Great Escape Chipboard

Wild & Free | Great Escape | Rachel Lowe

Today I am sharing another layout using the fab! Great Escape collection! This layout has been created using only the A5 Paper Pad.

The only thing you have to remember is that anything you cut must be 6×8 inches. This is a great way to either save your 12×12 inch papers or when your supply of the 12×12 inches papers is running low. I cut 10 scallop strips using different colours and patterns to create my background. So they stood out I added some black machine stitching to each strip.

I next cut my title Wild & Free using a cut file from the Silhouette design store which I then offset using a darker colour to add contrast so my title really popped on the white background paper.

Using another cut file from the Silhouette Design store, polaroid Frames, which I back filled with the journal cards also from the A5 paper pad. I added my two photos and set about embellishing this with Puffy Stickers, Accessory stickers and ephemera die cuts.

I used chipboard pieces to add over my scallop paper strips to add dimension. I layered the stars and used foam tape to add dimension.

This layout was super easy to put together and you could do a 8 1/2 x 11 inch version. You could also add larger photos or more photos. I love the colours of this collection and the A5 paper pad has some colours/designs that are not in the 12×12 collection pack.

As always thank you for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you to get out your A5 paper pad and think of ways you can use it to create a layout.

Rachel X

 

 

 

 

Road Trip | Great Escape collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new layout created using the awesome Great Escape collection! I can not get enough of this collection! I think this is my 6th layout using this awesome collection and I still have heaps of ideas flowing! Talk about value for money!  I pulled out a super cute photo of my youngest son from when he was about 3 going for a ride in the car, I just love the thumbs up gesture- so cute!

I chose to work with a darker background paper choosing the ‘Journey’ patterned paper for this layout. I knew I was going to be adding the white cut file title and I really wanted that to pop off the page. The cut file I chose is from CUT to YOU, I cut out the title in white and cut out the road in black and backed it with some white cardstock to make it resemble a road as close as possible! For the large open letters in the cut file I took the A5 paper stack and choose various papers to add in the open holes. Once the cut file was all backed, I adhered the road down first using regular adhesive and then for the title, I added craft foam and then adhered it down in the centre of the page, I love adding craft foam so that it creates some dimension on my layout, this also allows me to tuck in bits and pieces where I want to if I feel some places need extra detail.

I added my photo on the right side, tucking it in behind the ‘D’ in Road I would normally layer a paper or a die-cut underneath my photo but this time I left it free of these. Once I was happy with the photo placement and the title it was time for my favourite part and that is embellishing! Below the photo I added a chipboard piece and I also added the flag chipboard piece overlapping the road and coming out of the ‘A’ in Road. The So Much Fun chipboard piece I added on top of the cut file and also added some of the phrase stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet to help tell my story.

I took a few die-cuts from the ephemera pack and also added these around my page too, I love finding the perfect piece that is the perfect shape or perfect colour to fit in spots! One of the many things I love to do when I create! I like to balance my pages and describe my style is very clean but colourful too!

Some of the smaller embellishments like the puffy shapes were some of the last things I added to my page, along with stamping the date stamp which is one of my go to things on every page! Do you have something you like to include on every project? Kind of like a signature? Lastly I trimmed down the ‘Journey’ patterned paper to roughly 11′ x 11′ and matted the entire layout on white cardstock. I then machine-stitched a border using black thread around the entire edge of the layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you are inspired to use your Great Escape collection and create some adventure layouts!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Fun Times | Great Escape | Rachel Lowe

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a layout using the fab Great Escape collection. I just love these photos of my youngest when he was a little one. The orange T shirt and ‘nature’ background are perfect colours for this collection.

I love white as my base but adding bright and patterned borders really make it stand out. I used Adventure paper and Happy Camper paper to border the white.

I used a cut file from the Silhouette Design Store to create the paper strips on the white cardstock. I used Horizon and Star Gazing paper.

I next added my 3×4 inch photos matting them using a paper from the A5 paper stack.I created embellishments clusters around my photos using the Ephemera Die Cuts adding them with foam top over and under my photos.

To add dimension to my layout I used the Chipboard and die cut stars to layer over the stars on the star paper strips. I also added stars from the Puffy Star Stickers to the centres of those stars.

