Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
I had to make a birthday card in minimal time (again), and this time chose to sketch a simple design with my Cameo and color it. I chose a single cupcake from the candles Silhouette sketch file. I used a black American Crafts Ultimate Gel …
I made a couple of thank-you cards today. I pinned a card ages ago by Amy from Pickled Paper Designs because I loved it so much, and in the end I copied the layout pretty closely for this card. (There wasn’t anything to improve …
I made this card for my friend who lives out of state. We only see each other once a year (if we’re lucky), so I like to send an occasional card to keep in touch. I was feeling in a kind of retro mood …
I used these adorable animals from Lettering Delights to decorate a birthday present for my daughter’s friend who was having a jungle-themed birthday party. They are paper pieced and nice and sturdy, so if she wants to play with them she can.
My niece just finished performing in our community-theater musical production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” She played Tevya’s youngest daughter and did a fantastic job. It was a lot of work for an 11-year-old! She was out there singing and dancing with a bunch …
Here’s a get well card we gave to my husband’s friend who was in the hospital after a motorcycle accident. I copied it pretty closely from a card I saw on Pinterest. Because it was just very simple shapes, I created it all in …
I got all of my secret sister gifts finished for girls camp, and even had time to make 18 of these fabric pouches to hold them all! Originally I was going to use iron-on hem tape to make it easy, but truly it was …
Here is the fifth and final gift I made for our secret sisters at girls camp this year. I bought a bunch of 1″x8″ cello bags from eBay, filled them with mini jawbreakers, and used my Silhouette to make cute little toppers. I used the …
I just found out this afternoon that SVG Cuts was offering this handbag cutting file as a freebie; and not only that, they would give out a $6.99 giftcard for using the file and posting pictures. It was an easy task to fit in …
I’ve been wanting to use this box I bought from the Silhouette Store for quite a while, and this week’s Silhouette weekly challenge gave me just the push I needed. And today’s free shape was perfect for the labels. I used this Hexagon 3-part …
I made these cards a month ago for three graduating high-school seniors in our neighborhood. I loved the idea of hot-air balloons paired with this quote from Stampin’ Up! Because the cards are 5″x7″ and I only had one sheet of cloud paper, two were …
Here’s another secret sister gift our group of girls will give out during Girls Camp. It’s coming right up! (You can see Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5 gifts by clicking on these links.) This was another project that used …
Here’s another secret-sister gift we’re giving at girls camp. This will actually be one of the more expensive gifts at a cost of about $0.53 each (not including the pink zebra-striped Teresa Collins Freestyle paper or the washi tape, both from my stash). I …
Another day of secret-sister gifts at our LDS girls camp will surprise our recipients with body wash and a pink feather boa. Yes, a feather boa. The body wash samples and the boas were more donations that are great for a small girly gift. You …
I’ve been making secret-sister gifts for our group of girls (ages 12-18) at our upcoming LDS girls camp to give to another group of girls each day they are there. I’m so glad they put me in charge of this. Food for 50? No way. …
I love making mobiles. For this one I went with a Red, White & Blue theme. As a summertime mobile, I thought pinwheels would be pretty fun. Here’s how to make a pinwheel mobile of your own. Supplies: 6 pages 12×12 Doodlebug “Stars …
I made this ribbon to wear during 4th of July celebrations here in the United States, but you can adapt this ribbon for any occasion by changing the colors and making your own label for the front. My daughter gave me a ribbon similar to …
I’ll be sharing a tutorial in the next few days for a patriotic ribbon that uses a 3D rosette, but I think it will be simpler to show how to make the necessary rosette separately. 3D rosettes are fun to add to all sorts of …
I do have some projects to post soon, but I’ve had a setback in my crafting abilities. I had a kitchen accident almost a week ago and lost a couple of fingertips on my left hand. I’ll spare you the details, but with the recovery …
Here are the instructions to my interactive whale card. The whale and spout were Silhouette freebies so you can make this card just like I did, or you can use this template to create any kind of moving card you want! (Think cars, birthday cakes, …
I thought this Silhouette free shape of the week was so cute that I had to turn it into a moving pull-tab card for my niece. I also used Silhouette Studio’s text-to-path function for a wavy sentiment. I used one more recent freebie for the …
I volunteered to decorate the bulletin board for my daughter’s elementary-school teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week. The school asked for a 50’s theme, so this is what I came up with after some helpful tips from my peeps on the Silhouette Plus forum. (Thanks, ladies!) …
Wedding season is coming upon us now that the weather is getting nicer. I’ve wanted to do a more formal 3D cake card from Crafting Creatures ever since this birthday card turned out so nicely. This time I used Silhouette double-sided adhesive with their …
I can’t believe I’m old enough to have a 16-year-old niece! Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess. I cut out the “16” from yellow paper sized slightly smaller than my card front, placed the grey striped paper onto the yellow card base, and …
My daughter read a poem in church on Easter Sunday that involved Easter lilies, so I made these pretty paper lilies the day before as a visual aid. You can find these Easter lilies in the Silhouette store (design ID #26771), designed by the …
