Farm Fresh- Audrey Yeager

Hello everyone!  I am still plugging along with my Christmas pages.  There are just so many great holiday cut files in the store!  I used two on this page below; "Farm Fresh Trees" and "Branches and Boughs".

Branches and Boughs

Farm Fresh Trees

I began with some woodgrain background paper and added some white gesso and mixed media shades in grey and brown.  I cut the trees from the "Farm Fresh" file from patterned paper, and one of the trees from the "Branches and Boughs" from a dark green cardstock. I centered my photo and scattered the trees around it.

I fussy cut out a few flowers and animals with red accents to add a pop of color. Finally, a few wood veneer starts an embellishments to go with the theme!

For the title, I again used the Farm Fresh file and cut it from brown cardstock and a mint colored patterned paper.

Thanks so much for looking!

"Farmhouse Goals" with Kira

Have you had a chance to plan out what you're going to make for this month's challenge?  If you haven't seen what the challenge is, you can read about it here.  I made a super cute piece of decor with a vintage milk can...and I was so obsessed with how it turned out, that I HAD to document it!

I started my layout using the same Farm Fresh cut file from The Cut Shoppe that I used for my milk can.   I had almost decided to use this cow on the can, but decided on the "farm" cut file instead.  So now was my chance to use that cow! 

I cut it out on some black and white paper, to mimic the look of a cows spots, without being so literal.  Then I used a piece of wood grain paper as my background.  I added some handstitching around the cow in some white DMC embroidery floss. 

I had a million pictures of my milk can since I was so obsessed with it, so finding one that would work wasn't a problem!  I fussy cut around the can and decided to use it as a sort of embellishment. 

I used the Brush Up Alpha cut file for my title, cutting it out on some blue floral paper.  I am really digging a vertical title on my 8.5x11 layouts lately, so I attached it going up the side of my page. 

I used some black alphas to complete my title. 

The Make a Pretty Life June kit was perfect to embellish this page.  I added different die cuts and textural elements to complete the page.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Make sure to join us on Facebook to play along with this challenge!

xo, Kira

September Facebook Challenge with Kira

Have you had a chance to join our Facebook group yet?!  Every month we are hosting a challenge and you have the chance to win some FREE cut files from The Cut Shoppe.  This month I decided that we all needed to get a little creative and use our cut files for some off the page projects.  So I am calling this challenge "Off the page, On the wall"...but don't feel limited by the wall, take your cut files anywhere!

On to my project...we moved into our house in November, and it was an estate sale, so we got first dibs at anything in the house, that we could request in the price of the house.  The first thing I knew I wanted were these two milk cans I found in the garage.  I mean, come on!  These are so on trend right now and I couldn't wait to transform them into a cool piece of home decor.

And then they sat in our garage since November.

So what better time to bring them back out than for this challenge?! I started by washing it down, inside and out.  There wasn't much rust, but there was some chipping paint, so I scrapped and sanded down as much as I could.

Then I used some spray paint primer, specifically designed for metal, and added a few coats to the can.

The primer didn't not cover the can cleanly, so in the area I knew I wanted to use the cut file, I sprayed in an off white color.

I used the Farm Fresh cut file, sizing "Farm" to 11.5" wide.



I cut the cut file out on some vinyl, and centered it on my can.

Then, using some red spray paint, I painted the entire can, including over the cut file.  Once the red was dry, I peeled off the vinyl.

And there you have it, a super cute, custom piece of home decor!  I hope you join our Facebook group and join in on this challenge!

xo, Kira

Farm Fresh + NEW Cut Files!

Hello Cut Shoppe fans!  It's so exciting to be back with a new Design Team and BRAND NEW Cut Files!!  Today, we've got four new designs in the Shop, and I have a layout to share with you, using the Farm Fresh Cut File set.

 

This cut file was a perfect fit for a layout about our recent visit to the Silos in Waco, TX.  I had several photos I wanted to include on the layout, but couldn't quite figure out how I wanted to arrange them.  Once I cut the design and placed it on my background paper, the idea for the photos popped into my head.  Instead of using four separate photos, I created a photo collage, which made it a one photo layout...which is what I typically like to do anyway.

Before placing the photo collage in the center of the crossing arrows, I machine stitched over them.  I also added hand-stitching around the outside of each of the letters.  I love the texture that stitching adds to a layout.  

Once all of the stitching was finished, I added my embellishments.  I created clusters on each of the letters from the cut file.  I really liked the look of the embellishments grouped around each of the letters, to keep the layout from being too busy.

You can pick up the Farm Fresh Cut File in The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, along with our other new designs.  Here's a look at what's new!

We would love to see how you're using our Cut Files, so make sure you share on Social Media and tag us @thecutshoppe!