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Happy Days | Happy Days Collection | Melissa Vining

Melissa Vining 26/04/2023

Hi everyone, it’s Melissa here and I’m so excited to be back sharing the first layout that I’ve created with the brand new Happy Days collection!! This collection arrived last week, in perfect timing for my layout today! Yay!! I don’t know about you but I always struggle with a new collection because I don’t want to cut into anything. I decided to create my ‘go-to’ design which is to feature a large piece of beautiful patterned paper, or in this instance two!

I just had to feature ‘Definitive’ and ‘Little Blossom’. Both sides of all the papers are stunning, and I’d highly recommend purchasing at least two pieces of all the papers! I tore the edge of Little Blossom and glued it onto Definitive. I machine stitched the edge for texture.

The photo is a cute selfie of two of my daughters that my oldest daughter took and I discovered on my phone. Love it when that happens! For my title I just had to use the name of the collection from the ‘Die Cut Titles’! So perfect!

I cut apart one of the gorgeous images from the ‘Specialty Paper’, and I just love the gold foiling. I tucked it slightly under my photo and then embellished around with ‘Die Cut Floral Ephemera’, ‘Die Cut Ephemera’, and one of the stunning ‘Puffy Hearts’.

You can watch my process video below.

I hope you enjoyed my first layout created with this stunning collection using my go-to design!

Melissa xx

The best of times | Happy Days | Josefine Van der Hoeven

Josefine van der Hoeven 26/04/2023

Hello Paperlover,

Cocoa Vanilla Studio has just released a new collection called Happy Days, and I’m absolutely in love with the beautiful embellishments, colors and designs! This collection is perfect for creating scrapbook layouts that are filled with fun, bright colors and playful patterns.

One of my favorite layouts to create using the Happy Days collection is a page that highlights the good things in life. Start by selecting a colorful patterned paper to fussy cut and create a round and colorful background on a white piece of cardstock with all these cute little peaches and lemons. Then, choose several coordinating patterned papers to layer underneath your photo.

Next, it’s time to add some embellishments to your page. The Happy Days collection includes a variety of stickers, die cuts, and chipboard accents that are perfect for adding pops of color and dimension to your layout. Choose a few of your favorite embellishments and scatter them around your page, being sure to balance out the colors and textures. For the title of this page I used a little banner with the quote “The best of Times”

I placed a view little puffy hearts randomly on the page and cut a gold foil butterfly from the special gold foil paper. I cut more butterflies from the pattern paper and placed them on the page as well. Between the peaches and lemon I put some green sewing thread. I love how that looks. Finally, I splatter some with white gesso and gold acrylic paint.

Overall, I highly recommend trying out this fun and beautiful scrapbook collection designed by Cocoa Vanilla Studio calls “Happy Days” With its bright colors and cheerful patterns, this collection is sure to bring a smile to your face and help you create memories that will last a lifetime!I would love if I was able to inspire you with this fun and happy layout and can’t wait to make more scrapbook projects with this awesome collection.
I hope to see you next time on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog with a new Scrapbook layout. Wish you a lovely and crafty day friends.
XoXo, Jo

My Heart is Full | These Days collection | Rachel Lowe

Rachel Lowe 22/04/2023

Today I have a layout to share using the beautiful These Days collection. I am a little sad as this is the last of it but on a positive note I have the new Happy Days collection to start creating with (happy dance).

As I only had the butterfly 12×12 paper left I decided to use it as my base paper but adding a white scalloped square to the middle with a blue colour wash to add contrast. Using a cut file I cut 5 butterflies to layer them for dimension. I used my sewing machine to add stitching down the centre.

I next added my 3×4 inch photo of me hanging out in Paris as you do lol! Which I matted and used foam tape to add. My photo is where I added a larger embellishment cluster. I cafe die cut reminded me of Paris so it had to be added to my cluster, I added a tree die cut behind it and then used phrase sentiments from the accessory sticker sheet to journal.

On the opposite side I created a floral cluster and finished off my adding a die cut tab at the top of my photo and a puffy heart sticker on the tree.

I added of the wood epoxy buttons on the butterfly wing. I then used the puffy stickers alphas to add Paris to the other butterfly wing. This layout is simple and quick to put together but the butterfly paper, mixed media background and layered butterfly cut file give it lots of visual impact.

