Sweet | Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hi everyone!

Today I'm sooo excited to be sharing my first layout using the brand new Happiness collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio! There's so much to love about this collection... the beautiful bright colours, the pretty patterns, and of course the gorgeous florals. For this layout I decided to scrapbook a recent photo that my sister took of my youngest daughter Eleanor. I love how happy and carefree she looks!

I started my layout off by fussy cutting the gorgeous floral wreath out of the So Fresh patterned paper. You could easily just use this patterned paper as is and it would look beautiful, but I decided to fussy cut it because I wanted to use it with a different background, and I also wanted to be able to give it a bit more dimension. After trying it over a few different backgrounds, I settled on using the reverse side of the Sprinkles patterned paper, and I LOVE how this looks!

I printed my photo in black and white to help it to really pop against those bright colours. Behind the photo I added some layers using a couple of patterned papers from the 6x8 paper pad, as well as a doily from my stash. I also tucked a few die cut florals in around the left hand side of the photo.

For my title I used one of the awesome Cardstock Titles from the collection. I love these! They're so versatile, and they really take the guesswork out of creating titles for your pages. Plus the font is just so pretty!

Once I had adhered the wreath to page, I tucked some additional die cut flowers and leaves around the edge of it, just to give it some more depth and interest. I also added three butterflies around the layout, creating a visual triangle to direct the viewer's eye around the page.

I typed up my journaling on my typewriter and cut it up into strips to add to my layout. I decided on adhering the journaling strips towards the top right hand corner of the wreath to balance out the photo in the bottom left.

To finish the layout off I added a few little words stickers, as well as a sprinkling of sparkly enamel dots (from the Wild at Heart collection).

I love how this layout turned out, and it came together so easy using the gorgeous Happiness collection! I can't wait to create another project with this collection!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll see you soon with some more inspiration.

Mandy x

Awesome | Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a new layout using the awesome Cocoa Vanilla Boys Rule collection. This week on the CVS blog, the design team will all be sharing monochromatic projects, and I'm kicking it off today with my take on this theme. I decided to focus on the teal/blue colours in the collection to document a photo of my Dad with my son Isaac. These two love spending time together, and I loved being able to document their close relationship on this page.

I started my layout off by adding some mixed media to my background, and then I worked on building up some layers behind where I wanted my photo to go. To create the layers, I used a couple of the cut apart pieces from Fun & Games patterned paper, as well as a chipboard frame, a die cut tag, and a label from the Miscellany pack. I also matted my photo with the reverse side of the Expressionist patterned paper, to help it to really pop off the page.

I created to little embellishment cluster on the bottom left hand corner of the photo using a star from the Accessory Sticker sheet, and a chipoard sticker from the You Rock collection.

For my title I used one of the words from die cut ephemera pack. I love how it matches perfectly to the mixed media background with the same shades of blue and teal. Underneath my title I added a few lines of handwritten journaling.

I added a couple more star stickers around the layout to create a visual triangle, and I also fussy cut a few little stars from the Happy Go Lucky patterned paper to scatter around the page as well. Lastly, I finished the layout off by adding some little word stickers from the clear sticker sheets. These are really cool, and I love how they almost look like they're stamped onto the page.

I have a process video for this layout if you'd like to check out how I created it...

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope that you enjoyed taking a look at my layout, and maybe you've been inspired to create a monochromatic layout as well?

I'll be back later in the month with some more inspiration to share with you. Until then, take care.

Mandy x