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Family Snapshots Mini Album | Unforgettable Collection | Guest Designer Paige Evans

Hi everyone! Paige Evans here and I am so excited to show you this new mini album created with the beautiful Unforgettable collection!

I have been super inspired by Amber’s handmade mini albums lately so I created the first part of the cover based on her tutorial and then made hinges for the pages and photos to stick to. On the cover I decorated it with a “family” foam sticker, “snapshots” sticker, butterfly button, a few enamel dots, and half of a round floral sticker.

One of the patterned papers in the Unforgettable collection has blocks of 3×4″ cards so I trimmed those out and turned them into page pockets. First I placed the cards back-to-back and then made a notch with a circle punch at the top. Then I used a sewing machine to machine stitch around the left, bottom, and right sides to complete the pockets.

Another patterned paper in the Unforgettable collection is filled with blocks of different patterns so I turned those into tags to tuck into each pocket and machine stitched around the tag edges to create texture.

I snapped a loose leaf binder ring through an eyelet that I attached through the album edge and then looped on four paper tassels from the collection for a charm.

The design is basic: one pocket page followed by a photo page, repeat six times for 12 pages. I adhered two 3×4″ photos back-to-back for every other page. I used photos from our annual family photoshoot taken by the talented Jennifer Simmons of Everleigh Portraits. We had them taken in downtown Denver in front of some super colorful buildings which just so happen to match this collection to a “T”! It was meant to be.

Here is the opening page with a few die cuts, button, and enamel dots.

And here are all the inside pages which I decorated with supplies from Unforgettable.

I added a sticker or die cut to the tags that pull out of each pocket, but they could also be used to add additional photos and journaling! I may go back and do just that. I have lots more photos from our session that I want to highlight.

Here are a couple more photos of the finished book:

I hope you are inspired to pick up the Unforgettable collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio and create layouts, cards, and other projects with it! It’s a beautiful line!

SUPPLIES: Patterned paper, stickers, die cuts, enamel dots, tassels, buttons: Unforgettable collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Paige Evans

Captured | Unforgettable | Tazhiana

Hello crafty friends and welcome to another blog post. Today, I am playing with the lovely Unforgettable collection as well as some fun cut files from Cut To You!

I started my layout by choosing four 6×8 papers and cutting out these layered butterflies that I attached using my Tiny Attacher. After cutting and assembling the butterflies, I used my circle punch hoard to punch out photos of my darling friend, Charlotte as well as circle photo mats. I thought it would be fun to play with a different shape on this layout. While I had my cutting machine on, I cut out these branches with a cut file from the Cut To You shop that you can get for free!

I decided to keep embellishing around my photos pretty light as I knew that I had the larger butterflies as well as the branch elements. I chose to use some doilies for texture and add a few bits and pieces from the ephemera pack to add some color and texture. I also added a tassel and a bow to each of my photos to add more texture and visual interest to my background.

After creating my embellishment and photo clusters, I glued the circles as well as the branches to my background. I chose this woodgrain paper because I love a good woodgrain pattern and I thought it would go really well with the florals I chose for my layout. After adhering the photos and the branches, I worked on arranging the butterflies around the page. My title came from the foam titles pack and I added some enamel dots around the page for some added interest and the icing on the cake.

That’s all I have for you today, crafty friends! I hope you enjoyed this layout and are tempted to give the Unforgettable collection a try.

We Remember Moments | Unforgettable Collection | Guest Designer Danni Visser

Hi scrappy friends! Guest designer Danni here, sharing another layout featuring the gorgeous Unforgettable collection. I have been having so much fun creating with this collection, and this time I decided I had to dive into those delicious florals and make a beautiful romantic layout.

I used Natural Beauty and Sprightly patterned papers to create a diamond-shaped background, including some torn vellum for texture.

I had this lovely roses cutfile sitting in my stash, so I decided to incorporate that, backing it with several patterned papers from the 6×8 paper stack and some more vellum.  I popped it up off the page by adding some dimensional foam behind the patterned paper.

My photo was matted using the lovely turquoise and black & white spotty papers from the 6×8 paper stack, and I distressed the edges to add texture.  For my title I cut this beautiful quote card from the Story Teller cut-apart paper and backed it with the peach paper from the 6×8 paper stack to make it pop against the black & white photo.

