Before we get started with Tya, I wanted to point out an awesome post today over at Scrapbook & Cards Today blog. Paige Evans has a lovely layout featuring one of my cut files AND it just might include a free file!! Be sure to go take a look and get your free file!
Hi everyone – its Tya here to share with you a fun set of St. Patrick’s Day treats just in time for all your little leprechaun festivities coming up. Lori has a darling new St. Patrick’s Day Digital Collection over on Snap Click Supply that I used to spruce up a simple cupcake and a soda bottle. I used the Print and Cut feature on my Silhouette on both of these projects – it’s one of my favorite things to do with my Silhouette and Lori’s files. Here is what I did-
First off – let’s start with the Cupcake Stand – here is a quick tip for you. As you can see, the original cut file had just a simple scallop edge. I wanted to make the cupcake stand a little more festive , so I went in and found a shamrock from one of my favorite Lori cut files and went in and replaced the circles in the scallop edge with the shamrocks. The wonderful thing about owning a Silhouette is that I can mix and match and customize my cut files to fit a theme or holiday. It was simply a matter of ungrouping the orginal shape, deleting the circles and replacing it with my resized shamrocks instead. Super easy and think of all the different shapes you could substitute – hearts for Valentines Day or stars for the 4th of July – the possibilities are so fun!
Here are a few close ups –
Check out the cute cupcake wrap and here is a better photo of the shamrocks that I added instead of the scallop circles.
I did a print and cut of the Kiss Me I’m Irish sentiment and made it into a cupcake topper with the help of a scallop circle and a some button and twine. Add a green Pixie from Doodlebug Design – and you have a custom made cupcake topper!
Next up I decided to grab a green bottle of Sprite and add a bottle label and a custom sentiment to the label that I made with the beautiful Vintage Font for the Shamrock Soda. I added a polka dot shamrock with an orange button and some twine to finish it off. I also added a scallop border punch to the top and bottom edges of the sentiment.
So that’s all there is to my projects. I love taking basic everyday items like cupcakes and Soda bottles and using my Lori Whitlock shapes to fancy them up and make them fun and festive! Thanks for stopping by!
Digital Shapes and Papers –
St. Patrick’s Day Collection – Snap Click Supply
Shapes used: (All on loriwhitlock.com or Silhouette Design Store unless otherwise noted)
–Nested Scalloped Circle
–Bottle Label Tag – Flag
–LW Vintage Font
–5 Clover Shamrocks (Silhouette) Lucky Set (Lori Whitlock.com)
–3D Cupcake Stand
–Scalloped Cupcake Holder
Photo overlays are a great way to add a little extra “pizazz” to your photos. Are you working on Project Life? These are great to add to some of your photos before you print them to create variety and visual interest. They’re great for traditional scrapbooking, home decor projects, party invitations, etc. And, who can resist these cute files when they are on sale for just ONE BUCK??
