Hi everyone, its Melissa here and I’m back today with another layout that I created with the beautiful These Days collection. This collection is still on sale over in the shop, so make sure you head on over and purchase it before its gone! I was in the mood for creating with circles and I created all of these circles using my Cricut Design Space. If you don’t have an electronic die cutting machine you could use a manual die cutting machine, a circle cutter or you could trace around circular items.
This photo is of my eldest daughter in my husband’s relatives pool in January during our summer. The back ground paper is Daybreak and is so beautiful with all of the mixed media-look background. The majority of patterned paper circles were cut from the A5 Paper Stack, and I distressed all of the edges. I stuck some flat to the paper, and placed others on dimensional foam for interest.
Hey Everyone, It’s Michelle here today with a little scrappy inspiration featuring the These Days Collection. I made both a layout and a couple of cards that can be shown off in a frame as part of your home decor so I think thats a win for today. Lets take a walk through how it all came together..
First up we will start with the layout. I fell in love with the little village of houses on the Neighbourhood paper the minute I saw it, but could never think of the right way to show them off. That was until recently when I had an idea to fussy cut them all out and line them up with some ‘grass’ and other bits to make one of the cutest layouts I think I’ve ever made.
I chopped my white cardstock into 3 even strips that I could line the houses up on, then sewed strips of the green and white spotted paper ‘Family Ties‘ to create the grass. I used a pair of herb shredder scissors that are pretty much the same as a pair of fringing scissors, I just felt these scissors would be better suited to my craft room than left in the trusty kitchen gadget draw haha.
I added machine stitching to each green strip then fluffed up the grass and added all the tiny houses to the rows.
I even added in a couple of trees, some mini potted plants, happy dogs and rabbits, some of the little people and a bike. Sweet tiny details that really made the layout come together.
Once I had the rows of houses sorted out and adhered with foam, I glued the 3 white cardstock strips onto a second piece of white cardstock, spacing them out evenly down the page, then I moved on to creating a mixed title
I used both the foam title stickers and mini alphabet stickers to combine together in a mixed font title. I sewed through all the pieces to keep them in place as I’d moved them around that many times to find the right place that they had lost their stickiness.
Next up I added my photos to the layout. I chose 2 family photos that worked with the title that I had created and printed them out in black and white so they didn’t clash with all the pretty house colours. I tucked the photos in the gaps I created between a few of the houses in 2 of the rows and popped them up slightly using foam behind them.
It may have taken many tries to get this recent family photo, with plenty of giggles in between.
I used some of the sweet little puffy heart stickers from the puffy stickers pack to create little puffs of smoke from a couple of the chimneys
Then splattered the white space with gold ink to create a star like sky, even though I haven’t used a dark background.
I really enjoyed creating this little village, so much so that I don’t think its going to be added to an album any time soon, I think it deserves to be out on show in a shadowbox frame for all to enjoy.
Speaking of enjoying crafty things, I had a couple of little houses left over that I thought I would make a couple of cards that can be interchanged in a frame and kept out on display in our living room.
I used all the same elements for these that I did in the layout, just in a 4x6inch size. Going to have a hard time switching them around that I might need a second frame to add to a different area of the house and make use of both cards at the same time.
Well friends, Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my creations using the These Days Collection. Be sure to check out the shop for the epic sale on this very collection, then we can all have little villages on layouts! If you do recreate this layout for your own family, please share it with us in the Facebook Community Group so that I can see how yours came together. I love seeing layouts that have been inspired by my own.
It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a sweet layout created with the gorgeous These Days collection!
I am documenting a lovely photo of my sister and our Mum together from a few years ago.
I started my layout by choosing a cut file from CUT to YOU and cut it out from the Good Life patterned paper, I was careful to have the heart placed in the centre of the paper so that it would leave the 12′ x 12′ paper in tact but just with a big heart cut out of it! I trimmed down a sheet of plain white cardstock and adhered this to the heart paper, being sure not to place adhesive here the heart was cut out.
I chose a variety of the patterned papers from the A5 paper stack and backed all the spaces in the heart with all of the different papers. I used up lots of this paper pack for this layout! I love how the heart looks with all of the papers backed in the spaces. Once the heart was all backed, I added craft foam underneath the cut file and then adhered it to the white cardstock background. Next I added one of the super cute gold puffy hearts to the centre of the heart cut out in the cut file.
