Heart and Home A5 paper pad

My Heart is Full | Heart & Home Collection | Rachel Lowe

Welcome June and hello crafty friends. Today I have another layout created with only papers from the A5 paper pad. I have used Heart & Home collection to create this feminine layout of my daughter an I.

I cut 7 2 inch hexagons using three different designs of the papers from the A5 paper pad. Once I had arranged them in a pattern I liked I adhered to my page but added the top and bottom ones with foam tape to add dimension.

I next added my photos using two of the frames from the ephemera die cut pack. I added these with foam tape to add more dimension to my layout.

On the left side of my photo I added some phrase sentiments using the accessory stickers sheet and then some puffy hearts and circle centres to the flowers.

The photo to the right of my page I tucked a tag and small floral bloom behind it for visual interest.

I created a feature of the bottom hexagon by adding the house die cut and adding floral blooms under the house from the floral die cut pack, and puffy hearts and circles. I used a journalling block to the hexagon next to it and then finished off adding more phrase sentiments. I went back and added a floral bloom to the top left hexagon.

This is a simple layout to put together and using the A5 paper pad makes it super cost effective also!

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping.

Rachel X

Celebrate Together | Heart and Home | Kellie Moore

Hey there Cocoa Vanilla friends it’s Kellie here and welcome back to the blog today .

I have a layout using the new Heart and Home collection to share today….the memory I am documenting is a photo of myself with my youngest son recently taken at a wedding where he was a page boy….isn’t he the sweetest?!

To start my page, I decided I wanted to create a background with a bunch of the papers from the A5 paper stack so I decided to cut a bunch of squares and lay them on an angle, leaving a strip white space down the page to allow the page to not become too busy. To add more texture I added some hand stitching around the squares.

I placed my photo towards the left side of the page so I could create a diagonal through my photo. I matted my photo in white as I already had so much pattern going on.

I wanted to keep the embellishing on the lighter side to not overpower the photo so I added some of the floral ephemera to the top left and bottom right of my photo, not sticking them flat to the page so they add dimension.

For my title I chose the word ‘Celebrate’ from the Titles with Gold Foil then added the word ‘Together’ using the Mini Puffy Alphabet. I also used a heart sticker from the Accessory Sticker Sheet above my title, along with some of the heart Puffy Stickers.

I hope you enjoyed my page today and have found some inspiration to help you get creating.

Till next time !

Kel x

Fall Days & Lattes | Heart & Home | Rachel Lowe

Hey CVS friends Rachel here! I decided to do a 8.5 x 11 inch layout just to mix things up and today I am sharing another Fall themed layout using Heart & Home collection. I personally prefer Mocha to Lattes but I think you get the idea.

I found this fab cut file from the Silhouette Design store, isn’t the mug just too cute with the dollop of cream on top. I layered my title using the Framed paper woodgrain side and then adding the smaller font using the Golden Fields paper small floral print side. I added with foam tape to create dimension.

I cut the outline of the leaves using the Framed paper and agin woodgrain side. I paper pieced them with this green paper from the A5 paper pad, I save my 12×12 inch papers for larger projects and utilise the A5 size for smaller pieces.

I next created the mug using the woodgrain paper which mimics the colour of coffee (or mocha) and used a bright yellow paper from the A5 pad. I used white cardstock for the dollop of cream on top, I did add some Dimensional Magic gloss but my photos don’t show it well but it certainly created a great effect on the white cardstock. I added to my page with foam tape. To finish off I added a phrase sentiment from the Accessory Sticker sheet and added a small floral bunch from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. You will see here I also added some Puffy stickers to add contrast.

I added my 3×3 inch photo of my daughter with her horse which I matted and then added with foam tape. I tucked under another floral bloom, layering it by adding extra sprigs from the Floral Die Cut Ephemera pack. I used phrase sentiments from the Accessory Sticker sheet and finished off by adding some Puffy Stickers.

I chose to use a dark border to lift my layout and the Flurry paper was perfect!

