Inspiration

Vacay Vibes | Sunkissed collection | Kylie Kingham.

Hello everyone! It’s Kylie back with you all with another layout featuring the SUNKISSED collection. I wanted to create a layout fairly simplistic, centred around my photo of a fun Summer’s Day. Whilst I love working with cut files and mixed media, for this layout I wanted to work solely with the beauty of the collection and it’s stunning colour palette.

The FEELING FINE paper is one of my favourites and the perfect back drop against a white background. I added a one inch strip to the bottom of some white cardstock and a 6 inch strip to the top. I cut out the rainbow border from the FUN IN THE SUN  paper to add over the join through the middle of my page.

My photo was trimmed down to 5.75″x 3.75″ so that I could add a bright pink mat card cut to 6″x 4″.This gave it the perfect amount of frame showing behind. From the floral die cut pack I layered several blooms around my photo for balance. Some were added with foam adhesive squares so that they had a dimensional appeal.

I used one of the 3″x 4″pocket cards as a title for my page. It was adhered to some more of the FELLING FINE  paper on the reverse side and cut into a tag. More of the die cuts were also added surrounding the tag as well as a string tie.

To complete my page I added a second title using the clear stickers. I love the burst of colour these have over white and almost look seamless.

I hope my layout today has you feeling all Summery and a little inspired for your own creative time.

Take care,

Kylie.

Epic School Photo | Throwback Thursday | Michelle Stokes

Hey Hey! 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 Boys Rule collection which is perfect for documenting all kinds of moments, especially ones that don’t necessarily need all the pretty florals that some of the more feminine collections contain.

This collection was perfect for Leilas School photos from last year. Usually her photos are taken in bright red polo shirts, however last years were much later in the year thanks to Covid, so that meant jumpers on and an easier combination of colours to coordinate.

Inspired by the last creation I made using the strips of pattern paper in rainbow order, but switched up slightly to create a different look. I’ve layered strips randomly in blue, green white & gray with the occasional pop of wood grain along both sides of the layout. I covered most of the left side with the strips, and only a tiny sliver on the right. Both sides are sewn through using machine stitching. Strips come from both 12×12 and 6×8 papers.

Loving this photo of our sweet girl with her wild crazy hair inherited from her mumma. I backed the photo using a gray concrete pattern paper ‘Good Times’ and the star journaling card plus crown on her head from the ‘Boy Stuff’ cut apart paper.

I made one massive title using older white alphas (fingers crossed they make a comeback one day) plus stickers from the accessory sticker sheet, #epic word and camera from the ‘Boy Stuff’ cut apart paper and a banner from the ephemera pack.

Blues and greens are by far my most favourite colours to create with, they have such a calming vibe


As the layout was already quite colour heavy I scattered a few chipboard star/cross embellishments above the photo rather than creating one large cluster. I wanted the photo to stand out more than an overpowering cluster like I normally create.


I also added the same elements at the bottom of the layout too, plus a bunch of Ink splatters.

Well friends that’s all from me today. Short and sweet feature of the super awesome Boys Rule collection for this fine ‘Throwback’ Thursday.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Until next time, Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Just Chillin | Sunkissed collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi Cocoa Vanilla friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I have a new layout to share featuring the gorgeous Sunkissed collection! This collection is so bright and happy! There are lots of cute ice cream icons in this collection and I knew I had the perfect photos to scrap of my eldest son when he was 5 years old eating an enormous ice cream!

My layout was definitely inspired by those ice cream icons, I knew I wanted to use the pocket card as part of the design. I began by taking a piece of the orange ombre paper from the A5 paper stack and building most of the design on top of this paper. As I used a white cardstock background, I needed a bright colour to help give all the elements a lift. I also added some strips of the Sunny Days 12′ x 12′ paper to the top and bottom of the layout.

As my photos are small, I was able to add 3 to the page, I used craft foam underneath the photos to pop them up off the page. I just love the expressions on his face eating the ice cream! To add some interest, I took some more of the papers from the A5 paper stack and punched the edges with a scallop border punch, I then tucked these into the top and bottom and the left edge of the orange ombre A5 paper. I pulled lots of pieces from the die-cut ephemera pack including the banner, the large ice cream die-cut, a rainbow, a couple of pennant banners and some hearts. I added these around my photos and to help with the design of the layout.

