Monthly Archives: January 2012

Wryn – Grow a Little Love

January 27, 2012

Have you all seen the digi stamps at Tiddly Inks? While browsing their site the other day, I came across one of their newer stamp lines, Wryn and Friends. Talk about cute! I bought Grow a Little Love to give it a try. These are the two cards I made using this stamp. I printed the images with an HP Laser printer and unlike my inkjet, the Copics didn’t smear the ink, yay! I will be going back for more…these were fun to play with! The heart die and stamp are from PTI, Tiny Tags.

Close up of Stickles on shoe strap and hair barrette. The background stamp is a Scrapblock from CHF. The rose (Spellbinders) was airbrushed with Copics to match. Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, PaperTreyInk (PTI), Copics Tags: Sewing, Papertrey, handmade rose, Tiny Tags, Love, valentines, donna salazar, Tiddly Inks, Wryn, Grow a Little Love, spellbinders rose

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Gymnast Mom Shirt…Flock & Rhinestones

January 26, 2012

I made this shirt with heat press flock vinyl and rhinestones. This first picture is so you can see the flock vinyl…very cool stuff. My son is in gymnastics and he had a pretty big smile when I showed him the shirt. Granted, pink isn’t exactly a boy color, but since I’m wearing it, who cares, right?

Black clothing is hard to photograph without distorting the other colors. The first two pictures are truer to color but I wanted to show a “completed” shirt. I’d love to see your projects using heat press vinyl and/or rhinestones! I’ve made several other shirts with rhinestones and have to say, it can be a bit addicting…and oh so fun! Don’t forget to mirror your image before you cut the design, have fun with it!

Posted by Shelly in Other Projects, Rhinestones, Vinyl Tags: flock heat press vinyl, gymnastcis, klic n kut, KNK Maxx, rhinestones, shirt

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Valentines Anyone?

January 24, 2012

I guess I’m on a Valentines kick. I used my Cameo to create this card, both files are from the Silhouette online store. The butterflies are from Stampin Up and I used Papertrey vellum to soften the flourish.

This card uses the heart flourish from the Silhouette online store, heart die from Quickutz, and the rose was made with Spellbinders dies. I airbrushed the rose with Copics. The rose is darker than I wanted but is still a nice contrast to the white hearts. Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Silhouette Cameo, Stampin' Up! Tags: airbrushing, Cameo, Copics, donna salazar, hearts, Love, quickutz, rose, Silhouette Cameo, spellbinders, valentines

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Botanical Silhouettes, Hero Arts & More Paisley

January 19, 2012

I have to say that the more I use Papertrey’s anniversary set, the more I love it. I stamped the flowers in Purely Pomegranate and used Copics to add some shading. A white gel pen helped add a little detail and the sentiment was stamped on vellum. I used Distress inks for the sponging and did more blotting than rubbing to give the card some texture.

This card was made for SCS’s CAS Challenge and was a fun way to use brighter colors. The image was colored with Copics and accented with a white gel pen. Image (Butterfly Flower) and sentiment (Woodland Creature) are from Hero Arts.

I loved Paisley so much that I made another card with her. I combined two sets, Paisley and Bee Mine, to create this card. The sentiment is from Woodland Creature (Hero Arts).

It is really hard to see in the pictures, but Paisley’s hair, bow, ruffle, and shoes were cut with Silhouette flock vinyl and add a nice texture to her.

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Hero Arts, PaperTreyInk (PTI), Silhouette Cameo Tags: bee mine, botanical silhouetets, butterfly flower, CAS, Clean and simple, Hero Arts, my scrap chick, paisley, PTI, SCS, Silhouette Cameo, splitcoaststampers, woodland creatures

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Paisley Hug Card & Rhinestone Butterflies

January 11, 2012

I fell in love with My Scrap Chick’s newer mini set, Paisley. She is so sweet! Made a cute little Hug card using her. Dimensionals gave her clothing a little extra depth. Love this new set!

I bought this bag at Joanns last year for a dollar or two. I knew I wanted to add some rhinestones to it, but put it away and promptly forgot about it. Eddita (Accents by Eddita) had a freebie on her blog for a rhinestone butterfly and I thought it’d be a perfect match for the pink bag! Yay! You can use rhinestone template material or sticky flock to cut your pattern, or you can use heavy card stock. I used heavy card stock for this pattern and it lined up just fine.

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Silhouette Cameo Tags: butterfly, Card, eddita, my scrap chick, paisley, rhinestone, valentine

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Spring Butterflies, Feathers & More & Lettering Delight’s Wee are the World Calendars

January 7, 2012

Good morning! Today I’m sharing a few cards I’ve made over the past few weeks. This card is made with an embossing folder by Darice and butterfly die cuts (Sizzix Bigz & Embosslit) from Stampin Up. Add a few dimensionals and pearls and I have a CAS (Clean and Simple) card that took only minutes to put together.

