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Fun | Sunkissed collection | Guest designer – Josefine van der Hoeven

Hello  creative Paperlovers,
Welcome to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog for a new share! So glad to see you! It’s Josefine here to show you a new scrapbook layout that I created as a guest designer for Cocoa Vanilla Studio with the beautiful summer collection “SunKissed”. I can’t get enough of these beautiful designs. This collection from Cocoa Vanilla screams for the summer! Everything you create it gets a great summer look.
I started with a white piece of cardstock and cut out a tropical leave with my “Cricut Maker” using some beautiful design papers from the “Sunkissed” collection.
After that I started with the mixed media background. I used two colors of distress ink and a bubble designed stencil. With a blending tool I blend the two colors together. The colors I used are, “mowed lawn” and “twisted citron”.
When I’m done I splashed some more with the distress oxides using my brush.
I placed my tropical leave in the center of my layout. From a piece of yellow design paper I cut a circle to size. I used my sewing machine to decorate the edges with different golden stitches. For the clouds I used the same golden sewing thread and stitch through the center.
I grab the different summer die-cuts and make a selection of which ones I wanted to use on my layout. I carefully slide the die-cuts between the tropical leave and the photo. I like to use 3D elements on my layout. And I decide to fold an origami Sea shell.
Wondering how I made this sea shell? Hop over to the Cocoa Vanilla Facebook Group for the short process video of this cute little sea shell.
I’m almost done. Now It’s time to splatter some more with white acrylic paint and different colors of distress oxides. I stitch the edges of my layout with golden thread using my sewing machine. I am so happy how my layout turned out, looks so Tropical!
I hope I was able to give you some great ideas and wish you a lot of fun creating gorgeous projects with this beautiful summer collection! I want to thank you for stopping by on the blog today!
Wish you a lovely and creative day!
XoXo, Jo

Love The Sunshine | Sunkissed | Kylie Kingham

Hello friends. It’s Kylie here with a new and fun Summery themed layout to share. I wanted to create a page design with loads of colour, colour, and more COLOUR! The new SUNKISSED collection was of course perfect for what I had in mind. I’m still smitten with all those florals and bright colours that feature in this range and I love how the colours really pop over a white background, which is what I selected for this layout.

For my background I chose the GROWING WILD paper. I trimmed a 1cm edge off each side of white cardstock which was adhered centred over the top to form a colourful border. Using my Silhouette I cut three scalloped circles using a simple cut file from the Silhouette files, all at different sizes. These were then layered over each other using foam adhesive squares, so that they had a little space in between each layer for adding embellishments.

Using the Floral Ephemera, I tucked neat little clusters of blooms in between each layer of the circles. I made sure to mirror each cluster to give an overall even balance to my layout. My photos were printed at 3″x 4″ and 2.75″x 2″ in colour before I adhered them layered over each other to the right of my scalloped circles. Summer themed die cuts from the Ephemera pack were then added in support of my theme.

To complete my page I added some of the gorgeous gold glitter phrase stickers as a title. I adhered them following the curve of my circles to the left of my photos. They’re so sparkly!!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope my layout has given you a little inspiration for your own creating. Take care!

Kylie.

Love The Sunshine | Sunkissed | Kylie Kingham

Hello friends. It’s Kylie here with a new and fun Summery themed layout to share. I wanted to create a page design with loads of colour, colour, and more COLOUR! The new SUNKISSED collection was of course perfect for what I had in mind. I’m still smitten with all those florals and bright colours that feature in this range and I love how the colours really pop over a white background, which is what I selected for this layout.

For my background I chose the GROWING WILD paper. I trimmed a 1cm edge off each side of white cardstock which was adhered centred over the top to form a colourful border. Using my Silhouette I cut three scalloped circles using a simple cut file from the Silhouette files, all at different sizes. These were then layered over each other using foam adhesive squares, so that they had a little space in between each layer for adding embellishments.

Using the Floral Ephemera, I tucked neat little clusters of blooms in between each layer of the circles. I made sure to mirror each cluster to give an overall even balance to my layout. My photos were printed at 3″x 4″ and 2.75″x 2″ in colour before I adhered them layered over each other to the right of my scalloped circles. Summer themed die cuts from the Ephemera pack were then added in support of my theme.

To complete my page I added some of the gorgeous gold glitter phrase stickers as a title. I adhered them following the curve of my circles to the left of my photos. They’re so sparkly!!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope my layout has given you a little inspiration for your own creating. Take care!

