Baby Goats Are Too Cute Layout

Hello friends! Happy Tuesday! Today I am on the Just Nick Digital Cut File blog sharing this layout of my daughter and this adorable baby goat or kid, which is the proper term. My daughter is in heaven when she can be around animals of any kind.  When she was a little girl it always was like a zoo at our house.  We had cats, dogs, hamsters, gerbils, fish, and newts.  She had a special way with them and they loved her as much as she loved them.

I wanted to give this layout a country feel and I thought that the woodgrain and gingham papers would fit the bill.  I used the Hand Cut Letters 2 Cut File to cut out the title with my Silhouette Cameo and then I machine stitched it to the background paper.  All the papers, chipboard frames, enamel dots, stickers and embellishments are from the Pumpkin Spice Collection by Simple Stories.  My sewing machine does some cool stitches so I thought I would change it up from the usual straight stitching.  It adds to the country homespun feel don't you think?

The sweet thing about these cut files are that they can be used on several electronic die cutting machines and they are an instant download so there are no shipping costs.  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Just Nick Digital Cut File Online Store for the Hand Cut Letters 2 Cut File and many more cut files.

Cut Files Used On This Layout

Handcut Letters 2 Cut Files

Summertime Layout

Hello friends! Glad that you stopped by! Today I am sharing a layout over at Just Nick Digital Cut Files of my gorgeous friend and daughter.  They made their own floral wreaths that they are wearing on a nice summer's day.

I used two different sets of cut files on this layout, the Bubble Frames and the Graphic Frames.  I shrunk the Bubble Frames Cut Files down to 2X2 inch squares, inked them up with some distress inks and embellished them with stickers and flair buttons.  I cut one of the frames from the Graphic Frames Cut File and added a photo.

My assignment was to create a layout inspired by Pinterest.

Frames aren't just for photos they can be used in different ways. You can find these and many more digital cut files in the Just Nick shop here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Cut Files Used On My Layout

Bubble Frames

Graphic Frames

Three Or More July Challenge - Frames

Hello scrappy friends!  Today at Three Or More we are revealing our first challenge. The challenge is to create a layout with three or more photos and to add an extra twist to this challenge by adding frames to your layout.

For my layout I created more of a mixed media layout of my summer vacation two years ago.  I love the ocean and wanted to create a beachy feel to this page.  For the frames, I edited my photos on my iPhone in an app named Photoshop Express.  I love this app and it has lots of cool frames.  I thought the frame "bleached matte" would make it look like the ocean.

I began my layout with a white piece of card stock and added some clear gesso to it and let it dry.  I then added some Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Gathered Twigs and four different stencils and also some splatters and distress stains.  I added more texture to look like "foamy water" with cheesecloth and also added some packing paper.  I love the Fancy Pants Designs Park Bench Collection and have been hoarding some of the leftovers of this collection since last year so I layered some of the patterned papers and stickers from the collection.  

For the chipboard lighthouse, I wanted it to have a brick effect so I adhered drywall tape and then cut around the windows.  I then added some stamps, sprays, distress paint and splatters.  If you are looking to create lots of texture, drywall tape is inexpensive and it works perfectly.

I matted my photos with some corrugated paper in black and turquoise

I hope you enjoyed your visit and come join in the fun of July's challenge.  Link up your creation at Three Or More blog here and also see what the other design team members created for this challenge.

Have a nice day!

Supply List

Cardstock - American Crafts

Cheesecloth

Chipboard - Fab Scraps

Corrugated Paper - Fancy Pants Designs

Digital Frames - Photoshop Express (iphone app)

Doily - Bo Bunny

Drywall Tape

Flair - A Flair For Buttons

Gesso (Clear) - Liquitex

Ink - Tim Holtz

Lace - Kaisercraft

Mists - Tattered Angels

Packing Paper

Paint - Tim Holtz

Patterned Paper - Fancy Pants Designs (Park Bench Collection)

Pen - Marvy Uchida

Stains - Tim Holtz

Stamps - Kaisercraft, Unity

Stencils - The Crafter's Workshop

Stickers - Fancy Pants Designs (Park Bench Collection)