Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
This has been the busiest start to the school year we’ve ever had. I guess that makes sense, now that I’ve got all four kids in school. At least part of every day. But my Silhouette CAMEO has been getting a workout with school assignments …
The first large project I made when I bought my CAMEO in 2011 was a haunted house, and I thought it would be fun to revisit this project and create a new house for my fall decorations. I started with the luminara haunted house …
Are you looking for a simple kids craft? How about cutting out some chipboard shapes, which your child can then wrap with twine or yarn? We added these chipboard shapes to a school tissue box for each child. I wanted to let my kids help …
While back-to-school shopping, my little girl who loves bright and flamboyant clothing saw a fancy Minnie Mouse shirt that she loved. Too pricey. But nearby were some inexpensive, plain but bright pink shirts. I knew I had all the materials (and my Silhouette Cameo) at …
Here’s a fun card you can use for students of any age using this week’s free shape. I chose to fill one of the frames with a cute pattern, used printable white sticker paper for all of the print-and-cut elements, and mounted them on chipboard …
Fall is just around the corner, which is my favorite time of year. I’m happy to say goodbye to the summer heat and welcome the cool nights. But there are still gorgeous flowers all around! I wanted to fill my 2012 Advent Frame with beautiful …
I made this rainbow-colored set of chevron birthday cards for the young women in our neighborhood. The chevron square background is my own design, but the cute little sketched flags are in the Silhouette online store, all ready to be sketched and cut. Originally I …
I’m back on the Imaginisce Blog today showing a couple more Silhouette Cameo projects I created with the Little Princess collection. I made paper purses for my daughters. Click here to go to the blog post which includes details on design and material choices for …
I made a set of notes and envelopes to have ready to write on and toss into my kids’ lunches this school year. (Actually, I threw in some generic feminine cards with vellum envelopes, too.) The more I have ready, the easier it is …
I’m so excited I was asked to be a guest designer for Imaginisce this month! They sent me all the goodies from their Little Princess collection and let me play with them however I wanted. Two of the projects are featured on their blog today, …
I’ve got another owl shirt tutorial up on the Silhouette America blog today. This time it’s a rhinestone owl shirt for daughter #2. She helped me position all the rhinestones in the right place (we used four colors). Originally posted on the Silhouette blog, now …
OK folks, my Silhouette CAMEO has once again broadened my craft interests. My daughter wanted an owl-themed birthday party, which we did. I had purchased a yard of owl fabric to make some kind of pillow for her, and though time was running out I …
I’ve got a couple of guest designer posts for Imaginisce coming up, and for one of the projects I used my tissue box cover (a Silhouette Studio file). I made this available as a freebie a few years ago, but I revised the file a …
I think July is as busy as December each year! Sorry I haven’t been posting much, but I do have a lot of projects completed and waiting to be added as soon as I get a little break from hectic life. The kids have been …
I created this two-toned thank you card after I saw this love-you card on Pinterest. She used punches and scissors, but I used the fancy knife tool in Silhouette Studio (with washi as one layer) to change it up a bit. I used my knife …
My daughter loves owls lately, and she was thrilled when I told her she could pick an owl from the Silhouette design store so we could put it on a T-shirt. There are so many owls! She settled on this cute owl, which meant we …
I hope your Fourth of July celebrations were as exciting as this… And to my non-American friends, I hope you’re having a great weekend as well!
I made this card with Silhouette stencil material and dye-based stamping inks on watercolor paper. I love the blending I was able to accomplish and the texture from the watercolor paper. Stencils are so fun to use for flawless artwork! And now that I have …
Hello! I think Silhouette stamps mixed with sketching is such a great combination! Today’s post features the Silhouette stamping material, combined with the sketch function of the Silhouette machines. I created this simple design with a word balloon from retro speech bubbles by putting 9 …
I found this fun file in the Silhouette Online Store and decided to make it for storing our remote controls. There are a lot of organizational boxes in the online store, and I’ve heard some people express concern that they might not hold up …
I was asked to help with a neighborhood party where the organizers wanted to set up an area for taking pictures. They asked me to make photo props and help take pictures of everyone, so of course I said yes. I love an excuse to …
This is what the kids and I made for Father’s Day this year for our “Dynamite Dad.” They are about 6″ to 7.5″ tall and are filled with his favorite treats. Here are the full details for these Father’s Day Firecrackers, originally posted on the …
On the last day of school, the kids love to sign yearbooks. However, with multiple children in the same school I usually have to listen to complaining about only one child bringing home the yearbook. Truthfully, I don’t want any signatures covering up the photo …
Summer vacation starts today for my kids, so I’m on the lookout for ways to keep them busy. Of course I turn to my CAMEO first. 😉 My preschooler has spent the year learning his letters and their sounds, and I’d love for him to …
