Warm & Cozy Layout by Paige Evans

 The Winter 2020 issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine is out now and you can download and browse it for FREE here!

This issue is extra special because it's Catherine's 60th issue(!!) aaaand the layout on the cover was made by yours truly using my Go the Scenic Route collection! Plus you can download the cut file I designed and used on the cover layout for free on the SCT Magazine website. So many great things! 

To create this layout, I started by die cutting my Snowflake Frame from white cardstock at just under 8.5x11". I backed almost all of the pieces of the snowflakes with a rainbow of colors from the patchwork B-side of Paper 21.

I cut a piece of white cardstock to 8x10.5" then machine stitched it to a full 8.5x11" piece of the dark blue B-side of Paper 4. Then I adhered the backed cut file on top with foam squares for dimension. I printed the 5x7" cover photo and added it to the layout.

The title "WARM & COZY" is made with the colorful Foam Thickers and the ampersand is from the Puffy Phrase Stickers which I placed on an oval journaling spot from the Ephemera Die Cuts and it's matted on white cardstock for contrast. I printed the journaling, trimmed it into strips, and glued it below the title. To finish, I added a trio of heart Cardstock Stickers in a triangle to help draw the eye all around the layout.

I loved sitting down with a cuppa hot chocolate and browsing through this beautiful issue! So much inspiration inside! Have you found my two layouts within? I'll share them here next month!

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SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, Thickers, stickers, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; white cardstock; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cut file: Snowflake Frame by Paige Evans

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Christmas Stamps Spread by Paula Fiihr

Happy day after Christmas! Paula Fiihr here today sharing a spread in my December Daily using the Stamps from Paige’s 25 Days of Christmas Cut Files and her Go the Scenic Route line.

I cut the Stamps in two sizes - once from white cardstock and once from paper in the 12x12 Paper Pad. I rubbed some gesso on both pages - Paper 17 and the pink paper from the 12x12 Paper Pad before I started to add a little more depth to the papers. For the main page, I decided to make the Christmas tree stamp into a shaker. This is a fairly easy process with so many ways to do it, and here’s how I made this one: I cut a rectangle piece - the same size as the stamp - out of foam (you can use a die cut or by hand) and glued it to a piece of paper cut to the same size. I added glitter and confetti inside the foam rectangle. I cut a piece of acetate and glued it to the bottom side of the stamp and then glued this to the foam. Now it’s a shaker!

I filled in the dots with dimensional craft paint and topped it with a star. The ornament stamp also was filled in with the same craft paint. I added a pic of my daughters decorating our tree and finished with a few pieces from the Enamel Dots. On the next page I journaled on Paper 12. The present and gingerbread stamps were backed with scraps and I sewed pink fabric behind the train stamp. The word strip and dots are from the Puffy Phrase Stickers. I didn’t use all the cute Stamps on this layout so they are ready to be used on another project.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a happy New Year!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; Die cut machine: Cricut; Cut file: Stamps from the 25 Days of Christmas Cut Files by Paige Evans

Location: Texas, USA / Instagram: @psplannergirl / Pinterest: pfiihr / Facebook: Paula Fiihr 

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Christmas Hoops Layout by Missy Whidden

Merry Christmas, friends! Missy Whidden here with a colorful Christmas layout featuring Paige’s Go the Scenic Route collection and two of Paige’s cut files: Christmas Tree and Christmas Tree. Since my photos were so colorful I decided to emphasize all the color and go with a rainbow color scheme. I cut the trees on my Silhouette Cameo using a variety of mostly solid color patterned papers. I created a line of trees and then made my own background on textured white cardstock. I coated the paper with clear gesso first and then used lots of blue Shimmerz to create a sky on the top portion. I also splattered white acrylic paint to create a snow effect.

I layered the trees across the page horizontally and then added more Shimmerz below each one in a matching color. I sorted through all of the embellishments in Go the Scenic Route and chose items that matched each tree. At first I tried to keep everything tone-on-tone but then decided to scatter the color around. Here I used a heart from the Puffy Stickers, a ticket from the Ephemera Die Cuts, a small Chipboard Sticker heart, and a little bird I fussy cut from the 6x8 Paper Pad. I also popped up a few of the trees with adhesive foam to create depth.

