12 x 12 scrapbooking layout

Fun Times | Great Escape | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

If you’re a fan of nature-inspired scrapbook layouts, you’ll absolutely love working with the “Great Escape” collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. This stunning outdoor-themed collection is perfect for capturing those adventurous moments, whether it’s a hike through the woods or a day spent exploring a new park. Recently, I created a layout using this collection, and I wanted to share the details with you.

 

 

For this particular layout, I decided to focus on one of my favorite elements: butterflies. Using the beautiful design papers from the “Great Escape” collection, I carefully cut out several butterfly shapes in various sizes. To add an extra touch of detail and dimension, I hand-stitched around the edges of each butterfly with white thread. This simple yet effective technique gives the butterflies a delicate, textured look that really stands out on the page.

 

 

Next, I turned to the paper die-cuts included in the collection. These die-cuts are absolutely gorgeous and incredibly versatile. I selected a variety of designs and arranged them along a horizontal line that runs across the layout. I made sure to align this line with the height of my photo, creating a balanced and cohesive design.

 

The final result is a layout that truly captures the essence of an outdoor adventure. The combination of the stitched butterflies and the playful arrangement of die-cuts adds both texture and visual interest, drawing the eye across the page. The “Great Escape” collection provided the perfect palette and elements to bring this nature-inspired scrapbook page to life.

 

Whether you’re documenting a weekend hike or simply celebrating the beauty of the great outdoors, Cocoa Vanilla Studio’s “Great Escape” collection has everything you need to create a stunning scrapbook layout. Happy crafting!

XoXo, Jo

Beautiful Nature | Happy Days | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers!

Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio scrapbook blog today. We’re happy that you’re looking for new inspiration with the amazing collections from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. Today, I’ve created a new scrapbook layout using the beautiful and cheerful “Happy Days” collection.

 

I’ve incorporated a lot of color in my layout, and to create a striking contrast, I chose to print my photos in black and white. For my design, I selected patterned paper with rainbow colors. Using a two-inch circle punch, I punched out several circles and folded them in half. I then stitched the folded circles with white thread using a sewing machine. Next, I arranged them in a color pattern on a subtle patterned paper that serves as the base for my layout.

 

 

The black and white photos are placed on the right side, accented with floral clusters both above and below them. For the title, I used the elegant black foam title “Beautiful” from the Storyteller collection. I completed the title with the small colorful puffy alpha set from the Happy Days collection. I cut out three lemons from the patterned paper and made a 3D lemon—so cute!

 

I scattered a few die-cuts, butterflies, and word strips throughout my scrapbook layout. The result is a delightful, summery layout made with the fantastic “Happy Days” collection. I hope I was able to inspire you, and I’ll see you next time.

XoXo, Jo

 

 

The great outdoors | Great Escape | Josefine Van der Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

and welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog! I’m so glad you’re here seeking new scrapbook inspiration and are curious about the fantastic new collection called “Great Escape.” Today, I’m excited to share how I was inspired by the June challenge. I love stars, so I dove into fussy cutting and had a blast creating this layout.

 

First, I began by selecting a sheet of patterned paper filled with stars and cutting out each one. For the background, I opted for a crisp white 12×12 cardstock to make the stars pop. Using my electronic cutting machine, I cut a circular frame, which I placed in the center of the white cardstock. To add a subtle touch of detail, I stitched a delicate white border around the circle.

 

Next, I adhered my photo partially onto the circular frame, using patterned paper as a backdrop to give it an extra layer of interest. With the photo in place, it was time to arrange all those carefully cut stars. I wanted to create a playful and dynamic effect, so I scattered the stars around the photo and the circular frame, using 3D foam to lift them off the page slightly. This gave the layout depth and a fun, interactive feel. Once the stars were securely in place, it was time to add the title. I chose the elegant black titles from the collection, placing the title right in the center of the circle. The bold, stylish lettering contrasted beautifully with the white background and colorful stars, making the title stand out prominently.

To finish off the layout, I added some splatters of blue distress ink. This little touch brought a sense of whimsy and tied the entire composition together. I let the ink dry naturally, which added a bit of texture and dimension to the page.

 

 

By focusing on the star theme and using techniques like fussy cutting and layering with 3D foam, this layout captures the essence of adventure and exploration that “Great Escape” embodies. Whether you’re documenting outdoor memories or simply love celestial designs, this collection offers endless possibilities for creative expression. Don’t forget to join in on the challenges and share your creations with the Cocoa Vanilla Studio community—we love seeing what you come up with! Until then, enjoy scrapping and making memories.