To embellish the page, I went to town with the florals from the ephemera pack.  I adore florals and this ephemera set is packed full of the most stunning floral die cuts.  I used the two largest clusters at the top-right and bottom-left of the diamond to emphasise the diagonal flow of the page, drawing the eye across my photo and title.  I added some smaller florals either side of my photo with some of the beautiful leafy springs from the ephemera pack.

To finish off the layout I scattered three tiny word stickers from the accessory sticker sheet, added some delicate white ink splatters and sprinkled some of the white enamel dots from the collection around my large floral clusters.

This layout turned out so dreamy and romantic, I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to add this layout to my wedding album.  I really hope you enjoyed this layout today, thank you for joining me!

Danni x

We are family | Unforgettable Collection | Anna Komenda

Hello crafty Friends. It’s Anna here with another project made with brand new “Unforgettable” collection. I made another layout but it’s not surprise for you :) Once again I combined white background and a lot of layers of papers. I also used flowers as they are so pretty and tempting. Luckily I have two girls at home so I can use florals with almost all of my projects.

I also used brand new free cut files designed by super talented Gwen. They are available to download in the CVS store here: https://cocoavanilla.com.au/shop/unforgettable-freebie-cut-files/

Just look how pretty they are:

Pink paper called “Unscripted” was perfect to cut few roses and mix them with ephemera flowers. I set my machine to cut them and worked with my background in the meantime. I used blue Distress Oxide ink and applied it through stencil. Next step was to add some water to make it look more dreamy.

I used a strip of fun pictures of me and my daughter using filters. I love those mini photo sessions of us two. I backed my picture with a lot of paper layers. Using 6*8 paper stack helped me save my 12*12 papers :) I also fussy cut three big butterflies from paper called “Pretty bits”.

My title is a combination of amazing foam titles and some older black alpha stickers. I also added few transparent stickers here and there on the background. It’s a good way to add some special touch to white layout base.

I finished my page by splashing everything with pink and black inks. This kind of little mess is my signature style :) That is all for today. Thank you for stopping by <3 If you need more inspiration, check our FB group – Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community. You can spot a lot of amazing projects there to feed up your mojo.

XO Anna

Bloom | Unforgettable Collection | Kylie Kingham

Hello sweet friends it’s Kylie back with you today with a new layout, featuring the gorgeous ‘Unforgettable’ collection. When I first received this beautiful new range I straight away saw you could have varying colour way options for a project. I love pinks and mauve’s but for today’s layout I went through and pulled out different grey apricot and mint green elements. I also added some bold black embellishments too!

For my border piece I selected the GLORIOUS paper and decided that I would also use it to cut my cut file from. I selected a heart wreath with a square sectioned centre for my cut file, designed by The Cut Shoppe. Using the muted soft colours I had selected from the papers I alternated each heart as well as the squares. I chose a cute phrase from the 6 x 8″ paper stack which once trimmed down fitted perfectly in one square.

I added some foam to the back of my completed cut file before adhering to my background page. A freehand border was added around the edge with a fine tip black pen.

As always the floral die cuts are simply divine and always my favourite! I added some neat clusters at opposite sides of my heart for balance. I also used some cotton from my stash to back behind one of the button flairs.

To complete my layout I chose a title from the foam title stickers to add to the lower edge of my heart.

Thanks for dropping by the blog today and seeing my new layout. I hope it gives you some inspiration for some of your own projects!

Until next time,

Kylie.

 

Living the Dream | Unforgettable Collection | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone! It’s Sue Plumb here to share my latest layout featuring the gorgeous ‘Unforgettable’ collection. For this page I wanted to document some sweet photos of my hubby and our cat that were taken when he was just a kitten. (And yes, I think a pop of purple is perfectly acceptable for a masculine page!)

Starting with a white cardstock background, the first paper I was drawn to was the gorgeous wood grain print of the Natural Beauty paper. I am a huge fan of wood grain papers, and I have to say, I think this one is my favourite so far! The tones, the pattern of the grain – it’s just perfect. I cut a large piece and placed it vertically on the left side of my page.

I overlaid the wood grain print with a piece of the minty green watercolour print paper from the 6×8″ Paper Stack (in the 12×12″ papers this is the reverse print of the Garland paper). I used a notebook style paper punch to punch the edge of it for extra interest.

Then it was time to add some horizontal structure to my page. I used an extra piece of the same mint paper again; along with a piece of the black & white leafy print from the reverse side of the Natural Beauty paper; the grey stripe from the reverse of the Glorious paper; and the mint diagonal stripe from the Sprightly paper.

