Month: August 2012

Halloween Treat Bottle

Halloween Treat Bottle

  It’s getting to be that time of year again! I think fall and Halloween projects are some of my favorite. This is a vinyl project I’ll be teaching for my next Silhouette Silly class at Heartland Paper on September 20th.  It will be from 

Coloring…

Coloring…

I’ve always loved to color since I was little–with crayons, colored pencils, and chalk pastels–but recently I’m trying out markers.  Since Christmas I’ve been collecting Letraset ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir markers.  It’s taking me a while to get used to only choosing my colors for 

Bennit the Bunny Cards

Bennit the Bunny Cards

Some of you may remember Bennit the Bunny from this post, and as I was searching for uplifting card ideas for Card Care Connection, I remembered that he’s the most cheerful little character I could ever find! Last time I used the print & cut 

Grandma Word Album Tutorial–Part 2

Grandma Word Album Tutorial–Part 2

This tutorial is in response to those who have designed a word album in Silhouette Studio based on my instructions from this post, but who don’t have a Silhouette machine to cut it out.  Please note that there are some tips for printing and some 

Piano Card

Piano Card

I had the opportunity to attend an event where Jon Schmidt, a well-known pianist/composer, came to perform for our youth group. It was fantastic! We were in charge of the event, so I made this card for Jon Schmidt to go with our thank-you gift. 

Tutorial:  Grandma Word Album

Tutorial: Grandma Word Album

Here is the tutorial I promised for making your own Grandma Word Album with Silhouette Studio.  This can be adapted to make an album out of any word you choose.  Just so you know, National Grandparents Day is September 9, 2012.  (It’s the first Sunday 

Calling All Card Makers!

Calling All Card Makers!

I just found out a great opportunity to use our card-making skills to brighten the lives of those affected by cancer.  Card Care Connection has asked me to help reach the card-making community in order to help.  So here I am, asking for hand-made cards 

Brigham City Vinyl Tutorial

Brigham City Vinyl Tutorial

I sent 50 vinyl cutouts to be sold at Just Bee Scrappin’ in Brigham City, Utah, and want to make sure anyone who purchases them knows how to apply vinyl.  I’ve done all the cutting and weeding for those cutouts, but you can also grab 

Christmas in…August?

Christmas in…August?

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 

Princess Mini Album

Princess Mini Album

Here it is! My latest and greatest. A princess mini album. I cut everything out with my Silhouette Cameo, including the chipboard album pages. I will be sharing the album cutting file (Studio) at the end of the post, along with a printable file (PDF)