Heart & Home

Love This | Heart & Home collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you today to share a new layout featuring the gorgeous Heart & Home collection.

The Heart & Home collection is perfect for documenting photos of family. I took this photo of my parents recently at the airport before my Mum was leaving for England. I just love this photo of the 2 of them.

I started with a plain white cardstock background and chose a free quilt design cut file by Paige Evans as one of the features for my layout. I cut the cut file out from the ‘B’ side of the Framed paper and love how the wood grain looks against the white. With the bigger frame piece, I adhered the white cardstock on top of this piece and then machine stitched a border around the outside to add some texture. I then took the A5 paper stack and backed some of the open spaces. I adhered my photo on the right hand side of the page using craft foam and added one of the cardstock frames from the ephemera pack over the photo. I also tucked in one of the florals underneath, I love how you can see the different dimension I created here.

My title is made up of the gorgeous gold foil cardstock titles and I placed the title on the left of the photo using craft foam for dimension too. I layered one of the small phrase pieces from the Gather paper over the top of the title. On the right of the photo, I added more die-cut pieces from the ephemera pack and also added a puffy heart here as well.  At the top of the frame I added one of the phrase stickers from Accessory sticker sheet and also placed one of the banner stickers also from the Accessory sticker sheet at the bottom of the photo and layered a puffy heart over top of the heart on the sticker.

Next up it was time to add some more embellishments. I decided to add some of the stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet, adding 2 of the square ones to the square shapes in the cut file. I also added some more of the smaller die-cut pieces from the ephemera pack to some of the open spaces in the cut file as well. Some of them I added craft foam to underneath and some I placed flat on the page. I love the different levels of dimension not to mention the shadows this creates on a project. Lastly I added some more of the super cute puffy hearts and stamped the date stamp of when the photo was taken to finish off the layout.

I love how Cocoa Vanilla collections co-ordinate! It is so easy to create pretty projects with their gorgeous collections, I highly recommend you get the Heart & Home collection for your family memory keeping, it has perfect elements to help capture those all important memories and to tell your stories.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope I have inspired you to pull out your Heart & Home goodies and create something pretty! You could even create a similar project using another gorgeous collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Joyful Days | Heart & Home | Rachel Lowe

Today I am sharing a mother and daughter layout. In choosing these cooler colours from the Heart & Home collection it gives a totally different feel compared to my previous Fall layouts using this collection.

This delicate and beautiful heart cut file is from the Silhouette Design store. I wanted to add layers instead of simply adding the white cardstock onto the butterfly paper, so I used a scollop square cut file (again from the Silhouette Design store). By doing this I have created four layers including the heart. My measurement for the squares are 12×12, 9×9 and 8×8.

Instead of using the oval die cut floral frame from the die cut ephemera pack, I backed it and created a journal block adding phrase sentiment sticker from the accessory sticker sheet and a die cut banner finished of adding puffy stickers to the centre of the flowers.

I created another embellishment cluster using one of the gorgeous house die cuts as a focal point. I tucked floral die cut ephemera in and under the house with I added with foam tape. I added puffy heart stickers to the house and finished off adding another die cut banner over the house.

I added a 3.5×3.5 inch photo which I matted and added with foam tape. I created a larger floral die cut bunch, tucking the flowers, springs and leaves slightly under my photo. Again I added some puffy stickers to the centres of the larger flowers.

To finish off I created my title Joyful Days using the puffy alphabet stickers following the shape of the heart. I added a die cut phrase sentiment using a shade of darker green which connects my title and sub title.

I have used three papers to create this layout: Fall Beauty, Leaf Litter and Gather.

I hop this layout has inspired you in some way! Thank you so much for stopping by today and see you again soon.

Rachel X

BEAUTIFUL LIFE | HEART & HOME COLLECTION | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello friends!

It’s Sophie on the blog today with this new layout!

 

I used the beautiful Heart & Home collection again!

I wanted to focus on the beautiful frames from the “Framed” patterned paper. I fussy cut a few of them and centered them under a beautiful and sweet photo of my two doggies cuddling and sleeping together!

