Shine Bright - Scrapbook Layout by Tania

Hi lovelies!! Today I have a layout share for you! Have you ever purchased pretty things and just couldn't bring yourself to use them??? Oh yes, you know what I mean. Well, I am definately guilty of this, many times over!! But it's time to change my ways!

I almost forgot all about these gorgeous goodies I purchased from Scrappingclearly during Kylie's last sale!!! How could I???? My gosh, I totally love Cocoa Vanilla products, but seem to always be admiring other people's work using them!!! Not anymore....

I used this month's sketch to spark my inspiration and pulled out the stash of goodies I had!

 I love how all the Cocoa Vanilla ranges coordinate with each other and for this layout, I have used 3 different collections.

Papers from: Cocoa Vanilla Wild at Heart collection

Die cuts from: Cocoa Vanilla Free Spirit collection

The flair is also from Cocoa Vanilla, from the Love Always collection!

The Watercolour print on the papers mimicked the Brushstrokes on the sketch, and for the lines, the patterned paper worked brilliantly.

Then it was just a matter of using the die cuts from the ephemera pack to fill in all the other details!! It came together so very quickly.

To make my title stand out, I drew around the edges, with an Alcohol marker. 

Hope you like my layout and I have inspire you to play along with this month's sketch! There's still time to upload your challenge to the Scrappingclearly Community Facebook page!!!

See you next time!!!

Sand Angels with Melinda

Hello there ScrappingClearly fans, Melinda here with you today sharing my take on the very awesome June 2017 sketch challenge.

A quick refresher

And here is my interpretation

I've stayed pretty true to the sketch this month, I really loved it! 

Before I did anything I applied a really thin, quick coat of white gesso in the title area and the main photo cluster area on this Cocoa Vanilla Studio, Free Spirit, "Word Jumble" background paper.

After that dried I worked on my title. Whenever I hand stitch I like to work first on the stitching. If your interested, the font is called Magle Script and I got it free from Dafont.com . I have used some ombre embroidery floss from my stash and really love all those shades of blue and that scripty font paired with that beautiful minty green/teal-y acetate alpha by Heidi Swapp.

Of course some mixed media in the background and today I have used the smooshing technique and some of the beautiful Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink in Faded Jeans to start with. I applied a couple of coats and made sure to dry thoroughly between applications so to get the beautiful layered effect these inks are fabulous for!

I wanted some variation in the blue so I also grabbed some of my Colour Shimmer Dust by Colour Blast in Navy and again did the smooshing technique. After that was dried I added splatters using both products and 2 different paintbrushes.

My next layer was some more tone on tone - this time the Distress Oxide ink with this stamp by Darkroom Door. After inking the stamp I applied a really quick light spritz of water and love how the ink changes!

I also wanted to bring in some of the minty green colour from the title so I grabbed my Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink and this Heidi Swapp stamp in the Magnolia Jane collection and applied a few different words and LOVE how this turned out and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how the colours don't mix together but instead sit on top of one another.

I decided that I wanted that darker blue colour all around the page so pulled that darker blue skyline paper from the Shimelle Star Shine 12x12 paper pad and gutted it. I added couple of paper layers behind my photo using this paper by Cocoa Vanilla Studios and part of the paper in the background.

I added a few ephemera pieces from the Shimelle Star Shine collection, a couple of the gorgeous clear acrylic clouds, my journalling and of course the date stamp.

I did make a process video for this one and you can see that below, just click the big play button ;)

As you can see I have used a bunch of different suppliers and ranges to create this page and I love how it came together in the end!

You have the whole month of June to play along so please load up your challenge to the correct album in the ScrappingClearly FB group for your chance to win a store voucher!!

Until next time, happy scrapping!!

Melinda

Cards using Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Free Spirit with Melinda

Hi there scrappy friends!! Today I am here with you sharing a few quick cards I have put together using mostly scraps from the last DT kit that Kylie sent me. I had been sent the gorgeous Free Spirit collection by Cocoa Vanilla studio and had used a lot of the bits previously in a PL spread so thought I would challenge myself to use up the off cuts I had left!

