Inspiration

Love This | Midnight | Amanda Baldwin

Hi Cocoa Vanilla Studio Friends!

Amanda here, and today I am sharing my take on this week’s design team theme post using the divine MIDNIGHT collection. The theme this week is….

creations that “put a ring on it”. 

Think rings, wreaths, circles, dots – basically include any round element! Such a fun theme!

Here’s what I came up with….

“Love This”

 

Oh.my.heart!!! So dreamy & divine!

The MIDNIGHT collection is so elegant &  beautiful! It’s the perfect collection for documenting stories of my sweet girl!

Here’s a closer look for you….

So incredibly beautiful!

I start this layout with pattern paper, CV-MN007 INKY DEPTHS – it’s the perfect base! Such a stunning background paper & I just love how it reminds me of the night sky and clouds. To this paper, I trace a circle shape to create a guideline for my wreath (ring) design.

To form the wreath, I fussy cut pattern paper CV-MN001 BLOOM &GROW. I arrange these larger blooms over the traced circle, and adhere with a mix of double sided tape and foam mounting tape. This adds a sense of dimension, soft texture, and brings interest to the design.

I also fussy cut the wreath icon from the CV-MN006 ALL THE THINGS pattern paper, and adhere it to the opening of my ring design (top right corner). Here’s a close up for you…

SO pretty!!!

Next, I pull out my gel pens, and draw a mix of sketchy leaves that are not dissimilar to that of the BLOOM & GROW pattern paper. The white gel pen is super striking on the INKY DEPTHS paper!

The scribbled leaves serve two purposes – they add a new design element (& visual stimulus) to the layout, plus they also ‘build up’ the wreath so that it looks full and attractive. In keeping with the whimsical feeling of the page, I add lots of tiny dots in both white, pink & blue pen.

I just LOVE how effective the gel pen looks!

Design Tip: If you like this look, but are nervous about drawing on your  layouts, you could always achieve the same look using stamps and white embossing powder.

Next, I tuck my photo into the left hand side of the wreath and decorate around it with a few ACCESSORY STICKERS. I also embellish with that fabulous FLAIR BUTTON (which also features a pretty wreath on it!). Lots of rings and wreaths and pretties on this sweet page!

With the ACCESSORY STICKERS handy, I also add some butterflies to the wreath and add a subtitle to the bottom right corner, Love you so….

For finishing touches I foam mount the Love this DIE CUT EPHEMERA title to the fussy cut ALL THE THINGS wreath, and sprinkle a few HELLO LOVELY sequins!

 

Voila! Beautiful creating in a matter of minutes!

Wanna see more of how this pretty page came together? Please watch my process video below…

https://youtu.be/mDemwZmXxxU

 

Thanks so much for joining me today!

I really hope that I have inspired you to not only ‘put a ring on it’,

but also to make some marks & get doodling on your memory keeping projects!

Til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

You are Awesome | Happiness Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hello Scrappy friends It’s Michelle back today with a new layout share! This is definitely one to be added to the favourites using the Happiness collection and a pretty awesome cut file from fellow DT member Gwen.

The sweet photo I’ve chosen to document is of Leila taken back on Mothers Day with her ‘new’ friend Kermit – best op shop find ever! She truly is an awesome kid, and this cut file from CUT to YOU was the perfect accompaniment for this collection. I managed to pull all of this together with just scraps of papers used on previous creations and 1 full piece of pattern paper for the background edging.

I backed all the pieces of the cut file using the scraps I mentioned before then adhered to the white cardstock using some foam tape for dimension. I layered the cardstock with a full piece of my favourite MEADOW paper for even more colour, and sewed around the edging using white thread.

I added some more of my favourite paper colours to the photo stack. These are the smaller designs you can find in the 6×8 paper pad.

At the top of the photo and bottom of the cut file I added some floral ephemera pieces to give the slight hint of a diagonal design element. I also used the negative star pieces left over from the cut file and some enamel dots (which are making a come back with our upcoming collection and goodness I am excited about it)

Lastly I added a sprinkling of gold colour shine, some handwritten journalling and a date stamp to complete the page.

Well thats all for today. Be sure to pop by the CVS Community group on facebook to share all your scrappy goodness using all things COCOA VANILLA STUDIO

Until Next time, Happy Scrapping!

Michelle x

Mr Fantastic | Boys Rule Collection | Kylie Kingham.

Hello there friends! It’s Kylie back with you today and I am sharing a new layout I have completed featuring the Boys Rule collection. As I have mentioned before, I had been hanging on and hanging on to my stash of this gorgeous collection as it has always been a favourite.However since my sons album hadn’t been updated in a little while, I figured it was perfect for creating some pages with.

I decided to work with a white background and add some mixed media, although I did add the ‘FUN AND GAMES’ paper as a border by trimming 1 cm off each edge of the white. Some clear Gesso was added to my background and I used some watercolour sprays from my craft stash to paint a lovely aqua/blue messy circle to my page. Once dry, I added some texture stamps in darker blue over the top randomly.

