Hi friends! I’m back with a new layout that was recently shared on The Cut Shoppe Blog.

For my layout I used the Sweet Talker Cut File. This particular cut file has more of a rectangular shape but I wanted it to fill my entire 12×12 background. I resized the image in Cricut Design Space to 11.5 x 11.5, which is the largest size you can cut in the DS software. I loved that the cut file still looked proportional even though I changed the shape from a rectangle to a square.

I cut the Sweet Talker Cut File on white cardstock and then backed the cut file image on white cardstock. I’m a huge fan of white on white. It adds so much texture and dimension but still remains subtle and doesn’t distract from the photo! I also added a straight stitch through each row of the cut file image to secure it to the background.

I then started adding my photo, layers, and mixed media. Using the packaging technique and No Yoking Coloringz from Shimmerz I added a splash of yellow on the background. I wanted to bring in a little pink also so I grabbed my Pink Heidi Swapp Color Shine. I love the bright pops of color!

My photo layers consist of a wide variety of collections by Amy Tangerine. Her collections are always so bright and beautiful. I also added in a few buttons from the Pink Paislee-Paige Evans-Fancy Free Collection.

My title is from a set of Thickers by Amy Tangerine and the sentiment is perfect for my photo collage. The photo is of my three sweet pups; Bohde, Cooper and Lucy. Our boys (Cooper & Bohde) have been a part of our family for just about as long as Andy and I have been married. Lucy came a year later and is from the same set of parents as the boys. These dogs complete our family in a way that we never would have imagined. These dogs are just like our kids and my husband wanted to be sure that we had family photos taken with them. My very talented sister, who is a professional photographer, took these photos of our babes. We also have a wide variety of photos of the dogs with us and I absolutely adore each photo. We are so grateful to have these photos!

I’ve also put together a process video showing how this layout came together!

Thank you so much for joining me today and remember to head to The Cut Shoppe Etsy Store to check out all of the cut files & digital collections!