Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Happy Times

Hello scrappy Friends, its Michelle here with a new layout share featuring the wonderful Happiness collection and the coordinating FREE cut files designed by fellow DT member Gwen. This was a super speedy layout to create, one that would be easy to recreate if you like the white on white background with pops of colour.

To begin the layout I started by making the background using silhouette studio. I traced only the wreath design from the FREE Cut file set then duplicated, mirrored and resized before cutting on white cardstock.

Next I adhered the pieces to a second piece of white cardstock and machine sewed them all into place, plus the stitching gives the layout a little more subtle detail.

I've used a piece of ** paper under the photo and a smaller strip of ** to add a pop of pink. Both of these designs are the smaller print from the 6x8 paper pad

TO create the Title cluster I've gathered bits from both the ephemera pack and accessory sticker sheet, plus a strip of my most favourite paper MEADOW

I created 2 smaller clusters top left and bottom right of the large outer wreath. These are made up of stickers and ephemera pieces, mainly florals layered with glue dots for slight dimension.

Lastly a splattering of gold colour shine and a date stamp and it was complete. Super sweet and oh so simple and fun to create.

Thanks so much for stopping by, be sure to drop into the Facebook group to share all your craft CVS goodness! We love to see what you all create too.

Until Next time, happy Scrapping

Michelle xx

CUT to YOU | Absolutely Magical

Hello Scrappy Friends I'm back here today with my next layout share for CUT to YOU! This was the very first layout I created for CUT to YOU that I've been bursting to share with you all. Inspired by so many wonderful rainbow effect layouts created by others and featuring the sweet Floral Frame 01 cut file 

I've chosen a sweet photo of my daughter Leila from Easter Time, reading to us from her Christmas Jokes book. What a laugh that was!

To begin this layout I went straight to Silhouette Studio to cut my file using white cardstock. I kept the file quite large so that it would fill a majority of the 12x12 paper background without taking over too much.

I chose a collection that I've been hoarding for quite a few months - Whimsical by Paige Taylor Evans. This was purely for the rainbow assortment of block colours which are perfect for backing all the florals within this cut file design.

I started with the purple hues and worked my way around the cut file finishing off with greens and blues. I chose the darker of the hues for the large 4 piece floral and the lighter for the smaller flowers and leaf stems. I also added in some extra non backed pieces as subtle layers within the clusters

I've raised the entire cut piece off the pattern paper background with LOADS of foam tape. I really like the dimension effect foam tape gives to a layout without bulking it up too much. This allows plenty of space to tuck in embellishments for extra pops of colour and layers. Love me some layers!

In the middle of the frame I added the photo and layered tags and pieces of pattern paper that compliment the side of the frame that they're touching. I added strips of text to create my title rather than using big alphas. This made it blend all together helping the photo and cutfile become the heroes on the page rather than a massive title.

Lastly a sprinkling of enamel dots from Cocoa Vanilla Studio, a splattering of gold Colour Shine, some handwritten journalling, date stamp and some machine stitching around the edges and I called it done.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Make sure you stop by the CUT to YOU store to check out all the new files that have just been released. And if you're not already aware - we have a little community group on Facebook where we welcome you to share all your creations using all the fun CTY cut files you've used!

Until Next time, Happy Scrapping 

Michelle xx

Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Grade Two

Hello Hello! I'm back here today with a new instalment of Throwback Thursday for Cocoa Vanilla Studio . The day when we throw it back to an 'older' collection and give it some love and attention. For my layout today I've tied in 4 of our Boy themed collections to create one wonderful mix mash of rainbow ish grid design with a sprinkling of stars - one of my favourite embellishments to use when I've got no florals.

Truth be told I tried to start this layout WEEKS ago when I had a certain design in mind to try out. Long story short it failed and I came up with this. I mixed pattern papers from Boys Rule (6x8 paper pad), You Rock, Totally Rad and Made of Awesome to create a grid style pattern and from there I just kept adding.. I've dipped into so many different packs from these collections and it was so much fun! I'll leave links to each collection at the end of this post, please bare in mind that some things may be sold out.

