Daydream

Memory Planning | Daydream Collection | Melissa Vining

Hi everyone, It’s Melissa here for Throwback Thursday! Today I have something a little different to share with you.  This year I’m doing Memory Planning in an attempt to limit the number of 12×12 layouts that I create, and to streamline my documenting process because not every story needs a big layout of its own.  I’m using a Memory Planner by Heidi Swapp and the gorgeous Daydream collection. This collection works so well with the Planner.

   

The Memory Planner paper has the lines, days of the week, dots beneath the days and the “week of:” printed on it.  I stamped the numbers and the week details.  Aside from the washi tape, everything else I used is from Daydream. Here is my left side page.  As you can see I used lots of Die Cut Ephemera to embellish my page.

I added an interactive element that I made with papers from the A5 Paper Stack.  Here is the inside:

Here is the page on the right side. I used my sewing machine on several elements to add texture.  I stitched before I adhered these elements so that the stitching wouldn’t go through the page.  The edge of my  The rainbow is a cut apart piece and was perfect for my journaling.

I have more journaling hidden under my interactive piece on this page.

I loved getting the rainbow ephemera piece and an Accessory Sticker onto my page, so perfect for my beach photos!

I love that Daydream is so versatile and can be used for lots of different memory keeping projects!

Take care

Melissa xx

Happy Easter Egg Hunt | These Days + Daydream collections | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone!

Mandy here today to share an Easter themed layout with you! I used a combination of two of my favourite collections for this page… These Days and Daydream. These collections work beautifully together, and the soft pastel colours in both collections were perfect for an Easter themed layout. I documented a photo of my kids from last Easter, all ready for their Easter Egg Hunt!

I started my layout off with a sheet of white cardstock as my background, and then cut a 2 1/2 inch wide strip of the green These Days Family Ties paper to layer across the bottom of the page. I cut the top edge of the paper in a wavy line to make it look a bit like a grassy mound for my Easter basket to sit. Next I cut a 1 inch wide border out of the yellow  Daydream Sun Shower paper, and layered that over the top of the background. I added some machine stitching around the page, just inside the yellow border, to give the page some additional texture.

For my Easter basket I used a cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I cut it out of white cardstock and backed it with patterned papers from the These Days A5 Paper Stack. I also embellished in and around the basket with flowers from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera pack, as well as some floral clusters that were fussy cut out of the Daydream Garden Variety paper. The basket was adhered using craft foam for added dimension.

Next I matted my photo with the These Days Family Ties paper and adhered it to the the right of the Easter basket. I added a little banner from the Daydream Accessory Stickers to the top right hand corner of the photo, and then created another floral cluster to the right of the photo using flowers and leaves from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera pack.

For my title I used the ‘Happy’ Die Cut word from the Daydream collection combined with Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers from the These Days collection. I love all those pretty colours in the alpha stickers, and that sweet font! I arranged my title in a curve to follow the shape of the handle on the basket.

To finish the layout off I added some typed journaling strips underneath the photo, and I sprinkled around some sequins from the Daydream Sequins and Flowers pack.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you all have a very Happy Easter!

Mandy x

Take Two | Daydream and Joyful | Kylie Kingham

Hello scrapping friends! It’s Kylie back with you today with a fun layout to share. Do you like to intermix your collections when scrapbooking?? I know for some that would seem the ultimate sin, which is totally OK! I’d love to share with you all though how it can be fun to do so with some amazing results. So I have a little ‘Take Two’ theme for you today. I created this page combining both the DAYDREAM and JOYFUL collections. When I laid each collection out together, I really loved the mix of colours and patterns together. Even though one is a Christmas themed collection, it still works so well with everyday layouts. I really got sense of a ‘Boho’ vibe, which is what I ran with and included a lovely large flower cut file which was designed by Paige Evans.

A wide variety of different papers were used from both collections to back my cut file. Once that was completed I adhered it to the ‘AFLUTTER’ paper from DAYDREAM with foam adhesive squares. This gave it a nice dimension and texture on the page.Using the ‘STEPPING STONES’ paper also from DAYDREAM, I added a wide decorative edge against the straight side of the cut file.

