Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
I recently entered a challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum, and the theme was Subway Art. My submission won in a three-way tie for first place. What I’m really excited about is that I made my first piece of subway art, and it will …
(Continued from my previous post) As I mentioned, I had three parties this weekend. Fortunately the second (the family party) required no decorations. But the party for my daughter and her friends needed something more than cake and ice cream. So I made these little …
A while back I decided that since I’m such a crafty guru now (*wink*), I should let my kids have “friend” birthday parties this year, and make something cute. The problem–my son’s and daughter’s birthdays are only a week apart, and we would be gone …
I thought I had posted this last fall but apparently I didn’t. We made these houses about the time I created my blog. These are Halloween houses cut by the Silhouette (purchased from the Silhouette store but no longer available). I made them bigger than …
I haven’t had much chance to make anything this week because I’ve been with my family on vacation. We’re nearing the end of our trip to Oregon to visit my family, and we’ve had a great time. I have pictures to prove it! Both of …
I’ve been using sketch designs for the Silhouette again, and this time with some new sketching pens! Amy Chomas from Chomas Creations asked me to try out her sketch pens, and they are fun! Two sets are available: a 10-pack of glitter and a 10-pack …
Here’s the tutorial I promised! (Sorry it’s taken a while, but my July this year has been as busy as any Christmas season.) For those of you with a Silhouette machine, you probably know you can use any True Type font (.ttf) on your computer …
Remember this little girl? I’m glad I cut extras the other day, because my daughter needed a card to go with a birthday gift for her friend’s Hawaiian-themed birthday party. The birthday girl wears glasses and since I had extra sunglasses cut out but not …
This dutch oven cookbook mini album is what I’ve been working on lately. It turned into quite the adventure as I chose to do this album almost exclusively with the Silhouette machine, and my poor old Silhouette decided it was not going to cooperate with …
I used three Silhouette weekly freebie shapes in this project: the sun, the background polka dots, and the tire swing. The sunglasses are also a Silhouette shape I’ve used several times (including kid-sized for my kids to play with). The cute little girl stick figure …
I met my first deadline today with Heartland Paper as one of the Design Divas. I made a layout about myself and a few more cards. These were required for the entire design team. I can’t wait to go back to the store to see …
Here’s my exciting announcement: I have joined the Heartland Paper Design Team! Heartland Paper is a scrapbook store in Bountiful, Utah. I am so excited! I will be making projects to display in the store, and hopefully will be teaching some classes. If you live …
This digital page is created using the Live For Weekends kit by Studio4 Design-works at GoDigitalScrapbooking.com. Come back soon for more paper projects and layouts. I’ve been busy juggling crafting and funeral plans and company because of my grandma’s passing, and haven’t had time to …
My husband loves guns and all things tactical. He made a special request for his Father’s Day card this year. He wanted it to say “You’re better than a zombie because…” If you have a husband, father, or son who loves this kind of thing, …
I’ve recently found another digital scrapbook website called GoDigitalScrapbooking.com. These are some layouts I’ve made the past couple of weeks: This was made using the Live Fully kit by HollyAnn Designs and Debra Anderson. This was made using the Military Girl kit by Andrea …
This interactive card helped me win the most recent challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum. Interactive Card Free File Here is the Silhouette Studio cutting file for you. Instructions Here are the instructions for this interactive card. The front can be adapted to suit your …
I was asked about creating a cross shape with a zebra pattern inside. I referred them to my monogram tutorial and my valentine weld tutorial, but neither of these worked exactly right for this particular situation. Using the Modify tools in Silhouette Studio can be …
