Scrapbook Layout with Cutfile

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Hello ladies! Thank you for joining me for another fun and bright scrapbook layout. I wanted to use this beautiful cut file I was able to get from Paper Issues. The file is free and is called Beautiful Bouquet. I am using the August 2018 Scrapbookingstore.com scrapbook kit for this layout.

I decided to back the cut file with a red toned pattered paper in the collection along with 2 shades of green paper as well. Backing a cut file does take some detailed meticulous work. But the outcome is well worth the effort.

Before I adhered the cut files to the yellow and white background paper I wanted to add a little more detail to my layout with some stencils and gold metallic paste.

I do have to invest in another cutting blade for my Silhouette Cameo. I feel like its not cutting as nicely has it once did. It was is not cutting with finesse and my cut file does look mangled up close.

The photo I am scraping is of Valentina at 3 days old in the hospital. There was a photographer that came around and took photos of your little ones while we were still in the hospital.

My process video for your viewing pleasure.

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Beautiful// Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Hello Scrappy Friends! Today I am playing with the August 2018 Scrapbooking kit from Scrapbookingstore.com. Its a monthly subscription kit that is $14 a month and comes with tons of great product. This month it features the Echo Park collection called 'On the Record', along with die cuts from American Crafts One Canoe collection and label stickers from Heidi Swapp.

I started off with the floral patterned paper and used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the word 'Beautiful', a cut file from Paige Evans. I then took the patterned paper called 'Lace Trim' and used the yellow side and cut the cut file once more slightly larger so that it looks like a boarder around the floral patterned paper. I love the contrast with the two layers.

I did attempt to leave my layout simple and used white card stock only. But, I was not in love with it at the moment so I gessoed my white card stock and used the 'packaging technique' and did a mixed media background.

I used my Distress Oxides inks by Ranger in Fossiled Amber, Cracked Pistachio and Abandoned Coral. I let each color dry in between use. I wanted little blending of colors. I adhered my cut file and used a few white card stock sitting on my desk of roses as the embellishments on my layout.

I added a few black paint splatters, a few bundles of tangled thread and matted my layout on patterned paper from the collection. I love this layout and the photo is of Valentina at 7 months old.

My process video for your viewing pleasure.

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Cherish// Using your Project Life Cards

Friday, August 03, 2018

Hey there scrappy friends! I am continuing to use my July 2018 Scrapbookingstore.com scrapbooking kit. The kit had Project Life cards from Studio Calico, a collection called Goldie. The American Crafts chipboard pieces worked perfectly with this colors in this collection.

I used 4 3x4 Project Life cards and cut them into 1.5 inch squares and this grid design. I made sure the same patterns were not next to each other and it created a really nice focal element to the page.

I usually love adding texture and color to my backgrounds but this layout came together so easily without it and i loved the look of this layout. The background card stock was from my stash and it matched perfectly with the shades of mint I was working with in this layout.