Summer Cut File 14 of 24: Bees with Stitching Background

The 14th of the 24 Days of Summer Cut Files was just sent out and here are 3 layouts made with today's Bees with Stitching Background Cut File!

Design Team Member Lisa Fonseca created this oh-so-cute layout! She says, "Hi friends, I hope you are enjoying the beginning of summer and that you're ready to scrap some fave summer photos! For this layout I used Paige's Bees with Stitching Background Cut File. I stitched the trails with all the colors of thread from the Splendid Cross Stitch Kit. I backed the bee wings with vellum and their bodies with different colors of patterned paper from the collection. To finish I splattered watercolors, added some stickers from the 8-Page Sticker Book, a Heart Paper Clip, and Thickers mixed with an Epoxy Sticker for the title."

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, Thickers, die cuts, embellishments, heart paper clip: SPLENDID; white cardstock; vellum; watercolors; Cut file: Bees with Stitching Background from the 24 Days of Summer Cut Files by Paige Evans

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Design Team Member Valerie Bisson created this super fun layout! She says, "I had the perfect photos to go with the Bees with Stitching Background Cut File from a Winnie the Pooh Festival. I started with a piece of white cardstock and added a honeycomb stencil and gold paint splatters. Then I had my Cricut draw out the cut file so I would know exactly where all the bees should get placed. I did this in a black pen because I wanted some of the drawing to show but you could also do this with a pencil. Next my machine created the stitching holes and I did a running stitch with black thread. I used Paper 5 to cut out the bees, black cardstock centers, and vellum wings. I only glued down the middle of the bees to my background so that the wings could lift off the page. Next I matted the layout with Paper 1 and Paper 18 then machine stitched all the layers together. I added my photos and a title using Thickers. I felt the page needed minimal embellishing because the cut file does a nice job of that already so I only added a few pieces from the 8-Page Sticker Book, Chipboard Stickers, Sequins, a few stamped hearts using the Acrylic Stamps, and the date with the Roller Stamp. That completes my layout and I hope you have a wonderful day!"

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments, acrylic stamp, roller stamp: SPLENDID; white cardstock; vellum; gold paint; Cut file: Bees with Stitching Background from the 24 Days of Summer Cut Files by Paige Evans

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Design Team Member Audrey Mutschall created this sweet layout! She says, "When I saw this Bees with Stitching Background Cut File. I knew I wanted to combine it with Paige’s Bee Happy Cut File! I started by ungrouping the bees from the stitching background and setting the bees aside to use later. I chose a yellow gingham patterned paper for the background and had my Silhouette cut the stitching holes. Next, I cut out the Bee Happy Cut File (and three of the extra bees that I’d set aside) from white cardstock. I backed the title using a bee patterned paper from my stash, adhering it behind the cut file with foam adhesive to add extra dimension. I backed the bees with dark gray cardstock, yellow patterned paper from the Oh My Heart Digital Collection, and vellum for the wings. I stitched the background using variegated blue/turquoise embroidery floss (DMC  4030) to match the color of the title. I arranged the Bee Happy title and extra bees on the background, as well as my photo. I embellished with some Floral Die Cuts, flowers fussy cut from the Floral Transparency, and a subtitle using Thickers. Lastly, I added some sequins and gold hearts for a little extra sparkle."

SUPPLIES: Patterned papers: Oh My Heart Digital Collection and Audrey's stash; Thickers, die cuts, stickers, embellishments: SPLENDID; white cardstock; vellum; sequins; Cut files: Bees with Stitching Background from the 24 Days of Summer Cut Files and Bee Happy Paige Evans

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