Elle's Studio: More January Kit Inspiration!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back for more Elle's Studio inspiration! 

I just can't stop creating with the gorgeous January Kit & new releases!

  I know I say it every month, but honestly, this month's products are just incredible! 

The proof is that this is my 5th scrapbook layout that I've created with these supplies!

 Yes, 5th! It's that good! 

And before you ask, you bet I used the Happy Heart Stamp! 

I've stamped all.the.things this month! I la la LOVE this stamp! 

I created a lot of loved up Valentine's inspired projects, but today I want to demonstrate the versatility of these awesome products! 

So enough of the chatter, here's my latest layout to inspire you with.....

"#Besties 4 Eva"

Wow! Isn't this fun! Besties forever, indeed! 

Elle's Studio Supplies: January Kit, Happy Heart Stamp, Sweetheart Puffy Stickers, XO Wood Veneer Confetti, Wood Veneer Hearts, Heart & Star Acetate Die Cuts, January Labels, January Blank Label Stickers, Happiness Found Stickers, Black & White Polka Dot Alphabet Puffy Stickers, Jane Alphabet Stickers, Noteworthy 12 x 12 Paper Collection, Noteworthy Puffy Stickers. 

Other Supplies: White Bazzill cardstock, machine stitching, staples, Umbrella Crafts Premium Dye Ink in Sunshine Yellow & Black. 

For this layout, I was totally inspired by my sweet photograph of my daughter & niece. The great mix of  colors and designs in the January kit allowed me to draw on the near black of my niece's hair, the gray of my daughter's tee, & that golden butterflies filter! The movement of the butterflies in the photo also influenced the flow and movement of my design. 

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

I started this layout with the fabulous yellow striped pattern paper from the Noteworthy collection. I layered a sheet of torn white cardstock over it, inserted a couple of 3 x 4 cards into the layer, and stitched & stapled it all into place.  

I featured the dominant yellow stripes on the left, to encourage your eye to move across my layout, left to right. The Happy Heart stamped yellow base adds to the directional flow, and further guides you across my page. I selected all the yellow acetate hearts & stars from the Heart & Star Acetate Die Cuts pack and aligned them with the stamped base also.  

To complete the base, I embellished with lots of stickers, die cuts and veneers! I love the layered Wood Veneers Hearts over the acetate hearts - so cool! I also loved the confetti style look of the stamp, so I tried to arrange my embellishments in a similar fashion. For a more interesting & striking effect, I added a few black icon stamps as well. The pops of black balance the bright yellow perfectly!

For my photo cluster, I layered more of the 3 x 4 journal cards from the January Kit, and then tucked in a few labels, stickers and even one of the acetate hearts. I embellished my photo with a Sweetheart Puffy Sticker & that divine Wood Veneer Heart! 

For finishing touches, I included a few sentiment die cuts and the Happiness Found Stickers. Last but by no means least, I added my mixed alphas title! 

I used the extremely versatile and everyday essential, black Jane Alphabet Stickers for the #Besties part. Love these stickers! 

And for the remaining title, I used the super cute Black & White Polka Dot Alphabet Puffy Stickers. Perfect! 

The January Kit is jam packed with all kinds of awesomeness!

I hope my layout has shown you it's versatility for creating, & inspired you to take some inspiration from your photographs too! 

Thanks so much for joining me today!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo  

Elle's Studio: December Inspiration & New Releases!

Hi Everyone! 

Welcome back for more Elle's Studio awesomeness with the December new releases - Yay!!!

As always, I have a couple of layouts to inspire you with too -
but first, here's what the exclusive December Kit looks like....

So awesome, huh?
And let's not forget all the incredible Add-ons available this month....



Whoa! Those stamps get me everytime - SO good!
And last, but by no means least, this month's printables and digital cut files....



Ahh-MAZING!

