Boys

Hello friends,

Nathalie, with you today, bringing you a new fun and colorful project using the Open Letter Alpha, Midnight Hour, and Cozy Quilt cut files.   

My son an my nephew are 13 years apart, but they share a bond that is so amazing to see, and i love catching them laughing or playing together.   So I wanted to document one of our favorite pictures of the  two BOYS.  

For this project, I welded the Cozy Quilt cut file with the letters in Open Letter Alpha used in the title (you can follow a quick tutorial on how to create these images on Ashley's youtube channel, just click here to be directed to the video).   Once the images were created, I backed some of the pieces with papers from the new Paige Evans' Oh My Heart collection, and then used pieces of vellum to back the entire letter.

Once the letters were attached to the page, I used the Midnight Hour cut file to create a strip of stars (I simply highlighted just about 3 inches of the cut file, and cut  it on white a card stock.  I trimmed some of the edges a bit after).   The empty spaces of the stars were backed with the same papers, and then attached on opposite edges of the title.   

A few embellishments and some journal lines complete this colorful and fun page.   I hope this inspires you to combine some of the cut files to create a unique design for your layouts.    There are so many possibilities with the different designs available at the Cut Shoppe Etsy store.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Superstar

Hi Everyone! Michelle here today with a fun new layout featuring one of the new cut files released in The Cut Shoppe this week - The Midnight Hour. 

This little Aussie family isn't big on Halloween, and we're currently in the middle of a very cold Spring season, so most of the current Cut files were a little tricky to use. However this super awesome 12x12 cut file made up of stars looked like it was going to be fun to create with.  The collection I've used for this layout is the stunningly beautiful Make a Wish collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio, made up of some of my favourite bright colours.

To start the layout, I cut the entire design out on white cardstock, then saved all the extra star pieces from the middle of the whole stars. Next I went back to silhouette studio and removed 1 single star from the design, the one with the empty centre, and enlarged it to fit the page. This took a couple of cuts to ensure I had the right placement to be able to use the extra cut piece over the top, without having to chop any edges off. 

Once all cuts were complete, I layered a piece of pattern paper with the full 12x12 stars cut out over the top, then the enlarged star cut sheet on top of that. I've sewn around the edge of the star for a little extra detail, then added the larger star cut out over the top with some foam tape for dimension.

I kept the photo stack pretty basic with two pattern papers and a couple of label stickers, then a cluster of ephemera from the collection pack and more stars to the top right.

I've used pieces of the stars cut file that weren't going to show through the large star design in the top and bottom corners. This creates a diagonal design on the layout, and helps to draw the eyes attention across the page. I layered more pieces of ephemera from the collection to finish it off each corner.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you've found my layout inspiring. 

Until next time, Happy Scrapping

Michelle xx

Jedi Master

Halloween is almost here, and we've got some new cut file sets in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store that are perfect for documenting your Halloween memories!  My layout today, features a photo of our furry family member, Baxter.  We recently stopped at Pet Co., and the doggie Halloween costumes were calling out for a model.  After several different ones, Yoda was picture worthy!  I thought the new Midnight Hour background cut file was a perfect complement to the photo.

I knew I wanted to use the design in the background, but I didn't want to make it the full background of the layout.  So I decided to cut a large star design from White cardstock, and then added The Midnight Hour cut file behind it.  I also layered a subtle patterned paper behind the cut file, to complete the look.  And I can't have a layout without machine stitching, so I stitched around the large star shape.

I also thought it would be fun to tilt my photo, title and embellishments to flow with the tilt of the large star shape.  I used a mix of Crate Paper collections, including After Dark and Gather.  Sounds like an odd combo, but the designs on the Gather patterned papers were generic enough to fit right in with the embellishments from the After Dark collection.

   
I finished the layout with a few Happy Halloween wood veneers, that are also available in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store.  And I splattered a bit of Black Color Shine over the layout, to tie everything together!

We've got everything you need for your Halloween projects, so stop by TCS Etsy store to check out all of the Halloween cut files, Ghost Town Digital/Printable collection, Happy Halloween Wood Veneers, and Halloween Acrylic.  Here's a look at all of the new cut file sets, you'll find in the shop today.

  
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