Wild at Heart collection

Beautiful You | Wild At Heart collection | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends!

It’s Tarrah back with you and today I have a new layout for our regular Throwback Thursday feature using the gorgeous Wild At Heart collection!

I chose the gorgeous pink and orange ombre paper as my background paper and decided to cut out a floral cut file from CUT to YOU from white cardstock. I then took the dark floral paper from the Wild At Heart collection and backed the flowers in the cut file. I chose one of the teal journaling cards to back the leaves with, I love how this turned out!

Once I finished backing the cut file, I added craft foam underneath and adhered it in the centre of the ombre background paper. I love the shadows and dimension this gives my layout. I adhered the photo of my darling niece right above the floral cut file overlapping it a little. Next is the fun part of embellishing! On the right of the photo I adhered the Hello flair button and the small purple floral die-cut piece. I also tucked in under the cut file a larger floral on the right too.

Below the photo I adhered a phrase die-cut, a pink phrase chipboard piece, the bow die-cut and an accessory word sticker. On the left there is a wood veneer heart, a die-cut heart, a tag and another larger floral tucked in under the cut file. At the top of the photo I added some more accessory stickers. Lastly I adhered a few of the die-cut butterflies around the page.

I so love how my layout turned out using the Wild At Heart collection…I hope you are inspired to get your Wild At Heart collection out and create with it?!

Thanks for stopping by the Cocoa Vanilla blog today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Throwback Thursday | Paint your Dreams | Rachel Lowe

Hi CVS friends, today is all about stash busting, yes its throwback Thursday. I recently invested some time in sorting out my older CVS collections, using three pizza boxes, one for 12×12 papers, one for paper scraps and the last one for embellishments. I have done this because I do not have enough left of a collection to create but adding them all together means I can be creative and mix and match collections.

Here is my throwback Thursday layout featuring a photo of my daughter. I went for an uplifting/inspirational layout for her. As you can see I have used a mix of collections here but they still coordinate so well together.  I used two cut files from the Silhouette design store, paint palette and title ‘paint your dreams’.

I used the script writing inspirational  paper as my base. I cut a 10×10 inch white cardstock strip and centred this on my base page. I next cut the paint palette and brush as this was the feature of my page. I found a wood grain paper in my CVS 12×12 paper box, once cut I added machine stitching to the edge. I backed it with a marble paper and to add a little something extra I added glitter to the paint blotches. I then added with foam tape off centre onto the white cardstock.

I then added my paint brush and added some small butterfly die cuts under the palette. I found a gorgeous die cut doily and used this to mat my photo. I used some phrase sentiments under my photo and finished off with a camera die cut.I added my title, I used some silver glitter paper for one word to stop it from looking too flat visually. I also added a light splash of black paint to add some contrast.

To finish off my page I added some beautiful die cut flowers and enamel dots. I added some more light splatters of black paint.

Most of these papers and embellishments are no longer in the store but you can recreate this layout with what you have in your CVS stash and don’t forget CVS have digital bundles of older collections too, just print and use.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a fab week!

Rachel X

You Got This | Wild at Heart collection | Sophie Delorme

 

Hello Crafty friends !

It’s Sophie on the blog today with a school themed project to share !

 

All I used on this page comes from the beautiful “Wild at Heart” collection.

I chose the last photo of Sabrina doing home school before the Christmas Holidays. Home schooling during this pandemic has been very hard on her but overall she managed it quite well, and I wanted to highlight that on my page.

That’s why I used this beautiful cut file “You Got This” from Paige Evans as my starting point.

I used thick white cardstock for my background and applied watercolor where I planned to put my big title. I went for blue and purple tones of watercolor to match the collection and to make sure that my title stands out.

I cut the cut file on white cardstock and carefully stitched it to my background once completely dry.

 

I cut a piece of the “Mariposa” patterned paper for the inner part of the “O” in the word “Got” and backed it with adhesive foam to add my subtitle “Just Be You”, cut out of the “Fussy Cuts” patterned paper.

 

I backed my photo with tissue paper, adhesive foam, the “Grow Wild” paper and a teared piece of the “Patchwork” paper, and placed it at an angle next to the title.

I grounded my page with two large teared strips of patterned papers: “Double Dot” and “Artisan” papers.

 

I embellished my page with beautiful fussy cut flowers out of the “Luscious” patterned papers and created floral clusters on the top and bottom of the page. I also added a few butterflies and wrote down my journaling on one of the paper strip.

 

Here are a few more close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the visual impact of this big title on the page. Isn’t the color scheme of the Wild at Heart collection seriously amazing ??!

