Adding Layers with Sketch Pens with Cathy

Hi everyone! Cathy here with you today and I have a Christmas layout to share with you using Silhouette Sketch pens for an added layer. I used Lori’s Echo Park Christmas Cheer Collection and and a gold Silhouette Sketch Pen!

First, I cut Lori’s Santa’s Sleigh and Reindeer file out of black dotted card stock. I sized it down just a bit and when cutting a detailed file like this it is best to use a new blade and a double cut!

Next, I punched 6, 2 1/2 inch circles from various papers in the collection. I played around a bit with how I wanted them arranged on my background paper with the cut out Santa and reindeer. Then, I created 6, 2 1/2 inch circles on the Silhouette, staggering and overlapping them to create the image you see below.

Now you want to go in and offset every circle and add a second offset circle to every other circle like the image you see below.

Now go in and remove the original circle from each set of circles and then the fun begins….highlight each circle and open the Sketch window on the Silhouette Cameo and click on the continuous sketch as shown below. This creates layers of pen work around those punched circles. Take out your blade and insert your sketch pen, this takes a few minutes for the Cameo to do, but the effect is worth the wait!

I added my title next with Lori’s Simple Text using a black Silhouette Sketch pen. Then you are all set to add those punched circles and Santa & his reindeer. A few more details and more embellishments from the Echo Park Christmas Cheer collection and you are finished! Easy Peasy!