Hello and welcome to the Scrapping Our Stash February Blog Hop! For those of you just joining along for this hop, The Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop is a group of scrappers who are trying to make a dent in their scrapbook supply stash. Hopefully you'll be inspired to scrap your stash as well after seeing all the great inspiration along the way! You can check out the full list of those participating this month below.

Today I'm sharing a layout I created using the Cocoa Vanilla Life Is Beautiful collection. Swoon indeed! It is seriously one of my faves and I've been hoarding it a little too much. Like hoarding it and not using it. I finally broke down and scrapped this photo of me and my niece together on her first communion. It was a beautiful day and one I can now always remember.
I created this background cut file to be used as an overlay with a piece of patterned paper. I like how this cut file helps tone down the large bright pattern, but still allows you to see the beautiful floral design peeking through.





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Hello my scrappy friends! I have some great news to share with you today. My second online scrapbook class is now live on the Big Picture Classes website. The class is called Stretch Your Punches. In this class, you'll learn a variety of tips, tricks and techniques to help you get the most out of your punches.

Welcome back to Day 3 of my Valentine's Day Digital Cut File week! I hope you've had the opportunity to check out the Hugs and Kisses Cut File and the Valentine's Day Titles Cut File that I've already shared this week.

I really enjoy creating cut files and sharing them with everyone, but that hasn't always been the case. Last year when my 17turtles Etsy shop was open, that love for creating cut files started to die and I could feel it effecting my creativity. I will admit that most of this change came after I returned to work full time. I felt like I "had to" create and share them on a set schedule and that sort of pressure just didn't work for me. Scrapbooking and crafting should be fun, and I decided the only way I would get the fun back was to close the shop and return to doing them for free. Instantly a weight was lifted and I knew I had made the right decision. It's been wonderful to be able to enjoy the process again and I sure hope you all are enjoying using them as much as I'm enjoying creating and sharing them with you!

Today, I'm sharing a new cut file design called String Art Heart. You can download it below. This design was inspired by the recent trend of string art and of course some of the awesome Jillibean Soup Mix The Media String Art that I've help create this past year.

As I started on this layout, I began with the photo of Danny and Lincoln. I knew I wanted to create a design that would focus on the love that is shared between these two. That is when the string art heart idea occurred to me.

Happy early Valentine's Day friends! Love is in the air this week and starting today and each day this week I'll be sharing a set of digital cut files for you to download. Some of you that visit my blog may be aware of the Christmas Titles and Fonts and Christmas Titles and Fonts 2 that I created and shared. So many people seem to have enjoyed these, that I decided to create a Valentine's Day version. This set includes a variety of love themed titles using some of my favorite fonts. Most of the fonts I used are free, with the exception of just two of them. I've shared a link to each of the fonts for your reference and provided a nice substitute for one of the paid fonts.

Now, those of you that know me also know how much I love my digital cut files. So, of course, I created a digital cut file of the titles for you to download. This set is a zip file that includes a variety of file types for use in most electronic cutting machines.