It’s Sophie with you today with a new layout to share!
I use the beautiful Unforgettable collection this time. I wanted to highlight a yummy dessert that my sweet Sabrina baked and was so proud of!
I started with a thick white cardstock and used three colors from @Shimmerzpaints to create a little mixed media background.
I cut two pieces of the Sprightly paper and placed them horizontally on the top and bottom of the page. I did a zigzag stitch at their edge.
I centered my photo and mounted it on tissue paper and foam adhesive. I decorated in little clusters of embellishments around my photo and used the Foam Title Stickers – my favorites amongst all! – to create my title.
I scattered a few butterflies, handwrote my journaling directly on my background and stamped the date.
Here are more close-ups:
I am so happy with the result! I only had a few elements from that amazing collection left and tended to hoard them…! I am glad that I used them on this project!
Today we say goodbye to another beloved member from our design team – Danni Visser. Danni has been an integral part of our team for a numbers of years now; ever since she first agreed to be a guest designer back in October 2019 and we convinced her stay on permanently. Today truly is a bittersweet goodbye though, because although we are sad to see Danni leave us, we are equally excited and proud of her as she begins her journey through medical school.
So today we thought we would look back at some of our favourite projects Danni has created for us, starting off with one of her guest designer projects from 2019 featuring our ‘Unforgettable’ collection and a beautiful wedding photo…
Danni loves using cut files and has created many projects for us using them, but one of our faves has to be this layout, featuring Danni’s darling daughter, muddy puddles, and our ‘Storyteller’ collection…
Another signature element of Danni’s work over the years has been her amazing hand stitching ability. She has showcased this numerous times, but no layout quite showed it off as spectacularly as this one using our ‘Sunkissed’ collection…
To finish things off, we couldn’t resist sharing a layout Danni created using one of our boy collections, ‘Legendary’. This page featured a nod to the Australian bush and some mixed media work – another element that Danni has often included in her projects over the years…
Danni – thank you for everything! It’s definitely not easy to say goodbye to you and your creations, but we are absolutely thrilled for your new opportunity and what the future holds for you. Lots of love and the best of luck – we can’t wait to be able to call you Doctor Danni!
Mandy here today and I’m sharing a layout featuring a couple of older Cocoa Vanilla collections. Our theme this week on the blog is ‘Mixed Collections’ and so I’ve chosen to use both the Sunkissed and Unforgettable collections. With the weather warming up, I was in the mood to create a bright and fun summery layout, and these two collections worked perfectly for this! The photos that I’ve scrapbooked on this page are of my youngest daughter and I when we had a little girls weekend away together recently.
I started my layout off by trimming 1 12 inches off one side of a sheet of white cardstock, and then matting it on the aqua stripe Splightly patterned paper from the Unforgettable collection. I added some machine stitching down the sides of the white cardstock to give the layout some subtle texture. I then adhered a piece of the gorgeous pink Unscripted paper, also from the Unforgettable collection, on the right hand side of the page.
I printed my photos at 3×4 inches and first matted them side-by-side on white cardstock. I then added some layers of patterned paper behind the photos using the beautiful Natural Beauty paper from the Unforgettable collection and the blue Bright Side paper from the Sunkissed collection. I then adhered the photos towards the bottom of the pink patterned paper, sitting slightly off to the left hand side.
Next I pulled out the gorgeous Growing Wild paper from the Sunkissed collection and fussy cut a couple of floral clusters. I tucked one under the top left hand corner of the photo mat. I also added a couple of extra flowers from the Sunkissed Floral Ephemera pack. To finish the cluster off I added a beautiful butterfly die cut from the UnforgettableEphemera pack and a little banner die cut that says ‘Sweet Memories’ from the Sunkissed Ephemera.
I adhered another smaller fussy cut floral cluster on the bottom right hand corner of the photo mat. You can also see here that I added an Enamel Dot from the Unforgettable collection to the centre of some of the flowers. I like the way that this just adds a little bit more interest to them.
I created one final embellishment cluster to the right of the title, which completes the visual triangle. This cluster includes a Die Cut camera from the Unforgettable collection, a few more flowers and leaves from the Sunkissed Floral Ephemera pack, as well as a die cut banner from the Sunkissed collection. I adhered the banner with craft foam which gives it some nice dimension, and once again I used an enamel dot to add some extra detail to one of the flowers and the camera.
For my title I chose to use one of the phrases from the Unforgettable Foam Title Stickers. ‘The Good Life’ seemed to fit these photos perfectly! I love the way the title contrasts against the bright colours in the papers and embellishments and adds a nice pop to the page!
I finished the layout off by sprinkling around some die cut, foam and puffy hearts.