*** You can shop ALL the Elle's Studio new releases HERE ***

Now for some inspiration using these fabulous new products!
First up is this cool kid page,

"You Super Star"

Elle's Studio Products: December Kit, Noteworthy 12 x 12 Paper Collection, Everyday Puffy Labels, Black Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Cork Tabs, Large Acrylic Gold Stars, & Acrylic Christmas Trees (Stars).

Other: Twine, & Staples.

Super star, indeed! 

What an awesome boy page - and how incredible are those gold Acrylic Stars?!!

Simply STUNNING!!! 

Let's take a closer look....

This is definitely the good stuff! 

So many fabulous layers and details beneath and around my sweet boy's photo! 

You'll spot that I have used both the Large Gold Acrylic Stars & the small acrylic ones from the Acrylic Christmas Tree set. 

How terrific are those Puffy Stickers?! LOVE!!!

Those cork shapes are such a fantastic embellishment! 

Next up, I have a Winter Wonderland delight....

"Hello, Winter"

Elle's Studio Products:  Noteworthy 12 x 12 Paper Collection, Snow Day Journaling Tags, Let It Snow Stamp, Winter Puffy Stickers, Wood Veneer Snowflakes, December Labels, December Blank Label Stickers. 

Oh how dreamy & divine! 

This truly is a Winter Wonderland! 

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

Where to begin? So much gorgeousness here!!! 

But, if I had to pick favorites, those stamps, wood veneer snowflakes and the Winter Puffy Stickers are hard to beat!

LOVE!!!!

If you have Winter memories to document you just can't go past this kit! 

Seriously, loving it all!

***You can shop all the Elle's Studio New Releases HERE*** 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, 

I'll be back later in the month with more December Kit inspiration!

til then, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Midnight Collection Inspiration!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Cocoa Vanilla Studio loveliness with our gorgeous new collection; 

Midnight!

This collection is totally swoon worthy & perfect for my beautiful ballerina! 

Here's my layout.....

"Beautiful"

Isn't this lovely?!!

The Midnight collection is oh-so pretty and makes my sigh every single time I look at it! From the soft and dreamy color palette to the pretty patterns and sweet florals - this collection is errrything! And yes, perfect for documenting the girls (or in my case all the ballet photos) with! Love it!

I have opted for a simple vertical design for my layout today.  I have also been inspired by all the trending vertical titles on layouts that I've been seeing in my social feeds. I love how the horizontal striped CV-MN009 SOPHISTICATED paper really directs your eye into the CHIPBOARD PIECES Beautiful title! And of course, I am crushing on all the blooms and florals on this layout too!

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

That title is really stunning! I position it so it's also aligned with the center of the page, and then support it with those indigo leaves from the DIE CUT EPHEMERA pack. Beautiful, indeed!

I use the CV-MN0009 SOPHISTICATED paper on the right hand side of my layout also. However, this time I overlay it with the reverse side of the super pretty CV-MN007 INKY DEPTHS.To soften the join between the two pattern papers, I add the pom pom trim. Such a small detail, but what a difference it makes! So lovely!

Here's another view of that fabulous CHIPBOARD PIECES title....

Truly stunning!

The remainder of my layout is built around my darling photograph, and involves lots of lovely embellishments! I especially adore those layered CHIPBOARD PIECES & ACCESSORY STICKERS  blooms, and DIE CUT EPHEMERA cascading leaves!

Instead of layering my photo onto pretty pattern papers, I decide to mount a CHIPBOARD PIECES frame onto it. I lightly stick it  onto the white cardstock base, and then tuck a few of the brush stroke CLEAR STICKERS beneath the frame. I also tuck in a couple of the bloom ACCESSORY STICKERS.

Next, I adorn the CHIPBOARD PIECES frame with the leaves DIE CUT EPHEMERA. I foam mount the main DIE CUT bloom over the top left corner of the frame, and apply both an EPHEMERA & CHIPBOARD PIECES sentiment to the base of the frame.