My photo was cut slightly smaller than its original 6″x 4″ size before being matted and added to the left side of the cut file flower. I then began adhering some of the DAYDREAM floral die cuts until I was happy with the overall balance.To create my page title, I have combined a die cut from DAYDREAM with some of the JOYFUL- PUFFY GOLD TITLE STICKERS

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope my layout has given you some inspiration to try combining some of your collections too!

Kylie.

Happy Days | Daydream Collection | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone!

Mandy here today to share a new layout featuring the amazing Daydream collection! This is still one of my absolute favourite collections to work with! The colours are so pretty, the florals are stunning, and everything just works together so beautifully. It’s one of those collections that’s so easy to work with, and I’m always so happy with the projects that I create with it.

The layout that I’m sharing today features the beautiful Over the Rainbow patterned paper, and a sweet photo of my son Isaac and youngest daughter, Eleanor.

To start this layout off, I decided to fussy cut that beautiful rainbow out of the Over the Rainbow patterned paper. I wanted to add some craft foam behind it so that I could raise it up and give it some nice dimension. I had originally intended to use a sheet of white cardstock for my background, but when I laid the rainbow over the woodgrain patterned paper (which is the reverse side of the Over the Rainbow paper), I immediately fell in love with how that looked. The hoarder in me was a little sad to use up two sheets of this gorgeous patterned paper on the one layout, but it looked so pretty that I couldn’t resist!

I matted my photo with two papers from the A5 Paper Stack and then adhered it over the top right hand side of the rainbow. I embellished around the photo using lots of the beautiful floral die cuts from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, as well as a cute little house. I added a large floral cluster above the photo, and created another smaller embellishment cluster on the bottom right hand corner of the photo.

In order to complete the visual triangle, and to balance out the photo and embellishments in the top right, I created another embellishment cluster in the bottom left hand corner of the page. This one includes more floral die cuts, as well as a banner that says ‘The Good Life’, and a little word sticker from the Accessory Sticker Sheet. I also added a Puffy Gold Glitter Heart from the These Days collection to each of the embellishment clusters. I love the sparkle and texture that this adds!

For my title, I decided on using the ‘Happy Days’ die cuts from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. I wanted to curve the title around the rainbow, so rather than using each word as a single die cut, I fussy cut each letter so that I could adhere the letters individually and curve the words around. I was really happy with how that turned out!

To add some extra detail to the page, I fussy cut a few little butterflies out of the All Aflutter paper in the A5 Paper Stack, and adhered them on top of the rainbow. I also added some white ink splatters around the embellishment clusters, and I doodled a white border around the top and right hand edges of the layout. To finish the page off, I added my typed journaling strips underneath the photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope that you’ve been inspired by my layout!

Mandy x

Adorable You | Daydream Collection | Kylie Kingham.

Hello everyone! It’s Kylie with you all today and I have another new layout design to share with you all. The theme this week on the blog is ‘An Everyday Moment’. So to document and scrapbook something that happens from your every day. I’ve decided to scrapbook a photo of my sweet little pup- Maximus Decimus Meridius…..or Max for short. (We adopted him as a baby and named him after the Gladiator. He may be small but he is mighty!) Do you like to scrapbook your pets too?? I really need to start creating more pages of little Max. I had this photo of him that I took recently, doing his favourite thing! Laying on his blanky on the top of the lounge, under the heater and watching the world go by outside. He loves to do this for hours on end each and every day!

For my layout I have used the beautiful DAYDREAM collection as well as a gorgeous title cut file by Cut To You. The HAPPY PLACE paper was used for the background and I used the OVER THE RAINBOW paper to cut out the cut file. Once the cut file had been cut out and backed, I adhered it to the background using foam adhesive tape.

I added a 3-4 inch strip of the STEPPING STONES paper to the top of the background page and tore into the base line just a little. For a rustic effect I folded the tear back and stapled each side. I was then able to begin tucking and layering some of the floral die cuts from this point.

My photo was printed to a 3″x4″ size and back with the DAISY DAYS paper. It was added to the top of the title cut file with more foam adhesive tape. Once in place I worked really hard to ensure my page kept a nice balance of accents. More die cuts were added behind my photo as well as below my title. To finish, I added a short sub-title phrase to suit my photo from the cardstock sticker sheet.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my latest page design today! Until next time,

Kylie.