Here you can see the texture and layering. I continued adding bits and pieces around the photos. I used a few Cardstock Stickers, more Puffy Stickers, and Chipboard Stickers. I added sparkle to some of the trees with Nuvo Glimmer Paste. I machine stitched on a few of the trees for added texture using white thread.

I wanted a fun title to match the photos, so I did a little mixing and matching. I wanted a solid color for “Christmas” so I pulled out the dark navy Mini Thickers from the Pick-Me-Up collection and paired them with the Foam Thickers from Go the Scenic Route. I softened up the blue alphas with a bit of white gesso. I also added in a Puffy Phrase Sticker and a Cardstock Sticker. I added a few more layers behind the photos using the top paper strips in the 6x8 Paper Pad.

I love creating holiday pages using nontraditional colors and collections like this! It’s such a fun challenge. My photos had lots of color in them, so I wanted to match that and still make it look like a Christmas page. I think it was a success! Hopefully this gives you some inspiration today. I wish you a very merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a happy New Year!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, Thickers, die cuts, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; white cardstock; gesso; white acrylic paint; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cut files: Christmas Tree and Christmas Tree by Paige Evans

Blog: littlenuggetcreations.blogspot.com // Instagram: @missywhidden // Pinterest: @missywhidden
Facebook: missy.whidden // YouTube: Missy Whidden

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Merry Christmas by Anita Bownds

 Hi there crafty friends, merry Christmas Eve! Anita Bownds here with you today sharing another Christmas layout using the Go the Scenic Route collection and Paige's Christmas Tree cut file. I like using non-traditional colors for Christmas, I think it’s fun and changes it up from the traditional colors, plus it gives me a reason to get creative with florals. But then again, who needs a reason?!

Starting with a white cardstock background, I framed it with Paper 24. Then using my Cameo I cut out the Christmas Tree cut file from Paper 16 and adhered it down in the center. I then matted my photo on paper from the 6x8 Paper Pad with a white doily behind and then tucked some Ephemera Die Cuts behind the right side to add color and layers.

Then I started clustering Floral Die Cuts and fussy cut flowers from Paper 18 around my photo, sticking to the same color scheme. To add a little dimension to the main floral cluster, I added a heart Chipboard Sticker in the center of the flower then added a subtitle from the Puffy Phrase Stickers. I made a colorful title using a mixture of letters from the Puffy Word Stickers.

Then I decided on a third cluster of flowers to create a visual triangle so it draws the eye across the page. I then fussy cut more flowers from Paper 18 and to finish off the layout I added a few rhinestones and a flick of white acrylic paint.

I hope you have enjoyed my Christmas inspiration today, happy crafting!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, enamel dots, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; white cardstock; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cut file: Christmas Tree by Paige Evans

Location: Australia / Blog: Neat-N-Crafty / Instagram: @anitabownds / Facebook: Anita Bownds
YouTube: Anita B / Pinterest: Anita Bownds

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Lollipop Layout by Migbell Guzmán

 Hello friends! Migbell Guzmán here again to share my newest layout with you. To create this layout I chose Paige's Go the Scenic Route collection and Lollipop cut file.

I cut 12 of the Lollipops from white cardstock and backed them with bright pink and orange papers from Go the Scenic Route - Paper 7 and Paper 20 then I backed the sticks with a little slice from Paper 23. I added the Lollipops with foam adhesive onto the pink B-side of Paper 16 and sprinkled pink sequins between. I created a cluster of embellishments under and around the photo using the Foam Thickers, Floral Die Cuts, Puffy Stickers, Cardstock Stickers, and Ephemera Die Cuts as shown.

I hope this layout inspires you in some way! Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, Thickers, stickers, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; white cardstock;
Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cut file: Lollipop

Location: Puerto Rico / Instagram: @migbellguzman / Facebook: Migbell Guzman

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Christmas Tree Decor by Stefanie Ried

 Hi friends, Stefanie Ried here sharing a new Christmas project made with Go the Scenic Route! I hope you are all well. We in Germany are in lockdown again. And that means being busy with my daughter because the whole day at home, boredom comes up quickly. So we made Christmas trees together. My daughter wanted colorful trees of course, and Paige's collections are best suited!

First, I sketched half of a tree on white paper. This serves as a template.

This template is placed on the patterned paper and traced. Then place the template mirrored on the other side and trace the second half of the tree. The tree is finished. I cut out a total of 5 trees per tree.

