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Hello Paperlovers,

Welcome to today’s Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog for some fresh and summery Scrapbook inspiration! I’ve chosen for the collection called “Sunkissed” What a delightful collection, perfect for happy and colorful summer moments. I wanted to document this photo of my daughter traveling around beautiful Bali and the “Sunkissed” collection is a perfect fit. 

 

 

I’m starting with a white piece of cardstock paper as the base of my layout. I’m using a dark blue distress oxide called “faded jeans.” I apply the ink with a damp sponge, dabbing it onto the white cardstock paper until I’m satisfied with the mixed media background. I also splatter some extra blue ink with a brush for a playful effect.

 

 

I choose two pictures , cut them to size, and place a frame between the pictures. I try to match the colors of the design paper with the photo. I position the pictures and the frame in the center of the layout.

 

 

Now it’s time to create clusters, and I select various flower die-cuts for the clusters. I use 3D foam for the clusters to make the flowers stand out beautifully on the blue mixed media background. For the title, “Bali” I use the black and white title chipboard. These match perfectly with the stunning colors in the collection. I place the title under the photo. I further embellish my layout with adorable blue puffy hearts. I fussy cut a few butterflies from the patterned paper and give them a place among the flowers.

 

I splatter a bit of white gesso, and my layout is ready. I hope I’ve been able to inspire you with this mixed media layout and look forward to seeing you next time on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog. Wishing you a creative and wonderful day! XoXo, Jo

 

You Make My Heart Smile | Love Always Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts here again with a beautiful winter layout using the stunning, classic Love Always collection. I especially love the florals in this collection! They are so pretty and soft, perfect for a pastel layout like this one.

I started this layout with chipboard frames and a number of stunning patterned papers to back them with. The title is a cut-apart piece that I layered a frame on top of and decorated with Nuvo drops in gold. I outlined each of the frames with a black gel pen to give them a little depth with a faux shadow.

Next, I backed my photos with a beautiful bold pink from the Unforgettable collection to help them stand out. Layering the photos on top of the frames, then adding embellishment clusters on top of the photos, it gives the layout a 3D look without much bulk.

To see how “You Make My Heart Smile” came together, check out the process video below:

https://youtu.be/plzSvvQnA24

Sunny Days | Sunkissed collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello friends !

 

It’s Sophie on the blog today with this rainbow layout to share !

 

 

I used the Sunkissed collection, and focussed on the beautiful rainbow paper named “Bright Side” as the star of my page.

 

I selected matching colour embroidery floss for each ray of the rainbow and added hand stitching on them. I fussy cut around the rainbow, added foam dots on its back and placed it on the right side of a 12×12 thick white cardstock.

 

 

I chose a beautiful summer photo and arranged a big floral cluster around it, adding a few more little rainbows, leaves, and the date.

 

 

My title is from the Sunkissed Clear Stickers sheet.

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

I love how it turned out ! It’s a simple page but so bright and cheerful, and so easy to create with such a colourful collection !

 

Thank you for stopping by !

 

Have a great crafty day !!

 

Sophie xx

You make me smile | Storyteller Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello, hello! It’s Anna here with another layout. This time I used a bit older “Storyteller” collection to make it. I still have plenty of elements and papers in my stash so it would be a pity to not to use some again. Once again I scrapbooked photo of my girls together, taken in March this year. They are getting older and less agreable when it comes to taking photos of them. Teenagers, right? So I need to take advantageof snapping them photos anytime I can.

I love saturated colors in this line and I contrasted them with white background. With my heart shaped dies, I die cut few hearts out of navy and pink patterns. I used both 12*12 papers and 6*8 Paper Stash.

Next step was to arrange them under my 6*4 photo, using 3D foam squares. I also added few flowers and leaves from Floral Ephemera Pack, reaching for the ones in blue, red and peach colors.

I love using Chipboard Stickers – they add so much texture to the page. I used few of them in between the hearts, like camera, banner and inscription. I also added few Wood Epoxy Buttons in my composition.

Creating a title is fast and easy with Foam Title Stickers. Their black color contrasts so well with colorful hearts and flowers. There are so many phrases to choose from. You can also build your own sentences!

I finished my project by adding tiny and cute Puffy Stickers hearts and some red splatters. It’s my signature move in most of my pages!

That’s it for today. Do you have “Storyteller” collection in your stash? If so, maybe it’s time to pull it out and put into good use again!

