Ephemera pack

Let’s Go Explore | Great Escape | Michelle Stokes

Hooley Dooley its February already! Michelle here with you today, sharing something a little different for me using the new Great Escape Collection.

The minute I laid eyes on this awesome collection I immediately thought of all the travel inspired layouts and creations I could make, then I remembered that travel for us has well and truly been on the back burner for quite some time. So why not create a mini book ready for when we are ready to.

I created this mini album in 6×8 size using so many of the fun pattern papers from this collection, with plenty of space to add photos, write down memories and keep all the things we can collect along the way. Think maps, tickets and tags of all kinds. Theres pockets, fold outs and extra clear pages for all the extra photos I’m sure we will add. I’ll add a list of all materials used at the end of the post for those who may want to recreate for your own travel photos.

Once all the pages and pieces were complete, I bound it all together using my Cinch tool ready for our next family adventure.

Be warned, this is a very photo heavy post as it was just too hard to choose a few photos to share.

First up is a pocket with hidden tag for photos, bits n pieces or even a little journalling. Then when you flip the page you come across space for larger photos or even postcards collected along the journey

I added in pieces of notepaper scattered throughout the book to give space for journalling all about the adventures being had

I created a large pocket perfect to hold larger items like folded maps and brochures. This was super easy to create by joining 2 pieces of pattern paper together and sewing along the top and bottom. No need to sew along the edge that needed to be closed as the binding coils help to enclose that end.

I added another clear pocket over the page for another larger photo, which can be moved like all the pages in this album, by opening up the coil and rearranging.

Another funky pocket created by cutting into the paper in line with the design and sewed onto the backing paper using my sewing machine

One of my favourite ways to mix things up in these mini books is by creating different types of pages, this one is a double sided tag with ribbon, reminiscent of a luggage tag

Another fun piece is this flip out page that opens up to showcase multiple photos and journalling together, which would be perfect for extra special moments within the journey

Further into the book theres yet another pocket with some pull out pieces for hidden photos/journalling/ephemera, with the pocket sewn straight onto the pattern paper this time with an opening to the side.

Flipping through theres more places for photos, including a space for some film strip type photos and more journalling.

1 last pocket for the book with a top opening and plenty of space for extra photos/tickets or even receipts from along the journey

Lastly a space on the final page for last thoughts, future trip ideas, extra photos you name it

And a cute little something on the back of the book ready to fill out once its filled up with memories.

Well thats all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and persevering through the enormous amount of photos I had to share of this fun mini book. If you happen to make your own version, please be sure to share it with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Facebook Community Group as I’d love to see it. Hopefully yours might contain the memories its made for and not sitting patiently waiting for that trip to be booked lol

Until next time, Happy crafting!
Michelle x

PS. Heres whats left of the products I used, with a few extra paper scraps not shown.

Materials & Tools
Great Escape Collection
– 12×12 papers – 1 of each pattern
– A5 paper stack – 4 patterns, 1 of each
– Die Cut Ephemera Pack
– Accessory Sticker sheet
– Foam Title Stickers
– Puffy Stickers

Cinch Machine with Blue binding coil
Sewing Machine with white thread
6×8 clear pocket pages cut in half
White ribbon
Tiny Attacher
Glue Dots
Double sided foam adhesive

Hello Sweet Girl | Happy Days | Kellie Moore

Welcome back to the Cocoa Vanilla blog everyone, it’s Kel here today to share my next layout using the Happy Days collection.

I decided I wanted to limit my colour choices to the magenta, yellow and aqua colours in the collection and this is what I came up with… I just LOVE this colour palette..

To start my page, I traced some circles in different sizes onto my background using a black permanent marker, then coloured them in using some watercolour. Next, I added some stamping in circular shapes in corresponding colours to help fill in my background.

To keep with the circular elements of my background, I cut my photo into a circle and backed it onto another circle using the Feel Good paper. I also cut some circles out of the Feel Good, Little Blossom and Flutterby papers to help fill out the background.

Next, I worked on my title. I used the ‘Hello’ banner flag from the Ephemera pack and some of the Chipboard Title Stickers. The word ‘girl’ didnt come as a word in the pack so I just made my own word with the letters on offer.