There are some These Days product left in the CVS shop.

Thank you for stopping by and I look forward to sharing my first layout using Happy Days!

Rachel X

I Adore You | These Days collection | Sophie Delorme

Sophie Delorme 20/04/2023

Hey Cocoa Vanilla friends!

It’s Sophie here with a new layout to share!

I used the beautiful These Days collection and created a very simple and soft page!

I cut two strips of the “Take Flight” polka dot paper and placed them on the top and bottom part of a 12×12 thick white cardstock. I added some stitching with yellow thread and white embroidery floss.

I used a precious photo of me and my son Gabriel. I mounted it on tissue paper and foam adhesive, and centered it on the page.

I fussy cut three frames out of the “Wall of Fame” paper that I placed around the photo, and decorated them with Die Cut Ephemeras, stickers and fussy cut flowers.

I created my title with a mix of alpha dies from my stash and some Foam Title Stickers from the collection.

I placed a few phrases from the Accessory Stickers sheet, and scattered a few butterflies as the finishing touch.

Here are more close-ups:

I am so happy with the result and hope you like it too!

Thank you for stopping by!

Sophie xx

Happy Days | Happy Days | Kellie Moore

Kellie Moore 19/04/2023

Hey CVS fans, welcome back to the blog and I’m so excited to share my first page using the BRAND NEW ‘Happy Days’ collection.

This collection is so bright and fun with lots of cute icons…. I don’t think it would be possible to not create something that would make your heart happy. Here is a look at my page..

My assignment for today was to focus on the specialty paper from this range. It is a full sheet of gold frames with lots of cute icons such as butterflies, cameras, florals etc. I was immediately inspired to cut the whole sheet up and use some of the pieces individually. To start I pulled out some of the circular frames and decided these would form the base of my page, popping my photos behind some of them.

My background paper is the gorgeous ‘Juicy Fruit’ paper … I love this paper for the mixed media look it has around the edges.. a great way to have the mixed media look without the mess!

I positioned my photos horizontally across the middle of my page, then I added some circles cut from the 6×8 paper stack to add more colour to my page.

For my title I used the ‘Happy Days’ die cut piece from the ephemera pack. I cut the letters out individually so I could wrap them around the circles….the word ‘Happy’ at the top, and ‘Days’ at the bottom. I love how this looks and emphasis’ the circular look. I also popped these up on foam to pop them off the page.

I wanted to add some of the icons from the specialty paper…you will see I added a banner on the left side of my page and a rainbow and florals to the right.

Next I added a bunch of pieces from the ephemera pack, some stickers from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’ and I also cut some rainbows out from the ‘Sunshine Lollipop’ patterned paper.

The ‘Puffy Hearts’ are so sweet and dimensional so I HAD to add one to the centre of my page …they are a little sparkly too which adds to the fun!

To finish my page I used some of the Puffy Stickers and a light spray of gold mist…

I hope you are excited to get your hands on this collection and get creating. I cant wait to create more with Happy Days!

Stay crafty friends!

Kellie x

You’re Epic | No Limits Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 17/04/2023

Hi y’all! Diving into one of my favorite collections today! I absolutely love the bold red and navy in the No Limits collection, so it is one I automatically reach for to scrap photos of my sons. For this photo of my son in his new snarky t-shirt, it was perfect!

I focused primarily on using up a ton of paper scraps on this one! The small stripes of color on the branding strips and 1/4 to 1/3 inch strips leftover from previous layouts were layered together to create a fun, colorful background on the Spark patterned paper.

To extend my photo cluster, I tucked in two cut apart pieces from the A5 paper stack to the right side of the photo. To give the photo more presence on the page, I added a frame from the ephemera pack that I cut in half and wedged in on either side of the photo cluster. Then, I finished it with a light embellishing of stars, cut apart phrases, and a chipboard title for a finishing touch!

I hope this layout inspires you to try and use up those tiny paper scraps and branding strips floating around your stash! If you’d like to see how “You’re Epic” came together, check out the process video below!

So Happy | Happy Days collection | Mandy Melville

Mandy Melville 16/04/2023

Hello everyone!

