mixed media

Awesome Pizza | No Limits collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone, Sue Plumb here to share my latest design team project with you featuring the awesome No Limits collection. For today’s layout I decided to create a page using a monochromatic colour scheme with blue as my focal colour. I used shades of blue that varied from a deep, midnight blue right through to a pale sky blue. I was documenting a series of photos of my son helping to make homemade pizzas recently.

I chose the Universal paper for my background, which is a light grey with a subtle graduated dot style pattern. I added some midnight blue acrylic paint using a rubber brayer to define the focal area of my page. Over the top of that I added a piece of the Stardust paper, which I cut from the side featuring the blue stars.

I topped up the papery layers using a card from the Pocket Card pack and some scraps I had left on my desk, then added a paper doily and some frayed gauze.

I chose the nested stars from the Die Cut Ephemera pack as my primary embellishment and used them as the base for three embellishment clusters. Other embellishments I used on my layout included Accessory Stickers, Puffy Stickers, and Chipboard Stickers.

My title was a mix of the awesome die cut from the ephemera pack, and some chipboard alphas from my stash that were coloured with the same paint as the background then highlighted using a correction fluid pen.

If you would like to see exactly how this page came together and hear me chat about it, you can watch my process video here:

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Hello Lovely | Happiness and Hello Lovely collections | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends and Happy Easter!

Sophie here with a new layout and I am sharing a layout inspired by the lovely Mood Board this month!

 

I used the Happiness collection and bits and pieces from the digital Hello Lovely collection as well!

 

The beautiful wreath in the center of the mood board caught my eye instantly and was the starting point for my page.

I found a wreath on the silhouette store designed by Nic Squirrell. I backed it with patterned papers from both collections, and applied white gesso lightly on some of the cherries to soften them a little bit.

The leaves are backed with a A5 patterned paper from the Happiness collection.

Before adhering the wreath to the white background, I played with Shimmerz products and Distress Oxide inks to create a simple mixed media in the same color scheme of the wreath. I also added foam adhesive behind the wreath.

 

I printed a photo of the tiny paws of our puppy on the very first day we got her a few weeks ago. I think they are just adorable and remind me of a cute little bunny, perfect for Easter!!

 

I used the name of the digital collection for my title, and embellished the page with die cuts and fussy cut butterflies from the Happiness collection.

I added a few white Nuvo Drops around the wreath as the finishing touch.

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love it when I create a layout based on a mood board. Although it can take any direction, the inspiration at first never disappoints!

I hope that this page was inspiring for you!

Thank you for stopping by, and Happy Easter again!

Sophie xx

Egg Hunt | No Limits Collection | Danni Visser

Hi Cocoa Vanilla fans! Danni here with an Easter themed layout using the incredible No Limits collection. This collection may not be traditionally themed towards tEaster, but with a little creativity you can challenge yourself to create a gorgeous holiday layout!

For this one I took inspiration from the exploding star pattern on Big Bang 12×12 patterned paper and decided to add some sparkle using hand stitching. I pierced holes following the starburst pattern on the paper, then threaded them using a running stitch with some teal and metallic silver embroidery thread, adding sparkly sequins into the stitching as I went. I added some further interest by adding some ink splatters in soft blue and metallic silver to match the thread I used previously.

Stars are a great universal shape that can be used for pretty much any kind of layout. I took it one step further and cut my three photos into star shapes, placing one of them within the star shape on the patterned paper and the other two backed using the A5 paper stack patterned papers. I also added dimensional foam to give them added height.

For my title I wanted to add something small as my layout was already quite busy, so I took the yellow paper from the A5 paper stack and a small alphabet die set to custom make a small title. I used the same die set and yellow craft foam to create a foam backing for each of the letters, then glued them to the paper letters for a DIY dimensional alpha title. Super easy and effective!

