I saw a few scattered flurries outside (um… Brrr!), which is totally in line with today’s tutorial. I’d like to show you how you can design your own snowflake in Silhouette Studio®. These are perfect for all of those letters and packages that need cute gift toppers. Basically, we are just going to be using the Line and Ellipse tools. Let’s do this!

Supplies Needed:

Step One: Design The Snowflake

  1. In Silhouette Studio®, create a new document and use the Line and Ellipse tools as shown below.
  2. Use the Replicate panel to save time by mirroring and replicating the lines and circles. (Tip: holding the Shift key down while you draw your lines will make them perfectly straight. You can do the same thing to create perfect circles too.)
  3. Group everything together. To do so, select the entire shape and right click with your mouse. Then select Group. 
  4. Now, thicken your lines with the Line Style tool. You will want to thicken the line until the center of the circle completely disappears.
  5. Finally, trace the shape, and cut.
  6. And you’re done! I used my snowflakes to create festive faux wax seals.

How will you use your newly designed snowflakes?


This blog post was originally posted on the Maritza Lisa blog. It has been edited and republished with permission from the author.