Tips and Tricks: Inking Edges
This tip may be basic for some of you, but I’ve been asked about this so I’ll share it with you. Maybe it will be an “ah-ha!” moment for some of you who are new to paper crafts. I’ve referred to “inking the edges” in …
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Baby Boy Scrapbook Pages
I’m finally getting around to putting up some photos of my scrapbook pages. I make a first-year album for each of my kids, and my youngest one is still in progress. I apologize for some blurry spots, but I don’t really want all my children …
Baby Boy Cards
We’ve got a couple of baby boys arriving soon in our neighborhood and it’s been a while since I made a baby card. I love the white fuzzy vinyl for card titles, but it really only shows up well on dark, solid backgrounds. On the …
Get Well Card in Pink/Brown
This may be another familiar-looking card, but I made this version in pink and brown. I just love this ruffled flower (#11887) cut by the Silhouette. I used white fuzzy vinyl (again!) for the sentiment, and it looks great on the dark brown. I could …
Loving the Silhouette!
This card may seem familiar to some of you. I wanted to recreate this card I made not too long ago. I whipped that one out quickly with parts I had on hand, but I just got some glitter sketch pens for the Silhouette and …
Lolli with Roses
There are a lot of great Silhouette shapes people have created floating around on the internet. I got this rosette shape as a freebie from Craft and Smile blog. I used plain lilac paper and inked the edges before rolling them. The lolli shape was …
Dress Up an Album Cover
I always wanted to do something with this American Crafts album cover I’m using for my son’s first-year scrapbook, but wasn’t sure what. I found the solution: white fuzzy vinyl! It is so soft like a baby and goes great with the blue canvas. I …
Variations on a theme: Birthday Cards
I made a bunch of cupcake cards last year, but this my newer version. The cupcakes this time are much bigger, and I used brown fuzzy vinyl for the frosting. Love it! I also attempted to use white fuzzy vinyl for the sentiment, but it …
Mother’s Day Cards
These are the cards I made last year for my mother and my mother-in-law. My mom likes pastels and my MIL likes warmer colors, so I made the color scheme a little different with each one. I used the Silhouette to cut out “Mom” and …
Kind Words Pebble Jar
I made this jar to encourage kind words to be spoken in our home. Every time someone says a compliment or is polite or helpful they get to put a pebble in the jar. When the jar is full, we get a family reward. I …
Get Well Card
I made this card today for my mom who had a minor surgery. I used the Silhouette shapes “nurses tools” and inked the edges for extra depth. To get the tiny letters I cut them out of white vinyl with the font “Honey Script.” I …
Easter Sign
I made this sign a couple of years ago but thought it would be fun to share today, with Easter approaching. I used the Silhouette to cut the rectangles and words out of shiny Bazzill cardstock. The eggs are just ovals, but look like …
Silhouette Forums
For you Silhouette users, I’ve found a new forum with lots of help, lots of free files, references to blogs where people are creating amazing stuff with their Silhouettes, and lots of positive activity. It’s called Silhouette Plus. My other favorite sources for Silhouette inspiration …
Tracing Paper Dolls for the Silhouette to Print and Cut
Update 1/26/2014: The instructions below still work, but I’ve made simplified video tutorials on my new blog post Disney Princess Paper Dolls. Please go there first for updated and easy instructions. Thanks! Original post: I found these Disney paper dolls from a photo on Silhouette’s …
Another birthday card
I really need to build up my stash of premade birthday cards again. Fortunately I’ve usually got enough stuff on hand to whip one up quickly. This is today’s card for another niece. I love this happy-birthday themed embossing folder for the Cuttlebug. The flowers, …
Feminine Birthday Card
I realized this morning that it was my niece’s birthday today so I had to whip up a card quickly. I grabbed some acrylic stamps and various flowers and precut pieces from my stash and slapped it together. The tiny pink rhinestones from Michaels are …
S-P-R-I-N-G blocks
I haven’t decorated blocks with Mod Podge for a while, and this was a lot of fun for me! I bought these blocks at Roberts for about $2 for the 6-pack, after using a coupon. I painted them green with acrylic paint, then cut some …
A little bling never hurts…
I bought a little green outfit for my preschooler from WalMart for St. Patrick’s day because she didn’t have any green. At that age, the more green the better, right? The shirt with leggings was only $6 and already had the glittery butterfly/flower scene. I …
Decorative Candles
I made these candles last year and it was a lot of fun. I got the idea from Heidi Swapp on this video. Both my parents and my in-laws celebrated their 40th wedding anniversaries last year, so this is what I made for them. The …
Digital Scrapbook Pages
I’m back! I don’t know how anyone who gets to be creative for their job is able to manage everything! I’ve been dealing with sick kids, laundry, filing taxes, cleaning my office, homework, my church assignments, keeping everyone fed, entertaining toddlers and preschoolers…and that takes …
Very Distressing…
Have I mentioned I’m a Cub Scout Den Leader in my neighborhood for Wolves and Bears? We’ve got pack meeting coming up next week and I was put in charge of some decorations. Our Blue and Gold Banquet is going to have a pirate theme. …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
My son and I made this robot to collect his valentines at school. When you push the button it says, “Happy Valentine’s Day” in a robot voice. He was very happy taking that creation to school today! The electronics came from Radio Shack, and everything …
Valentine Mailbox
Here’s my entry for Silhouette’s contest for valentines projects. Only one entry per person, so I had to choose which one to submit. This one’s the most complex and it gave me a good reason to get it done. I used the same techniques here …
Valentines for 2011
I can’t bring myself to buy boxes of valentines from the store. I just can’t. Even with three kids in school this year, my crafty self just won’t allow it. So I had to plan for 60+ homemade valentines. Where do I start? The Silhouette, …
Sweet Valentine Hanger
I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I had to finish my extended family’s calendar, and then decided to upgrade to Windows 7, and the combination of the two has taken all my spare time since my last post. No crafts made. But the …
