Message in a Bottle | Essie Peck | Fussy Cutting

So I'm with Claire on fussy cutting and love it and when I came across a sheet of paper from the Jen Hadfield Chasing Adventures with cute bottles all over it I knew exactly what I wanted to do ! 

I used strips of torn papers across the bottom two thirds of the white background cardstock and tucked the photos, fussy cut bottles and other ephemera in the layers.

I also fussy cut 'Time to Explore' from a cut apart sheet and added it to a darker paper and cut around it again to create a border. 

The photos are from a never to be repeated boat trip in Spain (never to be repeated as I have never felt sooooo ill !!) But the photos are lovely and I thought were just perfect for a sea inspired layout with quirky floating fussy cut bottles. 

I hope you have been inspired by this month's 'fussy cutting' theme... Please don't forget to share your layouts over on the UK Scrap Addicts Facebook page as we love to see them!

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!

Bloom and Grow | Kirei Baldwin | Fussy Cutting

Hi UK Scrap Addicts!

Kirei here with my layout for this month's 'fussy cutting' theme....

Now I love fussy cutting so this was perfect for me! I used more of the lovely Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'Midnight' collection that I have been hoarding... I used the 12" x 12" paper called 'Sophisticated' which was perfect for some fussy cutting as it was covered in sketchy flowers in black and white.

I sat in front of the TV and fussy cut most of the flowers from it, and then I painted most of them with some of the pretty Shimmerz paints picking colours that matched the 'Midnight' collection. A little tip when fussy cutting, leave a little white border around your image, it's easier to cut and looks finished.

I cut the centre from the striped 'Bloom & Grow' paper then trimmed it to 11 1/2" and mounted it onto a frame cut from the 'Shine Bright' paper. Then I backed it all with a piece of white cardstock.

I added the fussy cut flowers in a wreath around the cut out circle, only sticking them in the centre so that I could curl up the edges to add dimension.

My photo was mounted onto a mix of the patterned papers and tucked in under the right side of the wreath. I added some matching embellishments and a title and finished off with some splatters of white paint.

I hope you have been inspired by this month's 'fussy cutting' theme... whether cutting just a few images to add to your layout or cutting lots to make it a feature like I have done. Please don't forget to share your layouts over on the UK Scrap Addicts Facebook page as we love to see them!

Thanks for looking and happy scrapping!

Friends | Jackie Ashton | Fussy Cutting

Hi scrappers, Jackie here with my layout this month using fussy cutting.

Im not a big fan of fussy cutting, but I always love seeing this technique on other layouts.  So when I sat down and started to cut out the flowers, I found the process came together really quickly, and I love the end result.

Friends ...

For my layout I used a lovely sheet of patterned paper from Maggie Holmes - Sunny Days collection, and cut out several of the flowers.  

I also used this patterned paper also from the same collection, to cut out some of the butterflies.

I started my layout by adding ink to my white cardstock. and added some stamped details over the inked area.

Then I added a few different sheets of patterned paper behind my photograph, which I added to the centre of the page and then arranged the fussy cut flowers and butterflies around the photograph, adding 3D foam under some of the flowers to give them some depth on my page.

To finish the page I added two torn strips of patterned paper to the bottom of my page, and added a small cluster of the cut flowers and a butterfly to this areas.

I hope you can join us this month and give fussy cutting a try, and share your layouts in our Facebook group, or tag is on on Instagram, we would love to see them.

Thanks for stopping by, till next time.

Happy scrapping

Enjoy Today | Keighley Brennan | Fussy Cutting

Hey UKSA, Keighley here today sharing my layout for this months theme of Fussy Cutting. I love when I get a pattered paper that I can Fussy Cut because it creates more embellishments for your projects and we all love getting more for our money right?!

I made this layout right at the beginning of April because I received my Mind The Scrap Kit, For those of you that don’t know Mind The Scrap is a UK Kit Club ran by the lovely Emma. 