To further embellish my photos I added some larger star outline shapes from the die cut ephemera and layered them over my two smaller photos, rotating them slightly for an interesting layered effect. To finish off the layouts, I added some small stars from the chipboard stickers, followed by some small die cut ephemera stars and finally a couple of puffy sticker stars. I scattered these around each of my star-shape photos for extra detail and visual interest.

I hope you enjoyed this non-traditional take on an Easter layout. I’m in love with all the stars and the extra sparkly details. You can watch the layout come together in the process video on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio YouTube channel linked below. Have a wonderful Easter and happy scrapping!

Danni x

 

Crazy divers | Sunkissed Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Friends! Welcome on Throwback Thursday kind of a post. This time I get a pleasure to rediscover one of the older Cocoa Vanilla collections. You know I love them all and I love coming back to them, combining bits and pieces and pattern papers. This time however I focused on one line only and I pulled out “Sunkissed”. It was hidden for the period of winter but it’s time for the big comeback of vivid colors and summer motifs! I pulled out two most expensive photos in my mamarazzi career and scrapbook them with little mixed media vibe. If you wonder why they are the most expensive, let me only tell you that I was convinced my new smartphone is waterproof… It wasn’t. At least I got those photos, right? :D

I started with sheet of watercolor paper as my background. I knew I wanted to use water so I had to be sure to use the proper base paper. Next step was to apply some clear gel medium through stencil with circles in different sizes. They are going to mimic the air bubbles in water. Gel medium is transparent and shiny when it’s dry and it’s also color resistant. Just make sure you dried it well before moving to next step.

I picked three Distress Oxide inks in “Mermaid lagoon”, “Broken china” and “Peacock feathers” colors and tap them all over the background and sprayed everything with clear water. Colors mixed with water well and started floating on the surface. I dried the background with the heat gun removing excess of water with paper towel. When everything was dry, I took a blending brush and applied some ink through the stencil in random spots. The background was done!

I was ready to start building my composition. My pictures didn’t have any white outline so I back them with some pattern papers to make them pop from the background. I used “Bright side” and “Sunny days” for this purpose. Idea for this page was to create an underwater scene so I kept it very monochromatic, in all shades of blue. I also cut out circles in various sizes using the same pattern papers adding few scraps from A5 Paper Stack.

Few bits and pieces from Ephemera Pack serve as an embellishments scattered around the photos. I also added my beloved Wooden Buttons and Puffy Stickers here and there. They are the best finishing elements. I was almost done with my page, when I noticed I also got some transparent stickers left so I added few of them in the background using mostly blue ones. They work best on light backgrounds, like the one I have in my page.

And that’s it! Simple, right? My favorite type of layout. That is all for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and I we will see each other in two weeks! I already created fun page with “No limits” collection for you!

XO Anna

EMO | No Limits Collection | Melissa Vining

Hi everyone, Its Melissa and I’m back today with a new monochromatic layout created with the amazing No Limits collection.  For this layout I decided to create a layout about our nearly 8 year old daughter Brielle.  One day she came out all dressed in black and as a joke told us she was Emo!! We laughed as we didn’t know she even knew what that was!

I used Spark for my background, and I love the brick and mixed media details on it.  I added embellishment moose (applied with my bone folder), and blue and black splatters.

I hand drew the letters on Orbit and I love that they are uneven and aren’t perfect.  I distressed the edges, used some translucent glimmer paste (which I applied with my finger) and popped them up on foam dimension.  I tied white twine on the top of each letter so I could string them from the top of the page.

I backed my photo with blue paper from the A5 Paper Stack, and distressed the edges.  I embellished my page with Die Cut Ephemera, Accessory Stickers, Puffy Stickers and a Wood Button.  I never intended to make this layout monochromatic, but as I added more and more elements I just couldn’t resist using predominantly blue.

I created a video of my process, which you can watch below.

Thanks for looking

Melissa xx

You’re the best, Cool Kid | No Limits | Josefine van der Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers, How nice to see you again on the Cocoa Vanilla blog today. It’s Josefine here with a new mixed media layout. This time I worked with the super cool and beautiful boys collection “No limits” I think this is such a great collection. The cool look and the cool colors can’t get enough of it.