I hope that you felt inspired today, thank you so much for stopping by !

I’ll see you again soon !

Sophie xx

HELLO BEAUTIFUL | WILD AT HEART | GWEN WRUCK

Hi Creative friends, Gwen back on the blog, I hope you are all doing well.  It’s Throwback Thursday today, so I’m diving into my stash and using the ‘Wild At Heart‘ collection.  This collection is from 2017 and I still absolutely adore it.  I love the mix of colours in the line and especially the blues and purples, and the sentiments are all so sweet.  I’ve used it to document some fun photos of my daughter just before a school disco from a few years back and especially love the theme to ‘Be your own kind of Beautiful’.

I had quite a bit of stash left in this collection embellishment wise however, I was a little short on the ‘Patchwork’ pattern paper which I really wanted to use.  To work around this, I’ve planned out my page first.  I knew I wanted to work with this cut file from CUT to YOU so first up needed to decide the position of my photos.  From there, I could save time and paper by only backing the parts of the cut file that would be showing.  No one would ever know that behind my photos, the cut file is not backed at all.

To back the cut file, I’ve used the ‘Patchwork’, ‘Luscious’ and ‘Artisan’ papers.  For my background, I’ve used a plain pink cardstock from my stash and framed it with the ‘Bohemian‘ pattern paper which is still available in the shop.  I’ve then added some stitching for extra detail.

Working with the supplies I had left, I’ve gone through them and pulled out anything I thought would match, looking at the sentiment in the pieces and their colour.  I decided on three focal points to create a visual triangle, two towards the top right-hand side of my page and one bottom left-hand side of the page.

I then fussy cut out three of the butterflies from the ‘Mariposa’ pattern paper and positioned them; one in each spot in my visual triangle.  From there I built my embellishment cluster, starting with larger pieces first, working towards the smaller elements.

I’ve used the title ‘Hello Beautiful’ from the Chipboard Sticker Sheet, I love how big and bold it is.  I’ve also used several of the sentiments from that sheet, (including the pink arrow below that says ‘wonderful’) the dimension chipboard creates on the page is really lovely.

I’ve also pulled some sentiments from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’ – I especially love the typed sentiments at the bottom.  I’ve added these to my page using 3D foam tape and to finish up the layout, I’ve added in a flair button and the ‘Enamel Dot Sparklers’.

I’ve also made a YouTube video of my process which you can watch here:

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I’ve put this page together.  Do you have any Wild at Heart still in your stash?  Why not pull it out and get creating.

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

 

SWEET MEMORIES | WILD AT HEART | GWEN WRUCK

Hey Creatives! I hope you are all well. Gwen up on the blog with you today sharing and I’ve dug deep into my stash for this share, using the ‘Wild at Heart’ collection. I paired it with this happy snap of Miss C and myself which was taken a while back while we were just hanging out. I love these pics, so fun and so ‘us’ and they work so well with this sweet collection.

For this page, I was really inspired to use up some of the ‘Chipboard Frames’ from the collection. I had an unopened pack in my stash so pulled them out and set out a plan to layer them onto my page. I just mixed and matched them with my photo until I was happy. At this point nothing is stuck down, I just needed to get an idea of where everything was going to go.

Next, I went about backing my photo. For this, I’ve used the ‘Memento‘ paper and ‘Luscious’ paper, I’ve also added my signature stitching here. I’ve then gone ahead and recreated my design with the photo and the chipboard. Once I was happy with the position of everything, I’ve glued the frames to the photo (not the background) so that everything is in one piece and easy for me to move around.

Now it was time to work on my mixed media background. I’m going for a subtle look here and used some mixed media shimmery spray and the packaging technique, not fussing with it too much, just letting the spray drip a little and move around the page, then set it aside to dry. Once dry, I’ve added my photo and frame pieces on top.

Before sticking everything down, I’ve added in a large die-cut doily from the ‘Ephemera Pack’ to the right of my photo as well as a tag from this same pack, sticking out the top edge of my photo. My page is a central design so everything is working from the centre of the page outwards.

It was now time to embellish! I’ve started by fussy cutting out some of the elements from the ‘Fussy Cuts’ paper and pulling pieces from the ‘Ephemera Pack‘ and ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’. Adding bits and pieces to the main structure of my page. I’ve also used a bow die in my Sizzix machine to create some fun paper bows and added these for dimension and interest. This is a great way to use up paper scraps if you have them.