Thanks so much for joining me here on the blog today! I hope that you enjoyed taking a look at my layout, and maybe you’ve been inspired to pull out some of your older CVS stash as well!
Hi everyone, its Melissa here and today I’m sharing a layout where I mixed a new collection with an older collection. I used Storyteller for the new collection and Unforgettable for the older collection. I used a cut file from Just Nick Studio featuring lots of leaves in a frame which was perfect for my photo of three of my kids dressed in camo and playing a game in our garden.
I used lots of the A5 Paper Stacks for backing the leaves of the cut file. These two collections worked really well together and I chose patterns that were either solid or with small repeating designs. My background woodgrain patterned paper is from Storyteller.
I used one of the Foam Titles from Unforgettable for my title. I love how the black foam really pops! I added an Accessory Sticker from Unforgettable underneath the title.
Next to my photo I placed a cut apart from Unforgettable. I distressed the edges and tucked it under my photo. I added a Wood Button on top of it. I embellished my photo with a cute heart Accessory Sticker.
I didn’t have too much journaling for this page, I used an Accessory Sticker from Storyteller to detail what was happening in my photo.
I hope I inspired you to mix newer and older collections!
It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a sweet Spring themed layout featuring the gorgeous Unforgettable collection!
We are focusing on our current seasons this week on the Cocoa Vanilla blog with our projects! Currently we are enjoying some Spring weather here in Australia so my layout today is all about the florals and my title is pretty fitting as well! I am documenting a photo of my niece in front of a beautiful rose bush, the Unforgettable collection compliments my photo perfectly.
I chose the gorgeous teal coloured paper from the Unforgettable collection as my background. I did trim this piece down and adhered it to a sheet of plain white cardstock, I then bent the edges up to create some texture.
I chose a beautiful floral cut file from CUT to YOU that I cut up slightly and then backed it all with some of the gorgeous papers from the A5 paper stack from the Unforgettable collection.
Once the cut file was all backed, I added craft foam to the underneath and adhered it to the background paper. By using the craft foam, it creates shadows and dimension on my page which I love. Because I cut up the cut file, I was able to strategically place my photo between the 2x floral clusters, I added a small banner die-cut to the top right corner of the photo.
Next it was time to embellish and add the title. I decided to use a die-cut title from the Midnight collection – called Bloom & Grow. I added the word ‘Bloom’ to the left of the photo overlapping the small journal sticker that is tucked in to the side of the photo. I also added the ‘&’ and the ‘Grow’ at the bottom of the cut file. On the right of the photo, I added one of the super cute flair buttons from the Unforgettable collection and below the photo, I added a phrase die-cut and a word accessory sticker. I took out some of the larger florals from the ephemera pack and adhered some with craft foam and some with regular adhesive.
Some of the smaller flowers I adhered with craft foam to help them pop up and give the page some more dimension. Next I tucked in some of the pretty feathers from the ephemera pack and bent the edges up slightly on them to make them look more realistic. I just love the enamel dots in this collection and quite a few made it onto this page, I placed 2 in each cluster. I created 3 clusters of the enamel dots.
Lastly to finish my page, I stamped the date stamp and sprinkled some white mist around the page. Do you have any of the Unforgettable collection that you’re hoarding?!
Get it out and use it for some gorgeous projects!
Thank you so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I love how my layout turned out and I hope you enjoyed reading how I created it!
Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with an Easter layout using the gorgeous Unforgettable collection! These sweet pictures of my daughters opening their Easter baskets were just perfect for this colour scheme. I split my photos into two clusters along the horizontal line of my background. I used a the frame from the ephemera pack and backed it with paper from the A5 paper stack, then tucked it behind one of the photos. Adding florals and a camera to finish off this cluster, then a few butterflies for movement.
On the right side, I added a cut-apart piece and clustered floral and ephemera circle behind that photo. Along the side, I added a tab, camera, and butterfly, as well as clear stickers to create a base layer under the other pieces. I love the mixed media style clear stickers for just this kind of accent.
I love these foam titles and just had to use ‘Bloom & Grow’ for this layout. It was the perfect sentiment for my darling girls who are growing like weeds! Layering the clear stickers gives the appearance of depth behind the title and photos.
I hope this layout inspires you to play with clear stickers in your layering, they can provide excellent bases for clusters! If you’d like to see how Bloom & Grow came together, check out the process video below:
Hey everyone, it’s Raquel here sharing a bit of a flashback to the Unforgettable collection with you today.
Here is the layout that I created:
The subject of my layout today is my ‘baby’ girl – who turned 9 earlier this month. I do not know how this is possible that I have a nine year old in my household. Boy time just flies doesn’t it?
