Happy first official day of summer, SCT friends! It’s Jana Eubank. Did you know that each Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine issue includes FREE cut files? That’s right! You can download free cut files and sketches with the release of each quarterly issue, and I used one of our newest cut files to create a new, summer layout to share with you today!

Supplies | Cardstock, Patterned paper, 6 x 8 paper pad, stickers, brads, enamel dots: Simple Stories Boho Sunshine collection; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Other: Silhouette Cameo, Brother sewing machine, thread, edge distresser

First, I cut out the file using Cornflower cardstock by Simple Stories using an electronic die-cutting machine. The denim blue color of the cardstock created a great way to frame the different patterned papers that I planned on using to back each letter. 

To back the letters, I used papers from the Boho Sunshine 6 x 8 paper pad. The colors were exactly what I needed to highlight this summertime memory.

I used a circle die to die-cut the sun from one of the 3 x 4 cut-apart cards included in the Boho Sunshine 6 x 8 paper pad. I placed it to the right of the word ‘SUN’ in the cut file, filling in the space nicely.

I cut three photos into circles and matted them with Simple Stories Coral cardstock. These photos are of two of my daughters and a cousin swimming in Lake Powell. Cropping the photos into a circle shape eliminated the boring water background and allowed me to zoom in on their cute faces.

Next, I used stickers, adhesive brads, and enamel dots from the Boho Sunshine collection to accent each photo and embellish the cut file. The flowers, flip-flops, and butterflies look so cute here!

Watch how this page came together in my process video below, or click ‘watch on YouTube’ to go to the SCT YouTube channel to watch!

This cut file from the summer issue was the perfect answer for these three photos of my daughters and their cousin swimming. I wanted this layout to have a sunny, summertime vibe and the cut file, combined with the Boho Sunshine collection by Simple Stories was the perfect answer!

Click HERE to download our summer issue cut files today!

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