these days

These Memories | These Days Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura here again with a stunning floral filled, multiple photo layout featuring the stunning new These Days collection. Focusing on the A5 paper stack, I used two of the bright happy papers to mat my photos and fussy cut the entire A5 floral paper as well. Layering all of these fussy cut florals around the outside edge of the Daybreak patterned paper allowed the mixed media background to peek through. This photo strip of four 2×3 inch photos was a great way to squeeze in additional memories while still capturing the moment of my daughter and her friend leaning on each other. I love how beautifully the two papers under the photo compliment each other, one a painted stripe and the other an ombre sunset.

In addition to the florals framing the entire layout, I also tucked in two clusters of florals at the top and bottom of the larger photo to fill in the gaps left by the photo strip. This really helps to remove any sharp angles that may draw too much attention to themselves in those corners as well as tying in beautifully with the fussy cut frame I added to the repeated photo. By framing the smaller version, I emphasized the importance of that shot and the relationship it represents.

I especially love the details of the tiny fussy cut florals scattered around as well as the puffy hearts and butterflies that bring a little movement and whimsy to the finished page. I used Nuvo drops in gold to create the small accents and butterfly trails, then a bit of gold ink splatter for fun! The title is a statement all to itself, loving the versatility of the foam words and how many ways they can be used to create a plethora of titles. The little word phrase underneath was just the finishing touch it needed.

 I hope this inspires you to look at your A5 papers a little differently and incorporate them in a big way on your projects too! To see how “These Days” came together, check out the process video below!

Making new friends | These Days Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello CVS fans. It’s Anna here with my first ever project made with brand new and totally amazing “These days” collection. It arrived to my doorstep just few days ago and I felt in love with all the papers and embellishments. As always when it comes to cracking new line, I had decission making issues of what I should use first. Luckily, this week we have a product focus over the Pocket Cards or A5 Paper Stacks so it narrowed the choices a little bit. I knew I didn’t want to create any pocket spread as I am not making this kind of albums of regular basis, so I just went through the cards and I chose few with bigger frames. I love using pocket cards as a small samples of pattern papers, perfect for small punches and dies, and as a source of elements for fussy cutting. This time was no exception!

I cut out four whisical frames first and then I started to think of what photos I want to scrapbook with them. Inspired by the butterfly paper I picked three photos of fun bugs we met during our vacation. My girls are a big fans of insects and they are not scared of touching them at all. They even think thes are all “soooo cuuuute” (not me :) ). So I framed three photos in frames and fourth one stayed empty as a perfect spot for the title.

I fussy cut some butterflies from “Take flight” paper and arranged them around the frames on top of my chosen background paper called “Daybreak”. This paper has an artsy frame around it and empty, white inner part – perfect for showcasing my frames. After I placed my butterflies, I marked the little trails with a pencil, move all the elements away and made some simple stitching with colorful thread. It took my a while and it was for sure the longest part of making this page but it was totally worth it.

After the stitching was done, I glued down all the main elements. My title is made with brand new and super fun Mini Puffy Alphabet stickers. They come in a variety of colors and I just love this whimsical font. Just a perfect accent for any layout!

I finished my page adding few bits and pieces from Ephemera pack here and there, three wooden buttons and few puffy stickers. It was a really fast to make page (not counting the stitching) and I totally love the final result. Whimsical frames and furry bugs come perfect together.

And how about you? How do you use your Pocket Cards? Maybe you have some other great tricks for this products to share? That is all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and see you in two weeks!

XO

Anna

Picture Perfect Moments | These Days collection | Tarrah McLean

 

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I am very excited to be sharing my first layout created using the stunning These Days collection! As soon as I saw the paper with all of the gorgeous frames, I knew I wanted to fussy cut some out and rearrange them on a background paper.

I fussy cut the frames and then took out my exacto knife and cut out the centres of the frames. I then took the A5 paper stack and backed each of the frames with a patterned paper from the paper stack. For the photo of my niece, I took the frame from the ephemera pack and added my photo behind it. Once the frames were all backed, I arranged them all on to the yellow gingham/plaid paper. I adhered the frames flat to the paper but the one with the photo, I added craft foam underneath and adhered it in the centre of all the frames. On the photo frame, I added one of the gorgeous gold glitter hearts and a phrase die-cut.

I trimmed down the yellow gingham/plaid paper and adhered the entire background onto the woodgrain paper, I like how this added some depth to the back of the page. On the left of my photo, I took the beautiful die-cut piece that says ‘Picture Perfect Moments’ I adhered this also with foam tape underneath as I wanted this to be the title for my page and I wanted to draw the viewers eye towards it. When I create a layout, I generally add the larger things to my page first like my photo and the title (creating the overall design) and work my way down to the smaller embellishments to finish off with, this page is no exception. I added the frames, the photo and the title first. I then took both the floral ephemera pack and regular ephemera pack and pulled out things to help tell my story and to enhance my design.

You can see I have added a few florals and some butterflies all from the ephemera packs. I created a visual triangle with the butterflies by placing 3 of them around my page so as to draw the viewers eye around the page. One of my favourite embellishments from this collection is the wood epoxy beads, I added 2 of these to my page, 1 larger one that says ‘So Sweet’ to the top left corner above my photo and a smaller with a heart under my photo. I also added quite a few of the gorgeous puffy stickers, these are sooo cute! I love how they are tiny, perfect for adding some little cute details.

