Scrapbooking layout

Adventure Awaits | The Great Escape | Kel Moore

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends and welcome back to the blog.

It’s Kel here today and Im so excited to be sharing my first page with the brand new The Great Escape collection.

There is so much to love with this new line…..the colours, the versatility of what it can be used for, the icons, the chipboard… I could go on and on!

I decided to scrapbook this photo of my son on his way to his first school camp…here it is..

After looking through the collection and seeing the trees, mountains etc, I decided I wanted to create a scene of a ‘camp,’ so I cut a log cabin on my silhouette and made it the main element on my page..

I really wanted to use a brown woodgrain for my cabin so I used a paper from the Boys Rule collection, along with papers from The Great Outdoors A5 paper stack then added some hand stitching to create texture.

I decided I needed a paper to ground my cabin so I used the paper called ‘Horizon’ to cut apart the blue mountain tops, distressing the edges then putting them back together.

Next, I layered up my photo with papers from both the A5 paper stack and the orange paper called Happy Camper. I cut a small banner from the Wild Life paper and added it to the top left of my photo and used a sticker from the Accessory Sticker Sheet to pop out from the right side of my photo.

Under my photo I added a compass from the Ephemera Pack and a label for my date.

I then made a road leading from the cabin up to the top of my page using more of the tree die cuts from the Ephemera pack, along with the mountains and the ‘Fun Times’ sign.

For the title I used the word ‘Adventure ‘ from the Chipboard Stickers, popping a lantern from underneath it…I like how that looks! I anchored the title to the page using the ‘Horizon’ and ‘Journey’ papers.

I finished off my page with some of the stars from both the Chipboard Stickers and the Puffy Star Stickers.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are excited to get your hands on his fun collection…it is shipping soon!

Take Care

Kel x

Campers Life | Great Escape Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with the brand new Great Escape collection! Love the camping/nature theme with this one! I have so many beautiful photos of my family on camp-outs and hikes to scrap, so this collection came at the perfect time. I started with the stunning Horizon patterned paper for my background.

I layered some simple cloud cut files with the rainbow strip paper from the A5 paper stack, then added fussy cut clouds and stars from the Starry Night patterned paper. A few lovely stickers from the 6×12 sticker sheet made the perfect cluster under the title and added a little extra detail to my photos.

 

I created a journaling spot in one of the clouds and used manufacturing strips to create an interesting asymmetrical base for my photos to sit on. Love how trimming these strips in half allowed me to tuck them behind my photos and stretch them to the full width of the page!

I hope this layout inspires you to try a busy background for yourself! If you’d like to see how “Campers Life” came together, be sure to check out the process video below:

 

Helping paw | No Limits Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello crafty Friends. It’s been a while since I shared some of my projects with you so I am back with another layout. While I am waiting for the brand new collection to come to my doorstep, I reached for older but still amazing “No limits” line. As you know I do not have human son so I usually use masculine collections to scrapbook my furry son or hubby. Hubby doesn’t like photos so I mostly focus on dog :)

He is very noisy and need to be at the center of every event, including all the house works. This time I caught him “helping” my hubby puting Ikea cabinets together. He was very interested in the process, trying to steal some parts to play with them.

I printed two square photos from that moment and decided to use a combination of wooden pattern and kraft cardstock for the background. I am running low on full 12*12 sheets from “No limits” collection so I needed to be creative.

I backed my photos with pieces of pattern papers I got left and added some frames from Chipboard Stickers sheet. Title of my page was created with Die Cut Titles. however, I didn’t used the whole words. I cut out single letters from some of them and arranged them into new words. This was I got a font that perfectly matches the collection.

I finished my design using bits and pieces from Epherema Pack and two leftover Wood Epoxy Buttons. It’s quite a simple page but who said they all need to be complicated, full of layers and techniques. It’s the story that matters the most. And scrapbooking by furry boy gives me a lot of joy!

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

XO Anna

Happy 2024 | Storyteller | Josefine van der Hoeven

Hello Paperlovers,

welcome to Cocoa Vanilla Studio’s blog today! I’m so happy to share a new scrapbook layout featuring the fantastic “Storyteller” collection. As we embark on a new year filled with fresh scrapbook inspiration and ideas, I decided to print a lovely photo of my husband and me on New Year’s Eve in a narrow strip for this layout.

