Follow Your Heart | Amanda Baldwin

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more digital cut file inspiration!
Amanda here, and to start off 2019 I am all about stash busting my supplies. Time to use up all the things and have a fresh start to the New Year! Yay!
To save time, I often cut an extra cut file or two in white cardstock to 'save' for a just incase or unexpected project. I call these my 'back up files' for times when my software needs a lengthy update or just doesn't want to play nice (you know what I'm talkin' 'bout, right?) LOL!
Well, in my back up stash, I had cut the awesome Follow Your Heart file - perfect for combining with my hoarded stash of Pink Paislee's Auburn Lane.....

"Forever Friends"

Follow your heart, indeed! Isn't this pretty?!! Totally swoon worthy!  

The pink backed heart against the textured woodgrain paper is just stunning!

The Follow Your Heart file is just the BEST!

Here's what it looks like....

Such a fun design! You can get this awesome file HERE!

Here's a closer look at my beautiful layout....

I have backed the heart with 4 of the Pink Paislee Auburn Lane pattern papers, then foam mounted a die cut ephemera heart in the center. For added interest & a lil' bling, I use pink sequins at each of the heart 'joins' - so pretty!  

Before adding the Follow Your Heart cut file to my layout, I add a beautiful layer of paint splatters & droplets. I use watered down white acrylic paint plus Shimmerz Paints Vibez sprays in Pop Art Pink, Sweet Heart & Razzeldazzel Berry. So effective! 

I foam mount the heart, and attach it to that mixed media and woodgrain base. 

I add the beautiful ephemera tag to the heart, and then wrap the gold foam Thickers title around the heart....

SO gorgeous! 

I also embellish the heart with die cut ephemera blooms - because there's no such thing as too many florals, right?! 

And lastly, I add my beautifully adorned and framed photograph to the Follow Your Heart feature!

Beautiful!

A light sprinkle of sequins, & some enamel hearts and dots complete this lovely layout! 

I hope you enjoyed seeing my first layout for The Cut Shoppe for 2019! 

You can get the Follow Your Heart cut file HERE

And you can see more fabulous designs in The Cut Shoppe HERE

Thanks so much for visiting!

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

World of Octobers with Neftali Zambrano

Welcome back Cut Shoppe friends! It is Neftali back again hoping you are all having a lovely and relaxing Saturday. I am sharing another fun layout today but finally switching gears from Summer to Fall, because we’re already mid month in September. 

Can you even believe that? Time just flies, but good thing the weather is cooling down and all those crispy fall feels are coming back. Which is why today I am sharing a fun Fall themed layout using the “World of October’s” cut file.

This is such a gorgeous cut file with such a fun Fall saying, I knew I had to make it center stage on my layout. 

I cut it out on some pretty patterned paper form the Auburn Lane collection. I used the negative part of the cut file to place it just as it is cut, above a fun pumpkin photo from last year’s Pumpkin patch trip. 

Here it is:

I used some Prima die cuts, leaves from the Amber Moon collection. 

Plus the 3D flowers from the Auburn Lane collection to create three fun layered clusters around the page. 

To add some more interest to an otherwise plain white sheet, I added some orange and black splatters and a few gold 3D drops. 

My final touch was to go around each word with a thin liner black marker to make the title pop just a bit. 

Such a beautiful saying for such a classic pumpkin photo. I’m just ready for pumpkin season, y’all! I hope you are too, and that you have found some inspiration through this layout. 

I will be back one more time later this month to share a final dose of scrappy inspiration as a Design Team member. Thanks for stopping by friends! x