Then fold the trees in half and glue one half to the other half of the next tree. Do this all around. Before gluing on the last tree, glue a wooden stick in the middle. My husband drilled the sticks into the wooden discs for me.

To finish, we decorated the trees with sequins, enamel drops, and alpha stickers. That was a lot of fun. The trees are now in my daughter's room. With a lightstrand they are a highlight.

I wish you a merry Christmas!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; white cardstock

Blog: steffiried.blogspot.com / Instagram: @steffiried / Pinterest: @steffiried / Facebook: stefanie.ried.96 YouTube: Steffi Ried

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Merry Christmas Layout by Paige Evans

I have a layout to share with you today which I created for the American Crafts blog, featuring my Go the Scenic Route collection and fringe!

I started by trimming 3/4" strips from all of the mostly solid patterned papers and then snipping them with fringe scissors. I placed them in a rainbow order and "ooohed" and "aaaahed" over their formation because rainbow anything makes me happy :)

Next I die cut a large Christmas tree from a robin's egg blue textured cardstock. I layered the fringe strips up on the inner tree piece and then did some mixed media work on the outer tree background.

I used white gesso around the edges of the tree and blended it with my fingers to create soft edges. Once the gesso dried I came in with Pastel Dreams and Tropicals watercolors and splashed them on top in the same order as the colors of the fringe.

Next I adhered the background over the fringe tree and machine stitched around the edge to create a border. Time for a photo and embellishments!

I found a photo of Jane from last year and printed it to 3x4, trimming it out to leave a white border for contrast. I adhered the photo onto the right side of the tree and then layered flowers from the Chipboard Stickers and Cardstock Stickers underneath the right edge. I topped the photo with a birdie Chipboard Sticker because even after all these years, Jane still loves birds.

The title is made from the colorful Foam Thickers and then I wrote a bit of journaling underneath it with a blue pen. To finish, I used the colorful dots and hearts from the Chipboard Stickers to embellish the tree tone-on-tone to create faux ornaments.

I hope you are inspired to create a similar layout using my Go the Scenic Route collection! It's not a Christmas-themed collection, but I love non-traditional colors for my holiday pages and the fringe totally reminds me of a Christmas tree! See you soon!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, Thickers: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; Christmas tree cut file: Paige Evans; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Watercolors: Pastel Dreams and Tropicals; gesso; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark

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Let Your Heart Be Light Layout by Brianna Lepper

 Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here and let the countdown to Christmas begin! I’ve been having so much fun documenting Christmas this month, so I decided to make another festive layout using Paige’s Let Your Heart Be Light cut file and her Go the Scenic Route collection. The colors in this collection are just too gorgeous not to use with this cut file. Take a look!

To start, I cut the Let Your Heart Be Light cut file on white cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo. After it finished cutting, I went back into my Silhouette Software and created backing pieces for the title by duplicating and offsetting each letter. I did the same thing with all of the light bulbs. Although this took a bit of extra time, it made backing the entire cut file so much easier in the end. There are a few different ways to back a cut file, you can choose whichever way works best for you!

I ended up choosing Paper 11 to back the title in the cut file with. I’ve been wanting to use this paper ever since I got the collection but I wanted to find a way to highlight the entire thing. It’s so beautiful and I wanted to display as much of it as I could! For the light bulbs, I went in rainbow order and chose different patterned papers from the 12x12 Paper Pad and Paper 7 to get a bit of orange. After I had the entire cut file completely backed, I popped it up on foam adhesive. I then went through all of the patterned papers in the collection to find the base for my layout. I ended up going with Paper 16. I love how the cut file pops right on top of that pretty pink!

After everything was adhered down, I went through and added tangled thread under each light bulb using coordinating colors. Then, I fussy cut some florals from papers in the 6x8 Paper Pad and added them to a few areas on the page. I created a subtitle using one of the papers from the phrases 2x2 Paper Pad. To finish it off, I splattered white acrylic paint all over the layout.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope that you liked this layout and I also hope that I’ve inspired you in some way today! The vibrant colors on this page just make me so happy! Wishing you all a safe and wonderful holiday season!

