- 4 Easter Set (butterfly)
- Spring Borders (grass)
- Hot Air Balloon Card (clouds)
- 8.5×11 Backgrounds Shapes (Silhouette Store only)
- 3 Flowers (Silhouette Store only)
Silhouette Tutorial with Brigit: Using Fonts + Freebie
Hi everyone, Brigit here to share a tutorial using Lori’s bunting font to create a fun Easter banner. Using this font makes it so easy to put any kind of banner together quickly.
If you’ve never installed fonts before, just download to your computer, if it’s zipped extract the files, then right click on the font file and install, it’s that simple. If you download from the silhouette store it will install it automatically for you.
Select the bunting font and type your word out, enlarge to the size you would like your banner, I chose 5.5″h but I ended up selecting all at the end and making it smaller to fit the space where I’m going to display it.
Ungroup and Release Compound Path, you can see in the picture above the bunting is separated now from the fonts.
When you Released the Compound Path you also separated the A and R middle pieces so make sure you select around each one again and Make a Compound Path so they join together.
Because the pieces are large I’m just showing the one bunting piece on the mat but of course you’ll need for each letter.
I wanted to add some more layers so I added a shadow offset to the bunting. Select it, go to the Offset Window choose offset and your size, I left it at the default of .250 but selected corner.
I also added the circle and scalloped circle from the cupcake flags, ungroup and released compound path to remove the lines inside and delete them.
I enlarged the circles so the letters would fit inside, but you can also make the letters smaller so the circles fit inside of the bunting if you’d like.
Now your ready to cutout all your pieces and put your banner together.
A little tip, when cutting a couple of pages I like to group together by what fits on a page if it’s a print n cut or by color if not and keep to the left side of my mat. As I cut I move the finished one to the right, just keeps it nice and neat.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial, you can find more of my projects at http://www.brigitsscraps.com.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Before you take off grab your daily freebie here.
Silhouette Tutorial: Sketching a Cut File + Silhouette Print & Cut Promo + Giveaway + Daily Freebie
Today we have A LOT to share, did I mention A LOT. So be sure to stay tuned till the VERY end, I promise, you won’t be sorry! First up is Corri with a great project using sketch pens…
Hi everyone! Corri here today to share a quick tutorial for changing a cut file to a sketch.
I love this “Life is a Beautiful Ride” file and have been thinking of how I could use it on a project. I turned it into a sketch and it worked perfectly on my card. The paper on my project is from the Echo Park – Summer Bliss Collection that Lori designed.
It’s very easy to do. Here’s how I did it. First open open these 3×4 life cards, ungroup and delete the ones you do not need.
I resized the card to 4-1/2″h (keep aspect ratio). Next, open the ‘life is a beautiful ride’ file and scale it down to fit the card.
Next, select the card shape and click on the scissor icon along the top of your screen. Select “no cut”. The phrase portion need to remain on cut even though you won’t be cutting it….the pen will replace the blade.
Select the text and click on the sketch icon and click on plain. Now you are ready to send this to the Silhouette. Be sure to replace your blade with the sketch pen and select sketch pen in the cut settings.
Do not unload the mat. Replace your pen with the blade. Click on the card and change it back to cut. Select the phrase and change it to no cut. Adjust your settings back to blade and send it back to the Silhouette to cut. I cut a six petal flower and used a chipboard sticker from the paper collection to embellish my card. The finished size of my card is 6-1/2″h x 4-1/4″w.
Next, I have some GREAT news! Silhouette is having an amazing sale!
Beginning today, March 20th-31st Silhouette is running a promo on their Print & Cut items. In case you don’t know, this is one of the BEST features about the Silhouette! If you are unfamiliar, dig these details: http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/faq/solution/print-and-cut-capability. Check out all 3 of their offers below.
The first is 1 Silhouette CAMEO® plus the following print & cut related items
1 package of temporary tattoo paper
1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
1 package of printable white sticker paper
1 package of printable clear sticker paper
1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas
All of this for only for $269.99 (MSRP $357.92)
Be sure to use this link to the machine section of the shop, and coupon code LORI at checkout.
If the Silhouette CAMEO® isn’t your thing or not quite in your budget there is a second option, which includes 1 Silhouette Portrait™ plus the same print & cut related items with the CAMEO:
1 package of temporary tattoo paper
1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
1 package of printable white sticker paper
1 package of printable clear sticker paper
1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas
All of this for only for $129.99 ($237.92 MSRP)
Be sure to use this link to the machine section of the shop, and coupon code LORI at checkout.
If you already own the machine of your dreams but need some extra supplies to replenish your stash, ALL specialty media will be 30% off until March 31. Use this link to the media section of their shop (be aware it is a different link than the other two) and use coupon code LORI at checkout
Silhouette has been so generous and provided a Silhouette CAMEO® to one lucky reader. Be sure to enter using the Rafflecopter link below. The giveaway will end March 25 so be sure to enter by then and tell your friends. We will announce our winner on March 26, 2014. Good luck to you all!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
THANK YOU for sticking it out till the VERY end, WHEW, that was A LOT of reading. I want to give you something too. We have today’s freebie here for you to download and enjoy. Thanks for being such great friends and sharing your projects with us. Be sure to come back tomorrow for another daily freebie.
GOOD LUCK to all who enter the giveaway!
Daily Freebie + Getting Creative with Name Tags by Traci
Silhouette Tutorial with Mendi: Thickening Delicate Pieces
- 4 Ribbon Slides
- Dot Sketch Font
- Valentines Borders 2
- Birthday Handwritten Script by Kolette Hall (Silhouette store only)
- Lori Whitlock Bird (Silhouette store only)