XoXo, Jo

 

 

You Make My Heart Smile | Love Always Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here again with a beautiful winter layout using the stunning, classic Love Always collection. I especially love the florals in this collection! They are so pretty and soft, perfect for a pastel layout like this one.

I started this layout with chipboard frames and a number of stunning patterned papers to back them with. The title is a cut-apart piece that I layered a frame on top of and decorated with Nuvo drops in gold. I outlined each of the frames with a black gel pen to give them a little depth with a faux shadow.

Next, I backed my photos with a beautiful bold pink from the Unforgettable collection to help them stand out. Layering the photos on top of the frames, then adding embellishment clusters on top of the photos, it gives the layout a 3D look without much bulk.

To see how “You Make My Heart Smile” came together, check out the process video below:

https://youtu.be/plzSvvQnA24

Sunny Days | Sunkissed collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello friends !

 

It’s Sophie on the blog today with this rainbow layout to share !

 

 

I used the Sunkissed collection, and focussed on the beautiful rainbow paper named “Bright Side” as the star of my page.

 

I selected matching colour embroidery floss for each ray of the rainbow and added hand stitching on them. I fussy cut around the rainbow, added foam dots on its back and placed it on the right side of a 12×12 thick white cardstock.

 

 

I chose a beautiful summer photo and arranged a big floral cluster around it, adding a few more little rainbows, leaves, and the date.

 

 

My title is from the Sunkissed Clear Stickers sheet.

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

I love how it turned out ! It’s a simple page but so bright and cheerful, and so easy to create with such a colourful collection !

 

Thank you for stopping by !

 

Have a great crafty day !!

 

Sophie xx

You make me smile | Storyteller Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello, hello! It’s Anna here with another layout. This time I used a bit older “Storyteller” collection to make it. I still have plenty of elements and papers in my stash so it would be a pity to not to use some again. Once again I scrapbooked photo of my girls together, taken in March this year. They are getting older and less agreable when it comes to taking photos of them. Teenagers, right? So I need to take advantageof snapping them photos anytime I can.

I love saturated colors in this line and I contrasted them with white background. With my heart shaped dies, I die cut few hearts out of navy and pink patterns. I used both 12*12 papers and 6*8 Paper Stash.

Next step was to arrange them under my 6*4 photo, using 3D foam squares. I also added few flowers and leaves from Floral Ephemera Pack, reaching for the ones in blue, red and peach colors.

I love using Chipboard Stickers – they add so much texture to the page. I used few of them in between the hearts, like camera, banner and inscription. I also added few Wood Epoxy Buttons in my composition.

Creating a title is fast and easy with Foam Title Stickers. Their black color contrasts so well with colorful hearts and flowers. There are so many phrases to choose from. You can also build your own sentences!

I finished my project by adding tiny and cute Puffy Stickers hearts and some red splatters. It’s my signature move in most of my pages!

That’s it for today. Do you have “Storyteller” collection in your stash? If so, maybe it’s time to pull it out and put into good use again!

Thank you so much for spending your time with me and see in June!

XO Anna

Love This| Storyteller | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog! It’s great that you’re looking for new scrapbook inspiration. Today, I have a new scrapbook layout made with the beautiful “Storyteller” collection designed by Cocoa Vanilla Studio. These stunning fresh colors really bring your layout to life.

 

 

I wanted to use this photo of my daughter in Sydney. I decided to punch out various hearts using my heart punch and chose different patterned papers. I playfully arranged the hearts in the center of my white cardstock. On top, I placed the photo of my daughter posing in front of the beautiful Sydney Opera House.

 

I selected various paper die-cut flowers and created two lovely flower clusters. I also wanted to use the paper die-cut shapes, like the a cute camera, banner, and several mini hearts to give a place on this layout. For the title, I chose the elegant black foam titles. These black elegant words go wonderfully well with this amazing collection.

 

I added some splatters with white gesso, which I mixed with water, and also splattered some of my blue distress ink “Faded Jeans. I hope I have been able to inspire you with this layout and look forward to seeing you again next time on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog. Have a wonderful and creative day. XoXo, Jo

Choose Happy | Happiness collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you today to share a new scrapbook layout featuring the gorgeous Happiness collection! I was given the Throwback Thursday theme for this week so I decided to revisit the gorgeous Happiness collection and got creating! I don’t know about you but the Happiness collection would have to be one of my all-time favourite collections by Cocoa Vanilla, I am in love with it!