I placed my photo over to the right and on top of the cut file, layering one of the 3′ x 4′ pocket cards under the photo to help enhance the photo and make it stand out from all the gorgeous colours in the various papers. My title is the small card to the left of my photo, I cut this out from the A5 paper stack. I also added the Hello banner sticker above the title as well. I just had to add some of the gorgeous florals from the floral ephemera pack, I tucked these in both on the left and on the right of the photo. I added more die-cuts here too and some phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet too.
Above the photo, I adhered the Happy die-cut title and at the bottom I tucked in one of the tab stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I stamped the date stamp on this tab. Around the outside edge of the heart, I added some of the gorgeous puffy hearts from the Puffy Stickers, I love how these look scattered around the large heart. A few more die-cuts like the butterflies and the tea cup finished off the embellishing of my layout and one of the last things added was one of the Wood Epoxy buttons.
Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today! I hope you enjoyed reading how I created my layout and that you inspired to create using your These Days collection!
Before I share my page today, have you seen the sale on the ‘These Days’ collection in the shop?! There are still some gorgeous pieces left from this collection at a hugely reduced price… you can check it out HERE.
SO for today’s layout, I thought I would create something with this collection to inspire you to grab the last pieces available for this collection or grab out what you have in your craft room.
This is a picture from Christmas, with a bunch of our family…These Days is perfect for documenting family, home…anything close to your heart really.
I used the black and white dot paper for the base of my page…a great neutral to get started. Next, I adhered 3 strips of patterned paper to add colour and layers to my page…these are 3×8 inch in size. These were adhered with foam to create dimension.
I created multiple layers behind my photo with different papers. I cut the mason jar and the blue scalloped frame from cards found in the Pocket Cards.
On the right of my photo I added some tabs from the Die Cut Ephemera. Also one of the Wood Epoxy Buttons to the bottom right and top of my photo. The heart tab is from the cut apart paper.
The strip of houses under my photo is also cut from the cut apart paper… then to fill out my page I used a bunch of florals from the floral ephemera pack and also fussy cut some out from the floral paper. To add more black to the page I added some of the black foam stems found on the title sticker sheet. You may also spot a few of the Puffy Stickers on my page..they are so cute!
I hope you enjoyed my page and are inspired to check out the ‘These Days’ SALE.
Mandy here today for Throwback Thursday! I decided to dig into my stash and create a layout using the beautiful These Dayscollection. It was perfect for documenting these photos of my eldest daughter on her first day of uni!
I started my layout off with a sheet of the gorgeous Home Grown floral paper. Using a punch, I created a decorative border around the paper and then matted the patterned paper on a sheet of white cardstock. Next I trimmed down a sheet of the orange Wall of Famepaper to 9 inches square and layered that over the floral paper. I then matted my photos using the reverse side of the Home Grown paper and adhered them towards the top of the Wall of Fame patterned paper. So that the photos didn’t look like they were just floating, I gave them a ‘shelf’ to sit on by adding a strip of the woodgrain Pretty Posies paper underneath the photos. I also added a decorative element to this strip by punching a strip of leaves from the green Family Ties paper and adhering that across the woodgrain strip.
Using embellishments from both the Die Cut Ephemera and the Floral Ephemera packs, I created an embellishment cluster to the right of the photos. I tried to be intentional when selecting my embellishments for this page, choosing to use icons such as a typewriter and a stack of books, which tied in nicely with the theme of the layout.
I created another embellishment cluster in the bottom left hand corner of the layout, using more items from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. I chose the mug because my daughter loves to drink tea and often has a cuppa on the go while she’s doing uni work. I also added some typed journalling underneath this embellishment cluster.
To complete the visual triangle, I added a some more embellishing in the top left hand corner. I kept it fairly simple by just adding a banner and a tab as the page was already quite busy. The three embellishment clusters on the layout help to draw the viewer’s eye around the page.
For my title, I decided on using the beautiful Foam Title Stickers. However, as these photos were of a significant day, I didn’t necessarily want a generic title for this layout, so I decided to alter some of the letters to create the specific title that I wanted. The word ‘Life’ was already one of the words from the sticker pack, however to create the word ‘Uni’, I had to get a bit creative. I used the ‘U’ from the word ‘You’; the ‘N’ and the ‘I’ were both altered from other letters in the word ‘Home’. Don’t be afraid to alter embellishments to suit your layout. There’s no rules to say that you have to use them as is!