I’m so thrilled to be sharing my first layout featuring the brand new Happy Days collection! As always, Zoe has knocked it out of the park with this collection! It’s bright and fun and it’s perfect for scrapping all of your happy snaps! The hardest part for me was deciding which photos I should scrap first with these beautiful products! I ended up deciding to document the first time that my eldest daughter rode her bike with no training wheels.

I couldn’t resist using all of the gorgeous patterned papers in the collection and decided to trim the papers into one inch strips and arrange them along the top and bottom of the page. I love the way this adds lots of beautiful pattern and colour to the page and draws the viewer’s eye in towards the photos. I also added the rainbow border from the Feel Good paper along the edge of the strips. For my background I chose to use the Rainbow Bright paper with the tiny hearts on it as this provided a nice neutral contrast to all of the patterned paper strips. I matted my photos with the magenta Flutterby paper and adhered them to towards the left hand side of the page, using craft foam for added dimension.

Tucked under the top edge of the photo on the left, I added a die cut pinwheel and a flag banner. These add a fun element to the page, complementing the theme of the photos. I adhered the pinwheel with foam tape and added a chipboard star to the middle of it for some extra interest.

Of course I had to use that sweet bicycle die cut on this page! I also added the ‘Love that smile’ die cut and one of the super gorgeous Puffy Hearts to finish off this little cluster of embellishments. The puffy hearts are soft and pretty!

For my title I used the words ‘So Happy’ from Chipboard Titles pack. I love the fun and playful font that’s been used for these titles! To finish off the layout I added some typed journaling, and I couldn’t resist adding a few blooms from the Floral Ephemera pack.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today and taking a look at my layout! I hope that you’re as excited for this new collection as I am! I can’t wait to share more projects using Happy Days!

Mandy x

Handmade diary | Storyteller Collection | Anna Komenda

Anna Komenda 14/04/2023

Hello everyone! It’s Anna here with something a little bit different than usual! I know you love all the layouts (and I love them too), but sometimes you are not in the mood for memory scrapbooking. Sometimes you just want to have some fun, use up some embellishments and make something useful. This was exactly my motivation to make this notebook, that can be used as a diary. I am impatiently waiting for the brand new “Happy days” collection to arrive to my doorstep. In the meantime, I still have plenty of other gorgeous lines to play with so I chose “Storyteller” to make my notebook. You can still find plenty of elements from this line in CVS Shop!

As I mentioned, I made this notebook from scratch. If you would like to make something similar, you would need a binding machine like Cinch. I own this tool for years and it still serves me well. I use it to make not only notebooks but also mini albums.

If you would like to make something similar and you have a proper tool, you need to start with choosing your size. I was using A5 sized inserts so my cover needed to be a little big wider and taller. Depending if you wish to add some dividers or tabs, the cover can be a bit wider or shorter – it’s the big advantage of making your own notebook from scratch. I chose “Dits daisy” pattern papers for my front and back covers. I simply cut out pieces of cardboard to the needed size and wrapped them with paper.

I also cut smaller rectangles for the insides of both covers using pretty paper with florals. Now you are ready to punch holes in the covers. You can adjust how many you want, how long the wire should be – it’s all up to you.

From A5 Paper Stack Pack I chose few sheets to add them between the pages of the notebook. They can be used as a dividers or just some decorative pages, to add something extra to your notebook. I gathered them along the regular sheets and made holes too. With covers and inserts prepared I was ready to bind everything together with 1 inch wire.

After everything was connected, i could start embellishing pages and covers. I started with the dividers, adding some stickers from 6*12 Stickers Sheet and Ephemera Pieces. I challenged myself to use up the whole sheet of stickers and I managed to do so! Mission of making room for new collection completed! :)

I tried to keep the decorations as flat as possible so the notebook wouldn’t turn out too bulky. It will not close nicely if you add to many dimensional elements inside. However, I added Foam Title Sticker on the first divider and on the notebook cover.

I also added a big pocket on the back cover to hide some extra journaling cards to add to the pages later. You can also keep there some memorabilia! Pocket is decorated with Floral Ephemera. I also added a wreath of flowers on the front cover.

