Bon Apetit!

Hi Everyone,

It's Gina here today to share a new layout with you using the Get To The Point 12x12 cut file!

To create my layout, I cut the background out of white cardstock paper.  I then placed the yellow patterned paper behind it.  I printed a small instagram photo and layered it on top of tabs and tags.  I splattered black ink across the page and then embellished with lots of bits and pieces.

Get To The Point 12x12

Supplies: Elle's Studio: Let's Eat Collection: Patterned paper, bits and pieces, cutouts, tags, wood veneers; American Crafts: White cardstock; Studio Calico: Mister Huey's Inky Black; The Cut Shoppe: Get To The Point 12x12 cut file

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy your day!

Totally Seriously Summer Fun!

Hi Everyone,
It's Gina here, and I would like to share with you a recent layout that I made using the new Sideways Chevron 12x12 cut file.

I cut my 12x12 Sideways Chevron Background out of white cardstock paper.  Not all of the cuts, cut all the way through.  This is because I need a new blade, but I loved the look.  I decided to leave a lot of the pieces that did not cut all the way through on this page, to give it a sense of white balance.  I popped out a few pieces and then layered a piece of Finder's Keepers Patterned Paper behind it.  I then printed my small photo and added embellishments, stitching, stamping and the title.

This layout came together quickly, and I love the look.  Here is the background cut file that I used:

Sideways Chevron 12x12 Cut File

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my layout.  If you make a layout using cut files from the shop, we would love for you to share it with us on our Facebook Page!

Be Awesome

Hello!  I have a simple and fun layout to share with you today using the Trippy Triangles cut file and the Words To Live By cut file!  As soon as I saw the new Happy Things collection from Pinkfresh Studio, I knew I just had to use it along with the Trippy Triangles background!

How To:  I arranged a couple of triangles from the Trippy Triangles cut file and the "Be Awesome" title onto my workspace in Silhouette Studio and cut them out of 12x12 white cardstock.  After my cut was complete I adhered patterned paper to the backside of "awesome" and my triangle cuts.

I then printed a 4x6 photo and placed it behind the "Be" word.  I used a needle and black thread to hand stitch around my cut out triangles.  I then adhered acrylic triangle pieces (from the collection) and a couple of hand cut triangles around my design.  I flicked black spray mist across my page, and finished by adhering wood veneer pieces and puffy stickers.

Trippy Triangles

Words To Live By

I hope that you are inspired by my page today, and try to create your own triangular background, I'm sure it would be awesome!!

Hello Summer Love

Hi everyone!  It's Gina here and I have a new layout to share with you today using the free Newsletter (Summer Love) cut file and the Bitty Borders cut file. 

Here's my layout:

I'm in love with that Summer Love cut file.  I knew right away when I saw it, that I just had to use it right away.  To create my layout, I actually cut the Summer Summer Summer Love title twice.  The first cut was the full title and then I trimmed off the bottom (love) piece.  The second cut I only cut the word "Love" from white cardstock paper.  I then placed the "Summer Summer Summer" title right above the love cut piece.  I placed my photo behind the love word.   To add color to my page I added watercolors on two of the Summer words and behind the title, before adhering down.  

The small circular hearts are from the Bitty Borders cut file, I simply ungrouped them and then cut them out individually and added watercolors to them.  To finish off my layout I added black spray mist, wood veneer pieces and machine stitching.

Summer Love

Bitty Borders

I hope this post has inspired you to try watercolors on a layout. It really adds a lot of color and interest!  Have a great day!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

It's National Scrapbook Day 2015, and we are here to share some awesome inspiration from the Design Team with you today and tomorrow!  They created some amazing layouts using the FREE CUT FILE set were are offering as our NSD gift to you!  So let's take a look at what the Design Team created and make sure you check out the entire post for the Free Cut File and the chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to The Cut Shoppe!

Ashley Horton:

Gina Lideros:

Mary-Ann Maldonado:

Stephanie Strader:

Tarrah McLean:

I hope the DT has inspired you with some fun ways to use cut files on your layout.  And we would love for you to download our FREE set, ETC., ETC., ETC.  You can download the PNG and SVG formats HERE.

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We also have an easy, peasy Giveaway for the chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to The Cut Shoppe!  Here are the details:

If you are participating in any NSD challenges, and use any cut files from The Cut Shoppe on your layout, just leave a link on this post or tomorrow's post, and you could win $20 to the Shop.  That's it!  The link up will be open until Thursday, May 7th and the winner will be announced on Friday, May 8th!

And if you're doing some shopping this weekend, you can still save in the Shop!  Use the Coupon Code TCSFP30 through Monday, May 4th, to receive 30% off of your purchase!

So have fun creating, and join us again tomorrow for some more inspiring layouts from the Design Team!!

Fancy Pants Designs/The Cut Shoppe Team Up: Gina Lideros

We are excited to welcome you to a week of fun-filled inspiration, with the Fancy Pants Design Team.  All week long, the Fancy Pants Design Team will share inspiration on their Blog using FP collections with cut files from The Cut Shoppe, and our Design Team will share here on our Blog!  We'll also be giving away some Fancy Pants products to one lucky winner at the end of the week!  And you can win a $20 Gift Certificate to The Cut Shoppe, by commenting on the Fancy Pants Blog!  So make sure you read all the way through for the giveaway information and a Coupon Code to save on Cut Files in The Cut Shop!

Here is my layout that I created for the the Team Up.  I used the beautiful Fancy Pants Flutter collection, paired with the All Heart cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

How To:  Use a Silhouette Cameo to cut All Heart cut file from Change paper, back with white cardstock.  Trim small pieces of patterned paper from the Flutter collection and use to back random hearts across the page.  Flick black ink across the page.  With a black fine tipped pen journal in one heart on the right side of page.  Print a small photo and layer with frame, tab and tag, adhere to page.  Finish page by adhering buttons, die cut pieces and chalkboard stickers.

