Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends, its Michelle back here today with my newest layout share for 2021! I chose the beautiful Daydream collection for this creation, documenting a sweet photo of fellow DT member Raquel and I from a couple years back. We’ve been friends since we started primary school and now our kids are great friends too.
I really wanted to use the wreath paper – Daisy Days – from the collection, and had a hankering for some fussy cutting… as much as I say I hate fussy cutting, it really is therapeutic and fun to do when sitting in front of the TV.
I used the wreath pieces as the base of the circular design and layered extra florals into areas to create large ‘clusters’. I used different types of adhesive to create multiple layers within the cluster, most used are foam tape and glue dots.
I’ve backed the photo using the smaller designs of Sweet Serenity and Sunshower from the A5 paper stack and tucked in a word tab from the ephemera pack. To the left of the photo I’ve added a flair button and butterfly from the ephemera pack and created larger floral clusters above and below this area that curve around the photo.
In the top group of florals I’ve used a mix of florals from the Garden Variety paper as well as the floral wreath piece, some smaller fussy cut tiny florals and a sticker.
In the larger grouping I’ve used florals from both the 12×12 and A5 size Garden Variety paper, a small rainbow from Up in the Clouds and a banner word from the ephemera pack.
And over on the right I’ve used both small and large florals again plus a sticker to complete the floral group, then added the title above to fill some of the open white space. I’ve used a die cut title word and stickers from past collections to create the mixed font title.
Lastly I added the usual splattering of gold ink and felt it was complete. One sweet photo of 2 friends who’ve known each other almost their entire life documented. A friendship that I cherish and am so thankful for. Don’t know what I would do without her.
Well friends that is all from me today. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hello Hello! Its Michelle here with you today. I hope you’ve all had a wonderful festive season and are all rested and ready to see this crazy year off and start a fresh new one in the next couple of days. I have another instalment of Christmas Memory sharing for you all – the second half of the 2019 album I shared with you last month featuring loads of bits n bobs from the very cheerful Merry & Bright Collection. Like the first post, this one is also very photo heavy so lets jump straight into it..
… starting with the middle of December. There was lego building, tree building and secret letters from Twinkle our Elf. I’ll leave links for all the products I’ve used at the very bottom of this post
This time of year is also when Leila or one of us in this house tends to fall ill. In 2019 for Leila sadly it was a stomach bug that had her wiped out next to the undecorated Christmas Tree’s for an entire day
I created a flip/ shaker pocket to conceal the photo and journalling from that day using a label from the cut apart sheet Oh What Fun and ’14’ from the Countdown paper. There’s some glitter and a couple of ephemera hearts sprinkled into the front of the pocket on top of the pocket page card. To keep them all in place I sewed the flap directly onto the pocket page below.
Over the page I’ve kept things pretty simple using more numbers from the Countdown paper. I’ve repeated this step through the entire album to keep things cohesive.
In between the pocket pages I’ve added a giant paper tag insert using 2 pieces of pattern paper from the A5 paper stack – Joy to the World and the text side of Oh What Fun. I’ve created the round glitter shaker over the top of the floral pattern using the large circular wreath ephemera piece, some left over clear packaging, a tonne of sliver glitter and machine stitched around the wreath to keep out closed. I added flowers and banner from the ephemera pack, then stapled a piece of coordinating ribbon to the top.
I kept the text side of the tag blank as the album is already quite bulky, plus theres a lot going on in the photos to the right. The 18th of December last year was quite the busy day – we treated ourselves to a new car and Twinkle got up to mischief in my craft room creating signs for the Christmas Tree. It was a sad time for Leila saying goodbye to our first family car, but we were all very excited with our new wheels!
Top right of the pockets is another see through glitter pocket using the numbers from the Countdown paper, a single puffy gold star and machine stitched along the top edge to stop the glitter going everywhere.
As we start to creep towards the last third of the month it gets a little busier. The end of school, long days at work, House Elf getting up to mischief and HOT HOT HOT weather.
