Joy Captured with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another 8.5x11 scrapbook layout.  It's that time of the year where I go overboard with any and all leaf cut files from The Cut Shoppe.  And it's finally starting to cool down in my neck of the woods, so I can finally start scrapping our cool weather photos.  Here's a look at the layout I made for today:

One of my favorite cut files from The Cut Shoppe is Autumn Acres.  I use this layout multiple times a year because there is just so much versatility to it!

I am loving the trend of stringing items along as if on a banner across the layout, so I decided to use the leaves from Autumn Acres to string along with my photo.  I cut two leaves out at slightly different sizes on orange cardstock.  Then I splattered the leaves with white paint and navy blue Shimmerz spray.

I added white paint splatters to my background paper as well, and then wrapped some jute twine around my page. 

I layered up some other die cuts (from my November Citrus Twist Kits), and strung them from the jute with mini clothespins.

Here's another look at my layout:

Thanks for stopping by!

Boo! with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another 8.5x11 layout for you.

I created this layout for The Cut Shoppe's Halloween post, and then realized I used a cut file that wasn't going to be available to purchase until November.  Silly me.  But if you are anything like me, you're still scrapbooking Halloween well into November.

 

 

I started this layout by printing a photo of my youngest son on a piece of 8.5x11 photo paper.  This is the first time I have used such a large photo in my scrapbooking, and I gotta tell you, I am obsessed with how this came out.

A little about the photo:  I had used the Pumpkin Pie cut file as a solid image and cut out multiple on orange cardstock.  Then I cut out pumpkin faces using the Hey Jack cut file on black cardstock.  I gave each of my kids a glue stick and let them loose making paper jack-o-lanterns!  As you can tell, Elliott was having the time of his life.

It seemed pretty obvious that I needed to use the Pumpkin Pie cut file on this layout since Elliott is using it in the photo.  Then I used the Autumn Acres cut file to add leaves surrounding the rest of the photo.

After all the cut files were backed and placed around the photo, I added a few embellishments and called it done!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

xo, Kira

October Love with Kira

Hey friends!  It's Kira.  I know, I know...October is over.  But let me reminisce about it a bit, okay?  I live in San Antonio, and our Octobers are typically like a more mild summer, except this year we got some cold weather that made my Seattle native heart so happy!  Anyway, October is definitely my favorite month.  So much so, that I felt the need to document it.

One of my favorite cut files from The Cut Shoppe is Autumn Acres.  I've used it multiple times on a plethora of layouts.  If you haven't picked it up in the shop yet, go do it!  It's such a versatile cut file!  I hadn't used this leaf shape before, which is basically the reason I decided to use it on this layout.

I started with this rainbow background paper from the new Paige Evans Whimsical collection.  I love a good rainbow, which is what inspired this entire layout.

I grabbed some scrap paper from my stash in a rainbow of colors (substituting red for pink).  And then I cut the leaves in a few sizes from all of the papers.  Then I sat and stared at my layout for awhile, because I didn't know what direction I wanted it to take after this.  Kelly suggested some stitching behind my leaves, which let's be honest, MADE this whole page.  So thank you Kelly for the amazing suggestion!

After I stitched messing lines in various colors, I glued down my leaves.  I love texture and dimension on my layouts, so I just added a dab of glue in the center of the leaf and allowed the leaves to sort of tangle among each other.

I finished off the layout with a Color Cast Designs acrylic piece, "October is my favorite" and color blocked small embellishments among the leaves.

We'd love to see what you create with The Cut Shoppe cut files, join us in our Facebook group to share!

xo, Kira

Hello Fall | Tarrah McLean

Hi there Cut Shoppe friends,

It's Tarrah McLean back with you today to share a Fall themed layout!

I used pieces from 2 different cut file sets to add to my layout today. I loved the Fall banner from the Feeling Fallish set and cut it out from the red paper in the Pretty Little Studio Oakley Avenue collection. I also used the top Autumn leaf from the Autumn Acres set and cut it out from the plaid paper from the same collection.

The Oakley Avenue collection by Pretty Little Studio was designed by Ashley Horton, the owner of The Cut Shoppe. Its a really cute collection for Fall projects and I love pulling it out to use. 

I love how the leaves turned out using the plaid paper! I machine stitched through them for some added texture and detail. I added some wood veneer leaves from my stash and I like how they blend in and add to the Fall theme.  

I love how the Fall banner looks in the red paper, it really pops off the page and makes a statement against the white paper. By adding the 'Hello' from the Oakley Avenue collection above it, it made the perfect title for my page! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy creating!

Thanksgiving Cards with Enza

Happy Thanksgiving week! I can't believe it's already here!

For today's post, I have decided to create a set of cards that are perfect for this time of the year. I used two new cut files included in the Thanks And Giving set, as well as some leaves from the Autumn Acres set.

The first card is very simple. I backed the beautiful Give Thanks design with several patterned papers from the Heart of Home collection. I didn't add much around it, other than the cluster in the left lower corner, as I didn't want to take away from the elegant cut file. I just made the cluster a little bit fuller with some leaves from the Autumn Acres cut file set and fussy cut roses.

The second card allowed me to incorporate lots of patterned papers from the same collection. I love cut files like this one. They are versatile and fun.

I used foam dots to adhere it down for added dimension and embellished it with some fussy cut daisies and enamel dots.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you will feel inspired to create a set of Thanksgiving cards with the new Thanks And Giving cut file set.

Little moments with Christin

Hello everyone. Christin here with my first layout sharing a fall-themed layout.   You don't always have to go big with the cut files. Subtle works too.  My layout today just consists of the cutfile, a layer of patterned paper behind the cut files and some embellishments.

My little girl is about to pick some blueberries so I chose a blue mixed media background and a blue paper behind the cut file. 

Thank you for stopping by


You can find Autumn Acres. cut file in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, along with our other new designs. Head on over and check them out!

"Hand Picked" with Kira

Do you ever start out with one idea in mind for a layout, and then end up with something completely different?  That's exactly what happened with this layout.

 

I started with the idea of taking a few of the circles from the Around & Around cut file from The Cut Shoppe, "welding" them together in design space along with a few of the leaves from the Funky Florals cut file.  I wanted my design to go in a diagonal direction, so that's how I welded the cut file.  And then after a lot of backing with pretty paper, and fussing with placement, and almost throwing the layout out completely...I stepped away.

When I came back to my layout, I decided to take it in a different direction.  I cut up my previously welded cut file and decided to use the Around & Around cut file as flowers in a horizontal design.

I decided to add in a few more leaves to give the look of a floral design, and luckily I had some leaves from the Autumn Acres cut file I had used on a previous layout.  I also had a few stray leaves from the Funky Floral cut file floating around my desk too.  I backed some of them with paper and left some un-backed.

I chose this darker blue buffalo check pattern as my background but to add more interest I tore off the bottom 1" and folded up one of the corners.  I placed some textured white cardstock under and tucked another circle and another leaf under the folded flap.

 I love to add bakers twine to my layouts to give it an extra added texture so I placed some around my page in three places.  I finished off my layout with some gold thickers spelling out "Hand Picked" as my title.

Thank you so much for stopping by!