I decided to frame each of my photos using frames from the Die Cut Ephemera pack – one a gorgeous polaroid style wood grain and the other a black and white wreath. I positioned each of them over the patterned papers layers, using some cardboard behind them to pop them up from the page.

Now it was time to add some fun embellishments to bring all the elements of my page together.

I started with the Foam Title Stickers, choosing the word hello and adding it alongside my top photo. I then reached for the Die Cut Ephemera pack again – choosing the Living the Dream phrase piece to go alongside the lower photo. Between the two, I added the purple ticket from the ephemera pack.

I then took another frame from the ephemera pack, this time a sweet circular frame with a doodled heart border. I cut it into two pieces, tucking the larger piece around the corner of my top photo, and the second smaller piece in behind the hello sticker. I also added a label for my journalling that was fussy cut from the Story Teller paper.

After writing my journalling on the label, I added the super cute retro style camera and a small heart (both from the ephemera pack) to create a small cluster. Then, to balance it out, I added a small strip of the reverse side of the Natural Beauty paper at the top of my page, and the true story sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet over the top.

Almost done – time for a few finishing touches! I added two small hearts from the Clear Sticker sheet; the purple butterfly from the Die Cut Ephemera pack; and the Life is Good sticker from the Accessory Sticker sheet.

I then stamped the oh happy life phrase using a stamp from my stash and added a few tiny splatters of berry ink.

That’s all from me today, thanks for stopping by so I could share this with you. The ‘Unforgettable’ collection is now hitting the shelves of retailers around the world. If you have a chance to get your hands on it, just do it! It’s really a stunning collection and I know you will enjoy creating with it as much as I am.

Until next time, happy scrapping!

The Good Life | Unforgettable Collection | Guest Designer Danni Visser

Hi everyone!  My name is Danni, and I’m so excited to be here today sharing my first layout as guest designer using the exquisite new Unforgettable collection.  For those of you that don’t know me, I have both a son and a daughter that I love to scrap, and while I was immediately drawn to the feminine floral elements, for my first layout I really wanted to highlight the versatility of this collection by creating a layout for my boy.

I’m using a beach photo for this layout, so I began by tearing large sections of the 12×12 papers to create a bit of a beachy scene, using Natural Beauty, Garland and Story Teller for the sky.  I tore Garland in small sections to create a ‘wavy’ effect.  For some more waves I cut some wavy shapes on my Silhouette, inked the edges with blue ink and machine-stitched them down using some wavy and squiggly lines.  I wanted this to feel natural and organic, so I wasn’t trying to make the stitching perfect.

Next, I mixed some coarse texture gel with gold acrylic paint to create a really fun sandy texture and scraped that onto the page in different places along my ‘boardwalk’.  I really love the fun texture this provides!  To finish off my background I used some turquoise, gold and white liquid inks to splatter all around the page.

I broke into the 6×8 paper stack next, using the black and white type paper and a thin border of the peach floral to add a bit of colour.  I popped my photo up on foam to create some dimension, then added my title using the gorgeous foam title stickers.

I went to town with embellishing, using a combination of the embellishment pack, accessory stickers, clear stickers and a flair button, plus a couple of the adorable hearts from the foam titles stickers to create three clusters around my page.  I popped a few of the embellishments up on foam to create some visual interest.  I wanted another pop of the peach colour, so I hand cut some starfish from the peach paper and added some dots with a white gel pen, then added one to each embellishment cluster.

To finish of the layout, I added my date on a label sticker below the title, journaled below the title with my black gel pen and added a sprinkle of the enamel dots to each embellishment cluster.

I’m in love with this finished page!  I really hope you enjoyed joining me today, I can’t wait to create some more beautiful pages using this incredible collection.

Danni x

Stories captured | Unforgettable layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans. It’s Anna here with my first project created with brand new “Unforgettable” collection. Do I have to tell you how much I love this line? Flowers, pink, blue, butterflies and amazing embellishments are a perfect match with my style. And the name??? I knew I have to use pictures from my trip to Australia on this page because it was trully UNFORGETTABLE adventure. I have few photos with girls from CVS team taken during Creative Escape event in Coffs Harbour.

I used white cardstock as a base of my layout and colored it lightly with pink and blue watercolors. Next step was to mat my photos with pieces of pattern papers from 6*8 paper stack. I love that pages in this paper stack are not glued together. You can easily grab one and they don’t have glue on the upper edge.

