Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
(Continued from my previous post) As I mentioned, I had three parties this weekend. Fortunately the second (the family party) required no decorations. But the party for my daughter and her friends needed something more than cake and ice cream. So I made these little …
A while back I decided that since I’m such a crafty guru now (*wink*), I should let my kids have “friend” birthday parties this year, and make something cute. The problem–my son’s and daughter’s birthdays are only a week apart, and we would be gone …
I thought I had posted this last fall but apparently I didn’t. We made these houses about the time I created my blog. These are Halloween houses cut by the Silhouette (purchased from the Silhouette store but no longer available). I made them bigger than …
I’ve been using sketch designs for the Silhouette again, and this time with some new sketching pens! Amy Chomas from Chomas Creations asked me to try out her sketch pens, and they are fun! Two sets are available: a 10-pack of glitter and a 10-pack …
Here’s the tutorial I promised! (Sorry it’s taken a while, but my July this year has been as busy as any Christmas season.) For those of you with a Silhouette machine, you probably know you can use any True Type font (.ttf) on your computer …
Remember this little girl? I’m glad I cut extras the other day, because my daughter needed a card to go with a birthday gift for her friend’s Hawaiian-themed birthday party. The birthday girl wears glasses and since I had extra sunglasses cut out but not …
This dutch oven cookbook mini album is what I’ve been working on lately. It turned into quite the adventure as I chose to do this album almost exclusively with the Silhouette machine, and my poor old Silhouette decided it was not going to cooperate with …
I used three Silhouette weekly freebie shapes in this project: the sun, the background polka dots, and the tire swing. The sunglasses are also a Silhouette shape I’ve used several times (including kid-sized for my kids to play with). The cute little girl stick figure …
I met my first deadline today with Heartland Paper as one of the Design Divas. I made a layout about myself and a few more cards. These were required for the entire design team. I can’t wait to go back to the store to see …
Here’s my exciting announcement: I have joined the Heartland Paper Design Team! Heartland Paper is a scrapbook store in Bountiful, Utah. I am so excited! I will be making projects to display in the store, and hopefully will be teaching some classes. If you live …
My husband loves guns and all things tactical. He made a special request for his Father’s Day card this year. He wanted it to say “You’re better than a zombie because…” If you have a husband, father, or son who loves this kind of thing, …
This interactive card helped me win the most recent challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum. Interactive Card Free File Here is the Silhouette Studio cutting file for you. Instructions Here are the instructions for this interactive card. The front can be adapted to suit your …
I was asked about creating a cross shape with a zebra pattern inside. I referred them to my monogram tutorial and my valentine weld tutorial, but neither of these worked exactly right for this particular situation. Using the Modify tools in Silhouette Studio can be …
These are the cards I designed for teaching my card-making class. Each woman will get three kits and instructions, and I’ll spend a few minutes on instructions and general card-making tips. I made this card with the hopes that it can be used for Father’s …
I’ve been busy making kits for a card-making class I’m teaching next week, in case you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting. I had 32 women sign up! Three cards for each person means a lot of shopping, cutting, inking, trimming, stamping, and assembling. I …
Happy National Scrapbook Day! No, I’m not scrapbooking today; I’m making more cards. This is my challenge entry for the Silhouette Plus forum I enjoy. The background design was the challenge. Not my usual choice, but I like how it turned out in the end. …
I went back to my stamps yesterday. I bought this set from Stampin’ Up! a few years ago and it has gotten a lot of use since I have two little girls and about a dozen nieces. My little niece had a princess-themed birthday …
I used the same flower shape (ID #7994) to decorate both the shirt and the jeans for my two girls. It comes with the swirl on both sides of the flower, but I left it off for the vertical flower on the jeans so it …
Bring on the Bling! I used the glitter sketch pens with the Silhouette for these cards and am really happy with the result. Version 1 (more pink): Version 2 (bringing out the yellow and blue from the pattern paper): Together (you can really see the …
I held my semi-monthly scrapbook group today and I actually was able to work on some of my own pages! I bought these cute “Summer Treats” shapes as an SVG set from Lettering Delights and they were great for this food page. The bowl was …
Here’s another flower card. Yup, it’s the Silhouette ruffle flower shape again. This time I used a distressed polka-dot stamp from Glitz design on the blue paper, with Stampin’ Up! coordinating “Always Artichoke” ink and cardstock. I’ve left off the sentiment for now because I …
I got this idea from someone’s blog, but I bookmarked it in my head instead of in my computer, so I’m sorry if this was your original idea. They put Valentine’s Day conversation hearts in empty soda bottles and I thought that would be cute …
I’m finally getting around to putting up some photos of my scrapbook pages. I make a first-year album for each of my kids, and my youngest one is still in progress. I apologize for some blurry spots, but I don’t really want all my children …
We’ve got a couple of baby boys arriving soon in our neighborhood and it’s been a while since I made a baby card. I love the white fuzzy vinyl for card titles, but it really only shows up well on dark, solid backgrounds. On the …
