Anna Blades

Like you | Unforgettable Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends!

It’s Anna here with you again sharing a new layout. This week, the theme of our projects is “sparkle and shine”. I’m not very fond of sequins and glitter, but I do love foil. For today’s page, I’ve used the Unforgettable collection.

I started with white cardstock for my background. Then, I cut a diagonal strip of the Sprightly paper. On both sides of the patterned paper, I put two pieces of washi tape with gold foil.

For my title, I cut a phrase with a metal die from black toner ink cardstock. Then, I ran it through a laminator to cover it with pink foil. I also cut the outline from vellum and placed it on the right side of the page with foam squares to add more dimension.

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To fill the spot below the picture and to the left side of the title, I placed some flowers and leaves from the die cut ephemera and a little phrase from the Accessory stickers.

I fussy cut some butterflies, two bigger ones from the Pretty Bits paper, and the rest are from the Lacewing paper. I added a sparkling touch on the wingtips with gold embossing powder. I also added some enamel dots and a couple of hearts from the clear stickers.

The brightness of this layout is very subtle, and it’s quite difficult to photograph the foil, but I hope you can appreciate it a bit.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I wish you a happy weekend and remember to save some scrappy time!

See you soon!

Anna xx

Super cool kid | Legendary Collection | Anna Blades

Hello CVS friends!

Today I want to share with you this baby boy-themed layout. I usually do more girly layouts, but once in a while, I like to get out of my comfort zone. Also, I know that many of you will be happy with some masculine inspiration with the Legendary collection.

On this page, I’m documenting a photo of my sweet nephew Roger. He’s so smart and happy, always with a smile on his face. Isn’t he cute? My sister sends me a lot of pictures of him, and I love making layouts with those pictures. For this page, I started with the Offbeat paper as my background.

Then, I cut out triangles in different sizes from Outdoors Type, Total Legend, and Wild One papers. I’m not going to lie, I struggled with the arrangement of all these triangles until I found a design that I liked, placing them on the left side of the page.

I also cut my picture into a triangle shape to fit it in the design, framing it with a white border. I used foam dots to raise some triangles and give more dimension to the layout. The reason to put the photo on the left side, it’s because the baby is looking to the right, so it looks like he’s looking across the page.

For my title, I combined the Die Cut Titles with the Clear Stickers to write “Super cool kid”. I raised the die cut titles with foam too. I love to combine different fonts to build my title.

Under the title, I placed another clear sticker as a subtitle and my journaling. Finally, I spread some enamel dots and a couple of stickers from the Accessory Stickers. I couldn’t help to put this cut geometric bear too.

And that’s all for today. Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you like this page, and it gives you some inspiration for documenting your boys’ pictures. I think Cocoa Vanilla Studio has the best masculine collections ever!

Have a great weekend and save a little time for crafting!

Anna xx

Baby, it’s cold outside | Merry and Bright Collection | Anna Blades

Hello CVS friends!

Welcome back to the blog, Anna here with you today! Christmas is over, but for me, it’s hard to stop using the gorgeous Merry & Bright collection. So, I decided to use it in a wintry way. And including flowers, of course. I love the result!

First, I took the Sweet Serenity paper from the Daydream Collection and ripped it in half. I glued it on top of a watercolor sheet, where I did a mixed media background with pigment powders matching the colors. Then, I diluted white chalk paint with water and made splatters.

I used one of the frames from the Merry & Bright Die Cut Ephemera to frame my picture. And placed it in the middle of the page. Behind it, I put one of the Pocket Cards, which I turned into a tag.

To embellish the layout, I made a visual triangle creating three flower clusters. Some flowers were from the Die Cut Ephemera, and some others I fussy cut them from the Joy to the world paper. These flowers are so pretty, and it’s really easy to make beautiful clusters with them.

To built my title, I fussy cut the letters from the Season’s Greetings paper to spell the word “cold”, and then I complete the sentence with a little gold foil alphabet thicker that I had in my stash. So, my title is “Baby it’s cold outside” because we were on the street and my girls are wearing jackets with fur hats.

Finally, I scattered some snowflakes all over the page to add a snowy touch. I made them with a very old punch die that I have had for years.

 

And that’s all for today. I really love how it turned out. Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Have a wonderful 2021!

See you soon!

Anna xx

Happy | Merry & Bright Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends!

It’s Anna here with you. I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas surrounded by your loved ones. For today’s project, I’ve created a new layout featuring the “Merry & Bright” collection, full of pinks and greens.

I started with a watercolor sheet, making a mixed media background using pigment powders in this peach color matching the collection. Then, I made splatters in two green tones with dye inks and gold mist.

I choose a picture of me and my little daughter (one of my resolutions for the new year is to take more photos of myself because I’m always behind the camera). I framed it with one of the 3×4 double sided cards and a piece of tissue paper.

Cocoa Vanilla floral die cuts are the best. I would never get tired of using them. So, I created a big floral cluster in the lower-left corner of the picture and another in the upper left corner. Also, I added three puffy stars and a couple of Christmas trees.

