Paper Issues: Cut It Up Saturday

Hi Everyone!!
It's Saturday!!! YAY!

Now let's get a cutting for Paper Issues,

Cut It Up Saturday!

My favourite day of the week!

And boy oh boy, does Stacie have some incredible FREE cutfiles in the Paper Issues store for you!

The cut file for this month's challenge is a fun one....

"Heart Tracks" 

Such an awesome background cut file!!! 

I had intended to use it as a background too, with lots of pretty paper piecing.... 

but then I had another idea! 

I decided to use those cut up  hearts to form a heart.

Here's what I created with all those hearts! (& a Paper Issues flamingo card too!)

"Be a Flamingo..."

Oh wow! How pretty and fun is this?!!

I've used Crate Paper Heart Day, & Hello Love, as well as Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Endless Summer embellishments for this super pretty, super fun page! 

I cut a large heart to use as a silhouette for my watercolour base, then filled the remaining white (heart) space with those cut file hearts - love how it turned out!

But it's all those flamingos that I'm really loving!!! 

From that puffy sticker flamingo to that fantastic Paper Issues card - the flamingos have it all!

Perfect for my pretty girl too! Such a great reminder for her to shine bright! 

Love this pic of her - beach hair and she don't care! Love it!!!

How awesome is that Paper Issues card?

I keep and use all my Paper Issues cards, they're too cool not to! And this one is one of my favourites! 

Those cool heart clips are from the Heart day ephemera pack - super cute huh?!

Speaking of ephemera, how fabulous are the Cocoa Vanilla Studio flamingos?! I mounted the one below on pop dots to really make him stand out....

Love it!

To add interest to my hearts, you'll notice I created a dimensional effect with them too.....

Gently fold them, then use a tiny spot of glue in the base only. Perfect!

Oh that wooden button! Cocoa Vanilla Studio know me too well! 

And there you have it! 

My fun layout with the gorgeous FREE Heart Tracks cut file.

Need more ideas and inspiration?! Check out the rest of the team's take on this challenge here

Remember: Use my code AMANDA to save 20% off in the Paper Issues Store!

Thanks for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: January Cut It Up

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends!

Time for another fabulous Paper Issues challenge!

I absolutely LOVE all the free cut files in the Paper Issues store!

No need to spend on cut files with so many awesome ones being created every month by our talented team! 

And the cutfile for this challenge? 

Well, it's all about farewelling 2016, & welcoming in the New Year of course!

Here's what it looks like....

Awesome!

You can instantly download this free file in the Paper Issues store here

Now you may remember that I used the top left 2017 file only a few days ago on my 

Working Title challenge....

Love how this turned out!

However, to demonstrate how versatile this cutfile is, I decided to cut a variety of sizes of the snowflakes for this Cut It Up challenge.

Here's my layout, 

"SNOW"

Brrrrr! Look at that frozen lil face! He was having snow-much fun! lol!

Seriously though, how awesome are those snowflakes?!!!

You'll notice I cut my largest one in half and used the halves to border my page. 

To add interest to the snowflakes, I also added ice blue sequins and diamond gemstones. 

Let's take a closer look.....

Naww! Totally the cutest!

I have used Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa collection for most of my layout. 

The patterned paper background is from Crate Paper's Gather collection. 

They combine beautifully, and I love the ephemera layers beneath my photo! 

Those snowflakes were SO easy to cut, & yet they look so effective!

Love the wood veneer title too!

And there you have it! 

My takes on the newest FREE cutfile in the Paper Issues store!

Grab the file here (no purchase required)

 & see what my fellow DT members created with it here.

And Remember, if you are making a purchasing in the Paper Issues store, 

use my code AMANDA to save 20% off!

Thanks for stopping by, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: Take 5 Tuesday

Hi Creatives!

Welcome back for more Paper Issues fun with this month's, 

Take 5 Tuesday!

This challenge is always one of my absolute favourites, and this month's is no exception!
Here's what the January list looks like....

So many awesome options to choose from that I ended up with 10!

I've used pink, cardstock, something silver, patterned paper, foam tape, star, chipboard, layers, tag, & winter! See if you can spot them on my layout......

"Winter Birthday Boy"

Oh how sweet is Mr 4!!! Such a happy birthday it was! 

I've used a Silhouette snowflake cutfile, Pink Paislee's Fancy Free 

& a whole lotta Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa! Love it!

Here's a few closer shots.....

How cute is that photo clip?!! Just adorable!

Lots of small details on this layout....

I love all the layering beneath my photo - it really draws you into that darling photo!

I used the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa Thickers for my title - so bold!

Love this boy!

Such a wonderful memory, & a great challenge to scrap it with! Did you spot all my items? ;)

For more inspirational ideas, & to play along too, click here!

**REMEMBER: Use my code AMANDA to save 20% off in the Paper Issues store **

Thanks for stopping by today!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo