Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
This is Silhouette’s free design of the week! A sweet baby girl carousel card. I’ve got more details and photos of this project over on the Silhouette America blog. Go grab this card kit for free before 1/26/16 and take a look at my tutorial …
Have you tried the Silhouette deep cut blade yet? Today I want to share with you how to use this special blade. I added a glitter foam balloon to this card for my little friend’s birthday, and I think she’s really going to like it. …
Registration is open and spots are quickly filling up for the All Things Silhouette Conference this April 2-3. If you love all things Silhouette (like me!) this will be a great opportunity to choose 7-8 classes to learn new skills or improve on your existing …
Hello, and happy new year! I’ve got another Silhouette Mint machine tutorial up on the Silhouette America blog today that shows how I created these “property of” stamps for my kids. I discuss some of the Mint Studio software features, along with step-by-step instructions for …
This week’s free design by Silhouette America is a set of New Year’s planner stickers. Have you grabbed them yet? I’m sharing how I used them over on the Silhouette blog today. Go check it out!
I’m here to show you another fun way to use your PixScan™ mat. I made a fabric ornament and wanted to cut my pieces from a certain part of a scrap of fabric. The PixScan™ mat allowed me to do exactly that. Read on to …
Today I want to share these pinecone elves I made with my kids as a Christmas craft. I used a Martha Stewart PDF template available online for the mittens, hat, and shoes. Of course you know if I can use my CAMEO, I will, so …
Hello! I’ve got a few Silhouette PixScan tutorials you may have already read, and today I’m adding to the list. I love this specialized mat because it can do quite a few things my CAMEO can’t do on its own. Here’s my tutorial for using …
Today I’m revisiting the Silhouette Mint machine. It’s a custom stamp maker that uses a thermal printing process to turn what you design in Mint Studio into a stamp. So very cool. The ability to make a stamp with multiple colors is even better. Because …
I don’t know if you heard about the All Things Silhouette Conference this past November, but I did, and I heard it was a big success. Well, my big news is I get to be a presenter at the next All Things Silhouette Conference in …
I tried my Silhouette Curio’s etching feature for this framed Christmas art, and I love it! Etching was super easy with my Curio, the stippling/etching tool, and Silhouette’s metal etching sheets. The etching sheets are 5″ x 7″ and I wanted it in this 8″ …
Are you ready for Silhouette’s 2015 Black Friday Sale? Go to this link to see all the deals and start shopping: Silhouette Black Friday Deals (2015 deals are done) And use my code FINDTIME to get your discount at checkout. Then come back here …
I first used the Silhouette Mint in September 2015 when I was invited to the launch party in Provo, Utah. Each of the attendees got to make their own stamp and take it home. I loved the Mint right from that first moment! As soon …
Black Friday is a pretty happy day for Silhouette lovers. This year will not disappoint, and guess what? I have an exclusive code just for my readers to get the great discounts available on SilhouetteAmerica.com starting this Thursday morning at midnight. Come back Thursday …
Have you tried the new Curio’s “print and emboss” feature yet? I made this card with my Curio, and I’m so “impressed” with how it turned out! All of these colorful words are embossed around the edges so the letters are gently raised above the …
Hello, friends! I’m sharing how I used this free thankful printable design over on the Silhouette America blog today. I printed it on printable cotton fabric and then cut it with my Silhouette Curio–isn’t it glorious?! (I wish you could touch it.) I also share …
This video lesson covers the Line Color Window and the Line Style Window. This may seem pretty basic, but you may learn a few useful tips. Have you ever printed a Studio document only to find that nothing shows up? It’s possible you didn’t fill …
Here is the addition to my Fill Windows lesson. Filling shapes with patterns is a fun option in Silhouette Studio, so why not also use the patterns you love from your digital pattern paper collection? This process is better with the Designer Edition, but there …
Here’s a Silhouette Studio lesson that covers all three of the Fill Windows’ basic and advanced options. Come back tomorrow for a lesson on how to add digital pattern papers to Silhouette Studio that you’ve purchased (or got for free) and downloaded to your computer. …
Hello Sunshine! I want to share with you this piece I made with my Silhouette Curio. Embossing/debossing is one of those tasks well suited to the Curio with its special platforms and foam mat. I chose to give mine a little more pizzazz with gold …
Here’s the step-by-step tutorial I promised for making this shirt with Silhouette UV light-sensitive fabric inks and smooth heat transfer material. I used my Silhouette Curio, but you can do this project with a Portrait or CAMEO as well. Are you ready? You can …
We had a pretty good garden this year, but we only got one single pumpkin. One. So I had to make it extra fancy when my husband brought it in. I added some pretty vinyl with a fall theme, cut with my trusty CAMEO, of …
Here’s a card I made for my wonderful mother-in-law, who helped me teach an “All Wrapped Up” class in our neighborhood this week. She poured her heart and soul into it from the moment I asked her to do it with me, and the class …
Have you heard? I’m back on the Silhouette Creative Design Team! (I enjoyed the 6-month break, but I missed it too much to stay away for a whole year.) Here’s my first project back on the team. I used my Silhouette Curio and Silhouette’s new …
Here’s another Silhouette Studio lesson that teaches all about how you can use the Move Window and the Rotate Window. I find I frequently use certain parts of the Move Window, and rotation options found in the Rotate Window can be very helpful. Remember, the …