The fun circular cut file I used was by The Cut Shoppe and I have used lots of varying papers from the 6 x 8 paper pad, followed by backing each ‘slice’ with white paper.I adhered the circle to the middle of my page with foam tape so that it sat up from the background a little.

I’ve used two photos for my layout. My son always asks if he can take a silly photo after I have taken a sensible one. Every time without fail! So I have printed the silly photo slightly smaller and tucked it in behind our sensible one. I’ve added some of the typed phrase stickers under the ‘Mr Fantastic’ title as a sub-title as well as some aqua cotton from my craft stash for more texture.

I decided to add a machine stitched border around the edge of the white card stock. I added it around 1 cm in from the edge to balance my layout nicely.

The chipboard title was also a favourite and I have added more aqua cotton as well as the cute camera from the die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you have enjoyed seeing my latest project!

Kylie. xo

 

Summer Days | Hello Sunshine Collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi Cocoa Vanilla friends,

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new layout using the Hello Sunshine collection. I decided to challenge myself by not using much patterned paper on this layout, the only piece I added was the piece underneath my photo. If you want to grab some Hello Sunshine, be quick as there are only a few pieces left from this awesome collection in the online store!To begin my layout, I chose a fun cut file design from The Cut Shoppe and cut it out from yellow cardstock. I then adhered the cut file to plain white cardstock. I love the contrast of the bright yellow against the white cardstock, reminds me so much of summer!  For the very centre of the design of layout, I picked the ‘In the Summer Time’ sticker from the accessory sheet and popped it up on foam dots and placed it in the centre of my page.Like I said earlier, I matted my photo using just the one piece of patterned paper, this photo is a very recent one of my sister and her eldest daughter in the waters of the Jurassic Coast in England! How gorgeous is that archway and water?! So inviting! I popped my photo up to create some dimension and shadows and then the next step was to embellish. I chose some of the die-cuts from the ephemera pack including the coloured star strip, the iceblock rectangle piece and the journal tab. These 3 pieces I tucked it below the photo and to the right side of the photo. I created a focal point towards the centre of the page by adding a cute flair button, a wood veneer heart and another sticker. I also had to add that Sunshine puffy sticker, I just love the puffy stickers from this collection!Lastly I added some of the super cute enamel shape stars around the edges of the sun to add some colour and interest. I also splattered a few splats of black mist and added the date stamp to finish off my Summer page!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

You Are Lovely | Happiness Collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone!

Sue Plumb here today to share my latest design team project with you. I am sure you have all seen the stunning new ‘Unforgettable’ collection that was revealed over the weekend? Such a beautiful range, I can’t wait to get my hands on it! Until then, I am still busying myself with the ‘Happiness’ collection, which I used to create this page.

I began my layout with the gorgeous floral print of the Meadow paper, which I wanted to use as a base. I then cut a piece of white cardstock down to 10×10″ and adhered it over the top, which left a 1″ border around the sides.

I then set about creating some layers in the centre of my page where my photos were going to be placed. I started with a piece of wood grain print paper from the 6×8″ paper pad; which I layered with a piece cut from the Frame of Mind paper; then topped it off with a yellow painted stripe cut from the Radiant paper from the More Than Words collection.

Once I had worked out exactly where my photos were going to be placed, I also added a scrap of the Expressive paper (that I had previously used to cut some hearts from); and a tag from the Die Cut Ephemera pack tucked in above my photos.

To embellish my page I started with a die cut flower pot and a rosette, which I placed on either side of my photos; along with a small tab that I added onto my layers above.

For my page title, I used the word lovely (also from the ephemera pack), which I adhered using foam tape to pop it up from the page. I paired this with the you are small phrase sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet. To help ground my title, I also added a floral frame from the ephemera pack, which I tucked in behind.

I couldn’t resist adding some butterflies, so I fussy cut a handful of different coloured ones from the Bright & Beautiful paper and placed them in the top left and bottom right corners of my page to give a sense of movement through my design. I then added an extra one alongside my photos to provide the final point for my “butterfly triangle”.

I finished off my page with the stay colourful banner along the bottom edge, a few hearts from the Clear Sticker set and some small splatters of pink and yellow mist.

That’s all from me today. I hope I have inspired you to pull out your stash and get creative too. (Besides, you need to make room for the new ‘Unforgettable’ collection anyway, right?!) If you haven’t entered for your chance to win the entire ‘Unforgettable’ collection yet, then hurry – there are only two days left to enter! You can head to the giveaway post HERE

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Winter Moments | Midnight | Mandy Melville

Hey friends!

It’s Mandy here with you today, and I have layout to share that I created for ‘Sisters Day’. I love scrapbooking photos of my girls, and what a perfect reason to document this gorgeous photo of the two of them together! I used the beautiful Midnight collection to create this layout, and I love how pretty the soft pinks and blues look together!

