Pocket Page Insert | Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'Boys Rule' | Agnus Kasprzak

Hello again :) I've got another pocket page share using more awesome items from Cocoa Vanilla Studio's 'Boys Rule' collection!

While my previous post focused on the day to day photos from March, this time I used this range to document my little guy's birthday celebrations with a fun insert. 

Even though my regular album format mainly uses 'Design A' page protectors, I decided to swith things up a bit with a different pocket configuration. As shown in the diagram I simply cut down a 'Design D' page protector and used my fuse tool to seal the bottom edge of the pocket in the left hand corner to create the insert.

I used the largest pocket to frame a photo of the birthday boy with one of the die-cut frames from the Miscellany pack and a large title from the pack of Ephemera and really like the effect of using large over sized pieces with my smaller photos.

As with my previous March pages, I again added black foam thickers to help tell my stories.  Using a few die-cuts, clear stickers and ink splatters to dress up my card - the surface of the 6x8" paper pad is slightly slick so be sure to allow extra drying time before handling the cards.

I used the reverse side to document how Cayden spent the day playing at the park in true boy style.

I used more over sized elements to create my filler cards, mixing up the layers with a variety of textures for added interest.

Products from the Sassy store...

Boys Rule 6x8 Paper Pad

Boys Rule Die Cut Ephemera

Boys Rule Miscellany Ephemera

Boys Rule 12x12 - Fun & Games

Boys Rule 12x12 - Boy Stuff

Boys Rule Flair Buttons

Boys Rule Clear Stickers 

MH Gather Black Foam Thickers
Becky Higgins Project Life Pocket Pages - Design D
Dylusions Ink Spray - Black Marble

Pocket Pages | Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'Boys Rule' | Agnus Kasprzak

Hi again :) I'm back with another lot of pocket pages, this time using a fabulous range of products from Cocoa Vanilla Studio's 'Boys Rule' collection!

March was light on photos, so I decided to condense the entire month onto one double spread with plans to add an insert featuring my little guy's birthday. 

Along with all the great images and sayings this collection features loads of great layering pieces which made putting together a monthly title card quick and easy. I built up various paper layers with a mix of die-cut and miscellany ephemera pieces before adding a few clear stickers, ink splatters, flair button along with a title made from some fun foam thickers and really like the variety of textures these pieces added to my card. 

The majority of my photos were 3x4" verticals this month so I decided to keep my embellishments pretty minimal so they wouldn't compete with the smaller pics and paired several photos with fun printed saying for quick and easy filler cards. 

I often opt for visual balance over maintaining exact chronological photo order in my spreads and although I do try to maintain a sequence of events it doesn't really bother me if a Monday pic ends up where a Friday one should be unless of course the days play a part of the story and ended up shuffling a few things around here to help balance out the non photo pockets. 

Not all photos have a story to accompany them, and this is where a cluster of simple words and phrases can be used to convey a photo mood.  

Products from the Sassy store...

Boys Rule 6x8 Paper Pad

Boys Rule Die Cut Ephemera

Boys Rule Miscellany Ephemera

Boys Rule 12x12 - Fun & Games

Boys Rule 12x12 - Boy Stuff

Boys Rule Flair Buttons

Boys Rule Clear Stickers 

MH Gather Black Foam Thickers
Becky Higgins Project Life Page Pocket Pages - Design A
Dylusions Ink Spray - Black Marble 

You Rock by Farrel Tailor

Good Morning Sassy Fans!! Today I am sharing with you all a layout I created using the awesome Cocoa Vanilla Studios "You Rock" range with some Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shakers.

I start off by applying a thin coat of gel medium to the area where I am going to place my magical shakers onto my Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Experimental patterned paper. Once dry I use Lindy's Stamps Gang Magical Shaker in Guten Tag Teal and spray with water. 

I then use the Magical Shaker in Bavarian Blue and splatter in the area I want it and spray with water again to let the colours run into each other.

Next using the left over Bavarian Blue Magical, I mix it with heavy white gesso and spread through the Tim Holtz Grid Dots stencil.

Once dried I then use Black archival ink and stamp randomly to the background of my layout using the Darkroom Door Numbers Stamp.

Next I cover my Cocoa Vanilla Studios -You Rock wood veneers with white gesso and shake some Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shakers Oom Pah Pah Pink then sprayed with water. I then splattered some of the Bavarian Blue shaker. Once dried I felt the colour didn't quite match the red in the photo so I lightly padded some Rose Bud ink from the Prima Resist Chalk Edgers and was super happy with this colour.

If you would like to see how I created this layout please click on the video below. Thanks for dropping by.

Farrel xx

Pocket Pages with Agnus | Easter Insert | Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'You Rock'

Hi again, I am still playing with the Cocoa Vanilla Studio's 'You Rock' collection from the store and have used this range to create an Easter insert to complete our April memories. 

I have used an inexpensive baseball card page protector from my local 

newsagent as my base. The pockets are slightly smaller than the usual 3x4" size, but the compact size works well for an insert and still allows for plenty of photos. 

Once again I have used the papers and various die cut ephemera pieces layered with washi strips and enamel dot shapes to create my own custom cards and as I already showed with my previous April pages, here and here this collection is very versatile and works well with a range of different photos. 

I found a cute bunny image on Pinterest and used the trace feature in my Silhouette Studio software to convert the jpg image into a cut file. Before cutting I scaled down the image to fit my pocket and slightly elongated the shape and once cut, I dressed up the bunny with a stamped sentiment and one of the washi strips. 

 I used the Days of the Week clear stamps and printed journaling to record the details, and used one of the large frames from the die cut ephemera pieces to anchor the journaling across two cards. 

The reverse side uses more of the same patterns and similar format for my photo and journal placement. 

Again using the die cut ephemera to help tell the story while also adding interest to the page. I also repeated the look of a horizontal photos across two pockets. 

Products from the Sassy store... Cocoa Vanilla Studio Your Rock Die Cut Ephemera  Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock Washi Stickers Cocoa Vanilla Studio Your Rock Enamel Shapes Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - Plus One Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - Random Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - Starshine Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - Galactic Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - Stripped Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - In Line  Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - Night Sky Cocoa Vanilla Studio You Rock 12x12 Paper - This Way  Kelly Purkey Clear Stamps 3x4" Days of the Week  Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Black Thanks for stopping by xx