Another flip pocket using pocket page cards, ephemera and some off cut strips of Jingle all the Way (candy cane stripe) conceal more photos of Leila’s last day at school. One a photo of the crazy mask she made and the other a photo with one of her favourite teachers ( not shared for privacy reasons)
This kid is a hoot! An accessory sticker was perfect to embellish the photo I took of a well needed coffee at work. What a crazy time of year working in Pharmacy can be, and not because its Christmas!
We made it to see Santa to share with him all the things Leila was hoping to receive for Christmas. I had Leila write on the Dear Santa card herself which was the perfect touch to this spread. If you’d like to do the same with your children you can find this card on the Oh What Fun cut apart sheet.
We didn’t get the chance to ‘trim the tree’ until quite late in the month. The lead up to and start of December is always chaotic for us with work, school and Leila’s Birthday so the poor tree always gets neglected until the last minute. We make sure to enjoy it for a few weeks into January before packing it all away.
I used some of the wonderful woodgrain found on the Seasons Greetings paper or in the A5 paper stack as a base for this mini layout. I cut a frame out of the Candy Cane stripe Jingle all the Way to frame the photo then layered 2 trees from the ephemera pack and some stickers to finish it off. On the right hand side I used the darker green print of Oh Christmas Tree to cut a tree design cut file from CUT to YOU. I backed it with some clear velum and sprinkled glitter within each circle to create twinkling lights. I’ve machine stitched the tree onto the Oh What Fun paper to keep it in place.
On the back I created a simple sequin shaker pocket using another ephemera frame and adhered it to some Countdown paper with ephemera pieces and a strip of ‘Christmas rainbow’ diagonal stripe that can be found along the bottom of the Oh What Fun paper.
Over the page I kept the pockets simple using cards from the pocket page card pack. I also documented a photo I screen shot from facebook when our beloved country was on fire.
Were on the home stretch now, just a few more to go…
Another simple insert between pages of photos using vellum, ephemera pieces and a puffy gold star
with a very similar cluster created on the reverse to coincide with the photos of family from Christmas Eve.
Another photo heavy spread with pocket page cards as fillers with the addition of a couple accessory stickers and a cute ephemera house
All the fun of Christmas Day contained in 1 spread. This is literally all the photos I took on this day minus a few extra blurry ones. I chose to live the moments in person rather than a face behind a phone camera, but I’m happy I took just these few.
Lastly we round out the month with a few crazy faces from New Years Eve. Every year so far this crazy kid has been awake and ‘celebrated’ it well and truly into the new year with us. Last year it was on the couch watching fireworks from around the country on tv with her beloved stuffed animals.. and a few crazy selfies with me. You’re welcome lol
Well friends thats a wrap on my 2019 Christmas Memories album, and my creative shares here with you for 2020. Its been a crazy year for us all, and I cant wait to see what the next year brings.. Lets hope its a little less chaotic than 2020 but a heck of a lot more happy!
Thank you all for your love and support throughout the year.
Hello Hello and Happy Christmas Eve to you all! It’s Michelle here today with a new layout share for “Throwback Thursday, our regular fortnightly throwback to beloved Cocoa Vanilla Studio collections from the past. This week I’m sharing a super fun layout using the awesome Legendary Collection which is perfect for documenting all kinds of funny moments, especially funny photo’s of my sweet Leila who just recently turned 10!
The layout was based on a fun title idea to use with a funny photo of Leila on a toddle ride at a local shopping centre. She’s way too big to fit in the actual seat so she was perched on top for her Epic Adventure to ‘Toy Land’.
I started the layout by making the title then worked around that to create the whole layout. I’ve used the woodgrain paper ‘Outdoors Type‘ as the backing and layered in a couple of other pattern papers ‘Offbeat‘, ‘Epic Tales‘ and ‘Wild one‘ to make the photo stack pop.