 

I first started with the mixed media background and used the following colors of Distress Oxide, “broken china” and “prize ribbon” I took a cleaning sponge and cut a piece from it. I wet the sponge and placed a little ink from both colors on a piece of plastic. I pick up the ink with the sponge and apply it in a stamping way on the white background.

I take a text clear stamp and stamp small prints of the stamp on my mixed media background. The ink I used is “broken china”

I used a cut file with stars and choose a cut file from Cut to You calls “Star Cluster”  I cut the cut file from orange pattern paper and placed the cut file on my mixed media background. I stitched Some stars I with blue sewing thread and put it on top of the cut file for a lovely 3D effect.

For this boys layout I used a number of pocket page cards. I picked out a few for the right colors and cropped them and then placed them behind the photo. In between the pocketpage cards, I stick some tabs, stars and die-cuts. Lovely all these layers.

 

I fussy cut several stars from the beautiful pattern paper and placed them in different spots on top of the cut file. Some of the stars I provide with a blue stitch border of blue sewing thread and on top of the stars a few word strips.

I made two clusters of die-cuts, stars, wooden buttons and tickets on both sides of the photo. For the title, I used the awesome large die-cut titles. The title for this layout is “You’re the best Cool Kid”

 

Now it’s time to do some splattering on the layout with both colors of distress oxide and also some white splattering with the gesso. I mix the gesso with a little bit of water so I can splatter more easily with my brush. I hope you got some fun and creative ideas from my blog today and enjoy getting started with this beautiful collection. I hope to see you again next time with a new project. Have a happy and creative day friends!  XoXo, Jo

 

My Heart is Full | No Limits collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends!

Sophie here with a new layout to share!

 

I used the No Limits collection. I decided to do a little bit of mixed media on the gorgeous “Stardust” paper that I used for my background.

I cut a cut file from Just Nick Studio and used it as a stencil to apply white acrylic paint on the center of the page. I also added white splatters.

I mounted a beautiful black and white photo of my son studying with our dog on tissue paper, foam adhesive and a few layers of patterned papers chosen from the A5 Paper Stack.

 

I used another Just Nick Studio cut file for my title. I used the yellow A5 paper to create the inner parts of the letters, machine stitched on them and popped them up with foam dots instead of backing the cut file with them.  It creates a more dynamic title and I love the result!

 

I embellished around the photo with elements from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, the Puffy Stickers, the Chipboard Stickers and two Wood Buttons.

I handwrote my journaling on a die cut and placed it next to the photo.

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this masculine page, and hope you do too!

Thank you for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Sophie

You Are Awesome | No Limits collection | Guest designer – Kellie Moore

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Cocoa Vanilla blog.
For today’s page I decided I wanted to create my own background using some Distress Oxides so I chose the colours Evergreen Bough, Chipped Sapphire and Fossilized Amber which match with the ‘No Limits collection’. To add them to my white cardstock I simply added the oxide to some plastic packaging, spritzed them with some water then pushed the plastic down on to my page. I placed the colour more to the right hand side of the page where I wanted to place my photo.
To balance the page I added a strip of the ‘Latitude’ paper to the left hand side of the page with a slight strip of black cardstock showing through. This also balances my black and white photo.
For my photo I added some different papers from the ‘A5 paper stack’ and popped my photo up on dimensional foam.
I decided to cut some hearts from the papers and added some hand stitching around them to create some texture. I placed the hearts and the top left and bottom right of my photo.
Next, to finish off the embellishing around my photo, I added pieces from the Chipboard Sheet, Ephemera pack and some of the Wood Epoxy Stickers.
For my title, I used the ‘Awesome’  from the ‘Chipboard Sheet’ and I decided I wanted it darker so I simply used a Sharpie to colour it black.
The page felt very right heavy so I decided the top left needed something so I used a tag from the ‘Ephemera’ pack, another stitched heart and ‘You rock my world’ from an A5 paper.

