One of the most frequent questions I get is about how to have success cutting paper with Silhouette machines. If you struggle with getting a good cut without ripping, pulling or having it not quite cut through, you certainly aren’t alone. That was … [Read more...]
My entry for Silhouette’s gift wrap contest
Recently, Silhouette America held a contest for their blog affiliates. The challenge was to come up with gift wrap and a gift tag. That's it -- that's all they gave us. We had free reign to do whatever we chose. The winning designs will be featured … [Read more...]
Frugal Friday: using last week’s free shape with a new design
I hope you got last week’s free shape, as it has SO many uses. I mentioned in this post that you can use the butterfly by itself. But even though the box is shaped like a butterfly, there’s a way to use it for an unlimited number of designs by … [Read more...]
Extremely last minute Mother’s Day gift
It happens to the best of us — we mean to get a gift made for an occasion and it doesn’t happen for some reason. I spent so much time working on a gift for my daughter’s baby shower that I didn’t get around to the thing I was going to make her for … [Read more...]
Creating a dimensional stacked design
I’ve been working on some projects lately for an upcoming baby shower for my daughter (yee haw! I’m gonna be a grandma!). Since the shower and even the trip to see us is a surprise, and they aren’t sharing the baby’s gender, our theme is “What will … [Read more...]
Lantern shadow box
I have a SPECTACULAR project to share with you today! This is one of those rare projects that turned out WAY better than I pictured it in my head. It's a lantern shadow box with fairy lights I created for a ladies' craft class recently. NOTE: This … [Read more...]
Cameo 4 Launch Party Review and First Look at the Machine
Yes, Silhouette America knows how to throw a party! Last week I attended the Launch Party for the Cameo 4 near Silhouette America headquarters in Lindon, Utah. I saw lots of friends, had some treats and did some make-n-take projects. Most … [Read more...]
Run, Don’t Walk!
Did you ever go into a store and come out with only the thing you went in to buy? Nope, me neither. I was at Ikea over the weekend for some curtains and happened upon this lantern on clearance: Note: This post contains affiliate links. That … [Read more...]
Cutting paper to match a precut chipboard shape
I’ve shared with you recently a couple of things I made for a baby shower — some table decorations in which I used a custom plaid pattern I created. There’s one more thing I want to share. I bought some large chipboard letters, cut patterned paper in … [Read more...]
Baby shower table centerpieces
I shared with you recently how I created my own custom plaid patterns to match some flannel fabric I had purchased. I used the fabric to create table runners for a baby shower, which I turned into a baby quilt later. You may recall that the theme of … [Read more...]
Best ever hack for paper projects with multiple colors
So I am a confident enough woman to admit that I’m absolutely TERRIBLE at getting elements straight on a paper project (or any project for that matter). It’s okay – I still feel good about myself. But because I know this about myself I’ve created … [Read more...]
Successful Beginner Projects: #5 Birthday Cake Card
For our last cardstock project in the Successful Beginner Projects series, we’re going to make a birthday card. In this lesson I’ll introduce you to welding, drawing lines, setting line attributes, scoring, cutting by line color and more. We’re going … [Read more...]
Successful Beginner Projects: #4 Christmas Tree Gift Tag
We’re going to create another gift tag today. I mean, I can never have too many Christmas gift tags in my house come holiday time ????. In this project, we’ll learn to draw another type of shape, use control points, resize disproportionately, space … [Read more...]
Successful Beginner Projects: #3 Initial Gift Tag
In today’s Successful Beginner Project, we’ll learn to add text, draw a simple shape, create an offset and a compound path, use more scale and align features, and cut by fill color. This tag is great for any time, but especially Christmas. By putting … [Read more...]
Successful Beginner Projects — #2: Butterfly Gift Bag Decoration
As a Silhouette beginner, the best thing you can do is start with some simple projects that get you successful right out of the gate. That’s what the Successful Beginner Projects series is all about. In project #2, we’re going to use the butterfly we … [Read more...]