All The Heart Eyes | Elsie Robinson

Hey TCS fans, happy Sunday! Even though Valentine's is technically over, there's never a wrong time to create a lovey-dovey page! Here is the layout I created:

For the main element on this page I combined two cut files to create a cupid's heart.

To create the heart I used a heart from the Heart Eyes set and backed it with some gorgeous pink and red paper from Crate Paper.

For some extra texture and cuteness I stitched a blanket stitch all around the edge of my heart. I thought this would work well with my photo of my cat when she was a tiny kitten wrapped in a blanket!

I used the arrow from the Doodle Dandy set and cut it in half to make it look like it was shooting through the heart. Initially I cut the arrow from white cardstock, but felt like I needed some sparkle on the page, so I heat embossed the cut file with some gold glitter powder!

It was super easy to do: I just pressed the paper into my embossing ink pad and heat set some gold powder and I had my own custom glittery paper!

For some extra whimsy I added some clouds from the Go Fly A Kite set. I cut both the swirly outline and backing piece from white cardstock and glued them together. Although this is subtle, I love the extra detail it adds!

#Throwback Thursday | Be Happy

Happy Thursday!  I'm back today for another Throwback Thursday layout!  This week, I decided to incorporate three cut file sets onto my layout.  I wanted to use a background cut file, some type of alpha or title cut file and an icon cut file.  So I decided on Plus Infinity, Word Art and the Doodle Dandy cut file set!

I just received the awesome Heart Wood Veneer frame from Maggie Holmes last week, and knew I had to use it ASAP!  I started thinking of ways that I could use it, with a cut file background.  So I grabbed the Awesome collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio, and cut the Plus Infinity background from White cardstock.  I wanted to back each section of the heart with a different patterned paper, but also have my cut file show through.  I decided to place some of the Awesome patterned papers in the foreground of the heart and once I had those in place, I adhered the Heart frame to the already cut Plus Infinity background.  Then I backed the remaining open sections with patterned paper, to show through the cut file.  After all of my papers were in place, I trimmed off the excess White cardstock around the edges of the Heart frame.  When I got to the Word Art cut file for my title, I just traced the image in Silhouette Studio and then moved each of the letters to overlap just a bit.  Then I selected over each individual letter to make it a Compound Path and then welded the letters together.  To finish the layout, I cut arrows from the Doodle Dandy cut file set, and placed them around the outside edge of the Heart frame!

It's fun to find ways to incorporate cut files into a large element on your layout!  If you're browsing in The Cut Shoppe, pick up some cut files that you think would work great with a large shape or product on your next layout!

Supplies:  Plus Infinity cut file, Word Art cut File & Doodle Dandy cut file:  The Cut Shoppe; Patterned Paper, Enamel Dots & Flair Buttons:  Cocoa Vanilla Studio; Heart Wood Veneer Frame, Bits & Chipboard:  Crate Paper; Phrase Stickers:  Tim Holtz; Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette Cameo

 

Our Happy Fun Exciting & Crazy Busy July

It's Cara here today! How is your summer going so far? Phew, July has been a crazy month for us and it's only half over!

I wanted to create a layout that reflected this feeling of a crazy-busy month so I went with the Any Which Way background cutfile.  Arrows are a perfect way to show busy-ness and backing it onto this colourful patterned paper really reinforces that feeling!

I also used the arrows from the Doodle Dandy cutfile to add more movement.  I cut them pretty small and scattered them around the page.  I love how they look with the white background arrows.

Ok, I'm going back to our busy July!

Hope that you are enjoying a fantastic summer! Happy scrapping :D

Na-sing!

Hi there, it's Cara here today, with my not so sneaky son. ;) I used a few cutfiles for this layout to make it fun, and to highlight my son's sneakiness and his habit of hiding things :D

The background cutfile is Spinning Spirals.  I love the whimsical feel it adds to the page.

The compass comes from the Happy Camper cutfile.  Sometimes I feel like we need one to find all the things this boy has hidden or lost, so it was perfect!

I wanted to do a bit of stitching but not spend hours on it, so I took the longer arrow from the Doodle Dandy cutfile and instead of cutting it out, I cut holes at specific points around the edge. Stitching it was fun and easy :D

I have a couple of blog post that talks about adding stitching holes, if you'd like to try it.  You can find  them here and here.  Have a fantastic day! 

Hello ~ Cactus Card

It's Heather here today with a card to share that I made using some cute cut files from The Cut Shoppe! 

Whenever Ashley released the "Stuck on You" cut file set, I KNEW that I needed to use one of those cute cacti on a card! I really wanted to use a pun like that "stuck on you" phrase for the sentiment, but instead I decided just a "hello" card would be better so I could use it for whenever. 

I used the paint swatch looking diecut from the "Doodle Dandy" cut file set to make the background on this card. I wanted the background to look like a sunset, so I used some watercolors to paint each diecut piece. It's a little bit of an ombre look, don't you think? I added some washi strips in-between the swatches along with some machine stitching to add some interest and texture to the card.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! I hope you are inspired to use some cut files from The Cut Shoppe! :)

LOVE

Hi, it's Cara here today!

The first thing I thought of when I saw the Doodle Dandy cutfile was my second's son's personality.  Ever since he was little (he'll be 12 in a couple of weeks) he's had such a strong character and and so much life in him.  The energy of the arrows and other bits really spoke to me :D  I made a busy layout to reflect his busy nature and lively character.

I saw Tehri Koskinen split up her LOVE title recently, so when I saw the stacked LO-VE in this cutfile, I knew I wanted to do the same :)

  

Have a fantastic day!

Love Life & Be Happy

What's a girl to do, when she can't decide what cut file to use on a layout?  How about use all of them!  That's exactly what I did on this week's layout.  I knew I wanted to work with the new Doodle Dandy cut file set, but couldn't decide which shape or shapes I wanted to use.  After a little bit of thinking...a nap...and coming back to it the next day, I thought it would be fun to use the whole set and create a colorful background for my layout!

I enlarged the Doodle Dandy cut file and copied it and moved it to the side of the Studio mat.  Then I did an outline trace and sent through a piece of White cardstock.  After I removed the cardstock from my mat, I went back and re-cut each of the shapes on different patterned papers.  Then I backed each one with an alternating pattern and went back and added them to the negative outline shapes.

This was a really fun technique, and you can check out my full process for creating the layout by watching my new Process Video!

And this isn't the only new cut file in the Shop this week!  There are two other sets, that you won't want to miss!

Before you go, here are a few things to look forward to:

Don't forget to link up for the April Cut It Out Challenge!  You could win a $10 Gift Certificate to The Cut Shoppe!

We are teaming up with Fancy Pants April 27th-May 1st, for a full week of inspiration!!

Make sure you visit us on May 2nd & 3rd for National Scrapbook Day!  We'll have some fun things going on!

Supplies: Doodle Dandy cut file:  The Cut Shoppe; Patterned Paper & Embellishments:  Felicity Jane Kit; Color Shine:  Heidi Swapp; Tiny Attacher:  Tim Holtz; Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette Cameo