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Spots Available at the All Things Silhouette Conference!

There are still spots available at the All Things Silhouette Conference this June 8-9 in Peachtree City, GA!  This one of a kind conference is a Silhouette user’s dream!  This conference is run by Terri Johnson Creates and I have had the privilege of teaching at this conference since the beginning and I’ll be teaching at this one, too.  It really is a fabulous experience!

This event is appropriate for all levels of Silhouette users — from beginner through advanced.  We will have classes on Cameo, Curio & Mint machines – along with software & technique classes.  Classes begin @ 9 am on Saturday morning, and we finish up the weekend with amazing door prizes at 4 pm on Sunday.   Check in & Early Bird shopping opportunities are held on Friday evening — so plan your travel accordingly.

Your Registration of $325 fee includes:

  • Your choice of 7-8 classes — to be selected from an extensive list of class options  (Class listings will be posted as we get closer to the Conference)
  • Continental Breakfast & Beautiful Buffet Lunch Both days
  • Ongoing snacks & beverages throughout both days, and during the Friday evening shopping
  • Admission into the Vendor Hall both days
  • Hands-on Machine classes (for some select classes)
  • Optional participation in contests & Swap!
  • Shipping Station in Conference Lobby — to ship home your purchases & prizes!
  • Incredible Door prizes & goodie bag items!

Here are a few of the classes being offered — but it certainly isn’t all of them!!! More will be shared as the date gets closer.

  • Beginning Cameo Classes — both with the machine & Design Studio Software
  • Working with Vinyl and Heat Transfer Vinyl
  • Paper Classes
  • Glass Etching
  • Designing in Silhouette Studio for Sublimation
  • Fabric Flower Classes
  • New Curio Classes
  • New Mint Classes
  • New Alta classes
  • New Silhouette Studio V4.2
  • Hands-on Project with Foil
  • Shadow Box Framed Rolled Roses
  • Silhouette & Scrapbooking
  • Designing in Silhouette 3D Software
  • Magnet Puzzles
  • New Hands on Classes from Craft Chameleon
  • Reverse Canvas
  • Stencil & Painting Wood with Silhouette
  • Silkscreen with Silhouette
  • Faux Leather Earrings
  • Creating a Customized Perpetual Calendar with graphics & Silhouette Studio Design Elements
  • Designing in Model Maker
  • Machine Embroidery Applique in Studio – Start to Finish
  • Designing Photo Stamps for your Silhouette Mint
  • Designing with Shapes — Combining Shapes to Design
  • Epoxy Tumblers
  • More Curio classes

Head over to the All Things Silhouette Page to sign up now and learn more details about the conference.

Easter House Ornament Tutorial with Brandie

Hi there friends! Brandie here with a tutorial for the Easter house ornament. These little ornaments are darling hanging on spring branches but I also think they would make cute place settings for your Easter dinner table.

I used the  House Ornament Easter Bundle from Lori’s shop. Each ornament is also in the Silhouette store. Easter basket, Easter lamb, Chocolate bunny, Easter chick. and Easter bunny. The paper is textured cardstock in spring colors.

I uploaded all of the houses into Cricut Design Space, attached the score lines, and flattened the décor pieces (turned them into a print and cut) to make the decorating easier.  I also color synced the white and yellow items.

Once everything was cut I folded the score lines. Most of the score lines are mountain folds except for the roof peaks, they are valley folds. Valley folds shown below. I also inked the edges of my windows and doors.

While the house was still flat I glued the windows and doors first, then the grass. I added glue to the sides tabs then folded the house in half and tucked the tabs in to glue into place.

I then shaped the roof on the house. Folding  the top tabs down into the house and pushing the sides of the house towards the center to create the eaves.

I then added glue to the inside corners then pinched together until dry. I applied  glue to the top of house then lined up the hole in the roof with the whole in the house and held together while the glue dried.

For the chimney I added glue to the outside tab and folded in half to create a box. Then added glue to remaining tabs and held down on roof until dry. (for my other houses I cut a small rectangle from scrap paper and glued to the bottom of the chimney then glued to the house.)

I then tied some decorative yarn into a loop and threaded through the whole in the roof.

I then folded the bottom tabs in adding glue to each layer to secure the bottom of the house. I then repeated the steps for the remaining houses.

I then decorated the houses with the cute characters, eggs, and flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today and  I hope you enjoy your holiday weekend!

Brandie

Exclusive Silhouette Mother’s Day Bundle Deal!

Celebrate moms with THIS amazing bundle!

Silhouette has really outdone themselves this time! You can use code LORI to get $520 worth of Silhouette product for only $249.99. Yes, you read that correctly; that’s over 50% OFF! This will be the best Mother’s Day gift ever for someone you love (or yourself). See below for details… but let me point out that this bundle includes the business edition software!! This offer starts today and goes through May 12, 2019. But, don’t wait as these bundles tend to sell out fast!!


Bundle includes: Aqua Blue CAMEO 3, Heat Transfer Starter Kit, Vinyl Starter Kit, Sketch Pen Starter Kit, Tool Kit, and Silhouette Studio® Business Edition!

The bundle is available HERE. Be sure to use code LORI at checkout to get this awesome pricing!

Bunny and Chick Favor Boxes by Aimee

Hello crafty friends! Aimee here with you today to show you these adorable little animal favor boxes.  Lori has 9 new animal favor boxes in the store and I couldn’t resist making a couple of them. With Easter coming up I chose the Chick (Silhouette, SVG) and Bunny (Silhouette, SVG) ones. I used Lori’s new Easter Wishes papers for these little cuties!

For both of the boxes, I wanted a patterned paper on the front but didn’t want the b-side of the paper to show through on the inside back piece of the box so I cut the boxes out of cardstock and assembled the box. Then while I was in Silhouette Designer Edition, I used the cut tool to slice off all of the box except the front panel. The I cut the front panel from patterned paper and then adhered all of my pieces and decorated it and then proceeded to adhere it to the front of my box.

Since the chick favor box already had a bow, I thought I would complete her girly looks by drawing in some eyelashes with a thin grey marker.

For my bunny box, I didn’t do much to him. I added some shimmer pen to the inside of his ears and all over his nose.

That’s all from me today! I hope you love these sweet little animal favor boxes as much as I do and will give it a try! There 9 of these little guys so there are so many choices as to what kind of animal you want for your project!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Aimee

Doodlebug Design Cut File Feature: French Kiss

Hi Everyone!  Today I’m showcasing another fabulous project using Doodlebug Design’s cut files!  This fun layout was created by Melinda Spinks for Doodlebug Design.

 

Melinda used the Clouds and Hot Air Balloon Files from the French Kiss Collection to create her layout.

 

For more details, you can see her original post here.   New Doodlebug Design SVG files are being added to the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop on a regular basis, so stop by to see all of the fun SVG files HERE!

Have a great day!