There’s some hidden journalling tucked into the top of the photo too, using a tag from the Ephemera Pack and shared up close further down this post.
I like creating titles with mixed fonts and this collection has plenty. I’ve fussy cut the EPIC letters found on the cut apart paper ‘Epic Tales‘ to give them a more 3D look when adhered to the layout with foam tape. Under this I’ve added a Die Cut Title word plus another strip piece from the cut apart paper. The alphabet stickers I used for Leila’s name are an older CVS product thats currently not available. To the right of the title I added the hot air balloon from the Ephemera Pack.
I added the giant stars from the Ephemera Pack to the top and bottom of the layout on a diagonal across from each other, then layered more Ephemera pieces and Accessory Stickers to create open clusters. I certainly love a cluster of stars, almost as much as I love a cluster of florals!
I used a range of adhesives to keep some pieces flat and give some slight dimension. More often than not I use my tiny attacher, foam tape and tiny glue dots. Oh and sometimes I sneak in a little machine stitching
To finish the layout I’ve splattered gold ink everywhere, added a sprinkling of Enamel Dots within the clusters and added the journalling to the hidden tag. It certainly was hilarious watching her try to squeeze into the seat that day!
Well crafty friends thats all from me today, here’s one last peek at the layout I’ve shared with you today..
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing what I created for this weeks Throwback Thursday post. If you don’t already have the Legendary Collection in your stash you really should add it. There’s plenty of ways you can use it, even if you don’t have boys to scrap!
Thank you all so much for stopping by today. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful Christmas with your friends and family. Stay safe and be Merry! I’ll be back in a couple of days to share the remainder of my Christmas Album using the Merry & Bright collection.
Until then, Happy Scrapping.. if you get the time to that is.
Hello Hello, it’s Michelle here today and boy do I have a project share with you all this week. I suggest you sit down with a cuppa and have a read as theres a lot to share in this little post. If you cant tell by the title or sneak peek I’ve started an album to document last years December Memories using the magical new collection – Merry & Bright.
This collection is the perfect mix of Christmas and signature Cocoa Vanilla Studio designs. Full of beautiful colours, patterns and pretty florals which are all perfect for documenting an Aussie Christmas as theres not a snowflake insight. I’ve used the BRAND NEW Pocket Cards for this project as they make creating albums like these so fast. Pick a card and pop it in, pair it with a photo and call it done! You can jazz it up with a little ephemera, cut files, vellum and glitter. Don’t forget there’s also an A5 paper stack, 2 cut apart papers (Count Down & Oh What Fun), and some super cute gold puffy hearts that are all perfect for creating one magical album full of December Memories..
I’ve got half the album to share in this post today so apologies now for the photo overload. I’ll try not to write too much as there’s A LOT to get through
Lets begin…
The Album size I’ve used is 6x8inch and I’ve used a mix of different configurations in pocket pages. I kept the front opening page quite simple using a full A5 sheet in the Star Bright pattern, ‘Christmas’ and ‘Oh what fun’ tags are from the Oh What Fun cut apart paper, holly leaves from the ephemera pack, sticker from the Accessory sticker sheet and the numbers are from an ancient CCV collection.
Flipping over to the first pocket page – I’ve used another full A5 pattern paper Jingle All The Way with a piece of note paper sewn on to document the month ahead, then added some florals from the ephemera pack to the corner of the paper. You will see throughout the pockets of the albums I’ve used the Countdown paper to document most of the days, the numbers all cut down to just over 2inch square. For the right hand side I added the number to a pocket card using my tiny attacher
Heading over to the next page, sharing more of December 1 memories as a couple of things happened that day – our house elf arrived and I went out for dinner with my work colleagues. I created a ‘privacy shaker’ pocket to hide their faces using a flip flap pocket. Inside I’ve added the large floral cluster from the ephemera pack to some vellum and a tonne of glitter then used my sewing machine to stitch the edge closed. The ‘eat drink + be merry sticker is adhered to the outside along with the ephemera tag.
