Colorful | Tarrah McLean

Hi Cut Shoppe friends!

It's Tarrah McLean back with you and today I am sharing a colorful and bright layout using one of the brand new cut file sets now in The Cut Shoppe store!

The Lucky Stars cut file below is a very versatile one to use for all kinds of different themed projects! You could also try cutting this out and then using the positive stars/pieces to create a fun look. 

I cut The Lucky Stars cut file out from white textured cardstock and then backed the cut file with one of the super colorful papers from the Fancy Free collection by Paige Evans. I love how all the stars have different colors and I did not have to back every single star with a different paper!!! The paper I chose did all the hard work for me! 

I kept the embellishing fairly simple so the photo and the stars could be featured the most! I chose a chipboard title for underneath the photo that went perfectly with the layout. I layered one of the tags from the Fancy Free collection underneath my photo and also added one of the wood tabs above the photo. I like how these embellishments draw some colour in to the photo.

The puffy stickers in this collection are also really cute, I added one of the stars and some of the crosses around the page. I tried to create a tone on tone look with the crosses. I love the cute buttons in this collection so I added one of the aqua ones to the right of my photo.

Make sure to check out The Cut Shoppe store for all the gorgeous cut file designs! There are so many gorgeous ones you definitely need in your life! 

Happy creating!

Embrace Life

Hello friends! I'm excited to be sharing a layout today using the Get Around cut file. This layout was surprisingly simple to make!

First, I cut the love circle and the heart circle in various sizes from white cardstock. They were really easy to back with patterned paper because I did the whole circle, instead of each individual segment. The hardest part was just choosing the papers!

Next, I arranged the circles in a way that I liked and glued them down. I didn't think too hard about placement. I added my photo, some other circle-shaped embellishments, and that was it! It was one of the easiest layouts I've ever made, but it looks complicated thanks to the gorgeous cut file! Backing several large shapes with patterned paper can have just as much of an impact as backing smaller individual sections, but is less time consuming. I hope you feel inspired to try it!

Better Together

Hey there friends! Kelly back with a new layout using the Sweet Talker Cut File.

This particular cut file has more of a rectangular shape but I wanted it to fill an entire 12x12 background. I resized the cut file to 11.5 x 11.5 in Cricut Design Space, which is the largest size you can cut using the DS software. I love that the cut file still looks proportional even though I changed the dimensions from a rectangle to a square.

I cut the Sweet Talker Cut File on white cardstock and then backed the cut file on white cardstock. I love the look of white on white! It's subtle but adds so much texture! I ran a straight stitch through each line of the cut file image to help secure it to the background cardstock.

I then brought in my photo, mixed media, and layers which mainly consist of collections by Amy Tangerine. I also brought in a few buttons from the Pink Paislee-Paige Evans-Fancy Free Collection. This layout is so bright and cheerful just like my sweet pups!

Now you can take a look at my process video that shows the detail of how all of this came together.

Thanks for joining me today and remember to check out The Cut Shoppe for all of your cut file needs!

NEW CUT FILES | #Happy Adventure

Hi everyone!  I'm here today to share my first post of 2017!  Our first set of cut files for 2017 have been added to the shop and I decided to work with the Flower Delivery set.  It's not spring yet, but I say it's okay to use flowers any time of the year!

I knew I wanted to use the first flower in the set, and pair it with the Pink Paislee Fancy Free collection by Paige Evans.  The colors in the collection are perfect for floral designs.  I created several different sized flowers in Silhouette Studio and cut them from a mix of patterned papers in the collection.

Before adding the flowers to the background paper, I added some messy machine stitching around each one.  Stitching the flowers before adding them to the background, gives them a bit more dimension on the layout.  Once I had them placed and adhered on the layout, I used the cute buttons from the Fancy Free collection in the center of each of the flowers.

  
I finished the layout with the Paige Thickers and a couple of the chipboard pieces placed around the photo.  This photo was taken at the fair this past September, while Emma was riding the carousel.  I loved that the colors in the collection coordinated so well with the photo. 

If you're checking out the Flower Delivery cut file set in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, make sure you take a look at our other new sets, that are now available

  

 

You are TWO

Hi Everyone! Michelle here today with a fun and bright layout featuring the Brush up Alpha cut file. I've used more of my current favourite Fancy Free collection from Pink Paislee, as its still relatively new to me, and it took so long to get my hands on it here in Australia!

I'm finally documenting a special 2nd birthday from a few years back with this page, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. 

To create the background I've made the words by welding letters from the Brush Up Alpha set together, then grouped the words together to enable me to resize each individual line separately. Once cut out, I've sewn each line down onto the white cardstock using both straight and zigzag stitch. I really like the white on white look, as it allows you to add more detail without it taking over the page.

To create the photo stack I've layered 6x6 papers with a lace doily, and popped them up with some fun foam for a little extra dimension. I also added part of my journalling to the blank space on the photo. I found this helped to finish the page off.

Now I know I've used these fussy cut flowers on my previous pages, but I REALLY like the way they look arranged like this. Plus, I don't have the matching ephemera pack from this collection, so I repeated the arrangements to ensure the page was embellished.

