Month: September 2011

Heat Transfer Vinyl:  My Very First Project

Heat Transfer Vinyl: My Very First Project

I tried something new with my Silhouette.  Heat transfer vinyl!  It took me a few days from the time my order arrived until I got up the nerve to try this, but it worked great!  Not a whole lot different from regular vinyl, except this 

Halloween Mobile Tutorial

Halloween Mobile Tutorial

Use any kind of ephemera to create a mobile. Here’s a tutorial I’m sharing with you to create a Halloween mobile with ribbon, thread, and scrapbook paper.   Materials: 10” metal ring (or you could use an embroidery hoop, painted black if desired). 4-5 yards 

Over the Hill Decorations

Over the Hill Decorations

I surprised my older sister this weekend with an “Over the Hill” party since the big day’s coming up next week and we don’t get to see each other very often.  I lured her and her family over and surprised her with decorations and cake 

Silhouette Instructor:  Me!

Silhouette Instructor: Me!

Good news! Starting the first week of November, I’ll be teaching monthly Silhouette classes at Heartland Paper in Bountiful, Utah. We’ll be having an Open House at the store on October 11th from 6-8 p.m. to find out more details, and you get a discount 

Halloween Card #2

Halloween Card #2

Here is a card of my own design. I knew I wanted to use a spiderweb, and the rest evolved around that. Simple, but cute. You can see this card in person soon, on display at Heartland Paper. I used a spiderweb shape from my 

Halloween Card #1

Halloween Card #1

This is another card going to Heartland Paper for display. I used a Mojo Monday sketch for inspiration. Here are the instructions for this card: Materials: Pattern paper: Haunted Hallows “Damask” and “Witch” by Teresa Collins Orange cardstock for base Black cardstock Rhinestones by Teresa 

Halloween Party Invitation

Halloween Party Invitation

This Halloween Party Invitation is an idea I saw from a Flickr photo, and apparently the original idea came from Martha Stewart, but of course I changed it a little to use things I had accessible to me.  I can’t compare to Martha Stewart, but 

Halloween Mobile

Halloween Mobile

I just delivered this to Heartland Paper.  I wrote a tutorial for it, so hopefully that will show up soon on the Heartland Blog and I’ll provide a link then.  This was a lot of fun to make, using Teresa Collins’ new “Haunted Hallows” collection.