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My recent zoom class on Shadowboxes now on YouTube

July 19, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

shadowboxes youtube class

I shared with you in a recent post that I was doing a Zoom class for Michaels where I go through how to make these shadowboxes. Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase something, I receive a small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: cardstock, projects, shadowboxes, wood sheets

FREE zoom class this Wednesday with Michaels

July 12, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

shadowboxes with silhouette

One great thing that has come out of the past pandemic year is that many, many companies have upped their game in online classes and shopping. Michaels stores started Zoom classes and they have been extremely popular, so they are ongoing. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: cardstock, class, frame, free, gifts, home decor, projects, shadowbox, wood

Top 3 tips for cutting paper

March 10, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials Tagged With: blade, cardstock, cut settings, force, mat, paper, thickness

My entry for Silhouette’s gift wrap contest

December 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 1 Comment

custom gift wrap with silhouette cameo

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Materials, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: cardstock, christmas, crepe paper, Curio, flower, foil, foil quill, gift wrap, singe quill, tag, wood

Frugal Friday: using last week’s free shape with a new design

August 7, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software, Tips Tagged With: 3d, box, cardstock, design, free shape, modify

Extremely last minute Mother’s Day gift

May 8, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: cardstock, gifts, mother's day, sketch pens

Creating a dimensional stacked design

March 4, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: baby, cardstock, flexishapes, internal offset, offset, projects

Lantern shadow box

December 4, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff 6 Comments

ikea sommar lantern shadow box silhouette

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: cardstock, christmas, lantern, projects, shadow box, shadowbox

Cameo 4 Launch Party Review and First Look at the Machine

September 16, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Machines Tagged With: blade, cameo 4, cardstock, force, launch party, leatherette, matless cutting, roller lock, scratch off, shrink plastic

Run, Don’t Walk!

August 5, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Tips Tagged With: 3d, acrylic, cardstock, christmas, etching, home decor, lantern, vinyl

Cutting paper to match a precut chipboard shape

January 18, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

baby name mod podge paper letteers

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools and Accessories Tagged With: baby, cardstock, paper, PixScan, project, shower, sign

Baby shower table centerpieces

January 16, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: baby, cardstock, centerpieces, htv, paper, projects, scraps, table decorations

Best ever hack for paper projects with multiple colors

February 15, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

silhouette template

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...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: Align, cardstock, layer, layout, level, offset, paper, scrapbook, Sketch pen, straight, template

Successful Beginner Projects: #5 Birthday Cake Card

November 17, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette 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...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: action, Align, beginner, cardstock, copy, cut by line, dotted line, draw, fold, line color, line style, score, select, weld, welding

Successful Beginner Projects: #4 Christmas Tree Gift Tag

November 10, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette 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, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: Align, cardstock, christmas, Compound Path, control point, cut, cut edge, cut settings, gift, grouping, rounded rectangle, tag, transform

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