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Mont Saint Michel | Throwback Thursday Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Friend. It’s time for Throwback Thursday kind of a post and you all know I really like revisiting older CVS lines. I have few favorite ones, like “Hello sunshine”, “Life is beautiful” or “Sugar and spice” but I also like to mix collections to use them up to the single piece. Today I want to share with you layout made mostly with “Life is beautiful” with minor elements from some other lines.

This collection is already unavailable but you can still purchase super cool digital kit and print papers and embellishments at home. Element I like the most in “Life is beautiful” are colorful flowers in whimsical shapes. They are easy to fussy cut and look great on any project. I cut out few of them and composed them with papers and photos to make this layout.

We recently got back from our summer vacation in Britanny, France and I have so many fresh photos to scrapbook. This layout is about our visit at Mont Saint Michel. I snapped few photos of Maja posing in front of this amazing monument and I needed to scrapbook how adorable she is. I lined all my elements in one line, creating kind of the vertical banner, composed of papers and photos.

I mixed in few small labels and words trying to keep everything quite simple. Pretty yellow, orange and blue colors worked with my pictures perfectly. I added machine stitching at one end, anchoring my composition to the base paper.

Adding few enamel dots from various collections and some splatters was the last step in my creative process.

That is all for today. I hope you like my page. I encourage you to dig in your stash and rediscover some older products too. Many of them can be combined with new lines. That way you can finally use them up and make room for some more goodies :)

Thank you for stopping by and see you in two weeks.

XO Anna

Hello Boy | Legendary Collection | Anna Blades

Hey everyone! It’s Anna here, sharing this monochromatic layout with you today, featuring the Legendary collection. Two months ago my sister had a baby boy, and we are very happy because is the first boy in the family!! My parents have two girls (me and my little sister) and I also have two daughters. So, at last, we can say “hello boy!”. For this layout, I was inspired by the stars in the picture.

First, I used the distress oxide inks and the plastic technique to make my background in a watercolor 12×12 sheet. I did it with different shades of blue and also add some splatters. I wanted it to look like a sky.

I spread some stars diagonally, from top to bottom of the page. I took them from the Die Cut Ephemera, the Clear Stickers, and also fussy cut some stars from the All Star paper. I put foam dots behind a few stars to add more dimension. In between the stars, I also glued some enamel dots.

On top of the page, I stacked two strips from the Offbeat and Epic Tales papers. I cut the Offbeat paper a little bit crooked, and I used a stamp with white ink to simulate a machine stitching. It’s subtle but I think it gives an extra touch (and I didn’t feel like taking out the sewing machine).

For my title, I used two words from the Die Cut Titles which I raised with foam dots and a phrase from the Clear Stickers. I embellished it with a die cut star and a flair button that matched perfectly with the color and the stars. I don’t usually write journaling on my layouts, but this time I did it. Below it, I placed another die cut that says “legendary”.

With the All Star paper I matted my picture. Behind it, I put some tissue paper too and foam to raise it up. Two more die cuts and another one for layering, and that’s it!!

Once in a while I enjoy making a monochromatic layout, it’s kinda challenging for me. I hope you like it and thank you so much for stopping by today!

Anna xx

Big Heart | Daydream Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle here today to share with you a new layout that I created with our BRAND NEW collection – Daydream. I’d give ALL the heart eye emojis for this collection, it is so beautiful! I spent an entire night on the couch fussy cutting and loving over all the sweet floral clusters from the Garden Variety paper. So so pretty!

For this layout I felt the need to recreate an older layout of mine using circular elements grouped with florals, stickers and a little machine stitching. I started by choosing a couple different pattern papers Daisy Days, Sweet Serenity, All Aflutter and cut multiple circles from each one. I fussy cut the outer ring off 1 of each colour circle to create a smaller circle and an open circle, then arranged them in clusters within a triangular design on some white cardstock.

I slightly distressed the edges of each circle before adhering with double sided tape and machine stitched through the ones that overlapped the edge of the layout. I also stitched through a little on the open circles.

Before adding anymore to the layout I added in the photos, a couple of Leila from a few years back being as sweet and crazy as she can be. I adhered the photos to some of the yellow pattern paper Sun Shower and added one of the sticker tabs to the top left photo.

Next up I added in the title using cardstock title pieces from this collection along with some older white alpha stickers and some handwriting. I’ve adhered the cardstock pieces using foam tape to pop them up off the page and then machine stitched through the stickers to ensure they stay put on that layout in years to come, which also adds a little extra detail to the layout.

