Campervan Adventures! | Elsie Robinson

Hey friends, it's Elsie here! I have a really fun layout to share with you today using one of the new cut files available in the store: Wheels on the Bus.

Paper-piecing is my favourite scrappy technique and so I was really excited to use this cut file. But this cut file is especially great to use if you're a paper-piecing beginner!

Once you've download the cut file, you'll see that all of the individual elements you'll need to piece together the campervan image are already seperated. This means that all you have to do is choose the patterned papers you want, send them to your cutting machine and glue them together! It's so easy and the cut file takes all of the annoying guess work and measuring out of doing a paper-piecing technique!

However, if you don't have a cut file machine you can also recreate this campervan image. You could print out the individual pieces of the camper, trace around them and cut them from patterned paper with some scissors. It will obviously take a little longer, but you will get very similar results.

And to add more detail I hand-stitched around the camper to add some cute and whimsical detail.

I also sized the cut file quite large, so it would be the main design element on this page. This meant that all of the embellishing was very quick and simple, as I didn't need to add much to finish off this page!

I hope you also give this cute paper-pieced campervan cut file a try on your next project!

Globe Getter Layout | Elsie Robinson

Hey friends, it's Elsie here! I have a 12x12 layout to share with you today, using one of the new cut files available in the TCS store: The Globe Getter.

Before sending the cut file to my die-cutting machine, I edited the file a little. I used the knife tool to separate the 'O' globe from the rest of the letters and made it about twice as large. I wanted the cut file to not only take up the width of the page but also the height, which helped fill out the page to create a more balanced design on this 12x12 layout size. 

I love using 'wordy' cut files on my layouts because it means that I can back each letter with a different patterned paper. It's fun to use loads of different patterns to create a really neat but colourful design. I used papers from various Crate Paper collections to back the letters and the globe.

And of course I ended up hand-stitching around the white borders to give some more texture and dimension.

I clustered most of the embellishments around the letters, to create a cute and whimsical look. I also cut a "swoosh" curved line (not sure what else to call it!) and glued an aeroplane sticker to the end which made it look like the aeroplane is flying around the world!

And finally I used a geotag chipboard sticker to mark where my photo was taken - I love how the globe is not just a decorative element but it's also practical!!

Destination Monteverde

Hello, Laura with you today. I'm continuing with layouts from my recent trip to Costa Rica. We began our adventure at Monteverde which boasts some pretty amazing cloud forests and canopy trails, as well as zip lining. To start off our time there, we took a short hike to a pretty waterfall, dinner, enjoyed a stunning sunset.

The Sideways Chevron file was the perfect cut to give the sense of moving to our location and going out to explore. I cut it out on a tan cardstock paper and layered over a fun green, then placed over some cute map paper. Before adding to the map paper, I stitched through all of the chevrons to add texture. I cut out a tag from Pack Your Bags and "Destination" from Here and There to add some red, like the bloom in my photo. All that was needed then were some enamel dots, wood, and chipboard bits, along with my journal strips.

I would love to see what you create with files from the shop, head on over today and pick up something fun for your next project!

Guest Designer Tina Walker

It's time to meet our July Guest Designer, and this month we have the very talented Tina Walker joining us!  I started following Tina's work years ago, when I discovered her on the Creating Keepsakes Message Board.  And I had the pleasure of designing with Tina, on the Love My Tapes Design Team.  Tina not only create amazing layouts, but you will also find gorgeous Mixed Media projects on her Blog and Galleries!  I'm so excited to share the three layouts Tina created for us, but first let's get to know a little more about her!

Hi!  I'm Tina Walker and I am so excited to be Guest Designing for The Cut Shoppe!  I dabbled in scrapbooking approximately 15-20 years ago and would create in bursts of artistic energy, but it wasn’t until 7 years ago when I really started to be ‘obsessed’ with Scrapbooking and all things creative.  I am a working mom, working outside the home.  My children are grown, so much of my inspiration comes from my two French bulldogs, Moose & Flikka.  They have quite the reputation in the scrapbook world.  You can see more of my Scrapbook, Home Décor, and Mixed media projects on my blog, A Dog’s Life.

WOW!  Tina did such an amazing job with the cut file sets!  And I really love the way she incorporated them into the backgrounds of her layouts!  Thanks so much Tina for sharing your beautiful work with us!  You can find more of Tina's work and Mixed Media on her Blog, A Dog's Life.  Make sure you check it out, and follow her on Social Media. 

International

Hi, it's Cara today!  So a bit of back story... I'm a Canadian living in Luxembourg and when I saw the recent travel and destination cutfiles I fell in love!  And I knew I needed to do a layout about how international Luxembourg is.  So many languages and so many cultures :D

I used the 'international' from the Here & There cutfile.  It just stood out to me among all these words and was the actual inspiration for this layout.

I then added the 'Going Abroad' tag from the Around the World cutfile but since we aren't going abroad I deleted the 'going' before cutting.  I ended up covering that space with letter stickers anyway ;)

 

And because I can never get enough cutfiles, I added some hearts from the Unconditional Love cutfile.

Have a fantastic day!