I placed ephemera pieces under and on the photos creating few layers. New foam title stickers are amazing and so easy to use. I made a title within few seconds.

I felt that the upper side of my page is too empty so I hand cut few triangles and arranged them pointing into the pictures, helping to focus on the bottom part of the layout. Here are few more detailed pictures:

There are so many amazing memories hidden on those photographs and I feel so grateful that I had an opportunity to meet Raquel, Michelle and Zoe.

And you? What you will scrapbook with new “Unforgettable” collection?

Thank you for stopping by and see you in two weeks.

Anna

Captured | Unforgettable Collection | Kylie Kingham.

Hello friends! It’s  Kylie back with you today and I am SO excited to be sharing my latest layout featuring the brand new ‘Unforgettable’ collection. I am so in love with this latest range with its pretty colour palette and various paper designs. Like all Cocoa Vanilla collections it is so easy to create with and my layout today features lots of textured paper overlays and paper flowers, YAY! (I know….. it’s Kylie…..so no surprises there!)

I selected the papers STORYTELLER and NATURAL BEAUTY for my background.The polka dots of STORYTELLER jumped out at me right away and I love the wood grain print of NATURAL BEAUTY.I tore a generous strip of NATURAL BEAUTY and adhered it down to the top portion of my page, distressing the edges a little for texture. I also added a small strip to the top and bottom of it using SPRIGHTLY. I thought the watercolour floral print was perfect for my floral theme.Before I started adding anything else to my page I used some gold paint from my stash to add some splatters to the background.

I have used the flower cut file many times before.It is a firm favourite of mine designed by Paige Evans. All of the 5 layered flowers were cut from the UNSCRIPTED,SPRIGHTLY and LACEWING papers.I curled the edges up a little as I glued each layer down and finished each of them centred with some of the enamel dots. The leaves were cut from the GARLAND paper.

I wanted the flowers to look like they were flowing across the diagonal of my page so I adhered my photo in place and then added the flowers with glue in alternating colours and sizes.All whilst trying to maintain an even balance.

I usually always add in the leaves last. They are great for poking into any open gaps on your page and again for maintaining balance around the photo.I also used some of the leaf die cuts with the green ones I had cut earlier. I layered some cotton from my craft stash underneath some of the Butterfly die cuts as well.This just added a lovely extra texture to my overall completed layout.

My title was selected from the foam title stickers. I really loved the boldness of the black on my background page. The cute pink bow from the embellishment pack was far too cute not to use also!

I also added some sub titles from the stickers and die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed seeing my latest layout.

Until next time,

Kylie xo

 

 

 

Love You | Unforgettable Collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi Cocoa Vanilla friends,

It’s Tarrah McLean back with you and today I am excited to be sharing my first layout with you using the stunning Unforgettable collection! I am documenting a beautiful photo of my sister and her husband from their wedding day and this collection just oozes lovely things like weddings!I decided to cut a strip of the stripe side of the ‘Sprightly’ paper and placed it vertically down a plain white cardstock background. I then trimmed the white cardstock down so that I could use the pink side of the ‘Unscripted’ paper as a border. I added some machine stitching down each side of the vertical strip. I added some layers under my photo including the floral paper from the ‘Pretty Bits’ paper and one of the die-cut frames, I popped these all up using craft foam.    I tucked in one of the tab stickers both at the top and bottom of my photo from the Accessory sticker sheet. As you can see in the detail photo above, I used some of the gorgeous new foam words as my title! They are gorgeous and aren’t too sticky, perfect if you aren’t sure of placement, they are easily repositionable which is very handy for me! I also added one of the gorgeous bows and a few other embellishments finish off this side of the layout.On the left hand side, I added one of the cute banner stickers and tucked in some of the gorgeous floral die-cuts. I also layered one of the flair buttons to the top of one of the florals. A few other small embellishments like the clear stickers and enamel dots finish off this side. One thing I wanted to point out in the floral die-cuts is that gorgeous texture you can see in the detail photo below. I just love that not only are there beautiful colours in this collection but the texture is awesome too.

Thank you for stopping by today! This collection is just so gorgeous! If you haven’t already ordered yours, make sure you get your order in at one of our retailers! Everything is stunning! I hope you are inspired to create something pretty with this collection.

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

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