Cocoa Vanilla Studio: The Best Memories!

Hi Creative Friends!

 I am super excited to share my take on this week's colour theme over at Cocoa Vanilla Studio!
 There are so many ways to interpret this colour focus, 
but for me it had to be all about those happy hues in the gorgeous Hello Sunshine collection! 
The vibrancy of this collection has always made my heart sing & I hope my layout today brings you the same joy! 
But enough chatter, here's my layout.....

"The Best Memories"

Isn't this pretty?!! 
And whoa! Talk about all the colour!!! La la love it!
 This page was inspired by a sudden desire to fussy cut patterned paper CV-HS001 FULL BLOOM. The florals in this paper are just divine! 
I arranged mine in a crescent design, encapsulating my sweet photograph & then 'built' my page from there. To enhance those bright blooms, I created a watercolour 'path' for them to be arranged onto, focusing particularly on those sunset colours with a soft blue highlighter. I finished off my paint work with a few splatters too! 
This was tons of fun & I just love the end result! 
Let's take a closer look......

Those fussy cut blooms are just so gorgeous, and make the perfect frame for my treasured photo!
 As well as that fabulous mixed media base, I have also added a mix of WOOD VENEER, ENAMEL SHAPES, PUFFY STICKERS, & WOODIES to that top cascading section - love it all! 
But that wooden button with the coordinating bloom on it is my favourite! 
I mean, seriously, could it get any more perfect for my layout design?! So awesome!

As you travel around my photo, you'll also spy the introduction of FANCY BUTTONS, ACCESSORY STICKERS, & those super cute LITTLE HEARTS. 
I just adored the sentiment sticker, 'The Best Memories Are Here' that I chose to mount it on double thick foam tape and use it as my title. 
As you travel down a lil further, you'll spot those blooms (& leaves) in WOOD VENEER form - so good!
 Here's another view for you.....

Gah! SO much pretty here! And oh, that puffy heart!!!

Speaking of puffy stickers, I use 'the best' as my finishing touch to this sweet page....

Just beautiful! I have really enjoyed re-visiting the Hello Sunshine collection - it's so pretty!

I hope you feel inspired to get creating with Cocoa Vanilla Studio & colour this week!

Thanks so much for visiting,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: That's My Boy!

Hi Creative Friends!

I am super excited to be sharing another awesome cool kid layout with our fabulous You ROCK collection for Cocoa Vanilla Studio!
When it comes to my Mister A for Awesome, I just can't go past You ROCK! It's all things BOY! Love it!

Here's a look at my latest scrapbook layout this fabulous line,

"That's My Boy"

Isn't this awesome?!!

I love how fun and playful these colours and patterns are together! I have mounted my white cardstock on patterned paper, CV-YR003 THIS WAY  - I adore the bright triangles pattern, so much fun!

The large view master die cut that my photo is mounted on is a cut file from the Silhouette Store. It was totally inspired by a similar, smaller DIE CUT EPHEMERA piece in this collection.  I have backed this cut file with the reverse sides of CV-YR002 IN LINE & CV-YR009 GALACTIC, really drawing on the bright, happy colours from the collection. Such fun vibes!

Speaking of fun vibes, just check out all the awesome embellishments on this layout - SO cool!!!  Let's take a closer look....

Oh yes!!!!
The DIE CUT EPHEMERA is always a favourite of mine! I mean seriously, could it get any cooler?!
You'll notice that I have snipped both my target pieces into half, and positioned them around the top left, and bottom right corners of my page to encourage the diagonal flow of the design! I have then layered them with more embellishments - love it! More ephemera stars as well as ENAMEL SHAPES further enhance the flow of my layout across the page.

WOOD VENEER SHAPES & FLAIR BUTTONS are perfect additions to any scrapbook layout, but I just love how they add dimension and interest to this particular design.

Here's a view of the other embellished corner......

Boy Oh Boy, indeed!
That VENEER really adds warmth and balance to all the white and brights!
And honestly, that FLAIR really is awesome!!!
The playful font and colours on the flair coordinate perfectly with the THIS WAY pattern paper base. You'll also spy a complimenting CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKER star or two!
Such a striking page that's so easily put together!

The final feature of this cool kid page is the DIE CUT EPHEMERA title and subtitles.
Here's a better look at them.....

For added impact, I mounted my That's My Boy title ephemera on foam dots. I love that extra dimension for titles! The No.1 ephemera adorning my sweet boy's photo is also mounted on foam too, because after all, he's our No.1 Boy for sure! The You Rock ephemera completes the layout - almost as a final statement to my Mister A.

And there you have it!
 My latest scrapbook page with the awesome You ROCK collection!

I hope I have inspired you to get creating!

