Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
This week is Teacher Appreciation week, so I made a simple card for each of my kids’ teachers. I made the cards, then let my kids decorate the insides. I used a Gelly Roll Stardust gel pen in my Chomas Creations adjustable pen holder for …
All of the elements on this card are cut from fabric. Yup, you heard me. I made a fabric card! (Mounted on a white cardstock base.) Last week I taught a class on Silhouette fabric interfacing, and boy did I have fun getting ready for …
I love this cute little bunny I bought from Tangle’s Treasures. Rebekah and her sister Rachel have created some absolutely charming characters you can buy that come in several formats, including PNG, SVG, and Studio. In Studio the pieces can be cut separately from cardstock, …
I love white-on-white for cards. I used my Modify tools in Studio to create this flourish frame out of the design block flourish shape in the Silhouette store (one of my favorites). Then I cut it out of white Silhouette adhesive cardstock (love that stuff!). …
Here’s a birthday card using Silhouette Studio’s text-to-path function. Very simple, but sometimes simple is good. 🙂 This is what my Silhouette Basics students will be learning and making during their third and final lesson next week. The next round of Silhouette Basics will begin …
I had some leftover materials from my floral wreath, so I made a card to go with it. It can actually be used as a thank you card, too, if you don’t want to use it for Mother’s Day. Supplies: Pattern Paper: My Mind’s Eye, …
I made this card for a card challenge on the Silhouette Plus forum, then turned it into a class on using sketch pens for Silhouette users in my area. I’m going to try this class again later because of a lack of interested parties this …
Here it is, the second set of cards I promised during the “Love My Cameo” blog hop. This is actually where I started, with these beautiful flower sketch designs from Barb Derksen. I made my own designs for the blog hop to match the Valentine’s …
Welcome to my stop along the “Love My Cameo” blog hop. If you have just come from Lisa’s blog at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons, you’re in the right place. If you just stopped by my blog today, click on this link to Amy Chomas to …
I’ve been playing with my sketch pens again lately in my Cameo, and this is the Valentine card I made for my husband. I used a black glitter Silhouette sketch pen to sketch the typewriter, a dark silver gel pen in the Chomas Creations Silhouette …
I spent most of my time available one day making one of my etched-glass frames as a bridal-shower gift for a sweet girl who used to babysit my kids. As the time drew near for me to leave, I realized I hadn’t made a card …
This is the card we’ll be making for our final lesson in the Silhouette Basics class I’m teaching at Heartland Paper in Bountiful, Utah. It’s simple, but we’re using one existing heart shape, a circle, and a rectangle to make all of this. And a …
I finally got my Christmas cards finished and in the mail last night, a few minutes before the last pickup. I wasn’t procrastinating…I just couldn’t come up with a great design. Until I tried these clear plastic sheets in my Silhouette (see my previous post). …
I attended the funeral for my cousin’s baby boy this morning, who died of SIDS a few days ago. He was almost 4 months old. This is the card I made for them. The inside reads, Such a precious life could never be replaced, but …
This is the project I’ll be using to teach some skills at my Silhouette Basics class this Thursday night. Everyone is going to design their own place card from scratch using the Silhouette Studio drawing tools and this free Christmas-tree shape everyone with Studio has …
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# …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I used three Silhouette weekly freebie shapes in this project: the sun, the background polka dots, and the tire swing. The sunglasses are also a Silhouette shape I’ve used several times (including kid-sized for my kids to play with). The cute little girl stick figure …
I met my first deadline today with Heartland Paper as one of the Design Divas. I made a layout about myself and a few more cards. These were required for the entire design team. I can’t wait to go back to the store to see …
Here’s my exciting announcement: I have joined the Heartland Paper Design Team! Heartland Paper is a scrapbook store in Bountiful, Utah. I am so excited! I will be making projects to display in the store, and hopefully will be teaching some classes. If you live …
My husband loves guns and all things tactical. He made a special request for his Father’s Day card this year. He wanted it to say “You’re better than a zombie because…” If you have a husband, father, or son who loves this kind of thing, …
This interactive card helped me win the most recent challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum. Interactive Card Free File Here is the Silhouette Studio cutting file for you. Instructions Here are the instructions for this interactive card. The front can be adapted to suit your …
