My Home Memories | Daydream Collection | Danni Visser
Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans! Danni here sharing a 12×12 layout using the beautiful Daydream collection. This week I was challenged to create a layout in my ‘signature style’. I hope you like it!
When choosing a design for my layouts, I almost always choose a patterned paper as a starting point. I just love using a bright subtle pattern as a background, so I selected Sun Shower 12×12 patterned paper for the lovely bright yellow colour.
Next I decided to add some handstitching, which very often features on my layouts. I sketched some delicate leaf shapes with a pencil around where I thought my photos would go, and added a simple backstitch in white embroidery thread. I especially love how white thread looks on a colourful background paper.
I chose two 3×4 photos as that tends to be my most commonly used photo composition. I added a simple photo mat to each using the subtle black and white print on Sweet Serenity 12×12 patterned paper, then overlapped them slightly with one popped up on dimensional foam. Another signature feature of my layouts is cutfiles, so I added some of the simple white leaf cutfiles that I keep on my desk. I like how these followed the same design as the stitched leaves while adding a different texture.
I filled in my leaf clusters with some blue and pink floral die cuts from the die cut ephemera, popping some of them up on dimensional foam. I chose a large title from the die cut titles and stacked them around my main photo cluster. I also went ahead and added some highlights to the letters with a white gel pen to create a three-dimensional effect.
I almost always use tiny words from the accessory stickers on my layouts, so I went in and added these in three places around my layout, tucking them below my main title and around my photos. I also chose three of the adorable tiny butterflies that I fussy cut from the 6×8 paper stack, popped their wings up on foam and drew tiny flight trails behind them with my white gel pen.
To finish off I added another signature technique that I use on almost every layout – ink splatters. I used a white acrylic ink and black acrylic paint to create tiny delicate splatters all around the layout. I really love how this turned out and I think it definitely matches my signature style. I hope you enjoyed joining me today as well! There is a process video on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio YouTube channel linked below if you would like to watch the entire process. Happy scrapping!
Danni x