Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane?
I got short notice for a birthday party a few days ago for my little daughter to attend. I had no time during the day to drag all the kids with me to the store to buy a gift, but I did end up with …
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There’s Still Time…
I still have openings for my Silhouette Silly Class at Heartland Paper on June 19th. If you’re willing to travel to Bountiful, Utah, for a one-hour class on Print & Cut, then please call the store by this Saturday to claim your spot! (801-294-7166) I …
July 4th Scrapbook Page
Here’s another project I created for the Heartland Paper design team. I left out the photos for now because it’s just an idea and I never seem to have any great pictures from the 4th of July. They’re all pretty average. I do better with …
Family Reunion Goodies
I haven’t even been to an official family reunion for about 15 years, but I was happy to accept the assignment of a family-reunion craft for my Heartland Paper design-team project this month. Now I know what I’ll do if I’m ever in charge of …
Challenge Yourself!
I made this card for my younger sister and used a challenge on the Silhouette Plus forum to help me create my flower design. The challenge was to create a 3D project (I’m counting this flower as 3D) by starting with a shape not originally …
Silhouette Studio Tutorial: Flourish Frame for Cards
I recently taught a class on using the Modify tools in Silhouette Studio to combine background designs with other shapes. We made this project: And in preparation for the class I made another fun frame, which I used in this project: I was asked again …
Sketched Birthday Card
I just got the new adjustable marker holder for the Silhouette from Chomas Creations, so when it arrived I immediately went through my stash to see what would fit. I settled on an American Crafts Slick Writer so I could have my Cameo draw on …
Flower Cards
As I was busy trying to complete wreaths for my moms last weekend for Mother’s Day, I realized Sunday afternoon there was no way that was going to happen. So I had to switch gears and make some very quick cards, but since they were …
Somebody Stop Me! Fabric Frenzy
Here’s the long-awaited post on more fabric flowers with the Silhouette, tutorials included. (Sorry it took me so long. Has it only been a week since I taught this class?) I spent last week preparing for my Silhouette Silly class at Heartland Paper, where I …
Teacher Appreciation Cards
This week is Teacher Appreciation week, so I made a simple card for each of my kids’ teachers. I made the cards, then let my kids decorate the insides. I used a Gelly Roll Stardust gel pen in my Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder for …
Fabric Interfacing: Print and Cut
All of the elements on this card are cut from fabric. Yup, you heard me. I made a fabric card! (Mounted on a white cardstock base.) Last week I taught a class on Silhouette fabric interfacing, and boy did I have fun getting ready for …
Chore Chart
I made this chore chart using Silhouette’s printable magnet paper with the print and cut feature of the Silhouette Studio software. Honestly, I bought this magnet paper a long, long time ago and never even opened the package until this project. My next Silhouette Silly …
Birthday Card with Bennit
I love this cute little bunny I bought from Tangle’s Treasures. Rebekah and her sister Rachel have created some absolutely charming characters you can buy that come in several formats, including PNG, SVG, and Studio. In Studio the pieces can be cut separately from cardstock, …
School Project: State Float
My son had a school project where he had to choose a state and decorate a shoe box to look like a mini parade float. Silhouette print and cut to the rescue! He told me what he wanted to include and I found lots of …
Decorate your Nook
Ahhh…fuzzy vinyl. Love the stuff! My mom and dad came to visit this past week and they brought their matching Nooks with them. The trouble is, they match. My mom was differentiating hers with a sparkly sticker on the front and a little label with …
Scrapbooking, Silhouette-Style
I took an intermediate online class on the Silhouette from Kerri Bradford at JessicaSprague.com and enjoyed it. I already knew most of what she taught, but it was nice to see her process when designing, and I did pick up a few fun tips and …
Simple Treat Box
My daughter needed a quick box before school this morning so she could fill it with candy and sell it at her class auction today. Fortunately I had a box made and unused, and a print and cut label made and unused, so we filled …
Fabric Flowers with the Silhouette (Yes, More!)
I wanted to make some more flowers with my Silhouette Cameo that aren’t just for little girls to wear. Flowers in hair are pretty popular, but I don’t do big and flashy, myself. So I made some subtle little flower clips I can wear. This …
Thinking of You Card
I love white-on-white for cards. I used my Modify tools in Studio to create this flourish frame out of the design block flourish shape in the Silhouette store (one of my favorites). Then I cut it out of white Silhouette adhesive cardstock (love that stuff!). …
Happy Spring!
I made these cute little daffodils, thanks to Susan over at the Silhouette Plus forum. If you want to spend some good hang-out time with fellow Silhouette crafters, or find answers to all your Silhouette questions (and crafting tips in general), then you should pop …
Silhouette Silly Class: Fabric Interfacing
This is the next “Silhouette Silly” class I’ll be teaching at Heartland Paper in Bountiful, Utah. We’ll make flower headbands like these with Silhouette Sewable Fabric Interfacing, and I’ll demonstrate other options for cutting fabric. Only one hour this time, for any skill level. Call …
Happy Birthday Card
Here’s a birthday card using Silhouette Studio’s text-to-path function. Very simple, but sometimes simple is good. 🙂 This is what my Silhouette Basics students will be learning and making during their third and final lesson next week. The next round of Silhouette Basics will begin …
Fabric Flowers!
I’m not normally a fabric gal (looove paper instead), but I’ve been experimenting a little. If you’ve read my recent posts you know I made these organza peonies using my Silhouette to cut them out, but I finally got brave enough to try fabric interfacing. …
Mother’s Day Card
I had some leftover materials from my floral wreath, so I made a card to go with it. It can actually be used as a thank you card, too, if you don’t want to use it for Mother’s Day. Supplies: Pattern Paper: My Mind’s Eye, …
Floral Wreath with Paper Flowers
Here it is! I can’t tell you how long I spent on this project because I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of months, collecting ideas and watching/reading tutorials, and gathering flower files. The actual cutting and assembling I spread across a couple of …