I then added the pretty floral clusters that were fussy cut from the Garden Variety paper to the groups of circles. In this cluster I also added a sweet flair button, ephemera heart & mini flower plus an accessory sticker strip.

In the cluster above the photo I used a mix of fussy cut florals with ephemera florals layered using different forms of adhesive. The ‘You are my sunshine’ element is from the accessory sticker sheet and one of the first embellishments I knew I wanted to mix into this layout.

Lastly the bottom cluster made using another mix of ephemera and fussy cut florals, sticker strip and heart. I added my usual splattering of gold ink all of the layout and called it complete.

 

Well friends thats all from me today. Thank you so much for stopping by to see the first layout I’ve created using our NEW Daydream Collection. You can find the details for this collection in the reveal post HERE. Hopefully it arrives at your favourite scrappy store real soon so that you can all get your craft on and create up a storm!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle xx

 

Good Day Sunshine | Daydream collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone! It’s Sue here today to share my very first layout using the brand new, and oh-SO-beautiful, ‘Daydream’ collection. This was created for our current ‘Outdoor Adventures’ theme, and I was very excited that the collection arrived in time for me to use it for this page.

The photo I chose to document was one that I took of my hubby and our boys doing some gardening together. My sons recently celebrated their 8th birthday, and one of them had requested “gardening stuff” as a present. (Isn’t that the cutest?) I couldn’t resist his lovely request, so I went and got him his own gloves, tools, seedlings, pots and potting mix. He was so happy, and has been lovingly caring for them ever since.

In keeping with the outdoor theme, I decided to use the wood grain print on the reverse side of the Over the Rainbow paper as my background. This gave the page a good “earthy” base, and because it’s such a beautiful detailed grain, it also made my job much easier as it really didn’t need anything added to it.

I then created the focal point for my page using layered pieces from the B sides of the patterned papers Sun Shower (a delicious rich yellow with stripes); All Aflutter (a lovely coral with a sweet heart print); and Garden Variety (a sweet blue-grey tiny spot).

I then added a small grey paper doily from my stash, before sticking my photo down using some scrap cardboard to pop it up from the page. (Did you notice the rainbow lens flare in my photo? I think it looks cool, which is one of the reasons I chose this shot.)

With my photo now in place, it was time to add some embellishments. The first thing I reached for to go with my gardening theme, was the stunning floral print on the Garden Variety paper. The flowers on this sheet were just begging to be fussy cut! I cut several clusters and tucked them in around my photo, bending the edges up away from the page to provide dimension.

I created a small cluster around the top left corner of my photo using the so sweet tab sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet; a small flower and leaf from the Die Cut Ephemera pack; and one of the new embellishments on the block – a Puffy Heart. These fabric hearts are super cute, and they have beautiful, delicate gold thread woven through them.

Next, I added my page title to the right of my photo; using three words from the Die Cut Titles pack. (I actually cut the “s” off the word “days” so it fit the phrase I wanted.) I used foam tape under my title words so that they would sit up at the same height as the photo and allow me to overlap the edge. Above my title I added the sweet little die cut rainbow from the ephemera pack.

With my layout so bottom heavy at this point, I created a small cluster in the top right corner to help balance it out. I wanted to mimic the focal area of my page, so I used small pieces of the same papers, then topped it with the oh happy day banner from the sticker sheet.

To finish off my page, I used a label cut from the Happy Place cut apart paper to write my journalling, then added two small die cut flowers. A light splatter of some white mist around my page, and I was done!

This collection is just so easy, and such a pleasure to work with that I was able to create four pages before I even really came up for air. It has just started hitting the shelves of retailers, so make sure you check with your local store or favourite online retailer to see if they have it available. It really is one you need in your stash!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Sugar | Happiness Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Friends. It’s Anna here with my newest layout. This time I reached for quite new line called “Happiness”. It is one of my favorite CVS collections, because of the joyful colors and amazing flowers. You can find all rainbow there and I already made many pages with it. This time I scrapbooked two cute photo of my younger daughter. I bought her everyday care lipstick in a cherry flavour and she made herself pretty :D She scared me with a big, redish spot around her lips asking if she looks good. I needed to scrapbook her cuteness and snapped few photos. They finally made their way to the layout.

I started with a wooden pattern paper called “Bright & beautiful“. You have to agree that this kind of paper works perfectly as a background for many projects. I chose paper scraps in various colors and cut the title using my Silhouette Cameo. Each letter is in different color. You can use you smalled paper pad for this purpose too. I also fussu cut some butterflies from the other side of my background paper using second sheet.