I machine stitched around the frames and used them to add subtitles and a little bit of handwritten journaling.

I placed a strip of the “Fall Beauty” patterned paper at the bottom of the layout and tucked a few framed under it. I also added many fussy cut leaves and flowers to embellish around the frames, with two bigger floral clusters around my photo.

 

The GORGEOUS heart & Home Gold Foil words made the perfect title for my page.

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the result and hope you like it too! It’s another way to use frames on a page without framing a photo!

Thank you for stopping by, I will see you again soon!

Sophie xx

Celebrate Together | Heart and Home | Kellie Moore

Hey there Cocoa Vanilla friends it’s Kellie here and welcome back to the blog today .

I have a layout using the new Heart and Home collection to share today….the memory I am documenting is a photo of myself with my youngest son recently taken at a wedding where he was a page boy….isn’t he the sweetest?!

To start my page, I decided I wanted to create a background with a bunch of the papers from the A5 paper stack so I decided to cut a bunch of squares and lay them on an angle, leaving a strip white space down the page to allow the page to not become too busy. To add more texture I added some hand stitching around the squares.

I placed my photo towards the left side of the page so I could create a diagonal through my photo. I matted my photo in white as I already had so much pattern going on.

I wanted to keep the embellishing on the lighter side to not overpower the photo so I added some of the floral ephemera to the top left and bottom right of my photo, not sticking them flat to the page so they add dimension.

For my title I chose the word ‘Celebrate’ from the Titles with Gold Foil then added the word ‘Together’ using the Mini Puffy Alphabet. I also used a heart sticker from the Accessory Sticker Sheet above my title, along with some of the heart Puffy Stickers.

I hope you enjoyed my page today and have found some inspiration to help you get creating.

Till next time !

Kel x

Family | Heart & Home collection | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone,

Mandy here today to share another layout featuring the beautiful Heart & Home collection. For this layout, I documented another family photo from our recent trip to Mudgee. This one is of Mum, my son Isaac, and myself picnicking at a vineyard, and I plan to put this page alongside the layout that I shared last month with photos taken on the same day. I love the way the colours in this collection really bring out the colours in the photo!

I started this page by cutting up 6 inch x 1.5 inch strips of patterned papers from the A5 Paper Stack. I then adhered these down the left hand side of a sheet of Golden Fields paper (b side). To finish off the background I punched a border strip from the woodgrain Framed patterned paper, and adhered it down the middle of the page where the paper strips meet the text background.

I matted my photo with the yellow paper from the A5 Paper Stack, and adhered it towards the top of the page, overlapping both the paper strips and the text background. Next I fussy cut a floral cluster out of the Bountiful paper, and tucked that under the bottom right hand corner of the photo. I added a few die cut elements to the cluster including some leaves, a house, and a banner. I adhered some items with foam tape to give the cluster some extra interest and dimension.

To balance out the larger floral cluster, I added two more smaller clusters to the page. One positioned on the top left hand corner of the photo, and the other in the bottom right hand corner of the layout. The positioning of the clusters gives the layout a diagonal flow, drawing the viewer’s eye from the top left, down through the photo and title, to the bottom right. I used more Die  Cut Ephemera, as well as some flowers from the Floral Ephemera pack, to create the second and third clusters. You can also see here that I created a subtitle to the left of the photo using the Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers.

For my title, I chose the word ‘Family’ from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. I outlined the letters with a brown pen and adhered them with craft foam to help them to pop off the page.

Thank you so much for joining me here on the blog today. I hope that you enjoyed taking a look at my layout!

Mandy x

My Happy Place | Heart & Home Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here with a fun autumn layout using the new Heart & Home collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. These lovely photos worked beautifully with the color scheme of Heart & Home, especially the vellum florals! I started this one using multiple chipboard circle templates that I created in various sizes using bowls from my house. Cutting out circles in these beautiful patterned papers made for a quick and easy background!

Each of the circles are outlined in black gel pen with a few faux stitching marks. In the top left circle, I positioned two photos with the first part of my title and tucked a journaling spot from the cut apart sheet underneath. I added a mix of ephemera, fussy cut, and vellum florals on the right side for a simple cluster.

