Cut It Up January

We hope you are having a great beginning to 2017!  Whether you are starting off your 2017 album or wrapping up 2016, this cut file can get your pages or projects started!  Get out your Cameo or other cutting machines and join us in all of the creative ways to use any of these cut file images on your projects.  Be sure to go to the Paper Issues store to grab the free download of the January cut files and play along with us this month!

It's Stacie here and I am so excited to show you all that the design team has cut up and created with these free Paper Issues cut files.  To kick it off, I wanted to document our family photo shoot from October.  Hazelwood Gingham made a perfect patterned and floral base to pop up the cut file year frame for our photo.  The floral stickers and paper pieces were a fun way to layer under the the cut file.  

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Check out all of the design team inspiration and creative ways to use the January cut file.

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Amanda used the snowflake image multiple times for her background along with Crate Paper Snow and Cocoa along with Maggie Holmes Gather.  It is stunning winter bliss!  I love the winter color scheme and layers of fun details.  The wood veneer title is perfect for her beautiful snowy creation!

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Rachel used the 2016 to document a year in review page about herself.  I love this idea and way of documenting all that you are thankful for! Look at all of the gorgeous 1Canoe2's Hazelwood! The gold Thickers are mint colored foam below and they are so eye catching on this project! Such a beautiful grid of Hazelwood pretties!

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Annelie documented this awesome kick off to 2017 and her family photo looks epic for sure!  Love those faces!  These Cocoa Vanilla Studios Totally Rad layers and details just add so much to the fun feel. The bold black cut file pops against the white!

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Pol wows us with the gorgeous Hazelwood collection by 1canoe2.  I love her use of the floral paper all fussy cut to layer with the 2017 cut file and her sweet family photo. Those foam Thickers are some all time faves and go so perfectly with a new year layout!

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Ali made this spectacular, festive night sky with pretty hand stitching and her mega sized 2017 with her New Year's Eve journaling is a perfect way to document the holiday!  Fancy Pants Joy Parade was an amazing match for this festive layout!

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Michelle totally rocked the New Year's vibe with this amazing design using papers from Simple Stories Happy New Year mini-collection,  The banner detail, the stitching, and her beautiful daughter make this one pop with colorful happiness!

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Amy wrote about her New Year's Eve surprise finding her sweetest lil' guy being a night owl! This layout is perfection in showcasing the amazing PI Swag Bag for December (swooning over those sequins & gold paper clip bow!!).  I love how she cut the 2017 in gorgeous gold foil paper and added the gold stitching!  It looks so festive and perfect!

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Cat has this colorful stunner to welcome in the new year! The background is a total party and it is so much fun!  The layers are fantastic and how cute is her snap with the Hello Kitty filter!  I love her combination of several collections.  Big heart eyes for this paper bliss!

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Devra is wrapping up 2016 with this year in review and it is ahhhhh-mazing!  How cool is the mini grid of newsworthy events in her family this past year?! Her title says it all! Big love for all of the Bella Blvd Oh My Stars  and more that she was able to use together for this!

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We hope you are inspired and ready to dust off your cutting machine to try out a new technique or idea using cut files!  You have until February 5th to play along with the New Year's cut files or any of the free Paper Issues cut files that are posted in the Paper Issues store.  Please post your creative project in the challenge album for Cut It Up in our Facebook group.  We can't wait to see what you make with your cutting machines!