I used the Accessory Stickers to create my sub journalling using the phrase sentiments and added them by following the curve of the yellow paper.

I used the Chipboard word ADVENTURE as my title in amongst the star paper with foam tape.

I added more chipboard, using the repeat method to tie the outer border paper into the actual layout.

This was a fun layout to create and I am happy that I finally scrapped these photos. Thank you for stopping by and see you again soon.

Rachel X

Wild New Life Adventure | Great Escape | Michelle Stokes

Hello Crafty friends, it’s Michelle here today with a new layout share for you all. Shock horror as its not a layout dedicated to our furry kids this week, I chose a recent photo of Leila on her first day of High School. New level of life adventures has begun. Woo Hoo!

Using the A5 paper stack from the Great Escape Collection I’ve whipped up a grid design for the base of my layout design. I cut the squares in the middle row in a 3 inch size and the top and bottom rows in a 2.5inch size, then sewed around the entire edges of each using my machine. Each piece was then secured to the cardstock base using foam for a little dimension.

The photo (shared with permission from this spicy child of mine cause we all know how teens are these days) was printed in a 4x3inch size and packed using another pattern from within the A5 paper stack. I stapled both pieces together using tiny staples and adhered to the layout using a little more foam sheeting to pop it off the layout.

You can see above how the little bit of dimension brings the layout to life

I created a couple of larger clusters diagonally in the top and bottom corners using left over stars fussy cut from the Star Gazing paper that I used on my last layout, with a mix of enamel shapes, accessory word stickers and puffy stars from the foam titles pack

Next up I added the mixed product title using a word from the ephemera pack, letters from the chipboard stickers pack and words from the Foam Title stickers pack. If you’re wondering where the W came from – never fear, its just the M from the word TIMES in the pack that I’ve turned upside down.

I added a little journal spot from the Accessory Stickers sheet to the bottom of this square to note what the photo is all about, and theres also a date label tucked into the photo too that was added towards the end.

I added the usual sprinkle of gold ink from the bottle I have that seems to be a never ending supply, just like Mary Poppins bag, but I’m sure its going to dry up at any minute

Here’s a final look at the layout as a whole…

Well friends, thats all that I have for you today.
Thank you so very much for stopping by and seeing this beloved creation that I’ve made.

Until next time, Happy Scrappin!
Michelle x

Adventure Awaits | Great Escape | Rachel Lowe

Hello CVS crafty friends Rachel here! Today I am sharing another layout created using the fab Great Escape collection scrapping an older photo of my youngest.

Boys and stars just go together! Firstly I cut the  Star Gazing paper at 5×12 inches. I used the banner paper strip from the Wild Life paper and added to the bottom of the star paper piece. I used a note book border cut file from the Silhouette Design store and cut this using the blue part of the Horizon paper and added to the top of the star paper piece.

I chose a dark blue to ensure I had contrast against the busy star paper. I next cut two stars using both sides of the Starry Night paper, 5 1/2 and 5 inches. I layered these off centre to the left.

I next added my 3×5 inch photo, matting it on the yellow side of the Horizon paper and then adding a strip of the Journey paper, green side. I added my photo with foam tape to create dimension. I love the Chipboard pieces and created an embellishment cluster to the left side of my photo finishing of it with a phrase sentiment die cut.

I used the Adventure Awaits journal strip from the Wild Life paper and added under my photo, this being my title of my layout. I added the compass die cut with foam tape so this element didn’t look ‘flat’.

I always use the Accessory Sticker Sheet to add sub journalling and these phrase sentiments suite my boy so much!

To balance my layout I added a embellishment to the top left of my page, using the tag and ‘play’ banner from the Accessory Sticker sheet, adding the Puffy Star stickers and then some twine.

You could add a larger photo on this layout or even two smaller landscape photos. I did go back and add some Chipboard Stickers and Puffy Star Stickers over some of the stars of the Starry Night paper to add more dimension.

And there you have it another boy layout that is fun and fabulous!

Thank you for stopping by and see you again soon!

Rachel X

Wild Thing | Great Escape Collection | Rachel lowe

Hey crafty friends Rachel here! Today I have another layout created with the fabulous Great Escape collection. I have used a photo of my oldest boy who is now in the Air Force and has made this mum very proud.

