Using Pattern Fills in Silhouette Studio
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Using Pattern Fills in Silhouette Studio

If you’ve been using Silhouette Studio for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the Fill Color and Line Color options. But did you know that you can also fill shapes and text with patterns? The Fill Pattern option can be used for a variety of different things – creating printable designs, making your…

Beyond Faux Leather: Specialty Materials for DIY Earrings using your Silhouette Cameo, Portrait, or Curio
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Beyond Faux Leather: Specialty Materials for DIY Earrings
using your Silhouette Cameo, Portrait, or Curio

Like so many other Silhouette projects, DIY earrings leave plenty of room for creativity and individual expression. While faux leather is still very much on-trend, there is a wide variety of specialty materials that can be used to make earrings. After spending this past weekend at the Terri Johnson Creates Spring Retreat in Woodbridge, VA …

How to Create a Decorative Edge Card in Silhouette Studio
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How to Create a Decorative Edge Card in Silhouette Studio

Do you like making personalized cards to send to your family and friends? I do! And when you own a Silhouette, there’s virtually no end to the creative possibilities. One example is this beautiful decorative edge card that I created in Silhouette Studio. It’s perfect for birthdays, Mother’s Day, thank-you cards, get-well wishes, or just…

46 Silhouette Posts to Help You Learn More About Your Cameo, Curio, Portrait, or Mint
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46 Silhouette Posts to Help You Learn More About Your Cameo, Curio, Portrait, or Mint

2018 is quickly coming to a close and what a great year it has been! I’m more convinced than ever that crafters in general – and Silhouette crafters in particular – are some of the most wonderful people in the world!!! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you better through my classes, workshops, and the comments…

How to make a Money Pad using your Silhouette (plus other great ideas for giving gifts of cash!)
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How to make a Money Pad using your Silhouette
(plus other great ideas for giving gifts of cash!)

Christmas is just around the corner! Have you finished all your holiday shopping? If you’re short on time or ideas, there’s one gift that’s perfect for any occasion – CASH! And with a little creativity, even a cash gift can look festive. Today I’ll share with you how to make a personalized money pad with…

Creative Cutters: Getting into the Christmas Spirit!
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Creative Cutters: Getting into the Christmas Spirit!

Are you someone who can’t wait to put up your holiday decorations? Do you start playing Christmas songs before the last trick-or-treater is tucked in on Halloween night? Or do you subscribe to a more last-minute style, waiting to put up your Christmas tree until Christmas Eve? I fall somewhere in the middle. While I…

More DIY Faux Leather Earrings – and a FREE cut file!
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More DIY Faux Leather Earrings – and a FREE cut file!

Surprise! As I mentioned in my last post, I just finished teaching a class on faux leather earrings at the All Things Silhouette Conference in Peachtree City, Georgia organized and hosted by Terri Johnson Creates. While I was at the conference, I discovered another source for faux leather. I’ve been playing with…I mean TESTING…it today …