🍪 “Fat Girl Wanted Cookies”! A 12x12 Cookie-Themed Scrapbook Layout That’s Good to the Last Crumb!
- This Chick Loves Paper
- Jun 18, 2025
- 10 min read
Updated: Dec 16, 2025
Let’s be real—some layouts don’t happen because they’re “on the schedule.” They happen because the craving hits harder than a tray of fresh-baked Crumbl.
That’s exactly how this double-page scrapbook layout was born. One cup of coffee. One sugar craving. One full-bodied laugh. And before I knew it, “Fat Girl Wanted Cookies!” wasn’t just a title… it was a whole dang mood.
And now? It’s cheeky, sweet, totally stuffed with personality, and layered with cardstock, custom stamping, and pure scene-building magic. So if you’re craving inspiration and love a layout that tells the whole snack-attack story (right down to the crumbs), pull up a chair.
Let’s bake this beauty, layer by layer. 🍪
🍭 Ingredients for a Scrapbooking Snack Attack: What I Used to Build This Cookie-Themed Scrapbook Layout
Here’s the full ingredient list for this handmade masterpiece:
🧁 Cardstock
• Stampin’ Up! Basic Beige 8-1/2” x 11” Cardstock
• Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink 8-1/2” x 11" Cardstock
• Stampin’ Up! Basic Black 8-1/2” x 11” Cardstock
• CTMH White Daisy (or sub Stampin’ Up! White Willow 12x12 Two-Toned Cardstock)
• CTMH Mocha (or sub Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso Two-Toned 12x12 Two-Toned Cardstock)
• Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla 12x12 Two-Toned Cardstock
🍪 Inks & Coloring
• Stampin’ Up! Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad
• Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad
• CTMH Mocha Ink Pad
• Stampin’ Blends Bronze & Ivory Marker (for the chocolate chips)
• Gray ink for whipped topping
🍫 Stamps & Thin Cuts
• CTMH Fancy Borders Thin Cuts – Z3682 (scallop edge) or Stampin' Up! Fancy Borders Thin Cuts
• Stampin’ Up! Perfect Pairs Bundle – milk carton (tripled for gallon effect!)
• Stampin’ Up! More Than Autumn Bundle – coffee cup, heart, whipped topping
• CTMH Freshly Baked Digital Art Kit – oven mitt, rolling pin, spatula
🛠️ Tools & Adhesives
• Stampin’ Seal, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, and Foam Tape
• White Gel Pen (for faux stitching)
• 3x3 Flip Flap (for hidden journaling & extra photo)
• Cricut® & Design Space® (for title + embellishments)
⭐ Other Tools I Use in My Projects
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Cricut® Essentials
• Cricut® Maker 3 — my primary cutting machine for titles, SVGs & embellishments
• Cricut® StandardGrip 12×12 Mat — 3 count used for cardstock, photo paper & labels
Printer
Canon® Printing System (Photos + Printable Cricut Elements)
• Canon TS9521C Crafting Printer — used for ALL printed project photos, journaling pieces, print-then-cut embellishments & titles
Photo Papers
• Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II (4×6, PP-301) → For 4x6 or smaller - printed photos
• Canon Matte Photo Paper (MP-101, 8.5×11) → Used for Cricut print-then-cut elements & titles
• Canon Double-Sided Matte Photo Paper (MP-101D, 8.5×11) → Also used exclusively for Cricut embellishments, icons, & layered pieces
Stamping & Precision Tools
• MISTI® Memory Size with 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" Stamping area — for borders, backgrounds & oversized stamping
• MISTI® Stamp Tool Bar Magnet - Additional magnet
Speciality Adhesives
• Tombow® Mono Aqua Liquid Glue — for corners, details & layered paper pieces
• Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue (4oz Original) — for embellishments & fine-detail gluing
• Tombow® Mono Air Touch Adhesive— my preferred tape runner for base
• Tombow® Mono Air Touch Adhesive, Refill 2-Pack — my preferred tape runner for base layers
Journaling Tools
• Avery® Easy Peel® Full-Sheet Clear Labels (8665) → Used for long typed journaling strips
• Avery® Clear Shipping Labels 2×4 (8663) → Used for short typed journaling strips or blocks
• Skaura Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens - Archival Black - Assorted Point Sizes - Used for handwritten Journaling
🍪 Step-by-Step: How This “Fat Girl Wanted Cookies” - 12x12 Scrapbook Layout Came to Life
🧁 1. Start With the Vanilla Base
Use two 12x12 pieces of Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla cardstock as your base. This gives you the perfect neutral start for a layout filled with rich color and playful energy.
🍪 2. Stamp Your Own Cookie Paper!
