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!

Valentine's Day Tags

Hello! It's Heather here with some fun and simple Valentine's Day tags to share with you. Valentine's Day is tomorrow (whoa, right?!) and I just LOVE making little things to give others. I decided to make these tags to put on some treats for my family. 

I used the Pack Your Bags Tags diecut for the base tags. You could use any of the tag cut files in the shop, though, since you're only going to be cutting the basic tag shape. I diecut those, and right around that time I happened to be watching a Wilna Furstenburg video where she paints her tags with chalkboard paint, and I had the epiphany to chalkboard paint the tags (I had totally forgotten that I had chalkboard paint). As you can see, some of the tags just had diecut shapes in the tags, so those were really simple to make. Note: I diecut them before painting them. ;) 

I used the "Sew Loved" cut file for the x covered heart and the Sweet Hearts cut file for the ME+U tag (I used only the text from one of the hearts).

The tags with the "hugs" and "love" diecuts stapled to them are from the Candy Hearts cut file set. I cut them out of watercolor paper (double cut!) and painted them, of course with watercolors. I wrote the TO and FROM with a white Sakura Jelly Roll pen AKA the best white pen ever. 

It took me a long time to decide whether I liked the tags. Honestly they didn't look that awesome. But then I thought that if I added some white paint splatters, that would help them out. So I used some basic white acrylic paint and a paintbrush to splatter the paint onto the tags. I knew I couldn't use white mist because it would probably smear on the chalkboard painted surface. And voila! I liked them much better. It's so crazy how one small thing can help the whole project out. :)

So there ya go! Some fun and relatively- quick Valentine's Day tags! 

xoxo, 

Pack Your Bags

Hello everyone, it's Danielle here with you today. Last Thursday this awesome set of Pack Your Bags Tags was added to the store and I always get very excited when I see new travel themed cut files!

I created a background with two of the tags and tucked a third one in the cluster. I used the Crate Paper Notes & Things collection and added some Pinkfresh Studio wood drop chevrons.

This is the complete set of Pack Your Bags Tags and you can find it overhere in the store.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hello Happy Day

There are lots of exciting things happening at The Cut Shoppe!  We've got our Design Team Call that ends tomorrow, you can play along with our October Cut It Out Challenge, there's a fun Team Up coming next month, and TODAY is new Cut File day in The Cut Shoppe!  There are four new Cut File sets available in the Shop today, and I thought it would be fun to see how many I could use on my layout!

I incorporated 3 of the 4 new Cut Files sets on my layout, and even added one more, using the Hip2BSquare background Cut File.

 

Using a mix of cut files is a great way to add a fun look to your layout, without using a lot of embellishments.  This is great for your wallet, because your cut files can be used over and over again, in so many different ways!  I wanted to use a White cardstock background, but also wanted some color behind the Hip2BSquare background cut file, so I used some Gelatos before adhering the cut file.  And the outlined Hello from the Chit Chat cut file and the alphas from the A to the Z cut file set, were perfect for creating the title on my page.  And I just had to incorporate one of the fun tags from the Pack Your Bags Tags cut file set, so I used the Adventure tag and added a few embellishments.

We love seeing how you are using the Cut Files and Printables on your layouts and projects, so make sure you post on our Facebook page, tag us on Instagram and link up your layouts for the October Cut It Out Challenge!  And don't forget to sign up for our FREE Weekly Newsletter, to stay updated and to get Coupon Codes and Free Cut Files for Newsletter Subscribers only!

 

Now pop over to The Cut Shoppe and check out all of the new Cut Files, and make sure you haven't missed out on any others that might catch your eye!

Supplies:  A to the Z Alpha, Chit Chat & Pack Your Bags Tags Cut Files:  The Cut Shoppe; Patterned Paper & Cork Embellishments:  Studio Calico; Gelatos: Faber-Castell; Color Shine:  Heidi Swapp; Flair Button:  A Flair for Buttons; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Love Paper Clip:  Freckled Fawn; Date Stamp:  American Crafts; Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette Cameo