Harry Potter | Boys Rule | Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hi everyone!

Today I am back to share a new design team layout created for Cocoa Vanilla Studio using the awesome new Boys Rule collection!

The inspiration for this layout started with those cool lightning bolt icons from the chipboard sticker pack. When I saw those I knew I had to create a Harry Potter themed layout of my youngest son dressed up for book week last year!

I was able to find a really cool font that was perfect to cut a title out from the dark paper plus I also cut out the glasses and the Platform 9 and 3/4 too! They were all perfect elements to add to this page! Lots of the word and phrase stickers from the Boys Rule Accessory stickers went perfectly too so I added a few of those around the layout. I also added lots of different pieces of ephemera and clear stickers to further embellish my layout. 

I love how this turned out! Why not try creating a themed layout using the Boys Rule collection? 

We would love to see it! 

Share anything you create using Cocoa Vanilla products with us in our Facebook community group!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Strong | Pinkfresh Studio Escape the Ordinary | Sassy Scrappers

Hi everyone!
Today I am sharing a new design team layout created for Sassy Scrappers using the Pinkfresh Studio Escape the Ordinary collection!

I started off by choosing a triangle background cut file and cut it out of the blue paper from the Escape the Ordinary collection. I then adhered the cut file to some white cardstock and then backed the whole layout with black cardstock.

I matted my photo with one of the patterned papers in the 6 x 6 paper pad and adhered it in the centre of the page. I knew I wanted to add that large butterfly from the ephemera pack on the left hand side of the photo. I like how it pops and highlights my photo. 

I added lots of the other embellishments to further decorate my page including the puffy stickers, the fabric die cuts, cardstock stickers and ephemera! My title is made from the gorgeous leatherette alphabet from the Escape the Ordinary collection! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to check out the Sassy store for this awesome collection and so many more amazing goodies!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

   

    

  

You Make Me Smile | June 2018 Main and Add-On Kits | Hip Kit Club

Hi everyone!

Today I am excited to share a new design team layout created for Hip Kit Club using the gorgeous June 2018 Main and Add-On kits!

For today some of the designers had to focus on creating a boy layout incorporating the colours orange, blue, black and white and to focus on using the awesome Pinkfresh Studio chambray fabric die-cuts from the Simple and Sweet collection found in the June 2018 Embellishment kit!

I started off by choosing a couple of the awesome exclusive Project Life cards from the June 2018 Project Life kit to layer underneath my photo and then I began to add embellishments once I had my photo and layers in place.  

I used some of the puffy and chipboard stickers from the Simple and Sweet collection to embellish along with the chambray fabric die-cuts. I decided to leave the die-cuts as they came but you could most definitely alter them if you found the colour to be too intense! I just LOVE the flair designed by Kim Watson for Pretty Little Studio this month, these are found in the June 2018 Embellishment kit.

This photo of my sons is one of my all time favourites....we had a professional photo shoot done about a year and a half ago...the first photo shoot we had ever had as a family! I have scrapped these photos numerous times but I can't help it...I love them!

I hope I have inspired you to use the chambray die-cuts on your next project! If you use them make sure to share your project on our Facebook page for us all to see!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Today Was Magic | The Cut Shoppe

Hi everyone!

Today I am back with you to share a fun new design team layout created for The Cut Shoppe using the Let's Party cut file! I just love the banner look on a layout and decided that the Carousel collection from Crate Paper was perfect to use with the Let's Party cut file!

The Let's Party cut file

I cut the cut file from some pale yellow cardstock and then backed the open spaces with some of the gorgeous papers from the Carousel collection, once the spaces were all backed I adhered it down to the background cardstock and then machine stitched along the tops of the banners to help secure it down and to add some texture.

The photo I chose for my layout is of me at Disneyland in Paris last year. We had an amazing day here! Of course I had to get a selfie out the front of the castle! 

With my photo being in the top left corner, I needed to balance everything so I added some embellishments in the bottom right hand corner including that super cute chipboard carousel zebra! I also added the chipboard banner coming out from the photo on the right hand side of the layout. 

I LOVE those fabric black and white bows so I just had to add one to this layout!

Make sure you check out The Cut Shoppe etsy store for this cut file and stacks of other gorgeous designs for your crafting!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Be True To You | Pinkfresh Studio Escape the Ordinary | Sassy Scrappers

Hi everyone!
Today I am excited to be back to share a new design team layout created for Sassy Scrappers using the awesome Escape the Ordinary collection from Pinkfresh Studio! 

One of my favourite papers from the Escape the Ordinary collection is this one with the vertical running arrows down the left hand side! I just had to use it for a background for my first layout!

Once I had my photo chosen, I layered some of the papers from the 6 x 6 paper pad underneath and placed the photo and paper layers beside the arrows on the right side of them. I then used some embellishments to bring in some of the colours from the arrows over to the right hand side. 

I added all the different embellishments from this collection including the vellum stitched hearts, wooden alphas, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, fabric die-cuts, ephemera and the layered tags.

A little bit of black mist and the date stamp finished off my layout!
Make sure to check out this collection in the Sassy store now and grab it while you can!
Happy creating!
Tarrah x
                

Super Star | You Rock | Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hi everyone!

This week on the Cocoa Vanilla blog we are sharing projects with a stars and striped theme in honour of our American friends celebrating 4th of July! I decided to use mostly the You Rock collection for my layout today! 

For the stripe part of my layout, I snuck in my favourite black and white striped paper from the gorgeous Love Always collection, I decided to adhere it so the stripes were vertical and then I could arrange the stars at the bottom of the stripes....I love how the colourful stars pop off the page against the white cardstock and black and white stripes.

For my stars, I fussy cut lots of the stars from the 'You Rock' Starshine paper plus I added some wood veneer stars, ephemera stars, acetate stars and enamel shape stars from the Totally Rad collection!  The photo is of my cute nephew dressed in a star onesie and it was the perfect photo for this page! 

The Super title is from the Totally Rad ephemera pack and the Boom flair is from the You Rock Flair Buttons. I also added a You Rock ephemera piece at the bottom of the page together with some more stars and a smaller strip of the striped paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Paradise | Bella Blvd Island Escape | Sassy Scrappers

Hi everyone!
Today I am sharing my last layout using the beautiful Island Escape collection from Bella Blvd created for Sassy Scrappers! I have lost count how many pages I created with this gorgeous collection but I know it was a lot!!

I started off choosing a gorgeous cut file from The Cut Shoppe that suits this collection perfectly!! I cut the Paradise word from white cardstock and then backed the letters with some of the different patterned papers! I backed the letter 'D' with my photo! The photo was taken when I travelled to Croatia a few years ago. We visited the stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park and it is AMAZING!!!

Once I had the cut file backed with the papers and photo I popped it up from the background paper with foam tape. I added some embellishments mostly tucking them in around the cut file. I did layer some over the top of the cut file also including that paper strip through the middle of the cut file. 

I love how a large title cut file like this one can determine the design for you! It takes lots of guess work out of scrapping sometimes!!

Make sure to get this gorgeous collection plus check out all the other gorgeous goodies in the Sassy store now too!
Happy creating!
Tarrah x