Silhouette Blog

Fan Feature

2012-01-27T08:00:00.003-07:00

Today's fan feature is from Summer at Made by Munchie's Mama. These little 'stache onsies are pretty precious! I'm not sure what it is, but I just get a kick out of the mustache craze that is going on these days.

I am going to keep this idea in my go to stash for quick yet adorable baby shower gifts. Thanks for sharing Summer!

Have a fantastic weekend everyone and I'll see you back here next week for some Valentine's Day goodness.

Thursday's Sketch

2012-01-26T08:06:00.001-07:00

This week's sketch was fun to create! With pennants, confetti and yo-yos, it's kind of a party on a page. The color and paper choices were inspired by this little cutie, who happens to be my favorite niece. {When you only have one, that is safe to say, yeah?} This little bundle of sass is only 3, but a real life cowgirl. She's got country in her blood. I love that about her!

Happy scrapping!

Shapes:
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Inspired by...

2012-01-25T08:00:00.005-07:00

When I'm looking at blogs and Pinterest these days, I find myself thinking, "oh, I could make something like that with my Silhouette!". What makes me think of my CAMEO, {besides the obvious :)} is that sometimes the uber crafty person has cut something out by hand which would take me hours, or I like the concept, but it really isn't my style. Sometimes it is because it's a painting, or picture that I am not skilled enough to recreate the way they did it. Today's project was inspired by this very cool painting.

The simplicity of it is what I loved, and thought something along the same lines would be nice for Valentine's Day decor.

awwww love.

p.s. I was taking a peak at the flickr group today, getting ready for friday's fan feature... and there's some great stuff! For your chance to be featured, and to inspire the rest of us, upload a photo of your project made with the Silhouette. Also, along with your photo please add your name, a comment about the project and/or a link to your blog if you have one. We all look forward to seeing what you are crafting!

Have a happy Wednesday! :)

Shapes:
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FREE shape of the week!

2012-01-24T08:00:00.023-07:00

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The layers on this shape are fun to work with. So many possibilities! I can picture this as a darling valentine all on it's own.. or attached to the front of some conversation hearts, but today I used it to create a straw tag. Anything is more fun to drink when it has a striped straw and a cute tag, right?

I created the tag by first adding two small cut lines to the base shape with the draw line tool. Then, I selected both lines and the heart shape. In the align window I clicked on "align center" and this placed the two lines right in the middle. (love that there is no guess work there!)

Then, I slid that shape onto the straw and assemble the rest of the layers separately.

Once I had the other layers assembled, I put adhesive on the back, in the center and adhered it to the heart that was already on the straw...and d.o.n.e. All the cuteness in just minutes.

I hope you enjoy creating with this week's free shape!

Let the countdown to CHA begin!

2012-01-23T08:00:00.064-07:00

Happy Monday! Things are buzzing around here as we get ready to head off to CHA. I couldn't be more excited! No, really. You should see my desk. It looks like a craft tornado blew through... and I LOVE it! Lot's of fun things going on.

When there is something to look forward to, like a birthday, vacation, Christmas, or for me...CHA, it's fun to do a countdown. So, I took an old metal sign and some chalkboard vinyl and gave it a quick make-over. Voila, my countdown to CHA! {Maybe when we get back I can use it for my birthday. 200 and some days isn't too early to start counting is it? *smile*}

Are you going to CHA? If so, stop by and say hello! It would be great to meet you.

Shapes:
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Font:
Britannic Bold

Fan Feature

2012-01-20T08:00:00.039-07:00

Today's fan feature from our Flickr group is from Kelly at Finding Time to Create. She had so many great projects to choose from, it was hard to pick just one. But, this vinyl quote is quite fitting for the season.

Here is what Kelly said about this project. "I finally got around to putting vinyl on my wall after years of putting it on everything else. I've put Silhouette vinyl on doors, mailboxes, mirrors, jars, plastic containers, dishes, holiday ornaments, cards...you name it. But not on my walls, until a few days ago. This is a saying my mom had hanging up on a wooden plaque when I was growing up, and I had made some hearts to hang from this tree, so it was a good combination!" Great choice Kelly!

Have a great weekend everyone!