I kept my composition simple and clean with no mixed media. Pretty papers and embellishments play the main role here. After my title and photos were glued down I added bits and pieces from Ephemera pack, like flower clusters, tassels and words.

I placed my butterflies color on color, combining them with letters. If you don’t own any die cutting machine you can hand cut the letters in various shapes and sizes. It’s quite fast and simple technique. We do not aim in being precise here. I wanted to achieve more whimsical effect here.

This page came together really fast. With no mixed media background I didn’t have to wait for layers to dry. Even though I love getting my fingers dirty, I appreciate simple and clean designs from time to time. After all, my cute girl is the best embellishment of this layout :)

That is all for today. Thank you for stopping by and see you in two weeks <3

XO Anna

Summer | Bohemian Dream Collection | Anna Blades

Hi CVS friends!!

Anna here today with you. I hope you all are doing well. Today’s focus is texture! I was thinking about something to give texture to my page instead of texture paste and I thought that thread would be a good idea. Then I found this cut file designed by Paige Evans in my Silhouette library and it inspired me the whole page with the Bohemian Dream collection.

For the base of my layout, I used the colorful Abstract paper. Then, I cut the cut file from white cardstock and trimmed 1 cm. off each side and glued it on top of the patterned paper.  The paper is so bold, but this cut file makes it a little lighter but you still see the print.

I had run out of the flowers from the Die cut ephemera pack, so I fussy cut some flowers from the Abundant paper to embellish the layout. I love this tropical look and I decided to die cut palm leaves with my Big Shot. I also added a flair button from the collection and enamel dots.

Let’s go to the title. I looked for a font that would help me to wrap it with thread and cut it with my Silhouette Cameo. I cut the word “summer” twice to glue it on top of each other to make it thicker. I used embroidery thread in gradient blue.

Then, I stacked all the letters on vellum paper and raised it with foam to make it stand out. I completed the title with a chipboard and the word “moments” from the Boho bits paper. Once it was all glued to the page, I raised the tips of the cut file in the spots with no decorations to add more texture. It’s so bumpy when you touch it!

I really love how it turned out! Love all the texture and the summery vibes! I hope it gives you some inspiration. Thank you so much for stopping by today. See you soon!

Anna xx

Hello Little Miss Sweet Face | Happiness Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hey Everyone its Michelle here today. I have a new layout to share with you all that I’ve made for our current ‘Texture’ theme using the bright and cheerful Happiness Collection. Texture can be added to layouts in a multitude of ways using a variety of techniques and products. Now I’m no good at Mixed Media layouts, they always turn out terrible, so I’ve chosen to go down the ‘clean’ scrapping path that I’m comfortable and familiar with to save you from the horror HAHA

I began with a bunch of scrap papers from the Happiness collection which I cut into different size strips, using a mix of both 6×8 and full size patterns. I added texture to each strip by lightly distressing the edges using my fingernail, and gave myself a few paper cuts along the way. To save your own fingers from the same fate as mine you can get this same effect using a distress tool or the edge of a pair of scissors.

I adhered the strips randomly down the left side of the white cardstock, ensuring to mix the patterns, colours and strip sizes as I went, then sewed each individual strip using my sewing machine. I used a mix of both straight and zigzag stitch to add a little extra detail and texture to the layout but it also enabled me to fold the edges of each strip upwards for that finishing touch.

I chose a couple of cute photos of Leila, printed B&W so not to clash with the colourful background, and backed with a pink pattern paper to compliment the strips and make the photos pop.

Under the right side of the photo I added my very last floral cluster from the wreath pattern paper in this collection. I’ve cut up and used these clusters on quite a few of my layouts as they’re super sweet and perfect for layering. You can also see a peek of the pink muslin fibres I added in for a different element of ‘texture’

I added the title over the top of the floral cluster using a mix of elements and handwriting. The ‘Hello’ is from the Foam title stickers pack that can be found in the ‘Unforgettable’ collection and the white alpha stickers are an older product from the ‘Colour Me Happy’ collection that is no longer available. I sewed through the alpha stickers to keep them adhered to the layout in years to come, but also for a little added detail and texture for this corner of the layout.

In the top right of the layout I tucked in a little more of the pink muslin fibres, added a fussy cut butterfly, heart from the ephemera pack and ‘the good stuff’ sticker that can be found on the accessory stickers sheet of the Happiness Collection. The cute little glitter enamel dots are from the ‘Make a Wish’ collection and have to be my most favourite finishing touch to any layout.

