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Happy Days Together | Happy Days Collection | Rachel Lowe

Rachel Lowe 21/05/2023

I love all the different colours and patterns in the Happy Days collection! I just had to create a layout using the gorgeous Juicy Fruit paper and coordinating embellishments, these colours remind me of summer! I have scrapped two photos of me and my youngest which are some of my fav photos of us.

I used the two gingham papers from the A5 paper stack, and so I only had to use one of the 12×12 papers I cut the large circle in the middle so I could use the rest as a border against the white cardstock. My circles measure 7×7 inches, 4×4 inches and 3×3 inches.

I created my title and sub titles using the puffy alphas, using varying colours of the blues on the sheet. I next added the journal block ‘just peachy’ from the A5 paper stack with foam tape to the top circle.

I used this sticker from the Accessory Sticker Sheet so later I could go back and add my own hand writing and date. I don’t usually add a lot of journal spaces or add large titles but this circle design allowed for it to be easily added and look good at the same time.

I next added my photos which I matted using a yellow and aqua colour papers and adhered with foam tape. I created a small floral cluster to the left of the first photo using the Floral Ephemera. I next created another, larger embellishment cluster the right of my second photo, adding the lemon and peach die cuts from the Die Cut Ephemera and more floral blooms. I layered them and some I used foam tape to add dimension.

To finish off my layout I add a phrase sentiment die cut to my photos, a yellow puffy heart and added a butterfly with phrase sticker, who can resist adding a butterfly somewhere on a layout right!!

This is a ‘busy’ page for me but I loved how this came together! Colour choices can make or break a busy layout, so keeping it to three colours allows you to add lots to your layout without it looking too overwhelming or busy.

As always thank you for stopping by and I hope this has inspired you in some way today!

Rachel X

The Best Story | Storyteller Collection | Laura Alberts

Laura Alberts 17/01/2023

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a fun layout of my son’s university tour! I thought the colors in these photos were perfect for Storyteller and they worked really well together. I chose a column design because I had two landscape 3×4 photos and 1 portrait 3×4 photo. I find splitting up the two formats a little easier to scrap. The left-hand column has 4 journaling cards stacked one right after another, 2 to back my photos and 2 for journaling spots.

A multi-layered strip down the center gives the two columns defined areas and gives me a place for a little extra embellishing in the middle. I especially love these wood buttons with the epoxy in the middle! Such a fun way to add more dimension and texture to the page. On top and bottom of that button are round puffy stickers, then a few Nuvo drops for interest. At the bottom of this page, I collaged stickers and ephemera to make an embellishment cluster.

On the right side of the page, I combined this fun journaling card and my portrait photo for a mini-layout within a layout! This half of a frame tucked behind my photo reminded me of some of the architecture at the university and also created a landing place to build my cluster of embellishments on top of too. All in all, I used five journaling cards on this layout.

I hope this layout gives you inspiration for using your journaling cards on a layout to create a grid or just to add a little extra color! Be sure to check out the process video below to see how “The Best Story” came together!

Precious Moments Together | Storyteller Collection | Michelle Stokes

Michelle Stokes 24/09/2022

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle here today to share another layout for our month of sketch inspiration using the wonderful Storyteller Collection. I had so much fun creating my last layout that I thought, why not create another using a fun sketch from Page Maps. This one was based on a grid design and brings together multiple photos to tell a story, perfect for sharing one about a new blossoming doggy friendship.

We recently welcomed another sweet pup into our home, his name is Sonny and boy is he a handful. He’s the most hilarious little ball of fluff we’ve ever encountered, and is a great new addition to our little family. Our first doggo Daisy only took a few days to get use to having him around, and so far they seem like they’re going to be the very best of friends.

As you could imagine theres been a lot of photo taking in the last few days, so it was hard to narrow the selection down to just 4 for this project. I edited them all using an iPhone app and printed them out in black and white as per the size on the sketch below.

The sketch I was inspired by from the Page Maps website has a grid of pattern papers with 4 photos across the middle, machine stitching around the edges and clusters of flowers. I love creating with sketches as it takes the guess work out of how to start a layout when you’re stuck in a creative ‘rut’.

Seeing this little friendship begin has been so magical..