I hope you enjoyed today’s share and you are inspired to create !
I will be back soon with my last page as Guest Designer.

Happy Creating,
Kellie

Explore | No Limits Collection | Melissa Vining

Hi everyone, its Melissa and I’m so happy to be back with you sharing another layout created with the amazing No Limits collection.  For this layout I decided to document an outdoors photo to show you how this masculine themed collection can be used to document adventures.  The photo is of my daughter just last weekend when we explored a beautiful beach that is new to us.  We live in an area of New Zealand very close to the Catlins which has lots of beaches, and as we’ve only been here 9 months its always fun to explore new ones!

I used a free cut file by Paige Evans, and I thought I would find this one challenging due to the unevenness of the letters.  I decided to back it with Latitude because it has two different tones of stripes which I alternated.  I backed the parts of the letters that cross over with solid patterns in yellow and blue from the A5 Paper Stack.

I used Universal for my background, and placed it upside down to have a more saturated pattern at the top.  I added splatters of Distress Oxides in corresponding colours, concentrated across the centre of the paper where I positioned the cut file.

For my embellishment I used three of the Die Cut Ephemera stars which I placed up on dimensional adhesive.  I layered the large cut out star over the corner of the photo and I love how it looks! I also added an ephemera banner.

My finishing touch was to add some of the adorable Puffy Sticker planet-type circles (which I can’t get enough of) and a Wood Button.  I also added an Accessory Sticker and underneath that wrote my journaling.

I kept this layout simple to focus on the photo, and I love how it turned out!  I hope I’ve inspired you to scrap your outdoor adventures with this gorgeous and versatile collection.

Have an awesome week!

Melissa

 

 

 

Love this cute face | These Days collection | Josefine vd Hoeven

Hello creative Paperlovers,

Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! It’s Josefine here showing you a new scrapbook layout. My assignment for this layout is, use an older Cocoa Vanilla collection. I chose the “These Days” collection. The beautiful soft colors match perfectly with the spring weather that is coming.This photo of my son has been a while. But his dreamy look he still has. I enjoy seeing these moments reflected in photos. They are beautiful and happy memories that I like to use for my scrapbook projects.Today I’m going to tell you how I made this layout.

I grab a 12×12 white cardstock paper and choose the colors of Distress Oxide I want to use. The colors I chose are, antique linen, fossilized amber, worn lipstick and spiced marmalade. I start by blending the Distress Oxides and use my blending tools. I start with the color antique linen. Then fossilized amber, spiced marmalade and lastly worn lipstick. I gently blend the colors together and the soft tones in my background come more and more to life. I splash some more with the different colors of distress oxides. Now it’s time to decorate my layout with the awesome collection “These Days” and the cute picture of my son.

I cut three hexagons from the pattern paper and stitched the edges with gold sewing thread. I also cut the photo into the shape of a hexagon. I placed the hexagons in the center of my mixed media background and begin making clusters around the hexagons.

I used different metal dies sets for the leaves and twigs. Some leaves I stitch with gold and white sewing thread. I like lots of little different details in my layouts. I select several die-cuts and along with the leaves and twigs I make clusters on both sides of the hexagons. I use the cute wooden buttons as additional decoration.

I combine the title for this layout with the black foam words and the colored mini alpha set. I find it fun and playful to make titles with different alpha sets. The title for this layout is “Love this cute face”. It is now time for my signature and splash some white splatters around with white gesso that I mixed with a little water. I love the festive effect the white splatters give.

I also splash some water droplets on my mixed media background. I let them soak in the Distress Oxide ink for a while and then I dab the drops with a piece of kitchen roll. I love the effect of water splashes on the oxide background!

I hope I was able to inspire you with this mixed media layout today. I had a lot of fun creating the mixed media background. The “These Days” collection is a fantastic collection and can be used for many different themes. I wish you a very happy and creative day and until next time on the blog! Thank you so much for stopping by.
XoXo, Jo

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