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New Lesson: Fill Windows

New Lesson: Fill Windows

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 Curio Debossed Art

Hello Sunshine Curio Debossed Art

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 

UV Fabric Inks Tutorial

UV Fabric Inks Tutorial

  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 

Fall Pumpkin Vinyl

Fall Pumpkin Vinyl

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 

You Are Amazing

You Are Amazing

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 

The Most Brilliant Color

The Most Brilliant Color

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 

Happy Birthday Hand-Lettered Card

Happy Birthday Hand-Lettered Card

My blog is five years old today! What a great experience this has been to share my joy of crafting with you all over the world! I’m so happy I started this journey all those years ago and have been able to use my talents 

Silhouette Lesson: Move Window & Rotate Window

Silhouette Lesson: Move Window & Rotate Window

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 

Silhouette Lesson: Line and Drawing Tools

Silhouette Lesson: Line and Drawing Tools

An all-new lesson is available now to learn about the Line and Drawing Tools in Silhouette Studio! Don’t forget you can find the password for each of my video lessons in the description below the video. (Just copy and paste.) Line and Drawing Tools This 

Silhouette Curio Stipple Feature

Silhouette Curio Stipple Feature

I’m excited to show you the new Silhouette Curio stipple feature! I bought the Curio as soon as it was released last month, and I have been having fun playing with its different capabilities. I think the stipple feature is really fun, especially for converting 

3D Birthday Cake Card

3D Birthday Cake Card

I love these type of 3D cards in the Silhouette design store. They are pretty fast to cut with my CAMEO and to assemble. Most of the thought and planning (the slow part for me) is already done and included in the design. I made 

Family Home Evening Board

Family Home Evening Board

Do you have any of those projects you’ve been meaning to get to for a very long time? (The kind that you live without but really want to make but never find the time?) This Family Home Evening board was one of those projects for 

Bee-lated Birthday Card

Bee-lated Birthday Card

Hello! I really did not intend to take the entire month of August off, so I apologize if you were relying on me as your sole source of inspiration. 😉  We went away for two weeks and dropped our four kids off at my parents’ 

Tutorials and Lessons Update

Tutorials and Lessons Update

Did you know I have 98 tutorials and 14 video Silhouette lessons available? My tutorials page is currently up to date, so if you’ve already watched the 14 lessons I have available for basic Silhouette Studio or are looking for some more advanced techniques, you 

Felt Cupcake in a Box

Felt Cupcake in a Box

My daughters recently checked out a library book with all kinds of felt crafts, and they made a lot of hand-cut and hand-stitched felt cupcakes. They wanted to give one to their little 6-year-old cousin who was having a birthday, so I made a cute 

Pioneer Trek Vinyl – part 2

Pioneer Trek Vinyl – part 2

This is a continuation of my Trek Bucket Vinyl Art post from May. After I added the vinyl design of handcart pioneers to my son’s Trek bucket, I wanted to add the motto for our stake’s Trek, which is Philippians 4:13. I love this scripture. 

Secret Sister | Nail Polish Box

Secret Sister | Nail Polish Box

Here’s the third and final secret sister gift for Girls Camp this year. Each girl is supposed to receive her favorite treat, drink, and nail polish. This is how we are presenting the nail polish.  You can see the other secret sister gifts for 2015 

Secret Sister | Juice Box Tote

Secret Sister | Juice Box Tote

Here’s another secret sister gift for my daughter to give to her friend at Girls Camp. This friend likes apple juice, so I designed a custom tote box to hold four Minute Maid juice boxes. I’m sharing the cutting file as a freebie (see below), 

Secret Sister | Pop-Top Can

Secret Sister | Pop-Top Can

It’s time for Girls Camp again this year, but this time I’m only making 3 gifts instead of 75-90 as in years past. I’m not currently serving in the Young Women’s program, but luckily my daughter is old enough to go to Girls Camp for 

Juice Box Tote | Assembly Tutorial

Juice Box Tote | Assembly Tutorial

I’ve been working on some secret sister gifts this week, and after wasting a fair bit of time trying to modify existing 3D holders to fit these Minute Maid juice boxes, I decided it was easier to design a tote box myself from scratch. I 

Silhouette Lesson: Common Functions

Silhouette Lesson: Common Functions

Common Functions This Silhouette Studio lesson covers basic, frequently-used functions. I explain the variety of saving options and what they do, along with several ways to copy & paste and to group & ungroup. All of the functions discussed in this video apply to both 

Silhouette Lesson: Grid Window

Silhouette Lesson: Grid Window

The Grid Window is a very helpful feature for Silhouette users. I use it all the time! (You’ll see me use the Grid feature throughout my video lessons.) This lesson covers basic features for all Silhouette Studio users, but I also show a few extra 

Silhouette Lesson: Text Tool

Silhouette Lesson: Text Tool

There are many things you can do with text in Silhouette Studio, and this lesson is a basic introduction to the Text Tool. Silhouette Studio: Text Tool This lesson explains how to use the Text Tool in Silhouette Studio (both Basic and Designer Edition). Learn 

Owl Party

Owl Party

I don’t do big parties. But I do love my Silhouette CAMEO, so when I do a party it definitely involves my Silhouette. My daughter loves owls, so for her last birthday party we had an owl party theme. Invitations First, I made cute owl 

Silhouette Lesson: Quick Menu & Shortcut Buttons

Silhouette Lesson: Quick Menu & Shortcut Buttons

Here are two more Silhouette lessons covering many of the buttons/icons at the top and bottom of your Silhouette Studio screen. Remember, passwords to these videos are in their descriptions. Email subscribers, you must be on my website to view the videos (click the post