It’s Sophie with you today and a beautiful and simple layout to share, created with the Happy Days collection!
I went for a grid design and selected a few patterned papers from the A5 paper stack, and used a scalloped circle die from my stash to cut 6 scalloped circles.
I aligned them in two horizontal lines on a white background cardstock.
I cut three photos of my dog Fiona in a circular shape and placed them on three of the circles.
I mounted everything on adhesive foam.
My title is a mix of the Accessory Stickers, Mini Puffy Alphabet stickers and an ephemera.
I embellished the page in a color block manner with floral die cuts, fussy cut flowers and butterflies, a few accessory stickers and a paper bow.
Here are more close-ups:
Honestly, this page was very simple and easy to make! I love the result and hope you do too!
It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new scrapbook layout with you featuring the GORGEOUS Happy Days collection!
For this layout, I am documenting a recent photo of myself and my 2 sons. It is not very often that we get a photo together so when we were together recently, I took the opportunity to snap a photo! I did print the photo in colour however as we are all mostly wearing black it goes with the Happy Days collection perfectly!
I started with a plain white cardstock background, as I often do and trimmed it down to 11′ x 11′ inches, adhering it to the ‘B’ side of the Flutterby paper. I then machine stitched a border around the outside of the layout to add some texture. Next I traced a dinner plate onto some cheap cardstock and free hand cut around the circle. I did not bother too much with how the circle was cut out as I knew that I would be covering it with lots of different patterned papers.
I took out the A5 paper stack and chose all of the different papers to include on the circle. I cut them into strips of different sizes and layered them over and under each other to create a shadows and dimensions on the circle. I adhered them all horizontally but changed the angles on many to create the eye catching look to the circle. I used craft foam and regular adhesive to create different heights and looks to the circle. Once I had completed the circle I added craft foam underneath the circle and adhered it to the centre of the white cardstock background. I love creating lots of dimension on my layouts!
I adhered my photo to the right hand side of the circle and also adhered the black and white doodled frame from the Ephemera pack to the outside of my photo. I love how the black in the frame helps to draw your eye to the photo amongst the busyness of the patterned papers. Next I decided to further enhance the photo by adding some of the gorgeous florals from the Floral Ephemera Pack. I added these tucked in and around the photo, using both foam tapes and regular tapes to adhere them. I also added one of the super cute Puffy Hearts to the bottom right corner and placed a tab sticker from the Accessory Sticker Sheet to the right side of the photo also. On the left hand side of the photo, I adhered the Hello banner flag from the Ephemera pack.
Whenever I create a circular design, I like to be able to add embellishments and my title around the outside so I did this again using the Chipboard Alphabet Stickers to add my title. I spaced out the words so that you have to read around the circle which helps to draw the eye around the layout. In between the spaces I added Die-cuts, Puffy Hearts, Puffy Stickers, more Florals, and Accessory Stickers. On the actual circle, in between the paper layers, I placed some of the phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker Sheet, these help to tell the story about the photo I am documenting on my layout, more Puffy Stickers and some Die-cuts here also.
I absolutely LOVE how my layout turned out and hope you like it too?! I hope you can find some inspiration from my layout and create a similar page to mine using your Happy Days collection!
It’s Sophie on the blog today with a new layout to share! I used the lovely new collection Happy Days again!
I cut three rectangles from the A5 Paper pack and stitched them down on white cardstock. I added a little scalloped border on their upper edge, and a zigzag stitch between them.
I printed a colorful photo of Sabrina and mounted it on tissue paper and foam adhesive. My title comes from a JustNickStudio alphabet cut file. I placed a smaller velum rectangle on the yellow one to soften it up so that my title stands out a bit more.
I added a beautiful bicycle die cut from the Ephemera pack and created a ground with watercolors from my stash. I fussy cut tiny little flowers that I scattered on the ground around the bicycle and wrote down my journaling on a sticker from the sticker sheet.
