Coffee Break : Kim Jeffress

Hello everyone! It is Kim Jeffress and I  am thrilled to be joining you here on The Cut Shoppe blog for the first time. I was so happy to see the new Coffee Break cut file in the shop and I knew straight away which photos I was going to scrap with the new  design.

The Coffee Break cut file was perfect for these photos of my husband finding his favourite Italian coffee when we visited Rome recently.

I cut the cut file on some dark woodgrain pattern paper from Heidi Swapp. Do you spy how I trimmed off the spoon and saucer from the design?  Don't be afraid to play around with your designs to better suit your layout.

I added some contrasting pattern paper under neath the layered heart and adhered it with foam tape so the heart sides stand up from the base. I love this subtle way of creating texture.

I also added foam tape underneath the large areas of the cup and handle, while adhering the thin outline directly to my background pattern paper. This provides some contrast to the dark wood pattern paper and again adds depth and dimension.

I added some fun word stickers to the coffee cup for an eclectic feel. I love the contacts this provides against the dark wood grain pattern paper. 

I have popped my layout into my travel album I am working on and I can't wait to make my next layout!

Till next time!

Mug Shot | Kelly Janes

Hey everyone! Kelly here today to share a new layout using the Java Script Cut File.

I started in Cricut Design Space by using the "contour" feature to hide the words in the coffee mug. I then took one of the hearts from the steam and duplicated it. I resized the heart and "sliced" it in the center of the mug. I then cut the mug on a piece of ombre patterned paper from Pinkfresh Studio.

I took a piece of white cardstock and added some mixed media and stamping. I positioned the mug in the center of the layout after I added hand-stitching around the outside edge of the cut file. I then added numerous floral die cuts to make it look like they were coming out of the mug.

I added my photo to the left of the cut file and positioned my title on the mug. I added my journaling with a white pen at the base of the mug; along with white splatters. I thought the edges of the layout looked a little bare, so I cut messily along the edges and added a pink patterned paper.

This layout was so fun to put together! Coffee & my dogs are two of my favorite things!

LOVE YOU & LOVE COFFEE!

Hi friends! It's Monique here again today sharing a layout created the fabulous "Heart Felt" cut file from The Cut Shoppe's Etsy Store. I really adore this cut file and could use it over and over again. Today I chose a photo of my youngest making me coffee ... this is one of the first times he's doing that so that had to be documented. Normally I'm the one making him a hot chocolate, but today he wanted to do something in return. He's such a sweet kid!! The Healthy Hello Soup collection from Jillibean Soup was perfect, with it's coffee cups papers and die-cuts.

The Heart Felt cut file is really a background cut file but cut in a smaller size it's just as awesome! 

A few close-ups:

I created my layout on a sheet of white AC cardstock, but when I was finished with my page I found the result a bit too white and decided to use my SC water color paint to color the inside of the hearts in a light yellow. Love the result! 

And don't you just love these cup die-cuts from Jillibean Soup?! 

I added some random machine stitching and my page was done! Hope you like it! 

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today! Don't forget to have a look in The Cut Shoppe's Etsy Store for many more beautiful cut files! 

Have a Cuppa!

Hey everyone! It's Monique on the blog today sharing a layout created with the "Free Falling" cut file; a cut file from some time ago, but as it's still one of my favorites I really wanted to share it with you.

As you can see there isn't a whole lot of cutting going on on my page! I decided I'd much rather stitch the image of the cut file on my page instead of a cut image, so I used one of my sketch pens instead of the blade in my Silhouette Cameo.

Here's what I did. I chose the "Free Falling" cut file from the The Cut Shoppe Etsy Store and opened it in my Silhouette Cameo. Once opened I selected only the "cuppa" image and deleted the other images: 

Next I resized the image and decided where I wanted to sketch it:

As I didn't want the sketched image show through my stitching I wanted to draw the design on the back of my white cardstock background. I selected the image, right clicked and flipped the image horizontally:

Next I adjusted my cut settings from "blade" to "sketch pen" and clicked "send to Silhouette". 

Mind to adhere your cardstock upside down on the sticky mat (I forgot!). Use a paper piercing tool to pierce little holes in your cardstock (which is on the back of your layout) following the lines of the sketched image. Turn the page around, choose different colors of embroidery thread and stitch the pierced holes:

For my layout I used last year's Christmas collection from Pretty Little Studio: Merry & Bright. Here's another close-up of my page: 

And this is the "Free Falling" cut file from The Cut Shoppe Etsy Store I used:

For this cut file and many many more check out The Cut Shoppe Etsy Store. Thank you so much for stopping by our blog today! Have fun creating!

Everyday Coffee

Hi everyone, Julie back with you today sharing a layout using 2 cut files from the store, the Cuppa Joe cut file & the One Fine Day cut file.

I first took my background piece of paper & added lots of mixed media to it, inks through stencils, splatters, stamps, texture paste & then laid a few strips of patterned paper down the centre. I made photo mats for my photos & added those, 1 at the top & 2 at the bottom. I cut out & coloured the cut files with distress inks & added those around the page. I punched out some various sizes of circles & added those to the layers. I added a few strips of patterned paper & some washi tape to both outside edges & finished the page off with a few flair badges, some vellum hearts & some enamel dots.

Thanks so much to taking the time to look today & I’ll be back later in the month xoxo

Coffee Time!

I get super excited whenever there is a new coffee-themed cut file in the shop, and the Cuppa Joe cut file is no exception!

I used it to create this layout that showcases lots of coffee selfies using the coffee quote and the "today starts here" images from the cut file.

Since I had lots of busy photos, I made them smaller so they wouldn't clash as much with each other. It's not perfect, but I thought it would be best to leave them in color instead of black and white.

Thanks for joining me! I hope you have a great day, and don't forget to check out the new cut files in the shop! :)

but first, coffee

Hello

Fearless here again, with another portion of coffee, I have realized myself that both of my projects this month relate to it, oh well, I guess we all have to have it sometimes!

this time I have created an art journal pages, they do relax me and help me to express myself, how about you? what's your favorite form of expression?

products:

have a lovely day

xoxo

Latte Love

Hello

Fearless here today to share with you one of my first projects for the cut shoppe, I must say I'm pretty excited about this, and even more happy to be a part of this fantastic team along with all those talented ladies!

I have had so much fun (as usual) while creating this latte love layout, I hope you will like it too:

here's what I have used:

I hope you have enjoyed your visit

love

Coffee Love

Coffee is pretty much my favorite thing ever. I love the morning (and all throughout the day) ritual of having coffee, and I love my Starbucks.I had these pictures in mind when I purchased bits of the newest line from Shimelle. And what better to express love for coffee than adorable string art heart cut files? 

To create this layout, I cut three of the hearts from Over the Moon from an ombre paper. I placed them across the page, and built my layout from there!

I love how complex and beautiful the hearts are, and I tried not to cover them up! My layout was looking a little bare, however, so I placed embellishments going down the page. I think the hearts still stand out nicely!

If you love coffee as much as I do, be sure to check out The Java Script cut file! It's perfect for those of us who are crazy for coffee. Have a great day!