I embellish around the photo cluster with ACCESSORY STICKERS hearts & butterflies, falling leaves DIE CUTS, as well as a CHIPBOARD PIECES heart.  

For finishing touches, I add the ACCESSORY STICKERS journaling sentiments, and a sprinkling of our Hello Lovely collection sequins.  So beautiful!

I hope my layout has inspired you to get creating with the divine Midnight collection!

Thanks so much for visiting,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Precious

Hi Creative Friends!

Welcome back for more Cocoa Vanilla Studio inspiration!

Today I am sharing a super sweet and dreamy page of my two darlings! 

I just love the soft and pretty patterns in the More Than Words collection, and just had to fussy cut those butterflies!

Here's what I am talkin' 'bout........

"Precious"

So precious & adorable, indeed!

Inspired by that very sweet 'loved up' moment, I used repetitious hearts & butterflies to create unity and balance within my design. 

The featured cut file is called The All Heart  & is from The Cut Shoppe. 

I have backed this file with the beautiful More Than Words pattern papers, and then embellished with the fussy cut butterflies from pattern paper CV-MT003 GOSSAMER  & ENAMEL SHAPES.

Clean.Simple. And understated elegance! 

I love this fresh & pretty page!

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

How pretty!

I start this page by backing the outer ring of hearts in that divine watercolor wash paper, reverse side of CV-MT007 DARLING BUDS. That pink is so pretty!

Travelling inwards, I back the next heart ring with that gorgeous spots pattern, reverse side of CV-MT008 RADIANT. The black and white pattern helps to break up and balance all the sweet pastel colors within this layout.

For the remaining two heart rings, closest to the center, I choose the 6 x 6 PAPER PAD. This is so that the patterns are in proportion to the cut shapes. I just adore that apricot stripe pattern - it's all kinds of awesome!

You'll spot that I give my photograph the circular treatment, to encourage visual appeal and avoid covering those pretty papers too! As the ultimate focal point of my layout, the photo is positioned into the very center of the design. 

Lots of symmetry and balance for a clean, easy on the eye look!

And speaking of symmetry and balance, I embellish the heart rings in a very distinct pattern....

The outer ring is adorned with alternating fussy cut butterflies from pattern paper, CV-MT003  GOSSAMER, and the apricot hearts from the ENAMEL SHAPES pack. Super pretty! The hearts in the RADIANT paper ring are embellished similarly but, this time there is a break or space between the butterflies, and enamel hearts. Pink hearts are used for this ring.  

Moving inwards, the embellishing reflects the smaller size of the hearts. The larger butterflies are avoided, and white enamel hearts only feature on every fourth heart in the ring. 

The last ring is kept free of adornments, allowing for more focus on that darling photo!

That photo really is the sweetest! 

To draw even more attention to it, I tuck one of the GOSSAMER butterflies beneath the photo. I add that gorgeous DIE CUT EPHEMERA sentiment as my subtitle, and use the CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKERS arrows to direct your eye into my photo. Unlike the rest of the design, these embellishments are not symmetrical, but on closer inspection you'll note that I've applied them using the visual triangle 'rule of three' to maintain that sense of order within the layout design. So simple and yet, so carefully considered!

The final detail to this darling page is the title. I feature that divine CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKERS Precious, & I support this title with a fussy cut butterfly, and an ACCESSORY STICKER sentiment, So Much Love. For finishing touches, I add a chipboard heart, and that delicate VELLUM ACCENTS butterfly.

And there you have it! 

Beautiful, simple designs that highlight our precious memories!

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with the pretty More Than Words collection!

Thanks so much for visiting,

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Citrus Twist Kits August Reveal & You Are Loved Layout!

Hi Creative Friends!

Welcome back for more papercrafting joy with the gorgeous new August Kits from 

This month's kits are absolutely stunning!

Here's a quick looksee.....

'Perfectly Posh' Scrapbook Kit 

SO gorgeous, huh?!! 