Thanks so much for visiting and leaving a comment!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Discover Adventure Time with You ROCK!

Hi Creative Friends!

My turn on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog, 
& I have a super fun adventure theme layout using the fabulous You ROCK collection!
 You ROCK continues to be go-to collection for my Mister A for Awesome - it's just so much fun! 

But enough chatter, let's get straight into the good stuff!

Here's my layout,

"Discover Adventure Time"

Oh wow! Total awesomeness! 
You can see why I totally LOVE the You ROCK collection! 
With such a stunning black and white photograph, I really wanted to make feature of the black, white & grey tones within this line, and bring it all together with pops of blue. 
I think this colour palette looks so striking!

I have used the super cool CVS-YR002 IN LINE pattern paper for the base layer on my white cardstock, and embellished over it all. My sweet photograph has been double mounted with pattern papers CVS-YR006 RANDOM & reverse side of CVS-YR004 STRIPPED, then adorned with ACCESSORY STICKERS & that awesome RUBBER CHARM So cool!

Let's take a closer look.......

A is for Awesome indeed!

So many fabulous embellies here! You'll spy WOOD VENEER & CHIPBOARD STICKER arrows to lead your eye into my photograph, as well as DIE CUT EPHEMERA adorning it all! More awesome ACCESSORY STICKERS, and those ENAMEL SHAPES scattered throughout - love it!

Here's the other side of my photo....

More RAD embellishments layered beneath and around my focal point. I have used stars, crosses & arrows as my main adornments, they coordinate perfectly together! 
The use of WOOD VENEER SHAPES really balances my page, and adds a touch of warmth and masculinity to this clean, contemporary design.

Let's look beneath my photo....

OMGoodness!
 The RUBBER CHARM are like my favourite embellishments this year! 
I truly can't get enough of them! To make this one even more impressive, I mounted it onto a CHIPBOARD STICKER for extra dimension! 
More cool arrows, and ephemera, but that striking DISCOVER title is actually from pattern paper CVS-YR006 RANDOM - love the cut aparts! And anyone who follows me knows that the typewriter font journal stickers are a staple item on all my layouts! So very cool (& a ton quicker than me typing my own, lol!)

Moving down the page, you'll spy that final cluster at the base - also mounted on a thin strip of  CVS-YR004 STRIPPED paper. Boys rule! Total perfection for my boy! Love the shine on those ENAMEL SHAPES too!

The embellishments in You ROCK are truly the coolest......

Yep, I love You ROCK for my boy!

I hope my layout has inspired you to get creating with this awesome collection too! 
Grab yours in the store here

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo  

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Hello AWEsome!

Hi Creative Friends!

I am so excited to be sharing my latest layout for Cocoa Vanilla Studio with the new 
You ROCK collection! 
This week our Design Team assignment is to scraplift a fellow DT member's layout (past or present) and I am delighted to be lifting the insanely talented, Anna Komenda!  
For those of you who don't know, I am an enormous fan of Anna's unique style - she never ceases to amaze me! 
Here's her original design that I am lifting today.....

"Summer Fun" by Anna Komenda

Absolutely stunning!!! 
You can see why I just LOVE Anna's creating! 

I am also a huge fan of vertical designs and thought this layout would be a ton of fun to scraplift. And, with it being Summer in the Northern Hemisphere right now - Anna's layout is great inspiration! And, for my version, I am inspired by the cooler months in the Southern Hemisphere. 
But enough chatter, here's my scraplift of Anna's original,

"Hello AWEsome" 

I absolutely adore how this turned out! 
You ROCK is such a perfect match for my Mr A for Awesome in the Autumn leaves! 
The colours in my photogrpah were just so perfectly balanced that it seemed a no brainer to draw upon them for my pattern paper choice!
 The warm, earthy and natural look of the reverse side of pattern paper CV-YR008 PLUS ONE (woodgrain) was always going to be my main feature paper, as were the Wood Veneer Shapes. 
The cool blues in my lil boy's outfit and chucks had me grabbing at pattern paper CV-YR009 GALACTIC , as well as the blue highlighter tones from the awesome paper CV-YR004 STRIPPED. 
My final paper choice was CV-YR006 RANDOM - the reverse side coordinated with my son's black & white cap, and the A side features that golden yellow, "You Rock" card. Perfection! All I really needed to do for this layout was embellish!

Let's start with that Wood Veneer title....

The veneer shapes in You ROCK are SO much fun! I love that the AWE is capitalised in awesome - very cool! 
And just like Anna's original, I've positioned my title vertically for big impact. 
Hello awesome, indeed!

Moving further up, you'll spy that I have layered, and mounted, my You Rock journal card.....

