Welcome to the Cut Shoppe blog, Wendy here today sharing a day in the life type of layout. I chose to use the Get Around cut files with some clouds from Go Fly a Kite and Oodles of Doodles (some of my favorite clouds), to document our today.
The layout began with the today cut which I offset to create a piece bold enough to hold patterns, pictures, and ephemera.
To create a scene for our family I added in some fun die-cuts to help ground the circle cut.
To complete the scene which I created with the Simple Stories die-cuts, and again to ground the circle cut file, I added in a few of my go to cloud cuts.
Thanks so much for joining me today as I scrapped our everyday, I encourage you to take the time to document whatever your today looks like because you can never get it back!
The first thing I did, was to make my own stencil using the Optical Illusion cut file. I took a sheet of laminating plastic and cut out the design. You can also use a scrap piece of cardstock and make a single use stencil.
Then, I used that stencil to apply some heavy matte gel medium and start building some texture on my page. Once the gel was dry, I went in with my galatos and added some color. At the bottom corner, I smudged my gelatos on the page and then sprayed them with some water to help them spread and drip. For the top corner, I used a baby wipe to apply the color to give it a softer look.
From the Oodles of doodles set, I used the "love" design to cut and use as my title. I backed the empty areas with some papers from the Cute Girl 6x6 paper pad in colors that matched the gelatos.
The embellishing part is not that fancy. I didn't really want to cover a lot of the mixed media work I did on the background so I kept the embellishments cluster in small areas.
That was it! I really hope you enjoyed this page. It was definitely a really fun technique to play with and I really hope you will give this a try. Until next time, happy scrapping :)
Good Morning! Wendy here today sharing some cuteness with my two boys. To highlight my cute picture I chose to use the Love Rules Freebie, Boys Rule, Foodgram, and Oodles of Doodles cut files.
I began my layout with the Love Rules Freebie which I cut from white cardstock and the pastel dot patterned paper. To add in a splash of boyishness, I used the word Boys which was a leftover (I have a drawer with my leftover cuts.) from another layout using the Boys Rule cut file. You will notice that I have made a visual triangle with the black to not only lead your eyes through the layout, but to add the boy feel to an otherwise feminine layout.
To bring out the blue in my boys (and again add in some boyishness)
I used the Foodgram cut file for the title HomeMade.
And my last step was to add some extra little touches to give the finishing touches to the layout. I had these leafy branches cut in another color which didn't fit my layout, but since the backs were white I was able to flip them over and use them to dress up the blank spots.
Thanks for joining me today, I hope you have been inspired to hold onto all those extra cuts you've made and create with them! You can find all these files and many more at the Cut Shoppe etsy.
Hello scrappy friends, it's Zinia here and today I want to share with you a wreath design I created using a super cute cut file from the Cut Shoppe etsy store.
So I grabbed a bunch of 6x6 paper sheets mainly from Paige Evans' "Take me Away" collection and I started cutting a some of the shapes from the Oodles of Doodles cut file. I picked different shapes in different sizes for every paper I cut to have some variety of die cuts to work with.
Once I had all my pieces cut I arranged them on my page. To make my wreath more "rich" I decided to fussy cut some flowers that came in one of the 12x12 papers from the "Take me Away" collection. I started committing to the arrangement by sticking down the flowers first and then slowly adding the die cut pieces.
It was a bit hard to balance all the different shapes, sizes and patterns but I took my time and made sure to spread everything evenly.
To add some more interest around the wreath, I sprinkled with some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Sweet Mint and Gold.
For my title I used the gold phrase thickers from the "Take me Away" collection paired with the small gold alphas from the Maggie Holmes "Gather" accent stickers sheet.
With all the business of the wreath, I didn't really need to do a lot of embellishing. I added a few gold phrase stickers and a few more little bits just help the design look more balanced.
I'm really excited about the way this turned out. I enjoyed the whole process of placing all the little die cut pieces and adding the final touches with the extra embellishments.
I really hope you enjoyed this as well and you got inspired to create something beautiful with your cut files from the Cut Shoppe etsy store. Until next time, happy scrapping :)
Hello fellow Creators! Michelle here today with a cute new layout using the Oodles of Doodles cut file set and a super cute photo of my little girl Leila. This face is so precious to us, and a few years have passed since the photo was taken, but I just had to share it with you all.
I've focused on using just 1 design from the set, the multiple heart shape, which I've duplicated 5 times and welded together to create a flower shape. Each similar part of the design has been backed with the same papers. Smaller hearts all in a spotted paper, middle heart pieces in an ombre brush stroke paper and the outer heart shapes in a multi coloured painted effect paper. Then lastly, the middle star with a bright green paper. Once all the pieces were backed I sewed around each shape with some white cotton thread.
Here's some close ups..
I alternated the stitching size around the shapes for some added texture
I embellished the page with some fussy cut flowers from the same collection, Fancy Free by Paige Evans. Love this collection and it is perfect for using with cut files!
Thats all from me today. I hope this has inspired you in some way.
Be sure to check out the new files within The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, and don't forget to share your creations with us!
Happy Labor Day! It's time to introduce our first Guest Designer for September! Help us welcome Sherry Coogan! Sherry is super sweet, and creates amazing layouts and we love her use of cut files! She has an amazing layout to share with us today, but first let's get to know a bit about Sherry.
Hello, everyone! My name is Sherry Coogan and I
live in beautiful Signal Mountain, TN with my husband, two children, and
a spoiled cat.
Combining
pretty paper with cherished photos is truly a passion of mine. Creating
with Ashley’s fun and fabulous cut files was such a treat!
When I’m not scrapbooking, I love to read, exercise, and dabble in art.
Thanks so much for joining us Sherry! Let's see Sherry's gorgeous layout using the Oodles of Doodles cut file and the Happy Camper cut file!
WOW!! This layout is right up my alley! I love the bright, happy colors Sherry used and the way she layered multiple cut files from the two different sets! And how cute are the 4 little photos placed around the compass die cut! Thank you so much Sherry for guesting with us! You can find more of Sherry's beautiful work on her Blog, My Favorite Things. You can also find links to more of Sherry's social media platforms on her Blog.
Hello everyone!, Nathalie here bringing a layout that combines some of my favorite things: cut files, stitching, and black and white pictures (in no particular order...).
The completed layout
To create the background of this project, I chose the curly cue figure of the "Oodles of Doodles" cut file, and welded together a few of the shapes. I used the sketch pens to draw the curls, and then added an offset to the entire image.
After using a push pin to make little holes on the curl designs, i used a few hours of Netflix to stitch away my design. The colors of the thread are those on the Fancy Free papers from Pink Paislee (which are used on this layout).
a close up to the stitching and pattern on the design.
To create the title, I chose the Friends Forever cut file. I used gold glitter paper to cut the word "Besties", "#", and "heart" shapes.
I used the heart shapes as ephemera pieces on the picture, along with some of the paper cut-outs from the Fancy Free collection.
a close up to the picture's details.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you visit the Cut Shoppe's Etsy store to pick up these cut files and many more (there are so many possibilities in each cut file). Don't forget to share with us what you are creating with The Cut Shoppe cut files, we love to see your projects!