The shaker pocket turned out so cute.
Page 3… Still documenting the rest of December 1st haha How stinkin cute are those little gingerbread houses! Our house Elf Twinkle didn’t seem to get up to too much mischief last year, hoping she’s on her best behaviour if she makes it back into the country this year.
I used another flip flap to add an extra layer of embellishments to this corner of the page. Those gold hearts are so soft and not bulky at all, its hard not to use them all in one go!
Over the page and I’ve used the smaller frame from the ephemera kit to frame a smaller photo and documented a not so fun trip to the doctors. Between these 2 pages I’ve added a vellum insert using the 3 ornament pieces from the ephemera pack
I sewed these to the vellum and added some stickers
Theres a larger frame in the ephemera pack too, I’ve used it on this side to document an early Christmas present I gave to myself and am still yet to use. Whoops.
Some pockets I left plain with just photos and cards. Not everything needs a bunch of words to document, the photo is enough. The other side of the page however needed some words. I used a label from the cut apart paper for one and a journalling card from the pocket cards pack for the other. This pack is FULL of different designs, quote cards, filler design cards and journalling cards. Each card has a design on both sides so every design in the pack can be used once or twice if you need.
December is a big month for everyone, even bigger for those of us who have a birthday to throw into the mix. Leila’s falls in the second week of December and last year we were lucky to be able to throw a party for her and some friends and cousins. So much fun.
I created another flip pocket with the journalling on top and photos underneath
The kids had so much fun. Faces blurred for privacy
Of course the birthday girl and her cake needed a special insert! I love adding inserts to pocket page albums to create a focal interest and break up all the smaller pockets. I created this one using a star cut file from CUT to YOU and adhered the photos back to front, either side of the cut file, and then the entire piece sewn into the pocket page to stop it from moving or falling out
The cute photo on the reverse is from the following day with more cake to celebrate with family at home
On the right side of the page are more photos documenting the family celebration, the day prior to her actual birthday.
Over page and more photos to document our Elf, a couple more filler pocket cards, a label from the cut apart paper Oh What Fun, fussy cut florals from the A5 version of Joy to the World
On the right I used a smaller pocket page made up of 2x2inch squares. I created a couple of mini shaker pockets using ephemera, stickers and a gold puffy heart sewn in using my machine after sprinkling each with glitter. I added a couple of photos of Leila to document her last night of being 8 and filled the rest with pattern papers
Over page again and Its an entire spread dedicated to her actual birthday. Photos of present opening, more pattern paper to fill in the blanks. Photos of our house Elf and the spectacle she set up overnight. We never know what mess we might come out to on Leilas birthday, but theres always a basket full of presents for Leila all Christmas themed. Our elf does this in place of a December 1st basket.
And were onto the last of the pages I’ve created for this album. Our tree finally came out of its box so I could finally use the cute ‘Oh Christmas tree’ card
and one last flip flap pocket just because!
Phew, did you get through that ok? I hope you enjoyed seeing the first half of last years December memories. I like to keep things pretty simple within my pocket pages branching out with a little shaker page or insert to add a little extra fun. Everything within the album is either adhered using a tape runner, tiny attacher or sewing machine to save on bulk as theres a lot more to add so I need to save space as best I can.
Well thats all from me today. Thank you so so SO much for stopping by and reading through all of that! I aim to get this album complete and ready to share in a future post so keep an eye out next month. For now be sure to share with us the Christmas Creations that you’re making. We love to see what you all create. And if you haven’t already RUN to one of the many Scrapbooking Stores that are carrying this collection and buy it all before it sells out ! You won’t regret it.
Hello Hello! It’s Michelle back here today with another layout share using the wonderful Daydream Collection. I’ve been itching to use the awesome rainbow paper – Over the Rainbow – since it was shared with us on release day. It’s a paper that’s been used and shared over and over again because its just so darn sweet! Here’s a closer look at what I made..
