metal dies

Get Happy | Sunkissed | Rachel Lowe

Hello CVS friends! Most that know me, know I use cut files on many of my layouts but with this layout I dusted off my metal dies and punches. I had forgotten how many gorgeous dies and punches I have. I still can’t resist Sunkissed and so I created another summer themed layout.

I have used only two papers from the Sunkissed collection, Growing Wild and Feelin Fine for this layout. Keeping to the rule of thirds I cut three strips in varying sizes with the pink strip in the middle. I used a punch to create the scallop border. Once I had adhered to my base paper I added a row of machine stitching on the edge of each strip to add definition.

I found a beautiful butterfly die and cut several in the same pink paper strip and using wet glue only in the centre of the butterfly adhered to my layout. I then gently pulled the wings up to create dimension. I did this to create texture so my strip didn’t look ‘flat’. I next added my title using the gorgeous glitter foam stickers .

I have used a 5×5 inch photo and added foam tape to adhere, as I like to tuck elements under the photo, my foam tape is not directly at the edges. I then set about creating two embellishment clusters on either side of my photo. I used a palm leaf die and then added florals from the floral ephemera pack and die cut ephemera I used the swimsuit and thongs. I finished off this cluster adding a puffy sticker and phrase sentiment from the die cut pack.

 

I created a floral cluster on the opposite side, tucking under leaves and finishing off with another puffy sticker and phrase sentiment die cut.

Don’t be afraid of creating embellishment clusters on a patterned paper like I have done here, as long as you add layers, use foam tape to create dimension it can work well design wise. I added a clear sticker paint brush stroke under my photo to provide a contrast against the white finishing off with a die cut heart.

I really enjoyed using my punches and metal dies, you don’t have to use many to make an impact on your layout!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Rachel x

 

Get Happy | Sunkissed | Rachel Lowe

Hello CVS friends! Most that know me, know I use cut files on many of my layouts but with this layout I dusted off my metal dies and punches. I had forgotten how many gorgeous dies and punches I have. I still can’t resist Sunkissed and so I created another summer themed layout.

I have used only two papers from the Sunkissed collection, Growing Wild and Feelin Fine for this layout. Keeping to the rule of thirds I cut three strips in varying sizes with the pink strip in the middle. I used a punch to create the scallop border. Once I had adhered to my base paper I added a row of machine stitching on the edge of each strip to add definition.

I found a beautiful butterfly die and cut several in the same pink paper strip and using wet glue only in the centre of the butterfly adhered to my layout. I then gently pulled the wings up to create dimension. I did this to create texture so my strip didn’t look ‘flat’. I next added my title using the gorgeous glitter foam stickers .

I have used a 5×5 inch photo and added foam tape to adhere, as I like to tuck elements under the photo, my foam tape is not directly at the edges. I then set about creating two embellishment clusters on either side of my photo. I used a palm leaf die and then added florals from the floral ephemera pack and die cut ephemera I used the swimsuit and thongs. I finished off this cluster adding a puffy sticker and phrase sentiment from the die cut pack.

 

I created a floral cluster on the opposite side, tucking under leaves and finishing off with another puffy sticker and phrase sentiment die cut.

Don’t be afraid of creating embellishment clusters on a patterned paper like I have done here, as long as you add layers, use foam tape to create dimension it can work well design wise. I added a clear sticker paint brush stroke under my photo to provide a contrast against the white finishing off with a die cut heart.

I really enjoyed using my punches and metal dies, you don’t have to use many to make an impact on your layout!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Rachel x

 