Thank you so much for spending your time with me and see in June!

XO Anna

Choose Happy | Happiness collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you today to share a new scrapbook layout featuring the gorgeous Happiness collection! I was given the Throwback Thursday theme for this week so I decided to revisit the gorgeous Happiness collection and got creating! I don’t know about you but the Happiness collection would have to be one of my all-time favourite collections by Cocoa Vanilla, I am in love with it!

I chose to document a photo of my honey and I on a date a couple of months ago, opting to print the photo in black and white so that it would stand out amongst all the colour in the Happiness collection. I began by choosing a title cut file from CUT to YOU, cutting it out on white cardstock, I then took one of the papers from the A5 paper stack and backed the open letters in the cut file. I added craft foam to the underside of the larger letters and adhered it down in the centre of another sheet of plain white cardstock. I did leave adhesive off the top part of the cut file so that I could tuck in my photo and some embellishments and the cut file would be able to overlap these. I trimmed this white cardstock down to measure roughly 11′ x 11′ and adhered it to the ‘B’ side of the Botanical Bliss paper, I machine-stitched a border around the outside to add some texture and some interest.

I layered another of the papers from the A5 paper stack underneath the photo and also one of the frames from the ephemera pack. I also tucked one of the journal spots from the Accessory sticker sheet into the top of the frame and photo. Next, I cut out the ‘You Are My Happy’ from the A5 paper pad and adhered it to the right-hand side of the photo. I also tucked in the tag from the Accessory sticker sheet into the top of the You Are My Happy piece. I took some more ephemera pieces like the florals and butterflies and layered them around the cut file, I also layered the phrase banner die-cuts on top of the cut file.

The clear stickers in this collection are gorgeous so I added them around my page and also some of the phrase stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet as well. As I don’t journal on my pages all that much, I love how these phrase stickers help to tell the story behind my photo.

I cut a strip of the ‘B’ side of the ‘Frame of Mind’ paper and punched out a scalloped border using my border punch. I then adhered this piece below the cut file and machine-stitched through the centre to add some extra texture. Lastly I stamped the date stamp to finish my layout. A love how it turned out and hope you are inspired to get creative!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Adventure Getaway | Great Escape collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends !

 

It’s Sophie with you today and I am happy to share this new layout created with the Great Escape collection !

 

 

I went with circles for my design and selected several different patterned papers from the collection and placed them in scalloped circles (created with a metal die from my stash).

 

I selected a beautiful photo from our trip to the Rocky Mountains and centered it on my page.

 

I embellished around the photo with all these coloured circles.

 

I cut about half an inch for both sides of my 12×12 white cardstock and placed it on the beautiful striped paper “Journey” from the collection. It recalls all the colours from the circles and ties everything together !

 

 

Finally, I embellished the layout with Die cuts from the Die Cut Ephemera pack, stars from the Puffy Stickers pack and used a Foam Title Sticker for my title.

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s different and fun ! I love how it turned out !

 

I hope it can give you inspiration to get crafty !

 

Thank you for stopping by, I will see you again soon !

 

Sophie xx

 

Shine | Love Always Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again and I’m dipping into an OLD collection from 2016! After organizing my craft space, I found this collection and just had to dive in! It’s such a stunning mix of pastels and gray tones that were perfect for these first snow pictures. The title ephemera is from Midnight, but the rest is all from Love Always.

I started with this beautiful mixed media-style background paper, a strip of teal, then used ephemera pieces to create a border in between. The Nuvo drops and ephemera hearts along the right side gave this layout a fun pop of interest that it needed.

I cut out two tags from the patterned paper and layered them behind my photos, then built up two clusters that run diagonally through the photos. The cluster on the top leans to the right and the one on the bottom leans to the left. This guides the eye through the layout, and added to the butterflies, creates a sense of movement on the page.

If you’d like to see how “Shine” came together, be sure to check out the process video below!

https://youtu.be/huuE0ZR8kwU

Road Trip | Great Escape collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new layout created using the awesome Great Escape collection! I can not get enough of this collection! I think this is my 6th layout using this awesome collection and I still have heaps of ideas flowing! Talk about value for money!  I pulled out a super cute photo of my youngest son from when he was about 3 going for a ride in the car, I just love the thumbs up gesture- so cute!

