Halloween House
Sorry I haven’t posted anything lately. I’ve been getting to know my new Cameo machine. I love it so much and am having no troubles whatsoever with it. Here is my first big project I made with it: This is a cutting file from the …
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My New Silhouette Cameo
Here it is: my new Silhouette Cameo! What a beautiful thing! Hopefully I’ll have time to play with it this weekend, but I absolutely love the larger format already! For those of you who don’t know, the Cameo is the new Silhouette digital cutter that …
Halloween Candle: Silhouette Tattoo Paper
I tried the Silhouette Temporary Tattoo Paper yesterday for the first time. I had heard you could use it on candles, so this was my first project using it. These gorgeous Halloween images came from a free downloadable set by April at SecondsisterSuaviloquy, called The …
Silhouette Class Details
If you can’t make it to Heartland Paper’s Holiday Open House, here are the details for my class. You can call the store to sign up starting Tuesday night, October 11th. This will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Heartland Paper 801-294-7166 616 W. …
Graphic Tee
Here’s another shirt where I’ve added fabric paint and heat transfer vinyl (HTV). I cut the sun out of freezer paper (Silhouette settings: speed 3, thickness 10, blue cap on original blade or blade 1 with ratchet blade) and got nice crisp lines when I …
Happy 1st Anniversary!
I started my blog one year ago today, and it started me on a path I’m really enjoying. This blog has been everything I hoped for so far, sharing my creative ideas and tips with friends and strangers alike. In the past few months I’ve …
More Heat Transfer Vinyl
Here are a couple more heat transfer vinyl projects. The first is a falcon in smooth silver on my son’s backpack. He loves Peregrine falcons and I bought this from the Silhouette store a while back for him. It was perfect to dress up his …
Fall Cards
I needed to make a couple of birthday cards, and my cards in the fall usually have to have something autumn-related (colors or theme) to make me happy. So the birthday ladies today get a jar full of leaves. I used 8 Fall Leaves (ID# …
Fabric paint and HTV
Here’s the shirt I made for my youngest daughter yesterday. Well, I decorated it anyway. 🙂 I don’t sew, so it’s nice to make some form of handcrafted clothing once in a while. The hardest part, as usual, was finding a good idea. I knew …
Heat Transfer Vinyl: My Very First Project
I tried something new with my Silhouette. Heat transfer vinyl! It took me a few days from the time my order arrived until I got up the nerve to try this, but it worked great! Not a whole lot different from regular vinyl, except this …
Halloween Mobile Tutorial
Use any kind of ephemera to create a mobile. Here’s a tutorial I’m sharing with you to create a Halloween mobile with ribbon, thread, and scrapbook paper. Materials: 10” metal ring (or you could use an embroidery hoop, painted black if desired). 4-5 yards …
Over the Hill Decorations
I surprised my older sister this weekend with an “Over the Hill” party since the big day’s coming up next week and we don’t get to see each other very often. I lured her and her family over and surprised her with decorations and cake …
Silhouette Instructor: Me!
Good news! Starting the first week of November, I’ll be teaching monthly Silhouette classes at Heartland Paper in Bountiful, Utah. We’ll be having an Open House at the store on October 11th from 6-8 p.m. to find out more details, and you get a discount …
Halloween Card #2
Here is a card of my own design. I knew I wanted to use a spiderweb, and the rest evolved around that. Simple, but cute. You can see this card in person soon, on display at Heartland Paper. I used a spiderweb shape from my …
Halloween Card #1
This is another card going to Heartland Paper for display. I used a Mojo Monday sketch for inspiration. Here are the instructions for this card: Materials: Pattern paper: Haunted Hallows “Damask” and “Witch” by Teresa Collins Orange cardstock for base Black cardstock Rhinestones by Teresa …
Halloween Party Invitation
This Halloween Party Invitation is an idea I saw from a Flickr photo, and apparently the original idea came from Martha Stewart, but of course I changed it a little to use things I had accessible to me. I can’t compare to Martha Stewart, but …
Halloween Mobile
I just delivered this to Heartland Paper. I wrote a tutorial for it, so hopefully that will show up soon on the Heartland Blog and I’ll provide a link then. This was a lot of fun to make, using Teresa Collins’ new “Haunted Hallows” collection. …
Subway Art: The Joys of Scrapbooking
I recently entered a challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum, and the theme was Subway Art. My submission won in a three-way tie for first place. What I’m really excited about is that I made my first piece of subway art, and it will …
Birthday #2
(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 …
Birthday Party #1
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 …
Haunted House Kids Craft
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 …
Where I’ve Been
I haven’t had much chance to make anything this week because I’ve been with my family on vacation. We’re nearing the end of our trip to Oregon to visit my family, and we’ve had a great time. I have pictures to prove it! Both of …
Sketch Pens by Chomas Creations
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 …
Tutorial: Dingbat Fonts into Embellishments Using the Silhouette
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 …
It’s in the Details
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 …
