Guest Designer | Carolina Schulz

We have a new Guest Designer with us today, to kick off the month of February!  Carolina Schulz is joining us and she created a gorgeous layout, combining a couple of the cut files from The Cut Shoppe!  We love seeing Carolina's work on Social Media, and we especially love what she creates with the cut files.  Before we see Carolina's layout let's get to know a little bit more about her!

My name is Carolina, I am a 35 year old girl from Chile. I love chocolate, crafting, shoes, going out, turquoise color and throwing parties. My fave movie is Frozen and my fave song is Man On Fire de Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. 

I started scrapbooking in 2004 with a lot of curiousity and almost no materials, since at that time it was impossible to find anything in Chile. Since then it's been a long journey!

What I love about scrapbooking is that it allows me to develop my creative/artistic side and at the same time I can document memories and moments of my life and my family. My albums are a real proof that I lived, I loved and I enjoyed life. I really look forward for the day my grandkids will ask me to surf through our family albums and tell them all our stories :)
 

I would define my style as simple, colorful and playful. I love to keep it clean and simple, I always say that less is more. My layouts are full of clean backgrounds, bright colors, mosaics, sewing, blank space, mist, layers and lost of pictures. If you want to see more of my work you can visit my blog www.carolinaschulz.com.

I am thrilled to being guest designing for The Cut Shoppe, I am a big fan of their cut files, it`s been a pleasure to work with them on this project. Thank you Ashley for the opportunity!

Thanks Carolina!  We are excited to have you!!  Let's see what you created for us!

 

Awesome use of the Word Art cut file and the Counting Stars cut file, Carolina!  Thanks so much for sharing your work with us!  You can find more of Carolina's work and her social media links by visiting her Blog, Carolina Schulz Scrapbooking.

Simple Stories & The Cut Shoppe Product Swap Day 6!

Hello and welcome to day six of the Simple Stories and The Cut Shoppe team up! I'm excited to share three projects with you today, all using the beautiful We Are Family collection from Simple Stories and some fun cut files from The Cut Shoppe!

For this first layout, I used the Word Art and A Banner Day cut files. I love all the words that come with "Word Art"! I added lots of fun layers using stickers and the Bits & Pieces from the We Are Family collection, and then I experimented with some yellow paint splatters to complete the look.

Next, I cut out a giant heart from the Pie Hearts cut file. I backed each piece of the pie heart with a different patterned paper. I left one piece open to place my photo in.  After it was all filled in, I adhered the heart onto a paper splattered with coordinating mist. I kept the rest of the layout pretty simple, just using stickers to title and embellish it. 

My third layout uses the Sweet Hearts and Picture Perfect cut files. I loved the string hearts in the patterns of the paper, and loved that the Sweet Hearts string art heart matched them! Once I had my photo and string hearts placed, I built the layout around it. I tried to fit as many hearts as I could onto the page!

Thank you for letting me share my layouts with you! I've hope you have enjoyed this wonderful week of inspiration on the Simple Stories and The Cut Shoppe blogs! In honor of our collaboration, The Cut Shoppe is having a 30% off sale through September 15th. Be sure to check it out!

And there is also a giveaway!! One random winner will be chosen from the comments on The Cut Shoppe blog to win a Pumpkin Spice collection pack from Simple Stories. Simple Stories is giving a way a $25 gift card to The Cut Shoppe on their blog! The winners will be announced on September 15th. Thanks for joining us!

#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

 

Celebrate Love

It is really funny that yesterday Danielle used the same background as I am today and flair from A Flair for Buttons too!  Well, this will give you a chance to see how you can use the X Mark's the Spot Cut file and the same products, but have completely different results.  

I used papers and embellishments from Studio Calico, resign flowers from Freckled Fawn and Dear Lizzy, and flair from A Flair for Buttons.  I did spray paint my raw wood veneer diamonds but white but it did not create a solid cover, it was more of a whitewash look that I absolutely loved when I saw it dry.  