I started by hand stitching every second heart on the outer arch of the rainbow, one of which was different to the others but I ended up covering most of it with the floral cluster. I cut each individual arch off the original pattern paper, lightly distressed the edges, bent the sides up slightly and adhered each piece to a sheet of white cardstock.
Next I added the photo of my sweet little family using the woodgrain frame from the Ephemera kit. I added some foam tape to the edges of the back of the frame before adhering to the photo so it wasn’t sitting flat on top then adhered the whole piece to the layout using more foam for a little dimension.
I worked on the floral cluster after that using a fussy cut piece from the Garden Variety paper along with some extra florals found in the Ephemera pack and some sweet tiny butterflies from the 6×8 version of All Aflutter
I used cardstock title pieces plus a sticker to create the title, adding a puffy heart to the right
Then finished off the layout by creating a mini cluster of florals, hearts and butterflies with a banner and sequins in the bottom left corner. A little ‘pot of gold’ if you can call it that.
And here’s a final look at the full layout..
Well that’s all from me today, Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my take on this well loved pattern paper – Over the Rainbow. Be sure to share your creations using it too by tagging us on Instagram or sharing within the CVS Facebook group.
Hello Hello! It’s Michelle back today with a new layout featuring our newest collection Daydream for our current ‘Home is where the heart is’ theme. I chose a couple of cute photos of Leila to document from a few years back when we were in the process of building our first and current family home. Here’s a closer look..
How stinkin cute is that little face peeking through the un-bricked walls of our house in progress? Leila loved coming with us to check the progress of the house and I’m so glad I took photos to document the moment.
I paired these sweet photos with some fun house cutfiles from CUT to YOU, designed by fellow DT Member Gwen. There’s both a big house design and a row of smaller houses that I’ve backed with a mixture of patterns in pink, yellow, blue and grey.
I even gave the big house a little window box of flowers using a small floral cluster from the 6×8 paper stack version of Garden Variety. This little cluster was the main inspiration for the colour palette used for all the houses.
The papers I used for all these cute houses came from the 6×8 paper stack and include mini versions of designs from the bigger papers, most are from the reverse sides. Garden Variety – Main house, Daisy Days – blue daisy strip, Happy Place – roof of main house, All a Flutter – Heart on roof, Sun Shower – top of roof and chimney. I’ve used the same papers for the mini houses too.
I added another cluster of florals that spill out of the chimney, with a sprinkling of sequins
To the right of the ‘main house’ I’ve created a larger cluster using the photos, mini houses, mixed title and more florals. The title is made using an ephemera flag, cardstock title piece and some handwriting on a cut apart tag from the ‘Happy Place’ paper.
I finished the layout by backing the cardstock with some of the newest Cocoa Vanilla Studio Woodgrain pattern – Over the Rainbow – the reverse side to that amazing big rainbow paper. I also added some handwritten journaling to fill the white space to the top right of the houses and gave the whole layout a good splattering of gold ink.
Well crafty friends that’s all from me today. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my take on our ‘Home is where the Heart is’ theme. Thanks so much for stopping by, please be sure to share with us in the CVS Group on facebook if you create something for this theme too. We love to see what you all create.
Hello Hello It’s Michelle here today with a new layout to share with you all as part of our current Product Focus theme. This week we’re showcasing fun ways to add our new Puffy Hearts, sequins and flowers to your crafty creations. I’ve used the Beautiful new Daydream Collection that features all of these sweet embellishments.
I’ve started the layout by using the paper ‘Sweet Serenity’ for the background as it gives the layout a mixed media look without having to get messy, plus its so so pretty. I’ve added a cutfile from CUT to YOU using some white cardstock, vellum and sequins, more on that below. There’s also another little hint of pink paper to make the super cute photo of Leila pop, this is the 6×8 version of ‘Stepping Stones’ from the 6×8 paper stack.