Kylie.

Love You | Sunkissed collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi crafty friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a layout inspired by the awesome Grab 5 challenge from interNational Scrapbook Day set by fellow designer Michelle Stokes. I created my layout with the gorgeous new Sunkissed collection and documented a beautiful photo of my eldest niece.

The Grab 5 challenge needed to include:

Patterned Papers
Stitching
Something Gold
Stickers
Ink splatters/sprinkle

Patterned papers – I used a patterned paper as the background at the back of my page, the wreath is cut out from patterned paper and there is also patterned paper behind my photo. Stitching – I have stitched the wreath down with machine stitching. Something Gold is the foam gold glitter hearts. Stickers – I have added accessory stickers, puffy stickers and clear stickers and Ink Splatters I have added in gold.

I took the Feeling Fine patterned paper and cut out the gorgeous wreath from the Happiness set of free cut files. I love how the pink side of the Feeling Fine paper pops against the white of the cardstock. I then machine stitched the wreath and took a pack of the stunning floral ephemera and arranged lots of these around the wreath, I bent up some of the leaves and florals for some dimension. I trimmed down the cardstock to measure roughly 11′ x 11′ and matted the cardstock to another piece of the Feeling Fine patterned paper.

Happiness free cut file set in the Cocoa Vanilla store

The Love You title is a cut file from the free Unforgettable set, I cut this one out from white cardstock and then hand painted the just the bottom section with some watercolour paints. I placed my photo and the layers over to the right of the wreath and added the title to the bottom left corner of the photo. I popped the title up using foam dots, I love the dimension the title gives on my page. Some of the embellishments I added to this layout include some stickers, some heart die-cuts and some gold foam hearts.

Unforgettable free cut file set

I added some journalling to one of the cards from the Fun in the Sun paper I then tucked it into the left side of the photo. Lastly I added some sprinkles of gold Heidi shine and stamped the date stamp of the date the photo was taken.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you enjoyed my layout today and that you were inspired to create some projects with the stunning Sunkissed collection! If you don’t already have the gorgeous Sunkissed collection, make sure to check it out in the Cocoa Vanilla online store.

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Love You | Sunkissed collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi crafty friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a layout inspired by the awesome Grab 5 challenge from interNational Scrapbook Day set by fellow designer Michelle Stokes. I created my layout with the gorgeous new Sunkissed collection and documented a beautiful photo of my eldest niece.

The Grab 5 challenge needed to include:

Patterned Papers
Stitching
Something Gold
Stickers
Ink splatters/sprinkle

Patterned papers – I used a patterned paper as the background at the back of my page, the wreath is cut out from patterned paper and there is also patterned paper behind my photo. Stitching – I have stitched the wreath down with machine stitching. Something Gold is the foam gold glitter hearts. Stickers – I have added accessory stickers, puffy stickers and clear stickers and Ink Splatters I have added in gold.

I took the Feeling Fine patterned paper and cut out the gorgeous wreath from the Happiness set of free cut files. I love how the pink side of the Feeling Fine paper pops against the white of the cardstock. I then machine stitched the wreath and took a pack of the stunning floral ephemera and arranged lots of these around the wreath, I bent up some of the leaves and florals for some dimension. I trimmed down the cardstock to measure roughly 11′ x 11′ and matted the cardstock to another piece of the Feeling Fine patterned paper.

Happiness free cut file set in the Cocoa Vanilla store

The Love You title is a cut file from the free Unforgettable set, I cut this one out from white cardstock and then hand painted the just the bottom section with some watercolour paints. I placed my photo and the layers over to the right of the wreath and added the title to the bottom left corner of the photo. I popped the title up using foam dots, I love the dimension the title gives on my page. Some of the embellishments I added to this layout include some stickers, some heart die-cuts and some gold foam hearts.

Unforgettable free cut file set

I added some journalling to one of the cards from the Fun in the Sun paper I then tucked it into the left side of the photo. Lastly I added some sprinkles of gold Heidi shine and stamped the date stamp of the date the photo was taken.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you enjoyed my layout today and that you were inspired to create some projects with the stunning Sunkissed collection! If you don’t already have the gorgeous Sunkissed collection, make sure to check it out in the Cocoa Vanilla online store.

Happy creating!

