Legendary

Hello Adventure | Legendary Collection | Melissa Vining

Hello!! Its Melissa here and I’m so happy to be back with you sharing another layout that I made with the amazing Legendary collection. For this layout I decided to work with the stunning Explorer paper (shown below), specifically the B side with the stunning circular pattern.

I always knew that I wanted to hand stitch this paper, but I wasn’t sure exactly how.  When I looked at the paper I could see a snowflake, which was perfect for scrapbooking two chairlift selfies that I took on Coronet Peak Ski Field (here in Queenstown, New Zealand) last Winter of my daughter Azaria and I.

I started making this layout by piercing holes along the lines of the snowflake, back stitching in white embroidery thread (full 6 strands), and then fussy cutting it out.  To be honest I wasn’t sure how it was going to look, because the entire pattern with only some of it stitched didn’t look like a snowflake until I cut it away from the rest of the paper.  I was pleasantly surprised that it worked, and Azaria was very excited, as she had helped me find the lines of the snowflake!

I’ve been very inspired by the other Design Team ladies that use mixed media, specifically Sue, Tazhiana and Danni, all of whom I watched create live during our International Scrapbook Day Celebration.  For my layout I applied clear gesso to white card stock, and then used the packing technique with blue media, and then added some splatters in gold and white.  I love how this media brings the wintry feel of my layout to life! The photo below also shows a peek of my torn border that I placed on the bottom of my layout to look like mountains.  The paper is one of my favourite cut apart patterns from the B side of Total Legend!

The Legendary collection has Die Cut Titles, and I went through the pack to find the perfect title for my layout.  “Hello Adventure” was perfect to describe the many afternoons my daughter and I spent skiing (her) and snowboarding (I) together.  Even though Legendary is a guy collection, it works so well for documenting outdoor memories.   I also had to add some whimsy with several of the adorable Clear Stickers.

I kept my embellishment to a minimum because I wanted the focus to be on the snowflake, but I did find the perfect phrase sticker and “Lets Go” sticker from the Accessory Stickers. The two papers that I used to back my photos are Epic Tales and Total Legend (the A side).  I added texture to these papers by tearing the bottom edge and distressing the other three edges.

You can watch my process video here.

I hope I’ve inspired you to create an outdoors layout with Legendary, its truly such a versatile collection!

I’ll be back again soon!

Melissa xx

 

 

 

 

The Great Outdoors | Legendary Collection | Rachel Lowe

Hey CVS friend, today I have some boy love to share! I have used the fab new Legendary collection.I have used a fun cut file from Silhouette Design store, I chose it so I could use more of the designs on one layout.

I cut my white card stock down to 10×10 inches and adhered it to the Wild One paper. Keeping to the rule of thirds, I chose three papers to paper piece the cut file, Wild One – yellow side, All Star paper and One Way paper. I used foam tape to adhere the finished cut file to create a 3D effect.I then added my photo and again with foam to create more height. I chose to create an embellishment cluster around my photo, using the die cut ephemera and accessory stickers. How gorgeous is the geometric bear I tucked behind my photo!I used the accessory stickers to add my subtitle/journalling.

I have used more foam tape to add die cuts to create more height and added some enamel dots under some of the die cuts.I love all these colours together but because I didn’t want my layout to look ‘too’ busy I was careful when it came to my embellishing.

And there you have it one super colourful and super fun boy layout! Thank you for stopping by today and have a wonderful week!

Rachel X

ADVENTURE AWAITS | LEGENDARY | GWEN WRUCK

Hey Creative friends, Gwen on the blog today with some more scrapbook inspiration. I have a special share for this one using the new ‘Legendary’ collection. It’s my sisters birthday today, so for this page, I really wanted to create a page for her and her fur-baby. I won’t be able to visit her for her birthday this year, so I thought this would be a nice way to help her feel special today.

For this page, I started with the ‘Wild One’ pattern paper as I really wanted to add some colour for this page. I’ve used it as a frame for my layout and also to back the cut file banner here. This cut file is part of the set that was designed by CUT to YOU for the Legendary collection and is available for FREE download here. If you don’t have a cutting machine, CUT to YOU offers a cutting service and ships worldwide. I’ve resized the banner piece as large I could to make it a background feature and used it as an anchor for the other elements in my page.

