Month: December 2013

Season’s Greetings Card

Season’s Greetings Card

Originally posted on the Silhouette blog 12/22/2013 Today’s free shape is this group of birch trees.  Doesn’t this make a beautiful winter scene? I’ll show you how to put this card together.  First, open the birch trees shape and resize it to 5.0” x 5.0”.  …

Uses for Silhouette Tattoo Paper

Uses for Silhouette Tattoo Paper

I have one more post referring to the Silhouette tattoo paper I used on this candle.  The tattoo paper is best used with a full sheet for a print & cut because of the registration marks and the need to apply an adhesive layer on …

When Projects Go Bad…

When Projects Go Bad…

Dun. Dun. Dun… You may have seen this recent project where I used Silhouette tattoo paper to decorate a candle. Well, for the sake of experimentation and frugality, I also tried the Silhouette clear sticker paper on an identical candle.  Pretty, right? Not so fast.  …

Adhesive Cardstock Colors

Adhesive Cardstock Colors

  I’ve said many times that I love the Silhouette adhesive-backed cardstock. I still have every color of the older 8.5 x 11″ variety packages (and use them happily), but I love the newer colors as well. These are 12 x 12″ sheets that have …

Holiday Candle

Holiday Candle

I’m excited to show you this candle I made using the Silhouette temporary tattoo paper. It was originally featured on the Silhouette Blog, but now you can read all about it below. I love candles during the holidays!  Kelly here to share this candle I …

Neighbor & Teacher Gifts 2013

Neighbor & Teacher Gifts 2013

I decided to keep it simple this year for neighbor gifts.  I bought a big box of Orbit gum from Costco and made little wrappers for them using this Santa Suit Gum Wrapper file by Lori Whitlock.  It was made for a different type of …

Triangle-Fold Winter Card

Triangle-Fold Winter Card

(Original design team post was featured on the Silhouette blog 12/10/2013) Are you enjoying the holiday season?  Kelly here with another card appropriate for various winter occasions.  I found this cute triangle-folds card in the online store but decided to replace the cupcake that comes …

Tool Cup

Tool Cup

Have you seen these cute cups in the Silhouette online store?  Designer Samantha Walker has recently put out quite a variety of these cups.  Just search for “cup” under artist Samantha Walker in the Silhouette design store, and you should be able to see them. …

Polar Express Hat

Polar Express Hat

  It’s fun to have crafty skills to help others with their projects. My brother-in-law Jeremy Telford (a.k.a. The Balloon Guy) is playing the conductor during a “Polar Express” neighborhood Christmas party. He asked if I could make him a decal for a conductor hat, …

Silhouette Advent Calendar

Silhouette Advent Calendar

I was so excited when I found out I could decorate a Silhouette Advent Calendar for a design team project!  All of the Silhouette America design team’s advent calendars were posted on the Silhouette Blog.  It was hard to narrow down what I wanted to …