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, embellishments: GO THE SCENIC ROUTE; white cardstock; white acrylic paint; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cut file: Let Your Heart Be Light by Paige Evans

Location: Louisiana, USA / Blog: I Love Paper Blog / Instagram: @briannalepper / Facebook: Brianna Nichole
YouTube: Brianna Lepper / Pinterest: Brianna Lepper

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Guest Designer | Yvette Weber

Hello, crafty friends! My name is Yvette Weber and I am super excited and honored to be guest designing for Paige this month! You can find me on Instagram, Facebook, my Blog, and Pinterest. Here are the projects I created using Paige's cut files and her gorgeous collections:

For my first project, I had these awesome photos of my son trying to skateboard and decided to use the Skateboard cut file and the Go the Scenic Route collection to document this fun moment.

I resized the Skateboard cut file to about 4" and cut it multiple times from Paper 21. Next, I selected some of the beautiful border strips from Paper 23 and arranged them and the Skateboards diagonally onto a piece of white cardstock. To create a bit more texture on my page, I simply distressed the edges of the border strips and then added machine stitching. I couldn't help myself, I just had to add a cluster of fussy cut flowers from Paper 18 to the bottom left corner of my photos and then used the "Everyday Fun" Cardstock Sticker as a title and placed it in the center of the floral cluster. To finish, a small cluster was added to the top of the photos using a Cardstock Sticker, a sentiment from the Ephemera Die Cuts, and a fussy cut butterfly.

 

Since my son is a big Lego fan, the Building Bricks cut file were perfect for my next page. I started by cutting the Building Bricks cut file from white cardstock and then selected several papers from Paige's Bloom Street collection: Paper 02, Paper 06, Paper 10, Paper 22, and Paper 24 to back it. Machine stitching was added first to each of the cut files and then adhered to my background paper which is Paper 13 from Go the Scenic Route with foam tape.

  With the awesome Building Bricks cut file as the main focal point of my design, I decided to add my photo on the left side and slightly tucked it underneath the cut files. A few small clusters of Stickers and Ephemera Die Cuts was added around the page to create a wonderful overall balance.

My next project is featuring the gorgeous Flowers cut file and Go the Scenic Route collection. The Flowers cut file was cut from white cardstock and backed with Paper 13, which was then adhered to the right side of my page using foam tape. With the beautiful Paper 2 as my background paper, I decided to create a bit of a vertical interest with machine stitching and the colorful Puffy Word Stickers.

Once, I had my photo exactly where I wanted it, I started to embellish by using a combination of Cardstock Stickers and Chipboard Stickers. I also added a paper clip from Paige's Take Me Away collection in the upper left corner of the photo, as well as a couple of stapled Ephemera Die Cut tabs from Go the Scenic Route.

For my fourth page, I wanted to create a beautiful winter layout, so I chose Paige's Holly Wreath cut file and her gorgeous Go the Scenic Route collection to document our very first holiday photo as a family. I started by cutting the Holly Wreath cut file from white cardstock and backed it with Paper 10 and Paper 6. I selected Paper 4 as my background and then I decided to add a piece of vellum in the middle of the wreath, which softens the dark blue background paper. The Holly Wreath was then adhered to the center of my page using some foam tape.

My title was added down the right side of my photo, using both the Go the Scenic Route colorful Foam Thickers as well as a sentiment from the Cardstock Stickers. To add a bit of holiday sparkle, Enamel Dots were added to the bow area. I then fussy cut some of the smallest flowers from Paper 18 and placed them around the wreath. I finished the layout off with a few stitched pieces of sentiments cut from Paper 13 from the Bloom Street collection.

For my last project, I decided to create a couple of feel good cards! Everyone loves receiving a feel good card, sometimes it's just to cheer them up or simply to let them know that they're doing a great job!

For my first card, I decided to use a couple of Paige's cut files; the Folk Art Flower Frame and Awesome. Both were cut from white cardstock. Next, I backed the Awesome cut file with Paper 13 from the Go the Scenic Route collection. I used Paper 24 to create a background which was then adhered onto my card base. Add the cut files, that cute bird Cardstock Sticker, a few pieces of bling, and this card is finished!

For my second card I used the Stars cut file and the Go the Scenic Route collection. I resized the Stars cut file and then cut it from white cardstock. I backed the cut file with Paper 6 and used Paper 17 as my card background. A chipboard sticker from the Whimsical collection was perfect to used as a sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! It was a pleasure working with Paige's cut files and her gorgeous collections. I hope you like them!

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