I hope that you enjoyed taking a look at my layout and maybe you’ve been inspired to create with the These Days collections as well. If you don’t already have this beautiful collection in your stash, you might find some items still available in the Cocoa Vanilla store.
Hello everyone. It’s Anna here with my newest layout. As I am waiting impatiently to dive into brand new and recently released new line called “Happy days”, I pulled out some older but still pretty collection from my stash called “These days”. If you do not have it yet, there are still plenty of elements available in CVS store and they have some crazy awesome prizes! So go quickly and grab it while you still can.
I scrapbooked picture I took the same day (totally fresh from the oven!) of my two girls getting ready for a birthday party. They are recently in the phase they both like dark (preferably black) colors so this mama is missing all the pink and pastel photos so much. That’s why using “These days” with it’s muted colors was a great choice.
I started with cutting out big letters from a word PARTY with my digital die cutting machine using “Family ties” paper. This colorful pattern has all the colors present in this collection. I arranged my letters on the white cardstock and used my pencil to gently sketch an outlines of them.
Next step was chosing five different colors of Distress Inks and blending them under each letter stepping out ot the lines a little bit, to create sort of colorful shadow. The final result is very subtle, exaclty how I intended it to be. I still have plenty of flowers in my Floral Ephemera pack, so I picked a few adding them color on color (matching the inky shadow witht the flowers). Before I started glueing them down, I added a layer of foam tape under each letter for more dimension.
I love all the papers with elements that can be fussy cut from them, like flowers or butterflies. I always buy more than one paper and I can make myself plenty of extra ephemera pieces. It can strech your collection so much more. This was the case with beautiful “Take flight” paper filled with butterflies. I cut out few of them and added them on top of the letters. I also reached for Ephemera Pack and found more matching elements to tuck under the letters.
With my title almost done, it was time to finally add my photo. I had a perfect spot in the bottom left corner. Before glueing it down, I backed the picture with cute pattern paper with hearts called “Good life”. All I had to do was to add some smalled puffy stickers,clear stickers and 6*12 stickers here and there. I also finished my title adding word “time” using super cute puffy alpha stickers.
And voila! The page is done. Another memory scrapbooked! That is all for today. Don’t forget about the great discount on “These days” collection, that is waiting for you in CVS Shop! I am sure it’s not the last time I am reaching for this amazing line.
Hello Paperlovers, So happy to see you on the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I chose the amazing collection “These Days” designed by of course Coco Vanilla Studio. I absolutely love the beautiful colors in this collection that fit perfectly to create a beach themed layout. With this blog I want to take you through my creative process…..
I started with a blank white cardstock sheet and took inspiration from cardmakers. Instead of one decorated circle, I place four in a grid pattern on my white cardstock sheet.I choose several pattern papers and cut out three circles. Then I cut out three circle edges. I add a light blue sewing stitch to these circle edges. I also provide the beach picture with a light blue sewing stitch.
I placed the circle edges with 3D tape on top of the pattern circles. This way I created more dimension and can slide the flower die-cuts between the layers much easier.
I love creating different layers with so many beautiful and different embellishments from this amazing collection. I choose different floral die-cuts, butterflies cut from patterned paper, wooden buttons, little cute gold colored heart and different word stickers. I absolutely love how the differents clusters turned out.
For the title “Happy Days” I used a shape die-cut along with the mini puffy alphabet. See the little title cluster on the photo. For a real beach vibe, I made a view white splatters with gesso. I mixed gesso with a little bit of water and I used a water color brush to splatter. I also made some light pink splatters using the Distress Oxide color “Saltwater taffy” I hope I was able to inspire you with this scrapbook layout and hope to see you on the blog next time. I wish you a happy and creative day. XoXo, Jo
Hello Paperlovers, And welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla blog. Today I have some new scrapbook. inspiration for you with the amazing collections “Daydream” and “These Days” These are the collections that make me love Cocoa Vanilla Studio so much! So beautiful, delicate and sweet.