I used 4 different pattern papers from the A5 paper stack cut down to roughly 4inch squares, distressed the edges slightly and adhered to the white cardstock using pieces of foam sheet to raise them up off the page. I sewed around the edges next using my machine and some off white coloured thread.

I added the photos across the middle of the layout using the same foam sheets to add a little more dimension to the layout.

Next I worked on creating the clusters, bottom right was first using the ‘Love this’ tag from the STORY TIME cut apart sheet, a bunch of florals fussy cut from the A5 version of SPRING FLING, journaling tag from the EPHEMERA pack, black heart from the FOAM TITLES pack and sticker from the ACCESSORY STICKER sheet.

In the top left corner I added another cluster of fussy cut florals, black heart and ephemera pieces. Using coordinating elements within all the clusters on a page really helps to give it a cohesive look

I added the title to the top left of the grid cluster also, using a mix of both a word from the FOAM TITLE STICKERs and a piece from the EPHEMERA pack

In the top right corner I created a smaller cluster, again using the same floral elements as the other 2 clusters. I used different types of adhesives in all 3 clusters to create different heights of dimension giving the clusters a more 3D feel. My go to adhesives for this are double sided foam tape, sticky thumb ‘sticky dots’ and tacky glue.

I added the usual splattering of gold ink to the layout after adding some hand written text to the journalling card

Here’s one last look at the entire layout..

Well thats all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing another sketch inspired post from me, and the rest of the team this month. It sure was a fun theme for us to be inspired by. Be sure to share your sketch inspired layouts with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community Group on Facebook, we love seeing what you all create using the CVS Collections!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping
Michelle x

Happy Campers | Storyteller Collection | Michelle Stokes

Michelle Stokes 24/08/2022

Hello Hello! It’s Michelle here today with another instalment of our current story telling feature. I’ve used our beautiful Storyteller Collection for this layout that documents a big step in Leila’s school life – School Camp. Even though she might have been super anxious in the lead up to going away, Leila and her mates certainly enjoyed themselves while there.

I started off by cutting out some large clip boards from CUT to YOU to use as a place to ‘clip’ my photos. I used both sides of the DITSY DAISY paper to cut both the outline and the background of the boards and adhered the pieces together, leaving the ‘clip’ piece free to tuck in all the pieces they’re holding.

I added all 3 clipboards to a piece of the CROSS IT OFF paper, using pieces of foam sheets to give them a little pop off the page before adding all the other elements that I’ll share below.

I used 2 photos from the campers send off, both featuring friends that Leila’s had since Prep and even Kinder.

On the left side clip board I’ve layered the photo with a pocket page card, pieces cut from the cut apart sheet STORY TIME plus some fussy cut florals from the SPRING FLING paper in both 12×12 and A5 size

Over on the right I’ve added the 2nd photo layered on top of a folded card that’s hiding the written journalling. It’s not hidden for any other reason other than I wrote more than I expected and I couldn’t make it work tucked into the other clipboard. I added more of the same elements over this side as I did on the left clip board to keep things cohesive across the entire layout.

I used a simple piece of notepaper ripped from a book to write the journalling, adhered it between 2 pocket page cards then machine stitched top and bottom for a little extra detail.

On the middle clipboard I’ve added the title using another CUT to YOU cutfile cut out of the green A5 version of LITTLE LOVE, layered over the journalling spot from the cut apart paper STORY TIME with the addition of an accessory sticker from an older collection.

Along the tops of the clip boards I added some WOODEN BUTTONS to act as thought the boards are ‘pinned’ to the woodgrain background (CROSS IT OFF)

I added the twine along the tops and glued it into place using some tacky glue that dries clear. Theres also a sprinkling of both gold and white inks around the layout to finish it all off.

Here’s another look at the entire layout..

Well friends, thats all from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my version of our story telling theme, it’s certainly been a fun one to create. Please be sure to share your own versions within our facebook community group HERE

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

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Happy Days Together | Happy Days Collection | Rachel Lowe

The Best Story | Storyteller Collection | Laura Alberts

Precious Moments Together | Storyteller Collection | Michelle Stokes

Happy Campers | Storyteller Collection | Michelle Stokes

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