How cute is that little face. This photo, along with a few others, were taken by a local photographer to our area just before she turned One, oh how the years have flown. So many beautiful moments captured
Here’s a closer look at one of the areas that I went a little sequin crazy. I’ve used my trusty hot glue gun in areas of the cutfile that I had backed with cardstock and just dumped the entire packet of sequins over the top in hopes some of them would stick. I shook off the excess and repeated the process with the other open heart. I didn’t want the entire layout to look like a disco ball so I only went OTT with the sequins on 2 of the open hearts rather than all 3. I did also add a couple extras into the embellishment clusters.
The main embellishment cluster to the right of the photo came together pretty quickly by using some of the left over fussy cut flowers I had from the floral framed layout last fortnight, a puffy heart tucked in behind the layers and a sweet little flower.
To the left of the photo I’ve added a smaller cluster of florals to make it look like the two clusters are draped across the top of the cutfile with the photo sitting over the top.
The title nestled perfectly into the other sequin heart to the right of the layout, which I’ve adhered using foam tape so it didn’t sit too flat.
Here’s a final look at the whole layout..
Well that’s all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by to see what I created for our Sequins, Flowers and Puffy Hearts theme. Be sure to check out your favourite Scrapbook store for this amazing collection, its certainly one you don’t want to miss out on.
Hello Hello its Michelle here today with a new layout to share with you all. I’ve used the NEW Daydream Collection and went a little crazy with some fussy cut flowers, lots of flowers.
The main focus of this layout is definitely the beautiful floral paper ‘Garden Variety‘ that I’ve fussy cut to frame the corners. I used a few different forms of adhesive to add layers and dimension to the outer edge of the layout, making the clusters pop off the white background.
So many sweet florals and colours in this collection, I had a hard time not adding more to these corners.
I kept the photo stack pretty simple by backing each photo with some pink paper from the 6×8 paper stack. This is the same design as the ‘Stepping Stones‘ paper but in a smaller scale. I added a little foam to the back of each and adhered them to the newest CVS woodgrain paper ‘Over the Rainbow’. Zoe’s woodgrain paper designs have captured the hearts of many people, that they could definitely be added together to form their own special edition collection. If only!
I added a couple of stickers from the accessory sticker sheet and part of a cut apart tag from the 6×8 paper stack into the layers of the photo stack just for a little extra ’embellishing’
I added some foam adhesive tape to the Cardstock title pieces and added an accessory sticker to create the title , then some handwritten journalling underneath to fill in some of the blank space below.
Here’s a closer look at my favourite of the floral clusters. These are super easy to create with this paper as the clusters are already designed, you just need to cut them out and adhere to the layout, or layer with a couple of individual florals for extra dimension.
I scattered a few sequins around all the florals and splattered the layout with some gold colour shine to finish it all off.
Heres another final look at the full layout..
Well friends thats all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this creation as much as I enjoyed creating it to share with you. Please be sure to share your creations with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community group on facebook, especially with this new collection if you’ve been lucky enough to add it to your stash. It truly is a beautiful feminine collection.
Hello Hello! It’s Michelle here today to share with you a new layout that I created with our BRAND NEW collection – Daydream. I’d give ALL the heart eye emojis for this collection, it is so beautiful! I spent an entire night on the couch fussy cutting and loving over all the sweet floral clusters from the Garden Variety paper. So so pretty!
For this layout I felt the need to recreate an older layout of mine using circular elements grouped with florals, stickers and a little machine stitching. I started by choosing a couple different pattern papers Daisy Days, Sweet Serenity, All Aflutter and cut multiple circles from each one. I fussy cut the outer ring off 1 of each colour circle to create a smaller circle and an open circle, then arranged them in clusters within a triangular design on some white cardstock.
I slightly distressed the edges of each circle before adhering with double sided tape and machine stitched through the ones that overlapped the edge of the layout. I also stitched through a little on the open circles.