In our April kits we received a stunning paper by Vicki Boutin, one side was a gorgeous floral pattern and the other was some beautiful butterflies which just had to be fussy cut. 

I cut some hexagons in various patterns and sizes, I also handstitched some hexagon too to create a different texture on my background. I fussy cut some of those beautiful butterflies and attached them to my layout using foam and finished off with some Thickers for my title.

You can watch my layout process Here on the UK Scrap addicts YouTube Channel.

There’s lots of gorgeous inspiration this month on the UKSA Facebook group, we would love to see your creations too

Thank you you for stopping by

Keighley 

Shine Bright | Sam Ball | Fussy Cutting

So today it's my turn on the UK Scrap Addicts blog, and I couldn't be more delighted with this month's theme of fussy cutting!

Everyone tends to have a technique, product or embellishment that they love to use time and time again.

Whether it's paint or flair badges, washi tape or stencils that's your signature 'thing', consciously or subconsciously it's something that we all do.

For me, it's fussy cutting, so this month's theme was right down my street.

It's no surprise that some of us have used the same collection - the stunning Cocoa Vanilla Happiness range, which is just crying out to be fussy cut!

It's been such a popular collection that I couldn't find the ephemera pack anywhere to buy. Instead I purchased a selection of the pattern papers and resorted to getting my fussy cutting scissors out.

I find fussy cutting immensely relaxing, but the thought of making that first cut into a 12 x 12" piece of paper often quite daunting!

It's silly really, but something I'm sure some of us can relate to? After all, it's only a piece of paper!

I used watercolour paper as the basis for my layout, as it's thicker than standard cardstock and tends to hold paint and oxide inks better.

The rainbow cut file was created using two separate cut files that I welded together. After likely marking the base of the layout, I painted the rainbow colours directly onto the background and raised cut file using foam pads.

I then simply embellished my photograph using fussy cut flowers, butterflies and my title, all taken from the Happiness patterned papers...

Does fancy cutting fill you with dread, or do you find it therapeutic like me?

Don't forget to share your layouts with us over on our Facebook page, or tag us on Instagram if you've been inspired by this months theme.

Happy Times | Karen Moss | Fussy Cutting

Hello, hello - Karen here with my fussy cutting layout.  I used the gorgeous Cocoa Vanilla Happiness range which cries out to be fussy cut.

I made this page a week ago and since then we have lost our lovely Kiera pup so this is a page close to my heart.

If you would like to see my process video it is here and if you visit our YouTube channel,  FaceBook page, Instagram Feed or Pinterest board you will see lots of fussy cutting inspiration.

Karen x

Awesome | Clair Matthews | Fussing Cutting

As soon as I saw this months theme was 'Fussy Cutting' I just knew I had to use one of the lovely Mintay collections - In my opinion you just can't beat their pages of elements to fussy cut!!

https://www.cs-getcrafty.com/online-store/MINTAY-c29938399

I went with the Marina collection to make this layout..

I fussy cut not only the small nautical elements but also the frames for the photos too.

The photos were taken this year when my husband & we went for a little stroll along our local beach so they worked perfectly with this paper collection.

What do you think?...has it inspired you to get those scissors out!!! :)

If you fancy watching here's my Process video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXHt9FcYClw&t=2s

Clair

xxx 

Fill Each Day with Gratitude | Lisa-Jane Johnson | Fussy Cutting

Hi crafty friends, it's Lisa-Jane here today with my fussy cutting layout for this month's challenge.  I do love a bit of fussy cutting - it's a way of being crafty without sitting down at your craft table to do a full layout.  The results can be an icon or two for a finishing touch of a full on page of ephemera.  My layout is something in the middle.

