Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
Spring is here in my neck of the woods, and that means a little spring cleaning. Time to stop huddling under blankets and get some cleaning and organization done! Have you seen all of the organization options in the Silhouette online store? I chose a …
Happy Retirement, Dad! Even when searching on Pinterest (my go-to source for inspiration), I had trouble finding a retirement card that really grabbed my attention. So I made my own with a bendy card Silhouette cutting file. All the details for this bendy card were …
O.K. I know 3.14 is past, but I didn’t have these pictures ready to post until now. We had a fantastic neighborhood party to celebrate Pi Day (March 14 = 3/14 on the calendar), and everyone got to bring a pie for dessert. My husband …
Hello, friends! I made every bit of this “Lucky to Have You” card with my Silhouette CAMEO. (Well, not the baker’s twine or the brads. But the gold brads were made by dipping plain silver brads into fine gold glitter.) Here is my post originally …
Both of my girls needed collection boxes for their school Valentine’s Day parties, so I grabbed my Silhouette Cameo and whipped these up. “What does the fox say?” is cut in black vinyl with LD Carefree font. (This phrase is the name of a silly …
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 …
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 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’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 …
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 …
(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 …
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 …
I made this very simple Thanksgiving place setting today. If I’m going to be making these for our very large family gathering, easy is good. Thanks to my Silhouette, these can be whipped out in practically no time! The simple act of inking the edges …
I made this card for my friend who lives out of state. We only see each other once a year (if we’re lucky), so I like to send an occasional card to keep in touch. I was feeling in a kind of retro mood …
I used these adorable animals from Lettering Delights to decorate a birthday present for my daughter’s friend who was having a jungle-themed birthday party. They are paper pieced and nice and sturdy, so if she wants to play with them she can.
Here’s a get well card we gave to my husband’s friend who was in the hospital after a motorcycle accident. I copied it pretty closely from a card I saw on Pinterest. Because it was just very simple shapes, I created it all in …
I’ve been making secret-sister gifts for our group of girls (ages 12-18) at our upcoming LDS girls camp to give to another group of girls each day they are there. I’m so glad they put me in charge of this. Food for 50? No way. …
Here are the instructions to my interactive whale card. The whale and spout were Silhouette freebies so you can make this card just like I did, or you can use this template to create any kind of moving card you want! (Think cars, birthday cakes, …
I thought this Silhouette free shape of the week was so cute that I had to turn it into a moving pull-tab card for my niece. I also used Silhouette Studio’s text-to-path function for a wavy sentiment. I used one more recent freebie for the …
I can’t believe I’m old enough to have a 16-year-old niece! Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess. I cut out the “16” from yellow paper sized slightly smaller than my card front, placed the grey striped paper onto the yellow card base, and …
My scrapbook pages have been few and far between the past couple of years, so I’m happy to have completed a layout this week, thanks to the Silhouette blog and free shape of the week. I didn’t follow their layout exactly, but I did use …
I created a book like this years ago, based on an idea from a friend. That was before my Silhouette, so I stamped, printed, and cut everything myself. I laminated my original book and my kids have all enjoyed it, so I decided to …
I just passed the 500,000 mark for all-time page views on my blog! That’s a pretty fun Christmas present, don’t you think? I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or a very happy day in whatever part of the world you are …
Here’s a Christmas Countdown project I made for Heartland Paper’s design team. I had a lot of fun decorating each envelope a little differently for 25 days in December. The star of the show (besides the adorable Doodlebug Design envelopes, cards, and new North Pole …
