NSD CHALLENGE NO. 4

Welcome to The Cut Shoppe's National Scrapbook Day 2018 (more than one day) celebration!!  We've got lots of fun things happening over the next four days, so make sure you check out everything in this post, so you won't miss out!

First thing's first!!...we've got four AWESOME, NEW, FREE Cut Files for our favorite people...that's all of you!  :)  You can download all four designs, by clicking on the graphic below.

Next, let's get to the challenge details.

No. 4 - It's our last challenge of the weekend, and this time we're LAYERING WITH A CUT FILE!  Have fun on this one!

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Now, it's your turn to play along!

Here are the details for participating in the Challenge:

1.  Create any project, using a Cut File/Cut Files from The Cut Shoppe...it can be any of our Free designs, designs from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store or our Exclusive Cut Files in the ScrapbookNerd online shop.  THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAIL, IS THAT IT MUST BE A CUT FILE FROM THE CUT SHOPPE.

2.  Leave a link in the comments on this post to your project.

3.  Your project can be combined with other NSD Challenges happening this weekend.

4.  The challenge will remain open until midnight CST on Friday, May 11.  All entries must be submitted by then to be considered.

5.  One random winner will be chosen to win 20 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store! 

6.  All winners will be announced on The Cut Shoppe Blog on Monday, May 14th.  It is your responsibility to check back on the Blog to see if you are a winner!

Upload your projects on Instagram and TAG us, @thecutshoppe, and use the hashtag #tcsnsd2018.

One overall winner will be chosen from the hashtags, to receive 30 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store!

The winner will be tagged on Instagram, Monday, May 7th.  

And last, but not least.  We've got a 50% off sale on the entire store, through Monday, May 7th!  This is a great time to stock up on your favorite designs!

HAVE FUN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THAT YOU CREATE THIS YEAR FOR NSD!  MAKE SURE YOU CHECK BACK EVERYDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, FOR MORE CHALLENGES!

 

NSD CHALLENGE NO. 3

Welcome to The Cut Shoppe's National Scrapbook Day 2018 (more than one day) celebration!!  We've got lots of fun things happening over the next four days, so make sure you check out everything in this post, so you won't miss out!

First thing's first!!...we've got four AWESOME, NEW, FREE Cut Files for our favorite people...that's all of you!  :)  You can download all four designs, by clicking on the graphic below.

Next, let's get to the challenge details.

No. 3 - Today, we're creating a LARGE TITLE WITH A CUT FILE.  And we've got a great mix of inspiration from the Design Team!

Now, it's your turn to play along!

Here are the details for participating in the Challenge:

1.  Create any project, using a Cut File/Cut Files from The Cut Shoppe...it can be any of our Free designs, designs from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store or our Exclusive Cut Files in the ScrapbookNerd online shop.  THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAIL, IS THAT IT MUST BE A CUT FILE FROM THE CUT SHOPPE.

2.  Leave a link in the comments on this post to your project.

3.  Your project can be combined with other NSD Challenges happening this weekend.

4.  The challenge will remain open until midnight CST on Friday, May 11.  All entries must be submitted by then to be considered.

5.  One random winner will be chosen to win 20 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store! 

6.  All winners will be announced on The Cut Shoppe Blog on Monday, May 14th.  It is your responsibility to check back on the Blog to see if you are a winner!

Upload your projects on Instagram and TAG us, @thecutshoppe, and use the hashtag #tcsnsd2018.

One overall winner will be chosen from the hashtags, to receive 30 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store!

The winner will be tagged on Instagram, Monday, May 7th.  

And last, but not least.  We've got a 50% off sale on the entire store, through Monday, May 7th!  This is a great time to stock up on your favorite designs!

HAVE FUN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THAT YOU CREATE THIS YEAR FOR NSD!  MAKE SURE YOU CHECK BACK EVERYDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, FOR MORE CHALLENGES!

 

NSD CHALLENGE NO. 2

Welcome to The Cut Shoppe's National Scrapbook Day 2018 (more than one day) celebration!!  We've got lots of fun things happening over the next four days, so make sure you check out everything in this post, so you won't miss out!

First thing's first!!...we've got four AWESOME, NEW, FREE Cut Files for our favorite people...that's all of you!  :)  You can download all four designs, by clicking on the graphic below.

Next, let's get to the challenge details.

No. 2 - For our second Challenge, we are STITCHING WITH A CUT FILE.  You can use hand-stitching or machine stitching for your project.

  
Now, it's your turn to play along!

Here are the details for participating in the Challenge:

1.  Create any project, using a Cut File/Cut Files from The Cut Shoppe...it can be any of our Free designs, designs from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store or our Exclusive Cut Files in the ScrapbookNerd online shop.  THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAIL, IS THAT IT MUST BE A CUT FILE FROM THE CUT SHOPPE.

2.  Leave a link in the comments on this post to your project.

3.  Your project can be combined with other NSD Challenges happening this weekend.

4.  The challenge will remain open until midnight CST on Friday, May 11.  All entries must be submitted by then to be considered.

5.  One random winner will be chosen to win 20 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store! 

6.  All winners will be announced on The Cut Shoppe Blog on Monday, May 14th.  It is your responsibility to check back on the Blog to see if you are a winner!

Upload your projects on Instagram and TAG us, @thecutshoppe, and use the hashtag #tcsnsd2018.

One overall winner will be chosen from the hashtags, to receive 30 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store!

The winner will be tagged on Instagram, Monday, May 7th.  

And last, but not least.  We've got a 50% off sale on the entire store, through Monday, May 7th!  This is a great time to stock up on your favorite designs!

HAVE FUN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THAT YOU CREATE THIS YEAR FOR NSD!  MAKE SURE YOU CHECK BACK EVERYDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, FOR MORE CHALLENGES!

 

NSD CHALLENGE NO. 1

Welcome to The Cut Shoppe's National Scrapbook Day 2018 (more than one day) celebration!!  We've got lots of fun things happening over the next four days, so make sure you check out everything in this post, so you won't miss out!

First thing's first!!...we've got four AWESOME, NEW, FREE Cut Files for our favorite people...that's all of you!  :)  You can download all four designs, by clicking on the graphic below.

Next, let's get to the challenge details.

No. 1 - Our first challenge is BACKING A CUT FILE.  This is a fun technique and our Design Team has some great inspiration to share with you.

  
Now, it's your turn to play along!

Here are the details for participating in the Challenge:

1.  Create any project, using a Cut File/Cut Files from The Cut Shoppe...it can be any of our Free designs, designs from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store or our Exclusive Cut Files in the ScrapbookNerd online shop.  THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAIL, IS THAT IT MUST BE A CUT FILE FROM THE CUT SHOPPE.

2.  Leave a link in the comments on this post to your project.

3.  Your project can be combined with other NSD Challenges happening this weekend.

4.  The challenge will remain open until midnight CST on Friday, May 11.  All entries must be submitted by then to be considered.

5.  One random winner will be chosen to win 20 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store! 

6.  All winners will be announced on The Cut Shoppe Blog on Monday, May 14th.  It is your responsibility to check back on the Blog to see if you are a winner!

Upload your projects on Instagram and TAG us, @thecutshoppe, and use the hashtag #tcsnsd2018.

One overall winner will be chosen from the hashtags, to receive 30 FREE CUT FILES of their choice from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store!

The winner will be tagged on Instagram, Monday, May 7th.  

And last, but not least.  We've got a 50% off sale on the entire store, through Monday, May 7th!  This is a great time to stock up on your favorite designs!

HAVE FUN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THAT YOU CREATE THIS YEAR FOR NSD!  MAKE SURE YOU CHECK BACK EVERYDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, FOR MORE CHALLENGES!

 

 

"Stay Wild" with Kira

Hello everyone!  It's Kira and I am back with a 12x12 scrapbook layout.  I had such a hard time deciding on what cut file from The Cut Shoppe to use today.  There are so many great ones.  I eventually settled on Folk Art.  There are so many great images on this cut file, I still have a few more I want to use!  But since I am scrapping this photo of my youngest son, I decided on the phrase Let's Stay Wild...since he is my wild child.

I started by cutting the title out on a leaf print paper with gold foiling from the Crate Paper Wild Heart collection.  Since the paper was 6x8, that dictated the size I would cut my title.  I sized the width at 5.5".

After what seemed like hours fussing with the placement of my title, I decided on the lower left corner of my page.  But decided I wanted it to say "Stay Wild" instead of "Let's Stay Wild".

I added some foam behind all of my letters to give it some dimension.  I also added a heart from the Wild Heart sticker sheet on top of the heart in the Y, and stapled it to give it some additional texture.

I positioned my photo in the upper right corner of my page and added a ton of layers, including foam for dimension.

To finish off my page, I used the gold foil specialty paper from Wild Heart to add a border to the right side of my page.  I stitched along it with gold thread.  And added some gold Heidi Swapp color shine.  You can never have enough gold, right?

Thanks for stopping by!

xo,

Kira 

NSD 50% SALE!

NSD is right around the corner...Saturday, May 5th...but we're starting the celebration a little early, at The Cut Shoppe!  To help you get ready for all of the crafty fun, the entire store is on sale starting TODAY-MAY 7TH!  Head over to the Etsy store and save 50% off on your favorite designs.  And we've got some fun challenges starting Thursday, May 3rd, so you'll definitely want to have some cut files to play along!!

  
Join us on the Blog Thursday, to join in all of the fun!

Life Is Better With a Smile | Tarrah McLean

Hi Cut Shoppe fans!

It's Tarrah McLean back with you today to share a new layout! This week I was feeling the circle designs so I started out by cutting the bottom left design in the 'Get Around' cut file set from patterned paper. 

One of the things I love to do with cut files like this is to back each hole with a different patterned paper, 6 x 6 paper pads are perfect for this if you have any laying around! I pulled out some older Amy Tangerine products to stash bust a little! 

Backing cut files can be a tedious job however I find it quite relaxing and I love the result once its all finished! I love how all the colours in the circle compliment each other. 

Once the cut file was all backed with the patterned paper, I machine stitched all the pieces for added texture and interest.

I used some foam adhesive to pop up the photo for dimension and to highlight it a bit more. I was so happy to use up some of the stash I have had laying around for a while!  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Check out The Cut Shoppe Etsy store for amazing cut files to enhance any project!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x