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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

Christmas in July sales from Silhouette

July 14, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

july cameo 4 bundle white

It's time for the Christmas in July sale! Now's the time to nab some extra blades, a machine bundle, or a subscription since there are sales both on Silhouette America and in the Silhouette Design Store. Note: This post contains affiliate links. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: bundle, cameo 4, christmas, credit boost, july, sale, silhouette america, silhouette design store, subscription

Hack for centering your sketching on the front and back of a shape

December 10, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

I love using sketch pens with my Silhouette machines, since my handwriting and drawing abilities are sorely lacking. I was working on a tag last week and wanted to write on both the front and back. That reminded me of a great hack to use for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Tips Tagged With: christmas, pens, Sketch, sketching, tag

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

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

Frugal Friday: make an easy Christmas tree shape

December 21, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I'm betting we ALL need to save some cash this time of year. In today's Frugal Friday tip, I'm going to teach you to make your own Christmas tree. That means you don't have to buy one. It just takes a few simple steps. Once you begin to understand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing Tagged With: christmas, design, Drawing Tools, frugal, modify, polygon, shapes, tree, triangle

4 simple-to-design Christmas tags

December 20, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette Christmas tags

Recently I was out shopping for Christmas. My sister called me in a panic because she needed a design for Christmas tags. I told her I'd help her as soon as I got home. 30 minutes later, she called again to say she had figured out how to design her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing Tagged With: christmas, design, Drawing Tools, shapes, tags

10 Fun Stocking Stuffers to make with your Silhouette

December 6, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

floating locket charms

Is your Christmas shopping done? For once, I got a big chunk of mine done early. But I love to give homemade gifts too, especially as stocking stuffers. Let’s face it – custom is always a good idea! And if it’s also inexpensive, that’s even … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tips Tagged With: christmas, decal, gift, htv, jewelry, scraps, shrink plastic, spirit swag, stencil, stocking stuffers, tattoo, vinyl

Advent calendars to make with your Silhouette

December 1, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette advent calendars

One of my favorite memories from my childhood was the Advent calendar my mom made for me. It was so exciting each year to see all the little packages she tied onto them and wonder what was in them. Was it candy, a small toy, a piece of jewelry? It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Print and Cut, Projects Tagged With: advent, christmas, kids, projects, scratch off, stickers

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

Successful Beginner Projects: #3 Initial Gift Tag

November 7, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

beginner cameo project

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...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Designing, Materials, Projects, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: action by fill, Align, beginner, cardstock, christmas, circle, Compound Path, cut by color, cut preview, cut settings, draw, font, group, letter size, lock aspect ratio, material, offset, order, scale, send, tag, Text

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