Owl Party
I don’t do big parties. But I do love my Silhouette CAMEO, so when I do a party it definitely involves my Silhouette. My daughter loves owls, so for her last birthday party we had an owl party theme. Invitations First, I made cute owl …
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My Favorite Script Fonts
I had a reader ask me what my favorite script fonts are, so I decided to include them in a post that could benefit all of you. These script fonts are ones I’ve actually used and liked. I provide the links below, but I couldn’t …
Numbered Grandchildren Shirts
My mother-in-law had an excellent Mother’s Day this year. Her daughter got all of us moms together to make a photo album for Grandma with a two-page spread from each grandchild with his/her picture and what they love about her. The book was amazing, but …
Mother’s Day Card
I have loved the recent trend in cards and scrapbook pages with watercolors. I decided to add a little watercolor to my Mother’s Day card this year. I just grabbed a few watercolor pencils in my mom’s favorite colors (nothing fancy–these are Crayola watercolor pencils), …
You Make the Perfect Pear!
I made this perfect pear card to celebrate our friends’ 25th anniversary. The white hearts, the label, and the pears are printed and/or cut on textured white adhesive cardstock with my printer and my CAMEO. I turned this pear design into a print & cut …
New CAMEO USB port
I bought the new CAMEO 2 recently, and I must say I love it every bit as much as my original CAMEO 1. This is the one released late in 2014 with the large LCD touchscreen instead of buttons. I’ve been happily using mine for …
Tips for a New Silhouette Cutting Mat
I just love a new, fresh cutting mat for my CAMEO. My cuts are suddenly perfect again when the paper has a nice tight hold on the mat. (It’s almost as good as a new blade.) Here are a few tips and tricks for getting …
Christmas Cards 2014
I finally finished my stack of Christmas cards and mailed them off this morning. I didn’t realize I would have so many other things come up that it would take more than two weeks to make 28 cards! That’s December for you. You may think …
Halloween Block
Are you ready for Halloween? I had the chance to work with Echo Park’s Arsenic and Lace collection, which has beautiful Halloween colors. This 7” black-painted block has been sitting around my craft room waiting for the perfect project, and this Halloween block was it. …
Autograph Books
On the last day of school, the kids love to sign yearbooks. However, with multiple children in the same school I usually have to listen to complaining about only one child bringing home the yearbook. Truthfully, I don’t want any signatures covering up the photo …
Baby Girl Card
Baby shower season is in full swing around here! I found this cute 3D stand-up birthday card in the online store and added pastel pink glitters to make it appropriate for a baby girl. Because this card has a lot of layers (cardstock, chipboard, double-sided …
Fabric Flowers on Party Favors
I think my favorite thing about a party is the party favor—making it or receiving it. These are some girly party favors I made where I added a fabric flower as an embellishment on the box. (I’m a big fan of both paper and fabric …
When Projects Go Bad…
Dun. Dun. Dun… You may have seen this recent project where I used Silhouette tattoo paper to decorate a candle. Well, for the sake of experimentation and frugality, I also tried the Silhouette clear sticker paper on an identical candle. Pretty, right? Not so fast. …
Adhesive Cardstock Colors
I’ve said many times that I love the Silhouette adhesive-backed cardstock. I still have every color of the older 8.5 x 11″ variety packages (and use them happily), but I love the newer colors as well. These are 12 x 12″ sheets that have …
Homemade Stamps!
Thank you, Silhouette, for coming out with something so fun to play with! O.K. maybe the idea of cutting your own stamps with a digital cutter is not new, but it’s new to me. I used to stamp quite a bit years ago, but that …
Silhouette Double-Sided Adhesive Sheets
I have wanted to try the double-sided adhesive sheets released by Silhouette last summer ever since I heard about them, and I finally got some! Here are the simple instructions provided by Silhouette, plus my added observations. 1. Open or create an image in the …
Silhouette Studio Tutorial: Adding Custom Media Settings
Note: This post was originally written in July 2012 for adding custom media settings in Silhouette Studio. The screen shots still apply to the Legacy version 2 of Silhouette Studio, and have changed only slightly for version 3. The process is still about the same …
Quick Tip: Label your Creations
How do you cardmakers and crafters label your projects? I want to show you the two stamps I use. I’ve been using this first stamp for years and years. I ordered it from Stampin’ Up! as an address stamp, but used the three lines to …
Somebody Stop Me! Fabric Frenzy
Here’s the long-awaited post on more fabric flowers with the Silhouette, tutorials included. (Sorry it took me so long. Has it only been a week since I taught this class?) I spent last week preparing for my Silhouette Silly class at Heartland Paper, where I …
Cutting Delicate Fabrics with Your Silhouette
Here’s a quick trick I found today. I can cut tulle with my Silhouette and have no backing ironed on! 1. Place fabric on your cutting mat. 2. Lay clear transfer tape (contact paper or even vinyl may work, but clear will let you position …
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 …
Quick Tip: Xyron Adhesive
Here’s a favorite combination of mine: the small Xyron machine (“X” shaped) and an embossing stylus. Once I pull my shapes through the Xyron, I rub the plastic layer quickly with my fingers, then run my embossing stylus around the edges of each shape to …
Quick Tip: Aligning Layered Flowers
I can usually “eyeball” the center of a single flower, but when it comes to stacking layers of flowers together, my layers tend to drift off-center. Here’s my solution: Take a piercing tool, needle, or stick pin and poke through the center of the top …
Tips and Tricks: Inking Edges
This tip may be basic for some of you, but I’ve been asked about this so I’ll share it with you. Maybe it will be an “ah-ha!” moment for some of you who are new to paper crafts. I’ve referred to “inking the edges” in …