I’ve also used the ‘Off Beat’ B-Side pattern paper on the banner for contrast. For my photo, I’ve gone with a double mat, using the A-Side of the ‘Off Beat’ pattern paper and the pop of yellow from the B -Side of the ‘Wild One’ pattern paper. **Design Tip – I’ve only used 2 pattern papers for this page, but it looks like more because I’ve made sure to include and A and B sides of both.

With my large banner cut file centred on my page, I decided to offset my photo, pushing it slightly to the right. To balance out the page, I’m going to add my embellishing to the left. For this, I’ve gone with elements from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, starting with the largest elements first.

I’ve decided to go with the ‘Adventure Awaits’ Banner piece which mirrors the cut file shape and also doubles as my title. I’ve also added in some of the round elements from the die-cut pack for interest. I’ve added these into my layers. It was at this point that I wanted to add some more warmth to the page. To do this, I’ve dug deep into my stash and found some vintage ‘Life is Beautiful’ pieces of wood veneer. These are long gone from the store, but you could use any wood veneer you have in your stash to replicate this look.

With the larger embellishment pieces locked into place, I’ve gone back and added in some smaller details such as the die-cut stars and some typed sentiments from the ‘Accessory Sticker sheet’. I’ve also added some enamel dots from the collection as well as a sprinkling of sequins from my stash and called the layout complete.

I had a lot of fun making this page for my sister, I hope she likes it! I hope it has inspired you in some way. If you haven’t seen the new ‘Legendary’ collection, it’s shipping now from a store near you so be sure to check it out.

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

 

 

 

 

 

The Sweetest Boy | Legendary Collection | Danni Visser

Hi Cocoa Vanilla fans! Today I am sharing a simple layout with a big impact featuring lots of patterned papers from the stunning Legendary collection! I was inspired to make a very organic nature-themed layout because this photo of my son and I was taken in the Australian bush, and you can see the trees in the background.

I began by freehand cutting some leaf shapes from Outdoors Type and Epic Tales patterned papers, making sure to vary the size and shape. I wasn’t too careful about making these neat; people really don’t notice any flaws in the finished layout. I wanted to add some interesting details to the leaves, so I hand stitched some veins on the larger ones with white thread and used white gel pen for faux stitching on others.

I decided to use this sweet cutfile as the main part of my title, so I went ahead and backed the letters with blue and grey from Epic Tales, Offbeat and All Star papers. To finish off my title I took the word ‘BOYS’ from the Die Cut Titles and trimmed off the ‘S’ with my scissors. Remember if the words aren’t quite what you need, it is so easy to alter them slightly! I kept my photo mats simple with a plain white followed by the light blue from Total Legend paper.

I absolutely adore the woodgrain in Outdoors Type paper, so I decide to use that as a background.  Because it is a dark tone, white accents look very striking in contrast, so I added some white modelling paste thought a quilted stencil and plenty of splatters with my white and gold inks. This kind of mixed media is simple to do but makes a huge impact!

I added some dimensional foam to my photo and title then arranged my leaves in clusters around them. I made sure to vary the placement of the green and white leaves to break up the colour and add more dimension. For a finishing touch I added three clusters of light blue, grey and white Enamel Dots and three tiny words stickers from the Accessory Stickers.  I can’t help but put enamel dots and tiny word stickers on almost all my layouts; it just doesn’t feel finished without them!

I included a couple of simple lines of journaling and the date in white pen below my title.  I just adore this layout – it was really quite simple and didn’t take too long at all, but it looks so lovely all finished. I’m so happy with it! There is a process video linked below if you would like to watch it all come together. Happy scrapping!

Danni x

 

Epic Legend | Legendary Collection | Melissa Vining

Hello again, it’s Melissa here and I can’t believe it’s nearly the end of April!! I hope you’re all well and finding some time to be creative.

