Scrap lifting Missy - Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hey everyone, I'm here with you today sharing my latest layout using the Wild at Heart collection. This week on the Cocoa Vanilla blog is Scraplift week - where the design team is to choose another team member to scrap lift. For my layout I decided to choose a team member whose style is very different to mine, so I chose mixed media queen Missy and decided to have some messy play!

Here is the layout I created:


And here is Missy's amazing layout:



I decided to follow the main layout design and used the one photo and vertical design of the 'xo' cut files from the Colour me Happy cut file set available in store.

I printed my photo in black and white slightly smaller than 4x6 in size and created three main clusters. For the first cluster I added a doily, some of the stickers and ephemera pieces. I also added one of Missy's go to techniques of adding some messy thread underneath a flair button.

I also added a cluster to the right of the page, near the largest 'xo' cut files. This time as well as the stickers and ephemera, I also added the chipboard 'wild at heart circle' to repeat the circular element from the previous cluster.


The subjects of this layout is my hubby and son. I wanted to add some simple journaling just documenting my love for them. As always, I added typewritten journaling in strip form.


The final main cluster is at the bottom left of the page. I kept this one a lot more simple than the previous two. I also added some of the tiny word stickers to the page and like Missy's sample, I added some machine stitching detail to them.


The background itself was created by first adding a thin coat of clear Gesso. This helps when applying liquid and inks as the colour will not just seep in. Once the gesso dried I applied the distress ink to clear packaging and some water, and smushed it over the background. This technique is known as the 'packaging technique', a tried and well tested technique used a lot by Missy.


I chose a blue/grey distress ink colour as I wanted a more soft watercolour background look. To add further detail to the 'xo' pieces I added some machine stitching. Foam tape added some extra dimension to the main 'xo' pieces to help them stand out off the page even more. I also backed the largest cut files from the page on a floral patterned paper.


I hope you have enjoyed my contribution to the Scraplift week. Thanks for stopping by!



Raquel xxx

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