I really wanted to create a rainbow effect using these collections, but didn't want the squares to over power the photo of Leila, taken earlier this year for School. I changed it to Black and White to ensure it stood out rather than blending in with the colours of the background.

I layered a black and white patter paper (RANDOM - You Rock Collection) under the photo with a couple of yellow pieces -- part of a frame from the You Rock ephemera pack and a yellow ticket sticker from the Totally Rad accessory sticker sheet. The 'LOVE IT' tab sticker is from the newer Boys Rule accessory sticker sheet. The red words piece is from the cut apart sheet (Random) in the You Rock collection, and 'THE ORIGINAL' sticker from the You Rock accessory sticker sheet.

All 3 items within this sweet blue cluster can be found in the Totally Radcollection - The sweet enamel hearts I've used are in a pack that also contain stars and dots. The Smile flag can be found on the Mix Tape cut apart sheet and the striped arrow sticker on the accessory sticker sheet.

The alpha stickers I've used come from one of the older Boy collections - Made of Awesome- which is one of the very first collections I ever got to work with before joining this wonderful team. I also used the black centre dot from the numbers as an 'embellishment' in the top left and bottom right corners of the layout. 

This camera piece was cut from the Random cut apart sheet of the You Rock collection, along with the red chevron piece and the wash tape stickers. That GIANT star can be found on the Totally Rad accessory sticker sheet, and the RAD sticker on the You Rock accessory sticker sheet.

The bigger yellow stars along with the red and blue stars sprinkled around the layout are cut from the Starshine paper in the You Rock collection. The smaller grey with word type stars are from the Stellar paper in the Totally Rad collection. The chipboard stars (one yellow and one orange) have come from the You Rock collection, the 100% pure Awesome circle is a sticker from the Made of Awesome accessory sticker sheet. And lastly the clear word stickers are from the more recent Boys Rule clear stickers pack.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my take on 'Throwback Thursday' this month. Be sure to check out the links below and snap up any of the remaining collections you like before they're all gone!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping
Michelle x


BOYS RULE Collection
YOU ROCK Collection
TOTALLY RAD Collection
MADE OF AWESOME Collection

CUT to YOU | Lets Party

Hello fellow Crafters! I'm back here today with my very first layout share for Cut to You! I am so unbelievably EXCITED to be here sharing my work with you all, so lets get straight into it..

As this month is the very first birthday for Cut to You I thought Id create something that follows along with that theme, and ties in with our newest Inspiration Board. Such a sweet colour palette to create with. So Inspiring!

There are a couple of new files this month that are PERFECT for documenting a birthday theme, in particular the BALLOONS, and LETS PARTY text. I thought these designs would work wonderfully with the sweet photo of my daughter Leila from her first birthday party.

I started the layout by creating the large title using the LETS PARTY text (shown below) and resized it to approximately 8.5x4.5 inches in silhouette studio, then cut it out on white cardstock. Next I cut the backing piece out of pattern paper by only choosing the outline of the cut file. I find this is the easiest way to back a cut file if you're only using 1 pattern paper.

I also added some more sparkly gold glitter and a complimentary pattern paper to these hearts.

Next I worked on the balloons by following the same techniques as I did with the title piece. Resizing and cutting the main file using white cardstock, editing the file in silhouette studio to only show the main outlines and re-cutting using the gold glitter paper to back the detailed parts of the balloons. I also backed the 2 rounder balloons with some vellum for a softer feel.

I arranged the balloons around the title and photo stack and adhered using some foam tape and glue dots to give them some dimension.

Tucked in a few ephemera pieces to add detail and balance to the layout, and a sprinkling of gold colour shine to add some finishing touches.

Well thats all for me and my very first share. I hope you like it!
Until next time, Happy Scrapping

Michelle x