I started with a piece of white cardstock. I cut the large black and white photo of my daughter into a circle. I choose a patterned paper from the “Daydream” collection and cut it into a slightly larger circle and place it behind the photo. Then I stitch the round border with light blue sewing thread.
For the butterflies, I used an older cutting template from Provocraft. Of course, you can use any butterfly cutting template you have in your stash. You can also use your electronic cutting machine to cut out a view butterflies. I choose different pattern papers from the “Daydream” and the “These Days” collection for the butterflies. (A small detail, I stitch the butterflies in the center with light blue sewing thread.)
I fussy cut several flowers from the patterned paper. Along with the butterflies, I create a two large clusters on each side. I use adhesive tape and 3D foam to create more dimension.Have you spotted the beautiful green fabric heart yet?
I cut a few extra butterflies from the pattern paper from the ” These Days” collection. I placed these cute little butterflies around the punched out butterflies.For the title, I used the mini puffy alphabet (These Days) and the die-cut Ephemera title (Daydream) I place the title between the two clusters below the photo. For an extra touch, I make splatters with white gesso and distress oxide (Saltwater taffy). I mix the white gesso with water and used a water color brush to apply the splatters to my layout.
I want to thank you for visiting the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today and I hope I have inspired you with this scrapbook layout. Hope to see you next time and have fun with the beautiful Cocoa Vanilla Studio collections.
XoXo, Jo
It’s Sophie here and I am so exciting to share this new layout with you!
This week’s theme is all about florals! Heaven!!! It clearly is my all-time favorite embellishment!
I used the beautiful These Days collection for my page.
I decided to do three cascades of flowers around my black and white photo.
I fixed three white embroidery threads of different lengths with a brad on a thick white cardstock. I punched tiny holes on each flower that I planned to use. They come from the Floral Ephemera pack and some are also fussy cut out of the “Home Grown” patterned paper.
I strung the flowers on the threads in descending order to create the cascades and fixed each of them with adhesive to make sure that they stay in place.
I added many tiny flowers and leaves scattered around the cascades as well.
I used a simple title cut out of “The Good Life” paper.
I placed a strip of the “Pretty Posies” paper and a scalloped strip of white cardstock at the base of the layout to ground everything, and handwrote my journaling.
Here are more close-ups:
This was fun to make!! And although it might look sophisticated, it was a very simple way to highlight the beauty of these pretty florals!
It’s Jo here on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today sharing a new scrapbook layout with you. For this layout, I was inspired by two seasons. I chose to create a fall layout in spring colors. I had some leftovers from the Daydream and These Days collections and chose to combine them both for this layout.
I grab a 12×12 white watercolor paper and choose one of my fave color distress oxide called “saltwater taffy” I create three stains on the white background by using a kitchen sponge. I make a stamping motion on the watercolor paper with the sponge and the Distress oxide color. Don’t forget to wet the sponge a little bit so the ink flows out nicely on your paper. I take a watercolor brush and splash some ink. I love the effect of ink splatters on my layouts. These splatters give my mixed media background more demension and a festive look.
I use a beautiful cutfile designed by Cut to You called “Autumn leaf” I cut out the cutfile twice by using my Cricut Maker and backed it with yellow and pink colored design paper from the gorgeous Daydream collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.
I placed both cutfiles on top of my light coral pink mixed media background.
I fussy cut a few flowers from the pattern papers and placed these under my Happy Autumn selfie picture. I made a cluster on both sides of the photo with the gorgeous Die-cuts elements, stickers and figures from the Daydream and the These days collection.
I placed a few extra embellishments like butterflies, sequins, labels and stickers to decorate my Autumn layout with spring vibes. Some of the embellishments I added white sewing thread with my sewing machine. Finally I give my layout some extra white gesso splatters.
I hope I’ve given you some fun ideas for combining different collections and themes like spring and fall with each other. I love to see you next time on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog and social with a new crafty scrapbook project! Can’t wait to see your gorgeous inspiration on the Cocoa Vanilla FB groep! Happy creating and I wish you a fun and crafty day friends!
Using embellishments from both the 
I hope that you enjoyed taking a look at my layout and maybe you’ve been inspired to create with the These Days collections as well. If you don’t already have this beautiful collection in your stash, you might find some items still available in the Cocoa Vanilla store.