Before adding anymore to the layout I added in the photos, a couple of Leila from a few years back being as sweet and crazy as she can be. I adhered the photos to some of the yellow pattern paper Sun Shower and added one of the sticker tabs to the top left photo.
Next up I added in the title using cardstock title pieces from this collection along with some older white alpha stickers and some handwriting. I’ve adhered the cardstock pieces using foam tape to pop them up off the page and then machine stitched through the stickers to ensure they stay put on that layout in years to come, which also adds a little extra detail to the layout.
I then added the pretty floral clusters that were fussy cut from the Garden Variety paper to the groups of circles. In this cluster I also added a sweet flair button, ephemera heart & mini flower plus an accessory sticker strip.
In the cluster above the photo I used a mix of fussy cut florals with ephemera florals layered using different forms of adhesive. The ‘You are my sunshine’ element is from the accessory sticker sheet and one of the first embellishments I knew I wanted to mix into this layout.
Lastly the bottom cluster made using another mix of ephemera and fussy cut florals, sticker strip and heart. I added my usual splattering of gold ink all of the layout and called it complete.
Well friends thats all from me today. Thank you so much for stopping by to see the first layout I’ve created using our NEW Daydream Collection. You can find the details for this collection in the reveal post HERE. Hopefully it arrives at your favourite scrappy store real soon so that you can all get your craft on and create up a storm!
Hey Everyone its Michelle here today. I have a new layout to share with you all that I’ve made for our current ‘Texture’ theme using the bright and cheerful Happiness Collection. Texture can be added to layouts in a multitude of ways using a variety of techniques and products. Now I’m no good at Mixed Media layouts, they always turn out terrible, so I’ve chosen to go down the ‘clean’ scrapping path that I’m comfortable and familiar with to save you from the horror HAHA
I began with a bunch of scrap papers from the Happiness collection which I cut into different size strips, using a mix of both 6×8 and full size patterns. I added texture to each strip by lightly distressing the edges using my fingernail, and gave myself a few paper cuts along the way. To save your own fingers from the same fate as mine you can get this same effect using a distress tool or the edge of a pair of scissors.
I adhered the strips randomly down the left side of the white cardstock, ensuring to mix the patterns, colours and strip sizes as I went, then sewed each individual strip using my sewing machine. I used a mix of both straight and zigzag stitch to add a little extra detail and texture to the layout but it also enabled me to fold the edges of each strip upwards for that finishing touch.
I chose a couple of cute photos of Leila, printed B&W so not to clash with the colourful background, and backed with a pink pattern paper to compliment the strips and make the photos pop.
Under the right side of the photo I added my very last floral cluster from the wreath pattern paper in this collection. I’ve cut up and used these clusters on quite a few of my layouts as they’re super sweet and perfect for layering. You can also see a peek of the pink muslin fibres I added in for a different element of ‘texture’
I added the title over the top of the floral cluster using a mix of elements and handwriting. The ‘Hello’ is from the Foam title stickers pack that can be found in the ‘Unforgettable’ collection and the white alpha stickers are an older product from the ‘Colour Me Happy’ collection that is no longer available. I sewed through the alpha stickers to keep them adhered to the layout in years to come, but also for a little added detail and texture for this corner of the layout.
In the top right of the layout I tucked in a little more of the pink muslin fibres, added a fussy cut butterfly, heart from the ephemera pack and ‘the good stuff’ sticker that can be found on the accessory stickers sheet of the Happiness Collection. The cute little glitter enamel dots are from the ‘Make a Wish’ collection and have to be my most favourite finishing touch to any layout.
Lastly a second mini cluster on the bottom of the layout, replicated using similar items to the top cluster for a cohesive look. I also added the usual splattering of gold ink to finish the layout off.
Well friends thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my take on adding texture to layouts. I kept it pretty simple and mess free, just the way I like it. Be sure to share your texture ideas and techniques with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio FB Group, we love to see what and how you all create!