In the top right corner, I built a large cluster using a frame from the ephemera pack and backed it with a cut apart. The floral cluster added depth by layering ephemera florals above the frame and vellum florals below. This gives the cluster a dynamic look despite how flat it actually is!

In the bottom right corner, I let one of my photos go off the page and trimmed it. This functions as the second-half of the title, but also gives a third point of interest on the page. These photos didn’t need a lot of embellishing, so I kept this cluster simple.

And just to add a little extra something fun to the last circle, I added a medium sized cluster with both vellum, ephemera, and fussy cut florals. Love how this one turned out! I hope this layout inspires you to find a new way to incorporate household items into your scrapbooking!

Fall garland | Heart & Home Collection | Anna Komenda

Hello, hello! It’s Anna here with another project made with brand new “Heart & Home” collection. I was recently decorating my home for fall and after putting all the pumpkins and other stuff, I felt I needed something in the upper part of the composition, that felt quite empty. That’s how I came up with an idea for a fall garland. I didn’t want to make it from triangles so I used my digital die cutting machine to cut leaves in variety of shapes.

They are a little bit less than 15 cm big and cut out from a variety of pattern papers both from 12*12 sheets and A5 Paper Stack. I used “Bountiful”, “Leaf litter”, “Fall beauty” and “Gather” patterns. I cut out 12 leaves with papers and another 12 with kraft cardstock. I combined leaves in the same shapes together and stapled them instead of adding glue.

Next step was to make little holes in each leaf to add string, that combines all the leaves together into the garland. I made two holes so the leaves doesn’t spin around on the string.

Each leaf is decorated with a little something – either a flowers from Floral Ephemera pack or elements from Die Cut Ephemera. Two of them are embellished with words from Titles With Gold Foiling – “celebrate” and “together”. I din’t want to overdo it as the leaves are colorful already.

My garland is already hanging in the livingroom, over my decorated cabinets. This is how it looks:

That is all for today! Thank you so much for spending this time with me. See you in November!

XO Anna

Happy times | Heart & Home | Josefine van der Hoeven

 

Hello Paperlovers,

Today, I’m excited to share with you a new project I’ve been working on using the stunning Home and Heart collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio. This collection has such a warm and inviting feel to it, making it the perfect choice for documenting the cherished memories of our family vacation in Austria. So, let’s dive into the details of my latest scrapbook layout.

 

 

For this layout, I decided to create a focal point by cutting out a large circle in the center of my page. This circle would be the canvas for a playful patchwork of 2-inch by 2-inch square patterned papers. I carefully selected these papers to match each other, creating a harmonious blend of colors and designs that perfectly complemented the photo I wanted to feature.

 

The photo, a snapshot from a memorable hike during our Austrian adventure, harmonized beautifully with the color palette I chose. The rich, earthy tones and soft pastels in the Home and Heart collection fits perfectly with the picture. To add some dimension and flair to the patchwork, I incorporated stickers and mini puffy hearts, strategically placing them between the paper squares.

 

 

Around the circular frame, I decided to create a meaningful quote using the mini puffy alphabet included in the Home and Heart collection. The flexibility of this alphabet allowed me to arrange the words in a way that beautifully encircled the photo, emphasizing the sentimental value of the moment captured. To further embellish the layout, I crafted two clusters of flowers on either side of the photo. These floral elements added a touch of elegance and a dash of nature to the composition.

 

 

For the finishing touch, I incorporated a stunning gold-foil title, “Happy Times,” which shimmered and added a touch of luxury to the layout. The golden accents in the title and throughout the collection perfectly complemented the warm tones of the papers and the sentiment of our joyful family moments. Lastly, I couldn’t resist adding a bit of whimsy to the layout. I sprinkled white gesso splatters across the page, creating a playful and dynamic effect. These little touches of paint added an extra layer of depth and character to the layout.