All Heart 

Supplies: The Cut Shoppe: All Heart; Fancy Pants: Flutter collection: Patterned Papers, Button Mix, Insta Pack, Ephemera Pack; American Crafts: White Cardstock; Studio Calico: Mister Huey's Inky Black Spray Mist

In addition to all of the inspiration you'll be seeing this week, we'll also have some great giveaways and discounts!

We are giving away some FP Goodies to one lucky winner!  All you need to do, is comment on each post this week.  We'll be choosing a random winner from all of the comments on The Cut Shoppe Blog this week.  Commenting will be open until Sunday, May 3rd, and a winner will be announced on Monday, May 4th!

And last, but not least, you can SAVE 30% during our week long team up!  Just use the Code TCSFP30 at checkout, to save 30% off of your purchase.  This discount is valid from April 27th-May 4th!

Make sure you head over to visit the Fancy Pants Blog, to see what they created today, and visit us again tomorrow to see what Allie created!

Neat & Tangled and The Cut Shoppe Inspiration Week Day 3!

Hi everyone!  We are back for Day 3 of our week long team up with the Design Team from Neat & Tangled!  After checking out today's post, make sure you head over to visit the Neat & Tangled Blog, to see how their Design Team is working with cut files from our Shop and incorporating them with the stamp sets!  And don't forget, that you can check out all of the amazing stamps and fun Dies in the Neat & Tangled Shop.

Today, we have layouts created by Gina and Stephanie!  So let's take a look at what they created!

Friends by Gina Lideros:

Gina says:  I wanted to use one of the cut files, as a stitching template.  I chose the Happy Circles cut file, which is one of the Free Cut Files, that go out in the weekly Newsletter.  Once I finished stitching the design, I added some circles punched from patterned paper, to go along with the stamped phrases from the Scrap Circles stamp set in the Neat & Tangled Shop.

Be Awesome Be You by Stephanie Strader:

Stephanie says:  Thanks for joining us! Stephanie here sharing my BE Awesome layout with you!  I used the "You & Me" stamp set from Neat & Tangled mixed with the "Words to Live By" cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I kind of deconstructed the "Be Awesome, Be You" cut because I really wanted to make the letters large.  Lots of layering and a few bits and pieces here and there making for a clean layout that was fun to put together featuring two of my favorite brands!! I hope you find your inspiration with us this week! Thank you for stopping by!

In addition to all of the inspiration you'll be seeing this week, we'll also have some great giveaways and discounts!

We are giving away a $25 credit to the Neat & Tangled Shop!  All you need to do, is comment on each post this week.  We'll be choosing a random winner from all of the comments on The Cut Shoppe Blog this week.  Commenting will be open until Sunday, April 19th, and a winner will be announced on Monday, April 20th!

And last, but not least, you can SAVE 30% during our week long team up!  Just use the Code TCSNT30 at checkout, to save 30% off of your purchase.  This discount is valid from April 13th-April 18th!

Stop by tomorrow, to see what Ashley created!

Love You Always

Hello everyone, it's Gina with you today.  I have been playing with the new Rosey Posey cut file and I just couldn't wait to share today's post with you!

To create my layout, first I dropped a few drops of yellow and pink spray mist against a white cardstock background.  Next, I cut the Rosey Posey cut file from white cardstock and adhered it to my layout.  I used a wide tipped foam brush and painted over it with watercolors to make the cut file stand out.  I also cut out the cloud and hearts from the Sweet Hearts cut file, painted over them with watercolors and adhered them to the right side of my layout.  I trimmed a strip of word patterned paper from the Amy Tangerine Rise and Shine collection and added it to the top of my page. I finished by adding my title, die cuts, journaling and embellishments.

Sweet Hearts

Rosey Posey

Supplies: The Cut Shoppe: Rosey Posey cut file, Sweet Hearts cut file; American Crafts: patterned paper, die cuts, thickers, paper clip and stamp; Other: watercolors

Hello Cute

Good morning,

It's Gina here, and I'm stopping in today to share a layout using the fun Let Them Eat Pie cut file set!
I loved this cut file set the instant that I saw it, and knew that I just couldn't wait to use it on a layout.

How to:  Splash watercolors, spray inks and white paint across a white cardstock background, set aside to dry.  Cut pie chart design from white cardstock paper (I cut it four times).  Cut pieces of various patterned papers and adhere behind pie chart die cuts (I intentionally left some spaces open).  Cut 4 small hearts from patterned paper.  Adhere pie chart pieces, hearts, thickers, die cuts and stickers to background paper.   Finish by adding word stamp, photo, wood veneer pieces and loose thread.

       Let Them Eat Pie

  

Supplies: The Cut Shoppe: Let Them Eat Pie cut file; American Crafts: pattern papers, stickers, thickers, die cuts; Other: paint, watercolors

You & Me

Hello and Happy Friday!  Gina here with you today and I have a layout using the brand new Sweet Hearts and Love Letters cut files!  I loved taking one of the hearts from the Sweet Hearts set and enlarging it to use on my layout.

To create my layout, I began by painting watercolors on a white cardstock background.  I also flicked white paint and gold spray mist across the page.  Next, I enlarged my heart and cut it out of white cardstock.  I backed a few of the open spaces with patterned papers.  Next, I cut out my title a small heart and a few + signs and added them to my page.  I added my photo and a few cardstock embellishments, thread and buttons.

Supplies: Sweet Hearts cut file, Love Letters cut file: The Cut Shoppe; cardstock, patterned papers, stickers : American Crafts; Other: paint, watercolors, spray mist