 

 

Everyday Family Moments | Daydream | Rachel Lowe

Recently my cat of 18 years passed away. Although she was old it still hurt my heart greatly and when looking back at old photos I realised that I had not taken enough photos of her through the years. We often  take everyday moments for granted and losing her reminded me that photographing and documenting everyday moments is just as important as life highlights. I have used the beautiful Daydream collection and with her being a ginger cat the colours in this collection were perfect.

I found my title in the Silhouette Design Store. I used the off set function (if you have a Silhouette Cameo) to create depth to it and creating light/shade by using these two papers, All A Flutter and Happy Place. I finished off adding some of the tiny flowers from the ephemera die cut pack.

I tore three paper strips from the All A Flutter  Daisy Days and Garden Variety papers. I love the texture torn paper strips gives your layout. As I had chosen a busy paper I chose not to mat my photo (5×6 inches) but adding with foam tape to give it height.

Despite using the floral papers I went ahead and added two floral bunches on each side of my photo, not only does this frame my photo it allows you to layer with foam tape large florals so they stand out. Adding green foliage also adds impact and draws your eye.

I created some journalling by using words from the Accessory Sticker Sheet and the beautiful rainbow flair, I added some gold thread behind the flair to add a little sparkle!

I typed her name and dates slightly under the torn paper strips. (if your wondering why she had a boys name is because we assumed that as ginger cats are mostly boys, the vet later let us know ‘he’ was a ‘she’, a bit late to change the name lol!!) I added some butterflies from the die cut ephemera pack.

I finished my layout off adding one of the beautiful Puffy Hearts with a little more gold thread added.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Rachel x

 

 

My Sunshine | Daydream Collection | By Raquel Bowman

Hi everyone, it’s Raquel here with you today and I am sharing my latest layout featuring the gorgeous Daydream collection.

Here is the layout that I created:


The subject of this layout is my gorgeous girl – this was a picture I had taken of her over the summer holidays when we were on a vacation to a coastal town. She enjoyed every minute of being away together as a family, the daily walks, trips to the beach and playing board or card games in the evening. I feel like that happiness really radiates from her in this photo.

A key element of this layout is the heart floral cut file that I used from the Cut to You store. I cut the file on a patterned paper and chose a complimenting patterned paper to back the florals within the cut file design. I wanted to have a pop of colour on this layout and this was created using the yellow patterned papers and ephemera pieces.

The title was using the die cut words – as soon as I saw the words ‘my’ and ‘sunshine’ I knew it would make the perfect title for this page. I adhered the title to the page using a small foam square adhesive; just to give the title that small lift and pop. The journaling is a quote that I found and love that I have created in my usual way- typewritten and cut into strips.

The embellishments are placed in a more vertical pattern on the page – however the majority are in three main clusters  one to the top left, one to the middle near the title and one to the bottom right.

Some of the embellishments – the tiny flowers for example are fussy cut from patterned papers within the collection. This allows me to have more control over the colours I use and include on the page also as I can choose ones that fit within my desired colour palette.


I decided to add one of the gorgeous fabric hearts to this page. I thought the deep read colour was perfect.

Thanks so much for stopping by the CVS blog today – I hope this layout has inspired you to get creating with your CVS stash.
Stay safe and take care,

Raquel x

 

Back to School | Daydream Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle back here today with a new layout share featuring the wonderful Daydream Collection. I’ve chosen to document Leila’s first day back at school photo for 2021 and created a grid using squares of pattern paper from the A5 paper stack.

Its getting harder each year to capture the first day back photo, this years happen to be taken at the end of the day so Leila’s looking a little rough around the edges haha.

I chose a grid design for this layout as I find they are the easiest and quickest way to get a layout done when your lacking mojo or even just strapped for time. I used a mix of patterns from the A5 paper stack that complimented each other as a base for the layout. All were cut into 4x4inch squares and the pieces layered under and on top were slightly smaller by about 1/8 of an inch.  Each square has some sort of machine stitching added apart from the top left which has stitching through the photo.

I’ve used the Stepping Stones and Sun Shower pattern papers for the top left of the grid, raising the photo up with some foam then adding a banner from the Happy Place 12×12 sheet, heart accessory sticker and date tag from the A5 size Happy Place paper.