Here are more close-ups:
It’s a very Springy page and I LOVE the bright color scheme!
Today I have a page to share that features ‘watercolour’…this was my DT assignment, and I wont lie by saying I felt confident with this task. If you know my work, you know I’m not a huge user of mixed media. I love the look of it, but Im not confident but I gave it my best shot. Here is my page..
What I decided to do was use watercolour in a controlled way. I started with watering down some distress oxides in co-ordinating colours to the ‘Happy Days‘ collection, then I pulled out some alpha stamps from my stash. I used a paintbrush to paint on the colour onto my ink pads then stamped out some words onto white cardstock. Here is what it looks like close up..
I love the look of the words, they add a really unique look to my page. I used the paper ‘Flutterby’as my main paper and layed it on top of a full 12×12 of the ‘Rainbow Bright’paper. Next, i ripped down from the middle of the ‘Flutterby’ paper and added some of the ‘Little Blossompaper to the inside of the paper to add contrast.
Next, I started on my photo. I added a white border to my photo, then added a layer of the ‘Little Blossom’paper and a layer of the ‘Feel Good’ paper. I then used one of the frame die-cuts (from the ephemera pack) cut in half to add to each side of my photo, and a label tab above my photo. I added some dimensional foam behind my photo to add dimension.
Now that I had my photo in place I decided to get my title in place. I used a label sticker from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’ and some of the ‘Mini Puffy Alphabet’ stickers for the word ‘Choose’ then the word ‘Happy’ from the Die-Cut Ephemera. I added some yellow distress oxide under my title to make it pop and used some of the ‘Puffy Sticker’ hearts around it. At the bottom of the page I added some rainbows from the ‘Feel Good’ paper.
To finish off my page I added some more heart ‘Puffy Stickers’above my photo and added some white ink splatters.
I hope you are inspired to create, and that you might try this watercolour technique or something similar …even if it is outside your comfort zone!
Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a lovely shelf design featuring the new Happy Days collection. I absolutely adore the bold rainbow patterned paper in this collection and decided to use it with some white cardstock to create these lovely, detailed shelves for my photos to rest on.
Next to each of my photos, I’ve paired it with a cut-apart piece from the A5 paper stack. Love these smaller cut-aparts! This gave me an opportunity to add a journaling spot to the layout. Layering embellishments into large horizontal clusters was a great way to keep the attention on the photos by limiting the attention drawn to each of the individual ephemera pieces.
I used a chipboard title “Love” on one of the smaller shelves. I purposely left plenty of white space and limited my embellishing to my shelves to give my eye a place to rest on the layout. Each set of these shelves is balanced by using similar sized clusters.
I hope this layout inspires you to use your punches in a slightly different way! If you’d like to see how “Love” came together, check out the process video below.
Hello everyone! It’s Anna here with my second page in May. As you can suspect, I am ears deep into brand new “Happy days” collection. It’s so colorful and fun and ideas keep flooding my head. This time I want to share with you layout inspired by all the fruits from “Juicy fruit” paper. I love this pattern so much. We do not have exotic fruits in Poland growing on trees but I remembered about few older photos of Maja eating fruits straigh from the bushes in my mom’s garden. I decided to scrapbooking this memory with all the fruits I could find within “Happy days” collection making a TUTTI FRUTTI page!
To make page even more “fruity” I started my creative process by adding some pineapples into the white background using the only fruity stencil I own. I went crazy with all the fruits on this layout. I used yellow and green Distress Oxide inks and green and yellow mist to add some splatters.
Each of my four photos is backed with a different pattern paper from A5 Paper Stack. It’s a very colorful page so I went with yellow, pink, blue and navy. I also took some time to fussy cut some fruits from “Juicy fruit” paper.
With the photos glued down I could add my lemons, oranges and peaches around them. Some of them went under the photos and some of them on top creating multiply layers. I also found two strawberries in Ephemera Pack and added them too!
This page didn’t need much of embellishing, so I only added few flags, tickets and camera from the Ephemera Pack. It may seem a little bit different as I cut off the white outline to make them blend better into the composition. My title TUTTI FRUTTI is made with pattern papers and some alpha dies. This way I could be sure I will not run out of T letters as they appear in a large quantity in those two words. I tried to add some white inline into each letter but my white pen wasn’t cooperating well.
I finish the composition by adding few tiny, puffy hearts here and there. They are so, so cute!
And that’s all folks! For today :) I will be back in two weeks with a brand new project made with wonderful “Happy days” collection. Sending you all lots of hugs.
Today, I share with you a scrapbook layout I recently created using the beautiful “Storyteller” collection, designed by Cocoa Vanilla Studio. In this blog post, I will walk you through the process of creating a unique background using distress oxide in color of “faded jeans.” Additionally, I’ll show you three different ways to use a single patterned paper, along with a few embellishments, to complete this layout.
To set the foundation for my scrapbook layout, I decided to create a mixed media background using distress oxide ink. The color I use for this layout was “faded jeans.” With its subtle blue tones, it perfectly complemented the overall theme of my layout. The distressed effect added depth and texture to the background, setting the stage for the focal points of my design.
One of the highlights of the “Storyteller” collection is the stunning array of patterned papers it offers. The challenge for today is “one paper, three ways”
Die-Cut Hearts with Blue Patterned Paper: To begin, I adorned the die-cut hearts with a beautiful blue patterned paper from the collection. The heart designs and soft hues added a touch of elegance to the layout. Placing the hearts strategically in the center of the layout.
Next, I carefully hand-cut some flowers from the reverse side of the same patterned paper. The vibrant blooms provided a striking contrast against the blue mixed media background. I made two clusters of flowers on both side of the picture that I cut into a circle.
The third way I employed involved transforming the patterned paper into origami butterflies. This technique showcased the versatility of the paper and added an interactive element to the layout. By skillfully folding the paper, I created charming butterflies that seemed to flutter above the flowers, adding a whimsical touch to the overall design.
In addition to the patterned paper, I enhanced the layout further by incorporating a few embellishments. Wooden buttons, foam title stickers, and die-cut labels. These small details helped to tie everything together.
I would thank you for visiting the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today and I hope that I have inspired you in some way through this exploration of the “Storyteller” collection and its limitless creative possibilities. Remember, each scrapbook layout is an opportunity to preserve and share your cherished memories. Embrace your own creativity and enjoy your journey in the world of paper crafting. Have a wonderfully creative day!
It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new layout featuring the gorgeous, new Happy Days collection!
For this week’s project, I was given the fun task of including the Sunshine and Lollipops paper on my project. There are a total of 3 designers including this paper in their projects this week, so be sure to check out their gorgeous work too!
I have had this lovely photo of my niece printed for ages, don’t you think it goes perfectly with the Sunshine and Lollipops paper?!
I love it when my photos go with my craft supplies!
I chose a plain white cardstock background (as I mostly do) so that those gorgeous colours in the collection can really pop!
I then decided to cut up the Sunshine and Lollipops paper into strips, you can see I cut them so there was a lighter and darker version of each colour together.
I then pulled out my scoreboard and bone scoring tool and scored at every inch. Once this was done, I then just folded the creases in a concertina fashion to create the zig zag/chevron effect on the paper strips. I had to think about how I was going to get the strips to adhere to the plain white cardstock background. I ended up choosing double sided tape, running a piece down the centres of each one and adhering them on the cardstock. I did pull some of the folds out so that some were longer and shorter than others, I love how this turned out.
I adhered my photo at the bottom of the layout, overlapping onto the yellow and green paper strips. I added the ‘Good Times’ die-cut tab from the ephemera pack to the right side of the photo and also adhered my title above the photo. I chose the gorgeous Happy Days cardstock titles also from the ephemera pack for my title and also added a few phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet to add to the title.
