Year: 2011

Pop Up Letter Tutorial

Pop Up Letter Tutorial

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make pop-up letters for gift wrapping or whatever you want using Silhouette Studio (basic or Designer). 1- draw a long rectangle 2- type your desired letters (I used Franklin Gothic Demi font in these screen shots and Impact 

For the Bride

For the Bride

I made a similar wedding gift a while ago, but didn’t get to go to see it opened. Last week I was able to give this gift at a bridal shower and the bride’s reaction was one that makes all handmade gifts worth it. I 

Pop Up Letters

Pop Up Letters

At the last Silhouette Basics class I taught at Heartland Paper, I taught how to use the point-editing tools in Silhouette Studio to make this popup place card. I forgot, however, to bring this extra project I made that shows another example using point-editing. This 

Variation on Christmas Frame

Variation on Christmas Frame

I hope you’re not tired of this frame yet.  I just wanted to show one more variation of this frame I did using fuzzy black vinyl.  Fuzzy white vinyl would work great, too, but I was working with black at the time.  I wish you 

Christmas Cards 2011

Christmas Cards 2011

I finally got my Christmas cards finished and in the mail last night, a few minutes before the last pickup.  I wasn’t procrastinating…I just couldn’t come up with a great design.  Until I tried these clear plastic sheets in my Silhouette (see my previous post).  

Acetate in the Silhouette CAMEO

Acetate in the Silhouette CAMEO

I have a new favorite medium to work with in the Silhouette machine!  I got a great tip from a friend on the Silhouette Plus forum and bought a pack of clear plastic presentation covers.  They are letter-sized clear plastic sheets used for binding as 

What do you do with…

What do you do with…

What do you do with 2 inches left on a roll of fuzzy black vinyl?  Make silly mustaches for your kids, of course!  I took the free shape from Silhouette offered this summer around Father’s Day, altered copies with point editing to create different styles 

Sympathy Card for Baby

Sympathy Card for Baby

I attended the funeral for my cousin’s baby boy this morning, who died of SIDS a few days ago.  He was almost 4 months old.  This is the card I made for them.  The inside reads, Such a precious life could never be replaced, but 

Christmas Advent Calendar

Christmas Advent Calendar

I wasn’t planning on making an advent calendar this year, but when I saw this beautiful set by Elle’s Studio through JessicaSprague.com, I changed my mind! (You can purchase this advent calendar at 35% off through the end of December.) It comes in PDF form 

Christmas Neighbor Gifts 2011

Christmas Neighbor Gifts 2011

Here’s what I came up with after deciding not to make multiples of this frame with vinyl. I used the same shapes in Silhouette Studio, but printed them on cute Christmas pattern paper in black ink. I like the variety of color on these. Merry 

Dress Up a Dollar Store Frame

Dress Up a Dollar Store Frame

I grabbed about 15 of these $1 frames at my local Dollar Tree store, and this is what I did with the first one.  I decorated it with white vinyl on the glass, and backed the windows with red pattern papers.  This was my brilliant 

Holiday Place Cards

Holiday Place Cards

This is the project I’ll be using to teach some skills at my Silhouette Basics class this Thursday night. Everyone is going to design their own place card from scratch using the Silhouette Studio drawing tools and this free Christmas-tree shape everyone with Studio has 

Gratitude Tree

Gratitude Tree

I have a confession to make. We’ve had our Christmas lights up (and lit most nights) since the 15th of November, and even have our Christmas tree up and decorated in our living room. My husband has been playing Christmas music since the day after 

Christmas Village Tutorial

Christmas Village Tutorial

Here it is, folks! The tutorial I promised for making this Christmas Village from my previous post. The video assembly tutorial is in four parts so you can find what you need easily. Part A covers the stairs and window boxes. Part B covers the 

Christmas Village

Christmas Village

FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW I have a new respect for designers.  I knew when I started this project that I wanted to make a set of houses for a Christmas village and that I wanted my new Silhouette Cameo, with its large cutting area, to 

December Scrapbook Page

December Scrapbook Page

I made this scrapbook layout based on a Mojo Monday card sketch.  Very simple, but I like it.  I used my trusty Silhouette to cut out the title and the snowflakes.  Since I have a Silhouette Cameo now (yay!), I cut out the large circle and 

Halloween House

Halloween House

Sorry I haven’t posted anything lately.  I’ve been getting to know my new Cameo machine.  I love it so much and am having no troubles whatsoever with it.  Here is my first big project I made with it: This is a cutting file from the 

My New Silhouette Cameo

My New Silhouette Cameo

Here it is:  my new Silhouette Cameo! What a beautiful thing! Hopefully I’ll have time to play with it this weekend, but I absolutely love the larger format already!  For those of you who don’t know, the Cameo is the new Silhouette digital cutter that 

Halloween Candle:  Silhouette Tattoo Paper

Halloween Candle: Silhouette Tattoo Paper

I tried the Silhouette Temporary Tattoo Paper yesterday for the first time. I had heard you could use it on candles, so this was my first project using it. These gorgeous Halloween images came from a free downloadable set by April at SecondsisterSuaviloquy, called The 

Silhouette Class Details

Silhouette Class Details

If you can’t make it to Heartland Paper’s Holiday Open House, here are the details for my class. You can call the store to sign up starting Tuesday night, October 11th. This will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Heartland Paper 801-294-7166 616 W. 

Graphic Tee

Graphic Tee

Here’s another shirt where I’ve added fabric paint and heat transfer vinyl (HTV). I cut the sun out of freezer paper (Silhouette settings: speed 3, thickness 10, blue cap on original blade or blade 1 with ratchet blade) and got nice crisp lines when I 

Happy 1st Anniversary!

Happy 1st Anniversary!

I started my blog one year ago today, and it started me on a path I’m really enjoying. This blog has been everything I hoped for so far, sharing my creative ideas and tips with friends and strangers alike. In the past few months I’ve 

More Heat Transfer Vinyl

More Heat Transfer Vinyl

Here are a couple more heat transfer vinyl projects. The first is a falcon in smooth silver on my son’s backpack. He loves Peregrine falcons and I bought this from the Silhouette store a while back for him. It was perfect to dress up his 

Fall Cards

Fall Cards

I needed to make a couple of birthday cards, and my cards in the fall usually have to have something autumn-related (colors or theme) to make me happy. So the birthday ladies today get a jar full of leaves. I used 8 Fall Leaves (ID# 

Fabric paint and HTV

Fabric paint and HTV

Here’s the shirt I made for my youngest daughter yesterday.  Well, I decorated it anyway.  🙂  I don’t sew, so it’s nice to make some form of handcrafted clothing once in a while. The hardest part, as usual, was finding a good idea. I knew