Crafting Creativity: Spotlight Artist - Tanya Batrak - 3-D Design

In this edition of Crafting Creativity I’ll be sharing the projects I created through the month with the 3-D flower flamingo file from Tanya Batrak. This is a 3-D design file that is easy to assemble. A great big thank you to Tanya for providing the free file for the Silhouette Secrets+ June newsletter!

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3D Flower Flamingo File – 3-D Design

This past month I created with this 3-D Flower Flamingo File by Tanya Batrak.

3-D Flower Flamingo Design by Tanya Batrak

My goal each month that there is a featured designer in the newsletter is to show how you can take 1 file and create several projects with it. I want to help you start thinking about different ways you can make your designs go farther!

Project #1 – Table or home decor decoration

I started with creating the 3-D Flower Flamingo at the original size it was designed with and cutting all the pieces out of cardstock for assembly.

Cardstock Creation 3-D Flower Flamingo by Tanya Batrak

I always love cutting and creating with cardstock! I recorded my assembly process of this file too! Check out the new video below.

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Project #2 – Large Paper Flower

Next, I used the flower pieces from the 3-D Flower Flamingo file and scaled it up to create a large paper flower.

After I created this, I looked at the final photo and I saw 2 flowers. This could easily be 2 separate flowers with a very unique look.

Additional Resources:

Tips for Creating a Large Paper Flower with Silhouette video HERE
Designing a Layered Card Class – tips for paper flower assembly included with class
Papercrafts Tutorials HERE

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Project #3 – Shoe Charm

This next design was a request from my daughter for a shoe charm. She had been watching me create and design with Grafix Shrink Plastic and wanted a new charm for her shoe.

I took 2 of the flower shapes and the little heart from the 3-D Flower Flamingo file and added color to them to print onto Grafix Shrink Film.

Silhouette Print and Cut with Grafix Shrink Film for Shoe Charms

I added several more designs for future projects to the sheet of Grafix Shrink Film and cannot wait to finish creating with those too!

After cutting the Shrink Film with Silhouette, then I placed in the convection oven for 3 minutes at approximately 350 degrees. I love to see the before and after of these shrink plastic designs. It’s so neat!
After it was cooled, I sealed the designs with UV Resin for protection, and then glued the pieces together.

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Project #4 – Flocking Flamingos using Print and Cut

Next up, I really was considering doing some cupcake toppers, but just ran out of time. But these ones are calorie free!

Instead of paper piecing the bodies together, I set it up as a print and cut project using glossy photo paper instead.

Silhouette Paper Crafting with Print and Cut

I took the original file size and then deleted one side of the flamingo head. Made a copy and then right clicked and chose Flip > Horizontal, so I knew the design would be mirrored exactly.

Silhouette Print and Cut Flamingo Bodies

Next, I ungrouped the file so the score line at the bottom was separated. Selected all of the body parts, excluding the score line and used Cut Edge on the Send tab to cut only the outer edge of the flamingo body. Check out the video below showing how I did this step.

Then I cut all the flower pieces out of cardstock and assembled the entire design.

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All of these projects were completed using just 1 file from Tanya Batrak! Find more amazing designs at:

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Check out this neat video that first caught my eye when she released these designs HERE.

A great big thank you to Tanya for contributing the free file for the Silhouette Secrets+ newsletter for the month of June! If you missed grabbing the free 3D Flower Flamingo file in June, it is available in the Silhouette Design Store HERE.

This year I started offering a free file each month for Silhouette Secrets+ newsletter subscribers. I love designing in the Silhouette Studio software and have shared some of my creations as well as look forward to collaborating with more artists in the future too!

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I hope this has given you some ideas on how one file can lead to many different projects!

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Fabulous Flamingo File by Tanya Batrak Pinterest

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