Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
These are the cards I designed for teaching my card-making class. Each woman will get three kits and instructions, and I’ll spend a few minutes on instructions and general card-making tips. I made this card with the hopes that it can be used for Father’s …
After at least 30 hours of designing, cutting, assembling, etc. I think I’m ready for tonight. This is my last batch of cards, ready to be packed into individual bags. I used 42 pieces of paper from my own stash for this card (some 12×12, …
I’ve been busy making kits for a card-making class I’m teaching next week, in case you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting. I had 32 women sign up! Three cards for each person means a lot of shopping, cutting, inking, trimming, stamping, and assembling. I …
Happy National Scrapbook Day! No, I’m not scrapbooking today; I’m making more cards. This is my challenge entry for the Silhouette Plus forum I enjoy. The background design was the challenge. Not my usual choice, but I like how it turned out in the end. …
This is the project I made in 2008 for Mother’s Day. I just ran across the photos while scrapbooking and thought I should share this here. There are several versions out there for a word-shaped mini album. This is my version I created in Photoshop …
I went back to my stamps yesterday. I bought this set from Stampin’ Up! a few years ago and it has gotten a lot of use since I have two little girls and about a dozen nieces. My little niece had a princess-themed birthday …
I used the same flower shape (ID #7994) to decorate both the shirt and the jeans for my two girls. It comes with the swirl on both sides of the flower, but I left it off for the vertical flower on the jeans so it …
Bring on the Bling! I used the glitter sketch pens with the Silhouette for these cards and am really happy with the result. Version 1 (more pink): Version 2 (bringing out the yellow and blue from the pattern paper): Together (you can really see the …
Obviously I get on a roll and do the same type of thing for a while. This past weekend I spent my spare time scrapbooking. That’s 3 pages in 3 days for me! Don’t worry if you don’t scrapbook. I’ll be back to making cards …
I’m on a roll! My second page completed in two days! Of course it helps when my toddler takes a 4-hour nap–also a rare event. This is a hybrid page I made. Hybrid scrapbooking basically means that you’re combining traditional methods (any aspect of …
I held my semi-monthly scrapbook group today and I actually was able to work on some of my own pages! I bought these cute “Summer Treats” shapes as an SVG set from Lettering Delights and they were great for this food page. The bowl was …
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 …
Here’s another flower card. Yup, it’s the Silhouette ruffle flower shape again. This time I used a distressed polka-dot stamp from Glitz design on the blue paper, with Stampin’ Up! coordinating “Always Artichoke” ink and cardstock. I’ve left off the sentiment for now because I …
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 …
I got this idea from someone’s blog, but I bookmarked it in my head instead of in my computer, so I’m sorry if this was your original idea. They put Valentine’s Day conversation hearts in empty soda bottles and I thought that would be cute …
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 …
I’m finally getting around to putting up some photos of my scrapbook pages. I make a first-year album for each of my kids, and my youngest one is still in progress. I apologize for some blurry spots, but I don’t really want all my children …
We’ve got a couple of baby boys arriving soon in our neighborhood and it’s been a while since I made a baby card. I love the white fuzzy vinyl for card titles, but it really only shows up well on dark, solid backgrounds. On the …
This may be another familiar-looking card, but I made this version in pink and brown. I just love this ruffled flower (#11887) cut by the Silhouette. I used white fuzzy vinyl (again!) for the sentiment, and it looks great on the dark brown. I could …
This card may seem familiar to some of you. I wanted to recreate this card I made not too long ago. I whipped that one out quickly with parts I had on hand, but I just got some glitter sketch pens for the Silhouette and …
There are a lot of great Silhouette shapes people have created floating around on the internet. I got this rosette shape as a freebie from Craft and Smile blog. I used plain lilac paper and inked the edges before rolling them. The lolli shape was …
I always wanted to do something with this American Crafts album cover I’m using for my son’s first-year scrapbook, but wasn’t sure what. I found the solution: white fuzzy vinyl! It is so soft like a baby and goes great with the blue canvas. I …
I made a bunch of cupcake cards last year, but this my newer version. The cupcakes this time are much bigger, and I used brown fuzzy vinyl for the frosting. Love it! I also attempted to use white fuzzy vinyl for the sentiment, but it …
These are the cards I made last year for my mother and my mother-in-law. My mom likes pastels and my MIL likes warmer colors, so I made the color scheme a little different with each one. I used the Silhouette to cut out “Mom” and …