I chose to work with a darker background paper choosing the ‘Journey’ patterned paper for this layout. I knew I was going to be adding the white cut file title and I really wanted that to pop off the page. The cut file I chose is from CUT to YOU, I cut out the title in white and cut out the road in black and backed it with some white cardstock to make it resemble a road as close as possible! For the large open letters in the cut file I took the A5 paper stack and choose various papers to add in the open holes. Once the cut file was all backed, I adhered the road down first using regular adhesive and then for the title, I added craft foam and then adhered it down in the centre of the page, I love adding craft foam so that it creates some dimension on my layout, this also allows me to tuck in bits and pieces where I want to if I feel some places need extra detail.

I added my photo on the right side, tucking it in behind the ‘D’ in Road I would normally layer a paper or a die-cut underneath my photo but this time I left it free of these. Once I was happy with the photo placement and the title it was time for my favourite part and that is embellishing! Below the photo I added a chipboard piece and I also added the flag chipboard piece overlapping the road and coming out of the ‘A’ in Road. The So Much Fun chipboard piece I added on top of the cut file and also added some of the phrase stickers from the Accessory sticker sheet to help tell my story.

I took a few die-cuts from the ephemera pack and also added these around my page too, I love finding the perfect piece that is the perfect shape or perfect colour to fit in spots! One of the many things I love to do when I create! I like to balance my pages and describe my style is very clean but colourful too!

Some of the smaller embellishments like the puffy shapes were some of the last things I added to my page, along with stamping the date stamp which is one of my go to things on every page! Do you have something you like to include on every project? Kind of like a signature? Lastly I trimmed down the ‘Journey’ patterned paper to roughly 11′ x 11′ and matted the entire layout on white cardstock. I then machine-stitched a border using black thread around the entire edge of the layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you are inspired to use your Great Escape collection and create some adventure layouts!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Life is Good | Sunkissed collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends!

 

It’s Sophie with you today and I am thrilled to share my layout inspired by the May challenge!

 

 

The challenge this month is called “Flower Frenzy”: Using flowers as the main design element of a layout… The more the better…!

 

I used the Sunkissed collection for this colorful page and went with big floral clusters all around my black and white photo.

 

I drew a few flowers on three A5 patterned papers, cut them out and hand stitched on each petal. They served as a background for the flowers and leaves that are from the Sunkissed floral ephemera pack.  It adds texture and depth to the clusters, and even though it’s very bold and colorful, it doesn’t compete with the black and white photo, that still stays the star of the page.

 

 

I teared a big chunk of the “Feelin’ Fine” paper and placed it on the upper part of the layout. I fussy cut a few clouds out of the “Just Chillin’” paper and used some Clear Stickers for my title.

 

 

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s a very simple page with only beautiful florals as embellishments, and I love it!!

 

I hope you do too!!

 

You have the whole month of May to participate in this floral challenge. You can use any Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection, as they all have a huge amount of gorgeous flowers that can be used.

 

Happy crafting !!

 

Sophie xx

Fun times | The great escape Layout | Anna Komenda

Welcome everyone. It’s Anna here with another page made with newest Cocoa Vanilla collection called “The great escape”. To be honest, I am more beach girl and trails, tents and campfires are not my first choice when it comes to spending free time. I do not have many photos from the wild to scrapbook with this line but it doesn’t stop me! Having fun has many shades. This time I picked two photos taken during one of the rides in theme park. Colors on them match “The great escape” perfectly.

For this page I created a little scene with a guidepost. I was inspired by one of the ephemera pieces to make one. I started with splashing white cardstock with light blue mist. Next step was to create a ground for my sighpost using two papers with green patterns: “Journey” and “Direction“.

Wooden pattern on the sighpost is from the older “No limits” collection. Yellow one is a piece of “Horizon” paper and orange one is “Happy camper” paper. Words on the sigh are made with alpha die and “Starry night” pattern. White “sky” felt very empty so I added few whimsical clouds hand cut from “Adventurer” paper.

It was time to add photos. I backed each of them with a piece of blue pattern paper from A5 Paper Stack. As usual, I embelished the area around the photos using bits and pieces from Ephemera Pack, elements cut out from “Wild life” paper and stickers from Accessory Stickers sheet.

As always I finished my pages adding tiny Puffy Stickers. They are my favourite final accent.

How do you like my idea for a simple, handmade scene? You can change things up by adding more words to the pole, changing theme from landscape to beach or a city. It’s a really versatile type of design.

That is all for today. Thank you so much for spending your time with mee and see you in May!

XO

Anna

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