Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Technique Tuesday: Cut Away

What is your favorite scrappy tool?  Do you have to have a fancy cutting machine or do you love your binder?  My go-to tool is a pair of scissors.  Easy, old-fashioned...yet so impactful.  I love to hand cut many of the elements found on my pages.  My favorite scissors are the Tim Holtz Tonic ones...they are somewhat big, but so easy to manipulate and use.  I can't live without them.

Take this layout below.  I used Bella Blvd goodies to create this one.  Let me tell you that Bella scraps itself...there are so many elements like stickers, chipboard and journaling spots.  Just layer it all on the page and you are set.  Except I want something a bit special...that is where the scissors come into play.  Those large snowflakes were hand cut from a sheet of paper in the Winter Wonder collection.



I chose to cut them in different formations...some I stayed close to the lines.  For the large pink one, I wanted to make it a bit more rounded.  I made some stand out with different sized brads.



To add a bit of texture, I used some twine around the titleblock.  I wanted it to start the eye on that side of the layout.  Most elements from this page are from the Winter Wonder collection.  The alphabet is from the Sophisicates collection. 


If I got the what-would-you-bring-to-a-deserted-island question and there was going to be a crop there...I would have to have my scissors.  Hands down....best invention!

11 comments:

  1. the cuuuutest of pics and love your design stacey, they look so happy, such a happy, fun layout♥

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  2. fabulous photos and what a great page

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  3. Great design, love your page! And you're rigth: Bella scraps its self!!

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  4. what a great and fun page!! I love my tonic too!

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  5. I just love this! Wonderful photos and i love all this details! GORGEOUS!

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  6. adorable layout and fun photos! I have ribbon/fabric scissors, old nasty scissors for fussy cutting and of course little snip scissors for those hard to reach places...I don't think scissors get the respect that they deserve LOL

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  7. I love this design!! And the elements are wonderful. Awesome!

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  8. Love this! Love all the little touches! I {heart} your style!

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  9. Love your page! it's so happy!! I think my go to tool is my sewing machine. Love it! My pages aren't finished when I haven't sewed on it....

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  10. Love the happiness of this page ! Colors to warm up winter !

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  11. I'd have to agree with you Stacey. You can do a ton with a photo, several sheets of paper and some scissors.

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