Playing Ball with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another layout in my Life Crafted album.  Here's a look at my completed layout:

I started this layout by typing up a story about my dog Folsom.  After typing it, there was a small space at the bottom where I knew I could put some embellishing. 

Since the story is about Folsom's love of playing fetch, I decided to punch green circles (like tennis balls) and then I used the All Caps Alpha to cut out the word "ball" in pink patterned paper.  I adhered these letters using foam adhesive. 

On the reverse page, I printed a great picture of Folsom running with his tennis ball.  I used a frame from the Dear Lizzy She's Magic collection  to frame the photo, then added a pink tiny word sticker to carry some of the pink over the the right side. 

I wanted to continue the idea of the green tennis balls, so I punched a fifth circle out and built up an embellishment cluster over top.  Then using some embroidery thread, I hand stitched a "bounce line" leading to the ball. 

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, Kira

DEN fun with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another layout in my Life Crafted album.  If you are unfamiliar with these albums, they are from Citrus Twist Kits and are about the size of a standard travelers notebook.  But they are in a six ring binder form, and include page protectors and pocket pages.  Here's a look at the layout I created today:

Today I am telling the story of what career I had when I got my dog Folsom, and why I chose a new career because of him.  I typed out my journaling on white cardstock and cut it down to 4.25x8.25.  There was a space at the bottom of the page where I placed a sticker and did a little hand stitching. 

 In this album, I've been loving the look of bits of ephemera punched and stuck in throughout.  And there were some cute pieces in the Dear Lizzy She's Magic collection that I thought worked perfectly like this first class tag:

I used another die cut, which looks like a postcard, as well.  But the back looked very plain, which is where The Cut Shoppe's Ready Set Go cut file comes in!

With a little Cricut magic, I was able to cut one of the cute little airplanes out on patterned paper, and created my title for the page "DEN fun" (which is the airport code for Denver, where I was based during this time).  

On the reverse page, I fussy cut a photo of Folsom, and adhered it to a patterned paper with blue skies, clouds and paper airplanes, which seemed fitting.  

The page seemed a little simple though, so I added in an embellishment cluster above the photo, on the left hand side of the page.  

And that's it!  Thanks for stopping by!

xo, Kira 

Love with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira, and I am back with another layout in my Folsom album.  Here's a look at my completed layout:

I started this layout writing a letter to my youngest son.  Him and Folsom were thick as thieves, but my youngest is still so young, I worry he won't have memories of that.  So I wrote a letter to remind him of how close they were.  I typed it on the computer and printed it on white cardstock, then trimmed it down to 4.25x8.25.

There was about 1.5" at the bottom of the page to add an embellishment.  I used the Cupid's Arrow cut file to create some DIY embellishments.

I cut a heart off one of the arrows, then adhered a punched flower, topped with an enamel dot.  I finished off the embellishment by wrapping it with bakers twine.  I attached it to the white space on the bottom of the page.

I created another arrow embellishment by attaching a puffy sticker to the "o" of "love", and then wrapping it with bakers twine.  I adhered it to the photo with some tiny staples.

I wanted to add a little more color to the layout, so I punched some holes in a tag, and built an embellishment cluster on top.  I created a toothpick flag, layered it on top of a flower die cut, and used the negative space from the arrow cut file to attach a heart.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, Kira

"Love Your Smile" with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another scrapbook layout using a cut file from The Cut Shoppe.  I am currently working in my Citrus Twist Kits Life Crafted album, working on an album for my recently departed Folsom.

I decided to use the Love Grows Here cut file.

I cut it out on white cardstock, then backed it with the exclusive papers from the January Life Crafted kit.  I added a few puffy stickers on top of the cut file.  Then I adhered it to some patterned paper using foam adhesive.

 

On the reverse page, I kept my embellishing minimal.  I added a label, puffy sticker and tiny word sticker (bumped up on foam) to my photo of Folsom.  Isn't he just the most handsome boy?!

And below his photo, I added a piece of patterned paper and embellished with a die cut and fabric die cut from my LC kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, Kira

Comfort Food with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another 8.5x11 scrapbook layout using the Eat Beat digital from The Cut Shoppe! I love the digital stamps for their versatility, so today I used one of the stamps as a cut file title!  Here's a look at my layout:

I started with these two photos of my kids at the zoo.  We received an annual pass to the zoo from my mother in law for Christmas last year, so we try to get a lot of use out of it.  One of the traditions we have going to the zoo, is buying the kids popcorn and animal crackers.  So I wanted to document this and the Eat Beat stamp works perfectly for this!

I created a "popcorn bucket" out of some patterned paper and used a flower punch as my popcorn.  Some pieces I popped up on foam to add dimension.  I also sprinkled in some sequins for a bit more texture.

I cut "comfort food" out on white cardstock, and attached it to my layout with some foam adhesive.  I positioned my photos so they looked like they were falling out of the popcorn bucket.

I finished off the layout with some embellishments.  Here's another look at the full layout:

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Haunted Halloween!

We love celebrating Halloween at The Cut Shoppe, and there are plenty of fun Halloween themed cut files in the store!  Some of our Design Team members are sharing seriously spooktacular layouts with us today, to help get you in the Halloween spirit!  

And as an added bonus, we've got a FREE Cut File for you to download!  You can find it in our Free Designs section in the store, by clicking HERE or on the Going Batty image below.

JOANNA BANDELIN - Halloween Happenings Cut File

KIRA NESS - Haunted House Cut File

TARRAH MCLEAN - Going Batty Cut File

Make sure you visit The Cut Shoppe store and check out our Holidays sections, for more Halloween themed cut files! 

 

I Want Candy with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another 8.5x11 scrapbook layout using a cut file and some digital stamps from The Cut Shoppe!  Here's a look at my layout:

I really wanted to use the Boo Who digital stamp set as I finish up the last of my Halloween 2018 photos.  I printed them out on some thick white cardstock and fussy cut them out to use as bits of ephemera around my page. 

I also used the Leaf it to Me cut file, which I backed with orange and pink patterned papers.  I layered two leaves behind my photo and added a third towards the bottom of the page that serves as a base for my title cluster. 

I fussy cut some leaves from a Paige Evans Truly Grateful paper and layered them around my page.  I also pulled in some puffy stickers, stamped butterflies and some plastic spider rings (cut off from their rings) to add some interest to my page. 

Thanks for stopping by!