You can see more of this amazing kit HERE 

The Pocket Life Kit is just as yummy....

Told you so! 

Loving them both! 

There are a few more paper-liscious, and embellishment rich kits which you can check out in the Citrus Twist Kits store HERE

I've created a ton of layouts with these gorgeous kits, & I can't share them with you a lil later in the month!

However, I did create a 'just because' layout for you to enjoy.....

"You Are Loved"

Sigh! Isn't this beautiful?!! 

My first few layouts with these kits have been quite soft, pastel and pretty - 

but on second glance, I couldn't resist the rich colors in the Crate Paper Willow Lane line.

 So perfect for those Fall photos! 

(Of course, I'm in Australia & Autumn has been and gone this year, but I've waiting for the new Fall collections to arrive to scrap these darling photos!) 

That deep yellow is a pretty close match to the leaves in my photo. Love it!

You'll spy lots of stickers, and Foam & Chipboard "Wonderful" Thickers from the Willow Lane collection here! SO pretty!

And I couldn't resist that sweet cork embellishment which is a CTK exclusive from the PL kit! 

Rich, warm and oh-so pretty! 

This month's Perfectly Posh kits are pastel perfection, but they're also fabulous for Fall!

I hope you've liked seeing this sweet page!

I can't wait to share my other pages with you - these kits had me swooning! 

You can get all your Citrus Twist Kit supplies HERE

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo  

Elle's Studio: March New Releases!!!

Hi Creative Friends!

Are you as excited as I am about the

Elle's Studio March releases!!

OMGoodness! You'll squeal over how good this month is!

And let's not forget, it's Elle's Studio 11th Birthday! Yay!!!
That means all our March orders are receiving discount scratch tickets PLUS our kit subscribers
(current and new sign - ups this month) will  receive an exclusive gift!
Oh Happy Days!!

First up is our March Exclusive Kit....



Oh W.OW!!!
So many beautiful elements including Spring, Easter, St Patrick's Day and RAINBOWS!!!
It's no secret how much I heart all the rainbows, and that leads me to the March Add Ons....

Oh.my.happy.rainbow.heart!!!

From a rainbow of acrylic hearts, to labels, cute bunnies and oh yes, an actual acrylic rainbow this month's Add Ons are sure to sell out in minutes! Pre-order NOW!!!!

Need more encouragement?

Well the cherry on top for March is our sensational Printables & Digital Cut Files!

Check  'em out..... 

Needless to say, the March Kit plus Add Ons are my favourite EVER!!!

Love, love, LOVE!!!!

Here's what I've created with them so far.....

"Chasing Rainbows"

Eeeeep!!! Rainbow errrrrything!!!!

I just couldn't resist creating a page about my two darlings chasing rainbows at the beach - so good!

The largest rainbow is created from our Digital Cut Files, and backed with papers from our Live Laugh Love collection, and embellished with those super sweet Little Acrylic Hearts. 

The Rainbow Acrylic is layered onto the cut file rainbow, and also onto a hand cut cloud from the Family Fun 6 x 6 Paper Stack. 

The final rainbow has been fussy cut from the 3 x 4 card in the March Kit  - SO good!!! 

I also use the 3 x 4 cards to frame my photo...

Just divine!

But it's those rainbows that are making my heart swoon.....

Does it get any happier and prettier than this?!!

Loving the bold black Puffy Alphabet Sticker title - it really pops against all that colour!

Gah!!! Told you this kit was Aaaaaah-mazing!!!!

My second layout is a really soft and delicate newborn page.

Mainly as it's too early for me to document those Easter moments, 

and bunnies are the perfect embellishments for baby pages!

So something a lil different....

"I Heart This"

Nawww!!!

Isn't this heart melting?!!
Just adore this photograph of my boy holding his baby cousin for the first time! 

So precious! 

