Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
Design Page Settings Window This Silhouette lesson discusses your options on the Design Page Settings Window in Silhouette Studio. For Basic and Designer Edition, all recent versions. (Recorded with v.3.3.451.) Password: page
This was a fun watercolor card to make. I used several colors of dye inkpads and a sponge to dab colors all over a piece of watercolor paper, then used a refillable water brush to blend the colors. I think it looks a lot like …
This Silhouette Studio lesson talks about the Library in your software. How to search for shapes you already have, how to sort your shapes, how to use and create folders and subfolders for organizing your designs, and more. It should also apply to organizing patterns …
I really am starting at the basics, here. These three lessons (also found on the SILHOUETTE LESSONS master page) cover the basics of the Silhouette Design Store. How to access it, all your account settings and goodies, and how to purchase designs. The last video …
Here’s a fun idea for a Girls Camp pillow treat, a secret sister gift, or any little uplifting gift. I used my Silhouette CAMEO and white sticker paper to create a print & cut flag onto this glow stick bracelet. I made these last summer …
Let’s get started with the next set of Silhouette Studio lessons. These have been on my SILHOUETTE LESSONS master page since my website rollout this past weekend, but I think it will be helpful to have the lessons on individual posts as well. This way …
Because of the popularity of my Grandma word album, I decided to make some albums to share for Father’s Day this year. I’ve got variations for Dad and Grandpa, so hopefully you’ll find one you like. Each album is about 4″ tall, and the width …
I did it! I switched from Blogger to a self-hosted site. It may take a bit to work out the little bugs and get it perfected, but so far so good. Please take a look around, and be sure to click through the different pages …
I’m trying to launch my new website this weekend and will be transporting this blog to my new site, FindingTimeToCreate.com. Hopefully all will go well and you will soon be seeing my new look even if you come to this Blogger blog. If it all …
Update Silhouette Studio and Load Designer Edition This video shows the very basic steps of how to update your Silhouette Studio software to the most current version, and how to upgrade your Basic Edition to Designer Edition once you’ve purchased the upgrade. Password: Update1 Note: …
That’s right, I said it. I’ve been creating a new website so I can have more control over the site layout, and I will be filling it with Silhouette lessons for you! The lessons will be thorough, so beginners (and also long-time Silhouette Studio users) …
My mother-in-law had an excellent Mother’s Day this year. Her daughter got all of us moms together to make a photo album for Grandma with a two-page spread from each grandchild with his/her picture and what they love about her. The book was amazing, but …
I made this card for a family friend who just turned 15. This was a really fast project with red and white adhesive cardstock and a few rhinestones. Look carefully and you can see I cut the numbers 1-14 out of white adhesive cardstock …
My oldest son has the privilege of going on an LDS Trek this summer, where he will join with about 200 youth ages 14-18 to reenact four days of the Mormon Handcart Pioneers’ journey to the Salt Lake Valley. This is a big deal, and …
Need a quick and easy child’s gift? My daughter needed an auction item for school, so I grabbed a 2-liter bottle of soda pop and created a face in vinyl. Her class earns fake money for completed assignments, good behavior, good scores, etc. Once a …
I have loved the recent trend in cards and scrapbook pages with watercolors. I decided to add a little watercolor to my Mother’s Day card this year. I just grabbed a few watercolor pencils in my mom’s favorite colors (nothing fancy–these are Crayola watercolor pencils), …
As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, I’ve decided to briefly revisit this Grandma Album that has been by far my most-popular project ever. Download: First, here are some download links for freebies to create this album from a pre-made file. Choose the one that best meets …
I’ve been playing with pink and gold 180 gram Italian crepe paper from Carte Fini, and it’s a lot of fun to work with! This is not your typical paper, nor even your typical lightweight crepe paper. I’ve seen a lot of beautiful floral arrangements …
How do you pop a balloon? It takes 13 steps, if you do it Rube Goldberg style. This was a super-deluxe school project that took 3 hours to set up yesterday afternoon in our garage/driveway, and the result was a very entertaining 17 seconds. For …
Thanks for being so patient while I put together the tutorial for this umbrella mobile featured on the Silhouette Blog last month. The mechanics of a mobile are always the hardest part, but we’ll get to that in a minute. (And not to worry; I’ve …
I made this perfect pear card to celebrate our friends’ 25th anniversary. The white hearts, the label, and the pears are printed and/or cut on textured white adhesive cardstock with my printer and my CAMEO. I turned this pear design into a print & cut …
I bought the new CAMEO 2 recently, and I must say I love it every bit as much as my original CAMEO 1. This is the one released late in 2014 with the large LCD touchscreen instead of buttons. I’ve been happily using mine for …
What kind of a card do you make for the men in your life? Or even the men that are only acquaintances? That’s often a tough one. Here’s a card I made for a friend of my husband who surprised us the other night …
Here’s a cute fabric and paper mobile I created to celebrate spring! This is my 51st and final project for the Silhouette America design team. After two terms, I’m taking a break. (But you’ll still find plenty of Silhouette inspiration and instruction here on my …
I did it. I submitted my last scheduled design-team post to Silhouette last night. 51 projects in 18 months. And that was right after 2 1/2 years of design-team work and teaching Silhouette classes for a local scrapbook store. Nearly four years of creative deadlines, …
