Kind Words Pebble Jar
I made this jar to encourage kind words to be spoken in our home. Every time someone says a compliment or is polite or helpful they get to put a pebble in the jar. When the jar is full, we get a family reward. I …
Year: 2011
Get Well Card
I made this card today for my mom who had a minor surgery. I used the Silhouette shapes “nurses tools” and inked the edges for extra depth. To get the tiny letters I cut them out of white vinyl with the font “Honey Script.” I …
Easter Sign
I made this sign a couple of years ago but thought it would be fun to share today, with Easter approaching. I used the Silhouette to cut the rectangles and words out of shiny Bazzill cardstock. The eggs are just ovals, but look like …
Silhouette Forums
For you Silhouette users, I’ve found a new forum with lots of help, lots of free files, references to blogs where people are creating amazing stuff with their Silhouettes, and lots of positive activity. It’s called Silhouette Plus. My other favorite sources for Silhouette inspiration …
Tracing Paper Dolls for the Silhouette to Print and Cut
Update 1/26/2014: The instructions below still work, but I’ve made simplified video tutorials on my new blog post Disney Princess Paper Dolls. Please go there first for updated and easy instructions. Thanks! Original post: I found these Disney paper dolls from a photo on Silhouette’s …
Another birthday card
I really need to build up my stash of premade birthday cards again. Fortunately I’ve usually got enough stuff on hand to whip one up quickly. This is today’s card for another niece. I love this happy-birthday themed embossing folder for the Cuttlebug. The flowers, …
Feminine Birthday Card
I realized this morning that it was my niece’s birthday today so I had to whip up a card quickly. I grabbed some acrylic stamps and various flowers and precut pieces from my stash and slapped it together. The tiny pink rhinestones from Michaels are …
S-P-R-I-N-G blocks
I haven’t decorated blocks with Mod Podge for a while, and this was a lot of fun for me! I bought these blocks at Roberts for about $2 for the 6-pack, after using a coupon. I painted them green with acrylic paint, then cut some …
A little bling never hurts…
I bought a little green outfit for my preschooler from WalMart for St. Patrick’s day because she didn’t have any green. At that age, the more green the better, right? The shirt with leggings was only $6 and already had the glittery butterfly/flower scene. I …
Decorative Candles
I made these candles last year and it was a lot of fun. I got the idea from Heidi Swapp on this video. Both my parents and my in-laws celebrated their 40th wedding anniversaries last year, so this is what I made for them. The …
Digital Scrapbook Pages
I’m back! I don’t know how anyone who gets to be creative for their job is able to manage everything! I’ve been dealing with sick kids, laundry, filing taxes, cleaning my office, homework, my church assignments, keeping everyone fed, entertaining toddlers and preschoolers…and that takes …
Very Distressing…
Have I mentioned I’m a Cub Scout Den Leader in my neighborhood for Wolves and Bears? We’ve got pack meeting coming up next week and I was put in charge of some decorations. Our Blue and Gold Banquet is going to have a pirate theme. …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
My son and I made this robot to collect his valentines at school. When you push the button it says, “Happy Valentine’s Day” in a robot voice. He was very happy taking that creation to school today! The electronics came from Radio Shack, and everything …
Valentine Mailbox
Here’s my entry for Silhouette’s contest for valentines projects. Only one entry per person, so I had to choose which one to submit. This one’s the most complex and it gave me a good reason to get it done. I used the same techniques here …
Valentines for 2011
I can’t bring myself to buy boxes of valentines from the store. I just can’t. Even with three kids in school this year, my crafty self just won’t allow it. So I had to plan for 60+ homemade valentines. Where do I start? The Silhouette, …
Sweet Valentine Hanger
I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I had to finish my extended family’s calendar, and then decided to upgrade to Windows 7, and the combination of the two has taken all my spare time since my last post. No crafts made. But the …
Who Likes Unicycles?
Here’s a card and a mobile I made for my brother with the Silhouette using the print and cut features. The unicycle comes as a cut design, but I didn’t want to cut and then glue all the tiny little pieces, especially multiple times for …
Butterfly Frame
I made this frame to hang in my girls’ room. The 8×10 frame was only $3 and I designed the background with embedded butterflies using pretty much the same techniques as in my monogram tutorial. I really like this look, and I love to touch …
Tutorial: Valentines with Welded Words
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Silhouette Blog and the Flickr group for Silhouette, and it’s obvious there are a lot of questions out there. I wish I could just spread all my knowledge I’ve learned about the Silhouette the past couple …
Fuzzy Vinyl Monogram Tutorial
I am so thrilled to show you this! This is the project I worked on in December before getting to my Christmas cards. This is fuzzy vinyl on a glass 8×8″ shower block. I finally made one for myself. My sister-in-law wanted to make these …
Lots of Layers
I made this birthday card for my wonderful mother-in-law who enables my crafty habits. She’s been letting me use her Slice machine, so I made her this card using the Basic Elements Pink design card with the Slice. I added a lot of flower layers, …
Bookmarks using the Silhouette
I got out the Silhouette again today after a great tutorial on the Silhouette Blog. I made bookmarks for two of my kids using the modify tools. It really is great being able to edit and combine shapes to make unique projects that aren’t limited …
