FREEBIE FRIYAY | Spring Flowers

We've got our March FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File in The Cut Shoppe store!  You can find Spring Flowers in the Free Designs section.

We hope you enjoy using the Spring Flowers Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

Be Mine | Kelly Janes

Hey friends! Kelly back today with a new 12x12 Valentine themed layout. It's been awhile since I've created a 12x12 layout because I've been loving creating in my planner for the past 6 months or so. But I loved this photo of my husband so much that I wanted to highlight it on a larger scale.

I started in Cricut Design Space by "slicing" apart the FREEBIE FRIYAY Listen to Your Heart Cut File. I used a very vibrant patterned paper for my background, so I backed each row of hearts with vellum to help the hearts stand out from the background.

I tucked my photo under one of the rows of hearts for additional interest, and I then added a few clusterings of embellishments to help your eye dance around the layout. This layout was very simple, but I the cut file, vellum and different types of embellishments (puffy embellishments, die cuts, stitching, etc) adds so much interest to the layout!

Remember to visit The Cut Shoppe Store to check out all of the different cut files, classes and digital products!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Listen to Your Heart

It's February and love is in the air, and we hope you love our February FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File, Listen to Your Heart!  You can find it in the Free Designs section of The Cut Shoppe store!

We hope you love using the Listen to Your Heart Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

Play | Tarrah McLean

Hi creative friends,

It's Tarrah back with you and today I am sharing a new back to school themed layout using one of the Freebie Friyay cut files called Uncharted Territory.  

Uncharted Territory cut file

I cut out the design from white textured cardstock and then chose some older coloured papers by Bella Blvd to back the cut file with. I used red on the very outside, then came in to yellow and then used the light blue/aqua colour in the centre.  Once the cut file was backed I adhered it to the centre of another piece of textured white cardstock.

I matted my photo using a star paper and adhered it slightly to the right of the design. I didn't want to cover up all the blue from backing the cut file. I added the strip of paper with the apples under my photo, I then used this as a place to adhere my acrylic title 'Play'. 

I used a mixture of embellishments including a felt bow, stickers, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, die-cuts, enamel dots and shapes, a flair button and wood veneer.  I placed the felt bow under the apple paper strip, I love that pop of yellow here. Over to the right of my photo, I placed the backpack die-cut and then layered a Back to School flair button over the top. 

Thank you for stopping by today! Make sure to check out The Cut Shoppe store for amazing cut file designs for all types of projects!

Happy creating!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Uncharted Territory

Happy New Year everyone!  It's the first Friday of 2020 and we are back with our monthly FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut Files!  Our January design is a fun circle cut file.  You can find Uncharted Territory in the FREE DESIGNS section of The Cut Shoppe store.

We hope you enjoy using the Thankful for You Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

 

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Thankful For You

It's November 1st, and time to look forward to Thanksgiving for all of our US friends!  Our November FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File is perfect for any of your thankful themed projects!  You can find Thankful For You under the Free Designs section HERE or by clicking on the image below.

We hope you enjoy using the Thankful for You Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Loose Leaf

Our October FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File is perfect for your upcoming fall layouts!  You can find Loose Leaf in The Cut Shoppe store, under our FREE DESIGNS section.  While you're there, you can download any of our free designs you may have missed...they are always free!

  
We hope you enjoy using the Loose Leaf Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

Beginning Preschool | Kelly Janes

Hey there friends! Kelly back today with a new 12x12 layout using a previous Freebie Friyay Cut File, Summer Adventure.

I started in Cricut Design Space by hiding all of the letters within the cut file, using the contour feature. I then resized the image and cut it on a piece of patterned paper from the Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours Collection.

I then placed the cut file onto another piece of patterned paper from that same collection. I wanted the cut file to stand out a bit more from the background, so I used white gesso on the background paper to soften the design. I then moved onto embellishing.

I added quite a few embellishments from the Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours Collection that fit the theme of my photo that was taken at my son's preschool orientation. I had quite a bit of journaling for this layout so I took full advantage of the design of the cut file. I used the top portion of the banner for the title and then the other two curves for my journaling. I sometimes struggle with where to put my journaling on a layout, and the cut file really made the positioning easy!