Grab an 8-1/2” x 11” sheet of Basic Beige and cut it in half vertically to get two pieces: 4-1/4” x 11”.
Use the Perfect Pairs cookie stamp and randomly stamp all over both pieces with Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad.
Color the heart-shaped chocolate chips using the Bronze Stampin’ Blend. Then, ink up the edges with Espresso for a warm, toasted look. Let it dry!
📌 Pro Tip: Let everything dry completely before moving on — trust me, nothing smears faster than Espresso ink on a cookie stamp.
🍫 3. Adhere Your Cookie Paper (With a Twist!)
Your handmade cookie paper is only 11” long, but your base is 12x12. To keep things balanced, position your cookie panels 1/2” from the top edge of each page. This leaves a clean gap at the top and bottom for embellishing later.
🩷 4. Mocha Blocks for the Middle
Cut two pieces of CTMH Mocha or Stampin’ Up! Espresso 12x12 Two-Tone cardstock to 10” x 9”.
Ink up the edges with Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad.
Once the ink dries, adhere them horizontally through the center of each page to anchor the layout.
🎀 5. Sweeten It With Stripes!
Cut your 8-1/2” x 11” Pretty in Pink cardstock in half (4-1/4” x 11”) and trim both pieces to 10” x 4-1/2”.
Cut your 8-1/2” x 11” Basic Black cardstock in half (4-1/4” x 11”)
Then cut 1” x 4-1/4” strips of Basic Black and glue them evenly spaced across your pink panels to make your striped paper.
Ink up the completed strips' edges with Pretty in Pink ink using a sponge dauber. Yes, ink even the Basic Black.
Let dry, then adhere to the layout. Position your strips 1/2” above the bottom edge of the mocha blocks, leaving a visible border.
📌 Pro Tip: Leave a little mocha border showing below your striped panel.
This little gap lets every layer pop, gives your eyes a breather, and keeps the photo mats from wrestling for attention.
☁️ 6. Add Your Scallops!
Sweet like frosting, fierce like flair—these scallops are the cherry on top of cookie couture! 💖✨ But heads up: this isn’t your typical border die. The CTMH Fancy Borders Thin Cut only cuts the top scalloped edge, so you control the length of the bottom.
That means:
• ✂️ You have to trim the straight edge yourself
• 📏 You must measure each one the same so your layout doesn’t look wonky
• 😅 And yes — it’s a little fussy, but absolutely worth every trimmed edge!
Cut your scallops from Pretty in Pink cardstock, then ink the edges with Espresso and let them dry.
Finally, adhere your scalloped borders across the seam where your handmade cookie paper ends and the vanilla cardstock begins—covering those 1/2” gaps like a pro.
☕ 7. Stitchin’ Ain’t Stressin’—Add Faux Stitch Strips!
Before adding your photo mats, cut two strips of CTMH Mocha cardstock to 10” x 1/4”. Use a white gel pen to add faux stitching across each strip. Then adhere them across the layout just above your striped panels.
Why the extra step? Two reasons:
1️⃣ If the stitching goes sideways, your layout isn’t ruined—just recut the strip and try again!
2️⃣ These little mocha strips add visual balance and dimension to that lower space, finishing off the area with flair.
📌 Pro Tip: Faux stitching is a foolproof way to get hand-sewn vibes—without the commitment (or the needle)!
📸 8. Mat Those Photos (Don’t Forget the Flip Flap!)
Each photo is double-matted using White Daisy on top of either Pretty in Pink or Mocha, depending on the layout side.
📏 Base Mat Sizes (Before Layering):
• Left Page: (1) 4.5” x 6.5”, (2) 3.5” x 3.5”
• Right Page: (1) 4.5” x 3.5”, (1) 4.5” x 6.5”
To keep that crisp layered look, cut your White Daisy mats ¼” smaller than the base mats listed below.
To go bold: ink all your mat layers—including the White Daisy ones—by dragging the edges through a StazOn Jet Black pad. Instant drama, no foam tape required. 😘
✨ Here’s the secret sauce:
I placed one Mocha photo mat on each side of the layout—on top of the striped pink panels—to intentionally break up the bubblegum vibes and help those stripes shine through. The Mocha frames ground the design, give your eye a place to rest, and stop the pink from stealing the whole cookie jar.
• Bonus Bite: A 3x3 Flip Flap holds an extra photo and a hidden journaling spot—perfect for those cookie-fueled confessions 🍪📝
🍭 9. Title Time!
I designed my title in Design Space® and cut it using my Cricut®.
It’s stacked using Pretty in Pink + Basic Black for the words.
The coffee cup is cut from Mocha cardstock, with Espresso-inked edges, and a heart is cut & inked in Pretty in Pink.
