Mele Kalikimaka layout - Lisa Fonseca

Hey scrappy people,

it's Lisa back on the blog to share this layout with you.

For this layout, I used a new cutfile called LET IT SNOW from the CutShoppe. It's a snowflake wreath and it's so cute. 

I had the idea to cut it out of two different colored cardstock sheets and adhered it to a pretty, matching background. In my stash, I found this cool green paper from Pinkfresh Studio and thought that those two pink shades would match perfectly. I used them to cut out my cutfile but also to create a frame for my layout. I stitched around the frame in a zigzag, using pink thread.

So when I had my two wreaths cut out, I adhered them to the background, paying attention to only put glue in the middle of each snowflake, so that later, I could create texture by pulling up the little branches. I love the effect it gives with the darker color peaking out from behind the lighter one. 

I used the same two colors to matte my photo and adhered the picture to the background using adhesive foam. I also used two older gold glitter frames behind the photo. Then I went through the rest of my Snow and Cocoa collection and used all the things that I thought would be cute. 

For my title, I used three different kinds of Thickers. I wrote "Mele Kalikimaka", which means "Merry Christmas" in Hawaiian. In the picture I'm in Oahu and even if it doesn't look like it, it was the 23th of December :)

I wanted to add more sparkle, so I used four different colors of sequins and adhered them to the little holes in the snowflakes. I also used white puffy hearts in each of the snowflakes' centers. I finished by using some white snowflakes to lighten up the wreath and also some black splatters to balance the darkness of the photo.

I hope you like it and are inspired to use this new cutfile.

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you soon!

Lisa

NEW CUT FILES!

We're in a new year and today we have our first Cut Files of 2020 in The Cut Shoppe store!  You can find our newest designs, that released today in The Cut Shoppe store, under the New Designs section.

We hope you're having a great year so far, and that you've got some fun crafty plans for 2020!  Don't forget, that we love to see what you're doing with the Cut Files, so make sure you tag us @thecutshoppe on Social Media or use the hashtag #thecutshoppe, when you post. 

   

It's a Wonderful day to be Alive | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone!

I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year! Today I'm sharing an entry in my Journaling Bible using the Tall Titles cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

This cut file set is designed to use in standard size traveler's notebook inserts, but it's also the perfect size to add a large title in the margin of the Illustrated Faith Journaling Bible!

The verse that I wanted to journal on was Psalm 118:24 "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." So when I found this awesome cut file from The Cut Shoppe, I knew that it would make the perfect title for this entry. I used the Felicity Jane Madison collection, and I decided to cut the title out of the woodgrain patterned paper from the kit.

Before I stuck my title down I added some subtle colour to the background using Vicki Boutin art crayons. I also did a little bit of stamping and then I embellished the page with some floral clusters that I fussy cut out of one of the Madison patterned papers. With such a large and eye catching title, I didn't need to add too many embellishments.

I added my journaling in the space on the right hand side of the page, and then I finished the entry off  by attaching a tab at the top of the page, along with another small floral cluster.

Thanks so much for joining me here on the blog today! If you're a bible journaler, I hope that I've inspired you to use some cut files in your bible as well! Make sure you go check out the section for traveler's notebook cut files in the shop, as these are a great size for bible journaling!

FREEBIE FRIYAY | Uncharted Territory

Happy New Year everyone!  It's the first Friday of 2020 and we are back with our monthly FREEBIE FRIYAY Cut Files!  Our January design is a fun circle cut file.  You can find Uncharted Territory in the FREE DESIGNS section of The Cut Shoppe store.

We hope you enjoy using the Thankful for You Cut File on your projects!  And don't forget to tag us @thecutshoppe when you're sharing your projects on Instagram!

 

Happy New Year! ---- Audrey Yeager

Happy New Year!  I'm not quick enough to already be scrapping this year's New Year's photos, so I used photos from New Year's Eve 2018 and the "Happy New Year" NEW cut file in the shop.

Happy New Year file

I began by cut the "Happy New Year" from white cardstock, and I also made a cut of just the outline.  In Silhouette Studio, I edited the file by removing lines so that I could just cut the interior letters and the outline of the star in the background, so that I could easily place the pieces into the outline.

Next, I used the Oodles of Doodles cut file to cut out some stars from a busy patterned paper. I inked the edges of the stars to make them stand out a bit more and machined stitched around each edge with pink thread.

On my white cardstock, I used some watercolors in pink and gold to create a mixed media background.

Next, I layered the title, stars, and photo. Then I scattered some smaller stars, die cuts, and enamel dots to finish it off! 

You can watch the process video here:

Thanks for visiting and Happy New Year!

Planner Love | Kelly Janes

Hey all! Kelly here again to share another Happy Planner spread with you using the Fall Favorites and Eat Beat Digital Stamps.

I am  LOVING using my Classic Happy Planner as a way to document my everyday life. It's such an easy way to get a lot of photos and stories documented in a small album. It's really simplifying my approach to scrapbooking.

I used Photoshop to size and change the color of the digital stamps. (Ashley has a great tutorial on YouTube showing how you can easily do this.) I then printed the stamps on clear sticker paper and added the customized stickers to my planner with other stickers from Me and My Big Ideas.

I absolutely love how these stamps look as clear stickers. I also love that there are so many possibilities with the digital stamps (change the size, change the color, print on sticker paper, cardstock or directly on your photos). So much fun!!!

Warm & Cozy by Joanna Bandelin

Hi friends Joanna here, I'm sharing a very merry Christmas themed page. I used the Fresh Cut Trees cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

Fresh Cut Trees

I cut out the trees to fill up my background and backed it using the Crate Paper Snowflake collection. 

I made a mat for the photos of my daughter being silly in her Christmas pjs, layering a few pattern papers to create borders. I made a cluster to the left of the photos using different elements and embellishments.

I added a few gold stars on some of the trees for a little sparkle and finished off my page with a date stamp on the bottom. 

I love this cut file, it's just perfect to document those holiday photos.

Thanks for stopping by!