Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Throwback Thursday | Hello Sweet Smile

Hello Crafty Friends I'm back here today with another instalment of Throwback Thursday for Cocoa Vanilla Studio. For this creation I was given the task of using one of our more recent older collections, if you could call them that HAHA. I chose to create something with the Midnight collection as that is one that I haven't touched for a little while. I focused on using the Large Die Cut without the backing sheet which you can find HERE in the store

I started the layout by removing the die cut from the backing sheet - its lightly adhered so that you can remove and create your own way. I used similar patterns and colours to what is already on the backing sheet along with some vellum and left the outer rim open. I then adhered it to the INSPIRED pattern paper using foam tape. I LOVE the mixed media effect this pattern paper gives a layout which is perfect for this 'clean' scrapper.

I layered a couple of frames from the ephemera pack with a piece of pattern paper to create a base for my photo, then added multiple ephemera pieces and stickers to create one large cluster under the title.

At the top left of the layout I added a some florals from the sticker and ephemera packs, a couple of enamel dots, heart and tab sticker.

I replicated similar items along the bottom right to create a diagonal effect on the layout.

Lastly a sprinkling of my favourite gold colour shine to finish it all off.

Thats all from me today. Short and sweet just like the process of creating this layout. I hope its inspired you in some way, and that you will share your creations with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community group on Facebook.

Thanks so much for stopping by and until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x

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

Make a Wish | Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hello Hello, I'm back with a new layout to share with you for Cocoa Vanilla Studio as part of our 'Throwback Thursday' feature. As you are probably aware our Throwback Thursday posts usually feature collections from our past or a particular product that we've not shared for quite some time. For todays post I have used my favourite and most used collection - Make a Wish, and made a feature of the Wood Veneers from the collection. 

The Make a Wish collection is PERFECT for documenting ALL the special birthday moments and so many other sweet memories. As I've used plenty of it for Leila I thought it was time I found a 'new' subject to scrap, and what better timing than my sweet little niece's first birthday. SO CUTE!

To start the layout I've used the 12x12 piece of PARTY MIX paper as the background and layered the photos off centre before going a little crazy with layering ephemera and veneer pieces to create one massive 'cluster' of sorts.

This sweet girl is such a little sweetheart, and that toothy grin is THE BEST! 

Now we all know I'm not one to go too crazy with mixed media so I chose to keep all the wood veneer raw. I also felt that if I changed the colour of it, they would become lost within the mix of embellishments and then they'd no longer be much of a feature. I did add a little hint of glitter to each piece using a glitter brush but unfortunately it only shows up in person. 

I tucked most of the veneer pieces in under the die cut ephemera , but a few were added it straight onto the photos to give more dimension and texture

Seriously that little face is pure perfection!!! 

And I have I mentioned how much I am still LOVING the floral pieces from this collection.. Layered with dimensional dots and folded slightly to add even more dimension.

Lastly I finished the layout with a small cluster of more ephemera, an accessory sticker and one last veneer piece to give balance to the layout. 

I really enjoyed creating this layout and dipping into some older stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Until next time, Happy ScrappingMichelle x