Pop it up with foam tape and perch it above the 4-1/2” x 3-1/2” photo mat on the right page — the perfect spot for a title that steals the show.
🖤 10. Add the Black Border Strips
I added a 12” x 1/4” Basic Black strip to the scallops, top and bottom, on both pages for extra grounding and visual balance.
🍪 11. Build the Embellishment Clusters!
This layout features two custom embellishment clusters anchored by Deckled Circle Dies, and those aren’t just for looks. The layered circles act as grounding pieces, giving your eye a soft place to land amidst all that yummy texture and detail. One circle is placed slightly higher than the other to help form a visual triangle with the title—drawing your eye through the layout, not just to it.
Each cluster includes a stack of cookies, reinforcing the layout’s theme while helping to balance the design (and the craving 😜).
Here’s what I used:
• CTMH Freshly Baked Digital Art Kit – rolling pins, oven mitts, spatulas
• Stampin’ Up! Perfect Pairs Bundle – milk carton (tripled for a gallon effect!)
• Stampin’ Up! More Than Autumn Bundle – coffee cup, heart, whipped topping
📌 Pro Tip: Want a full-sized milk jug instead of a mini? Stack three identical cuts and BOOM — instant upgrade, zero calories.
💥 From Craving to Crafting: This Layout’s Got Layers (and a Whole Lotta Flavor!)
From craving to crafting, this layout serves up layers of sweetness, sass, and pure paper magic. From hand-stamped cookie paper to foam-mounted flair, every detail tells the story of a snack attack turned scrapbook smackdown. And the title? Oh honey… it devours. 🍪🔥
What I love most is how versatile this design really is — switch the colors to pastels for a Valentine’s Day bake-off, go bold with red and green for Christmas cookie chaos, or keep it neutral for everyday “I just needed sugar” moments. It’s the perfect layout for documenting late-night baking, family kitchen traditions, holiday treat trays, cookie exchanges, or any yummy moment that made you laugh first and scrapbook it later.
💖 Don’t Stop at One Cookie! Explore More Delicious Layout Ideas:
We all do it—snap a photo of that drool-worthy donut, that picture-perfect latte, or that late-night drive-thru run that hit different. But those photos aren’t just filler—they’re memory makers. So why not give them a page of their own?
Whether it was a birthday cake that flopped but still made everyone laugh, the best churro you ever had at a theme park, or a kitchen disaster turned family legend… those moments mattered, that’s why you took the photo, and that’s exactly why they deserve a spot in your scrapbook!
Here are a few scrapbook layouts and cards serving up inspiration with a side of personality:
📸 Show Us What You’re Craving!
Whether you’re scrapping midnight munchies, holiday baking marathons, or that one dessert you absolutely did not share, I’d love to see your take on a treat-themed layout. Cookie stacks, donut disasters, café moments, chocolate therapy — bring it all.
Pop your project into the Members Gallery and let your creativity tempt the rest of us into grabbing our cardstock (and maybe a snack). Your twist on this theme might just spark someone else’s next delicious idea. 🍪💗✨
Share Your Creations!
💥 Final Thoughts from a Cookie-Craving Chick
Sometimes it’s scrapbooking isn’t just about the photos; it’s about capturing the moment. The humor. The hunger. The heart behind the craving. This layout didn’t start as a plan; it started as a feeling. And that’s what makes it magic.
So here’s your reminder: if something makes you laugh, makes you smile, or makes you want cookies… scrap it.
Happy scrappin’—and don’t forget to save some cookie dough for later.
April – This Chick Loves Paper 🍪💖
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A 12x12 double-page cookie-themed scrapbook layout (5 photos) created by This Chick Loves Paper, featuring hand-stamped cookie paper, Cricut® titles, and sweet layered clusters. Follow this playful, sassy step-by-step tutorial to recreate a baking-inspired layout perfect for cookie cravings, kitchen memories, or holiday treat-making! 🍪✨
⭐How I Protect My DSP, Cardstock & Finished Cards
I store my DSP, cardstock, scraps, and even finished cards in these clear resealable bags.
The 2-mil thickness is perfect for everyday crafting (they make a 4-mil option if you want extra durability!), and they’re tough, reusable, and great for keeping your entire crafting stash clean, tidy, and protected from the chaos of the craft room.
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• 13×13 Plymor 2mil Zipper Reclosable Bags — for 12×12 DSP, cardstock sheets & scraps
• 9×12 Plymor 2mil Zipper Reclosable Bags — for 8.5×11 cardstock & scraps
• 6x8 Plymor 4mil Heavy Duty Reclosable Bags — for storing extra die cut embellishments & finished cards, card workshop kits
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