A long weekend called for some Valentine’s crafts. Today’s post is all about another Silhouette CAMEO (or Portrait) tutorial. A little DIY Valentine’s slider tags. The inspiration? I saw this beautiful invitation suite from Oh So Beautiful Paper, which prompted me to make my own version of the belly band or slider tag. I used the Silhouette Studio […] Read more…
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DIY Stationery – Create Your Own Envelope Cutouts
I think a little DIY stationery is in order on this chilly weekend. I absolutely love pairing bright colors with neutrals, don’t you? This color combination inspired me to alter my envelopes a little and add a cutout to show a pop of color. I used Silhouette Studio and my CAMEO to cut the shapes. […] Read more…
Gifting: Valentine’s Clothespins
Happy Monday! So, over the weekend, I thought I’d test out my CAMEO. I had these cute little clothespins and wanted to decorate them with hearts for Valentine’s. So, how small can I get my trusty machine to cut these little hearts? I got as small as .25 in wide! On cardstock. Not only are […] Read more…
DIY Paper Flowers with … Fonts?
MmmHm. You read correctly… DIY paper flowers with fonts. Is she sniffing too much fast-drying tacky glue, you ask? Hear me out. So you know I’ve created paper flowers with these simple shapes – hearts, diamonds and circles? Why not use your favorite font’s asterisk? If you look at the few I’ve used, will you […] Read more…
DIY Vintage Letter Tags
Happy Tuesday! It’s a snow day here in our neck of the woods. My boys are having a blast as I craft away. With this unexpected day off, it was nice to take our time with the morning routine. As I sipped my tea and caught up on my favorite blogs, I was inspired by […] Read more…
Pen to Paper – Lowercase A
Happy 2015!! As I look back on 2014, I realize that I did not spend nearly enough time practicing my hand lettering. This year, I want that to change. To hold myself to this promise, I will share my letters with you (they may be a little rough, let me warn you). So, today is […] Read more…