I've used 12 x 12 pattern paper from the Family Fun collection  as my background paper, and then been inspired by the pretty purples, and teals in this month's kit. 

Here's a few close ups for you....

Those bunnies!!! Oh they're the cutest ever!!!

To balance the cool color scheme, I also feature the Wood Veneer Bunnies in my layout. 

Not only do they add warmth, but also add dimension and interest too!

And when it comes to embellishing, 

what could be more effective than a sprinkling of our Enamel Dots 

and those divine Little Acrylic Hearts?!!

I love the gentle blue tones beneath my photo - so soft and subtle!

You'll also spy that sweet purple hearts paper; it's from our XOXO 6 x 6  Paper Stack, and just compliments this layout perfectly!

And for finishing touches, the Big Moment Phrase Stickers  really add that special something!

Such a pretty look into my first creations with the sensational March Exclusive Kit & Add Ons!

I hope I have inspired you - I can't wait to share some more projects with you soon!

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Happy Birthday Elle's Studio! 

I am so delighted to be part of this incredible team!

Here's to many more successful years ahead!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Rad Boy!

Hi Creative Friends!

Welcome back for more stunning Cocoa Vanilla Studio inspiration!

It's stickers theme week over on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio blog,
and boy-oh-boy do I have a fun You ROCK layout to share with you today!
I have this super cute photo of my boy, aka the Rock Star, that was just perfect for today's share!
If you love scrapping the boys,
 or are just looking for more masculine layout inspiration,
then today's post is for you!
Here's my cool scrapbook page,

"Rad Boy" 

Isn't this striking, and oh-so much FUN?!!
I love the colour and pattern combinations in this design!
And let's not forget all those fabulous stickers!!!
So much awesome here, and that pie chart cut file (Free Cut file from Paper Issues) really lets those pattern papers shine against that CV-YR005 NIGHT SKY background paper. Love it!

Let's take a closer look at it all....

How cool are those FLAIR BUTTONS?!!
I love the senitments - Boys Rule, BOOM!!!
Such a perfect match for my Mister A for Awesome!
And while they're not officially a 'sticker' as such, they are still the best dimensional stick-on embellishment for masculine layouts! My faves!

But today is all about the stickers so let's here it for those amazing ACCESSORY STICKERS and CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKERS! Yes! They totally rock!
To make mine stand out even more, I have positioned them inside their very own piece of the pie chart - very cool!!!
 I never tire of the typewriter font word stickers, and they're perfect if you're not a fan of your own handwriting too ;)
Here's a better look at those incredible CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKERS ......

Aren't they the coolest?!!
Fun, bright, bold and striking!
As well as highlighting them in their own 'piece of pie', the stickers are also mounted on varying pattern papers from the You ROCK collection!
The blue chevron design of CV-YR009 GALACTIC (reverse side) really makes those white type font stickers 'pop'!
Similarly, the white base of ruled pattern paper, CV-YR005 NIGHT SKY (reverse side)  really allows those cool blue chippy stickers to be the hero!
In typical Cocoa Vanilla Studio fashion, everything coordinates so perfectly! LOVE it all!!!

Those CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKERS are really something aren't they?
One In A Million indeed!
And that arrow! You'll also spy more fun arrows in pattern paper, CV-YR003 THIS WAY guiding your eye into my super cute boy photograph!
 Arrow-tastic!

And I can't not mention those luscious layers beneath my photo.....

Ooooh! So much paper & sticker goodness here!!!
You'll spy layers of patterned papers, CV-YR005 NIGHT SKY, and CV-YR006 RANDOM (both sides), as well as some fussy cut stars from CV-YR001 STARSHINE 
 In between those divine layers, are a few more super fun ACCESSORY STICKERS because, well,  you can never have too much awesomeness!
A few super cute RUBBER CHARMS complete the layout, and wow!
There you have it!
What an impact stickers can have on your projects!

I hope my masculine take on this weeks Stickers Theme has inspired you to get creating!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo