Design Team

Good moments | Daydream Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends!

It’s Anna here with you, sharing my last layout as part of the Design Team. It has been an amazing year and I’ve enjoyed so much working with Cocoa Vanilla collections. I want to thank Zoe for giving me this opportunity. And I hope my projects have inspired you during this month. For today’s layout, I’ve used the beautiful Daydream collection and a cut file from Cut to You.

I started with a watercolor sheet, using dye inks and the plastic technique to create my background. Then, using the same inks, I stamped typed words, because books are the subject of the layout.

The cut file has two books. I backed the one that is open with a paper from the Unforgettable Collection because it reminds me of the pages of a book. I backed the other one with papers from the Daydream 6×8 paper stack.

I placed my picture on top of the open book. My daughter is reading a book to her little cousin, that’s why I decided to use this cut file. I think it’s so sweet. For my title, I used the words “good moments” from the die cut titles.

Finally, I put die cut flowers all around the cut file and the picture. The flowers give a spring and magic look to the page. I also added a cute rainbow, a butterfly, and a little heart.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I will miss sharing my projects here in the blog with you, but now I have to focus on my new job!

Thank you for your support during this year!

With love,

Anna xx

Cheers | Sunkissed Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hey Hey! Its Michelle back here today with a new layout share. I’ve used the stunning new Sunkissed Collection and went a little crazy again with the fussy cut florals from the Growing Wild paper.

You will also notice that I added a touch of mixed media to the background of this layout, just like I’ve done with the last couple. You might be able to say that this clean scrapper has been slightly converted to the messy side. I went with the packaging technique using watered down ink sprays and some bubble wrap, giving the background a watercolour look. Then added a strip of Sunny Days across the middle to hide all the ugly parts and sewed it in place for a subtle hint of texture

The entire layout came together pretty quickly once all the elements were fussy cut, but I did notice towards the end that I was creating a layout design that is very similar to the last layout I shared. Whoops!

The photos I’ve documented are some of many taken at the last Cocoa Vanilla Studio Creative Escape Retreat. It’s hard to believe that this retreat was almost 2 years ago, but man we had a ripper time! This outdoor seating area was perfect for an afternoon beverage, even if it was just a Lemon Lime & Bitters.

I backed the larger photo with a piece of wood grain from the A5 Paper stack and the super pretty pink hearts paper Feelin’ Fine. There’s a tab from the ephemera pack tucked into the top, date label from the Fun in the Sun cut apart paper layered behind and a banner from the ephemera pack over the top. I added the smaller photo, backed with the A5 version of Feelin’ Fine, to the bottom left of the larger photo layered with the ‘welcome to paradise’ tag. This whole piece was raised off the background using a piece of foam sheet.

Next to create was the fun title to the right of the photo using a banner from the Fun in the Sun cut apart sheet and the word CHEERS from the gorgeous GOLD Glitter Foam Titles. Under this I’ve added more pieces from both sizes of the Fun in the Sun cut apart sheet and sewn through them to keep in place. There’s a phrase sticker above this from the Accessory Sticker sheet.

Above the title is the first of 3 floral clusters, this one made of multiple fussy cut floral pieces from the Growing Wild paper, a cute palm tree from the ephemera pack and a sweet little pink drink puffy sticker

Under the photo is the second large floral cluster using more fussy cut florals, some fun heart sunglasses from the puffy sticker sheet and another phrase sticker

Up at the top of the layout I kept the cluster very small using the same type of embellishments as the other two to tie it all together.

Here’s one final look at the entire layout. I’m super happy with the end result and glad I’ve  been able to document another memory from this wonderful week in paradise using this wonderful collection.

 

Well friends that all from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my latest creation using the NEW Sunkissed Collection. I can’t  wait to see all the creations you’re going to make with this collection too!

Until Next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

Easter Gift Boxes and Card | Daydream | Rachel Lowe

Hello CVS friends, today I want to share some quick and easy gift boxes and a card I have created using Daydream Collection. With Easter not far away (and I love easter creating way more than Christmas) Daydream was perfect with  its beautiful muted colours to create Easter paper crafts.

You can find the milk carton cut file in the Silhouette Design Store. I cut the base of the milk cartons using Stepping Stones paper. I used papers from the 6×8 inch paper stack to cut the tops, using Garden Variety, Up in the Clouds and Sweet Serenity designs.

Next I cut three bunnies again using the 6×8 inch paper stack papers, I embossed the bunnies cut from plain paper but left the floral bunny as it was patterned. I added a small pom pom for the tails. Next I added word sentiments from the Accessory sticker sheet.

I cut three rosettes to attach my bunnies to, this really adds a wow factor. I then added some die cut ephemera to embellish. These will be filled with sweet treats and given as gifts.

I made this super cute Easter card which is so easy to put together and time friendly. I cut a 5×5 inch paper strip using the Garden Variety paper again. I then added Happy Place paper to back the circle wreath die cut piece. Before adding this to the centre of my card I added some sparkley ribbon. I cut another bunny (different style) resized it to fit my card and added off centre in the wreath. I added a pom pom tail and a phrase sentiment from the Accessory Sticker sheet.

 

I had so much fun making these Easter projects and who needs an Easter collection when you have Daydream collection. Thank you for stopping by today and I will be back soon with a layout using the new Sunkissed collection!

Rachel X

HAPPY DAYS WITH YOU | DAYDREAM | GWEN WRUCK

Hi Creative friends,

Gwen back on the blog today with a new share and all this week on the blog the design team have been creating in our ‘Signature Style’.  I love being able to do this, it’s always so fun to just make a layout focusing on the way you love to create.  I’ve created this page to document a sweet photo of my daughter taken recently and I thought it might be fun to go through 5 things I love to do on all my scrapbook layouts, things I do all the time when creating – 5 things that make up my signature style.

So, first up, let’s talk about photos.  My style would have to be a single photo on my pages.  Most of my pages have a single photo which is usually 4×4 size and generally only has one or two people in it, being my daughter and/or husband.  I share a lot of photos on Instagram, so that’s why I have a lot of photos in 4×4 format.  For this page, I’ve backed my photo using the ‘Stepping Stones‘ print but in the ‘6×8 Paper Stack’ so that the print is smaller.

Secondly, I like to use a lot of Cut Files on my pages.  I’ve used one from CUT to YOU for this page.  There are some lovely cut files in the Cocoa Vanilla shop as well, which you can see here. I’ve used the B side of the ‘Sweet Serenity‘ pattern paper and the 6×8 Paper Stack to back the cut file for this page and then just placed flat onto my background.

Thirdly, is pattern paper.  I just love the stuff.  I love using pattern paper in my backgrounds too rather than cardstock.  For this page, I’ve used the A side of the ‘Sweet Serenity‘ pattern paper.  This is one of my favouites in this collection, you definately need several sheets of this one! xo

Next up is clusters.  We simply need to talk about clusters.  For me, adding clusters is the most fun part of creating a page, I love mixing and matching elements in a collection to create pretty clusters on my layout.  I’ve used elements from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera‘ pack, Accessory Stickers, a ‘Flair button‘ and fussy cut elements from the ‘Garden Variety‘ and ‘All a Flutter‘ pattern papers on my page.  I’ve also added some sequins from the ‘Sequins and Flowers pack‘ as a finishing touch to my clusters.

and the last of the 5 things that make up my signature style is stitching.  I stich on every page that I make.  I just love the added detail it gives to a page, it really makes it special.  I tend to sew on most of my photos and around the edge of my layouts, just with my machine, so it’s a sweet detail that doesn’t take very long to add.

I’ve also made a YouTube video which shows you the process for this page and I also talk more about the 5 things that make up my style.  You can watch it here:

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

 

 

 

 

Little Sunshine | Daydream collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends !

It’s Sophie on the blog today sharing a layout created with the gorgeous Daydream Collection.

 

Today’s theme is “My Signature Style” meaning creating a layout in my “usual” style. Here it is:

 

I don’t know exactly what is my style to tell you the truth, but I know that I love creating big floral clusters and usually can’t stop layering pieces to create them ! I also nearly always hand write my journaling directly on my background paper. So these are my focus on my page today… Clustering was quite easy to do with the gorgeous floral die cuts from the collection !

I used a thick white cardstock as my base and cut a background cut file made of snowflakes that is a Hip Kit Club cut file. I backed my cardstock with the GORGEOUS (clearly my favorite of the kit !) patterned paper named “Sweet Serinity”.

 

I took a photo of my little Sabrina playing in the snow (yes, this is my last wintery layout as I just CAN’T WAIT for spring to arrive…!!), backed it with tissue paper, adhesive foam and a few layers of patterned paper and adhered it on the right side of my page.

I used Die Cut words from the same collection for my title and applied a bit of Nuvo Iridescent Glitter Texture Paste on the words for a little extra shine !

 

I placed die cut houses, hearts and stickers on the left side of my photo and of course, created that big floral cluster next to the photo. I also added glitter paste to the roof of the houses and on some of the flowers. I added a cute Flair Button and, as usual, the last thing I did was to hand write my journaling !

 

 

Although this is not a winter collection, the Daydream collection is so versatile that it works perfectly with this winter photo !

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope that you like this page and that it could inspire you in some way ! What is your signature style ??

Thanks for passing by, and happy creating !

