Beautiful

Happy Tuesday! Laura here, bringing you another little taste of paradise your way. One of the days, on my Costa Rican adventure, we went kayaking in a mangrove estuary. There was just a sliver of mangrove trees separating this channel from the ocean. I live in the Pacific Northwest and LOVE the coast! It is often cold, windy, rainy and the water turns your toes numb in a few minutes. This was a different section of the Pacific, for sure! The water was so warm and the sand dark and silky. There wasn't much wind and, as you can see, thunderstorms were brewing, which means it was really humid. Whilst waiting for our kayaks to be prepared, we strolled over to the beach to take a look. It was so beautiful!

I decided that making a mosaic using Quirky Quilt was the perfect background for this scene. It's a great cut because it comes with 3 versions, the full cut and 2 cuts with just some of the patterns. I used the full cut with white cardstock and that became my frame. I laid it down on a piece of nice patterned paper, then I cut the blue from one of the 2 partial pattern files and used foam tape to add them into their places inside the frame. Hint: try to remove just the frame from this step, leaving the patterns still on the mat. Then lay your mat close to the frame you'll be filling, so you can tell where each piece goes without a lot of thought. I added the pieces in whilst watching tv and had no trouble.

I used the waves from Make A Splash and Life's A Beach to add in both color and a relevant embellishment. I cut them from plain white card stock and misted them with some shimmer mist, then sprinkled some of the same mist to the background. A few beach themed bit here and there and a super fun wood title completed the piece.

Stop by the shop and pick up these cut files today! I love all three and use them a lot. Thanks for stopping by.

Merry Merry

The layout I'm sharing today uses the very versatile Quirky Quilt cut file. This cut file includes three variations, each one great for mixing patterns and/or colors and for using up scraps. 

Here I repurposed leftover paper scraps from a couple of older Christmas collections to create a "star-studded" background for my page:

Different patterned papers were used to back the openings of each individual "star":

Next, after adding a layered-paper photo mat, I embellished with a candycane paper clip and Christmas colored brads:

A smattering of gold stars highlights a title from the Bits & Baubles cut file: 

Several other motifs and sayings come with this file,

and I can't wait to use them all. I think that plank tree might be next! Or maybe the candy cane! 

With both seasonal and non-seasonal files from The Cut Shoppe, decorating my scrapbook pages can be just as much fun as decorating my home for Christmas. ;) 

Hello Love

Hello there! Today I have a layout to share with you using the super fun Quirky Quilts cut file! I love quilt patterns,this cut file comes with THREE awesome quilt patterns!

My favorite thing to do with quilt patterns is to back them with different patterned papers. A 6"x6" pad works great for this!

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I love how backing a cut file allows you to show case lots of different patterns without being over the top. It's a great way to use up scraps too! I can't wait to do the same thing with the other two patterns in this set! There are lots of new cut files in the shop, so be sure to stop by. Have a great day!

Blessed

Hello friends! It's Thanksgiving week here in the US so I wanted to do a layout all about being grateful!  There are so many fun cut files in shop to choose from!  

I like to start with a background cut file and I chose the Quirky Quilt 2.  You get three cut awesome cut files to use when you purchase this from the shop! I adhered different patterned papers into each "star". 

For my title, I used a word from Thankful Tidings.  You can choose from eight different words or incorporate multiple ones into your page.  

How cute are these Thankful Tags? I used the "Family" tag to accent my photo. 

On the other side of my photo, I used a cute frame plus a leaf from one of the border files in Fall Finds!  I had it left over from another project and thought it would look cute on my page! 

Thank you for stopping by! Don't forget each month you can link up your own layout using one of The Cut Shoppe designs on our blog! We would love to see your creations!  Have a great day!