Here are the 3 cards I came up with and I think all up it took me less than hour, though I wasn't timing myself!! I have had spent the last few days getting my computer up and running again thanks to a virus so I wanted something to do while I waited for the next screen to click, next, yes, no, blah, blah, blah!! And, as a total side note, PLEASE remember to back up!! I was fortunate enough that though I lost everything almost everything was backed up in my most recent back up!!

Now, onto the fun stuff!

My cards

I really had so much fun playing with all the little bits and pieces. And, aren't those flowers just beautiful!? I am currently trying to decide how (well, actually IF!!) I'm going to use the last 2 from the pack!

And here is a close up shot of each card

As you can see I have used the same floral in the background for all 3 cards. I started with a 6"x12" piece. The 3 bases measure (from top to bottom) 14.8cm x 10.5cm, 14.3cm x 10cm and 13.8cm x 9.5cm. One sentiment is from the sticker sheet while the other 2 were fussy cut from one of the papers and all of the other bits are off cuts or stickers.

I hope this inspires you to look at your scrappy left overs in maybe a little bit of a different light and get those scraps used up! 

Here is a list (including links) of all the products I have used:

CVS - Free Spirit - 12" x 12" Paper - Dreamy

CVS - Free Spirit - 12" x 12" Paper - My Way

CVS - Free Spirit - 12" x 12" Paper - Wildflowers

CVS - Free Spirit - 12" x 12" Paper - Word Jumble

CVS - Free Spirit - Sticker Sheet

Prima - Windsor Roses - London

Ranger - Liquid Pearls - Flamingo

Thank you, as always, for stopping by and happy scrapping!!

Melinda

Week One 2017 - Feb Mood Board Inspiration with Melinda

Hi, hi ScrappingClearly fans, Melinda here with you today sharing my take on the gorgeous February 2017 mood board, once again designed by the very talented DT member Peg Hewitt!

Here is the board again if you have not seen it!

All about the lovey stuff, awwww! I did avoid the purple - no surprises there but I loved the softness of the pink and the yellow. The picture in the top left reminded me of Summer and I just love that beautiful burst of sunlight in the heart!

I was sent the gorgeous Cocoa Vanilla Studios range called Free Spirit and I immediately thought it was a great match! I got to cutting up the papers and putting our first week of 2017 together for our Project Life album!

Here is the completed double page spread

Sorry about the glare, it is a bit tricky for me to photograph both sides together. But here they are separately

Left side

Right side

And here is my process in video form if you would like to watch!

I decided to use the WRMK pink embroidery floss also included in my kit to create some extra interest on 3 of the cards

This is our title card for the week

I loved how the word Summer looked in the font I chose to embroider with

And this photo is an absolute fave of mine! Love this memory - seeing the sheer joy and pleasure on my boy's face just made my day! Oh, and in case it needs clarifying, Mia is the horses name ;)

Also, on those 3 cards I brought in a little extra something using some Studio Calico gold sequins and some Ranger Flamingo Liquid Pearls (which I had never used before!) in a little cluster.

I have used my WRMK typewriter for all of the journalling and learnt that when using it, 1 layer of cardstock is just enough. If you put through 2 layers, it's a little trickier ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and make sure you get your take in for the gorgeous mood board challenge for this month over here in the FB group!

Happy scrapping!

Melinda

Products used:

Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Free Spirit - 12x12 paper Wallflower

Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Free Spirit - 12x12 paper Word Jumble (both sides)

Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Free Spirit - 12x12 paper Dreamy

Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Free Spirit - 12x12 paper My Way

Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Free Spirit - Sticker Sheet

Heidi Swapp Pink Glitter Alphas

Ranger - Liquid Pearls - Flamingo

WRMK - Pink Floss

WRMK - White Typecast Typewriter

Studio Calico - Gold Sequins