To embellish my layout I chose a tone on tone look. What this means is that you place same or similar colour elements against each other. For instance on the yellow paper strip, I have placed a yellow puffy heart and a yellow flower top and bottom of the paper strip. I repeated the same tone on tone look for each of the paper strips, choosing lots of fun embellishments from the ephemera pack, the puffy hearts pack, the puffy shape stickers and accessory stickers.
I love how the folded paper strips create lots of dimension and shadows on my layout! Some other ways you might recreate this layout is by adhering the paper strips horizontally instead of vertically. Or you could even try weaving them for a really effective look as well! The possibilities are endless! The Sunshine and Lollipops paper would have to be one of my favourite papers in the Happy Days collection! What is your favourite? Lastly I added the heart paper strip to the very bottom of the layout and I stamped the date stamp of when the photo was taken.
Thank you for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you are inspired by my layout and enjoyed reading about how I created it. You are always welcome to recreate this layout if you wish using your Happy Days collection! I would love to see what you come up with!
It’s Sophie on the blog today with a new layout to share! I used the lovely new collection Happy Days again!
I created a mixed media background with inks and white acrylic paint. Then I fussy cut beautiful golden frames from the Specialty Gold Foil Paper and filled in the frames with several patterned papers from the A5 paper pack. I placed the frames around my black and white photo, and mounted them on foam adhesive.
I used the Alpha chipboards for my title and added watercolor paint to each letter.
Finally, I decorated the page with beautiful florals and die cuts from the Floral and Ephemera packs.
Here are more close-ups:
I love the color scheme of this page. Hope you like it too !
Welcome back to the CVS blog everyone..I hope you are all well.
It’s Kellie here today sharing another page with the brand new ‘Happy Days’collection.
For today’s page I decided to stick to the cooler tones of the collection… this is a favourite colour combo for me…blues and yellows make my creative heart happy. Here is a look at the completed page..
I had two photos I wanted to scrap so I decided I would place one on the top right and the other on the bottom left and make two large embellished areas on my page. These pics are photos of my youngest boy when we were in Fiji…they are super sweet!
To start, I decided to create some frames using a frame die and picked out some of the papers from the 6×8 paper pad.. using frames really help to make your photos pop on the page..you could get the same effect by making large matts around your photos.
Next I wanted to ground the photos so they weren’t floating on the page… so I cut some large strips to pop under my photos. On the top photo I used the paper ‘Feel Good’and the strip under my bottom photos is called ‘Sunshine Lollipops’.
Next I moved on to embellishing around my photos. Firstly I picked out some of the black and white frames from the Die CutEphemera pack. I cut these in half and had them sticking out around my photos…this is a great way to stretch your supplies…two pieces for the price of one!!
On my top photo, I cut two word phrases from the 12 x12 cut apart paper called ‘ Feel Good’ and cut some of the hearts from the same paper to add to the bottom of my photo.. then above my photo I used a tab sticker and word phrase from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet.’
On my bottom photo, I picked out the ‘Hello’ banner and the ‘Best of Times’ from the Die Cut Ephemera pack. Next to my left photo I used another tab sticker and word phrase from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I finished off my photo clusters with some florals I cut from the ‘Lush Blooms’ paper.
Next I worked on my title. I wanted to fill in the white space on the bottom right so this was the perfect spot. I used a mix of the Chipboard Title Stickers and the Mini Puffy Alphabets. Under the title I used a sun from the Die CutEphemera.
I wanted to balance my title so to the top right of my page I stencilled some clouds and used two clouds and a sun from the Die Cut Ephemera. To finish my page I added some of the heart Puffy Stickers.
Thanks for stopping by today, hopefully you found some inspiration from my page and you have been having fun with this gorgeous collection!
To set the foundation for my scrapbook layout, I decided to create a mixed media background using distress oxide ink. The color I use for this layout was “faded jeans.” With its subtle blue tones, it perfectly complemented the overall theme of my layout. The distressed effect added depth and texture to the background, setting the stage for the focal points of my design.