I started my layout off with the Moonlight patterned paper as the background, and I added some machine stitching around the edge of the page to give it some additional texture. Next I cut the word ‘winter’ on my Silhouette Cameo using a free cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I backed the word with vellum to give it a soft, frosted look, and then I adhered it using small pieces of foam tape to give it some dimension. Using the same cut file, I also cut a few snowflakes out of the reverse side of the Mixed Blessings patterned paper to embellish my page.

I matted my photo with the reverse side of the Bloom & Grow patterned paper, and I adhered it to the right of the cut file. I also tucked a tab from the sticker sheet under the right hand side of the photo.

I completed my title using the chipboard word ‘moments’. I love using different elements to create fun and interesting titles like this! You can also see here that I added a flair button to the centre of one of the snowflakes. Underneath the title I added a little word sticker and a banner die cut that says ‘All Smiles’.

I love the texture and interest that the snowflakes add to the layout! I added a couple of die cuts and a chipboard heart to the centre of the one in the top right hand corner. I finished the layout off by adding a few clear stickers, a couple of die cut flowers, and some sparkly Wild at Heart enamel dots.

Thanks so much for joining me here today! I hope that you’ve been inspired by my ‘Sisters’ themed layout! I’ll be back later in the month to share some more inspiration with you.

Mandy x

SISTERS | HAPPINESS | GWEN WRUCK

Hi Creative Friends,

It’s Gwen with you on the blog today sharing a very special page.  Today is International Sister’s day and to celebrate, I’ve created a page that documents my relationship with my sister.   It features the stunning ‘Happiness’ collection and a photo taken with my sister at a lunch outing we had recently.

The inspiration for this page absolutely started with my photo.  I love how blue that sky is behind us and was immediately drawn to the blue watercolour design of the ‘Good Times’ pattern paper.  I then took a cut file from my stash, this one from CUT to YOU as it was perfect for today’s theme celebrating sisters.  I’ve cut it out as a statement title for my page using the ‘Botanical Bliss’ pattern paper.  I wanted a real contrast between the file and the background for my layout which I had planned to make white.  I backed it with the stunning blue watercolour pattern paper; ‘Good Times’.

With my cut file sorted, I went to work on the design of my page.  I mounted my photo with the ‘Expressive’ pattern paper and then backed on foam for dimension and added machine stitching.  Once I was sure where these large elements were going to go, the page looked a little too plain for what I had in mind, so I thought it might be fun to add a little bit of mixed media onto my background.

I’ve added clear gesso to some thick white cardstock and then used some mists, spraying and moving around the colour until I was happy.  I like my mixed media to be a little subtle and soft, but do love the addition it makes to this page.  It adds another layer of detail and softens the plain white background I had previously.

Once my background was dry, I’ve added my cut file (with foam tape for dimension) and my photo… Now it was time for some embellishing!

I began by fussy cutting out some pink butterflies from the ‘Bright and Beautiful’ pattern paper.  I also pulled out some of the floral pieces from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ pack.  I then went about creating a floral cluster down the right-hand side of my photo.  I then scattered the butterflies over my page and added a few more elements from the Die Cut Ephemera pack.  The bow you see below has been cut with a die with some of the scrap ‘Botanical Bliss’ pattern paper.

To finish the page off, I’ve grabbed some sentiment stickers from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’ and added.

Thanks for popping by today to see my latest project.  I hope my page inspires you to get creative with the ‘Happiness’ collection, it is one of my favourites!  And, if you have a sister, why not create a special page to celebrate her; I bet she’s awesome like mine! xo

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

 

Happy Vibes | Happiness | Anita Bownds

Hi crafty friends,

 sharing a fun layout of our kitty Luna using the happiness collection 

So you might remember last month I shared a layout using the layered fringe behind a cut file and because I had some of that beautiful layered fringe leftover from that project I wanted to use it on another layout .

I started with white cardstock and a (flower 290299) cut file from Paige Evans from white cardstock and back with vellum.

Using the layered fringed pattern paper good vibes and the same pattern paper from the 6×8 paper pad

I added the fringe paper to the left hand side of my cardstock and with the 6×8 piece of pattern paper I trimmed about a inch off one side and tucked the biggest piece underneath the fringed paper and the 1 inch to the right hand side of the layout

 

Then using the leaves of the cut file I cut apart I then tucked just underneath the strip of pattern paper.

Then to add a flower I used a (layered flower with leaves 288406) cut file from Paige Evans that I cut out of meadow pattern paper and layered the flowers together making 2 a bigger and smaller for the smaller I added a flower from the ephemera in the centre and then a brad to add more texture and dimension. Then I started clustering more of the ephemera

I backed my photo with papers from the 6×8 paper Pad and using a few to layer behind my photo and adhered it down using some double sided foam tape. Then I added the big flower on top of a vellum backed flower And adding a flair button in the centre.

I tucked another set of vellum backed leaves behind my photo layers and added my title using the cardstock titles I then added some rhinestones around the big flower and around the cluster of ephemera 

And to finish of the layout with some cardstock stickers at the top of the photo.

check out how this process video came together

 

You can watch how this layout came together on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio YouTube channel here:

I hope I’ve given you some inspiration today!!

Happy crafting friends..xx

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