This is a simple layout you could easily scrap lift. You could also add a larger photo or turn it into a 12×12 inch layout by enlarging the cut files and photo.

As always thank you for stopping by today.

Rachel X

Fall Feels | Heart and Home | Rachel Lowe

It may be spring here in Australia but Heart and Home collection is bring out all my fall feels! I love rainbows and couldn’t resist creating a fall layout with a rainbow.

The fall feel rainbow can be found in the Silhouette Design Store but note I added the row of small fall leaves for more visual interest.

I was able to use papers from the A5 paper pad except the outer rainbow arch which I used the 12×12 inch paper Fall Beauty. The other advantage of using the A5 paper pad papers is that the prints are smaller, so my title is full of leaves whereas if I had used the 12×12 paper you wouldn’t get the smaller detail. I used Framed paper woodgrain side as my border (white cardstock cut at 11 x 11 inches).

I added two square photos at 3.5 x 3.5 and 2.5 x 2.5 inches. I matted them and added with foam tape to create dimension.

I used gold glitter card to create the outline of the large leaf as gold always adds a warmth to a layout.

I used the hearts from the Puffy Stickers to decorate the two smaller rainbow arches.

As the cut file is large I was careful not to over do it with embellishments so it didn’t end up looking too ‘busy’. I added a small floral cluster to the top right of the rainbow slightly behind my photo. I added several of the die cut ephemera leaves and phrase sentiments.

I loved that I could use colour photos of my daughter which catches the colours of fall and adds to the warmth of this layout.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope this inspired you in some way!

Rachel X

 

These Days | Heart and Home | Rachel Lowe

Hello Rachel here and today I sharing another Fall themed layout featuring my daughter using the beautiful Heart and Home collection.

I have used several cut files from the Silhouette Design store, butterflies and a fall wreath. You can see the I have covered the flowers and most of the leaves so I could add the Floral Ephemera and add my own layering where needed.

Once I had adhered the wreath cut file I then added the ‘flying butterflies’. I used the A5 paper pad to cut the butterflies and the larger ones I cut two so I could layer them up with foam tape. I added the heart Puffy Stickers to create the butterfly body.

I used a 6×4 inch landscape photo, I sadly had to convert it to black and white as my daughters top was purple! I added a thin mat and tucked it under some of the wreath so it looked a part of it.  I next added two floral clusters using a mix of the Floral Ephemera and Die Cut pack.  I added a sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet tucking it slightly under the flowers and leaves.

I used larger blooms to cover the cut file flowers at the top of the wreath and layering the flowers, leaves and sprigs with foam tape. I used phrase sentiments to create sub journalling.

You can find this journal block in the die cut ephemera pack, I will go back and add some handwriting later. I finished this off by adding the super cute pumpkin with flowers die cut and another phrase sentiment sticker. The only 12×12 inch papers I used for this layout was Gather and Leaf Litter.

I really wish my daughter had worn a different colour top so I could have added a colour photo, showing the beauty of autumn leaves and colours which I think would give this layout another layer of colour, warmer I think. Anyway next time I will do better with clothing choices and colours!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today.

Rachel X

Gather | Heart and Home | Rachel Lowe

Here is second layout using the beautiful Heart and Home collection. The theme of the collection inspired me to create a family layout, hubby must have been working as its me with my children!

I found this gorgeous flower cut file from the Silhouette design store. For large petals I used Golden Fields and Harvest 12×12 papers, for the smaller petals and smaller flower I used papers from the A5 paper pad.

Once I positioned my flowers on the white base paper I set about adding my photos. I chose a 4×4 and 3×3 inch photos. I used Golden Fields Paper typed words side to mat my photos. I added black stitching to the larger one to add definition and draw your eye.

I added it with foam tape as I wanted to add my title slightly under my photo. I chose the word GATHER from the titles with gold foil pack. I added my sub title under my photo using stickers from the accessory sticker sheet, to finish off I added a tiny floral bunch, which was actually the vase with flowers die cut ephemera which I discarded the vase.

Again with my second smaller photo I added with foam tape and then added more sub titling using stickers from the accessory sticker sheet. I tucked one of the cute houses from the die cut ephemera pack and finished off adding another small flower bunch coming out of the roof and a heart puffy sticker to the door.

Despite this layout looking ‘busy’, you can easily fit two or three photos or one larger photo.

As always thank you for stopping by!

Rachel X

Together | Heart and Home collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends,

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am excited to be sharing a layout with you featuring the new GORGEOUS Heart and Home collection! I love the handmade feel to this collection.

I started by choosing a cut file from CUT to YOU, I cut it out from the ‘B’ side of the gorgeous Fall Beauty paper. I was certain to place the cut file in the centre of the paper so I could use the outline as the background for my layout. I adhered the cut file to a plain sheet of white cardstock and trimmed down the cardstock to measure approximately 11′ x 11′ and adhered it the remainder of the Fall Beauty paper. I then machine stitched a border around the outside to add to that handmade feel.

I am documenting a photo of myself with my friends from one of their 50th birthdays a few years ago. Such a fun night celebrating! I placed the photo on the right hand side of the page and layered a piece of vellum and a frame from the die-cut pack underneath. I adhered the photo using craft foam to add a little dimension to my page. On top of the photo, I added a phrase banner from the die-cut pack and also placed a rectangle sticker from the accessory sticker sheet to the left of the photo.

At the bottom of the photo, I placed the paper strip with the cross hearts on it from the ‘Gather’ paper. I also tucked in some florals from the floral die-cut pack and placed a banner die-cut and a round die-cut both from the ephemera pack. To the right side of my photo, I tucked in some more florals here and also placed a word sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet. My title is the ‘Together’ word from the gold title die-cut pack. I just love the gold foil on these! So pretty!

To balance out the heavy right side of the page that features my photo and title, I created a small cluster of embellishments that features mostly florals and a Love die-cut. I used different levels of adhesive here to show different levels of dimension. I also placed some more word and phrase stickers here from the Accessory sticker sheet. Lastly I placed some enamel puffy shapes and I stamped the date stamp to document the date of when the photo was taken.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog! I hope you enjoyed reading about how I created my layout as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

The Perfect Day | Heart and Home Collection | Rachel Lowe

Hi CVS friends, today I am sharing my first layout using the beautiful new collection Heart and Home. I am loving the autumn/fall vibes, so I found some photos of my youngest and I taken in fall with the colours matching perfectly!

Both my chosen cut files, leaves and The Perfect Day, are both from the Silhouette design store. I wanted to create a fall themed background and this leaves cut file is great as its not too ‘busy’ and to ensure some white space remained I only paper pieced some of them. I used the A5 paper pad blue hearts paper for my leaves. I used the Framed paper, wood grain side to cut my large title. I then paper pieced it using Golden Fields paper which has the smaller floral design. I did use foam tape on the large title to add dimension.

I next added two torn paper strips to the top and bottom of my page, using the yellow side of the Gather paper and Leaf Litter paper green side for the bottom strip. In doing this it ties all the elements together. I next added my photos, using a 3×4 inch photo to go under the phrase title and using one of the cute die cut ephemera frames above the phrase title which measures 2×3 inches. Both were added with foam tape.

I added die cut florals to the bottom photo on each side, tucking them under my photo. I added the wood grain phrase sentiment die cut and finished off by adding two heart puffy stickers and a heart tab from the Accessory Sticker sheet. As the top photo frame already had florals I simply added two heart puffy stickers.

I then set about adding finishing touches! I fussy cut some butterflies from the paper in the A5 paper pad and added around my page. I created two small embellishing clusters at the top and bottom torn paper strips. As this page had a lot going on I was careful not to over do the embellishments, sometimes less is more!!!!!

It was great to NOT have to convert my photos to black and white so they match a collection, warm toned photos match perfectly.

Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing what you all create with Heart and Home!

Rachel X

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