Once the remainder of the page was finished I worked on making the title POP. I did however make a slight boo boo with Color shine as it was already sewn to the page. Whoops! I do still like how it turned out, even with the extra colour along the stitched line

Lastly, I cut down the edges of the white cardstock slightly, and matted to a pattern paper from the same collection, then made a mini cluster to the top right of the page with part of a tag, some chipboard and a glitter thicker cross

Well thats all from me today, Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!!

Michelle x

Best Ever

Hello fellow Creators! Michelle here today with a cute new layout using the Oodles of Doodles cut file set and a super cute photo of my little girl Leila. This face is so precious to us, and a few years have passed since the photo was taken, but I just had to share it with you all.

I've focused on using just 1 design from the set, the multiple heart shape, which I've duplicated 5 times and welded together to create a flower shape. Each similar part of the design has been backed with the same papers. Smaller hearts all in a spotted paper, middle heart pieces in an ombre brush stroke paper and the outer heart shapes in a multi coloured painted effect paper. Then lastly, the middle star with a bright green paper. Once all the pieces were backed I sewed around each shape with some white cotton thread.

Here's some close ups..

I alternated the stitching size around the shapes for some added texture

I embellished the page with some fussy cut flowers from the same collection, Fancy Free by Paige Evans. Love this collection and it is perfect for using with cut files!

Thats all from me today. I hope this has inspired you in some way. 

Be sure to check out the new files within The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, and don't forget to share your creations with us!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping

Michelle x

Cute

Hi friends! It's Mandy here with you today and I'm sharing a layout using the super cute Hello Hearts cut file from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store! I loved this cut file as soon as I saw it and have been waiting for just the right layout to use it on! When I decided to scrap this cute photo of my youngest daughter, I knew that this cut file would be perfect!

I just love this photo of Eleanor playing dress-ups! This girl is as sweet as she is sassy! She's going to be one who stands out from the crowd!

This is the Hello Hearts cut file that I used...

  

I cut the hearts out of white cardstock and backed each heart with patterned papers from the Crate Paper Hello Love collection as well as the Paige Evans Fancy Free collection. I also added foam tape underneath the cut file to raise it up and give it some dimension.

Here are some closeups...

I created a little cluster in the top left hand corner of the layout using a Fancy Free chipboard sticker, a Prima flower, and a pink polka dot button.

Over the top of one of the hearts I added a black Charms Creations felt heart. I think the black helps to ground the bright colours and also balances out the black title and the stripes down the left hand hand side of the layout. I also popped a flair button from Accent Scrapbooking on top of the heart.

I added a couple of flowers on the right hand side of the photo, and then added my title and journaling underneath.

I finished my layout off with some stamped words and black ink splatters.

I really loved using the Hello Hearts cut file on this layout, and will definitely be using it again! If you love it too, head on over to The Cut Shoppe Etsy store to pick it up for yourself, and while you're there, check out the new cut files that were added to the store on Thursday!

Thanks for joining me here on the The Cut Shoppe blog today. I'll be sharing another layout for the Cut Shoppe later in the month on my blog!

Life is a Colorful Adventure

Hello there! Today I'm sharing a layout using the new Cheeky Chevron Cut & Fold file. Cut and Fold files are my favorite! I love how unique they are and how much dimension they add to a page.

To create this layout, I cut the Cheeky Chevron file from white cardstock. I backed it with a fun and colorful patterned paper from the Fancy Free collection. Next, I grabbed some watercolors and got to work! The patterned paper was a watercolor design, and I decided to mimic the patterned paper on each half of the chevron that was cut out.

I focused a great deal on the background, so I kept the rest of the layout simple! I used coordinating embellishments that matched the watercolor look.

There you have it I had so much fun creating this layout, and I love how the watercolor turned out. Thank you for joining me today, I hope you feel inspired to use a Cut & Fold cut file!

Most Favorite

Hello everyone! It's Zinia here and I'm back to share with you another layout I created using a gorgeous cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

For this layout I used the "Fresh Squeezed" cut file in 8.5x11. If you want to cover most of your page but you don't want to go for a full 12x12 cut file background, it's a really good idea to cut the 8.5x11 version and place it on a diagonal.

So I cut this cut file from white cardstock and I backed it with pattern papers from the Pink Paislee Fancy Free collection. I tried to follow a rainbow order and spread the patterns as evenly as possible.

Once I was done backing my cut file, I placed it on my background and traced around it. Then I grabbed my gelatos and started picking the colors that matched with my papers. I kept the cut file next to my page so I can easily see which color goes in which circle.

First I added a little dot of color in the middle of each circle and then I went back with my paintbrush and spread the colors outside my pencil lines. This way I created an explosion of color behind each of the circles.

I kept my embellishing very simple. I used some of the Fancy Free buttons in the middle of some circles with matching colors. I also added some bits from the puffy stickers, wood veneers and layered stickers.

I really hope you enjoyed and got inspired to create something beautiful with your cut files. Until next time, happy scrapping.