Next came the fun part of embellishing! On the right side of my photo I used the two pinwheels from the Ephemera Pack and also the sun which I layered under the ‘Hello’ flag.

To the left of my photo I used some of the florals that I cut from the ‘Lush Blooms’ paper. I also used some of the tiny florals that I cut from the A5 Paper Stack to scatter across my page. I also created a small cluster of the florals to the right side of my page.

I love the phrase stickers found on the Accessory Sticker Sheet and I used some of them under my photo and on the right side of my page.

I still felt my page need more so I used some of the butterflies from the Ephemera pack and some which I cut from the Flutterby paper..one next to my florals on the left, and a few ‘flying’ up the right side. I love to use dimensional foam under these to help them pop off the page.

Lastly, I used some of the Puffy Stickers to finish off any gaps, and stamped some black hearts to co-ordinate with my black and white photo and the black in the title…this helps make the colours on the page stand out.

Thanks for stopping  by today and you feel inspired.

Stay Scrappy

Kel x

SO Sweet | Storyteller Collection | Michelle Stokes

HI All, its Michelle back here today with a new layout share featuring out BRAND NEW Storyteller Collection. Such a stunningly beautiful collection full of feminine patterns and oh so many sweet florals. And, if you know me well enough, you would absolutely be right in thinking that I jumped straight into the fussy cutting of ALL the florals before I even started the layout.

I thought it was time that this sweet little furry face made another appearance on the blog. Firstly because she’s just so stinkin cute, but also due to the lack of decent photos I’m getting from a certain 11 year old in my household haha.

To create the layout I grabbed the SPRING FLING and OH MY HEART papers and cut giant triangles (from the reverse side patterns) to overlap the majority of the bottom of the white cardstock background, adding machine stitching down the lightly distressed edges. I chose these two designs as they complimented each other well, and worked perfectly as a base for the giant clusters of fussy cut florals to stand out

I used the green pattern paper from the A5 paper stack to create layers under the black and white photo. Rather than using 1 full piece, I cut them into different sized shapes and layered randomly together before adhering to the layout using pieces of foam sheet for a little extra dimension.

I created a long line of floral clusters sprouting out from either end of the photo stack in a diagonal line using fussy cut pieces from both the 12×12 and A5 version of the SPRING FLING paper

I also added some fussy cut butterflies (FLY AWAY) , puffy stickers, accessory stickers and ephemera pieces to create added interest within the clusters.

I added more florals, ephemera, puffy and accessory stickers to fill up the open white space at the top of the layout

And lastly the title, using the awesome foam title stickers. So many title combinations to be made from one very versatile set, definitely an item to add to cart if you are purchasing this collection.

Here’s a closer look at all the pretty florals under the photo. You can see I’ve also added the usual sprinkle of gold ink to finish it all off.

And one final look at the whole layout

Well thats all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the first creation I’ve made using our BRAND NEW Collection – Storyteller. Cant wait to see what you all create with it too

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

Born to be Awesome | No Limits Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hey Hey! It’s Michelle here today with a new layout share for you all using a technique that I’ve used a few times in the past, one that is quite time consuming, but looks pretty awesome once complete. I’ve also dipped into more of the No Limits Collection while I’m patiently awaiting the new Storyteller collection to arrive on my doorstep.

This layout was definitely a labour of love, weaving tiny little strips of paper together to create 1 large pattern overloaded background, but the end result was well worth it! Documenting a fun moment shared between Leila and 2 of her cousins late last year when we were able to get together to celebrate her 11th birthday. Still cant believe we’re halfway to 12 now.

I had a rough idea of how this layout was going to come together, so I started off by marking out a section on white cardstock where the weaved strips were going to sit, then adhered a couple of weaved pieces in place towards the bottom to create a starting point that wouldn’t slip out while building the piece up. I’ve used papers from both the A5 paper stack and 12×12 papers and continued to weave the strips all the way to the top, adding tiny drops of glue here and there along the edges to keep it all straight. This process took a couple of hours to perfect to get the right balance of colours and patterns throughout the piece. Once complete I added the extra white cardstock pieces over the top and sewed them down to hold the weaved piece in place.

Next I added the photo stack, layered with contrasting blue pattern papers with clusters of fun pieces either side.