Next, I’ve added in a flair button from the ‘Flair pack‘, some typed sentiments from the ‘Accessory Sticker Sheet’ and some ‘Enamel Dots’ in gold to add a pop of sparkle. These smaller elements help round out the page and finish it off so nicely.

I hope this page has inspired you to pull out your collection of ‘Wild at Heart‘ and get creating! It’s always great to stash bust a little before a brand new collection arrives! As always, be sure to share in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio community, we love seeing what you make 🙂

Until next time,

Gwen

xo

 

Unforgettable You | Mixed collections| Rachel Lowe

Hey CVS friends Rachel here. Last week I decided it was time for a sort out of my CVS collections, as often when I am creating I get messy and end up throwing my product back in its pizza box and close the lid to hide my laziness! Well it took me far too long but it was worth doing as I discovered I had more than I thought (of course) and I also realised how many papers from different CVS collection go together beautifully. This is what inspired this layout and it is a CVS all sorts!Firstly I chose this super sweet rainbow with cloud cut file (Silhouette Design store). I kept to the rule of thirds choosing three papers that coordinated. I used Navy flower vellum paper and Grow wild paper from Wild at Heart collection, the third paper is from the Midnight collection Moonlight. I added the rainbow with foam tape knowing I would tuck elements under it (and it creates a 3D effect). I used a polka dot embossing folder on my cloud which added texture and design (this stops it looking flat), I added the cloud with double sided tape.

I added a flair from Happiness collection, I chose the hot pink ‘good vibes’ one as it contrasted against the white.

I then used a mix of embellishments from various collections to pretty up this page. As always I added a paint/watercolour clear sticker behind my cloud and adding a die cut butterfly over it, both these elements being from the Unforgettable collection.

On the opposite side I added a floral cluster using die cuts again from Unforgettable, finishing this cluster off with a phrase sentiment and enamel dots.

I found a chipboard polaroid frame for my photo in a pretty polka dot peach and used a grey min bow to finish off. I added a die cut camera under the rainbow, added an enamel dot to the lens centre and lastly added another phrase sentiment.

I created my title using a mix of chipboard word (using a paint brush stroke clear sticker behind it) and accessory sticker phrase sentiment and a clear sticker butterfly. To create a visual break between the cloud and title I added a peach scallop die cut.

All thats it from me today! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and I hope you have a wonderful week.

 

 

 

Rachel X

 

 

Scraplift a Fan! | Mixed collections | Rachel Lowe

Hey CVS friends, I loved this challenge and have chosen a fab layout created by Natalie King for the Grab 5 INSD 2020 challenge. And here is her gorgeous layout.

And here is my scrap lift of her layout.

I have used a mix of Bohemian Dream and Wild At Heart collections. I first cut a doily on my Silhouette instead of Natalie’s circle at 8 inches. I cut my white cardstock down to 10×10 inches. I used the vibrant Flower Child paper as my border page (creating a stark contrast for visual impact). I then used two polaroid die cut frames (these photos are 2.5×3 and 2×2 inches) and added with smaller photo with foam tape.

I next created the 3 embellishments clusters as Natalie did. I used the Bohemian Dream Ephemera die cuts, layering under and over the photos and a smaller one under the doily.

I have used enamel dots and some clear stickers to add a little mixed media feel and add more dimension.

You will see here that I have not glued the outer part of my doily cut file, only adhering the centre, this ensure it does not look ‘flat’ and helps create another layer on the layout.

I finished off my layout adding a clear sticker brush stroke on the edge of the white cardstock and added a sentiment banner over the top

I had such fun scrap lifting this layout! I also love going back and revisiting older collections and falling in love with them all over again! Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon.

Rachel X

INSD Challenge Inspiration | Gwen, Tazhi, Anna B, Rachel and Michelle

Hi everyone! Today is our final day of sharing the projects our design team created for our International Scrapbook Day celebration. We are starting with Gwen, who designed a “Grab 5” challenge for everyone and her criteria were – a chipboard element; a die cut title; flair button; enamel dots; and something fussy cut. She created a beautiful page of her daughter for her sample using our ‘Wild at Heart’ collection and a cut file from Cut to You.

Oh how we loved the gorgeous rich tones of this collection! It was so nice to see it showcased a couple of times during the weekend by our team.

Next up, we had another LIVE scrap stream into the group, with Tazhi using Gwen’s challenge criteria to create this beautiful page. (Lucky for Tazhi, she had her hubby do all the butterfly fussy cutting for her before she began.) She used our ‘Unforgettable’ collection and created her watercolour style background from her home in New York while we all watched on.