That is my son and his great grandfather.

I layered pink letters onto the Word Art Cut File to create my title.

Thank you so much for taking a look at my project today.  Head over to The Cut Shoppe and grab a few cut files for yourself.  Click HERE.

These are the cut files that I used on my layout:

Until next time,

Hello Love

Hi everyone! I am loving the fun words Ashley has been designing--first the All Tied Up cut file and now the Word Art cut file! Today I used "Love" from Word Art to create this layout.

I added a sparkly "hello" to create my title. I absolutely love these letters and how much bang you get for your buck with this cut file! They're so fun! I kept the embellishments coordinating and semi-minimal to emphasize the "Love". I realized after I had made this layout that the very talented Gina Lideros had used a similar technique with the repeating title. Thanks for the inspiration, Gina! 

I think the words in this cut file would look awesome enlarged, small, repeating--the options are endless! 

Guest Designer | Kim Watson

I can't say how excited I am to welcome our January Guest Designer Kim Watson!  I have been a huge fan of Kim's work, since I first started scrapbooking, and discovered her work in Creating Keepsakes magazine.  I looked forward to each monthly issue, to see what she had created!  Kim's designs and use of bright colors and cut files are always eye-catching, and I know you will love what she created for us today!  Let's get to know a little more about Kim!

Hi crafty friends!

My name is Kim Watson, and I live on a mountainside with my family, in a beautiful seaside suburb just outside of Cape Town, South Africa. I am married to my best friend who is ever patient with my need to mess with paper and glue, as well as have a camera present whenever possible. My cute kids, both human & furry and my life next to the ocean, give me an endless source of content for my pages. I have been working with Fancy Pants Designs for 4 years as well as many other manufacturers in the scrapbooking industry over the years, including 5 years as a Dream Team member for Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine. I love more than anything knowing that the time and love I have put into my pages will help my children remember how good their childhoods are and that even the ‘not so good times’ leave us with lessons learnt and wisdom gained.

I am excited to be guesting for the Cut Shoppe today! In all honesty I had difficulty choosing cut files to work with because....they are so darn cute! Although I couldn't resist the 'Funky Florals', they really 'spoke to me' & I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them. Teamed with 'Freeze Frames' & 'Word Art', I knew I had a winning combination! 

This is the result.

Supplies: Digital Cut files: The Cut Shoppe, Patterned papers, Resin Flowers, Stickers, Tags, Brag Card: Fancy Pants Designs; Wood Veneer, Glitter Tape: Studio Calico; Ink: Heidi Swapp; Adhesive: Thermoweb; Cutting Machine: Silhouette Cameo

Washing over the cut item with ink is a fast way to add color.

Add patterned paper under a few of the cut items for interest.

Collage them, pile them together & create a custom designed bouquet of pretty flowers & butterflies.

Layer your cut items with patterned paper, photos & accents, adding pockets of interest to your layout.

A bright wash of color underneath your cut elements is a fabulous way to make them pop & brightens up your page!

Using the Silhouette Designer software, I regrouped the title to one side on the 'Freeze Frame'  making sure it wasn't obscured once the photo was added. 

Stamps are a great way to add extra pizzaz to any die-cut title.

So I want to say a big thank you to Ashley & The Cut Shoppe for having me over to guest!

Keep the creativity coming for 2015! 

Happy New Year!

 

Thank you Kim for sharing your gorgeous work with us, and all of the fun ideas for putting your layout together!  You can find more of Kim's work on her Blog, as well as all of her Social Media links!

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Hi everyone, it's Danielle here with you today. I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas with all your loved ones!

Today I have a layout to share about one of my very favorite places in the world: San Francisco! I had to take a pic of the Fisherman's Wharf sign, it's a big like in my book! The Word Art cut file was a perfect fit for this layout and I decided to make a big title with it.

This is the complete Word Art cut file:

Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend!