3D Cards and More with One File + Silhouette

This edition of Crafting Creativity is all about projects with a 3D Lemonade Bouquet Card by Lori Whitlock and is designed to spark the creative ideas of what you can do with 1 file. This blog post covers 6 projects I created using one 3D card design with my Silhouette Studio software and machines.

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Crafting Creativity with Lori Whitlock

The Crafting Creativity video below shares a preview of the projects created with 3D Lemonade Bouquet Card file by Lori Whitlock. Additional photos, details, tips, tutorials, and supply lists can be found by scrolling under the video.

Project #1 – 3D Lemonade Bouquet Card and Mini Card

I like to start with the original file as it was designed to kick the monthly projects off. This card is designed to fit in a 5″ x 7″ envelope and has a little mini buddy card with it.

Check out the LIVE video I did to assemble this card below. I shared tips for assembly, admitted my mistakes, showed ways to embellish the card, and assembled a 2nd card style during the LIVE as well.

Supplies Used:

• Silhouette Studio software
• Silhouette Cameo, Autoblade, and Cutting Mat
• 5×7 Lemonade Bouquet Pop Up Card by Lori Whitlock
• Cardstock – Use code ELLYMAE10 to save
• Precision Glue Press
• Adhesive Tape Runner
• Distress Inks
• Ink Blending Tool
• Silhouette Tool Kit

Additional Resources:

• Assembly Video Tutorial by Lori Whitlock
  Pop Up mechanism shown at 7:00 in the video

Project #2 – Chalkboard Sign

For this project, I took the lemon blossoms and the saying from the design to create the sign. I like to mock up the design in Silhouette and see what the placement will look like. This way I can play with the sizing of the design and know what will work to cut. I draw out a rounded rectangle the same size as the actual chalkboard and then adjust the design as needed. Here is a look at my design file and the arrangements I was looking at.

When I was ready to cut, I set up the design to cut multiple colors of adhesive vinyl at one time.

I did modify the lemon blossom designs a bit, so I was not layering adhesive vinyl on top of each other. Sometimes when using colors like white and yellow over top of a darker color, like green, the green will affect the color of the lighter vinyl. I didn’t want that, so I took the layered design and subtracted the areas underneath. When I did this, it was not exact, so I had to do some clean-up, which then turned into the August Creative Community member exclusive tutorial. I shared step-by-step how I did it and what worked, what didn’t, what you might encounter, and we covered several tools in Silhouette Studio.

In addition to that, I needed to be able to provide members with a design to practice with, which I shared how I created that in the YouTube video shown below.

Supplies Used:

• Silhouette Studio software
• Silhouette Cameo, Autoblade, and Cutting Mat
• 5×7 Lemonade Bouquet Pop Up Card by Lori Whitlock
• Oracal 651 Adhesive Vinyl
• AT65 Transfer Tape
• Silhouette Tool Kit
• Chalkboard sign
• Beads
• 20 gauge Wire

Additional Resources:

• ​Adhesive Vinyl
• Creating Mock Ups in Silhouette
• Cutting Multiple Colors at One Time with Silhouette
• Designing in Silhouette Studio

Project #3 – Lemon Print and Cut Cards & Stickers

I took the lemon blossoms, arranged them together, and turned them into a print and cut page. It started as a card design using print and cut elements and personally, I have to fill up the extra space with additional designs and not leave it blank, so I added in a few smaller lemon blossoms too.

To give these designs a bit more dimension & depth, I added a line color to the green and yellow of 0.75″ in a slightly darker shade of the fill color. This helps to differentiate between the overlapping lemons and leaves.

This is not something that you have to do and is very project dependent, but I felt it helped to make the pieces stand out versus melt together in blobs.

With the entire design selected, click on the Send tab and it might look like a mess of cut lines. That is because the file is designed to cut each of the pieces out of material and layer it together.

With the design selected, you’ll also see that on the right side, “Cut” is highlighted. This means that the software thinks every piece is to be cut out and why you see the overlapping cut lines. With the entire design selected, choose “Cut Edge”.

I printed on sticker paper and had a few extra planner stickers in addition to 4 card designs.

There are a couple things to mention here for this type of project. The Silhouette software only does what you tell it to do. If a design isn’t filled with color, then nothing will be printed. This file was filled with color when it was opened, so those are the colors that I used. However, you can change things up simply by selecting the design and changing the fill color.

By now, you have read me say – “select the design” several times. This is very important! It is one of the most common things we see users post with issues. Most often, they are referring to the Send tab and the options for “Cut” or “Cut Edge” are not highlighted or won’t allow a change. Or in old Silhouette software versions, it could be changed, but nothing happens on the screen.

If nothing is selected, there is nothing to change. So if the design is not selected on the screen, the software has nothing to apply the changes to and that is why “Cut” and “Cut Edge” are not highlighted or able to be switched.

