3D Haunted House
The first large project I made when I bought my CAMEO in 2011 was a haunted house, and I thought it would be fun to revisit this project and create a new house for my fall decorations. I started with the luminara haunted house …
Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
The first large project I made when I bought my CAMEO in 2011 was a haunted house, and I thought it would be fun to revisit this project and create a new house for my fall decorations. I started with the luminara haunted house …
I made this rainbow-colored set of chevron birthday cards for the young women in our neighborhood. The chevron square background is my own design, but the cute little sketched flags are in the Silhouette online store, all ready to be sketched and cut. Originally I …
Hello! I think Silhouette stamps mixed with sketching is such a great combination! Today’s post features the Silhouette stamping material, combined with the sketch function of the Silhouette machines. I created this simple design with a word balloon from retro speech bubbles by putting 9 …
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 …
As the school year comes to a close, I wanted to give my kids’ teachers each a little something to say thanks for the time they’ve put into my children’s education this year. This adorable desk card cutting file is in the Silhouette online …
Happy Retirement, Dad! Even when searching on Pinterest (my go-to source for inspiration), I had trouble finding a retirement card that really grabbed my attention. So I made my own with a bendy card Silhouette cutting file. All the details for this bendy card were …
O.K. I know 3.14 is past, but I didn’t have these pictures ready to post until now. We had a fantastic neighborhood party to celebrate Pi Day (March 14 = 3/14 on the calendar), and everyone got to bring a pie for dessert. My husband …
My cousin had a baby shower last weekend, and this is the card I made for her soon-to-arrive baby boy. I had so much success with this similar baby girl card that I just changed the color scheme and altered a couple of details. …
Originally posted on the Silhouette blog 11/28/2013 Kelly here! I’m happy to be here with you again, this time for a Thursday Sketch project. Stamped backgrounds have caught my eye lately in cards, and I think a lot of sketched shapes would make great backgrounds …
Here’s a thankful mini card set originally posted on the Silhouette Blog, which I’m now including here in its entirety. Hello! Kelly here to share another card project with you. Thanksgiving is quickly approaching here in the U.S. so I made a little set of …
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 …
I had to make a birthday card in minimal time (again), and this time chose to sketch a simple design with my Cameo and color it. I chose a single cupcake from the candles Silhouette sketch file. I used a black American Crafts Ultimate Gel …
My scrapbook pages have been few and far between the past couple of years, so I’m happy to have completed a layout this week, thanks to the Silhouette blog and free shape of the week. I didn’t follow their layout exactly, but I did use …
A great gift for Mother’s Day or for any friend is a set of cards ready for them to send. For this project I made a set of 6 coordinating cards (2 of each kind) in a folio box. I shared this folio box Silhouette …
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 …
I made the number 2 for this card a while back, but finally got to give it to my adorable little nephew this month. I placed it on chevron paper (My Mind’s Eye “Fine and Dandy”) with mini glue dots behind a few of the …
Here is my Christmas card for this year. I always try to make cards that don’t take a lot of time but still meet my personal standards, and most years I fail. I start with a base design but then add one more little touch …
This is one of three projects I’ve made with the new “Seen and Noted” paper by Pebbles Inc. I like the bright and cheerful colors. I’m providing a free Studio cut file for all the shapes but the butterfly, which I purchased from the Silhouette …
Some of you may remember Bennit the Bunny from this post, and as I was searching for uplifting card ideas for Card Care Connection, I remembered that he’s the most cheerful little character I could ever find! Last time I used the print & cut …
Here’s another project I created for the Heartland Paper design team. I left out the photos for now because it’s just an idea and I never seem to have any great pictures from the 4th of July. They’re all pretty average. I do better with …
I made this card for my younger sister and used a challenge on the Silhouette Plus forum to help me create my flower design. The challenge was to create a 3D project (I’m counting this flower as 3D) by starting with a shape not originally …
I just got the new adjustable marker holder for the Silhouette from Chomas Creations, so when it arrived I immediately went through my stash to see what would fit. I settled on an American Crafts Slick Writer so I could have my Cameo draw on …
This week is Teacher Appreciation week, so I made a simple card for each of my kids’ teachers. I made the cards, then let my kids decorate the insides. I used a Gelly Roll Stardust gel pen in my Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder for …
I took an intermediate online class on the Silhouette from Kerri Bradford at JessicaSprague.com and enjoyed it. I already knew most of what she taught, but it was nice to see her process when designing, and I did pick up a few fun tips and …