..:: curl up with a good book ::..

Hi! I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog with this layout using flair from the Lovely Words 9 flair set. I am also using a cut file called Good Book from The Cut Shoppe and Paige Evan's Truly Grateful collection with Pink Paislee. Here is a look at my layout:

This photo was captured by My One True Love. Our family was staying out of town at a hotel and our daughter was reading Harry Potter before bed (right after her shower). Unlike her father and I, Bea isn't someone that just LOVES to read, but she is sure enjoying the Harry Potter series!  Here are a few close ups :

All three pieces of flair are from the same flair set (Lovely Words 9) and they match this collection and sentiment of the layout with perfection.

I backed the file and added flair and a few clusters of flowers and called this layout done! If you would like to see my process, I did make a video, if that suits your fancy!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I will see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: zoo day shenanigans ::..

Hi! I am up on The Cut Shoppe Blog today with my last post as a Design Team member!

I used the Hul-la-ba-zoo cut file for the title as well as the flag at the top that says “It’s a jungle out there”. Here is a look at the complete cut file:

I added a border to the original file to create a black outline for my title as well as the flag.

 Here are a couple more close ups. 

I used mostly the Field Day collection from Shimelle for this layout. I fussy cut some flowers to add as embellishments and I also used a punch for my butterflies.

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: for the love of music ::..

Hello friends! I am up on The Cut Shoppe Blog with a spread in my Traveler's Notebook using the Love Rules cut file.  Here is a look at my two page spread using mostly Dear Lizzy's latest collection. 

Here is a better look at the cut file!

I cut the file using white card stock and then I backed it with a beautiful green patterned paper. The other side was full of hearts -- that I thought went well with the XOXO pattern of the cut file! I added my journaling to the left side of the spread with a few stickers from the collection. 

The right side houses my title and my photo. This photo is of some books in our living room!  I was dusting and as I was putting the books back, I realized they had a theme, so I took a photo!

I love using the Cut Shoppe cut file for TNs. It helps the project to come together so quickly!  I also made a video of my process!

Thank you so much for stopping by! XO o.g.

..:: be the light ::..

Hi Fiends! I am up on The Cut Shoppe blog with a one file -- two projects post!  Today I am using the Be The Light cut file for two off the page projects. Here are my projects!

Here is the Be The Light file?

The word I chose as my "word" this year is Light!  When I saw this cut file I wanted to plaster it on everything!  I settled for two things (so far). I used vinyl to make myself a skin for my computer. I cut out the center of the lightbulb in yellow for extra pop!

I also made a t-shirt that I will wear proudly!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope I have inspired you to look at using cut files not just for paper projects -- but also to take it off the page! XO o.g.

..:: totally clawsome ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on The Cut Shoppe Blog today with a layout using the Photo Album cut file. I shrunk down the file so that it wasn't a full page -- and I made my photos about 2x2 inches. Here is a look at my layout :

And here is a look at the cut file : 

I backed the cut file with papers from Pretty Little Studio's Document Life Collection. I love these bright colors!  I popped up each of the photos with some craft photo to add dimension.

I added some banners to just about every photo. These banners are from a cut apart from the Bohemian Dreams collection also by Pretty Little Studio. 

I used a hexagon punch to embellish to my layout. I made three clusters with these, using all the colors!  I added tangled thread through out for texture and more pops of color!

I printed my journaling on photo paper and cut it into strips! I also made a video of my process, if that's something that suits your fancy!

This was a fun one to put together! I hope you are inspired to create with this cut file. Thanks for stopping by! XO o.g.

..:: cheers of joy ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on The Cut Shoppe blog today with this layout using the Snack Attack cut file from The Cut Shoppe store.

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.  I also made a video showing my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

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

..:: shine on ::..

Hi! Happy July! I am up on The Cut Shoppe Blog with a layout using the Shine On cut file. Here is a look at my layout:

I cut the file as big as I could, in fact, when I set it up in the software I had parts of it going off the page. I knew I wanted it to look like the stars were falling off the bottom of the page.  Next, I backed the open stars with blue and red papers. I also used a Shimmerz mist to make more red stars out of the leftover stars after cutting. I added those to the page.

I set up my software to cut just the bows out of blue papers, and glued those on to add a bit more color, texture, and interest.

Finally, I used a punch to punch out a few smaller, blue stars and scattered them about the page.

The title comes from a line in a song -- and it is also on the girls's shirts in the photo!

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

..:: i love you this much ::..

Hi friends, I am up on The Cut Shoppe blog today with this layout in my traveler's notebook.  I am using the This Much cut file and the June Clique Kit-- here's a look at the layout!

And here is a closer look at the cut file!

This spread was all about how much I love the ocean -- the sounds, the smells, and how it allows me to exhale deeply and relax!  

I love the mix of papers from Pinkfresh Studio, Heidi Swapp, and One Canoe Two in this kit! They have the perfect mix of pinks and yellows!

I made a video of my process, if that's something that suits your fancy!

Thank you so much for stopping by and see you again soon! XO o.g.