Stuffed Owl Pillow

Stuffed Owl Pillow

OK folks, my Silhouette CAMEO has once again broadened my craft interests.  My daughter wanted an owl-themed birthday party, which we did.  I had purchased a yard of owl fabric to make some kind of pillow for her, and though time was running out I 

Map Decor

Map Decor

Do you know someone who likes to travel? I do! I made this map decor for my parents who will soon cross off their “bucket list” the feat of visiting every state in the United States. I had a nice geography lesson in the process! 

Multi Layer Stencil Owl Shirt

Multi Layer Stencil Owl Shirt

My daughter loves owls lately, and she was thrilled when I told her she could pick an owl from the Silhouette design store so we could put it on a T-shirt. There are so many owls! She settled on this cute owl, which meant we 

Stenciled Flower Card

Stenciled Flower Card

I made this card with Silhouette stencil material and dye-based stamping inks on watercolor paper.  I love the blending I was able to accomplish and the texture from the watercolor paper.  Stencils are so fun to use for flawless artwork!  And now that I have 

Alphabet Magnets {with Personality}

Alphabet Magnets {with Personality}

Summer vacation starts today for my kids, so I’m on the lookout for ways to keep them busy. Of course I turn to my CAMEO first. 😉 My preschooler has spent the year learning his letters and their sounds, and I’d love for him to 

Baby Girl Card

Baby Girl Card

Baby shower season is in full swing around here! I found this cute 3D stand-up birthday card in the online store and added pastel pink glitters to make it appropriate for a baby girl. Because this card has a lot of layers (cardstock, chipboard, double-sided 

Glitter and Vinyl and Rhinestones, Oh My!

Glitter and Vinyl and Rhinestones, Oh My!

  My mom likes a lot of color and sparkle, so I made this small plaque for her. This quote comes in the Silhouette vinyl starter kit, and I tried something new by adding an accent layer of double-sided adhesive so I could glitterize the 

Easy Baby Boy DIY Mobile

Easy Baby Boy DIY Mobile

  I made this mobile as a baby gift in less than a day. I had the concept in my mind for a while, but I actually chose all the designs and cut and assembled the whole project the day of the baby shower. I 

DIY Giant Magnet Board for Cards

DIY Giant Magnet Board for Cards

This is a project I’ve wanted to make for a long time, and I had to recruit my husband and his workshop to help me. He was excited about this magnet board, too, so he was very willing to help. We wanted a place where 

Desk Organizer

Desk Organizer

Spring is here in my neck of the woods, and that means a little spring cleaning.  Time to stop huddling under blankets and get some cleaning and organization done!  Have you seen all of the organization options in the Silhouette online store?  I chose a 

Fabric Wrapped Canvas with Quote

Fabric Wrapped Canvas with Quote

  Wedding season is upon us!  I attended two bridal showers this week and love making handmade gifts, so these are my gift of choice this season.  Let me tell you how I made these fabric wrapped canvas panels with quotes. I bought a 3-pack 

Craft Stick Puzzles

Craft Stick Puzzles

Here’s a tutorial for making perfect stickers to put on craft sticks for simple children’s craft stick puzzles. This would even be fun to make a secret message to be unscrambled.  This is my take on several related ideas I saw on Pinterest. Original tutorial 

Lucky to Have You

Lucky to Have You

Hello, friends! I made every bit of this “Lucky to Have You” card with my Silhouette CAMEO.  (Well, not the baker’s twine or the brads. But the gold brads were made by dipping plain silver brads into fine gold glitter.) Here is my post originally 

{I Love You Because} Chalkboard Vinyl

{I Love You Because} Chalkboard Vinyl

Happy Valentine’s Day! I made this decorative chalkboard for an easy way to write love notes to my husband (and an easy way for him to write them to me). 😉 I couldn’t find exactly the right fabric I wanted for a background design, but 

Stenciled Valentines for the Kids

Stenciled Valentines for the Kids

My kids and I made these Valentines using the new Silhouette stencil material. I created the stencils using my Silhouette Cameo, and they painted them with watercolors.  It was a great kid-friendly project!  (And our 75 homemade Valentines are done ahead of schedule.)   Original 

Disney Princess Paper Dolls {Updated Tutorial}

Disney Princess Paper Dolls {Updated Tutorial}

When I started making tutorials about Silhouette Studio back in 2010-2011, I was sharing what I had discovered in order to ease the learning process for others.  Well, I’ve learned a few more tricks the past few years and still want to share them so 

Cake Cut-Out Card

Cake Cut-Out Card

This cake cut-out birthday card was originally featured on the Silhouette Blog, but now you can read it all below. I’ve got tips on using some Modify functions in Silhouette Studio (you know, the confusing ones like “release compound path” and “subtract”), so read on… 

Custom Address Labels

Custom Address Labels

Originally posted on the Silhouette Blog 1/2/2014 Happy New Year!  January for me is a time for setting goals and getting things in order, like having cards ready to send.  I made some custom address labels using Silhouette Studio to design them, and I used 

Season’s Greetings Card

Season’s Greetings Card

Originally posted on the Silhouette blog 12/22/2013 Today’s free shape is this group of birch trees.  Doesn’t this make a beautiful winter scene? I’ll show you how to put this card together.  First, open the birch trees shape and resize it to 5.0” x 5.0”.  

Card with Sketch Pen Tutorial

Card with Sketch Pen Tutorial

Originally posted on the Silhouette blog 11/28/2013 Kelly here!  I’m happy to be here with you again, this time for a Thursday Sketch project.  Stamped backgrounds have caught my eye lately in cards, and I think a lot of sketched shapes would make great backgrounds 

Decorated Notebook Cover

Decorated Notebook Cover

  My daughter had a rough day last week and I knew a notebook would cheer her up, so we made this together.  I bought a lot of blank Hobby Lobby notebooks on clearance this past summer and made a Silhouette cutting file to match, 

Gratitude Album

Gratitude Album

  Fall is in full swing here in the western U.S., and that means our Thanksgiving is approaching. I was asked to make a gratitude album for the Heartland Paper design team using the Basic Grey Capture album and page protectors. I must say this 

Travel Chalkboard

Travel Chalkboard

  For our summer vacation we went to visit my parents in Oregon. It’s an 800-mile drive that we make in a single day, with four children between ages 4-13 in tow. This was a pretty good traveling year for us with wonderful technology available 

Pinwheel Mobile Tutorial

Pinwheel Mobile Tutorial

    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 

Patriotic Ribbon

Patriotic Ribbon

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