These two cards were made with a die (Feather Headband) from Lifestyle Crafts. I love this feather! Two feathers come in this set and the other one is quite a bit larger…but equally gorgeous.

This card was made with an embossing folder from SU and a Silhouette file. The flower was cut in multiple sizes with the Cameo and then layered to look like a snowflake.

My last card uses an adorable image from Woodland Critters (Whipper Snapper). I made a cutter file for the stamp, used a SAMJ (Stamp a Ma Jig) to line it up and adhered it with a dimensional. This little guy makes me smile…isn’t he spunky?

Lettering Delights has two delightful calendar sets from Sherri Berry. Aren’t they wonderful? HERE is the first set and HERE is the second one.

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Posted by Shelly in Cards, Lettering Delights, Quickutz, Silhouette Cameo, Stampin' Up!, Whipper Snapper Tags: bigz, butterfly embossing folder, calendar, Cameo, Darice, embossing folder, floral, flower, freebie, Lettering Delights, Sherri Berry, sizzlet, Stampin' Up!

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Spiced Up Cameo Control Panel & Cameo Samples

January 6, 2012

Did you know that with your Cameo comes a file called “Control Panel” and it fits your Cameo Control Panel perfectly? I had no idea until I saw The Silhouette Blog. How fun is that? I used Cosmo Cricket DP. It’s easy to change out without any fuss and you can have a customized cutter all year round.

You simply take the plastic cover off, pop your piece on and replace the plastic. That simple!

Below is a picture of my friend Gina’s Cameo. Doesn’t it look great? She used a pattern from a Silhouette file and used it as a print and cut. I always forget we have that feature. I love that she added vinyl butterflies too, it looks so good! She is also a professional seamstress and made a custom carry all for her Cameo. I love the outside zippered pocket for the cords. She did such a great job, I just had to share. Love it, Gina!

Below are some samples of how the Cameo cuts. The small key hole is slightly smaller than the size of a dime. To give you an idea of sizing, here is the breakdown:

Large Key 4 1/8″
Small Key 1 7/8″

Large Flower 2 7/8″
Small Flower 1 1/4″

Large Heart 2 3/4″
Small Heart 1 1/2″

This card is a Silhouette file…lots of nice detail and clean cutting. Hope this post gives you a better idea of how the Cameo cuts. Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Silhouette Cameo Tags: Cameo, Control Panel, Silhouette Cameo

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KNK Gel Pen & Cameo Fun…Valentines Anyone?

January 4, 2012

Here’s a card using a silver glitter gel pen. I converted my Silhouette Studio file and imported it into KNK Studio and used the gel pen to draw the flourish. Using an exacto knife, I cut some of the rubber grip off of the gel pen to fit it into the blade holder of the KNK. It worked well with this pen, but when I tried it with the pink gel pen, it wobbled a bit and left a bad drawing. I will have to try and figure out how to perfect it as I have other colors I’d like to use.

Both hearts are Quickutz Nesting Hearts and the sentiment is from Winter Schminter (Whipper Snapper Designs). It was hard to get a good picture of the silver glitter gel pen but it really is subtle and so pretty in person. Pink silk embroidery thread was a nice added touch…and I’m done!

This card was made using a flourish heart and antique key from Silhouette and were cut using the Cameo. I cut two black keys and adhered them together, then sprayed them with Krylon Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze for some added texture. I think tying the bow took the longest, but all in all, it was a quick card.

My last card uses one of my favorite dies (ha, I have lots of favorites!), the branch die by Memory Box. I made this one for my husband as we’re celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary tomorrow. I can’t believe it’s been that long but can honestly say, he gets better with age. The hearts are an EK Success punch and the stamp is an anniversary set from PTI.

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Klic n Kut Maxx, Memory Box, PaperTreyInk (PTI), Quickutz, Silhouette Cameo, Whipper Snapper Tags: antique key, Cameo, gel pen, Heart, klic n kut, KNK Maxx, Love, Papertrey, PTI, Silhouette, valentine, Whipper Snapper, Winter Schminter

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Using the KNK Maxx with Gel Pens

January 2, 2012

What I wanted was to use my Cameo with gel pens, however, I haven’t picked up a pen tool for it yet. My KNK doesn’t need a pen tool so that’s what I used. You simply put your pen/marker in where the blade holder would go and tighten it up. The flourish file is from Silhouette America and so I needed to do some converting before I was able to import it into KNK Studio. Once imported, it was a smooth ride. It looked pretty good the first pass but I did a second pass to see if the white would be crisper…and it was.

The flower file is also from Silhouette America and that I did use the Cameo to cut. I cut two different sizes, attached them with a dimensional, and added some pearls to complete my card. I picked up some new glitter gel pens and can’t wait to give them a try too. Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Klic n Kut Maxx, Silhouette Cameo Tags: Cameo, CAS, Clean and simple, Flourish, flowers, gel pen, klic n kut, knk, Maxx, Silhouette America