Sophie xx

Totally Awesome Dudes | Legendary and Boys Rule collections | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone, it’s Sue here today to share my latest design team project with you. Do you know what day it is today? It’s Throwback Thursday! And that means I am sharing a brand new layout using up some of my older Cocoa Vanilla stash. The purpose of this regular feature is to help inspire everyone to continue using up what they already have (so we can make room for all the new pretties, like the ‘Sunkissed’ collection).

For today’s project I decided to create a boy-themed layout, as I get lots of requests for boy pages, so I dug into my stash of both the ‘Legendary’ and ‘Boys Rule’ collections for an epic mash-up of the two. I love the way they combined for this layout, and I hope you do too!

I started my layout with the mandala-style print of the Explorer paper from the ‘Legendary’ collection as my page base. I then added a small amount of dark grey acrylic paint using a wide brush to help define the focal area of my page. My aim for this layout was to stick with a largely monochromatic palette of black / white / grey, with a pop of one colour, and I chose yellow. I love this colour combination for boys, as it’s a great change away from the traditional blues & greens that are often used for masculine pages.

I added a large piece of the Wild One patterned paper with the gorgeous yellow print in the centre of my page, which provided me with the big pop of colour I was looking for. I used a torn edge to add texture to the page and tucked a smaller piece of the Straight & Narrow striped paper from ‘Boys Rule’ under it. I double matted my photo using the Happy Go Lucky and Messed Up papers (also from ‘Boys Rule’) and added some scrap cardboard under it to pop it up from the page.

My title was the next element I tackled, as I knew I wanted it to fill the space beside my photo. I used a combination of the ‘Boys Rule’ Clear Stickers and ‘Legendary’ Die Cut Titles – because I love a good mixed font title!

For my embellishments, I created three clusters to form a visual triangle. The main cluster was at the bottom right corner of my photo, and consisted of a handmade star embellishment which I topped with one of the ‘Boys Rule’ Flair Buttons. I also added a die cut banner along the bottom edge of my photo and some gold twisted wire which I stapled to the page.

For my remaining embellishments I used a mix of ‘Legendary’ Die Cut Ephemera pieces; a few ‘Boys Rule’ Accessory Stickers and some of the ‘Legendary’ Enamel Dots. Then I finished off my page with some black ink splatters.

If you would like to see exactly how this layout came together, you can watch my process video here:

Thanks for stopping by today. Until next time, happy scrapping!

Fun in the Sun | Sunkissed Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura back again with a bright and happy layout featuring the new Sunkissed collection! The rainbow strip on the Good Vibrations patterned paper just called to me for these photos! By framing both sides with this brilliant mix of colors, I could keep the color scheme of the layout open ended and fun! I added a strip of Sunny Days to highlight the green tone in my daughter’s shirt.

I love to fussy cut, so the floral perfection of the Growing Wild paper just called to me! These clusters are stunning and make creating a long floral border super easy! I also added a small cluster from the A5 paper pad version at the beginning and end of the title. The wood buttons are so cute, I had to add one in the center of my photos for a different texture on the page.

I used clear stickers behind a few of the floral clusters and as accents around the title. These glitter foam words are amazing! Love pre-made titles and this one was perfect for my sassy girl’s car trip through the sunny backyard. To fill in some of the white space, I added some gold ink splatter and Nuvo drops.

I also created a sketch based on this layout to show how all of the layers fit together and make it easier for your to recreate the design if you’d like to!

I hope this layout inspires you to have some fun with the bold colors and patterns in the Sunkissed collection! To see how the “Fun in the Sun” layout came together, check out the process video below!

Welcome to Paradise | Sunkissed | Anita Bownds

Hey lovely’s Anita here with you today sharing my very first layout with the brand new sun kissed collection as soon as I seen this beautiful bright colourful collection on my desk I knew those flowers had to be fussy cut . Something about the waves crashing on these rocks had me , the swirling of the water it just made me want to take a photo to remember that moment..
I started with white cardstock and using the wood grain pattern paper from the paper pad
I cut a strips and cut on shorter then the other and made them into tags and glued them down in the middle on both sides
Added brads and twine to tie them together and added my photo backed with pattern paper from the paper pad
Then fussy cut a bunch of flowers from growing wild pattern paper to add around the 2 tags and my photo
Then I tucked ephemera and stickers in the top of the photo and added some to the bottom of my photo. I also added some palm trees, one to the side of the photo and one on the other side of the layout

 

Then I cut 2 strips of just chillin and punched a decorative border on the edges and added them to the top and bottom of layout then I fussy cut out more flowers and added them to the strips to tie it all in , then the little flowers from the growing wild pattern paper to add around the clusters of flowers

 

And to finish off the layout I used the clear stickers to add something on the edges of the 3 main clusters of flowers.

