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BSD Cut Files | Heart Wreath

There are so many variations of what I call the "wreath" frame and I always love this type of border for scrapbook pages.  The large circle frame provides a perfect space to incorporate your photos, title and journaling - or you could even include photos and ephemera as part of the border. My past layouts have used a wreath of circles, stars, leaves and most recently hearts - I love this cut file for all things Valentine's and love related!

 

 

S U P P L I E S :
Bazzill White  |  Bazzill North Sea  |  Bazzill Rain  |  Market Square Papers | Blue Ledger Paper
Lavender Floral Paper | Aqua Floral Paper | Blue Star Paper | Pink Stripe Paper | Navy Paper |  Vellum Florals
 BSD Heart Wreath Cut File  | BSD Whimsy Script Titles Cut File | Butterfly Stickers | Letter Stickers

 

The cut files include the outer frame as well as the inner portions of the hearts, so it's easy to create a complete page quickly! I cut the interior hearts from a variety of Maggie Holmes and Jen Hadfield papers, keeping the color palette to pinks, lavenders and blues. 

 

The interior of the heart wreath is the perfect spot for my photos and title - a mix of letter stickers and a BSD cut file (which is a part of a script title set that includes five other words perfect for everyday pages!)

 

As a soft embellishment, I added vellum florals in the page corners, along with some hat pins and butterfly stickers. They help create a diagonal visual line that leads the eye through the design!

 

I'd love to see how you'd use these cut files on your next page! If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to leave them below - and have a wonderful day!

A dog's Life | SCT Winter 2021

If you don't know my go-to page format is a grid design, then are we really friends?! It's a time-tested foundation I've used countless times on my scrapbook pages, because it just always WORKS! In the winter issue of SCT I implemented this technique on a page about our beloved canines, using rectangular blocks instead of square (because grids can be formed with any shape!)

 

S U P P L I E S:
Bazzill  |  Grid Paper  |  Floral Paper  |  Yellow Dot Paper  |  Butterfly Paper  |  Pink Tag  | Green Ticket |  Ephemera  | Journaling Tag  |  BSD Whimsy Title Cut Files  |  Stickers  |  Metal Clip  |  Gold Alphabet
Scallop punch | Heart Brads 

 

To create my grid, I used three photos (3.5 x 4.5) and three blocks of patterned paper. Pieces of ephemera, tags and my journaling were placed on the patterned blocks. If you can't find the perfect ephemera, cut images from patterned paper! Notice that the tags I used on all three block bleed off the edges - this helps the eye continue through the design rather that stopping at a border.

 

 

 

The center of the grid was a perfect spot for my title and also gives me the opportunity to connect all the blocks visually. I used a combo of block letters and a loopy script that overlaps several of the rectangles, making the blocks work as a unit rather than individuals.  Using a few elements that spill over the grid borders helps unify your page elements and is a great place to balance all out all the straight lines with a few curves!

 

I'd love to see your interpretation of the grid layout! And as always, if you have questions or comments about my layout, please leave a note below!

 

daily rituals | SCT Winter 2021

Scrapbooking provides a connection to our past and our history and helps us better understand those that came before us. I would have loved to see a glimpse into my parents and grandparents' daily routines (if only Instagram was around back then so they could snap the meals, gym workouts, outfits and outings that we do today!) Inspired by my assignment for the winter issue of Scrapbook & Cards, I set out to document some of my daily activities and this is the page that resulted!

S U P P L I E S :
Plaid Paper |  Pink Lined Paper  | Bazzill Mysterious Teal | Floral Paper  | Camera Paper |   Ephemera
Gold Alphabet  |  Stickers  |  Washi Tape  |  Scallop punch  |  Heart Brads  |  Mirror Stickers

 

I started with a base of plaid paper and lined paper onto which I stitched a large circle. You can trace a plate or bowl to get an outline to follow while sewing, but I usually end up going "outside the lines" with my stitching (it's easier and I actually like the messy result!)

I printed the snapshots of several of my daily activities at 2.25" square, and incorporated them on one half of the page, along with lots of little bits and pieces of ephemera. The flowers and leaves were fussy-cut from a floral paper (one of my favorite ways to use this type of patterned paper!).

 

 

So what part of your day could you incorporate into a scrapbook layout? From workouts to devotionals to carpool to meal prep, it's all fair game! I'd love to see what you create!

 

P.S. Have questions or comments about this page? Please leave them below! I regularly respond to post comments and would love to have a conversation!

SCT Cut Files | Home is Where the Dogs Are

I love a good cut file (and rarely create a layout without one!) and I especially love this free SCT cut file from Paige Evans! This versatile design could be used so many ways - on a housewarming card, as a colorful border a layout about a new house, or for any holiday gatherings at home. Here’s how I used this file and customized it for my page theme!

 

S U P P L I E S :

Bazzill Basics White | Bazzill Basics Kraft |  PhotoPlay patterned papers  | SCT Cut Files |  metal clip  | Silhouette Cameo | twine

 

Our home is filled with three Great Danes and usually an additional foster dog, so when I think of home, I definitely think of canines. (If you look closely, you’ll likely find a stray dog hair on my layout, too!) So I knew I wanted to incorporate this cut file with photos of the many dogs that we’ve shared our home with.

 

 

I filled the center hearts with photos of dogs and the remaining spaces were filled with various patterned papers from the PhotoPlay Autumn Greetings collection. To add additional texture, I added machine stitching along the borders of the cut file and glued baker’s twine along three of the heart edges.

 

 

Colorful buttons adorn the chimneys of each house and another layer of dimension to this cut file. You could also use brads, enamel dots or small chipboard accents instead of buttons.

 

 

Using the font Super Clarendon (one of my favorites for bold titles!) I cut the word home from white cardstock and centered it under my cut file. Then I printed a block of text onto cardstock, filling the text box with red and making the letters white. I cut the piece into a banner and it finished off my title.

 

 

So how would you use this cute cut file?  I'd love to see what you create!