While we see it most often with the Send tab and changing Cut to Cut Edge or turning cut lines off entirely, it can also be a reason something else isn’t looking right either. For instance, if nothing is selected on the screen the QAT (Quick Access Toolbar) won’t have as many options shown.

If you have ever wondered why you couldn’t select “Cut” or “Cut Edge” or why some options aren’t available to you, hopefully that solves that mystery.

Supplies Used:

• Silhouette Studio software
• Silhouette Cameo, Autoblade, and Cutting Mat
• 5×7 Lemonade Bouquet Pop Up Card by Lori Whitlock
• Easel for Back of Card by Lori Whitlock
• Oracal 651 Adhesive Vinyl
• AT65 Transfer Tape
• Silhouette Tool Kit
• Adhesive photo paper matte by Pointer USA
• Cardstock – Use code ELLYMAE10 to save
• Adhesive Tape Runner

Additional Resources:

• In-Depth Look at the Send Tab in Silhouette Studio
• Line Color in Silhouette Studio
• QAT – Quick Access Toolbar

Project #4 – Supersized Giant Cards

For this project, I took the Lemonade Bouquet Card and blew it up! Using .studio or SVG files have so much versatility in that you can scale a project up or down and not lose quality. I took the file and made it the largest I could with the supplies I had.

I used the Silhouette Cameo Pro MK II and 22″ x 28″ poster board to make this giant, supersized card.

Here is a photo showing the size difference in the original card design next to the giant, supersized project.

There are 4 main factors that affect how large you can create:

• Material size – cardstock sizes can be a limiting factor. I used poster board for the largest pieces of this giant card.
• Machine model – from the Silhouette Portrait with a cutting width of 8-8.5″ wide up to the Cameo Pro with a cutting width of ~24″ wide
• The Design – layout and pieces of the design affect the size or if the file will need modified to cut larger
• Time – all projects take time. The larger you go, the more time it might take to cut and assemble.

I was able to put together a quick video showing how I determine the size I can create in Silhouette and a few additional tips I learned along the way with my project.

Supplies Used:

• Silhouette Studio software
• Silhouette Cameo, Autoblade, and Cutting Mat
• 5×7 Lemonade Bouquet Pop Up Card by Lori Whitlock
• Poster Board multiple colors
• 12” x 24” Recollections cardstock
• Adhesive Tape Runner

Additional Resources:

• Creating Larger than Mat Projects in Silhouette Studio
• Unboxing the Silhouette Cameo Pro MK II & Tips for Success
• A to Z Silhouette Resources

Project #5 & 6 – Card Creations

These next 2 cards just happened through the month. I attended an in-person event called Craft Roulette and started participating in their challenges as a goal for myself – to create more!

Craft Roulette is a weekly online “show” that spins a wheel to give the creators different parameters each week. It is designed to challenge the creator and help crafters think outside the box. What is posted in the gallery and Facebook group is amazing! So many different ideas that come up the same parameters is truly inspiring.

Here is my first ever submission to Craft Roulette that I submitted the week before the in-person event.

I mixed and matched designs in this project and have those listed below.

Supplies Used:

• Silhouette Studio software
• Silhouette Cameo, Autoblade, and Cutting Mat
• 5×7 Lemonade Bouquet Pop Up Card by Lori Whitlock
• Easel for Back of Card by Lori Whitlock
• When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade by Jillibean Soup
• Mason Jars by Jolly Little Prints
• Ice Cubes from Box Card Lemonade Glass by Lori Whitlock
• Shimmer cardstock
• Cardstock – Use code ELLYMAE10 to save
• Oracal 651 Adhesive Vinyl – black and yellow
• AT65 Transfer Tape
• Black pen
• Adhesive Tape Runner – https://amzn.to/4x7Oiqn

And then I used the design again at the end of the month for a Craft Roulette submission. This one took the lemonade bouquet and shrunk it down to fit on the front of a card.

Supplies Used:

• Silhouette Studio software
• Silhouette Cameo, Autoblade, and Cutting Mat
• 5×7 Lemonade Bouquet Pop Up Card by Lori Whitlock
• Easel for Back of Card by Lori Whitlock
• When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade by Jillibean Soup
• Mason Jars by Jolly Little Prints
• Ice Cubes from Box Card Lemonade Glass by Lori Whitlock
• Shimmer cardstock
• Cardstock – Use code ELLYMAE10 to save
• Dots Embossing Folder
• Embossing Machine
• Adhesive Tape Runner

Do you only use a file one time or for the original project? Or are you getting the most out of your designs that you own? I hope these ideas have sparked some creative energy and get you thinking about your designs in a new way.

Want to see more ideas? Check out the last collaboration with Lori Whitlock – 4 Creative Ways to Use Lori Whitlock Designs: Inspiring Projects for Every Crafter HERE.

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