silhouette cameo – Page 10

Christmas Recipe Card Box

December 15, 2016December 12, 2016

Anita here with a fun Christmas recipe card box which I made using several different files from Lori’s store. It is called 4X6 recipe box and you can find it here in Lori’s store and here in the Silhouette store. I hosted a cookie swap last weekend a made one of these boxes for each of the lovely ladies who participated in the swap. The box is so easy to assemble and you can decorate it any way you want.

These are the pieces that you are going to need for the box top. Lori labels her pieces to let you know which piece is for the inner lid and box to cover up your paper seams. I left the note on my piece when I loaded it onto to my cutting mat and then after it was cut I marked the back side with a pencil which piece was the inner piece. It makes things so much easier.

To start, glue together the sides of the lid so they form a box shape.

Fold down the top tabs inside and glue. Next, glue the side and top flaps down.

Glue lid liner into cover.

Glue top on the lid. You are now ready to put the decorative pieces on your box.

These are the pieces for the box.

Glue the sides of the Main box together.

Glue bottom piece onto box. (You can see my note that I wrote on the piece before I took it off my mat.)

Add bottom liner to main box and you are ready to decorate your box.

The cut file for the box comes with the divider set as well. I also used a print and cut label called Merry Christmas Print and Cut Phrase which you can find here in Lori’s store and here in the Silhouette store. I also used a print and cut recipe card for my cookie swap. I used my Xyron to run the pieces through to decorate the box. You can see my label above that is still on the Xyron backing paper.

Here is the box open with the dividers in it. Such a sweet and fun holiday gift. My ladies were so excited by their boxes and you can make one up quickly too. Happy Holidays to everyone. I made Mocha Dot cookies which everyone seemed to love. If you want the recipe, let me know.
Hugs,

Anita
//

Car Monogram Tutorial with Anita

November 10, 2016November 3, 2016

Hi! Anita here with a tutorial to make your own car window monogram. This is for my daughter’s car and she loves anything that is monogrammed. I previously purchased one and it came off in the car wash. I used Lori’s Monogram Set A-Z which is a lovely file set with so many different options for your personalization needs. You can find this file here in Lori’s store and they are sold as individual letters in the Silhouette store. Here is the M, here is the C and the L.

There are a few supplies that you will need for your project. You will need some kind of vinyl and transfer tape. I chose some glitter vinyl from Cricut. You will also need a brayer, a craft stick or scraper and a weeding tool, or pick.

Open all three files on your mat, they will likely overlap but you can move them around.

Ungroup your monogram files one set at a time. Move the three initial groups that you want to use onto your mat.

Ungroup the desired monogram files from the remaining files and leave them on your mat. I am using CLM.

I decided that I wanted to use a round monogram so I kept that file on my mat. The other files were off to the left and messy so you can highlight them all and delete them.

I made the circle and monogram large so that I could get the placement that I wanted within the circle. I measured the space on her rear window which would allow for the monogram to be positioned so that the rear wiper would not touch it when in use.

I resized it to fit her window.

When you put the vinyl on your mat, you want to use a brayer or a pizza roller to make sure that the vinyl is stuck to the mat well and will not move.

Next, select the vinyl setting for cutting on your machine and adjust your blade. This is very important because you want it to make what is called a kiss cut which is essentially to cut through the vinyl but not the backing. This will make more sense as we move forward.

Once your design is cut, you need to weed out the pieces of vinyl that you do not want to have in your final design.

After weeding, cut the backing with your design on it so that you have at least 1/2″ clearance on all sides. Cut a piece of the transfer tape to the same size or slightly bigger dimension than your design piece. Remove the liner from the transfer tape piece and gently place it over your cut image. Use a scraper to burnish the transfer tape onto the vinyl.

Now you might be wondering why my sample above is pink and my actual monogram that I put on the window is silver. Well, things don’t always work out and you might have to start again. I worked hard at trying to burnish the pink monogram and just believe that the vinyl was old and the design was a bit intricate so it just did not work. I moved on to plan B and it worked like a charm.

Peel the backing paper from the design, leaving the transfer tape, with your design, sticky and exposed. Be sure to clean the window first and then put the transfer tape with the vinyl images onto the window. Use your scraper to make sure that it is burnished to the window.

Pull back a tiny piece of the transfer tape to make sure that the letters are sticking. When you know they set, pull the whole piece of tape off at a 45 degree angle, slowly and carefully. I’m so happy with this design! I’m sure my daughter will love it!

Happy monograming. You can monogram so many things, from clothing, to home goods, to a car window. Lori has so many adorable files that would look so awesome in vinyl on a surface of your choice.

Hugs,

Anita

Baby Girl Onesie Card With Anita

September 12, 2016September 12, 2016

Anita here with another baby girl project. My cousin just had a sweet baby girl and I made this card to go along with the onesie I made her and shared during my previous post. I love this cut file because there is both a boy and a girl version and it’s called Boy/Girl Onesie Cards. You can find the file here in Lori’s SVG shop as well as here in the Silhouette Store.

Hugs,

Anita

5×7 Tiered Cake Gift Card Holder Tutorial with Kathy

June 23, 2016June 24, 2016

Hi Everyone, it’s Kathy today with a quick tutorial showing how to assemble Lori’s 5×7 Tiered Cake Gift Card Holder. (available here in the Silhouette Design Store) I have 4 weddings this year and this is sure going to come in handy! It’s also a good way to make giving a gift card a bit more personal!

And here the card is open, with the gift card…

Here’s how to put it all together…

First, cut all the pieces. I used some plain cardstock for the main body of my card, and some fun printed papers for the decorations.

Next, place the top tier of the cake with the slots for the gift card over the main piece as shown.

Fold the tabs on the main cake piece and add adhesive to only the tabs of the main piece.

Fold the other side of the main piece over, keeping the top tier in between the layers, pressing down to secure where glued.

Now for the fun part! Decorate the layers using the embellishment pieces. I also added some flower stickers and glitter to my cake tiers. Insert your gift card in the top tier, using the tabs, and slide this piece down into the main part of the cake.

This card fits into a 5×7 envelope. It could also be used for birthdays! That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Four Compartment Cookie Box Tutorial with Tya

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016

Hi Everybody! It’s Tya Smith here with a tutorial on how to assemble the new Four Compartment Cookie Box that Lori recently came out with. I love her boxes and this box was just what I needed to take a yummy treat to my Mom for her birthday.Let me show you the steps it takes to put this box together.

Open up the file. It is found here on the Silhouette and here on the LW SVG Shop.

Now, it may look like a lot of pieces – but this really is quite easy to cut out and put together. The tan pieces are for the box base and lid and the aqua pieces are the pattern papers for the lid and sides of the box.

I went ahead and cut out all the box pieces out of kraft cardstock.

Then I started assembling the pieces. I took the 2 square pieces and layed them on top of one another. This is the box base.

Next take the 4 box pieces and fold on all the scored lines. Add adhesive as shown and glue the box together.

Add 2 of the boxes to one end. Then add the handle piece as shown.

Now add the other 2 box pieces.

Add the pattern papers to the 4 rectangle pieces. These will be glued all along the edges of the box.

Now put together the lid. Add the pattern paper to the top and edges.

Here’s the box all put together.

I added some yummy cupcakes to the boxes, but you could add cookies, candy or other small gifts.

To finish off the box I cut out a tag from the 5 Hang Tags cut file. I added some pretty ribbons and some stickers and other embellishments from Lori’s Petticoats Line for Echo Park Paper. So pretty and feminine.