I also had to add a foam gold glitter title and some hearts in the same too. I love how the gold gives the layout some extra oomph! To embellish further, I created some small clusters of embellishments around the page adding some clear stickers, a wood epoxy button, puffy stickers and accessory stickers too! I pretty much added one of everything to the page lol! I typed some journalling onto some scrap pieces of cardstock and then cut them into strips. I am really liking journalling strips right now!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you enjoyed my layout as much as I enjoyed creating it?!

Make sure you check out the Cocoa Vanilla online store to get this amazing Sunkissed collection! Or you can ask a local stockist to get it in for you!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Chill Out | Sunkissed collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone, it’s Sue here to share my latest design team project with you. I had some cute photos of my boys swimming that I wanted to document, so couldn’t help but pull out the ‘Sunkissed’ collection to go with them. I decided to focus on the blues and greens from the range in keeping with the watery vibe of my page.

I began my layout with a sheet of white cardstock which I had cut down to measure 11×11″, and I used some blue and green inks to create a watercolour style background. I then added some stencilled detail over the top using a small scattered hearts stencil and a darker blue ink. My cardstock was then mounted onto a sheet of the Bright Side paper, which left me with the beautiful blue border I was wanting.

For the focal area of my page I used layered pieces of patterned papers which included some from the A5 Paper Stack, as well as some of the Sunny Days and Good Vibrations papers. I also added a paper doily and some frayed gauze for texture under my main photo, then cut one of the Pocket Cards in half to add some extra layering under my smaller photos.

Now it was time to add some extra fun to my page with some embellishments! There are such a great range of embellishments that come with this collection. I started with the Die Cut Ephemera pack, choosing pieces that fit with the colour scheme and theme of my page. To the left of my photos I created a cluster using two of the palm trees from the pack, which I popped up with some foam and bent the leaves up to give them some dimension. Other pieces I tucked in around my photos included a cute cloud, a pair of flips flops, a pair of sunglasses, and the beach towel that read sunshine state of mind on it.

As I often like to do, I added a couple of stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet directly onto my main photo. The be happy tab in the top left hand corner, and the just chillin’ banner along the bottom edge. I also added the phrase sticker make a splash to the right of my photos where my title was. My title was created using the gold Glitter Foam Title Stickers and I just love the bright pop of sparkle they give the page. I also used two of the little glitter hearts from the same pack to add one to each of my smaller photos.

I finished off my page by adding several stickers from the Puffy Stickers set, handwritten journalling, a stamped date, and splatters of black ink to tie it all together.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. I hope I have inspired you to pull out some supplies and get creative today. Until next time, happy scrapping!

Such a Super Star | Legendary collection | Raquel Bowman

Hey everyone, it’s Raquel here with you sharing my latest layout created for the ‘circles or squares’ theme on the blog this week. For today’s layout I decided to go for the not obvious choice of circles and went for the squares instead.

Here is the layout that I created:

The subject of my layout today is my little man. This year he has begun learning basketball one night after school. He is having a ball and I was excited to be able to document this for him.

The theme is ‘circles or squares’ so I decided to create a square grid design to document two small photos. To create the grid design I used multiple scraps I had in this collection and a square die from Sizzix. I love that I was able to create a visually appealing layout with minimal papers.

To embellish the page I used a variety of ephemera pieces – in stars mainly, making sure to find pieces that are a perfect to match this sport theme. I delved into my stash and also found old enamel dots for the layout.

The title for the layout was created using a combination of CVS collections. The banner was cut from one of the cut apart papers. So cute!


I did not journal in detail on this page today. However I did add some tiny word stickers from the accessory sheet and add the ‘what’ and ‘when’ detail in typewritten journaling.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by the CVS blog today  I hope you have been inspired by my layout.

 

Raquel ☀️

 

Happy Snaps | Happiness | Gwen Wruck

Hi Creative friends,

Gwen back on the blog today with a new share featuring the ‘Happiness’ collection.  On the blog this week, the design team have been playing along with the theme “circles or squares” and I’ve got to say, I really struggle with circle elements so I absolutely took the easy way out and created a page featuring squares. This photo is one I took of my daughter quite a few years ago while we were at a theme park and I’ve come up with a fun way to use up a bunch of pattern paper scraps on my layout within the Squares theme I’m working with.

To begin my page, I’ve started with a white Cardstock background from my stash and a cut file from CUT to YOU.  I’ve then pulled out a bunch of pattern paper scraps in the collection and backed the squares in the design.  You could also do something similar to this with a basic square punch.  Backing the file went quite quickly actually because the square is a very simple shape to cut out.  I didn’t think too hard about the colour placement of the pattern paper, I was just a little bit careful not to put two of the same colours side by side.  I even left some of the squares in the design open for interest.