It's also embellsihed with that  BOOM Flair Button , a yellow Enamel Shape, a star Chipboard Accent Sticker & that incredible typewriter font Washi Tape Sticker! So many cool items here! I love the pops of yellow throughout my layout - they really create interest and coordinate with my colour palette so beautifully!

Let's take a closer look at some more of those sweet yellow embellies.......

The layered stars are so much fun! Seriously, perfection!!!

I just love the tone of the yellow in You ROCK! It couldn't be more on point!

How awesome are all the Die Cut Ephemera pieces too?!! 
That Happy Snaps camera had me from the moment I opened the packet, lol! And just like Anna's design, I chose to use sentiment Accessory Stickers to lead your eye into my photograph. And Yes, he is officially amazing to us!!! ;)

Lots of decorative pieces adorning my photo too......

More camera goodness - could that veneer get any more adorable?!! And stars for my super star!

And there you have it!

My sweet Autumn take on Anna's amazing Endless Summer design - I hope I did it justice! I'd love to know your thoughts!

Feeling inspired? 
Be sure to share your creations with us in the Official Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community group on Facebook, we love seeing what you've made too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, 
til  next time,

Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: Product Spotlight: The Outdoors!

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends!

Time for another super fun Paper Issues Product Spotlight! 
This spotlight is all about The Great Outdoors - no set scrapbook manufacturer, just anything that embraces the outdoors.
Naturally, I couldn't look past the stunning Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection: Wild At Heart!
Here's my outdoorsy layout,
"Growing Wild"

Isn't this the sweetest?!!

So very pretty indeed! 

The florals in this collection are so stunning, and work beautifully with my sweet photo!

Here's a few close ups....

Omgoodness! Could they get any cuter?!!

Loving those layers beneath my photo too!

Love that pretty cluster - sweet indeed!

If you're looking for The Great Outdoors, 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Wild At Heart definitely has you covered! 

Need it?! 

No dramas, you can grab it all here in the Paper Issues store

& REMEMBER: Use my code AMANDA to save 20% off your total spend! Yay! 

Needing more inspiration?

See what the rest of our amazing team have created on the Paper Issues blog here!

Thanks for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Beautiful you with Wild At Heart

Hello Cocoa Vanilla Studio Friends!

Welcome back for more stunning Wild At Heart inspiration!

Today I am sharing a very sweet layout that maximises those Accessory Stickers from this gorgeous line! And it's just so super pretty too!

Here's my layout,

"Beautiful You"

Told you it was pretty!

I am absolutely loving the vertical design of this layout, and the almost pathway like journaling that the Accessory Stickers form. So clever how your 'read your way 'down the layout, don't you think?! There's so many beautiful elements to this page - so let's take a closer look them.....

I've used those gorgeous glittery Sparkles Enamel Dots to embellish my 'sticker pathway' and balance all that journaling with a lil fun & frivolity! I've used the pretty indigo Accessory Sticker, and cut out word "SO LOVELY" from patterned paper, CV-WH006 FUSSY CUTS, to break up the predictability of the design and add some interest too! I've layered my beautiful photograph and popped it in the center of the path, so you can't miss it!

How fun is that stitching too?!

I love the side layers to this layout also! The distressed edges with the super pretty Vellum Sheet, and minty             CV-WH005 DOUBLE DOT paper are just stunning!

My photograph has been popped into one of our fabulous Chipboard Frames, and supported with lots of yummy Die Cut Ephemera.....

And don't forget those Indigo dye droplets! I love how they bring all the pretty blue pieces on this page together !

Here's another view coming down the 'pathway'.....

Love the veneer look on that frame! It really adds a touch of warmth to my black and white photo. You'll notice that I have used a gorgeous gerbera  Bloom - it is from our Endless Summer collection, and coordinates perfectly!

Speaking of veneer, how cute is that Wood Veneer heart?! Just so much awesome going on in the Wild At Heart collection!

Beautiful you, indeed!

Hope this pretty page has inspired you to use more of those Accessory Stickers, & get creating today!

Wild At Heart has my heart!!!

Thanks for visiting,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Happy News for 2017!!!

Hi my Creative Friends!

SO excited to share this news....

 I will be remaining on the 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Design Team for another year!

YAY!!!!

To say I am over the moon and happy dancing would be an understatement!

SOOOOOO delighted & honoured 

to be amongst such a talented group of creatives!

An exciting and beautiful year of memory keeping ahead!

Thankyou Zoe 

& Cocoa Vanilla Studio 

for this incredible opportunity!

You can meet the new 2017 DT & read the official announcement here.

Also, a big thankyou to all my fabulous family, friends and supporters!

Without all your encouragement & support I wouldn't even be here - 

Biggest hugs to you all!

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo