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NEW CUT FILES | Back to School Bash

Can you believe it's already time for back to school??!!  You're either ready to get those kids back with their teachers, or hoping to hang on to summer days a little bit longer.  We homeschool, so mine are with me 24/7!  HA!  Since we homeschool, I don't always have the usual school photos, but I just had to use the NEW School Days cut file.  Thankfully, we had the chance to help out on one of our church campuses last weekend with a backpack giveaway for kids in the community, and I made sure to snap a couple of photos.

When I sat down to work on the layout, I remembered having a kit from Freckled Fawn, that I bought last year that would work perfectly for a school themed layout.  All of my patterned papers are from the kit, and I love the way the burst patterned paper looks behind the backpack cut file.  Since I had cut the cut file from white cardstock and had such a bold paper backing it, I wanted something subtle behind it, but not solid white.  You can imagine how excited I was to have the fun notebook paper to use for my background!

Even though the papers from the Freckled Fawn kit worked with the school theme, most of the embellishments did not.  So I decided to dip into my Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours collection.  I looked for pieces that would coordinate with the colors in the burst paper and found quite a bit.  I created a photo cluster on the right hand side with some of the embellishments and then made another embellishment cluster on the left hand side, that included my journaling.

I needed something for my title, and had these black and white Thickers in my stash.  They work great with any collections, and I love the contrast with the bright colors.  The spacing worked out perfectly to add the title on the lower portion of the backpack.  

I hope you'll stop by The Cut Shoppe store and pick up the School Days cut file.  And while you're there, make sure you check out our other new designs that are now available!

 

This Is Us | Erica Thompson

This summer my husband and I attended a White Sox game...not just any White Sox game but the cross town classic. We had so much fun I knew I wanted to document this photo I took of us in our seats. Which by the way were fantastic! Sox lost the game but we had an awesome time. I printed the photo in black and white because I knew I would have a lot of color going on in my layout! I used a past Clique Kit that featured Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope and the This is Us cut file!

I pulled out a lot of ink pads from Catherine Pooler and began to create my background. I took the ink pads and applied some ink to an acrylic block. I added a couple sprays of water and used a paint brush to pick up some color. I make splatters across the page in all the pretty colors! I took some old packaging and smooshed it into some of the splatters to get a watercolor look. I love how it turned out.

Once the background was dry I added foam adhesive behind my cut file that I backed with papers from Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope! I adhered down to my layout and began to embellish with different pieces of ephemera and stickers. I created two different flower clusters. One on the right side and one on the left.

Here is a look at my completed layout using the This Is Us cutfile! I just love how it turned out. I hope you will grab this fabulous file from The Cut Shoppe and create something great! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Ready For Anything | Grid Layout With Theresa

Hello Lovelies! Theresa here with a really fun and quick scrapbook layout to share with you. I am using the Tickets Please cut file, which is available in the shop for free! Let's check it out!

Our son's eighth grade class traveled to Washington, DC, back in 2017 and he took these photos that I have used as the story for my layout. I chose the Just A Little Lovely collection from Pinkfresh Studio to help me tell these stories, and cut the tags from four of the patterned papers.

The tickets in this cut file are so much fun so everything on the layout is based on those ticket shapes. I cut the tickets themselves at just about 3"x4" and then printed and cut the photos the same.

I also cut a journaling card using one of the grid patterned papers from the kit. I then added my journaling and a few puffy stickers to embellish. I loved repeating these fun shapes!

A grid layout can be such a quick way to put a layout together, and in this layout I have repeated the tag shape in each element of the grid. Each tag has a bit of its own embellishment just for fun!

The main focus of this layout is the photo of Addison, which is at the top left corner of the layout. I added just a few die cuts and enamel dots to his photo as well.

What I love most is how the cut file tickets allow me to express sentiments in this layout that tell part of the story and also reinforce what I want our kids to know forever and ever. I hope they always take on the world ready for anything!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I have you picked up the gorgeous Tickets Please cut file yet? If so, please share with us so we can see your beautiful layouts! See you again soon!

Beach Bum

Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new layout to share using the Beach Bum cut file and the Out and About collection from Pinkfresh Studio.

I wanted this layout to have a bold and bright title to match my daughter's sweatshirt.  My favorite way to create a title is with a cut file.  No need to think of a clever title, just pick one from from the store!  lol

All I did to this file was back the hollow letters with pattern paper.  Cut files don't need to be complicated, sometimes just using them as they are is all you need!

Here's a close up of the stitching on my layout!

Thanks for stopping by!

totally clawsome | orange gearle

Hi!  Orange Gearle here with a layout using the Photo Album cut file.  I shrunk down the file so that it wasn't a full page -- and I made my photos about 2x2 inches. Here is a look at my layout :

And here is the cut file: 

I backed the cut file with papers from Pretty Little Studio's Document Life Collection. I love these bright colors!  I popped up each of the photos with some craft photo to add dimension.

I added some banners to just about every photo. These banners are from a cut apart from the Bohemian Dreams collection also by Pretty Little Studio. 

I used a hexagon punch to embellish to my layout. I made three clusters with these, using all the colors!  I added tangled thread through out for texture and more pops of color!

I printed my journaling on photo paper and cut it into strips! I also made a video of my process, if that's something that suits your fancy!

This was a fun one to put together! I hope you are inspired to create with this cut file. Thanks for stopping by! XO o.g.

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Too Cool for School

Happy August friends!  It's time for this month's FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut File, Too Cool for School.  Can you believe it's almost time for school to start again??!!  This Cut File is perfect for documenting previous school photos or saving for this year's upcoming photos.  You can find Too Cool for School by visiting The Cut Shoppe store and checking out our Free Designs section.  And don't forget, that our FREE Cut Files are always FREE, so you can download them anytime.

I wanted to use the Cut File for a layout in my Traveler's Notebook.  To make it work with the TN size, I turned it for a vertical title and cut it from one of the patterned papers in the Pink Paislee Whimsical collection.  Since I almost always back my cut files, I changed things up this time and left it open.  I really liked the way the outline looked against the white background.

Make sure you stop by The Cut Shoppe store to pick up Too Cool for School!   You can also check out all of our other FREE Designs while you're there and make sure you take a look at our New Designs!