 

 

For the foundation of my design, I selected three different patterned papers and cut three strips from each, folding and arranging them side by side. The next step was to dive into the world of decorating and embellishing. I absolutely adore creating layers in my clusters, and to add dimension, I opted for 3D foam.

 

 

Starting with a cluster in the bottom right corner, I carefully layered various elements. To enhance the depth of the layers, I employed the use of 3D foam. For the blue middle strip, I threaded light pink thread and adorned it with a cardstock sticker. In the top left corner, another delightful cluster came to life, featuring beautiful flower die-cuts. The banner, cut into a shape, complemented the composition perfectly.

 

 

 

The title took center stage, crafted using an alpha metal die-set. I cut out the word “Happy” from white cardstock and gave it a charming wood-look background. Personally, I find it adds a lovely touch to the overall design. To bring a festive vibe, I concluded by adding splatters of white gesso.

 

 

I hope this layout sparks your creativity and enthusiasm. I can’t wait to dive into the new collection and explore its possibilities. Have you spotted the latest collection “Great Escape” yet? If not, head over to the Cocoa Vanilla Facebook group and discover the excitement! It’s truly amazing!

 

Wishing you a wonderful day, and I look forward to see you here on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog soon. Until then, happy crafting!

XoXo, Jo

The Best | No Limits collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing one of my favourite to create – a boy layout! Because I have 2 sons, there is never a shortage of boy photos around here! I decided to pull out the awesome and very cool No Limits collection, one of my favourite boy lines by Cocoa Vanilla Studio! This photo is an older one of my youngest son who is now 13 – he is about 5 or 6 in this photo! I loved the way the shirt he is wearing matched some of the colours from the No Limits collection – that is where I got the inspiration from for my layout today.

I started off with a plain sheet of white cardstock – as I mostly do- then trimmed it down to measure approximately 11′ x 11′, backing this onto the ‘B’ side of the Big Bang patterned paper (the woodgrain side). I then pulled out a few of the various papers from the A5 paper stack and sorted through them to find some that co-ordinated with my son’s shirt. I decided to cut some into triangle shapes and then layered them top and bottom of the page. For some extra texture, I bent the edges of these papers and also applied a little mixed media to create a sort of shadow effect.

I placed craft foam underneath my photo and placed it in the centre of my layout, adding some layers underneath like a pocket card, a die-cut frame and a sticker and tag both from the Accessory sticker sheet. I love to layer embellishments on top of my photos and under my photos too, how about you? In the top right corner, I stapled a banner sticker here and tied a bow through the tag using some white wax cotton. In the bottom right corner, I placed the large star die-cut and added some chipboard ones on top.

In the bottom cluster of papers, I added another chipboard piece and also one of the super cute wooden epoxy buttons all from the No Limits collection. I love how these small details add some interest to an area to help draw your eye in. My title is ‘The Best’ letters from the chipboard sheet, I also added a phrase under the title, cut from the ‘Universal’ patterned paper. Another of the wooden epoxy buttons was also placed here and I love the teal/aqua coloured chipboard arrow pointing to the photo too.

Once I had most of the design in place and the larger elements on the page, I started to add smaller details for the finishing touches. I added some phrase stickers around the page and stamped the date stamp and added some sprinkles of mist in various colours also. Lastly I machine stitched a border around the entire edge using white thread.

Thank you so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog today! I hope you have been inspired by my layout in some way! Make sure you share your creations with us if you get some time to pull out your Cocoa Vanilla collections and create some cool projects!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

THIS PLACE | DAYDREAM COLLECTION | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello friends!

It’s Sophie on the blog today with a new page to share!

 

This time I used the beautiful Daydream collection.

I wanted to use the wreath paper named “Daisy Days” for so long now. I fussy cut the outer side of the wreath and put most of it completely to the left of the “Garden Variety” patterned paper.

Then, I added some handstitched details to the leaves and flowers of the wreath, for a delicate extra touch.

 

I placed my photo in the center of the wreath and used the Daydream Die Cut Words for my title. I also placed a beautiful Puffy Heart next to the photo, and some fussy cut butterflies here and there around the page.

 

You can see more close-ups here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This page came together in no time at all. It is very simple, but  sometimes all you need is beautiful patterned papers and a few embellishments to make your layout stand out.

I hope that you liked what you saw today.

Happy crafting !

Sophie xx

So Awesome | No Limits | Kel Moore

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends and welcome to 2024!!!!

