By Dec 28, 2017

Party On Custom Stamp

Party on! Let’s get this party started! If you follow my blog or Instagram, you know I love to have fun goodies around to chat about! This custom stamp is no exception. I love to create simple, eye-catching gifts and DIYs for all to enjoy. With so many parties going on all the time, I wanted […]

By Dec 27, 2017

Print & Foil Artwork

Hi there! Kelly here again to show you a new technique for adding foil to your projects. You’ve heard of Print & Cut, and perhaps Print & Emboss, but have you heard of Print & Foil? Probably not, because I just made it up! This tutorial uses Silhouette’s Foil Transfer Sheets to highlight only parts […]

By Dec 26, 2017

How to Create Perfect Chalkboards for Every Season

I love using my Silhouette CAMEO® to spruce up the decor in my home. My home is decorated in a farmhouse/flea-market style, and I love hunting for treasures at our local antique flea market every month. One of my favorite things to collect are chalkboards. As much as I think I have decent handwriting, I […]

By Dec 22, 2017

Printing and Cutting in Silhouette ModelMaker™

Silhouette ModelMaker™ is capable of producing a Print & Cut document that can be cut with a Silhouette machine. When your models are designed and ready, you can print the document in the Output Window with registration marks on a home printer, and then that document can be cut with a Silhouette machine. You can also choose […]

By Dec 21, 2017

Output Window and Nets in Silhouette ModelMaker™

The Output Window is like a print preview page; whatever is displayed in the Output Window is what’s sent to the printer. The Output Window displays nets and projections, as they appear on the page, to be printed or cut with a Silhouette machine. A Shape Net is the 3D shape, unfolded and flattened. Nets as shown […]

By Dec 21, 2017

Christmas Tree Gift Box

I downloaded this cute Christmas Tree shape from Silhouette today and played around with a few ideas on how to use it. Since I needed a couple of small gift boxes, I thought using it for this Christmas tree gift box would be a perfect DIY to share with you. You can use bigger boxes in terms […]

By Dec 19, 2017

Five Last-minute Christmas Gifts

You wake up in a cold sweat. Sitting straight up in bed, you realize something: there are only 3 more days until Christmas. Ahhhhh! In all seriousness, I am here to calm your pre-Christmas nerves with five last-minute Christmas gifts you can make today. This way, you can check those last few stragglers off your […]

By Dec 18, 2017

Holiday Coasters and Stir Sticks

The holidays are here, and that means it’s time to bring on the party accessories. We have a hot cocoa station in our household, and pulling that out has quickly become a tradition for us. My girls love to curl up with a warm blanket and a good book by the Christmas tree. It’s our […]

By Dec 17, 2017

Silhouette ModelMaker™ Tour

Silhouette ModelMaker™ is a software program that allows you to design 3D shapes on your computer to be cut or Print & Cut with a Silhouette cutting machine. This software is for those who like creating 3D objects and models, especially students involved in science, technology, engineering, and math—also known as STEM education. You have multiple 3D […]

By Dec 16, 2017

Mint Studio™ Library and Design Store

Mint Studio™ and Silhouette Studio® both use the Silhouette Design Store for purchasing designs and fonts that can be used in either program. Your designs are connected to the Silhouette account you set up for all Silhouette transactions. In Mint Studio™, you can get to the Design Store from the welcome screen that greets you when opening […]

By Dec 14, 2017

Studio Ilustrado: Silhouette Spotlight

We have some very talented artists who contribute to the Silhouette Design Store. Included among those artists is Studio Ilustrado, which is run by Mauro, and his wife, Juliane, helps him out. They are from Brazil and currently live in the Brazilian countryside in a little town called Cerquilho. The Studio Ilustrado line has designs […]

By Dec 13, 2017

Holiday Envelopes – Inside Out

Just wanted to share this quick DIY holiday envelopes project with you. Silhouette has hundreds of holiday designs, and I used their Happy Holidays shape to create these festive inside-out Holiday envelopes. You can use any handwritten sentiment to replicate this as well. Supplies Needed: Silhouette CAMEO® or Silhouette Portrait® or Silhouette Curio™ Silhouette Cutting Mat Silhouette Cutting Blade Silhouette Studio® Cardstock […]