I have another layout to share with the amazing ‘Legendary’ collection today, and its the toughest photo I’ve ever scrapped! This photo is of my brother in law Blair and our youngest daughter Ava a week after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2018.  Blair passed away in October 2019, and I’ve held off documenting any photos from his journey until now, mostly because I felt that I couldn’t do his memory justice.  But the Legendary collection speaks to me, and is perfect for documenting this special photo.

I knew that I wanted to fussy cut some of the stars from the ALL STAR paper and make a wreath to represent what a star Blair was during his nearly 1 year battle with cancer.  I used a cut file from Paige Evans, and backed the stars with several papers from the collection (including WILD ONE, TOTAL LEGEND and Brave Heart) that had small repeating patterns.  I also added some velum from my stash for some lightness. I matted my photo with ALL STAR and EPIC TALES and distressed the edges.

The OFFBEAT paper was perfect for my background as it helps direct the eye towards the centre of my page, and of course towards the photo.  I did some subtle machine stitching in white thread, and just drew a circle with pencil and stitched around it abut 5 times. Its always easier to machine stitch when it doesn’t have to be perfect!!

I didn’t do much embellishing on this layout, mostly because all of the stars are embellishment! But I did add a tab sticker, word sticker, die cut ephemera tab, and some of the clear stickers.  My title was easily made with two of the die cut words which I popped up on foam.

I will admit that I found this layout hard to make emotionally, but I’m so happy I finally managed to start scrapbooking Blair’s Epic Journey.  Blair was an amazing bother in law who was able to present to the New Zealand Government the largest cancer petition in history, and made significant changes to cancer care in my country before he passed away.  I’m so grateful for our wonderful memory keeping hobby, and I hope I’ve inspired you to scrapbook the photos and memories you find difficult too.

You can watch my process video for this layout here.

Much love

Melissa xx

So Awesome | Legendary | Kylie Kingham.

Hello sweet friends! It’s Kylie back with you today to share another new layout I have been working on, featuring the super awesome “LEGENDARY” collection. I knew I wanted to work with some mixed media for this design and to keep it fairly monochromatic.

To create my framed background, I layered OFFBEAT, ONE WAY and BRAVE HEART papers. (I had carefully removed the centres of the papers first, just leaving a frame, to avoid wastage.) Each piece had been trimmed down slightly smaller than the previous to achieve a stacked appearance. I added a white card stock to the top layer, ready for some mixed media. Using a black fine tip marker, I drew a free-hand border around the edges.

Some Aqua toned watercolour was added to my large acrylic stamp block and I proceeded to stamp colour in the centre of my background. I kept adding until I was happy with the result.By using a ‘stamping’ technique allows me to control where I want the colour to be more effectively.Once dry, I took some stamps from my stash which I thought matched well with the Legendary collection and added them throughout my background. One in navy ink, the other in black.

I had three photos of my son I wanted to use in sequence. The ‘sure take my photo, hey whats over there?’ shot, the ‘here’s your nice one Mum’ shot and the  ‘OK, I’m so done now’ shot. When you keep clicking your camera, I love the photos you end up with! I printed them in black and white, the larger measuring 4″ x 4″ and the two smaller are 2″x 2″. I adhered them in place with foam tape and was then able to add some die cuts and a title surrounding my cluster.

To finish my layout, I added a very large date stamp to the lower left corner.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and seeing my layout. I hope it gives you a little inspiration for your own scrapbooking.

Kylie. xx

Unbelievable, RANDOM, Legendary | Legendary Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle back today with a new layout to share with you all. I’ve chosen to feature the wonderful Legendary Collection for this layout and share how it can be used to document the moments in our girls lives that don’t necessarily need all the pretty feminine florals or hearts. I’ve based this layout on a running theme I have for Leila that documents all her favourite things each year. I started this back in 2016 and have created a layout each year focusing on the same topic and keeping to the same basic grid design.

This year I changed up the type of collection and used the fun Legendary collection rather than the feminine styles from the past, the layout on the right covered in florals is last years creation. I find that keeping a similar design for this theme had helped to get the topic documented quickly, but also will be easy to find each individual layout to reminisce in years to come.

I started the layout by writing out the list of favourites and adhering the notepaper to the dark woodgrain paper OUTDOORS TYPE . I chose to use a photo of Leila in her finest PJ attire playing the switch and adhered this to the map paper which is the reverse of the OUTDOORS TYPE paper . Next I chose an assortment of complimentary patterns to create the grid design in the background. A mix of WILD ONE, OFF BEAT, BRAVE HEART, TOTAL LEGEND, EXPLORER and EPIC TALES which are all adhered with double sided tape and machine stitched for a little extra detail.

Once the grid of pattern papers were adhered and stitched I added the photo and list to the centre of the layout. These are raised slightly off the background using foam sheeting for that slight pop of dimension.

I added a cardstock title piece and stickers to the top of the notepaper list to create the title, with the addition of some ephemera stars and flair button to fill the blank space.

I added some random banner and tab stickers to the top and right of the photo.

I kept the embellishment clusters pretty simple in the top left and bottom right of the layout. The pieces used can be found in the ephemera pack.

and lastly some accessory word stickers to the top right and bottom left pattern papers and a good splattering of gold colour shine to the entire layout.

Well friends thats all from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check in with us regularly over in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio facebook group to talk and share all things CVS!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle xx

Super Silly Fun | Legendary collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone! It’s Sue Plumb here to share my latest design team project with you. For this layout I was tasked with incorporating the theme of “sewing”, which gave me a great excuse to dust off my sewing machine and put it to good use. I decided to use the ‘Legendary’ collection for my page and pair it with a series of photos of my boys and hubby having some fun with a swing at the park.

I started with a sheet of white cardstock that I cut down to measure 11×11″, and then mounted it against the fabulous rainbow stripe of the Wild One paper. I chose this paper as my base as I really wanted to coordinate with all the colours that were present in my photos. It also opened up a broad colour scheme for the papers I was going to use on my page.

For my design I knew I wanted something fun with lots of colour and a feeling of movement to echo the action in the photos, so I decided to create a large banner. Once I had decided where my photos were going to sit on the page, it was simply a matter of cutting an assortment of different sized paper pieces for the sections of the banner. (The papers I used included All Star; Total Legend; Wild One; Offbeat; and Explorer.) I then used a small amount of glue to tack the pieces lightly in place before I used my sewing machine to stitch down the middle of a few of them.

I then tacked the photos lightly in place before adding several lines of stitching back and forth across the top to represent the string of the banner and hold them firmly in place. (I deliberately left all the loose threads hanging intact, as they added to the texture of the page.) I then went back and bent up the tails of the banner pieces, as well as the bottom edges of my photos so they would look as though they were blowing in the breeze. Now it was time for some embellishments!

I started by tucking the large circular frame / mandala piece from the Die Cut Ephemera pack in underneath the middle photo, then added a large star over the top (which I also bent up from the page). I chose the words super and silly from the Die Cut Titles pack and tacked them along the top of my photos. I then took to it with my sewing machine again, and added some lines of stitching over the top, before I added the word fun from the Clear Stickers pack underneath.

In amongst the banner pieces, I tucked in a couple of tickets and a small flag from the Die Cut Ephemera pack; then I added a couple of phrases stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet along the bottom of the left photo. From the Clear Sticker set, I added two chevrons on either side of my photos to indicate a “swinging” motion and to help draw the viewer’s eye through.

At the top of my page I added some crazy, silly stitching in each of the top corners, then added a date label from the Accessory Sticker sheet to the right hand side. I finished off by adding a few paint splat Clear Stickers, and then a few splatters of black ink and I was done!

This was a really fun page to put together, (especially doing all that random wild sewing!) and I am really happy with the result. If you have a sewing machine but you aren’t confident sewing on a layout, then this type of project might be right for you because perfection is not necessary.

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. Until next time, happy scrapping!

My Boys | Legendary Collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi friends,

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a  new layout for the stitching theme we are featuring here on the CVS blog this week using the awesome new Legendary collection. The photo I am documenting is a recent one of myself and my boys getting out for some exercise and fresh air during Covid-19 isolation!

