Summer Fun + Sun | Marsha Farris

Hey friends!  Marsha here today sharing a fun summer layout in my traveler's notebook.  I used the Vacay Mode cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

For my spread today, I used mainly the Crate Paper Sunny Days collection by Maggie Holmes.  To begin the layout, I enlarged the sunglasses portion of the cut file to span across my traveler's notebook spread.  The best part about this cut file is that it includes so many fun images, and there are so many layout design possibilities!  I cut out the file using white cardstock and backed it with a floral paper.  I also created an offset of the cut file in Silhouette Studio using navy patterned paper, so the sunglasses would stand out from the white background.  To complete the title, I added some chipboard phrase stickers.

I chose to document a photo taken on a recent family vacation to the lake.  I thought it worked perfectly with this fun cut file.  I layered some papers behind the photo and added puffy stickers and cardstock stickers to frame the photo.  Next, I stamped the date using my favorite Heidi Swapp date stamp and trimmed it out using a tab punch.

At the top of the other page, I added a tag and layered some puffy stickers and a fussy cut element from one of the patterned papers.  I just love the little beach bag!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope I have inspired you to use a cut file on your next project.  See you soon!

christmas magic | iris fox

Hello friends, Iris here with a layout I made for #scrappychristmasinjuly using the fabulous Floral Leaf Cut and Fold file. I am usually too busy during the holidays to do much scrapbooking, so I like to get some Christmas projects done in the summer.

I started off by cutting the Floral Leaf design out of a Bazzill Swiss Dot Cardstock in Salt, which is one of my favorite cardstocks because of the texture. I added foam dots to every single leaf and to ensure I that when I glued it all down to the backing green cardstock, those leaves would really pop. I added lots of adhesive in the spaces between the rings.

I made sure to press down to get maximum adhesion, and those leaves did pop!

Then I built up a bunch of layers from scrap pieces of paper and vellum I have in my Christmas stash. I added a title made up of scripty puffy alphas from Freckled Fawn and a "magic" chipboard from one of the past December Daily kits. One of my layers is the top piece of a tag that I added twine to.

I also added a couple little stickers from a December Daily word sheet, a star clip from Felicity Jane, and I made a holly cluster out of felt balls from Amy Tangerine and two loops of ribbon. 

I wanted the cut file background to be the star of this layout, besides my photos, so I sprinkled just a handful of acrylic shapes from Color Cast Designs and gold Heidi Swapp Colorshine. Then I typed up my journaling in Photoshop by making a circle path, saving and opening it in the Silhouette software, drawing two cut circles around the journaling, then doing a print and cut on vellum.  That worked awesome for tucking the typed journaling within the leaf rings!

I had so much fun experimenting with new techniques to get the look I was going for with this cut file, which you can find in the shop! I made it look like Christmas wreaths, but you can line it with any color to get a whole different look!

Thanks for stopping by.  I do plan to have a tutorial on how I created my journaling up on my youtube channel after I get back from vacation, so I invite you to bookmark this and come back to check it out in a couple of weeks.

cheers of joy | orange gearle

Hi! Orange Gearle here with a layout in my traveler's notebook using the Snack Attack TN cut file.

Here is a look at the complete cut file:

I wanted the ice cream cone part of this cut file -- but I didn't want the words on there because they didn't fit my story, so I deleted them in the software before I hit cut! 

I backed the cut file with paper from Shimelle's 6x6 paper pad in her Glitter Girl Collection. I originally chose this collection because it has ice cream cones in it -- and then I didn't use any of them! 😆

I fussy cut a bunch of flowers from the same collection and made clusters across the two page spread. 

My title is a loose take on "tears of joy" but also, in this photo my daughter and I were doing "cheers" with our cones -- AND the paper on the cones say, "Joy". #seewhatididthere

I added some layers behind my photo and some journaling on both pages. This came together quickly and I really love using The Cut Shoppe TN cut files -- they make it so easy to put it all together!  I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy.

Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon! XO o.g.

Born To Be A Dreamer | With Theresa Moxley

Hello Lovelies, Theresa here with a most floral layout for you today. I am using this fabulous dimensional cut file from the shop called Secret Garden. Let's bring this cut file to life!

I knew I wanted to use a patterned paper background with this cut file, so I cut it with my Silhouette using white card stock. This way the florals would pop against the colorful patterned paper but not be too visually heavy.

In an effort to use up a bit of product before new collections roll out, I chose Pink Paislee Horizon to go with this cut file. The background paper is perfect for the days you don't have time for a full mixed media process, and the colors just make me happy!

I used other patterned papers from Horizon to back the cut file. I filled in just the flowers and left the leaves open here. Once my cut file was backed and adhered down, then I added photo and other fun embellishments to the layout!

My photo is from a trip we took to Asheville, NC, in the fall of 2017. We had stopped at a cute little ice cream shop and the girls were having such a great time! I took this opportunity to use the road sign embellishment and the little cafe table and chairs around the photo. They are popped up with pop dots so they stand out a bit against all the colors in the layout.

I appreciate any opportunity to add puffy sticker hearts, and on this layout there are just a few cascading above the photo. I also used some stamps from Pinkfresh Studio Dream On to add a few leaves and word sentiments on the page. I love stamping around the cut file just to bring your eye to those great details in the cut file!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope you will stop by to purchase this beautiful cut file and then share with us how you use it! See you again soon!

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!

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Fly like butterfly | Sasha Biyanova

Hello, everyone!

It's Sasha here today)) I created two layouts using one cut file in different sizes. And it wasn't a series! That cut file was Mums The World)

I could't imagine what size of flower I needed! So I decieded to cut this file in three sizes and unexpectidly created more layouts than I planed)

This one is about one little butterfly) These subtitles mean "my girl" and "fly like a butterfly" ))

And "cutie" is here)

I imagine that she is a butterfly on the flower)))

And another one layout is very simple) Brrr - that was exactly the feeling of my daughter when she tasted mojito lemonade))))

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy crafting)