Creating shaped & layered paper flowers is all about the details. In Creating Layered Paper Flowers with a Silhouette Cameo: A Behind-the-Scenes Crafting Process, I’m sharing a closer look at the full creative journey behind my layered paper flower bouquet. This blog post goes hand in hand with the new YouTube video, where I walk through the behind-the-scenes process, helpful cutting tips, shaping techniques, and see the complete supply list below too. You’ll see how flat paper designs can be transformed by adding dimension, shaping each layer, and assembling them together to create full, eye-catching paper flowers using the Silhouette Cameo.
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I had so much fun creating these layered paper flowers and greenery. Time is the key factor to completing projects like this. Enjoy the creative process!
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If you love creating interactive cards, this JOY Spinner Card is a must-try holiday project! In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to design and assemble this layered spinner card using Silhouette Studio, along with a complete supply list and helpful tips and additional resources. Watch the full video, grab the supplies below, and let’s create a festive card that’s sure to impress!
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This card design was first shared in my Silhouette Secrets+ Facebook group and my admin did a bit of sleuth work and found who we believe is the original designer for this spinner card idea. This card design was inspired by Dress My Craft. Make sure to grab the Dress My Craft spinners linked in the supply list below.
One thing leads to another… down the rabbit hole I went and Dress My Craft has so many neat ideas to create with the spinners.
Create the layered look with the same colors of cardstock or mix it up and do multiple colors. I cut both to see what it would look like, but I think I prefer the white layered on top of each other with the offset. I am so glad I saw my admin (Teresa’s) card ideas and included that into the video tutorial. I think it really makes it stand out.
I love being able to create designs in the Silhouette software, and projects like this JOY Spinner Card truly show how versatile it can be! If you haven’t already, be sure to watch the full video tutorial on the Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel for step-by-step instructions and extra tips. I hope this inspires you to create your own interactive card and continue learning even more about what Silhouette can do!
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New Silhouette tutorial step-by-step to creating a Pop Out Top Card & Mastering Print and Cut in Silhouette Studio on the Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel.
Just a quick note to share the link for the Live Silhouette tutorial that happened this month.
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In this edition of Crafting Creativity I’ll be sharing the projects I created through the month with an arrow background/stencil design. So many great options from one file! A great big thank you to Sarah Hurley for providing the free file for the Silhouette Secrets+ August newsletter!
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What is Crafting Creativity?
I started sharing a blog post each month where I’m sharing the projects I’ve created with 1 file from an artist I have collaborated with. This is a file that the designer has provided for the Silhouette Secrets+ Newsletter subscribers and each month is something new! My goal is to share how you can take 1 design and think about different projects use it in to make your designs go farther! In each blog post, I’m sharing the projects created, the supply list, and additional resources that can help you learn more and advance your skills!
Crafting Creativity with Sarah Hurley
Project #1 – Fun Card with Bosh Cat and Arrow Background
I knew the moment I saw the Bosh cat design that I wanted to use him on a project. In following Sarah Hurley on social media and saw that she had adopted him, so I watch for his appearances. I always wonder what he’s thinking and feel like many of her designs would fit right in with Bosh’s thoughts.
Projects seem to take on a life of their own and I am getting better about just going with the flow of things and the direction it takes me. I knew I wanted to start with something bigger with this project and it developed along the way.
This fun sign is magnetic and the saying can be swapped out depending on what mood strikes you. Feeling snarky? Add a snarky saying. Sarah Hurley has some good ones in the Silhouette Design Store and sometimes I just enjoy scrolling through them for a laugh. Need a pick-me-up? Add an inspiration saying…. or – leave them guessing at what will be up next.
Watch the video on the Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel and learn how to create your own interchangeable sign. Find it out HERE or click the image below.
Video tutorial on the Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel HERE
Project #3 – This Side Up T-Shirt Using Text to Path
This was a fun way to use up scraps and create a fun shirt for myself. Anyone who’s ever traveled with me knows that I can trip over thin air. It’s genetic or that’s what we joke about because I get it from my Mom. If you ever see me on the ground, you’ll know why.
Project #4 – Sublimation Journal Cover with a Stencil
I love being able to create my own projects and modify them as needed. That is exactly what I did in creating this stencil with the Grafix Stencil Film. The arrow background/stencil design came in as a square, but I was able to modify it with a few simple steps to make it for what I needed.
Or use with any inks or paints to create amazing projects!
Project #5 – Bookmarks with Print and Cut
I used the arrow background/stencil design to create these bookmarks and then added my own custom color to it with the help of the Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark to select a color palette for the 2 different designs.
I hope this edition of Crafting Creativity with Sarah Hurley has sparked a few ideas about what you can create. Write those ideas down and see where they take you!!!
A great big thank you to Sarah Hurley for contributing the free file for the Silhouette Secrets+ newsletter for the month of August! If you missed grabbing the free Arrow Background/Stencil, it is available in the Silhouette Design Store HERE.
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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.
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!
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.
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.
Sometimes when the original project does not turn out, the next one is even better than you could imagine. I love these journal covers!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
I always love cutting and creating with cardstock! I recorded my assembly process of this file too! Check out the new video below.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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In today’s video tutorial on the Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel, I am sharing how you can take a design and using some of the tools in Silhouette Studio, alter the design to fit your needs.
I love all the possibilities in the Silhouette Studio software!
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Creating unique designs in the Silhouette Studio software does not have to be hard. The more that you do it, the more comfortable you will get in the Silhouette software and before long you will be using the tools without a second thought. Find out how easy it is to create a shaped edge card. I have created both a video tutorial and below is the written tutorial.
