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
I love doing TBT, here on The Cut Shoppe Blog! It gives me a chance to play with some of the cut files, that I may not have used yet, or ones that I haven't used in a while. Today, I went way back to one of the first backgrounds that was added to the Shop when it first opened. I wanted to use some acrylic paint with the I See Chevrons background, to create my own Ombre designed background!
I cut the I See Chevrons 12x12 cut file, from scrap cardstock and used it as a stencil for adding the acrylic paint. I also used the Hero Up cut file set for part of my title and the Pow burst, added next to the photo.
If you would like to check out the way I used the I See Chevrons cut file for a stencil and added the acrylic paint in an Ombre look, make sure you check out my new Process Video!
Supplies: I See Chevrons cut file & Hero Up cut file: The Cut Shoppe; Patterned Paper, Stickers, Bradz, Wood Veneers, Chipboard, Bits & Enamel Dots: Simple Stories; Acrylic Paint: Reeves; Color Shine: Heidi Swapp; Die Cut Machine: Silhouette Cameo
Welcome to our first #TBT (Throwback Thursday) post! We're starting something new each month, and every other Thursday will be #TBT. We'll have new cut files in the Shop on the alternating Thursdays. Our #TBT will feature cut files that are already available in the Shop. This week, I am using the Pop Caps cut file. I decided to use several images from the set, to create a colorful background for my layout.
I started out by cutting just the outline of the cap shape from White cardstock. Then I cut each of the cut files from different patterned papers. Once they were cut, I added each of the patterned paper shapes to the negative spots cut in the White cardstock. I always love to be able to use the positive and negative shapes from a cut file set!