Next, I’ve positioned the backed cut file onto the centre of my background and added stitching around the edge.  From there, I’ve backed my photo with the ‘Little Things‘ pattern paper, added some stitching and then mounted with 3D foam.

My daughter is positioned towards the right hand side of the photo so I want to position my photo towards the right hand side of my page, I like to have the subjects in my photos looking towards the centre of the page rather than off to the side of the page.  It’s not a rule, just the way that I prefer to do it.  I just find it easier for me to embellish when I do it this way.

I can now begin to work on my embellishment clusters.  I’ve pulled elements from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ pack starting with the pretty floral elements and that sweet prize ribbon die cut.  I’m going to create an embellishment cluster along the right hand side of my photo and then balance that out with a separate cluster in the top left hand corner of the page.  As always, I’ll position the largest pieces first and then work towards the smaller elements.

I’ve also added in a couple of the cute tassels from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ pack and a couple of stickers from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’.  For the stickers, I often like to add them with 3D foam tape for dimension.  It’s nice to have layers within your clusters and try to nestle everything in close together.

I’ve also pulled a flair button from the ‘Flair Buttons’ pack and added that to the top right hand corner of my page.  The title for the layout has come from the ‘Die Cut Pack’ as well.  To finish everything off I have fussy cut out a couple of the stunning butterflies from the ‘Bright and Beautiful’ pattern paper and added them onto my background.

I’ve also made a YouTube video of my process which you can watch here:

I hope my page has inspired you to work with some squares on your next layout or to use up some of your stash of the ‘Happiness’ collection.

Thanks for popping by,

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

Love This | Sunkissed Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura here with a super sweet and silly 9×12 layout of my darling daughter when she was a toddler, playing happily in her water table. These photos were so bright and fun, I knew they would work beautifully with the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Sunkissed collection! Using some punched and cut circles to create a vertical background design, I set my photos in a stair-step pattern so that I could fit all four of them on this smaller sized layout!

Around each of the photos, I added a cluster of embellishments. On the top photo, I used fussy cut florals, citrus fruits, and a “sweet memories” banner from the ephemera pack. On the second photo, I added a small scene with two palm trees and the sun, love this cluster around the title the most! It’s perfect for these sun-filled summer photos! In any awkward spaces, I added tiny florals to fill them in.

On the bottom two photos, I kept the embellishing minimal because I’d added a circle-cut journaling spot out of the pocket cards and tucked it in on top of a bold blue circle from the background. So, some tiny florals were all it needed to feel finished. As always, I dotted gold Nuvo drops around the page and then splattered with gold inks spray for the finishing touch! Loved playing with circles for this one!

 

I hope this layout inspires you to try a bright, summer color palette for your next layout! To see how “Love This” came together, check out the process video below!

Memories | Sunkissed Collection | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone!

Mandy here with you today to share a new layout using the gorgeous Sunkissed collection! This week on the blog our design team are creating projects featuring either circles or squares. I have to admit that usually I would be more comfortable creating with squares, so that’s what I initially planned to use for my project. But I decided to challenge myself to use circles instead, and I’m so glad I did because it was a lot of fun!

I documented a cute photo of my youngest daughter Eleanor at the pool when we were on holidays in January.

I started my layout off by trimming my white cardstock background down to  10 inches, and matting it on the Just Chillin patterned paper. I also added some machine stitching around the edge of the white cardstock to give the page some additional texture. I then went ahead cutting various size circles out of the Sunny Days, Feelin Fine, and Bright Side patterned papers. There are so many gorgeous colours in this collection, but for this layout I decided to keep my colour palette to the teal, pink and blue. For this reason, I chose to use the more subtle b-sides of the papers to allow me to feature those three particular colours. Once I’d cut out my circles, I arranged them on the page so that they flowed from the top to the bottom, with some overlapping.

To continue with the circle theme I decided to cut my photo into a circle as well (I don’t remember the last time I did this!). I matted it with the Feelin Fine patterned paper and added some craft foam underneath it to help it to really pop off the page! I embellished around the photo with some flowers from the Floral Ephemera pack, and then added my title around the top of the photo using one of the gorgeous Glitter Foam Title Stickers.

I adhered my typed journaling to the pink circle at the top of the page. I also added another Floral Ephemera piece to this cluster, as well as one of the fun Wood Epoxy Buttons. I love that the wood buttons add another circular element to the layout!