I used a sketch from Page Maps to create this layout at a scrappy weekend away.  This Girl Squad collection by Pebbles had a pack of ephemera that included a few flowers but I needed a lot more to poke in the top of the central column.  Thankfully some of them were circles rather than fiddly flowers with lots of petals and because flowers are natural and organic, it doesn't matter if they are not perfect circles ;-)

To create my background layer I applied some Dylusions ink using the smooshing technique and then went over the top with a script stencil and some texture paste, all from the Pretty My Page shop.  Then I started building the paper layers to create the main structure of the design.

I also applied some of the texture paste to the aqua music themed paper for a bit more texture and interest.  Then I started adding in my fussy cut flowers and popped some of them up on foam pads and poked others in and around them.  I love the effect of all the dimension and it really gives a lovely focal point to the layout.  It's definitely worth the time put in to cutting the flowers in the first place.  

Are you a fussy cutting lover or hater?  Let us know!  And don't forget to pop over to the Facebook page or tag us on Instagram if you've been inspired to create a layout for this month's theme.

Beau Alise | Sarah Costain | Fussy Cutting

 Sarah here today with my take on this months theme of fussy cutting.

I must admit I am not a fan of fussy cutting so this was a challenge for me. I decided to use some rose gold foiled words from a white 12 x 12 sheet and cut them with a small border. The white on white helped disguise my less than perfect cutting skills and my Cutter Bee scissors definitely helped too!!

The rest of the layout was more in my comfort zone with lots of mixed media mostly from one of the Thompsons Craft Supplies kits.

I began by building up layers of watercolour in reds pinks and yellows. Once this had dried I added texture paste on top followed by white gesso to mute the colours slightly to match my papers and embellishments.

I created a paper cluster behind my photo using some lace and cheese cloth for added texture and to soften the layers. Between the layers I added foam to create more dimension and I added a circle embellishment and butterflies to frame my picture.

Using the shape of my watercolour background as a guide I scattered clusters of flowers and gems over the page and tucked in a tag to the paper layers.

As a finishing touch I added splashes of ink to match the rose gold title and some pink and blue Nuvo drops between the flowers.

You can check out the process video of my layout being created in more detail here.

https://youtu.be/VBiFF7azU8U

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Scrappy Day :)

Sarah

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Tea for Two | Fussy Cutting| Elaine King

Hi all

Me again! Not sure where these months go to but it's my turn on the blog again to share with you my 'Fussy Cutting' layout for our May prompt. 

For this I used a My Minds Eye collection, called Splendor,  that I bought from Hey Little Magpie a few weeks ago..or was it months..they roll by so quickly! 

Anyway,  the best way to 'get through' any fussy cutting is, in my opinion, to do it in front of the television. To be fair, I LOVE a bit of fussy cutting and don't really understand those of you that don't like it..but hey ho, it takes all sorts to make the world go around... lol 

So, I sat down to watch the Great British Menu (you don't have to watch every minute detail so its a good one to sit down in front of) and got cutting, and cutting..and well, a bit more cutting. Suffice to say I got a bit carried away and before I knew it, I had lots of fussy cut flowers and swans done. I then chose a long hoarded piece of green card and decided to sew a grid effect on it. I sewed in four different coloured threads until it was done. 

I then mounted the photos on pale pink card and settled on the position of them. Once these were mounted I added lots of the fussy cut flowers and swans in layers around the photos. 

I hope you'll have a go at a fussy cutting layout to share too. Hope you enjoy. 

Elaine

Rainbow Stairs - TN - Fussy Cutting - RamblingsofGeo

Hello everyone!


I am back with a Traveler's note book layout for you this month for the fussy cutting challenge...

I bring you a layout or two which shows you that fussy cutting can mean using items of a different nature, not just scrapbooking papers, and cutting out flowers etc. (although those layouts are BEAUTIFUL!)

For this months layout i have been documenting in my travellers note book about my recent trip to Krakow, Poland. I have cut apart some leaflets, and maps from the trip, and used bits from a guide book.

Have a look at the process video that goes along with this post to see my process of putting the pages together!

https://youtu.be/WqrKr52aluA