 

I hope you enjoyed reading about my creative process and the inspiration behind this layout. The Home and Heart collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio allowed me to beautifully capture the essence of our Austrian adventure and preserve those treasured memories in a delightful and visually stunning way. Thank you for visiting the blog today, and I hope you found inspiration in my project. I can’t wait to share more of my scrapbooking with you in the future. Until next time, happy crafting, and remember to capture those beautiful moments!

XoXo, Jo

 

 

 

Beautiful You | Heart & Home Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle back here today with a new layout share featuring the Beautiful Heart & Home Collection. For this layout I set myself a challenge to only use the florals with the floral ephemera pack and a multitude of pattern papers in a circular design. Lets take a look at how I went

I started off by punching circles with a hand punch out of 12 different pattern papers, mostly from the A5 paper stack with a couple of 12×12. I arranged them in a circular design on the white cardstock background, which was giving me clock face vibes, just without the numbers. Each piece had the edge distressed for a little texture before adhering with foam tape to give dimension.

I actually worked backwards in my process from here on out, creating the title cluster first before adhering a photo to the page

For this cluster I used the word Beautiful from the Gold Foil Title that is adhered using foam for a little extra pop, some mini puffy alphas that I used in 1 colour only, some florals from the floral ephemera pack, and fussy cut pieces from the printed vellum and Bountiful paper.

Next up I created this large cluster of florals, ephemera and vellum using both foam and sticky dots for different heights of layers and dimension.

I created the other large cluster on the left side of the layout using similar elements to the other groups to keep things cohesive and balanced, then added the photo to the right.

I printed the photo in 3x3inch size and adhered to a piece of the woodgrain paper from this collection and adhered to the layout using foam to raise it off the background, enabling me to layer within the clustered pieces. It’s an older photo of Leila that I’m sure I’ve used and shared before, but its too sweet to not share again.

Here’s a photo that shows the dimension achieved using different forms of adhesives like foam tape, foam sheets and glue dots.

I added some mini puffy enamel shapes around the clusters, sprinkled some gold ink and dotted some sparkly gold dots here and there with a trusty new mixed media product I purchased at a recent craft show. I added the same medium to some of the florals for a little more sparkle.

Here’s a final look at the whole layout

Really happy with how this came together as I didn’t have a solid plan, just went with the flow and was content with the process.

Well scrappy friends, thats all from me today. Thank you so much for stopping by.

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

 

Door Hanging | Heart & Home | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a slightly different project to my normal layouts! I created a heart-shaped door hanging that doubles as a place to add notes and letters using the gorgeous Heart & Home collection. Great idea right?!

I started by having my Silhouette Cameo cut out a heart shape for me from plain white cardstock. I then traced out the shape of various sections of the heart with a variety of the 12′ x 12′ papers including the ‘B’ side of the Framed paper, the ‘B’ side of the Flurry paper and the ‘B’ side of the Harvest paper. Once I had them out all cut out, I machine stitched a border around the outside edge of the entire heart. I did stitch across the 2 pouches horizontally, adding strips of the ‘B’ side of the Gather paper and a strip of vellum. I did only place adhesive on the bottom and the very edges of the pouches to create the openings.

Once the heart and the pouches were constructed, I added a ribbon to the back of the heart and also included a bow at the top. To embellish the door hanging, starting from the top, I added the banner sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet to the top left corner, adhering it with a staple. I then cut part of the heart strip from the Gather paper and adhered it horizontally, tucking in a tag, I added some twine to the top of the tag, and adhered a phrase banner die-cut with some craft foam. I also placed a heart puffy sticker on the tag.

For the middle section, I added lots of ephemera pieces, including the house which I adhered using craft foam and added a puffy sticker to the house to act as a door handle and a phrase die-cut across the centre of the house. I also added a round die-cut and added a mini paper clip and I placed another die-cut on the left. I also placed another banner sticker and stapled it to adhere it. On the bottom I placed another house die-cut and the title here which is made up the gold cardstock words. I also did the same to this house as I did to the one above, adding a puffy sticker and phrase die-cut. I adhered all of these using craft foam also.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! Not all projects have to be layouts! Sometimes it’s good to think outside the box! I hope I have inspired you to pull out your Heart & Home collection and get creative with it!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

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