To the right side I’ve mixed multiple pieces from the ephemera pack along with fussy cut stars from the Nebula pattern paper. Most are adhered with foam tape to lift them up and create dimension. We all know that I can’t create a layout without adding a tonne of foam tape for dimension, I just cant help it lol

To the left I’ve added more fussy cut stars and ephemera pieces, both scattered and tucked into the layers of the photo stack. I’ve used so many stars in my last few layouts that I’m surprised I’ve still got plenty left.

I created a mixed font title using the AWESOME word from the Die Cut Titles pack and an edited version of the ‘Born to Be’ banner from the accessory sticker sheet.

Last bundle of goodness grouped together on the bottom right section of the layout using a bunch more stars, ephemera pieces and a chipboard sticker piece to complete the group.

I gave the whole layout a sprinkle of black ink then called it done. Here’s another look at the final layout…

Really happy with the end result, creating something magical to document a sweet little moment between some pretty awesome cousins.

Well thats all from me today, thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to share your creations with me when you try out the fun technique of paper weaving, I think it was kind of therapeutic in the end lol

Until Next Time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

Joyful Moments | Joyful Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle here today with a new layout share for part of out current ‘Scrap lift’ theme. All of the CVS Design Team have been tasked with recreating something we’ve made and shared in a past blog post, and for mine I’ve taken a little walk down memory lane to recreate a layout from September 2020.

The ‘Joyful Moment’ I’ve chosen to document of Leila is her awesome reaction to receiving a present at Christmas just gone. It’s something she had been asking for almost all of last year and was the last present she opened from us on Christmas Day. The Joyful collection has been the best Christmas themed collection for scrapping memories of late, and I’m absolutely loving creating with it each time I do.

Here’s a look at the layout I was inspired to recreate…

The original layout has a mixed media pattern paper background, cut file from CUT to YOU, title over the right side of the hanging pieces of cut file and multiple clusters of sweet sweet Cocoa Vanilla goodness.

For the new layout I chose a similar design in the CUT to YOU store, this one has a bunch of stars hanging from strings rather than the hearts. I backed each star piece with pattern papers from both the A5 paper stack and a couple of the 12×12 papers.

I used a background that I made a few weeks back that matched in with the colours really well. This was made using inks, water and the plastic packaging technique. I added the cutfile directly over the top using foam tape for slight dimension, then gave the entire layout a border using the pretty pink ‘Feeling Festive’ paper. The red pattern paper the each photo is adhered to can be found in the A5 paper stack.

I started my clusters with a bunch of fussy cut florals from both the 12×12 and A5 versions of the ‘Tis the Season‘ paper, layering in with some offcuts of the cut file I used on a layout I created a couple weeks back, some accessory word stickers and gold puffy stars from the ‘glitter puffy stars‘ pack and gold puffy sticker title pack.

In the top right hand side, to the left of the photo, I added another cluster using similar elements to the first. All clusters use a mix of adhesive to form different layers. This helps give the layout dimension rather than keeping it flat

I added the title to the bottom right group of stars on the cut file. I used the awesome Gold Puffy titles, which are part of the Joyful Collection Bundle available in the CVS Store. The banner below is from the ephemera pack.

You can also see I’ve added stitching around the edges of the layout which also helped to secure the cardstock stars from the cut file remnants

Top left of the layout was the last piece of the layout to some together. Again using elements similar to those in the other 2 clusters plus a chipboard piece.

I really enjoyed bringing this layout together, even the many fussy cut pieces I needed to make those clusters pop. I hope you’ve enjoyed what I created, and look forward to see what the rest of the team creates over the next week or so.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Until next time, Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Christmas Advent | Joyful Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hey Everyone! It’s Michelle here today and a Happy Festive season to you all. I hope you’re having an enjoyable month and aren’t as stressed out an unprepared as I am. Our Elf only made her appearance for these photos, and has since disappeared again lol. As you can see I’ve created something a little different, a fun little Christmas Advent ‘Calendar’ (aka completely forgot to buy one from the shops) using the sweet Joyful Collection. We’ve set it up in Leila’s smaller Christmas as the pastel colours suited a white tree background.