I have not played with this collection in a while and had minimal supplies left. I was excited though to find a whole pack of ephemera so I was able to add and embellish as much as I wanted with no limitations to my floral choices. To frame my photo I used one of my fave script prints in this collection and added tags and circular frames from the ephemera collection. I add a crochet thread to the tags to tie a bow- this thread is subtle and thin and adds a cute touch to the page.
I used a variety of floral pieces to embellish to either side of the photo. Using differing foam adhesive tapes create a dimensional effect – I did this in the clusters to either side.
The title of the page is from foam stickers. What better sentiment than this. I’m sure my Charlotte will agree! I think we counted down to her birthday for an odd 30 days. The level of excitement was high.
To journal as always I have added my typewritten strips to document this moment and milestone.
To finish the page I have framed it on the gorgeous signature floral paper of the collection and machine stitched the edge. I also added those final finishing touches of a scattering of enamel dots.
I can hardly believe I am documenting this moment of my baby girls life!
Thank you so much for stopping by the CVS blog today. I hope you are well and safe in this crazy work we live in currently
Take care, xxx
Hello, its Melissa here and I’m so happy to be back for another Throwback Thursday layout!! I love Throwback Thursday because it enables me to dive into my stash and work with some older Cocoa Vanilla products. I decided to go into my stash and work with the first older collection (as in not from 2021) that I came across – hence the beautiful Unforgettable Collection! The photo is the offical school photo of my 7 year old daughter for this year.
I find school photos challenging to scrapbook because of the size of the photo, and often the colour tones that I can’t alter because the photos come printed. I decided to use “Natural Beauty” for my background, and I also layered up “Forget Me Not” and “Lacewing”. I used my scallop edge punch for extra texture. For my photo I fussy cut out the floral edges on one of the cut apart cards on “Story Teller”. I also used embellishments from the “Die Cut Ephemera”, Accessory Stickers and “Flair Buttons”.
I decided to use several of the “Clear Stickers” and I layered them in two positions next to my photo to provide a minimal mixed media look. I love how they look!
I created my title with one of the phrases from the Foam Title Stickers. I finished my layout with some black ink splatters.
I hope I’ve inspired you to create layouts and projects with Unforgettable.
Hello crafty friends, today is throwback Thursday! I knew I wanted to use this gorgeous paint brush cut file from Confessions of a Paper Addict and my layout flowed from there. I dug deep into my CVS stash and realised that although I do not have much of collections left I had enough using a large cut file.
I used a wood grain paper to cut the handles of the brushes and to add visual interest I used a rose gold glitter paper which contrasted wonderfully against the black. Instead of using the cut file paint brush strokes I used the clear stickers paint strokes from various older collections. I love how they turned out!
I then embellished each paint brush by adding floral clusters tucked behind the wood part of the paint brush. I added butterfly flairs, and clear stickers in a way they look like they are flying into and away on my page.
I next added my photo with foam tape which is a 3.5 x 3.5 inches.I added it off centre to the middle paintbrush. To frame may photo I found two large die cut butterflies at tucked under my photo each side. I found some black phrase sentiments and chose a relevant one to my theme and added directly under my photo.
I found a die cut title and added with foam tape, just above it a added another phrase die cut as my sub title and to finish off I added a clear sticker camera.
Since I had every clear sticker sheet out that I owned I went back and added some more clear stickers, the mixed media strokes. I found another flair with Life is Good which was in a orange tone so blended perfectly with the colours of my layout.
I do love how this turned out and enjoyed the challenge of using my stash and older CVS collections/embellishments. Clear stickers have always been a favourite embellishment for me and they really added beautiful colour and texture to my layout.
Thank you for stopping by today and have a wonderful week!
It’s Sophie with you today and I am sharing a soft and beautiful layout created with the Unforgettable collection.
I started by adding a little bit of aqua watercolor paint on a thick white cardstock where I had planned to put my photo and on the top right side of the page.
I used a rectangle of the “Natural Beauty” patterned paper to ground my photo. I printed this lovely photo of Sabrina in our backyard in black and white to add to the softness of the page. I added tissue paper, adhesive foam and a layer of the “Sprightly” patterned paper behind the photo.
I added a floral cluster on the lower right corner of the photo that comes from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, and created a few watercolor leaves that I fussy cut and included in the cluster. I placed a few Unforgettable Accessory Stickers around it.
I added a tag and a camera on the upper right side of the photo.
My title is a mix of alphabet stamps from my stash and the word “memories” cut out of the “Story Teller” patterned paper.
Finally, I created a little cluster of embellishments on the top right portion of the page, added a beautiful Flair Button next to my photo and a few flying butterflies that I cut out of the gorgeous “Lacewing” patterned paper. Of course, I handwrote my journaling as I do on most of my layouts !
Here are a few other close-ups:
I hope this layout was inspiring for you, thank you so much for stopping by !