 

 

And a few little phrase stickers at the bottom of the layout.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my inspiration today
Happy crafting..xx

Chill Out | Sunkissed Collection | Danni Visser

Hi scrappy friends! Danni here sharing a fun rainbow layout featuring lots of hand stitching texture and summery goodness. I am really just starting to dip my toes into the new Sunkissed collection and I am having so much fun with it! Like several of my fellow design team members and many of you amazing Cocoa Vanilla Studio community members, I was instantly inspired by the gorgeous rainbow on Bright Side 12×12 patterned paper.

My first step was carefully fussy cutting all the rainbow stripes from the paper. I knew I wanted to do a bunch of hand stitching, and in hindsight the stitching would have been much easier if I had stitched first THEN fussy cut, but hindsight is 20-20 and at least you can learn from my mistakes!

Next I chose embroidery floss in colours to match each of the stripes and pierced stitching holes in my paper with an awl to prepare for stitching. I began by doing a chain stitch in the red colour, loved how it looked but I wanted more variety and texture so I decided to switch it up and add a different stitch to each colour. I really love this result! For reference the stitches from top to bottom are chain-link, cross, diagonal, zig zag, blanket and chevron. This did take some time over several days, but I get comfy in front of the television and stitch away while I watch shows with my family and the time flies by.

I decided to use Just Chillin’ 12×12 patterned paper for my background because I have been dying to use that gorgeous woodgrain. I knew the colours would pop on the neutral base and I love the more masculine, natural element it brings in, especially as my photo is of my two boys. I jazzed up my background by splattering white and gold ink, then glued down my rainbow stripes.

I used the blue daisy pattern from A5 paper stack to create a simple photo mat and added my photo to the left of the layout; as the rainbow is slightly offset to the right, bringing weight to the left helps to balance the layout. I added some of the stunning glittery foam title stickers under the rainbow, slightly overlapping my photo.

I wanted to cover as little of the stitching as possible, so when embellishing I chose the floral ephemera and cut several of them in half before tucking them underneath the edges of the rainbow stripes. The smaller florals I popped up on foam before adding to the clusters. I also added one of the smallest wood epoxy buttons to each of the clusters; they are just too sweet!

The finishing touch was to add a scattering of hearts from the foam title stickers and die cut ephemera, as well as some of the adorable cross hatch patterns from the clear stickers randomly scattered about.

I hope you enjoyed this layout! There is a process video linked below if you would like to watch it come together. Thank you for joining me and happy scrapping!

Danni x

 

Get away in paradise | Sunkissed Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans! It’s Anna here with my first ever page made with new “Sunkissed” collection. I got it few days ago and I am so in love with all those colors and funny motiffs. You all know I love rainbows and this line looks like it was made specially for me. However, with all new collections on my desk I feel intimidated to cut into those untouched papers and my mind is floaded with many ideas, so I can’t decide where to begin. And we all know this feeling about using up your precious stash – I won’t use it because I won’t have it anymore :). So I like to start lightly with a simple page made with small amount of papers, or none papers at all like I did here.

“Sunkissed” collection contains of 12*12 papers, 6*8 paper stack and set of pocket cards and this is the product I decided to start with. All the fun patterns and colors shrunk to 3*4 size, ready to be put on the page. I picked 6 of them with solid backgrounds and arranged them on my white cardstock. They are my anchors for 6 square photos.

I live in Poland, Europe, and we don’t have tropical summers here nor palm trees. So whenever I get a chance to spend some time in more warm climate I feel like I travelled to paradise. I get so excited seeing all the tropical plants as they are so different to what I see every day outside my window. And what can be better than spending weekn in paradise? Spending this week with a bunch of fantastic ladies during CVS Creative Escape cropp. I had this wonderful opportunity in 2019 and I cherish all those memories so much. Venue is such a beautiful place with amazing beach. I consider this week as one of the best weeks of my live and I love going back to those memories and scrapbook them.

I decorated each pocket card with photo and bits and pieces from ephemera pack. This collection is special because it has two different packs: with regular elements and with flowers. So many amazing elements to choose from! I also added few stickers as they are always a perfect match with every project. And puffy stickers??? They are to die for! Such a great quality and fantastic motiffs.

My title is a combination of golden foam title stickers and some letters from my stash. In my opinion glitter can be combined with every line and you can never have too much of it. My yellow splatters in the background are also shiny thanks to the pearl mist but it’s hard to showcase this on photos. I am so happy Zoe decided to make those foam titles!

I honestly can’t decide which product from “Sunkissed” collection is my favorite. They are all so fresh, colorful and fun!

I hope this page will help me break this “too pretty to use” blockade and I will have another fun page with this line to share with you next time we meet here. Thank you so much for stopping by and see you soon <3

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