Creative Projects Using ClikChic Background Patterns in Silhouette: Cards, Coasters, and More

Crafting Creativity Spotlight Artist Clikchic Designs

In this edition of Crafting Creativity I’ll be sharing the projects I created through the month with a watercolor background pattern. Patterns can really make your project unique and be used in creative ways with Silhouette. A great big thank you to Clikchic Designs for providing the free file for the Silhouette Secrets+ July newsletter!

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Silhouette Background Patterns Projects

This past month I have had so much fun designing and creating with the Watercolor Background design by Clikchic Designs.

I even went LIVE on YouTube – which for me is a big step, especially with all the issues Silhouette has been having. In the live video tutorial I shared all about pattern fill and how you can use it.

Check out the YouTube Live Tutorial – Design with Pattern Fill: Silhouette Studio Tips for Stunning Results HERE.

I’ve been collaborating with designers this year and each week I am sharing new projects that can be created from 1 file. This is a file that the designer has provided for the Silhouette Secrets+ Newsletter subscribers. I want to share how you can take 1 design and think about different projects you can use it in to make your designs go farther!

Project #1 – Card Design with Watercolor Background

I used the Watercolor Grunge background and printed it on a 12″ x 12″ sheet of cardstock. Don’t worry if you don’t have the capability to print on 12″ x 12″ cardstock, the same technique can be done with letter size paper too!

Watercolor Background Cards Created with Background by Clik Chic Designs

I participated in a card swap and signed up to exchange 20 cards, so this was a perfect way to create 6 cards from one sheet of paper. And every one of these cards was different because of the unique watercolor grunge background.

Here is another set I made with a vertical layout.

Watercolor Background on Cards with Clik Chic Designs

Check out the written tutorial on how I made these cards in this post – Distressed or Grunge Background Designs in Silhouette Studio HERE

Additional Resources:

More Cardstock Projects and Tutorials HERE
Adhesives I Use for Cardmaking
Silhouette Mint Stamp Machine Tutorials (custom made stamps)

Supplies Used:

Blue Teal Green Watercolor Grunge Background Pattern by Clikchic Designs
Other Watercolor Grunge & Background Patterns by Clikchic Designs
Recollections Cardstock
3L Scrapbook Tape Runner Adhesive
Double-sided Foam Tape
Silhouette Cameo 5
Silhouette Autoblade
Silhouette cutting mat
Canon TS9521C Printer
Memento Black Ink
Westcott 5″ Micro Tip Craft Scissors
Sentiment Stamps
Embellishments such as gems, sparkles, etc.
Silhouette Mint Custom Stamp Machine

Project #2 – Sublimation Journal Cover

What started out as a sublimation tumbler idea, morphed into a sublimation journal cover project instead. I could not think of what I wanted to put as a saying onto a tumbler and while I was stumbling over that, I kept walking by these sublimation journals that I had ordered several weeks back.

Sublimation Journal Design with Clik Chic Designs Watercolor background pattern

Sometimes when the original project does not turn out, the next one is even better than you could imagine. I love these journal covers!

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Project #3 – Eclipse Cards

Have you tried the eclipse card design? While it can be difficult to photograph, it can have a big WOW factor in person.

Eclipse Card with Watercolor Printable Background with Silhouette

When assembling the design you can use foam tape to either bump up the letters cut out or the background. Each can have a unique look to it.

Creating an eclipse Card with Silhouette

Play around with different design ideas and see what you like best.

Additional Resources:

Creating Eclipse Cards with Silhouette

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Project #4 – T-shirt Design using Siser EasyColor DTV

Printable patterns can be used for all kinds of projects, including printable HTV. Siser EasyColor DTV is real HTV that can be used with an inkjet printer.

Printable Background Pattern using Siser EasyColor DTV with Clik Chic Design Background

I have had great success with the Siser EasyColor DTV and I would contribute that to following the printing and care instructions exactly. I have shirts that still look fantastic that I made when it was first released in August 2022.

In the video, Design with Pattern Fill: Silhouette Studio Tips for Stunning Results, I showed exactly how I created this design and you even get to see a little bit of troubleshooting LIVE while I tried to figure out what I was doing wrong and how I fixed it.

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Project #5 & 6 – Sublimation Coaster, Earrings & Necklace

I had a misprint when I first did the sublimation print for the journal and I had a line of “tiling”, which is a sharp distinct line in the actual printout and would not look good on my finished project. I explained about this and showed exactly what it looks like in the YouTube video HERE.

But, I wasn’t just going to throw away the printed sublimation page. I can use it for other projects! So I started digging in my sublimation blanks to see what the design would fit completely on. The coaster was the perfect fit and now sits on my desk too!

Sublimation Coaster with Printable Background from Clik Chic Designs

For the photo, I paired it with a tumbler that I use all the time from a previous class on creating your own custom designs.

Sometimes mistakes can be a good thing!

Next, I took a few more sublimation blanks and made some earrings and a necklace pendant from the extra pieces of the mistake sublimation print.

Sublimation Earrings and Necklace with Background Pattern by Clik Chic Designs

I don’t even want to admit how many pieces of sublimation printed designs I have just hanging out waiting for the perfect blank. Shhhh…. we won’t talk about it.

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I had so much fun crafting projects with the watercolor grunge background this month and still lots more ideas for future projects too!

Find more amazing designs by Clikchic Designs at:

Follow along with Clikchic Designs on their website, Facebook, and Instagram too!

A great big thank you to Clikchic Designs for contributing the free file for the Silhouette Secrets+ newsletter for the month of July! If you missed grabbing the free Watercolor Grunge Background, 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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Multiple projects created with a watercolor grunge background in Silhouette Studio

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