I Love It Here | Erica Thompson

Can you believe it is September already? My term is almost up here at The Cut Shoppe but don't worry you can still see plenty of projects using Ashley's awesome cut files on  my Instagram and YouTube! Today I want to share a layout I created using the Geo to Go cut file! I love background files like this where I can use different pattern papers to fill in the background! This is also a great cut file to use up small scraps!

I recently took a little road trip down to Georgia to teach some workshops! I had the best time at the iScrap On shop and meeting all the wonderful ladies! I can't wait to go back in November! I cut the file out on some white cardstock and pulled out the Doodlebug Design I Heart Travel collection. I used the 6x6 paper pad to back the cut file. 

I love the colors and icons in this collection. It is perfect for all kinds of travel! The odds & ends die cut packed is jam packed and oh so cute! There are little geo tags with faces that are just super cute! I knew I had to use the Geo to Go cut file with this collection.

The photos I printed in black and white since they really did not match all the colors I used on the background. The cut file is popped up on foam adhesive and adhered to a white piece of cardstock. To finish off the layout I tucked in different die cuts around the photos and added some enamel stickers. 

Here is a look at my completed layout using the Geo to Go cut file!

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Summer Fun

Hi All,

Zsoka here with you today to show you my latest layout I've created for The Cut Shoppe.

I chose the Geo to Go cut file this time. I love this cut file, it's not the first time I used it!

  

I decided to go with the wonderful summer collection, Endless Summer from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. I am not so into pastels but this collection is a dream to work with, I am glad I bought it! It simply makes me happy. Every single piece! What I love about CVS the most is the big variety of embellies with each collection. My favourites are the woodies, I may or may not have bought 3 packs of them :D.

I started out by backing my cut file with different patterned papers as usual. This took me a while, so I was watching Jane the Virgin in the meantime. Have you guys seen it? Hilarious. I used to watch telenovelas as a kid, because that was pretty much all we had on TV back then, ha! Anyhow, back to topic.

I printed a big size photo for a layout and I only have 12x18" photo paper, which I normally waste...But this time I actually took the time and figured out how to fill it up and print more photos on it in all sorts of sizes. Well this one is a bit of an odd size, I just enlarged it to fit in the last bit of white space I had left.

I put some tissue paper behind my photo and adhered it to my background. I then cut a frame from the ephemera pack in half and glued these in two corners of the photo, just to add a little something. My title is also from the ephemera pack, I glued SUMMER directly onto my photo and added some pop dots to the FUN die cut to raise it up a bit. I attached a small die cut with a clip - this is the only thing on the layout that is not from Endless Summer. I believe this is from Freckled Fawn. Also a woodie found its new home in this corner!

There are a few hibiscus die cuts in the ephemera pack and they are so gorgeous! I tucked them under my photo on the top and on the left. Some of them I popped up to give them a bit of dimension.

I then added some more ephemera pieces to the left side of my photo, plus a puffy camera and a woodie. Of course!

One of the Geo tags I filled with enamel shapes and yet another woodie. :)

To finish it off, I stamped my date and added some black ink splatters. No journaling on this one since I scrapped several photos from the same day!

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope I could inspire you X

Guest Designer | Zsoka Marko

We are so excited to introduce our first of two April Guest Designers!!  Zsoka Marko is with us today, and she created three amazing layouts with cut files from The Cut Shoppe!  Zsoka caught our eye last year, when she started posting layouts with the cut files, and we just had to invite her to guest design with us!  Before we see the layouts from Zsoka, let's get to know a little bit more about her!

I’m Hungarian, living in Germany with my Dutch boyfriend and our 7-year-old son. I’ve been living here for over 11 years and I have no plans to return home.  I have been crafting all my life. I went through all crafts there is, I think  I had been cookie/cake decorating for about 3 years when the bomb hit.  I had 3 slipped discs and sciatica and I lost my mojo.  Probably because for 8 months I was in horrific pain and no treatment helped. Then I went for surgery.  I always wanted to try scrapbooking and while I was recovering at home I needed something to take my mind off of my misery! I was not able to sit for almost a year, and figured this I can do standing too, so I did just that! This was a year ago, and I haven’t stopped since. Not a day goes by without me creating something, I am so in love! It also helps that I’ve had several successes in this short time, features on different blogs, guest designing for Shimelle and recently the most amazing project I could ever dream of: I had the honor to guest design for Pink Paislee! I created 7 layouts, a mini album and a card. I loved it so much because I could create feminine layouts, which I don’t normally do because I have a boy!

Thanks so much for sharing with us Zsoka!  It's great to get to know more about you!  Now, let's get to those layouts!

THIS HAPPENED:  GEO TO GO CUT FILE

THE GOOD LIFE: SPLENDID SPRING CUT FILE

LITTLE EXPLORER:  WHAT GOES AROUND CUT FILE

WOW!  These are all fantastic Zsoka!  Love the bright colors on the boy layouts and the soft look with the gold on the feminine layout!

You can check out more of Zsoka's amazing work on her Blog, A Pocket Full of Scrap!  And make sure you are following her on Instagram at zsokamarko.

Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us Zsoka!

Guest Designer | Sarah King

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, we have an awesome Guest Designer joining us!  Let's welcome Sarah King!  Sarah is one of my fellow Team members on Hip Kit Club, and she always does an amazing job with cut files.  We are excited to have her on the Blog today, and to check out the gorgeous layout she created.  Before we get to Sarah's layout, let's get to know a little bit more about her.

My name is Sarah, I'm a stay at home mom of 4 kiddos and and awesome hubby,  I love them all so much! Ive been scrapping off and on for 21 years now and it never gets old. I love to play with paper and other pretty things. I love my firends and family, they keep me doing what I love.

Thanks so much for designing for us today, Sarah!  Let's see what she created!

I love that Sarah used a tone on tone look with the Geo to Go background cut file and added some fun layers with the Nautical Notions cut file set.  The pops of color look great against the White background!  Beautiful work, Sarah!

You can find more of Sarah's work and Social Media links by visiting her Blog, Scrappin My Little Royals.

Youngest Coffee Drinker Ever?!

Hellooooo my crafty peeps!

Sarah here today to share a layout I made starring the cutest little coffee drinker ever!! lol (disclaimer: he's not ACTUALLY drinking coffee, but it would explain the fact that he doesn't sleep!)

I still have quite a few goodies left from the Clique Kits September kit from our team up with those fabulous ladies, and I just love the little wire coffee cups and thought they would be perfect for this layout! I also kind of have a paper crush on this Geo to Go cut file! Any file that I can cut once and use in two different ways on a layout is my BFF ;) 

I love how the Geo to Go file adds that little bit of texture and dimension under my photo!

And I REALLY love how I could use the chalkboard paint from the kit and paint some of the geo tag shapes and use them for my journaling!! Sooo fun!

see how cool this file is?! This one is definitely going to be used for many future projects!

Thanks for stopping by! 

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Blessings!