Feelin’ Fine | Sunkissed collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone,
It’s Sue Plumb here to share my latest design team project with you. This week our team were challenged to pull out some dies or punches from our stash and use them in a project. It’s been a little while since I used my dies, so it was fun to dig through them and choose some to use. I had already decided to use the ‘Sunkissed’ collection, because I thought the beautiful bright colour palette would work well with this fun series of photos of my daughter and her friends.
I began my page with a sheet of 300gsm white cardstock. This cardstock is by House of Paper and is my absolute favourite to work with. It’s a great weight, takes mediums well, is a beautiful bright white, and it’s super smooth and silky to the touch. And the best part? It’s now available in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio store! (Also available in 250gsm for those who don’t want it quite as thick.) If you want to grab some and try it for yourself, you can find it in store HERE
I started by adding some colour to my background using a brayer and a sky blue acrylic paint. I also added pink, orange and yellow splatters of ink.
With the paint dry on my background, it was then time to start adding some paper layers. I chose the blue striped pattern from the Bright Side paper, and the blue tiny floral print from the A5 Paper Stack. (This paper is exclusive to the stack and not available in the 12×12″ size.) I also had a scrap of a yellow chevron print that I layered over the top. I matted my photo strip using the heart print from the Feelin’ Fine paper and added frayed gauze before sticking my photos down.
When it came to incorporating the dies into my project, I didn’t really consider exactly how I was going to use them before I cut them out. I just grabbed some small scraps of paper that I had left from previous projects and cut each of the different shapes from different patterns.
If you know my work, you would already know that I love using doilies on my layouts. So it should be no surprise that one of the dies I chose to use was a small doily design. I cut two of them using the Feelin’ Fine paper, and tucked them in under my photo mat at the top left corner and along the right edge. I also had a sweet little butterfly banner that I had cut, which I added on top of the yellow chevron paper.
I had some large butterflies that I had cut using a die and the Summer Lights paper, which I layered with some punched butterflies using the same paper. I had also punched the same butterflies in the small blue floral paper, which I added at the top and bottom of my page.
On the right side of the layout, I tucked some die cut banners in under my layers and then placed my feelin’ fine title piece (fussy cut from the Fun in the Sun paper) popped up on some foam tape.
I added a few flowers from the Floral Ephemera pack, as well as a few phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I finished off with handwritten journalling and a few small hearts from the Puffy Sticker pack.
I love challenges like this that remind me to get out some of my under-used tools and put them to work. I ended up using four different dies for this page, as well as a punch, so I’d say that was mission accomplished! (And the best part was, I hardly used any extra embellishments because the dies, punch and papers did most of the work for me.)
If you would like to see exactly how this page came together, you can watch my process video here:

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. Until next time, happy scrapping!

Feelin’ Fine | Sunkissed collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone,
It’s Sue Plumb here to share my latest design team project with you. This week our team were challenged to pull out some dies or punches from our stash and use them in a project. It’s been a little while since I used my dies, so it was fun to dig through them and choose some to use. I had already decided to use the ‘Sunkissed’ collection, because I thought the beautiful bright colour palette would work well with this fun series of photos of my daughter and her friends.
I began my page with a sheet of 300gsm white cardstock. This cardstock is by House of Paper and is my absolute favourite to work with. It’s a great weight, takes mediums well, is a beautiful bright white, and it’s super smooth and silky to the touch. And the best part? It’s now available in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio store! (Also available in 250gsm for those who don’t want it quite as thick.) If you want to grab some and try it for yourself, you can find it in store HERE
I started by adding some colour to my background using a brayer and a sky blue acrylic paint. I also added pink, orange and yellow splatters of ink.
With the paint dry on my background, it was then time to start adding some paper layers. I chose the blue striped pattern from the Bright Side paper, and the blue tiny floral print from the A5 Paper Stack. (This paper is exclusive to the stack and not available in the 12×12″ size.) I also had a scrap of a yellow chevron print that I layered over the top. I matted my photo strip using the heart print from the Feelin’ Fine paper and added frayed gauze before sticking my photos down.
When it came to incorporating the dies into my project, I didn’t really consider exactly how I was going to use them before I cut them out. I just grabbed some small scraps of paper that I had left from previous projects and cut each of the different shapes from different patterns.
If you know my work, you would already know that I love using doilies on my layouts. So it should be no surprise that one of the dies I chose to use was a small doily design. I cut two of them using the Feelin’ Fine paper, and tucked them in under my photo mat at the top left corner and along the right edge. I also had a sweet little butterfly banner that I had cut, which I added on top of the yellow chevron paper.
I had some large butterflies that I had cut using a die and the Summer Lights paper, which I layered with some punched butterflies using the same paper. I had also punched the same butterflies in the small blue floral paper, which I added at the top and bottom of my page.
On the right side of the layout, I tucked some die cut banners in under my layers and then placed my feelin’ fine title piece (fussy cut from the Fun in the Sun paper) popped up on some foam tape.
I added a few flowers from the Floral Ephemera pack, as well as a few phrase stickers from the Accessory Sticker sheet. I finished off with handwritten journalling and a few small hearts from the Puffy Sticker pack.
I love challenges like this that remind me to get out some of my under-used tools and put them to work. I ended up using four different dies for this page, as well as a punch, so I’d say that was mission accomplished! (And the best part was, I hardly used any extra embellishments because the dies, punch and papers did most of the work for me.)
If you would like to see exactly how this page came together, you can watch my process video here:

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. Until next time, happy scrapping!

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