Our final challenge for the weekend was one that was set by Anna Blades, and she challenged everyone to create a monochromatic layout using tones of only one colour (plus black, white and grey were allowed). She used our ‘Bohemian Dream’ collection and decided to focus on the stunning purple from the range and came up with this sample that included soft, subtle mixed media on her background.

Also sharing a sample for our monochromatic challenge was Rachel, who decided pink was going to be her colour of choice and she nailed it! She mixed elements from several of our collections to create a delicate, feminine page. We love the floral cluster she created and the way those hearts draw the eye straight through the photo.

The final layout we have to share comes from Michelle, who also tackled the monochromatic challenge and chose pink as her colour of choice. Michelle decided to mix things up a bit by also combining this challenge with Anna’s heart themed sketch and a sweet photo of her daughter. She chose pink elements from across a variety of collections and pulled them all together to create this darling layout.

Look at how beautifully the different collections combined by choosing a single colour to unite them.

And that wraps up all the INSD inspiration from our awesome team. I am sure you will agree they all created some stunning, and very inspiring work. What a wonderful weekend we all had to celebrate this fabulous craft that we all love. Tomorrow we return to our “regular programming” so stop by and see what Danni has to share. Happy scrapping to you all!

INSD Challenge Inspiration | Anna K, Raquel, Melissa, Tarrah, Laura and Sue

Hi everyone! Today we are once more turning the spotlight on some of the layouts our design team created during our International Scrapbook Day celebration a few weeks ago.

The first layout we are sharing belongs to Anna, who created a fabulous sketch challenge for us, and this stunning sample layout using our ‘Happiness’ collection to go along with it…

If you would like to see how Anna put this beauty together, she has a process video available on our YouTube channel. You can watch it here:

Anna’s sketch challenge proved to be very popular, with many gorgeous layouts being shared as a result, including from our own team members. Raquel decided to play along using Anna’s sketch to create this layout of her and her son using our ‘Unforgettable’ collection which we absolutely love!

Raquel also created a process video for this layout, and you can watch it on our YouTube channel here:

The final layout we have to share using Anna’s sketch was from Melissa, who created this one LIVE in our INSD group from her home in New Zealand. She used our ‘Legendary’ collection and we are crushing on that big yellow heart and those die cut patterned paper leaves.

The next challenge we had on offer was Tarrah’s multi photo and mixed font challenge. Tarrah used our ‘Wild at Heart’ collection and was inspired by the work of fellow DT member Raquel to create an 8.5×11″ layout.

The next layout we have to share was also created for Tarrah’s challenge, but this time from Laura using our ‘More Than Words’ collection. She went all-out on the multi photo criteria, and managed to add FIVE photos on her page whilst still maintaining a clean, uncluttered look.

The final layout we have to share today comes from Sue, who created this mixed media layout during her LIVE scrap stream in the INSD group. She used our ‘Legendary’ collection which was a perfect match for the fun photos of her kids.

That’s all for today, but stay tuned because we have another serve of inspirational layouts from our team to come tomorrow. Until then, happy scrapping!

Good life | Wild at heart Layout | Anna Komenda

Hello Friends. I am always anxious to see and use new lines beautifully designed by Zoe but after making few projects with them I start missing some older goodies. I like revisiting and rediscovering them again and again. This time I decided come back to “Wild at heart” line. You can still purchase some papers and embellishments from this collection to supplement your stash. I was running out of untouched neutral papers so I reached for wooden pattern from “You rock” collection.

I started with making 6 simple pockets out of papers with 3*4 cards. I even found a piece of vellum. I used sewing machine to mount the pockets to the base. They are not glued so you can still put elements inside them, including hidden journaling.

I used a selfie of myself but the whole page is about how my life looks when I am 36 hears old and how I was imagining it will look like when I was much younger. I tried to sum up if the expectations and plans I had 15 years ago and make some sort of check list. To be honest I was thinking my life will be different now but it’s still awesome. I live good and happy life and I am gratefull for that.

I decorated each pocket with ephemera pieces and some chipboard stickers leftovers. I also added butterflies fussy cut from one of the patterned papers. Title was made with foam stickers that were included into the “Unforgettable” collection.

Grid design is so fun to work with and I love coming back to it over and over again. And you? Do you like revisiting older lines are you work with them till the last piece and then you move to newer ones? Maybe you put leftovers to one bag and use the mix of collections to supplement other lines? I bet I sould still make at least one page with the very first CVS collections 😀 I am a hoarder for sure. Maybe it’s time to move back in time even more 🙂

Thank you for stopping by and see you soon during International Scrapbooking Day.

XO Anna

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