As soon as I saw the Advent Paper in this collection I just knew I needed to create something using it, and what a perfect way to do so by creating a hanging “Advent calendar”. Each pocket was made using all the different pattern papers from the A5 paper stack and decorated using ephemera pieces, accessory stickers and fussy cut florals from the ‘Tis the Season‘ Paper in both 12×12 & A5 sizes. Oh and of course, numbered using the ‘Advent’ paper which only comes in the 12×12 size.

Here’ how the pockets look hanging from the tree…

You’ll see in these close ups I’ve cut the tops of each pocket in different ways, attached the string randomly and also added some white cardstock stars and the cute gold puffy stars. The paper chain was made a couple years back using the bohemian Dream collection

As the tree has so much decoration we left all other decorations off and only added the Santa llama and angel on top.

All the empty pockets are left either at the bottom of the tree, or in a little basket I’ve sat next to the elf house to the left of the tree.

Heres a closer look at all of the different pockets, they’re all so cute I cant pick which ones are my favourite.

I kept all pockets roughly 4 inch tall and 2.5 wide to ensure we could fit full size Freddo Frogs, Caramello Koalas and theres even a mini Chomp bar here and there. Love us come Cadbury Favourites here YUM!

Each pocket is folded over at the back and adhered along the bottom edge using a stapler as the tape adhesive wouldn’t stay shut once the chocolates were inside. You could also sew along the bottom edge for a little extra detail on the pocket.

Embellishments are layered using different forms of adhesive, from regular double sided roller tape to foam for a little extra dimension. Although once the chocolate is inside the entire pocket pops with dimension/.

The cute hand-drawn animals in this collection are just so sweet, and easy to use on these little pockets of chocolatey goodness.

And thats the lot. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing something a little different from me this time around? Let me know in the comments below if you enjoy seeing different crafty ideas other than layouts, or are you purely a layout crafter like I usually am?

Thanks so much for stopping by, I’ll be back in a couple weeks to share my last creation for 2021, although I’m still unsure what it might be.

Until then, have a safe and HAPPY Festive season, which ever way you celebrate. Stay safe, enjoy and Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

 

 

Lovely Little Moments of Joy | These Days Collection | MIchelle Stokes

Hi Scrappy Friends, it’s Michelle back today with a new layout share featuring the sweet These Days Collection. I was seriously lacking in scrappy mojo this week so I took a walk down memory lane and chose a layout I made a few years back to scraplift. I added a few cute squishy cheek photos of a soon to be 11 year old and came up with this…

I love everything about this collection, and have had a hard time using all the pretty papers as they’re just all so beautiful. The rainbow ombré paper Daybreak was one that I was saving for a rainy day, and I reckon this was the best way for me to use it.

I added pieces of the smaller pattern papers from the A5 paper stack to some white cardstock and sewed them down into a grid design, leaving space for a few stinkin cute photos. These photos were taken so long ago, but I still remember how squishable those cheeks were.

I added a gold heart to the edge of this photo along with a cluster of florals from the A5 version of Home Grown paper, plus a couple cute puffy heart stickers.

I backed this sweet photo with the A5 wood grain paper Pretty Posies to help it pop off the layout a little more, with the addition of an accessory sticker tab.

Up on the top right I’ve used a mix of florals from both the 12×12 and A5 size of Home Grown paper, adhered with different adhesives for a range of layered dimension.

I added the title to the bottom right using a Foam Title sticker and a banner that I’ve fussy cut from an Pocket Page card.

Above the title I added another cluster, because there’s no such thing as too many floral clusters right? And when the florals are this damn pretty how can you stop?

Here’s one more….

Well that’s the last of the floral clusters for now. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my latest creation. Feel free to share in the comments about how you fix your lost scrappy mojo. Do you go back and scraplift yourself?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping
Michelle x

 

Memories Together | These Days | Michelle Stokes

Hey Everyone Its Michelle back here today with a new layout to share with you all. I’ve scrapped a funny moment with Leila using the new These Days collection, ensuring the silly photos also get documented in our albums. It cant always be about the sunshine and rainbows… or can it?

