Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
My youngest daughter has a BFF (“best friend forever”) in her gradeschool class, and when she found out she was invited to her birthday party, she insisted that I get them matching BFF necklaces. We have a Children’s Place store nearby, so that was an …
I made this card several weeks ago for some good friends of ours who recently moved into a new home. I created this house by tracing some free clipart in Silhouette Studio and bulging out the sides with my point-editing tools. I had my …
This year for my Mother’s Day project at Heartland Paper I decided to make a bouquet of paper flowers to go in a mason jar. I like looking at mason jar ideas on Pinterest, and now I have one of my own to add. I …
I used these paper peonies in Mother’s Day projects the last two years and want to share my technique in how to make them. Peony instructions: 1. Download my peony file and cut with your Silhouette from cardstock or pattern paper (it looks best with …
A great gift for Mother’s Day or for any friend is a set of cards ready for them to send. For this project I made a set of 6 coordinating cards (2 of each kind) in a folio box. I shared this folio box Silhouette …
I love making cards and I love making 3D paper crafts, so this next project really appealed to me. Cecelia of Crafting Creatures asked me to try out her new cutting files for 3D cake cards, and I love them! She’s got her own …
My first grader had a school project where she got to choose a symbol of our country, then make some kind of representation of it in any medium and write a half-page report. She chose the American flag, and I got to use my …
I must confess… There are a few crafting trends that come along and are popular for a while that I just don’t get. Mustaches are one of those trends. I see them everywhere, but I just don’t think anyone getting my cards would appreciate a …
I’ve been collecting Washi sheets and Washi tape, but haven’t used it much. (I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one.) It can join my collection of unused pretty paper. 🙂 But I did use it for this birthday card for my little daughter’s BFF. …
O.K., I know it’s now March, but I took pictures when I finished the 90 Valentines for my kids’ school parties last month and I am going to show them off! My days have been very full since then, so I apologize for the …
I am ready for SPRING! Are you? I created this decorated 3D word for Heartland Paper’s design team, but if you can’t go see it in person, I’ve included lots of pictures. Surprise, surprise. 😉 Each letter is about 6 3/4″ tall. These Spring 3D …
I created a book like this years ago, based on an idea from a friend. That was before my Silhouette, so I stamped, printed, and cut everything myself. I laminated my original book and my kids have all enjoyed it, so I decided to make …
I made this box for my niece in 12 minutes. My daughter and I had just enough time Friday afternoon to go buy a gift (earrings and lipgloss), eat a quick dinner, wrap the present, and get my daughter to her cousin’s party. Instead of …
I have wanted to try the double-sided adhesive sheets released by Silhouette last summer ever since I heard about them, and I finally got some! Here are the simple instructions provided by Silhouette, plus my added observations. 1. Open or create an image in the …
I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to do better at sending out cards. I love making cards, but the last couple of years I’ve usually run out of time or made other excuses not to get out birthday cards for everyone on my list. But …
I made the number 2 for this card a while back, but finally got to give it to my adorable little nephew this month. I placed it on chevron paper (My Mind’s Eye “Fine and Dandy”) with mini glue dots behind a few of the …
This is a project I worked on with my husband this summer for our family and neighborhood gatherings. Well, he did most of the work, but I added the vinyl to finish it off so I’m including it on my blog. 🙂 Maybe thinking about …
I made this birthday card for my wonderful mother-in-law. It’s from the Peony Cottage kit by SVG Cuts, but I used a cupcake instead of the sun that came with it, plus added my own sunburst design behind the cupcake. It’s easy to …
I started collecting Letraset ProMarkers about a year ago, and then discovered Spectrum Noir markers soon after that. I was looking for a cheaper alternative to Copics. Nevermind that I still have invested quite a bit into markers when I didn’t really need another hobby, …
Here’s another file from the very talented Barbara who also designed this lantern. This is a beautiful butterfly that can perch on a vase, goblet, flower, etc. Can’t you imagine a room full of these butterflies perched on glasses for a wedding dinner or some …
I have a big change coming up in my life that may affect my blog a little. In a couple of weeks I’ll be starting a part-time job in an accounting firm, which is where my educational background is. I’ve got mixed feelings about this, …
I made these for my kids’ gradeschool teachers back in November. I’m never on the ball for official teacher-appreciation holidays, so we brought each teacher a gift basket during parent-teacher conferences at the end of the first term. That’s a long week for teachers, and …
I just passed the 500,000 mark for all-time page views on my blog! That’s a pretty fun Christmas present, don’t you think? I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or a very happy day in whatever part of the world you are …
Here is my Christmas card for this year. I always try to make cards that don’t take a lot of time but still meet my personal standards, and most years I fail. I start with a base design but then add one more little touch …
One of the best things having a Silhouette machine has done for me is to expand my world. I love living in this age of technology where I can have a machine that does what it does, and then I can post the project …