I chose to document a photo of my honey and I on a date a couple of months ago, opting to print the photo in black and white so that it would stand out amongst all the colour in the Happiness collection. I began by choosing a title cut file from CUT to YOU, cutting it out on white cardstock, I then took one of the papers from the A5 paper stack and backed the open letters in the cut file. I added craft foam to the underside of the larger letters and adhered it down in the centre of another sheet of plain white cardstock. I did leave adhesive off the top part of the cut file so that I could tuck in my photo and some embellishments and the cut file would be able to overlap these. I trimmed this white cardstock down to measure roughly 11′ x 11′ and adhered it to the ‘B’ side of the Botanical Bliss paper, I machine-stitched a border around the outside to add some texture and some interest.

I layered another of the papers from the A5 paper stack underneath the photo and also one of the frames from the ephemera pack. I also tucked one of the journal spots from the Accessory sticker sheet into the top of the frame and photo. Next, I cut out the ‘You Are My Happy’ from the A5 paper pad and adhered it to the right-hand side of the photo. I also tucked in the tag from the Accessory sticker sheet into the top of the You Are My Happy piece. I took some more ephemera pieces like the florals and butterflies and layered them around the cut file, I also layered the phrase banner die-cuts on top of the cut file.

The clear stickers in this collection are gorgeous so I added them around my page and also some of the phrase stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet as well. As I don’t journal on my pages all that much, I love how these phrase stickers help to tell the story behind my photo.

I cut a strip of the ‘B’ side of the ‘Frame of Mind’ paper and punched out a scalloped border using my border punch. I then adhered this piece below the cut file and machine-stitched through the centre to add some extra texture. Lastly I stamped the date stamp to finish my layout. A love how it turned out and hope you are inspired to get creative!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Adventure Getaway | Great Escape collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends !

 

It’s Sophie with you today and I am happy to share this new layout created with the Great Escape collection !

 

 

I went with circles for my design and selected several different patterned papers from the collection and placed them in scalloped circles (created with a metal die from my stash).

 

I selected a beautiful photo from our trip to the Rocky Mountains and centered it on my page.

 

I embellished around the photo with all these coloured circles.

 

I cut about half an inch for both sides of my 12×12 white cardstock and placed it on the beautiful striped paper “Journey” from the collection. It recalls all the colours from the circles and ties everything together !

 

 

Finally, I embellished the layout with Die cuts from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, stars from the Puffy Stickers pack and used a Foam Title Sticker for my title.

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s different and fun ! I love how it turned out !

 

I hope it can give you inspiration to get crafty !

 

Thank you for stopping by, I will see you again soon !

 

Sophie xx

 

My sunshine | Happy days Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello crafty Friends! It’s Anna here with my layout inspired with MAY CHALLENGE. The topic for this month is FLOWER FRENZY and I think I did it a justice.

I made a page filled with flowers and almost nothing else. Go bold or go home right? It was such an easy job with Floral Ephemera products and almost each Cocoa Vanilla collection has them!

I actually combined two of my favourite things – flowers and rainbows. I just arranged the flowers in particular order creating horizontal stripes of color. As you can see, this background required a lot of flowers so I combined Floral Ephemera packs from both HAPPY DAYS and SUNKISSED collections. They both share similar, juicy color palette so flowers match together perfectly.

I started with shite cardstock and just added flowers in two layers. Some of them are glued down directly to the background and some with one layer of foam. Next step was to add extra leaves and flower buds. I didn’t have enough of single leaves to I just cut branches into smaller pieces.

After the background was done, I added my photo and title created with Chipboard Title Srickers. Each letter is a separate sticker so you can also treat those words as a source of letters and create new words with them.

I finished my project by adding tiny Puffy Stickers in a shape of hearts and few words from 6*12 Accessory Stickers. Flowers did the whole work here so I didn’t need much of an embellishing.

How do you like my idea for a custom made background? it will be a perfect idea to use up the leftovers from older collections too. You can also fussy cut flowers from 12*12 papers. Almost each CVS collection has one, that is perfect for this purpose!

That is all for today! Thank you so much for spending your time with me and see you in two weeks!

XO

Anna

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