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

We Sparkle - Stephanie Squires - Paige Taylor Evans cutfile - 12 x 12 Fussy Cutting Layout

Hello scrapbookers!

Steph here with my version of this months challenge!

Sooooooo this months challenge is fussy cutting...something I both love and hate equally!  I love to fussy cut sitting in front of the TV or going on a journey or doing something that doesn't eat into my scrappy time I hate to fussy cut when I only have a short time to scrap book and spend an hour of it fussy cutting lol!!

I started with a beautiful textured piece of floral paper from Carte Bella's Flower Market collection.  I gutted the paper leaving a one inch border.  I trimmed my cutfile down to an 11 inch square and backed the hearts with a blush paper from Crate Paper's La La Love collection.

Next I stuck them to the pack of the paper with magic tape which enabled me to tuck the flowers that I fussy cut inside the edge of the hearts without any problems and sewed round the "Love you" piece of the cutfile and off set it on foam risers by one of the hearts.

I added my photos to the centre of the layout on a white photo booth strip and added a black perspective negative which I had backed in gold glitter card and added some chipboard accents to the top right of the layout and near my photos.

Lastly I added the title "We Sparkle" and a few puffy stickers around the photo and that was it....layout complete.

I hope you have enjoyed this months layout and please add all layouts to our facebook page in the correct album and tag UK Scrap Addicts on your Instagram posts....

Until next month.....happy scrapping....

Steph xo