Cutting Cafe Inspiration-Pumpkins and Autumn Goodness!

Welcome to some Cutting Cafe Inspiration!  Today we're all about the Pumpkins... and just some general yummy Autumn Goodness!  I'm sharing a couple new projects along with one I previously posted that may recognize or maybe you didn't see it yet!  I made all of these with the same Prima paper pad so I thought it would be fun to gather them together for today.

I made these with the Fun With Fry Boxes file!  These are so SUPER easy and quick to cut and put together.  The file comes with a few different styles of boxes... I used the plain and the pumpkin face.  Some have windows and some don't but they are all adorable.  And I've stuffed mine full so you can't see it now, but I used a coordinating paper for the inside layers.  So cute and as you can see they hold a lot of stuff!  I'm all ready for an autumn crop, right?  What a great gift to find at your table!

This was made with the awesome 3D Pumpkins cutting file!  This is the medium sized pumpkin from the set.  I pulled the file in and sized accordingly before making any changes.  I ended up cutting eight full, scored pumpkins.. but you can cut as many or as few as you like!  The more you cut, the fuller the pumpkin, but the less you will see the paper.  And the fewer you cut... well.. you get it!  This set does come with a beautiful leaf (which I did cut and will use later on a different project), some pretty tendrils and a pumpkin stump, but I used a thread spool (which you can't see here...lol) and some pretty ribbon and some flowers and leaves from Petaloo to decorate the top of mine.  I did reinforce some of my folds with some score tape because I'm a little rough with my stuff and it's quick and easy enough to do that I'll probably just do that with all of them for the next one I make!  I also cut layers to put over the base pumpkin pieces (this cut is also included) and I love the way it really makes the pumpkin sturdy.

And then there's this!  I made this when we had some fun with Rosettes a little while ago... and I have plans for something else with this fun file so look for that soon.  But for this one I made a flower... the base is a large spool and it is two sided and you can check out the other side at this post if you'd like!

Don't you just LOVE Autumn!  And I love how easy it is to create cute decorations with some pretty paper and a few cutting files from The Cutting Cafe!  Now be sure to head on over to the Cutting Cafe Blog to check out today's post!  Comment there for a chance to win three files of your choice and then see what everyone else has created for you today!

Thanks for stopping and Come back soon!

The Cutting Cafe Inspiration - Fun With Rosettes

Welcome to some Cutting Cafe Inspiration!  Today we're playing with the Fun With Rosettes file!  I had a lot of fun with this one!  I used some pretty Prima October Moon papers... they're from last year, but you can probably find them on sale somewhere if you love them as much as I do!

There are a few sizes in this file as well as some different designs!  I created two rosettes in the 3" and 2" scallop designs and two in the 1.5" size... one with the little holes around the outside and one without.  I just pulled the svg file into my Cricut Design Space and resized according to the directions, attached and cut them out in the papers I chose!

I love using paper pads for projects like this because you can really mix and match the different design papers and they always look good together!

I used a variety of glues for these... some Nuvo glue to put the rosettes together; some chunky glue dots and score tape to layer my rosettes and attach them to my stick, and all of the above and some liquid glass to attach all the little pieces parts and embellishments.  I bought this ribbon in the Cutting Cafe Shop!  It's in the Shades of Green Ribbon Collection.

This ribbon is an upcycle... my coworkers always save me ribbons and other items from gifts they get because they know I love to re-use them rather than have them throw them out... it was perfect for this project!

My initial plan was to make just the one sided flower, but I thought it would be cool to make it even more dimensional and so that both sides could show!  Now, I can display it as a centerpiece and all the sides are pretty!

This chunky spool I picked up on clearance at Michael's last year was just right for the base.  I added some birds, leaves, flowers, fibers, and sequins from my stash.

It's as if these items were just waiting to be used on this project!!  I think I might be getting in the mood for some Fall!  Might have something to do with the 110 degree weather we're having here...lol!  But also... soooo pretty!

I am playing along over at the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge... this week's optional twist is school supplies, but I'm just playing along with the Anything Goes portion of the challenge!

So thanks for stopping here!  Be sure to head on over to the Cutting Cafe Blog to see what everyone has created using the Fun With Rosettes file!  There are some pretty cool things you'll see.  And while you're at the Cutting Cafe Blog, be sure to comment there for your chance to win three files of your choice!

Come back tomorrow for some more awesome!