I created 1 large cluster of embellishments on the bottom right square using a quote from the A5 Happy Place paper, fussy cut florals from the Garden Variety paper, circle frame from the ephemera pack, word sticker and green puffy heart. The papers used on this area of the grid are Up in the Clouds and  Sun Shower.

The title square came next using my favourite white alpha stickers, label tag from 12×12 Happy Place paper and some fussy cut florals from Garden Variety. Like always I’ve sewn through all the alpha stickers to keep them adhered for years to come. The pattern papers I used for this part of the grid are Daisy Days and Sweet Serenity.

I added a chunk of handwritten journaling using notepaper that I sewed onto the top right grid section. I also added more fussy cut florals to the edge, overlapping the notepaper and pattern papers. Patterns used are Happy Place and All A Flutter

Along the top of the layout I added an uneven strip of wood grain, Over the Rainbow, and sewed it in place with a tiny strip of Daisy Days

There’s another strip of wood grain along the bottom edge of the layout to bring it all together along with one last accessory word sticker.

I also gave the layout a good splattering of gold ink and a sprinkling of tiny fussy cut flowers on the edges of the clusters.

Heres one final look at the entire layout..

Well that’s all from me today, Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to share in the comments below your go to process on how you get layouts done when you’re lacking time and mojo.

Until next time Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

Happy Days | Daydream | Kylie Kingham

Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans! It’s Kylie back today on the blog with another layout featuring the beautiful ‘DAYDREAM’ collection. Going through my supplies I have found myself to have lots and lots of different paper off cuts, so for my layout today I really wanted to use up some of my scraps without diving into my full sized sheets.

I used some white cardstock for my main background, to which I have added some layered strips of paper vertically through the centre. The first layer was the ‘UP IN THE CLOUDS’ paper. I’ve used a lace border punch from my craft stash down each side for interest. It stands out so well over the top of the white background. From here I layered three extra strips of varying design. I didn’t focus on exact measurements for each and rather preferred to go by eye sight and what seemed to fit best.

My photo was printed to around a 3″x 4″ size in black and white. It was adhered to my layout using foam adhesive squares, enabling me to tuck embellishments underneath, building a nice dimension within the layout. I feel the black and white print of my photo helped it to really stand out amongst all the coloured blooms.

The title of my page was created using die cuts from the embellishment pack. It too was adhered with foam adhesive squares so that it looked like it was ‘floating’ above the background page. I made sure to spread out the clusters of embellishments on my page for an even balance, rather than to have everything grouped in the one spot.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope you are enjoying some scrapbooking time too!

Until next time,

Kylie.

Hello sweetheart | Merry & Bright and Daydream Collections | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends!

Happy Australia Day! For today’s layout, my focus is the national colors: green and gold. I use gold very often in my projects, but green is not on my most used list. So, leaves and flowers came to the rescue. And I created this page with a picture of my sister and her son, mixing Daydream and Merry & Bright collections.

I used the Merry & Bright Star Bright Paper for my background and glued a white cardstock crooked on top of it, so you can see part of the Star Bright Paper on the left side. Then, I machine stitched two sides of the white cardstock.

Once I had the base, I made some brush strokes with gold metallic paint in the middle of the white cardstock. You can see it peeking through the elements.

With two of the Merry & Bright Pocket Cards, I framed my photo. I chose two with green tones to match my page. I put some foam behind the photo to rise it a little bit and add more dimension.

I took the Oh Christmas Tree Paper from the A5 Paper Stack and some metal dies and cut a bunch of leaves. I created two clusters with yellow flowers and more leaves from the Daydream Die Cut Ephemera.

For my title, I used one of the black foam titles from the Unforgettable collection. I love who it stands out. I put it on top of the picture, so it seems to be floating. Behind it, I placed one of the words from the Daydream Accessory Stickers that say “sweetheart”. So, the title is “Hello sweetheart”.

In the upper right corner, I glued a green Puffy fabric heart with gold metallic thread underneath it. And finally, I scattered some hearts and sequins to add a shiny touch to the page.

I hope you like this layout, and it gives you some inspiration. I could never get tired of using Cocoa Vanilla flowers!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and I wish you a wonderful Australia Day!!

See you soon!

Anna xx

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