Let’s Explore | Great Escape | Josefine van der Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

Welcome to Cocoa Vanilla Studio’s blog, and I’m thrilled to have you here for some new scrapbook inspiration featuring the amazing “Great Escape” collection.

In a few weeks, we’ll be jetting off to New York City! Yay… I can hardly wait to create beautiful family memories together in this iconic city. My canvas for today is a 12×12 white cardstock. I’ve used blue distress ink to create watercolor circles. Using a breakfast plate, I inked the edges with the blue distress ink and water. Then, flipping the plate over, I made various prints on the 12×12 white cardstock. The shade of blue distress ink I used is “faded jeans”.

Now, it’s time for some fussy cutting. I’ve selected a patterned paper with stars and cut out several stars from it. I layer three stars on top of each other and sew them together using a sewing machine, then individually place them in a circle on my layout. In the center of the stars, I place a puffy sticker.

The photo capturing the breathtaking view of New York City is placed in the center and embellished with a cardstock circle die-cut and a word sticker. For the title, I’ve used the beautiful black ornate word titles and created the title “Let’s Explore”, which is exactly what we’ll be doing in New York!

I add some blue splatters with the distress ink and also create white splatters using white gesso, applying them with a watercolor brush. I scatter a few small stars in different places among the larger stars for a playful effect.

I hope I’ve inspired you with this Scrapbook Layout and look forward to seeing you next time. Have a wonderful and creative day today!

Xoxo, Jo