I have wanted to try doing an 8.5′ x 11′ sized layout for some time now, I have created a few in my time but not many that I have shared before. I loved the smaller space to work with! I decided to incorporate machine stitching right around the entire perimeter of the blue star background  paper, bending up the edges to create some texture.

I decided to cut out an arrow design cut file (free from Paper Issues) from white cardstock and backed all the arrows with different patterned papers. I love how it looks with all the colours. I added craft foam underneath to give it dimension and placed it to the centre of the page.

Once the cut file was adhered, I placed my photo towards the top right corner, adding craft foam and 2 of the stickers from the accessory sticker sheet underneath the photo. My title is made up of the cardstock titles, I added craft foam underneath the title also and placed that opposite the photo at the top.

Some of the embellishments I included on my page are all from the Legendary collection, including the clear stickers, die-cuts, enamel dots, a flair button and some of the small phrase and word stickers from the accessory sheet. Lastly I added the date stamp to the ‘Best Ever’ sticker at the bottom.

The Legendary collection is perfect for documenting both the boys and girls in your life! Make sure you get your hands on some!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by the Cocoa Vanilla blog during these uncertain and crazy times. I hope you all stay safe and healthy.

Tarrah x

OH HAPPY SNAP | LEGENDARY | GWEN WRUCK

Hey Creative friends, Gwen here today with some more scrapbook inspiration using the new ‘Legendary’ collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio. For this layout, I was challenged to feature some stitching, which, if you know me, really isn’t a challenge at all because I like to add stitching to every layout I do! I’ve got another photo of my hubby for this one, taken last year when we were out enjoying a refreshment after a bushwalk.

With my photos chosen, I got to thinking about my challenge and the stitched elements. I decided on adding some stitched details to a large cut file element. This one is from CUT to YOU and is called ‘Camera Oh Snap’ and I’ve cut it out super large with the idea to place it centred on my page.

This photo was taken at an Irish pub; you can see the bright green walls in the background. I thought this might be a hard colour to work with, but the ‘Legendary’ collection works perfectly. I began with the ‘Outdoors Type’ paper, because of the bright green. I used it to back the largest areas of my cut file. For the smaller parts of the file, I’ve used the ‘OffBeat’, ‘One Way’, and ‘Total Legend’ papers. If you get one pattern paper from this collection it needs to be ‘Total Legend’, it has so many bold colours and the prints are in a smaller format to the other 12 x 12 sheets, this makes them so good for backing files like this.

With my cut file now backed and looking good, it was time to add some stitched details. I’ve added stitching along the out edges of the file, including the camera buttons and then more along the main horizontal elements of the camera as well. I’ve done this to help draw the eye across the page, this design is going to run horizontally, left to right.

Next, I’ve mounted my photos on some leftover of the ‘Offbeat’ pattern paper and stitched around the edges of those as well. I’ve used this same pattern paper as my layout border and added stitching here too. I’ve added foam to the photos and then positioned them in the bottom left side of the page. I’m going to balance them out with my title and embellishments towards the top right-hand side.

As always, I’ve looked at adding the larger embellishments first. I’ve started with my title, adding the word ‘Happy’ from the ‘Die Cut Titles’ pack and then the large element that says ‘Hey Good Lookin’ from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ pack. The cute little bear element in the top right-hand corner is also from this embellishment pack. I’m adding 3D foam tape to some of the elements for added dimension.

Next, I’ve added in the medium-sized elements such as the ‘Limited Edition’ tag piece (also from the Ephemera pack) and the flair button from the ‘Flairs’ pack. The stars were also added here, all of these are from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ pack.

The smallest elements I’ve added last, these being the cute typed sentiments from the ‘Accessory Stickers’ Sheet and the ‘Enamel Dots’, always a must-have for me from any collection.

I’m super happy with how this one turned out, I love the bold colours and the large feature title and that I have another fun layout created of my husband. If you haven’t seen the new ‘Legendary’ collection, I hope this page has inspired you to go and check it out!

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

 

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