Tarrah 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!

Life is Good | Sunkissed collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends !

It’s Sophie here and I have a cute layout to share !

 

My assignement today was to incorporate the use of punches and/or dies on my page.

I used the beautiful Sunkissed collection again. Just can’t get over those bright and summery colors !

I wanted to use some beautiful scalloped dies from my stash as a design element on my page. They are from Pinkfresh Studio. The “Just Chillin’” wood grain paper is my main background paper. I also used the “Summer Lights” and “Good Vibrations” papers for the two other scalloped borders.

 

I used a photo of me and my dog “talking” to each other on the front porch on a beautiful sunny day. I backed it with tissue paper, adhesive foam and pieces of patterned papers from the A5 Paper Stack.

I used Clear Stickers for my “Life is Good” title that I first sticked to white cardstock, cut it out and placed it on the top left corner of my photo.

 

I wrote down my journaling on a 3×4 card.

I created a floral cluster (Floral Ephemera pack) around the journaling card and scattered some flowers around my photo and on the scalloped borders as well.

 

I created a cute yellow bow with one of my punches, added some clouds and a few Wood Epoxy Bottons as the finishing touch.

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love how it turned out !

It’s time to dust off those old punches and dies !!!

Thank you for passing by, and happy creating !

Sophie xx

Life is Good | Sunkissed collection | Sophie Delorme

Hello Cocoa Vanilla friends !

It’s Sophie here and I have a cute layout to share !

 

My assignement today was to incorporate the use of punches and/or dies on my page.

I used the beautiful Sunkissed collection again. Just can’t get over those bright and summery colors !

I wanted to use some beautiful scalloped dies from my stash as a design element on my page. They are from Pinkfresh Studio. The “Just Chillin’” wood grain paper is my main background paper. I also used the “Summer Lights” and “Good Vibrations” papers for the two other scalloped borders.

 

I used a photo of me and my dog “talking” to each other on the front porch on a beautiful sunny day. I backed it with tissue paper, adhesive foam and pieces of patterned papers from the A5 Paper Stack.

I used Clear Stickers for my “Life is Good” title that I first sticked to white cardstock, cut it out and placed it on the top left corner of my photo.

 

I wrote down my journaling on a 3×4 card.

I created a floral cluster (Floral Ephemera pack) around the journaling card and scattered some flowers around my photo and on the scalloped borders as well.

 

I created a cute yellow bow with one of my punches, added some clouds and a few Wood Epoxy Bottons as the finishing touch.

Here are more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love how it turned out !

It’s time to dust off those old punches and dies !!!

Thank you for passing by, and happy creating !

Sophie xx

These Sweet Summer Days | Sunkissed Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all, Laura back again with a bright and happy layout featuring the Sunkissed collection and illustrating my Signature Style! For me, that means the inclusion of five very important things: fussy cut florals, a multi-word title, 3D embellishments, a journaling spot, and lots of tiny details! These are definitely must haves for a layout to feel like it truly embraces my personal style. Up first, fussy cutting florals is one of the most relaxing scrappy activities for me. I will happily sit on the couch watching tv while fussy cutting for hours! These gorgeous clusters were from the Growing Wild patterned paper. I also added some puffy hearts around the edges of these florals for tiny details!

Journaling spots are a must for me because I always have something to say about my photos! Whether it’s a 3×4 journaling card, like this one from the Sunkissed cards pack, a tag for hidden journaling, or even just drawn lines on the background, I need a place to add the who, what, when, where, and why at least. On this layout, I kept it simple because I don’t really know where or why the kids were tubing in this photo, it was sent to me by a family member. I did keep the date, however, and am thankful to have that context to add to the layout!

3D embellishments like these awesome wood epoxy buttons add an incredible amount of dimension to a layout, which for me is exciting! Love the layered effect of these buttons on top of the florals! Then, around each of the floral clusters and in the centers of others, I’d added Nuvo drops in gold as well as gold ink splatters around the outside. These pops of gold as well as the gold glitter multi-word title really make this layout pop! Longer titles are a fun challenge for me that I include as much as possible, love the effect of puzzling them together on a page.

I would love to know what elements make up your Signature style, what are your must-haves to create in exactly your specific style? I hope this layout inspires you to have some fun with the bold colors and patterns in the Sunkissed collection! To see how the “These Sweet Summer Days” layout came together, check out the process video below!

 

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