Create the card base. I used the the Project Wizard in this tutorial, which is found under File > Open in the top left corner.
Check out how to create a card base in 2 different ways in this post – Create A Card Base Tutorial HERE This will allow you to create any size card that you would like to create in the future.
The Project Wizard – Card is a 5″ x 7″ card base.
Right click on the card base and choose Ungroup, this will ungroup the middle score line from the card base.
I change the score line to a wider perforated line so it doesn’t tear the card when folded in half. Open the Line Style Panel on the right side, select the score line, and change the Style to a wider dashed line.
The score line needs to be ungrouped from the card base in this tutorial, so it doesn’t disappear as we build the shaped edge card.
Right click on the heart and choose Convert to Path.
Position the heart on the right side of the card base. Resize the heart as desired by grabbing the corner bounding box and moving it in.
Make copies of the heart, resize as desired, rotate, and position on the right side of the card base the full length of the card base. Make sure to position the hearts on the right side, but not over the right edge of the card base.
Select all the hearts, then use the Align Tools to center align and space horizontal as desired.
The card base is a very specific side to fit in an envelope. Make sure not to move the score line or have the hearts extend past the right side to keep the card base dimensions.
With all of the hearts selected, open the Offset Panel on the right side. Select a distance of the Offset that does not extend past the card base, but that does overlap each heart, so the offset is welded together when Apply is selected.
Select the right edge of the card base and move it in about half way across the hearts. We are creating the shaped edge of the card.
Select the card edge, hold the Shift key down, click on the Offset to select it. Right click and choose Weld. This creates the shaped edge of the card base.
If you end up with an interior bits from the offset. Right click on the card edge, select Release Compound Path, click off to deselect and then back on the little bit and press Delete.
Select the card base and all of the hearts, right click and choose Make Compound Path. Do not select the score line. Then fill it with a light color to see the Shaped Edge card that you’ve created.
Right click on the card base and choose Send to Back. This puts the score line back on top. Select everything, right click and choose Group.
You’ve now created a shaped edge card design! You can do this technique with all kinds of shapes. Cut from cardstock and send to friends and family.
I also have another tutorial on creating a little bit different shaped edge – check that out HERE.
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Paper crafting is how I started using cutting machines over 17 years ago. Today I am sharing a project I posted about in 2020 that is still one of my favorites.
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This layered mandala is cut from 8 pieces of cardstock and is 11″ wide.
I used 3-D foam tape to stick the layers together to give it dimension.
Here is the pile of backing off the tape after I finished.
I have been using this Double Sided Foam Tape for the past couple years and I love it. I’ve had to order more a few times. Find it HERE on Amazon. There are several sizes available but I think it works great for large projects like this that require a lot of dimension.
I am off to shop their store as I see new things have been added.
For more tips on cutting and assembling layered mandalas check out this post HERE.
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I cannot believe it is December already! I have been trying to get some projects done that have been on my list. And time just seems to evaporate. So today I’m going to share 2 quick cards that I’ve been working on.
And the best part about these 2 card designs is that they can be used all year long and for all occasions. Simply change the patterned paper, shapes used, and sentiments and you have birthday, wedding, anniversary, congratulations, or just because cards too!
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I’ve been playing with the new Sparkleberry Ink patterned papers and I love them! Now all of the fantastic Sparkleberry patterns are available in a cardstock media. These are printed directly at the Sparkleberry Ink shop as they are ordered and I’d recommend having a paper trimmer on hand to square up the edges. Check them out HERE and use my code SILSECRETS to save 10% on your order anytime.
I had hoped to have the full written tutorial on how I created this file, but time just escapes. In most cases, it takes longer to write the tutorial up than it does to create the project. So I’m sharing the cut file with you, so you can just get to cutting.
For the sentiment on the card, you can use any combination of things.
In the photo above, I used the Merry Christmas Vintage sentiment by Chameleon Cuttables – Design #390094 and then did a print and cut onto Kraft Cardstock. I follow the same steps every single time I do a print and cut and it’s one of my favorite things to do. Check out this post “Let’s Explore v4 – Print and Cut Basics” for setup and tips to getting a successful Print and Cut.
You could also use the Foil Quill and add the sentiments.
For this set I added different sentiments to each card front.
Sketch designs like Design #299750 or #301185 will be quicker to sketch out and are ready to go. In order to fill in text for the Foil Quill or when Sketching, you would use the Line Effects (Sketch) panel to create the fill. Keep in mind the tighter the Sketch fill, the longer it takes to complete the design as it has to sketch all the lines. I used a crosshatched sketch fill with a 0.020 spacing.
Sketching can be so much fun to create unique projects with. For more in-depth training and a step-by-step class covering the aspects of Sketching, check out the Sketch Pen & Sketch Pen Design Class on my Teachable site HERE
You could also use stamps and stamp the sentiment on the front of the card front too!
There are so many options with Silhouette!
The second card design is a quick card that any user could cut from beginner to advanced and put together. So it’s perfect for a new user or anyone who is just looking for a neat, quick card to cut and assemble.
Mix and match the patterned papers and sentiments and you have several different designs.
I added the sentiments to a print and cut page and had them done in no time.
Again, I use the same steps each time I set up a print and cut project and I rarely have any issues with it cutting properly. Check out those tips HERE.
I hope that has given you a few ideas of how you could quickly complete a project. You may even have all the supplies on hand.
I’d love seeing what you are creating with your Silhouette machines or software. Feel free to post photos or questions on my Facebook group at Silhouette Secrets with EllyMae.
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