Lastly a second mini cluster on the bottom of the layout, replicated using similar items to the top cluster for a cohesive look. I also added the usual splattering of gold ink to finish the layout off.

Well friends thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my take on adding texture to layouts. I kept it pretty simple and mess free, just the way I like it. Be sure to share your texture ideas and techniques with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio FB Group, we love to see what and how you all create!

Until Next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle xx

 

 

Is it over yet? | Life is Beautiful Collection | Rachel Lowe

Hello CVS friends today I have a layout that although the subject matter is of a more serious matter it doesn’t mean it can’t be pretty! I have used Life is Beautiful (Digital collection available) collection, which remains one of my fav CVS collections.

Let’s talk about texture. If you are not a fan or experienced in mixed media how do you add texture to a layout? I focused on texture when creating this layout. Paper tearing is one way to add texture, and paper tearing also allows you to add elements under and over the tears which also adds more visual impact.

Another way of adding texture is to sew on your layout, either by hand or using a sewing machine. I always add machine stitching to my layouts. Another technique with stitching is sewing over a strip of paper and then tearing the paper away from the stitching.

 

Paper layers, dimension (ie foam tape to attach some elements and enamel dots) and a light spray of paint (here I have used black) all add texture to a layout.

Recently I have dusted off my embossing folders and started to add texture to papers and elements using various embossing folders. So my 2020 did not look ‘flat’ I embossed with a polka dot folder and added dimension fluid dots which I also added over my title also.

I really enjoyed putting this layout together focusing on textures! I also wanted to scrap a part of the Covid 19 journey that I am involved in, because memory keepers is what we are.

 

Thank you for stopping by today and keep safe and well!

Rachel X

HAPPY TIME | LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello everyone ! It’s Sophie here and I am sharing a sweet layout with you today.

For today’s layout, I used a digital Cocoa Vanilla kit ! It’s the “Life is Beautiful collection“. I fell in love with the color scheme of the collection and all the gorgeous patterned papers and embellishments ! I printed them with my very old printer on good quality paper, and it gave beautiful results !

 

I started with an easy mixed media background. I call it the “reverse packaging technique”…

I put a few splatters of ink on a 12 x 12 plastic package, add a little bit of water and press my thick white cardstock on it. It always gives interesting results, and it was my starting point for the design of my page.

I teared a part of the beautiful coral-pink patterned paper to put on the left side of the page and did a little bit of stitching with matching thread.

 

I backed my photo with tissue paper, adhesive foam and a few layers of patterned paper for dimension and interest, and fussy cut plenty of beautiful embellishments from the same collection that I scattered around my photo.

 

 

I put a banner and the fussy cut word “Happy” for my title and a few butterflies for which I only glued the center to make their wings pop.

 

I wrote down my journaling and added the date, as well as a few Nuvo Crystal Drops.

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

I hope you felt inspired by my page today ! Digital products are a great alternative for collections that are no longer accessible and you can get them right away on your computer ! But don’t forget that they are all for personal use only !

Thank you so much for passing by the blog today, and happy creating !

Sophie xx

 

 

 

 

Happy Times | Happiness Collection | Laura Alberts

 

Hey y’all! Laura back again and this time to spread some Happiness! When I saw these two photos, the first thing that popped in my mind was to make a quilt pattern. Inspired by my lovely grandma, I cut several of the papers from the 6×8 paper pad with a 1 inch hexagon punch and then puzzled the pieces together to create a quilted flower effect. Such a fun design and so easy to make!

Once I punched all of the hexagons, I cut out small 1 inch square papers to use as a base and then taped each individual hexagon piece into a simple flower design. It doesn’t really matter which piece starts in the center, I changed up each of mine a little bit from the others. It’s a lot of fun to play with quilted designs!

To add a bit of movement along the page, I added fussy cut butterflies all throughout the quilted flowers and even created little Nuvo gold trails behind them, this gives the appearance of movement! Plus, I added clear stickers underneath clusters and butterflies to give it the appearance of depth. This works because the butterflies’ wings are popped up just a bit.

 

I hope this quilted floral layout inspired you to look at your patterned papers a little differently! It’s fun to see how you can use every little piece up in a new way. If you’d like to see the Happy Times layout come together, I have the entire process in the video below!

https://youtu.be/vJ9E4-lA-mk

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