I used this awesome geometric cut file from the Silhouette Design store and cut it in black for impact, I chose the Happy Camper orange side paper to back the cut file as it contrast so well. I used white cardstock as my base paper and added a grey/blue paint wash and splatters and added the Adventurer paper as a border.

I again used the Adventurer paper and cut a strip 4×9 inches and placed to the left of the circle cut file. I used the dark blue strip from the Wild Life paper over this trip. I next added my 6×4 portrait photo with foam tape so I could add elements under.

I used  chipboard pieces to add dimension to my layout and to emphasise the patterns of the paper. to ensure my photo did not get ‘lost’ amongst the patterns and colours I added clusters of embellishments around it. Layering over and under elements greats great visual interest.

I love the Puffy Title stickers and as you can see you on my layout I manipulated them to curve following the shape of the circle cut file. I added some Puffy Star stickers in amongst my colour wash to create the illusion of a sky.

I did try a coloured version of my photo but as there are many colours and patterns in this layout it just didn’t work but a black & white version really popped off the page!

Thank you for stopping by today and happy scrapping!

Rachel X

 

Adventure Awaits | Great Escape collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you today to share another scrapbook layout featuring the gorgeous new Great Escape collection! I have documented another photo from my recent trip to Tasmania, this time a photo taken at pretty Horseshoe Falls. The Great Escape collection is absolutely perfect for outdoor adventures, nature photos and road trips!

I decided to start with a cut file found on the internet and cut this from white cardstock. I then took the A5 paper stack and backed the spaces in the cut file with a variety of different papers. Once the cut file was backed, I adhered it using craft foam to the Horizon 12′ x 12′ patterned paper. I cut a small strip of the ‘B’ side of the Wild Life patterned paper and tucked it in under the cut file t the bottom.

I placed my photo on the right-hand side of the page overlapping the cut file and allowing one of the clouds in the cut file to overhang onto the photo. I used craft foam to adhere the photo too. Above the photo, I placed a banner sticker, and on the left of the photo I placed a tab sticker all from the Accessory Sticker sheet. Below the photo, I placed the die-cut title ‘Explore’ from the ephemera pack and also added a puffy shape.

Also from the Wild Life patterned paper, I cut out the 3′ x 4′ card that says ‘Adventure Awaits’ and placed this right under the stars on the cut file again using craft foam to adhere it. I added another tab sticker to the left of the photo and also added the round sticker at the top of the mountain peak, both from the Accessory sticker sheet. I absolutely LOVE the chipboard elements in this collection! I added 2 of the stars, the flag popping out of the clouds, the log piece between the mountains and also the hexagon shape overlapping the mountains at the bottom.

Once the larger elements were placed and I was happy with them, I went ahead and placed some smaller finishing touches like some more puffy shapes and some extra die-cuts from the ephemera pack, I also stamped the date of when my photo was taken.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today! I hope you have purchased the Great Escape collection or have plans to purchase it really soon so you can get busy creating with it!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Fun Times | Great Escape | Rachel Lowe

Welcome to my my second layout created using the new fab Great Escape collection. I have scrapped a photo of son number two (I have three!!!) sitting in front of a rusting old car.

I chose this fab star cut file from the Silhouette design store and cut it in black to create a contrast. I chose the colourful striped Journey paper for the centre star and the green Direction paper for the outer smaller stars. I added foam tape to some of the smaller stars to create dimension.

I added my 3×5 inch photo which I matted on a paper from the A5 paper stack and added black machine stitching to create a border. I added two stickers to the top of my photo from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I went back and added several of the larger Die Cut Ephemera stars and then Puffy Stickers to the centres.

I then created an embellishments to each side of my photo, how cute is the car with luggage and map, perfect for my photo!

Next I used the Chipboard stickers to create my title, adding FUN to the bottom of my photo and TIMES under the photo, don’t be afraid to mix it up by making your title interesting in placement.

I used Wild Life paper as my background paper but felt it needed a darker contrast so add torn notebook edge (cut file from the Silhouette Design store) using Starry Night paper and finished off by adding black sitting to these.

This is a ‘busy’ layout for me but I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by today and see you agin soon.

Rachel

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