We’ve started something new and fun in The Cut Shoppe Scrap Spot Facebook Group!! Each month a different Design Team member will host a challenge, and I’m kicking things off this month with a Go Big or Go Home Challenge (use a cut file in a large way on your project).

It’s simple to enter the challenge…all you have to do is create a NEW project that fits this month’s theme and you have to use at least one cut file from The Cut Shoppe (it can be from the Etsy Store or a freebie that you’ve picked up from the TCS Blog). After you’ve created your project be sure that you head to TCS FACEBOOK GROUP and upload your project in the August Designer Challenge comments. You have until August 31 at 8:00 AM CST to upload your project. One person will be drawn at random and will win 5 FREE cut files from The Cut Shoppe!

Now onto my project…

I used the Full Circle Cut File and sized it to 10.5″ in Cricut Design Space. I cut the circle on white cardstock, but knew I wanted to alter the color. So before I removed the circle from the Cutting Mat I grabbed a few acrylic paints, including Dylusions Periwinkle and a few others from my stash. While the cut file was still on the cutting mat, I used a Rubber Brayer and added multiple layers of paint until I got the right color combination. I love how it turned out…it matches the periwinkle color in the Pinkfresh Studio Simple & Sweet Collection perfectly!!

I then machine stitched the cut file circle to the Happy Life Patterned Paper which I’m using as my background. This is my favorite paper in the Simple & Sweet Collection and I love that so much of it can peek through the open semi circles from the Full Circle Cut File. Next I started embellishing…

I added a Puffy Sticker & multiple Die Cuts horizontally across the cut file. I also positioned a Frame over my photo to help draw more attention to the photo. I was also in the mood to stamp so I stamped a few florals from the Fleur 1 Stamp Set and colored them using watercolors. I didn’t realize until after I had already purchased this stamp set that it has Matching Dies! I have since purchased them! HA! I used the White Puffy Alpha Stickers for my title, Patio Life. (PS: I think these may be my new fave alpha of all time!!! The size is perfect, the font is awesome & they are puffy! Need I say more?!)

Now you can take a look at my Process Video to see how this layout came together!

Thanks so much for spending part of your day with me & remember you have until August 31 to get your project uploaded in The Cut Shoppe Scrap Spot Facebook Group! We can’t wait to see what you create!

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