Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine - free cut file day!

Good morning! It's the first Tuesday in December, and that means that it is free cut file day again on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog!

Since it's the holiday season, this one is holiday themed. Check it out:

 I used the new Fancy Pants collection - Merry and Bright - for the die-cut ornaments. I cut out one of each from the set, using the Merry as my title for the page.




As you can see, I backed each of the open areas of the ornament with different patterned papers from the Merry and Bright collection, along with a little gold glitter cardstock too for some sparkle.




You can grab this file for FREE over on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog today!

Don't forget that the new winter issue of the magazine is out this Friday December 9, 2016... and it's free to view online!

November FREE cut file!

Each month, I create free cut files for the Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine blog.

This is the freebie for November, a fun and funky background design:

There are a lot of ways you can use this cut file, I chose to use it for a masculine page about my teenager who rarely lets me snap his photo these days.

I used a lot of the Crate Paper Cool Kid collection for this one - proof that a little kid collection can go a long way and work outside the intended audience. I love the bold patterns in that collection and so perfect for this teenager in my house.

You can see that I cut strips of paper to back the cut file with, alternating the colors randomly. The main thing I like to do is make sure that no two colors are not beside each other. Mix it up, use one collection and it all works!

I added some bits of black to the project, which works perfectly with my Dear Lizzy chipboard title.

This is one file I will definitely use over and over again. I want to make a bunch of cards with this file as the base! How cute would those be!?

To snag this one for FREE, just head over to the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog HERE. As always, there is a full list of all the freebies on the SCT magazine website too!

Enjoy! If you make something with this cut file - please tag my in Instagram (@nicolenowosad) or post it here in the comments so I can sneak a peek!

SCT August freebie time!

It's that time of the month again - time for another cut file freebie on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog! 

Here is this month's freebie:

I decided to use this freebie to create a few simple cards using some Life in Color by Simple Stories. I diecut the sentiment for this card with the freebie.

I added in a label and some small alpha stickers to complete my sentiment on the card. I love how you can mix digital die cut designs with pre-made designs to make something look like it was meant to be together!

For this card, I used the cut file as a layer on my card. I cut it from vellum so the effect is quite subtle.

Something as simple as a swirl can add an easy layer to any project like this card here!

Now head over to the SCT blog and grab this file for FREE and have a chance to play along with our partner celebration on the blog too! You have a chance to win some great prizes all through August on the SCT blog!

New FREE online class with Scrapbook.com!

I have been super busy lately and for good reason! I have a few things in the works and one of them will be up in a few weeks - it's a FREE class with Scrapbook.com!

I was beyond the moon excited to be asked to lead a basic scrapbooker class over at Scrapbook.com.

Here are a few sneaks of my projects while you wait for the class to go live:

 

 

I will keep you posted on when the class is up and running - and yes, it is 100% FREE!

Should be a few more weeks or so, so please be patient!

Scrapbook and Cards Today cut file FREEBIE time!

Yep, it's that time of the month where I offer up another FREE cut file over on the SCT blog!

Since it is the month of love, I created a quick and fun heart background for today's freebie:

I actually created two pages for this month's freebie. Here is the first page:

You can see that I backed the heart cut file with different Crate Papers and then adding some bits of hand stitching to a few of the hearts for fun :)

For the second page,I used the cut file quite simply for my page, cutting it from white cardstock and layering it over some scraps of patterned papers by PinkFresh.

 I added in some stamping (also PinkFresh) to some of the empty heart areas I left open.

I kept the rest of the page quite simple, adding my title along a strip along the top of the page and a small cluster of embellishments to the bottom right corner to balance it out a little.

You don't have to get super fancy with a cut file and sometimes that is O.K! I hope you like this one!

To download it for FREE, just click HERE and go to the February 2016 freebie. (there are also a TON of others I have designed up there for free too!