Between the two clusters, I placed a lovely flair button with two hearts. Finally, I stacked a sticker from the accessory stickers in the upper right corner of the photo.

To create my title, I fussy cut the word “happy” from the Season’s Greetings paper, and placed it below the floral cluster, raising all the letters with foam squares. Below it, I put another sticker from the accessory stickers. For the final touch, I made a little cluster in the upper right corner of the page with some die cuts from the die cut ephemera pack.

I hope you like this sweet page and thank you so much for stopping by today.

Enjoy these days, relax and craft! See you in 2021!

Anna xx

 

 

Merry Christmas | Merry and Bright Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends!

It’s Anna back with you here on the blog. Today I’m sharing my first layout featuring the gorgeous “Merry & Bright” collection. I love the colors! It’s so sweet and soft that every project made with it has magic. For today’s layout, I used this beautiful picture of my sister and my brother-in-law with their first son.

I started this page with the “Holly Background”  Cut to You cut file. I backed it with the “Joy to the world” and the “Oh Christmas tree” papers from the A5 Paper Stack. I think it looks great, and green and soft pink go very well together. Then, I put foam squares behind it and glued the cut file to the “Star Bright” paper.

I placed the picture on the right side, with a leave overlapping it. The background of the photo is full of leaves, so I like how the cut file seems an extension of it. Then I created three clusters around the photo using the floral die cuts from the Ephemera pack. Flower die cuts are always my favorite item from every collection. To add a touch of gold, I placed two puffy stars on top of the clusters.

For my title, I used one of the stickers from the Accessory Stickers that says “Merry Christmas”. I stacked it on top of one of the A5 papers to frame it. I also raised it with foam squares. As the final touch, I put a flair button and a little red bell in the upper right corner. I framed the page with the B side of the “Countdown” paper.

I love how it turned out and how pretty the cut file looks. I hope it gives you some inspiration for your holiday pages.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Have a wonderful day!

Anna xx

Hello you | Daydream, Unforgettable and More than words collections | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends! Anna here with you sharing a new layout. This week we are focusing on using black because of Black Friday. And I really love black. For today’s project, I have combined black with much softer tones. I think it turned out very beautiful.

For my background, I used a watercolor sheet to do the plastic technique with black dye ink. I created a diagonal design and then, I did a lot of black splatters with pink ones too. I covered most part of it, but you can still see part of the background peeking out behind the circles.

I used the 6×8 Paper pack from More than words and Daydream collections to cut out a bunch of circles in different sizes. I placed them across the page, raising some circles with foam dots to give more dimension.

Between the circles, I also glued some flowers from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera pack. They match really well with the More than words collection. As the theme of the page was circles, flair buttons were perfect and also add dimension and texture to the layout.  I cut my picture with a circle die as well.

I used some phrases from the More than words Accessory Sticker and I arranged three of them all over the page. For my title, I chose the Unforgettable foam title stickers. I love its script font and the deep black and how it stands out. Black hearts are from these stickers too.

To finish off, I cut half an inch from each side of the paper, framed it with black cardstock, and I did a machine stitching all around the page.

And that’s it! I hope you like it and gives you some inspiration to use black in your projects. Thank you so much for stopping by today! See you soon!

Hello sister | Daydream Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends! It’s Anna here with you again with a new layout. The focus of my layouts are usually my daughters, but for today’s project, I decided to use this picture of me and my sister. We both prefer to be behind the camera, but sometimes we have fun taking some selfies.

For my background, I made some mixed media on a watercolor sheet with pink and blue pigment powders. Then, I covered the top half of the page with two ripped papers. I used the B side of the Pretty Bits paper from the Unforgettable Collection and also the B side from the Daisy Days paper from the Daydream Collection.

I framed my photo with this wood polaroid frame from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera pack and raised it with foam to make it stand out. I embellished it all around by creating clusters of flowers from the die cut pack too. I tried to give some dimension to the page raising some flowers with foam dots.

 

For my title, I used the word “hello” from the More than words collection chipboard titles. I put it on top of the frame, and below it, I used an old foam alphabet that I had in my stash to spell the word sister. I completed the title with one of the stickers from the Daydream Accessory Stickers.

On the left side of the Hello, I glued a puffy fabric heart from the Daydream collection. I’m so in love with these hearts.

Finally, I cut a strip from the Garden Variety paper and use a scallop border punch. I lifted the edges and placed it on the top of my page to accentuate the romantic look of the page. I also scattered some hearts and butterflies die cuts.

I love how it turned out, so girly and romantic. I hope it gives you some inspiration. That’s a simple design to use when you’re stuck.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! See you very soon with another project!

Anna xx

 

 

 

Cousins & best friends | Daydream Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends! Anna here with you today, sharing a new layout with the gorgeous ‘Daydream’ collection. For this page, I chose to document a photo of my daughters with my sweet niece from this summer. These three girls always have a great time when they’re together. You just have to see their faces.

