon—so cute!

 

I scattered a few die-cuts, butterflies, and word strips throughout my scrapbook layout. The result is a delightful, summery layout made with the fantastic “Happy Days” collection. I hope I was able to inspire you, and I’ll see you next time.

XoXo, Jo

 

 

NEW Deck The Halls Collection | Reveal & Give Away!

Hello again!  I’m so excited to reveal our second new collection tonight, and it has been a while coming!  I’m sure you’ve guessed from the sneak peeks that it’s a Christmas collection… I don’t do them every year, but when I do I pack as much of the Christmas joy into it as I can! It has been many years since I’ve released two collections at once, but I’m throwing caution to the wind to make sure you can get onto your Christmas projects ASAP!

Christmas is my absolute favourite time of the year – I love decorating my home for the festive season, and I love designing Christmas collections… so much so that once I start I don’t want to stop!  This one is full of sweet, whimsical elements, in a vintage kitsch colour palette which is sure to get you in your festive feels. Featuring beautiful vintage style baubles, sweet houses, gifts galore, festive flowers, and so many jolly icons, this collection will be perfect for documenting your holiday memories. I think the best part of my job is getting to illustrate these fun collections, and I could have kept going forever with this one!

This collection will start shipping to our wonderful retailers September 2024

There’s not one but TWO chances for you to WIN the full collection, so read on to find out how!

You will notice that there are less papers in this collection than usual… with the current economic climate we know that it’s getting harder to treat yourself to non-essentials – believe me, we are feeling the pinch too! So in an effort to make our Collection Kits more affordable, as well as temporarily reduce our production costs, we have gone back to a six paper format. The A5 Paper Stacks still have the same number of papers, so there are more pattern options included in there if you need more variety!

Our gold foil specialty paper is perfect for fussy cutting!

Our A5 Paper Stacks have increased from 30 pages to 32 pages, so now we have 2 each of 16 designs. As always, the A5’s include different colours in some of the papers to further extend your scrappy choices

For a chance to WIN this fabulously festive collection, just leave a comment below telling us what is your favourite part of our new Deck the Halls collection and how you’ll use it for your holiday projects!!

We are also giving a collection prize pack away on our Instagram, so make sure you head on over there for more chances to win!

**Entries Close Midnight AEST Sunday 11th August 2024**

Winners will be announced shortly thereafter on our blog & social media channels

Thanks so much for joining me over the last two days for our big reveals, and I hope you enjoyed seeing our new collections…  I hope you all have a wonderful week!

♥ Zoe

NEW Bloom & Grow Collection | Reveal & Give Away!

Hello everyone, and happy Sunday! I know it’s been very quiet around here, but I’ve been a busy bee behind the scenes preparing for not one but TWO new collections! Tonight I’m super excited to reveal our next new collection, and I’ll be back tomorrow for our second reveal!

I just love how this one came out! The mix of bright and fresh citrus tones, along with more floral goodness than you can poke a stick at, makes this one of my all time favourite collections.  There are flowers, butterflies, birds and all the pretty things perfect for spring and summer and everything in between. It’s blooming lovely and perfect for scrapping all occasions. I had so much fun illustrating this one, and I hope you love it as much as I do!

This collection will start shipping to our wonderful retailers September 2024

There’s not one but TWO chances for you to WIN the full collection, so read on to find out how!

You will notice that there are less papers in this collection than usual… with the current economic climate we know that it’s getting harder to treat yourself to non-essentials – believe me, we are feeling the pinch too! So in an effort to make our Collection Kits more affordable, as well as temporarily reduce our production costs, we have gone back to a six paper format. The A5 Paper Stacks still have the same number of papers, so there are more pattern options included in there if you need more variety! 

Our gold foil specialty paper is back, and this one is a fussy-cutter’s dream!

Our A5 Paper Stacks have increased from 30 pages to 32 pages, so now we have 2 each of 16 designs. As always, the A5’s include different colours in some of the papers to further extend your scrappy choices

For a chance to WIN this beautiful collection, just leave a comment below telling us what is your favourite part of our new Bloom & Grow collection and what you will use it for!

We are also giving a collection prize pack away on our Instagram, so make sure you head on over there for more chances to win!

**Entries Close Midnight AEST Sunday 11th August 2024**

Winners will be announced shortly thereafter on our blog & social media channels

Thanks so much for joining me today, and I hope you enjoyed seeing our new collection… Don’t forget to join me for reveal number two tomorrow, and I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!

♥ Zoe

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