Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
I tried my Silhouette Curio’s etching feature for this framed Christmas art, and I love it! Etching was super easy with my Curio, the stippling/etching tool, and Silhouette’s metal etching sheets. The etching sheets are 5″ x 7″ and I wanted it in this 8″ …
Hello, Silhouette fans! I used this week’s free design to make a simple sketched winter card. We have several winter birthdays in our family, and I think this design is great for cards. I sketched the tree with its snowflakes and a sentiment on vellum, …
This year for Christmas neighbor gifts I gave these cute soap bottle boxes. The month got so busy that I almost gave up on any neighbor gifts at all, but I found this cute 3D hand soap box in the Silhouette design store and …
It’s Christmas Eve, and I’ve got one more project to share with you before the big day. This wreath is one of the free designs given away for the 12 Days of Christmas. I chose to apply it with fabric ink to a 10” artist …
I finally finished my stack of Christmas cards and mailed them off this morning. I didn’t realize I would have so many other things come up that it would take more than two weeks to make 28 cards! That’s December for you. You may think …
This year on our kids’ Christmas to-do list, they asked if they could decorate graham cracker houses. This is what we all made (kids ages 5-14, plus my husband and I). I found the recipe for the frosting and the way to cut the graham …
Can you believe how close we are to Christmas? I used today’s free design for Silhouette’s “12 Days of Christmas” freebies to decorate this Warm Winter Wishes paper mug with white flocked heat transfer material. I made two mugs, filled them with fancy cocoa and …
Welcome to my little stop along the blog hop with all the talented ladies of the Silhouette America design team. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m first in line, although officially it starts at the Silhouette America blog. We don’t want you to miss a …
Originally posted on the Silhouette Blog 1/2/2014 Happy New Year! January for me is a time for setting goals and getting things in order, like having cards ready to send. I made some custom address labels using Silhouette Studio to design them, and I used …
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 have one more post referring to the Silhouette tattoo paper I used on this candle. The tattoo paper is best used with a full sheet for a print & cut because of the registration marks and the need to apply an adhesive layer on …
Dun. Dun. Dun… You may have seen this recent project where I used Silhouette tattoo paper to decorate a candle. Well, for the sake of experimentation and frugality, I also tried the Silhouette clear sticker paper on an identical candle. Pretty, right? Not so fast. …
I’m excited to show you this candle I made using the Silhouette temporary tattoo paper. It was originally featured on the Silhouette Blog, but now you can read all about it below. I love candles during the holidays! Kelly here to share this candle I …
I decided to keep it simple this year for neighbor gifts. I bought a big box of Orbit gum from Costco and made little wrappers for them using this Santa Suit Gum Wrapper file by Lori Whitlock. It was made for a different type of …
(Original design team post was featured on the Silhouette blog 12/10/2013) Are you enjoying the holiday season? Kelly here with another card appropriate for various winter occasions. I found this cute triangle-folds card in the online store but decided to replace the cupcake that comes …
It’s fun to have crafty skills to help others with their projects. My brother-in-law Jeremy Telford (a.k.a. The Balloon Guy) is playing the conductor during a “Polar Express” neighborhood Christmas party. He asked if I could make him a decal for a conductor hat, …
I was so excited when I found out I could decorate a Silhouette Advent Calendar for a design team project! All of the Silhouette America design team’s advent calendars were posted on the Silhouette Blog. It was hard to narrow down what I wanted to …
(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 …
Here is my Christmas card for this year. I always try to make cards that don’t take a lot of time but still meet my personal standards, and most years I fail. I start with a base design but then add one more little touch …
When I saw this calendar design by Samantha Walker on the Silhouette Blog a while back, I had to have it and snatched it right up! Paid the whole 99 cents for it…didn’t even wait for a sale. (Big spender here, I know.) With my …
I can’t tell you how excited I am to be a part of the Scrapbook Steals blog hop! I jumped at the chance to be a guest designer for some mystery product from the website that brings me a new amazing deal every day (twice)! …
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 …
I don’t normally do Christmas cards in the middle of the summer, but my friend Barb set a challenge for us to make Christmas cards this week, well last week, but better late than never. 🙂 I figured it sounded fun, especially if I came …
I’ve seen pictures from two wonderful ladies who used my Christmas Village templates. I thought it would be fun to show them here. This set was made by Debby: And this display was made by Susan. She mixed in a lot of other fun things …