I started fussy cutting this beautiful floral wreath from the Daisy Days paper.  I have to say that I’m not a fussy cutting lover, but I wanted to give this wreath some dimension, so I raised it with foam and placed it on top of the B side of the Sweet Serenity paper. (I’m a B side lover)

As my title and focal point of my layout, I used this cut file from Cut to You. It’s just perfect for my photo. I backed it with papers from the 6×8 Paper Stack because they have a smaller scale and work better for this. All the colors match perfectly. I put it a little crooked on the left side of the page, so this way, I had the spot for my picture on the right side.

Instead of backing the hearts of the cut file too, I decided to place three of the puffy hearts on top of them. I love their texture. They are the cutest. I also raised them with foam dots. I’ve said it many times, but I think dimension is so important in layouts.

I layered my photo with some pieces of the 6×8 Paper Stack, attached a label from the Accessory stickers on it, and another one in the lower part that says “oh happy day”.

Around the wreath, I added some die cuts from the Die Cut Ephemera pack: flowers, butterflies, hearts, and a cute rainbow. This gives more dynamism to the page. I could use these flowers on every layout because they are just perfect for embellishing anything.

Finally, I feel that it needed something more, so I trimmed half an inch of two sides and framed the page with the B side of the Stepping Stones paper. This adds a touch of color and helps to enhance the page.

Thank you so much for joining me today. I love how it turned out, and I hope you do too. See you soon with more inspiration!

Anna xx

Homemade happiness | Daydream Collection | Anna Blades

Hey everyone!

It’s Anna here on the blog again with a new layout featuring the GORGEOUS “Daydream” Collection. Seriously, you need this collection in your life. Have you seen these colors? To say that it’s beautiful is an understatement.

I used the Sweet Serenity paper as my background. Then, I ripped two strips from the Garden Variety paper and two more from the Sun Shower paper.  I glued the strips one on the top of the other. After that, I placed them on the top and bottom of the page.

The main focus of my page is this cute cut file from Cut to You. I cut it from white cardstock, backed it with the 6×8 Paper Stack, and glued it to the page with foam to add more dimension. I also put one of these adorable Puffy fabric hearts in the middle of the A. Don’t you love its texture?

For this layout, I chose a photo of my daughters taking a bubble bath at home. I matted it with patterned paper from the 6×8 Paper Stack and attached a tab from the Accessory Stickers. Behind the photo, I also put a circle frame from the Die Cut Ephemera pack.

To the left of the photo, I placed two die cuts more, a cute tiny blue house, and a sun.  I thought that it was the perfect spot for them, and they fit the theme of the layout because it’s about things that we do at home.

Finally, I made three floral clusters with the flowers from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. They’re so beautiful, and you have different sizes, so it’s so easy to create beautiful clusters. In one of them, I added a Flair Button. I wrote my journaling with a gold metallic pen and made some splatters with gold mist.

I love how it turned out! I hope it gives you some inspiration. Working with this collection is so easy!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I’ll see you very soon with another layout!

Anna xx

Sweet moments | Daydream Collection | Anna Blades

Hi everyone!!

It’s Anna here with you today, with a new layout featuring the gorgeous Daydream collection. This week it’s all about sequins, flowers, and hearts. And that’s because this collection includes a lot of flowers (a must on CVS collections), a pack of beautiful sequins, and some adorable puffy fabric hearts. I don’t usually use sequins (we are not good friends), but for today’s project, I decided to create a shaker title as the focus of my page.

I started cutting out the word “moments” on the B side of the Garden Variety paper. I did it with a basic font that I already have on my computer. Then, I cut the same word on a piece of white foam, which I glued (the negative, not the letters) onto the B side of the Happy Place paper. I filled in all the letters with the sequins and covered the word with acetate.

The last step was to put the Garden Variety paper which I had previously cut on top of the acetate, fitting well all the letters. I used liquid glue. To make the word stand out a little more, I followed the outline of the letters with a white gel pen.  I completed my title with the word “sweet”, from the Die Cut Titles (I raised it with foam dots), and the word “happy” from the Accessory Stickers.

I used two photos in this layout. I framed one of them with one of the die cuts and attached a little tab, and backed the other one with a piece of patterned paper from the 6×8 Paper Pad. Between them, I created a little flower cluster. To balance the design, I made two big clusters with the die cut flowers. I placed one next to the word “sweet”, at the left of the title, and the other one on the right side, below the title. I stacked some flowers with foam dots to add more dimension. The flowers in this collection are so gorgeous! I could make tons of pages using them!

As the final touch, I took the white pen gel and made a frame all around the page, with some faux stitching at the corners. I think it’s subtle but nice. I hope it gives you some inspiration for different ways to build your titles. I did it with my cameo, but you can easily do that with metal die cuts or by hand!

Thank you so much for stopping by today by the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog. We’re so happy to share new ideas with you every day!

Have a great day!

Anna xx

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