More Than Words

PERFECT AND SWEET | MORE THAN WORDS | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello friends!

It’s Sophie with you today and a new layout to share!

 

I used an old favorite collection: More than Words!

I framed a 11×11 thick white cardstock by scoring the four edges and placed it on a beautiful black dot patterned paper from the collection.

 

I centered a sweet photo of my two dogs on the page, adding tissue paper and a few layers of patterned papers behind it.

I went for a big title with the black chipboard words from the collection, and decorated the page with fussy cut flowers, a beautiful fussy cut wreath and numerous butterflies from another patterned paper.

 

I added a few chipboard stickers as the finishing touch.

No journaling on this one, which is very rare for me!!

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s crazy how just a few embellishments and a big dimensional title can easily create a delicate and beautiful page!

I hope that I could inspire you with this layout today, to maybe use up your older collections…even if you have just a little bit of them left!

Sophie xx

Sweet Love | More than Words collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends !

It’s Sophie on the blog today sharing an Easter theme layout created with the gorgeous “More than Words” Collection.

 

This Snapchat selfie of Sabrina and I was perfect for the theme !

I started with a white thick cardstock and added plenty of watercolor splatters in multiple pastel colors.

I cut a cute cut file from Just Nick Studio with my cutting machine in white cardstock and placed my photo centered between the two bunny ears of the cut file.I backed the cut file with different patterned papers from the collection and added adhesive foam before adhering it to my background.

 

 

My black and white photo is also backed with tissue paper, adhesive foam and patterned papers.

I cut out a few tiny florals from the “Darling Buds” paper and placed them on the cut file and around my title.

 

The title is a word (sweet) cut out of the “Treasure” patterned paper and a More than Words Chipboard Title (Love).

 

I also added a beautiful Banner from the Chipboard Stickers sheet of the same collection.

Finally, I fussy cut 3 butterflies out of the pretty “Gossamer” patterned paper, sticked them around my photo and handwrote my journaling.

Here are more close-ups;

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the vertical centered design of this page. Very simple and soft. Spring colors are my favorites !!

I hope that this layout was inspiring for you, thank you for passing by, and happy creating !

Sophie xx

Happy & Sweet | More Than Words Collection | Laura Alberts

For “Throwback Thursday,” I decided to use an old photo and an older collection! This photo of my matron of honor and the best man from my wedding is one that I knew More Than Words would be perfect for, the lovely mix of pinks, yellows, and pale blues are just lovely. I started with a long column of journaling on the left side because I knew I wanted to document why these two people are so special to my husband and I.

 

I wanted to use the chipboard words for my title because they added a bit of texture and dimension to the layout and nestled in the “remember this” ephemera piece just above them. As usual, I fussy cut the white borders off of all the flowers to get a nice cohesive look when they’re clustered together. I really enjoy fussy cutting and find it incredibly relaxing!

This larger cluster was a combination of an old cut file from the Silhouette store that I’ve had sitting on my desk for ages and the floral ephemera. I started by cutting off the smaller florals that would otherwise be hidden under the photo, backed the open areas with patterned paper, and layered in leaves and florals. Adding touches of gold Nuvo to the centers of the florals and as trails behind the butterflies gives a lovely bit of deal.

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 story-based layout inspires you to add a bit of extra journaling to your pages too! To see how the “Happy & Sweet” layout came together, check out the process video below!

Beautiful Together | Throwback Thursday – Happiness Collection & Others | Melissa Vining

Hello everyone!! It’s Melissa here and I’m so happy to be here for Throwback Thursday.  The first thing I always do for Throwback Thursday is pull out all of my Cocoa Vanilla collections and decide which one I’m going to use.  I decided that for this layout, I’d let the members of our Facebook Group decide, so I made a poll with the following collection options: Happiness, More Than Words, Bohemian Dream and Midnight.  Happiness won by a landslide, but a couple of people asked for a mashup, and several other others likes this suggestion.  So I decided to make Happiness my main collection, and incorporate something from each of the other three collections!! Such a fun challenge to set myself!!