Some of the last details I added were some of the gorgeous clear stickers and some of the accessory stickers. I also stamped the date stamp in the circle frame at the bottom below the beautiful puffy sticker. What a stunning collection to work with, it is sooooo pretty for girly projects.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today! I hope you enjoyed my layout as much as I enjoyed creating it?!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Love | These Days Collection | Raquel Bowman

Hi everyone, it’s Raquel here with you today sharing with you some ‘These Days’ inspiration. This is the first layout that I have created with this new collection and oh my, it is just so gorgeous.

Here is the layout I created to share with you today:

This layout is featuring my beautiful new nephew and my beautiful and proud daughter and cousin. I absolutely adore these photos of my little girl holding her cousin and I wanted to showcase them. I used a fun grid design cut file from Cut To You which then inspired my photo size and amount of photos I chose to feature on this layout. I decided to back the photos into the cut file and printed them approx 3×4″ size in black and white.

 

The grid design of the cut file encouraged me to use the patterned paper to back the different sections. This allowed me to bring in a variety of papers and the bring contrast to the page. When adding the patterned papers to the page I tried to balance the prints and colours to ensure that the layout still looked appealing to the eye.

To embellish the layout I added three main clusters to the layout as well as some other embellishments to help guide your eyes around the layout. The embellishments I have mainly used are ephemera but also accessory stickers, clear stickers and puffy stickers.

The ‘Little Moments of Joy’ sentiment embellishment piece was fussy cut from one of the 3×4″ pocket cards. It was the perfect addition to this page.

The top right of the layout features a photo. I added my fave embellishment the ‘tab’ to the left of the photo. The finishing touch was the cute little puffy sticker hearts. I would just love a whole sheet of those little hearts.

I used the multi coloured tiny puffy alphabet stickers to add my daughters and nephews name.

I framed the whole layout with the yellow gingham paper and adhered the whole square cut file onto the woodgrain paper. I adhered the cut file and a selection of the embellishments to the page using a foam tape to add dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope that this layout has inspired you to get creating.
Raquel x

 

 

I Speak For the Trees | These Days Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura here again with a hand-stitched wreath layout using the stunning new These Days collection! I have two photos of my youngest daughter exploring through a tree in our backyard as she often does, finding new and inventive ways to get into the branches. I love the pops of red in the These Days collection that allow me to incorporate these photos seamlessly. This layout features a chain-stitch border and a hand-cut circle in the center that I backed with the Family Ties patterned paper.

I added in clear sticker trees around my titles to accentuate the Dr. Seuss quote I used for my title. These tiny puffy alphas worked perfectly to follow the line of my stitching and add a pop of color at the top of the layout. After fussy cutting the entirety of the Home Grown 12×12 patterned paper, I created a wreath of florals around the side and bottom of my stitched border. Adding in a few butterflies creates the impression of movement and fills in the gaps around the photos.

To finish off this project, I added gold Nuvo dropos for the butterfly trails, splattered gold ink spray around the edges, and popped two of the wood buttons on the edges of my floral clusters. Beyond the florals, I kept the embellishing fairly simple with a tab above the left photo and a word phrase below the right photos, both from the ephemera pack.

I hope this hand-stitched layout inspires you to try a new technique on your next layout, whether that’s stitching, fussy cutting, or splattering! To see this layout come together, check out the process video below:

Picture Perfect Moments | These Days Collection | Danni Visser

Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans! Danni here sharing my first creation with the incredible ‘These Days’ collection, and I have to say, this is possibly my favourite collection ever! I have been so inspired to create with this one that I had to jump straight in with it. This layout was inspired by the adorable mason jar 3×4 pocket card.

I started with a mason jar cutfile (there are plenty of these available on Etsy) and cut out a white cardstock outline, and solid inside piece using Family Ties 12×12 patterned paper and a lid using grey and silver glitter cardstock. I raised the jar outline and the lid on foam to create a 3D effect.

To create a filled mason jar effect, I printed two small photos and selected all the trees and houses from the die cut ephemera pack. I arranged these within the cutfile jar to echo the design in the 3×4 pocket card. I also added in some tiny houses that I fussy cut from Neighbourhood 12×12 patterned paper and some tiny butterflies fussy cut from the A5 paper stack. These are so perfect for adding those tiny details.

For the background I chose the woodgrain side of Pretty Posies 12×12 patterned paper. I love woodgrain patterns for backgrounds, and it nicely emphasises the rustic country vibe of the mason jar. To create some extra detail I splattered some white acrylic ink all around the outside of the large mason jar.

I couldn’t resist using the mason jar 3×4 pocket card on the layout somewhere, so I fussy cut it out of the card and tucked it to the right of the large mason jar. I layered it with the ‘Picture Perfect Moments’ die cut ephemera piece to use as my title. I love using these smaller pieces for titles when I already have a large statement piece on the page.

To complete the page I added some more fussy cut tiny butterflies from the A5 paper stack, as well as some of the larger butterflies that I fussy cut from Take Flight 12×12 patterned paper. I love the two sizes of these butterflies! It enables you to create so much visual interest by varying sizes on the layout. I also added a smattering of white dimensional drops as a final touch.

I hope you enjoyed this layout! I am in love with These Days. What are you most inspired by in this new collection? There is a process video linked below on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio YouTube channel if you would like to watch. Happy scrapping!

Danni x

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