How do you like my idea of handmade notebook? You can use it by yourself or give away as a gift! And you can easily make one with collection leftovers so use up all the bits and pieces!

That is all for today. I will be back in two weeks with another inspiration. Maybe even made with brand new line! Fingers crossed for the fast shipping. “Happy days” is totally my jam and I can’t wait to dive into those yummy colors.

XO Anna

Days Together | Daydream Collection | Melissa Vining

Melissa Vining 13/04/2023

Hi everyone, Its Melissa here and I’m back with a new layout. Its Thursday which means Throwback time! Yay!! What I love the most about Throwback Thursday is going through my stash of gorgeous Cocoa Vanilla Studio and deciding which collection to create with! For this layout I decided to use the beautiful Daydream collection to document a family photo from Mother’s Day 2021.

This collection has gorgeous florals, and for this layout I decided to feature ‘Daisy Days’. A great way to feature a patterned paper is to tear it, and place it on a white background. This enables breathing space against a busy paper, and the use of mixed media helps integrate the two paper and cardstock. I used a distress oxide ink and the packaging technique to create some interest.

I used lots of ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ florals for my embellishing, some ‘Accessory Stickers’ and also a couple of fussy cut moths from ‘All Aflutter’. I bent up the edges of the flowers for interest and dimension. I was also very happy to get one of the ‘Flair Buttons’ onto the page!

For my titles I used one of the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’, and a word from the ‘Die Cut Titles’. I love that combining the two made for a very easy title!!

I hope you enjoyed seeing a layout created with Daydream, and I hope I’ve inspired you to dig into your Cocoa Vanilla Studio stash. If you’re like me you may want to hoard pretty supplies, but there is nothing like using up products and documenting memories!

Have an awesome week.

Melissa xx

Happy Easter | Daydream | Josefine Van der Hoeven

Josefine van der Hoeven 12/04/2023

Hello Paperlovers,

I hope you all had a wonderful easter weekend and welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! On this layout, I turned myself into an Easter bunny and chose for the amazing “Daydream” collection. One of my favorite things to do at Easter is painting eggs and, of course, baking fresh Easter cupcakes with the kids. The beautiful soft pastel shades from the “Daydream” collection fit this Easter theme perfectly. The cutfile of the bunny ears and the Easter eggs are from the Cricut store.

First, I cut eight strips of patterned paper to size and use two edge punches from Martha Stewart and stitch the top of the strips with light blue sewing thread. I place the strips of patterned paper centered on the white cardstock.

I placed my Easter selphy on top of the paper strips and start decorating on the left side of the photo. I used different embellishments from the “Daydream” collection and a view elements from the “These Days” collection. I found a view butterflies from my previous scrapbook project and they fit the theme perfectly. I layered the flowers, butterflies and a cute yellow heart from fabric by using double-sided tape and 3D foam.

I cut three Easter eggs from a piece of white cardstock just as I did with the bunny ears. I colored the eggs with three different colors of distress oxide inks. ( evergreen bough, mustard seed and kitch flamingo) I playfully lay the colored Easter eggs on top of each other on the right side of the photo then I placed the rabbit ears above the photo and I think it gives a very funny snapchat effect.

In some places of the strips of patterned paper I curl and fold it a little bit. With white gesso I make some fun and festive splatters on my layout. For the title I use the word “Happy” from the Cocoa Vanilla word ephemra and used a mustard colored alpha set from my own stash to create the word easter.

I want to thank you for visiting the Cocoa Vanilla blog today and hope I was able to inspire you with the Easter bunny layout. I wish you a beautiful and happy day and until next time.
XoXo,
Jo

die cut ephemera

Happy Days | Happy Days Collection | Melissa Vining

The best of times | Happy Days | Josefine Van der Hoeven

My Heart is Full | These Days collection | Rachel Lowe

I Adore You | These Days collection | Sophie Delorme

Happy Days | Happy Days | Kellie Moore

You’re Epic | No Limits Collection | Laura Alberts

So Happy | Happy Days collection | Mandy Melville

Handmade diary | Storyteller Collection | Anna Komenda

Days Together | Daydream Collection | Melissa Vining

Happy Easter | Daydream | Josefine Van der Hoeven

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