Crafty Projects and Silhouette Inspiration and Instruction
I’m excited to invite you to the All Things Silhouette Conference, taking place November 15-17, 2024! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be teaching a class called “Pocket Full of Posies” and I’d love for you to be part of it! My class will …
Hi friends! I’ve got a new tutorial up on the Silhouette 101 Blog. I’ll walk you step-by-step through these cute Christmas cards. There are both Print & Cut elements, along with sketched elements, so it’s completely customizable. Plus, it has some designing involved to create …
I’ve got a fun free Silhouette class for you through Michaels and Silhouette America! This is an easy sketched holiday nametag project that you can make multiples of to dress up your holiday table. Join me via Zoom on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 @ 1pm …
Happy New Year, everyone! What goals have you set for your creativity or for your creative business in 2021? If you are not using your Silhouette machine to its full potential, I’m here to help. I’ve got a new class with Michael’s and Silhouette America …
Hi friends! Today on the Silhouette 101 blog I’m sharing a tutorial on how to use your Curio to assist painting canvas panels. This would be a fun craft with the kids, or a meditative project for yourself. Especially if you are stuck at home …
Here’s a new free Silhouette 101 class I created for you! This Silhouette Sketch Pen Class is one of ten foundational classes covering all the basic mediums and tools you are likely to use with your Silhouette cutting machine. What You’ll Learn Find sketch designs …
I’m really excited to post about the PixScan Like a Pro class I’ve created with Silhouette America. I love this awesome tool, but I feel like it’s very under-utilized. Hopefully this PixScan class will change that for you. And thanks to Silhouette, we are providing …
Hey, Silhouette fans! I’ve got a new tutorial on the Silhouette Blog for filling in those empty fonts so you can have a solid fill with your sketch pens. (Great for foil transfer sheets, too!) Tight fills don’t have to be a feature only for …
All About Color In this set of videos for Silhouette Studio v4, you’ll find out all about color: Fill Gradients Pattern Fill Panel Line Style Panel Cut by Line or Fill Color Select by Color Fill Gradients (Designs used in this video = Seahorse & …
We’re only a couple weeks away from my Craftsy launch date! My class will cover a wide range of software, materials, and techniques for beginner Silhouette users (although you won’t be a beginner by the end of the six lessons). You’ll learn about paper, …
I’ve got a new post on the Silhouette America blog, showcasing five print & cut projects with varying degrees of embellishment that can be framed and used for a gallery wall. Check it out here.
Are you curious about the dual carriage on the new Silhouette CAMEO® 3 and on Silhouette Curio™? I’ve got a tutorial on the Silhouette America blog today showing the advantages of a dual carriage, along with steps on how to use it efficiently in both …
Hello, Silhouette friends! I’ve got a new tutorial up on the Silhouette America blog today with the PixScan™ mat. Whether you’ve tried this specialized mat many times, once, or don’t know what I’m talking about…you’ll want to check it out HERE. Everyone can try something …
It’s been a while since I’ve posted pictures on a project just because I made it (with no tutorial). Well, today you can enjoy this pretty packaging for a gift card. I made this suitcase box to hold a Costco Cash Card we gave as …
Hi, friends! Today I’m going to share two ways to use the dual tool holder on the Silhouette CAMEO 3 (or the Silhouette Curio) for sketching and cutting. Sketch & cut is when you sketch a design with a pen, then cut it out with …
Hey, Curio fans! Here’s a new tutorial up for a multi-color stipple project with the Silhouette Curio. (Originally posted on the Silhouette America blog.) Happy Spring! (Or happy fall to my southern-hemisphere friends.) Either way, both seasons often mean it’s time to keep an …
Have you tried the Silhouette deep cut blade yet? Today I want to share with you how to use this special blade. I added a glitter foam balloon to this card for my little friend’s birthday, and I think she’s really going to like it. …
Here’s a card I made for my wonderful mother-in-law, who helped me teach an “All Wrapped Up” class in our neighborhood this week. She poured her heart and soul into it from the moment I asked her to do it with me, and the class …
Hello! I really did not intend to take the entire month of August off, so I apologize if you were relying on me as your sole source of inspiration. 😉 We went away for two weeks and dropped our four kids off at my parents’ …
Here’s the third and final secret sister gift for Girls Camp this year. Each girl is supposed to receive her favorite treat, drink, and nail polish. This is how we are presenting the nail polish. You can see the other secret sister gifts for 2015 …
Here’s another secret sister gift for my daughter to give to her friend at Girls Camp. This friend likes apple juice, so I designed a custom tote box to hold four Minute Maid juice boxes. I’m sharing the cutting file as a freebie (see below), …
It’s time for Girls Camp again this year, but this time I’m only making 3 gifts instead of 75-90 as in years past. I’m not currently serving in the Young Women’s program, but luckily my daughter is old enough to go to Girls Camp for …
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, …
Hello, Silhouette friends! Let me share with you how I used this week’s free design on a couple of cards, in combination with metallic sketch pens and rhinestones for extra shimmer. This ribbon design has a lot of pieces to be placed, so I chose …
Thanks for coming back to see my next project for ADORNit. I haven’t done a scrapbook page in ages, but this beautiful You & Me collection inspired me. Here’s my layout: I used my Silhouette CAMEO to sketch my journaling directly on the page and …