I started by adhering a strip along the bottom of some white cardstock. This rainbow printed strip can be found on the bottom of the ‘Good Life‘ cut apart paper. Next I printed a set of photos in black and white slightly smaller than 3x4inch size and adhered both to different complimenting pattern papers (one of which is a pocket page card). I also cut a 3rd piece from another patter the same size to create a base for my large cluster, plus a trip of another complimentary pattern to tuck underneath. All 3 ‘cards’ were adhered to the cardstock using foam for a little dimension off the page. I tried flat scrapping this layout, and it just isn’t me. Give me ALL the dimension without bulking up the albums too much.

The photos I’ve used aren’t spectacular, but they’re certainly something funny to document. I think Leila and I sat this way for over an hour, her watching something on the iPad and me the tv. Yep we’re oh so weird in this household!

Next up I worked on the main cluster using some of the beautiful florals from the ‘Home Grown‘ paper that I had pre-cut on the couch a few nights prior. I wrapped them around the cute little ephemera piece that I thought worked perfectly for a mum & child layout. I used a couple of different forms of adhesive for this cluster to give the florals layered dimension.

The title was one that came together really quickly using our fancy new foam title pack plus a cut apart piece and word sticker from the accessory sheet.

Under the title I added another floral cluster, similar to the first one I created. Again using different forms of adhesive for layered dimension.

Heres another peek at the top cluster where I’ve used word strips from the a5 size cut apart sheet, and a cute gold glitter heart.

Lastly a 3rd mini cluster of florals was made at the top corner to balance out the entire layout but creating a visual triangle. Sometimes I don’t stick to this rule as it depends on the orientation of the layout, but most of the time I feel that it really gives a layout a more finished cohesive look. Oh and I also added a splattering of gold ink, cant forget that finishing touch either!

Well folks, thats all from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by to see my newest creation using our BRAND NEW collection – These Days. I cant wait to see what you all create with it once it reaches your crafting spaces! Please share with us in our Facebook Community group and via Instagram too using the hashtag #cocoavanillastudio

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle xx

These Days | These Days | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle here on the blog today with a brand spankin new layout share that features our amazing NEW collection – These Days. Love Love LOVING the soft colour palette and all the pretty patterns within this collection. Its perfect to mix together within a grid style layout like I have done, which some of you might say is very similar to one I’ve made in the past. You’d all be correct as its the newest addition to my yearly themed layout of ALL things Leila.

For those who aren’t quite familiar with what I’m talking about, heres a look at the previous 2 layouts I created in past years using the same layout design, same design techniques and recording the same details as years past. I’ve done this so in years to come we can look back on all the fun things that Leila loved each year, and its an easy way to simplify scrapbooking when you just want to document memories quickly.

You can find last years post HERE , the previous 3 years were not shared on this blog.

The main focus of this layout is to share Leilas current favourites at the same time each year, along with a current photo. However, this year has been a little hectic and It skipped my mind to get it done scrapped so its a couple months later than usual.

To start off the layout I grabbed the a5 paper stack and flipped through to fins 6 complimentary pattern papers to create the grid background. I sewed around each piece using machine stitching adding a couple of extra detailed stitches in random places. Next up I worked on creating the list on a ‘clip board’ using some scrap notepaper and adhered to the woodgrain pattern paper from the a5 paper stack. I’ve used the fancy new black foam title stickers as a title and added mini puffy number stickers from the new mini puffy alphabet set for her age plus a cute little puffy house sticker and gold heart to bring the B&W photo and list together. I used the rainbow watercolour stripe a5 paper as a base for the photo, tucked in a label tab from the ephemera pack, created a mini floral cluster of both ephemera and fussy cut florals (Home Grown paper) and added a few accessory word stickers to finish off this area of the layout.

At the top left of the layout I created one magical cluster of ephemera pieces, wood button, puffy heart sticker, wreath from the Good Life cut apart paper and foam leaf from the foam title stickers pack.

I replicated a similar cluster at the bottom right using more ephemera, wood button, florals and foam leaf strand.

At the top I added a couple of banner flag pieces from the Good Life cut apart paper.

Lastly a close up of some of the messy stitching, oh so slightly distressed paper edges and a sprinkling of gold colour shine to finish it all off.

Well friends thats all from me today. Thank you so much for stopping by and seeing my super quick simple hack to document the things you don’t want to forget. It doesn’t always have to be all the pretty/cute photos that get scrapped, sometimes all you need is a simple photo of them doing what they love, and adding a list of all the other things they love.

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

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