We are super excited to team up with Creative Scrappers this month! We'll have lots of inspiration all month long from the Creative Scrappers Design Team and The Cut Shoppe Design Team. And you can play along with Sketch #297 for the chance to win this month! The Creative Scrappers team has their reveal today, so make sure you head over to the CS Blog to see their amazing work with the sketch and cut files from The Cut Shoppe!
We also have a FREE CUT FILE set to share with you! You can click on the image of the Inner Circle cut file to be taken to the download page!
AND...you can save all month long on your purchases in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store! We are offering a month long Discount Code from August 1st-August 31st to save 25% off of your purchase!
The Cut Shoppe Design Team will have their reveal on the Creative Scrappers Blog on August 15th! Make sure you are following TCS and CS on Social Media to check out all that's happening this month! We can't wait to see your take on Sketch #297. You can link up on the Creative Scrappers Blog!
Happy NSD 2016 from The Cut Shoppe! We wanted to join in the crafty fun, so here's a quick look at what we've got going on! Make sure you read through the full post, for our GIVEAWAY at the end!!
How awesome is 50% off on your purchase??!! If you've been waiting to pick up some of your favorite cut files, or if you're looking for cut files to use on your NSD layouts, now is the time to shop!!
We also have a FREE CUT FILE for you to download, and we would love to see it on your layouts! Just click the graphic to download the May Mash-Up Cut File.
Our Design Team created several layouts using the FREE May Mash-Up Cut File! Here's a look at what they made, to help give your creativity a jump start:
Mad About You by Ashley Horton:
4 Ever by Flora Farkas
Perspective by Sandra Przybylska
Mad About You by Laura Mooney
Love Is Everything by Julie Taylor
Forever & Always by Allie Stewart
Now, it's your turn to create a project using the FREE May Mash-Up Cut File!! One winner will receive a $20.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE CUT SHOPPE ETSY STORE!
HOW TO ENTER:
Create a layout, card or project using the FREE MAY MASH-UP CUT FILE.
Add a link to your project on THIS POST.
Entries accepted through FRIDAY, MAY 13TH.
One Winner will be announced on TCS Blog on SATURDAY, MAY 14TH.
We can't wait to see what you create! And don't forgot to add your link. You can't win, if you don't play along!
Before you go, make sure you visit our Design Team members' social media. They are sharing their favorite layouts for The Cut Shoppe and some die cutting tips!
We've finally made it to Christmas week, and it's only two days away! YAY! Today we have our final FREE Cut File available for download. You can download The Night Before Christmas cut file by clicking HERE. I hope you have enjoyed this month's FREE cut files and if you missed any, just scroll back through the last few weeks to download any that you didn't get a chance to pick up.
And if you're doing a little Christmas shopping in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, don't forget that you can still save 31% off of your purchase with the Discount Code MERRY31!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I don't know about you, but I usually come up with layout ideas, when I should be sleeping! When I was thinking about which cut file set I wanted to use this week, inspiration struck when I settled on the poinsettia image in the new Bits & Baubles cut file set. I decided to use it to create a textured background for my layout, and loved the end result.
I started the layout by using the text tool in Silhouette Studio to spell out the word "Merry". Then I sized it to fit across the center of the layout, and I created an outline of it using the Offset tool. Once I had the offset sized to where I wanted it, I sent it to my Cameo to draw out with the Sketch pens. Then I went back after it was finished and cut the original letters on different patterned papers from the Elle's Studio Good Cheer collection. I used a paper piercer to punch holes along the drawn lines and then stitched around each letter with embroidery floss. When I finished stitching, I adhered the patterned paper letters to the inside of each stitched letter. While I was working on all of that, I set up my Cameo mat with the poinsettia shape from the Bits & Baubles cut file set, and let those cut. After they were done, I randomly placed them on the White cardstock background paper to create the textured look. I punched holes from Gold glitter paper and added a dot to each of the poinsettia shapes. I kept my photo, title and embellishments clustered to allow a lot of the background to be seen. I incorporated the Deck the Halls cut file into my title, by cutting the word "Christmas" from the first tree in the set.
This is a really fun technique to try on your layouts. And you can grab the Bits & Baubles cut file set from The Cut Shoppe and try it out using the poinsettia shape. While you're there, you can also check out the other new sets that are now available in the Shop!
And don't forget to use the Discount Code MERRY31 at check out to save 31% off of your purchase! You can use the code all month long, through December 31st!!
Supplies: Bits & Baubles cut file & Deck the Halls cut file: The Cut Shoppe; Patterned Paper, Stickers, Wood Veneers, Letter Stickers & Cut Outs: Elle's Studio; Flair Button: A Flair for Buttons; Glitter Paper: Recollections; Die Cut Machine: Silhouette Cameo
To celebrate our team up this month with Page Maps for the November Page Maps reveal, we're offering a 30% Discount Code to all of our readers! Just use the Discount Code PMTCS30 at checkout in The Cut Shoppe, at checkout!
Have fun shopping!!