I chose a photo of oldest and youngest daughters, and my main reason for choosing it was for the pink and purple colours in it!  It goes perfectly with Happiness.

I created a mixed media background focussing on pink, purple, blue and gold.  I also added subtle white splatters to tie it all in together.  I mostly used the packaging technique, and also splattering.  I used a manual die cut machine to cut two different sizes of triangles from the paper scraps I had leftover from Happiness. After I had adhered all of my triangles I machine stitched through them in bright pink thread for texture and interest.

I heat embossed the large floral stamp from More Than Words with gold metallic embossing powder.  I love how elegant it turned out!

The large chipboard “beautiful” is from Bohemian Dream, and I kept it white so it would pop against all of the other colours on my page.  The “together” die cut title is from Midnight.

I also used Accessory Stickers and  from Happiness and Midnight over the top of the triangles and stitching, and I love the whimsy that it adds!! I wrote my journalling on a cut apart piece that I fussy cut.

I made a process video, which you can watch below.

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I hope I inspired you to pull out your older Cocoa Vanilla Studio collections, and to even mix them up a little!

Thanks so much

Melissa xx

 

Hello Lovely | More Than Words | Kylie Kingham.

Hey there friends! It’s Kylie back with you today for ‘Throwback Thursday’, where I have created a layout featuring a past collection. It was and still is…. one of my favourite collections of all time- ‘More Than Words’.  Just when I was thinking my stash was pretty well done, I was able to create yet another layout design!

I selected a white piece of card stock for my background and added some simple watercolour stripes and splashes in yellow. Going through my pile of embellishments, I had noticed that I had quite a few of the ‘frame’ die cuts. Once my paint had dried I began layering the frames over and under each other for a fun background detail.

My photo was trimmed down to approximately 3″x 4″ and backed with some of the ‘COLLAGE’ paper before being adhered to the centre of my page with foam tape. Working on diagonals, I began layering elements from the chipboard stickers and die cut pack. Some were added with foam adhesive to give my page more dimension. I had been hoarding the gorgeous Deer chipboard sticker for so long because I love it so much. Now it is finally on a layout!

Sometimes when I complete a layout I am often left feeling it needs a little ‘extra’ something. That is how I felt with this design, so I added several Butterfly die cuts on various angles across my page to bring balance to my completed works.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope my layout encourages you a little to dig into your own stash of supplies to have fun creating something special! Until next time,

Kylie.

 

Hello you | Daydream, Unforgettable and More than words collections | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends! Anna here with you sharing a new layout. This week we are focusing on using black because of Black Friday. And I really love black. For today’s project, I have combined black with much softer tones. I think it turned out very beautiful.

For my background, I used a watercolor sheet to do the plastic technique with black dye ink. I created a diagonal design and then, I did a lot of black splatters with pink ones too. I covered most part of it, but you can still see part of the background peeking out behind the circles.

I used the 6×8 Paper pack from More than words and Daydream collections to cut out a bunch of circles in different sizes. I placed them across the page, raising some circles with foam dots to give more dimension.

Between the circles, I also glued some flowers from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera pack. They match really well with the More than words collection. As the theme of the page was circles, flair buttons were perfect and also add dimension and texture to the layout.  I cut my picture with a circle die as well.

I used some phrases from the More than words Accessory Sticker and I arranged three of them all over the page. For my title, I chose the Unforgettable foam title stickers. I love its script font and the deep black and how it stands out. Black hearts are from these stickers too.

To finish off, I cut half an inch from each side of the paper, framed it with black cardstock, and I did a machine stitching all around the page.

And that’s it! I hope you like it and gives you some inspiration to use black in your projects. Thank you so much for stopping by today! See you soon!

Good Times | Laura Alberts | Daydream & More Than Words Collections

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here today to share a darling 9×12 layout with you that shows just how versatile Cocoa Vanilla Studio collections really are, they mix and match so beautifully together! This layout has both Daydream and More than Words meshed together. Using frames from both collections and backing them with cut-aparts and patterned paper to create the background, then layering my photo on top, makes for a sweet linear design that creates pockets perfect for embellishment clusters! Up in the top left, I added a rainbow and word phrase from Daydream, with a butterfly from More than Words!

