Month: January 2014

Stenciled Valentines for the Kids

Stenciled Valentines for the Kids

My kids and I made these Valentines using the new Silhouette stencil material. I created the stencils using my Silhouette Cameo, and they painted them with watercolors.  It was a great kid-friendly project!  (And our 75 homemade Valentines are done ahead of schedule.)   Original 

Disney Princess Paper Dolls {Updated Tutorial}

Disney Princess Paper Dolls {Updated Tutorial}

When I started making tutorials about Silhouette Studio back in 2010-2011, I was sharing what I had discovered in order to ease the learning process for others.  Well, I’ve learned a few more tricks the past few years and still want to share them so 

New Beginnings Invitation 2014

New Beginnings Invitation 2014

  For those of you who are part of the LDS community and know about the Young Women organization, you may be familiar with the New Beginnings program.  We start out the new year with a meeting that introduces the annual theme and gets the 

You & Me Card

You & Me Card

Are you excited about the new products released by Silhouette this month at CHA?  I am!  I made a Valentine’s Day you & me card for my husband using the new white corrugated paper and the new stencil material in my Silhouette machine. I love 

Valentine Collage

Valentine Collage

For this project (originally featured on the Silhouette Blog 1/17/2014) I used the Silhouette advent calendar to make a Valentine-themed piece of home decor. It’s a Valentine collage! With Christmas over, I was sad to put away my advent calendar.  So I didn’t. 😉

Baby Boy Card

Baby Boy Card

  My cousin had a baby shower last weekend, and this is the card I made for her soon-to-arrive baby boy.  I had so much success with this similar baby girl card that I just changed the color scheme and altered a couple of details. 

Cake Cut-Out Card

Cake Cut-Out Card

This cake cut-out birthday card was originally featured on the Silhouette Blog, but now you can read it all below. I’ve got tips on using some Modify functions in Silhouette Studio (you know, the confusing ones like “release compound path” and “subtract”), so read on… 

Custom Address Labels

Custom Address Labels

Originally posted on the Silhouette Blog 1/2/2014 Happy New Year!  January for me is a time for setting goals and getting things in order, like having cards ready to send.  I made some custom address labels using Silhouette Studio to design them, and I used 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

  Happy 2014! I whipped up these star toothpick toppers last night before our New Year’s Eve family party. Sorry all I have is my Instagram photo to show you. The idea wasn’t mine, but I was happy to use my Silhouette CAMEO to quickly