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Seeing The Characters | The Cut Shoppe

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Hey friends! I’m back today with my final layout as a Cut Shoppe Design Team member.

12x12 Cut Shoppe Design Team layout using the Spiral Scallop Cut File as a guide for the hand stitching. Maggie Holmes Bloom patterned paper and Pink Paislee-Paige Evans Oh My Heart & Take Me Away Collections.

I started in Cricut Design Space by uploading the Spiral Scallop Cut File. I knew that I wanted to hand stitch this design so I converted the image from “cut” to “write” in Design Space. I used the “contour” feature to delete the half moon shapes in the center of the scallops. I then duplicated the image and using the “contour” feature I removed the circles from one image and the scallops from the other. Next I sized the images so the scallops were touching the circles and “attached” the image. By making these changes it will allow for more room to place my title on my layout! I then used my .03 Black Cricut Pen to draw the image on a sheet of pink patterned paper from the Maggie Holmes Bloom Collection.

12x12 Cut Shoppe Design Team layout using the Spiral Scallop Cut File as a guide for the hand stitching. Maggie Holmes Bloom patterned paper and Pink Paislee-Paige Evans Oh My Heart & Take Me Away Collections.

After the image was drawn on the Maggie Holmes patterned paper I used watered down white acrylic paint and a paint brush to add white splatters to the background. I then used pink embroidery floss in various shades for the hand stitching. I added the hand stitching in an ombre pattern by starting with the lightest color in the center.

12x12 Cut Shoppe Design Team layout using the Spiral Scallop Cut File as a guide for the hand stitching. Maggie Holmes Bloom patterned paper and Pink Paislee-Paige Evans Oh My Heart & Take Me Away Collections.

After the hand stitching was complete, I trimmed my photo into a circle using my Creative Memories Circle Cutter! <<Who still has this?! I find that I use mine a lot even though I have circle dies! I think it has something to do with the transparent template that just makes it so easy to use! After the photo was ready I added multiple die cuts from the Pink Paislee – Paige Evans Oh My Heart Collection. I also added a few white acrylic hearts that I found in my stash and a suede bow from the Pink Paislee – Paige Evans Take Me Away Collection.

12x12 Cut Shoppe Design Team layout using the Spiral Scallop Cut File as a guide for the hand stitching. Maggie Holmes Bloom patterned paper and Pink Paislee-Paige Evans Oh My Heart & Take Me Away Collections.

For the title I grabbed Thickers from the Pink Paislee – Paige Evans Oh My Heart Collection. This photo, which is my favorite photo of all time, was taken in 2010. It was our first trip to Disney World and we had just arrived at Magic Kingdom. I think Aidan’s two year old heart was ready to burst with excitement when he saw those larger than life Disney characters for the first time. I love everything about this photo…Aidan’s facial expression and the fact that he was able to experience this moment with my dad (Aidan’s best friend!)! I was careful how I trimmed my photo and where I placed my embellishments because I wanted to be sure you could also see the way Aidan is holding my dad’s hand. The details of this photo melt my heart!

12x12 Cut Shoppe Design Team layout using the Spiral Scallop Cut File as a guide for the hand stitching. Maggie Holmes Bloom patterned paper and Pink Paislee-Paige Evans Oh My Heart & Take Me Away Collections.

Now you can take a look at my process video which includes a Cricut Design Space 3.0 Beta tutorial!

In case you missed it Ashley has decided to close TCS Design Team, but The Cut Shoppe Etsy Store will remain open so head over there to check out the cut files! There is a sale happening this weekend! Use the code HAPPY4TH from July 1-4 and receive 50% off your entire purchase!

I want to thank Ashley for having me this past year! It has been such a joy creating with her designs and I’m going to miss being a part of this team!

Hello Lake Michigan | The Cut Shoppe

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Hi friends! I’m back with a new layout that was recently on The Cut Shoppe Blog using the Hello, Let’s Chat Cut File.

12x12 Design Team layout for The Cut Shoppe using the Hello, Let's Chat Cut File along with the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day Collection.

This cut file has a rectangular appearance and I really wanted to fill an entire 12×12 layout with this cut file. To help change the shape of the Hello, Let’s Chat Cut File, I started in Cricut Design Space by slicing off the very bottom speech bubble. I then unlocked the proportions of the cut file and resized the image to 11.5″ x 11.5″. As you can see in the photo of the cut file there are little hearts in the solid speech bubble images, but for some reason when I uploaded this cut file into DS the little hearts disappeared and the speech bubble were completely solid. I liked the look of the hearts in the speech bubbles so I inserted a heart onto the design screen and sliced hearts into three of the solid speech bubble icons.

12x12 Design Team layout for The Cut Shoppe using the Hello, Let's Chat Cut File along with the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day Collection.

I cut the cut file image on a piece of specialty patterned paper from the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day paper pad. I love all of the gold foiled flecks in the pattern! I trimmed my photo to fit behind the open speech bubble image and am so happy that it fit so well there! Backing cut files is such a fun technique especially when you can add photos to the mix! Once I had my photo adhered I moved onto the white cardstock background. The white just seemed a little “too white” so I grabbed my go-to color, No Yoking Coloringz by Shimmerz. I used the packaging technique to add a splash of color the four corners of the background cardstock.

12x12 Design Team layout for The Cut Shoppe using the Hello, Let's Chat Cut File along with the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day Collection.

I then moved onto embellishing. I used mainly products from the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day Collection including the die cut pack, the 3D Stickers, and I also fussy cut a couple additional florals from the 6×6 paper pad. I just love, love, love the dimension of those 3D stickers! I also added a flair button from an older Dear Lizzy Collection to the right of the word ‘Hello’.

12x12 Design Team layout for The Cut Shoppe using the Hello, Let's Chat Cut File along with the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day Collection.

For final touches I added my journaling using my We R Memory Keepers Typecast Typewriter and a few splatter of Shimmerz Ride The Tide Creameez.

12x12 Design Team layout for The Cut Shoppe using the Hello, Let's Chat Cut File along with the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day Collection.

Now you can take a look at my process video that includes a Cricut Design Space 3.0 Beta tutorial.

This is my second to last layout for The Cut Shoppe. In case you missed it The Cut Shoppe Design Team will be closing next month. I’m hoping to record a chit chat video today to talk more about what’s to come on my blog and YouTube channel over the next few months. The Cut Shoppe Etsy Store will remain open even though the Design Team is closing so remember to head over to check out the cut files and digital collections! Ashley has some amazing designs in the shop!