I traced a border around all of the frames with my pen to give them a little extra depth and dimension (without adding bulk!) and created butterfly trails with Nuvo Drops to create the impression of movement. The stark black border is a paper from More than Words called Gossamer, and the back side of it is covered in more of these gorgeous butterflies! In the center cluster, the florals are a mix of the two collections, and I added small sequins for a bit of sparkle as well!

 

This bottom cluster is my absolute favorite! It features florals from Daydream, a bit of sequins, and a tiny butterfly cut from the More than Words 6×8 paper pack. I love how this cluster bridges the gap between the photo and the title, adding just a nice pop of color where it’s needed most! By using a black and white version of the 4×6 photo, I’ve given myself plenty of opportunity to play with a variety of colors and the contrast between black and white! Love how it turned out!

I hope the varied clusters on this layout inspires you to look at your embellishments a little differently! It’s fun to see how you can change things up. If you’d like to see the Good Times layout come together, I have the entire process in the video below!

Hello sister | Daydream Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends! It’s Anna here with you again with a new layout. The focus of my layouts are usually my daughters, but for today’s project, I decided to use this picture of me and my sister. We both prefer to be behind the camera, but sometimes we have fun taking some selfies.

For my background, I made some mixed media on a watercolor sheet with pink and blue pigment powders. Then, I covered the top half of the page with two ripped papers. I used the B side of the Pretty Bits paper from the Unforgettable Collection and also the B side from the Daisy Days paper from the Daydream Collection.

I framed my photo with this wood polaroid frame from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera pack and raised it with foam to make it stand out. I embellished it all around by creating clusters of flowers from the die cut pack too. I tried to give some dimension to the page raising some flowers with foam dots.

 

For my title, I used the word “hello” from the More than words collection chipboard titles. I put it on top of the frame, and below it, I used an old foam alphabet that I had in my stash to spell the word sister. I completed the title with one of the stickers from the Daydream Accessory Stickers.

On the left side of the Hello, I glued a puffy fabric heart from the Daydream collection. I’m so in love with these hearts.

Finally, I cut a strip from the Garden Variety paper and use a scallop border punch. I lifted the edges and placed it on the top of my page to accentuate the romantic look of the page. I also scattered some hearts and butterflies die cuts.

I love how it turned out, so girly and romantic. I hope it gives you some inspiration. That’s a simple design to use when you’re stuck.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! See you very soon with another project!

Anna xx

 

 

 

Wonderful You | Daydream Collection | Raquel Bowman

Hey everyone, it’s Raquel here with you today sharing my latest layout using the gorgeous Daydream collection.

Here is the layout that I created:

The subject of this layout is my two boys; my husband and my little man Jack. In this picture Jack was a few years old. I rediscovered this photo in my photo stash prior to creating this layout and it brought back some beautiful memories. It is just crazy how quickly time flies. 

I have actually combined another Cocoa Vanilla Collection in today’s layout. I have used the ‘More than Words’ collection to embellish some of this page. The feature element on this page along with the photo of course is the cut file which is a file by Cut to You. 

I matted the photo in a pattern from the 6×8” Paper pad and also vellum from my stash to compliment the soft colours in this layout. I also added a small 4” doily to behind the photo. 

I backed the cut file with a variety of the patterned papers – I tried to stick to softer tones and soft prints in the files. I embellished with florals, stickers, and fussy cut moths. 
To embellish this page I also added one of the gorgeous fabric puffy hearts. I added this on top of the cut file. I love the pop of mustard this gave to the layout. The wonderful chipboard word that made up this title came from the ‘More than Words’ collection. It worked perfectly with this page. 

I added journaling to this page using my usual form; typewritten journaling adhered to the page in strips. I reflected on the relationship these two have…so beautiful. The layout was very top heavy and in particular to the top right – so I added a small little floral embellishment to the bottom left corner of the page.


Thank you so much for popping by the CVS blog today, I hope you have been inspired. 

Take care, 

Raquel xxx

 

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