Be sure to head to The Cut Shoppe Store to check out all of the cut files, stamps, digital stamps and class! There are so many fun designs!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Scenic Route

If you've been traveling over the summer or have some upcoming trips, then the September FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File is perfect for your projects!  You can find Scenic Route, by visiting The Cut Shoppe store and checking out our FREE DESIGNS section.

We hope you enjoy using the Scenic Route Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Too Cool for School

Happy August friends!  It's time for this month's FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File, Too Cool for School.  Can you believe it's almost time for school to start again??!!  This Cut File is perfect for documenting previous school photos or saving for this year's upcoming photos.  You can find Too Cool for School by visiting The Cut Shoppe store and checking out our Free Designs section.  And don't forget, that our FREE Cut Files are always FREE, so you can download them anytime.

I wanted to use the Cut File for a layout in my Traveler's Notebook.  To make it work with the TN size, I turned it for a vertical title and cut it from one of the patterned papers in the Pink Paislee Whimsical collection.  Since I almost always back my cut files, I changed things up this time and left it open.  I really liked the way the outline looked against the white background.

Make sure you stop by The Cut Shoppe store to pick up Too Cool for School!   You can also check out all of our other FREE Designs while you're there and make sure you take a look at our New Designs!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | BEACH VACATION

It's FREEBIE FRIYAY, and this month we have the Beach Vacation Cut File!  This cut file is great for the title of your layout and perfect for backing with your favorite patterned papers.  You can find Beach Vacation by visiting The Cut Shoppe store and checking out our Free Designs section.  And don't forget, that are FREE Cut Files are always FREE, so you can download them anytime.

I used the cut file with one of my favorite summer collections, Sunny Days from Crate Paper.  I love the contrast of my cut file being cut from White card stock, with all of the fun patterned papers.  And there are lots of spaces to embellish with this cut file.  You can layer over the letters or use the space on the sides of the word.

Make sure you stop by The Cut Shoppe store to pick up Beach Vacation!  And if you're planning to do a little shopping while you're there, don't forget about our 25% off sale that lasts through July 6th!

 

Summer Adventure | Marsha Farris

Hey friends!  Marsha here today sharing a spread in my Life Crafted Album using the Summer Adventure Freebie Friyay cut file.

For my layout, I mainly used the Crate Paper Sunny Days collection by Maggie Holmes.  To begin the spread, I cut out the cut file using white cardstock.   This is my "go to" for cut files- I just love the way it pops against patterned papers.  I decided to create a pocket and layered the cut file over it.  I tucked several ephemera pieces into the pocket, and I used some of the stickers from the collection to embellish the die cuts.

The photo I am documenting is of my grandmother and I, taken a few years ago.  It's one of my favorites of us, enjoying an afternoon at the beach.  I layered ephemera pieces behind the photo and embellished around the photo with chipboard and stickers.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to check out The Cut Shoppe store and grab this fun Freebie Friyay cut file!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | SUMMER ADVENTURE

Hopefully all things summer are happening wherever you are!  We've got an awesome summer themed FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File for you today!  You can find Summer Adventure in The Cut Shoppe store.  And if you've missed any of our other Freebie Friyay Cut Files, make sure you pick them up, while you're there!

I used the cut file with the fun Crate Paper Sunny Days collection by Maggie Holmes.  If we're doing anything during the summer, it's usually a visit to the pool, because it's just too hot around here to do anything else outside.  I used a couple of the bright colored patterned papers from the Sunny Days collection for the cut file.  Then I placed my photo at the top and finished the rest of my layout with several embellishment clusters.

We hope you have fun using the Summer Adventure cut file!  And don't forget to tag us on Instagram, when you use any cut files from The Cut Shoppe on your projects!!  You can also use the hashtag #thecutshoppe.

 

FREEBIE FRIYAY APRIL | Picture This

For scrapbookers, our photos are the most important part of our projects, so what could be better for April's Freebie Friyay Cut File, than a frame design!!  You can download the FREE Picture This Cut File for April, HERE.  It will also be added to The Cut Shoppe store on April 10th (and will still be FREE).  I have a layout and a new Process Video to go along with it, showing how I used the Cut File.

I used the new Happiness collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.  I love the way the colors from the collection look with the light Pink card stock that I used to cut the Picture This Cut File.

We hope you have fun using the Picture This Cut File!!  If you've missed any of our other recent Freebie Friyay Cut Files make sure you visit The Cut Shoppe store and find them under our FREE designs section.