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Cuttin' Up

cretive ways to cut up your pattern paper and use it on your LO!

Layout #1 ........ Trees

1. pick a paper that has a good design that could be cut out and any other matching elements

2. cut out whatever portion you want to use on your LO...I cut out the border of flowers and swirls on my page...

3. then I cut up 3 strips of the paper I had leftover...and since it was double sided paper I decided to use both sides

4. I then cut those 3 strips into smaller/shorter strips
5. place the strips in any order you would like...I decided to weave mine together...once I got it the way I wanted, I glued them together

6. I then cut out the word saying from the matching paper
7. now place your pictures and all your cut out papers where you would like them
8. then glue them down....I used pop dots on my word syaing and my flower border cutout to give it some dimension...

9. then add whatever other elements that you want to make your LO POP...I added matching flowers and brads and then doodled some little swirls....and...

10. VIOLA!!!!
 

Layout #2..... Flowers

1. pick a paper that has a good design that could be cut out and any other matching elements

2. cut out whatever portion you want to use on your LO...I cut out the border of flowers and swirls at the top and bottom of my patterned paper paper...I also cut out some extra little circles and flowers from ther border to use later...
3. then I decided how I wanted to lay them on each side of my 2 page LO...you can lay them up and down the side...across the top and bottom or even one up the side and one across the top/bottom..whatever looks good to you...

4. then I decided which pictures I wanted to mat {I only matted the sm photo of Abby on each page}..
5. then I found a matching journal box from K&Co.
6. now place your pictures, journal block, and other little flowers and circles that you cutout where you would like them...
7. then glue them down....
8. then add whatever other elements that you want to make your LO POP...I added matching flowers and brads, doodled some little swirls...and...

9. VIOLA!!!!
 

Layout #3... Black Flowers

1. pick a paper that has a good design that could be cut out and any other matching elements

2. cut out whatever portion you want to use on your LO...I cut out the border of flowers and swirls at the top and bottom of my patterned paper paper...
3. then I decided how I wanted to lay them on each side of my 2 page LO...

4. then I decided which pictures I wanted to mat {I only matted the large photo of Matt & Abby}..
5. then I used a journal blcok from the coordinating elements...
6. I also cut a saying from the same coordinating elements paper...
7. now place your pictures, journal block, saying and all your cut out papers where you would like them
8. then glue them down....

9. then add whatever other elements that you want to make your LO POP...I added matching flowers and brads, doodled some little swirls, and added a title with THICKERS Alphas....and...

10. VIOLA!!!!
 

About the author ...
Angie became part of the Digital CT in May 2007. She loves digi scrapping and has really not found a favorite designer because they are all great! She is inspired daily by ALL the great work done here and posted in the ACOT gallery. She also has 4 beautiful kids that you will see VERY much of in her LO's. Especially little Abby Lou!

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