It’s Kel here today sharing my first layout of the year and I thought I would go with creating a favourite of mine….a BOY page using the ‘No Limits’ collection.

Im documenting some pics of my youngest boy in one of his MANY soccer outfits… here is my page..

I decided I wanted to start with some mixed media, so I pulled out of my watercolours and used blue and green to make a fun messy background.

I have 3 photos printed at 3×4 and decided I wanted to go with a horizontal design. I used a mix of the Pocket Cards and some of the frames from the Ephemera Pack to layer up my photos.

Next I made my own tags with some of the patterned papers , adding twine to them to add more texture to my page.

I decided I needed some paper underneath my photos to ground them to the page, so I used the ‘Stardust’ and ‘Universal’ papers to do that.

For my title I used the ‘Die Cut Titles’…they add such a punch to any page. I also used some of the word strips from the Accessory Sticker Sheet.

Now onto the embellishing!

Around my pics I used mainly pieces from the Ephemera Pack and some of the Wood Epoxy Buttons. I incorporated these onto of my photos and some in the layers …. all of my pics are popped up using foam tape.

To finish my page I used some of the stars from the collection…some chipboard, some die cuts, and some from the Puffy Stickers.

That’s it from me today, I hope you found some inspiration from my layout and I will be back next month with more to share..

Till next time!

Kel x

2023 Favourite Layouts | Anna Komenda

Hello Friends. We are only three days until New Year so it’s a perfect time for all the summaries of year 2023. That’s why I want to invite you for a short journey through my favourite layouts from 2023 that I made with wonderful CVS collections. I picked four of them – pages I had the most pleasure making. Let’s dive into them!

This page was made with “Daydream” collection mostly. I focused on pattern paper, filled with flowers and went crazy with fussy cutting. Next step was to arrange a big bouquet using all those florals and butterflies. It’s a perfect recipe for using up the leftovers of any CVS collection.

You know I like adding some mixed media to my projects and here I played with vividly colored watercolor brushes. Scrapbooking memory from our trip to Barcelona using bits and pieces from “Sunkissed” collection was a pure joy.

After the summer, there comes fall and another mixed media layout. This time I reached for newest “Heart & Home” collection and wonderful, warm color palette. Die cutting bunch of leaves from pattern papers is always a good idea! It’s a perfect way to use up scraps or smaller paper pads.

Last layout I wanted to share with you is also made with “Heart & Home” collection and it documents one of our family trips. I reached for one of my all time favourites – wooden pattern as a background of the page. Little doodled frames were a perfect match with my photos.

I can’t wait to see what Zoe prepared for upcoming year 2024. Whatever it will be, I am sure it will look amazing as always. I know you are waiting for new line as impatiently as I am!

Thank you so much for spending your time with me and see in 2024! Sending you lots of grean New Year’s wishes!

XO Anna

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES | MERRY & BRIGHT COLLECTION | SOPHIE DELORME

Hello friends!

It’s Sophie on the blog today with a new page to share!

 

I went for another Holiday layout as we seriously approach Christmas Day!!

I used the Merry & Bright collection and a white cardstock as my background.

I backed the photo with a beautiful diagonal stiped paper and placed a Pocket Card right next to it that serves both as my title and journaling.

I created a cluster of die cut Christmas trees all around it, with fussy cut flowers, a few ephemeras and a beautiful Flair Button from the collection.

I also added three Christmas ornaments and a label to stamp the date.

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the result, and hope you do too!

Enjoy your Christmas holiday, I will see you again with a new layout in 2024 !!

Sophie xx

Gather Together | Heart & Home Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura Alberts back again with a fun family layout using the new Heart & Home collection. I love this sweet photo collage style and squeezed five 2×3 inch photos on this page. Heart & Home perfectly matched these photos, and they perfectly capture my family and their love of food!

I created three columns in the center puzzling together photos, cut-aparts, and icons from the ephemera pack, fussy cut from patterned papers, and the puffy stickers. Along both of the sides, I spread out vellum florals, fussy cut florals, and dotted Nuvo drops.

I added word phrases from the cut-apart sheet and the 6×12 sticker sheet to add interest on top of and around my photos. Love adding these little messages to my pages! The gold foil titles add a stunning elegance to this layout and ties it all together.

The journaling for this layout focuses on the big milestone of this event, the first in my new home! Love family-focused collections and I had a blast playing with this one!

I hope you enjoyed this fun layout and it inspires you to try collaging your photos together!

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