december daily traveler's notebook inserts | iris fox

Hello cut file enthusiasts!  Iris here, and I'm getting some more #scrappychristmasinjuly scrapbooking done thanks to several fabulous holiday files in the shop: Tis the Season, Christmas Magic, Tree Farm, and Tinsel Town.

I made myself four custom December Daily inserts for use in my Color Cast Designs wood veneer Traveler's Notebook covers with binder rings.

I finally brought my WRMK Foil Quill out to play!  In order to use it, I opened the ‘Tis the Season cut file and used the Internal Offset function to thicken the lines.  In order to do that, I selected the top four words, clicked Internal Offset, chose 0.010 inches, and hit Apply.  That added a line just inside the original outline.  I did that once again so most of my letters were 3 lines thick.

I selected "Sparkle" and did the same thing, but this time I continued to click on the Internal Offset until it was filled in completely. Then I chose the Sketch function before pressing the Send button.  The heated Foil Quill tip traces all the concentric lines.

I traced the ‘Tis the Season with gold foil onto vellum, and one of the trees from Tree Farm in green foil onto another piece of vellum.  I cut each to 4.25”x8.25”, the standard Travler’s Notebook size, and for the gold insert, I used a Fiskars border scallop punch on the right edge.

After that experimentation, I decided to mix it up and switch to traditional cutting, using Felicity Jane papers that I pre-cut to TN size.  I cut the "be merry be bright" out of the buffalo plaid so the sentiment is the negative on the page. For "Ho Ho Ho", I first welded the three together, then cut.  I used the positive piece, adding two tabs made from the same paper with my Tiny Attacher, then I handstitched all around the outline.

Now I have four cool TN dividers for my December Daily!  If you're finishing up holiday projects from last year, or you've started thinking about prepping for this year, stop by The Cut Shoppe to snag some fun Christmas cut files and get creative!

Merry Christmas with Joanna Bandelin

Hello friends! Joanna Bandelin here, I'm sharing a Christmas page with you today. Now that Christmas is over I've got loads of great photos to scrap and I'm sure you do too if you celebrate.  This is a photo of myself with my family Christmas morning before the madness of opening presents began. So here's some fun & bright inspiration for ya, I used 3 different cut files to create my look.

For my title is used The Tinsel Town cut file.

I fussy cut all the little winter characters and made little clusters near the bases of the trees.

I used The Trimming the Tree cut file for 2 of the trees.

And I also used the trees from the Branches & Boughs Freebie Friyay cut file. To finish my page I punched a label tag and stamped the date on it and I love using some Heidi Swapp gold color shine.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you were inspired to get those holidays photos documented..you'll be so glad you did! 

Hello Snow | Elsie Robinson

Hey friends, it's Elsie here with a Wintry page to share with you today!

I love to create big titles on my scrapbook pages, but I don't seem to create them nearly enough! As soon as I saw the 'Hello Snow' title from the Wintry Mix set, I knew it would be the perfect statement title for a page!

I separated the snowflake from the title with the knife tool in my Silhouette software so I could use the snowflake as its own seperate embellishment. 

I cut the snowflakes in various different sizes from different pink patterned papers. I love how whimsical and delicate these snowflakes are!

I sized my title to around 10 inches so it would stretch across most of my 12x12 page, and I cut it from a mint blue paper to contrast with the pink snowflakes.

To create a white border around the title, I used the offset tool and cut the shape from some white cardstock.

I not only love the border this creates, but it also made the paper a lot more stable which meant it was easier to stitch on.

I also cut the asterisk from the Tinsel Town set from some white cardstock to scatter over my background to add some more interest and whimsy!

Thanks for stopping by today everyone; I hope you're inspired to also create statement titles for your pages!

DIY Christmas Gift Tags | Elsie Robinson

Hey TCS fans, it's Elsie back on the blog today with a crazy amount of gift tags to share with you... 30+ to be precise!

My Mum works in a Primary School and requested that I make some pretty gift tags that she could attach to the Christmas presents she will give to the children in her class. Being able to use my cameo for a project like this was perfect because it really sped up the process and I could use some pretty TCS files!

I used the tag from The Winter Weather cut file, but deleted the text and image so I had just the outline of the tag to work with.

I decided to create tags with six different designs which I pulled from other cut file sets, and I deliberately chose images that were not too detailed and would work as a solid image.

I used:

• The Stag Head from Winter Weather
• The 'Ho ho ho' and 'joy' sentiments and star from Tinsel Town
• The gift image from Very Merry
• A tree from Wintry Mix

After creating my tag designs I arranged as many as I could onto one 12x12 piece of paper, I ended up with being able to cut 15 on page which made the cutting process really quick!

These tags are a really great way to use up some scraps as I only needed a 2x3" piece of paper to back each image. My initial plan was to create some shaker tags and fill them with sequins, but I think making 30+ of those would've been a bit of a nightmare! But it is something I will definitely use create for the gifts I give to my friends and family.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!

Tinsel Town Sparkle

Hey friends! Hope you all had a great Christmas!  Kelly here again to share another Christmas themed layout using The Tree Farm Cut File and The 'Tis the Season Cut File from The Cut Shoppe.

In Cricut Design Space I used the contour feature to make one of the Christmas trees from The Tree Farm Cut File into a solid image. I then sectioned the 'Tis the Season to Sparkle Cut File image to fit within the tree. I then used the slice feature within Design Space to cut the words from the tree image.

The cut file image is cut on white cardstock and I used multiple mixed media products to add color to the tree. I used a woodgrain paper for my background and a lot of fun paper and embellishments from the Pretty Little Studio-Tinsel Town Collection- designed by Ashley Horton for this festive layout.

I've also put together a process video that includes the Cricut Design Space tutorial on how I combined these cut file images....

....and just in case you missed it I also created a video tutorial showing you how to upload a cut file from The Cut Shoppe into Cricut Design Space.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Remember to head over to The Cut Shoppe to check out all of the amazing cut files and you still have today and tomorrow to take advantage of the sale that is happening now!

FREE CUT FILE & BONUS CUT FILE!

It's the last Friday of December and that means we have our final Free Cut File to share with you for this month.  And today, you not only get one FREE Cut file, but two!!  You can download the Twenty Seventeen cut file and the Santa Was Here cut file by clicking on the graphics below.

I decided to create a layout with the Santa Was Here cut file.  I always snap a photo of the Christmas Tree after Santa has dropped off the gifts.  

I'm still playing with my Tinsel Town collection from Pretty Little Studio, and the embellishments are always a favorite.  I placed some of the Pink, Red and Teal sequins from the collection throughout the Santa Was Here cut file to create the look of decorations on the tree.  

You can continue to download our Free Cut Files at any time.  If you haven't picked up the other designs from this month, check them out here:

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

MAGICAL CHRISTMAS 

JOY WREATH

HOLLY JOLLY HOLIDAY 

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Happy New Year from The Cut Shoppe!