I created another point of interest on my layout to the right of my photo. I embellished these circles with a beautiful die cut rainbow, a label from the  Accessory Sticker sheet, and another Wood Epoxy Button.

The final little cluster of embellishments is at the bottom of the page on the teal circle. Here I chose to add a blue flower from the Floral Ephemera pack, as well as a little die cut banner. You’ll notice that I kept my embellishing to the same colour combination that I chose for my patterned papers, focusing on the pinks, blues and teals in the collection.

Around my photo, I added three little flowers that I fussy cut out of the Growing Wild patterned paper. The visual triangle that this creates helps to direct the viewers eye towards the photo. To finish the layout off, I added a few little phrase stickers from the Accessory Stickers, and lastly I sprinkled around some Unforgettable enamel dots.

Thanks so much for joining me here on the blog today! Make sure you pop by each day this week to check out what our other design team members are creating for the circles and squares theme!

Mandy x

Cheers | Sunkissed Collection | Danni Visser

Hi Cocoa Vanilla fans! Danni here sharing an A4 double page layout using the gorgeous Sunkissed collection. This week we are playing with a ‘circles or squares’ theme, so I chose to document some photos of my husband and I out to dinner during our tropical holiday using circles.

 

I have been wanting to experiment with rolled paper for a while since I noticed this trend is making a comeback. I thought this could be a fun way to explore the shapes theme and do something a little fun! I used a mix of colours from the 12×12 patterned papers and the A5 paper stack to make a pile of little paper rolls.

I wanted to use circles on both pages, so I used my electronic die cutting machine to cut circles from Feelin’ Fine 12×12 patterned paper in various sizes, to use as a background. I backed this with white cardstock and added a sketchy outline to all the circles. For a little extra detail I splattered white acrylic ink randomly over the patterned paper background.

I used three of the cut out circle die cuts to mount my paper rolls, gluing them directly down with tacky glue. I varied the colours to give a pretty rainbow effect. I then used my scissors and a craft knife to trim the paper rolls and tidy the edges into neat circles.

I adhered the remaining die cut circles and the rolled paper circles over a white background, bordered with Fun in the Sun 12×12 patterned paper. This page got the same ink splatter treatment, this time using gold, yellow and pink distress oxide sprays.

I cut all my photos into circle shapes as well, layering them with the other circles on the pages. To continue with the theme, I added some epoxy wood buttons and the circular stickers from the accessory stickers to both layouts.

For embellishments I used a few of my remaining clear stickers on the white background, where they really pop. I added some cocktail die cut ephemera around the photo of my delicious margarita, then some floral ephemera clusters around the photos on the opposite page. Finally, I added a large title from the glitter foam titles and also used some of the glittery love hearts to sprinkle over the opposite page.

Sometimes I find a prompt like this so helpful to provide inspiration and ideas to experiment with when I am feeling uninspired. I love how this turned out! I hope you enjoyed reading about it, and you can also watch the video on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio YouTube channel below. Happy scrapping!

Danni xx

Chill, Life is better in flip flops | Sunkissed collection | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello  creative Paperlovers,
Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog with a new share!
It’s Josefine here and show you a new scrapbook layout that I made for Cocoa Vanilla Studio with the beautiful summer collection “SunKissed” I love these beautiful designs. Your layouts will look so summery.

 

I start with a white sheet of cardstock and grab two colors of Lindys flat powders. The colors I use are “t-bird turquoise” and “Summer lovin’Sun”

 

I mix the powders with water on my craft sheet and apply the colors with the packings technique and use a piece of plastic from packing material.
When I’m done with this technique I splashed some more with the powders on my mixed media background.

I cut some design paper to size and put it behind the photo. I placed the photo in the center of my layout. I cut out some flowers from the beautiful designer paper and slid them between and behind the photo with my cricut maker I cut flip flops from the design paper and place them between the flowers on me layout.

 

I grab the different summer die-cuts and make a selection of which ones I wanted to use on my layout. I carefully slide the die-cuts between the photo and the flowers.
Now It’s time to splatter some more with white acrylic paint . I stitch the edges of my layout with golden thread using my sewing machine. I am so happy how my layout turned out!

I hope I was able to give you some great ideas and wish you a lot of fun creating beautiful projects with this great collection!                       I want to thank you for stopping by on the blog today!
Wish you a lovely and creative day!
XoXo,
Jo

 

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