Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
Are you excited about the new products released by Silhouette this month at CHA? I am! I made a Valentine’s Day you & me card for my husband using the new white corrugated paper and the new stencil material in my Silhouette machine. I love …
For this project (originally featured on the Silhouette Blog 1/17/2014) I used the Silhouette advent calendar to make a Valentine-themed piece of home decor. It’s a Valentine collage! With Christmas over, I was sad to put away my advent calendar. So I didn’t. 😉 I …
My cousin had a baby shower last weekend, and this is the card I made for her soon-to-arrive baby boy. I had so much success with this similar baby girl card that I just changed the color scheme and altered a couple of details. …
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… …
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 …
Happy 2014! I whipped up these star toothpick toppers last night before our New Year’s Eve family party. Sorry all I have is my Instagram photo to show you. The idea wasn’t mine, but I was happy to use my Silhouette CAMEO to quickly …
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”. …
I have one more post referring to the Silhouette tattoo paper I used on this candle. The tattoo paper is best used with a full sheet for a print & cut because of the registration marks and the need to apply an adhesive layer on …
Dun. Dun. Dun… You may have seen this recent project where I used Silhouette tattoo paper to decorate a candle. Well, for the sake of experimentation and frugality, I also tried the Silhouette clear sticker paper on an identical candle. Pretty, right? Not so fast. …
I’ve said many times that I love the Silhouette adhesive-backed cardstock. I still have every color of the older 8.5 x 11″ variety packages (and use them happily), but I love the newer colors as well. These are 12 x 12″ sheets that have …
I’m excited to show you this candle I made using the Silhouette temporary tattoo paper. It was originally featured on the Silhouette Blog, but now you can read all about it below. I love candles during the holidays! Kelly here to share this candle I …
I decided to keep it simple this year for neighbor gifts. I bought a big box of Orbit gum from Costco and made little wrappers for them using this Santa Suit Gum Wrapper file by Lori Whitlock. It was made for a different type of …
(Original design team post was featured on the Silhouette blog 12/10/2013) Are you enjoying the holiday season? Kelly here with another card appropriate for various winter occasions. I found this cute triangle-folds card in the online store but decided to replace the cupcake that comes …
It’s fun to have crafty skills to help others with their projects. My brother-in-law Jeremy Telford (a.k.a. The Balloon Guy) is playing the conductor during a “Polar Express” neighborhood Christmas party. He asked if I could make him a decal for a conductor hat, …
I was so excited when I found out I could decorate a Silhouette Advent Calendar for a design team project! All of the Silhouette America design team’s advent calendars were posted on the Silhouette Blog. It was hard to narrow down what I wanted to …
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 …
Here’s a thankful mini card set originally posted on the Silhouette Blog, which I’m now including here in its entirety. Hello! Kelly here to share another card project with you. Thanksgiving is quickly approaching here in the U.S. so I made a little set of …
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, …
O.K. I know Halloween is past for this year, but I promised to share this when I posted a sneak peak on Instagram. This is definitely not an original idea; I saw it on Pinterest in several variations (all made from toilet paper rolls), but …
(Originally posted for the Silhouette Blog design team on 11/14/2013) In choosing a birthday card design for this chilly time of year, I opted for this adorable penguin as a focal point. I enjoy paper piecing designs because it leaves so much room for tiny …
(Originally posted on the Silhouette Blog 11/4/2013) I make handmade Christmas cards every year to send to friends and relatives. My goal is always maximum impact for minimum assembly effort. (Never mind how many card versions I go through to find the perfect design!) I …
My friend just had a sweet baby girl last week so I made her this card. There are several baby carriage shapes in the Silhouette online store, but this one just called my name. Even better, it was a great shape to use as …
Need a simple reminder to mass produce with your Silhouette machine and pass out? I love how quick these little clipboards were to put together! I used the Clipboard by Jillibean Soup shape (ID# 30961) from the Silhouette store and turned the paper into …
