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Chalkboard Décor with the Curio

Just a quick post today to share my newest Silhouette class. It is a Silhouette Curio class that I was in the process of creating for an in-person event before everything was shut down a couple years ago. I finally picked it back up where I left off and it is now available for all to view anytime after you’ve registered on my Teachable site.

New! Chalkboard Decor with the Silhouette Curio class is now available.

This is a step-by-step class on using a chalk marker in the Silhouette Curio to sketch directly on a chalkboard.
Find the class and full details on my Teachable site HERE

Check out the demo video on my YouTube channel HERE.

I had so much fun playing with the chalk marker and these chalkboard signs.
Here are a few more that I created

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These are the supplies I used in this class to create these chalkboards:
– Silhouette Curio machine, Silhouette small base cutting mat, Curio platforms and base
– Chalkboard sign – Michaels – 6.6” square, arrow shape, rectangle shape
Michaels bulk chalkboard options – rectangle 8 pk, arrow 8 pk, Square 8 pk
or Amazon
NOTE: chalkboards can vary in thickness – it needs to be under 5 mm thick & fit on the Curio base
No frames or borders. Remove any twine attached.

Create by Cali Arroyo – Design #215617
Bistro Chalk Marker by Marvy Uchida White
– Optional: Bistro Markers Colors – Fluorescent, Primary
– Silhouette Pen Holder Type A – Silhouette America, Amazon
Digital Calipers – highly recommend for Curio projects
– Ruler with mm
White Chalk
– Clean Towel
– Notepad & pen
– Optional designs also featured: Design #317171, Design #404761, Design #304784,
Design #400058, Design #229894, Design #154513
Optional: extra twine, scissors

I have so many more ideas I want to try and test!

I hope you will join me in this Silhouette class!
Check out the full details on my Teachable site HERE

Whether you join or not, I’d love to see what you are creating with your Silhouette software & machines!
Feel free to post on my Facebook group at 
Silhouette Secrets with EllyMae.

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Silhouette free weekly designs

Free Weekly Designs in the Silhouette Design Store

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Just a quick note – don’t forget to grab the free file each week in the Silhouette design store.

This week is a file called Wild and WonderfulDesign #344510

I took this week’s design and sketched it with my Cameo Pro and then did a quick coloring with watercolor pencils. You can sketch with any of the Silhouette machines either using a Silhouette sketch pen or with any pen that fits in the pen holder.

In a few quick steps I had my card created.
1. Ungroup the design and removed the text to add the new sentiment to the top using
Thinking of You Sketch by Thaty Garcia – Design #343560.
2. Draw a rounded rectangle of 4″ x 5.25″ and centered the design using the Align tools.
3. Next I changed the line color of the sketch part to green using the Line Style Panel.
Then I could set the action of sketch and cut for each color on the Send Tab under the Line Option.
Check out more information on this feature here – Let’s Explore v4 – Send Tab Line Option.

After it was done cutting, I quickly colored it in with a few watercolor pencils and lightly blended it with a water brush.
I love this quick, simple way as it does not have to be perfect. Just grab some pencils and play around with it.
Each card or design you make can be different.

Check out this time lapse video of coloring in the sketched design.

Just grab some supplies and start to play!

I love to see what you are creating with your Silhouette machines!
Feel free post on the
Silhouette Secrets+ Facebook Group.
We love to see what you are doing and creating with your Silhouette machines!

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Sketching with Silhouette

Have you seen the classes that Silhouette and Michael’s have been hosting online?

I’ve been attending the Silhouette and Michael’s online classes when I see one that is of interest. In the most recent one that I attended, Kelly Wayment with Finding Time to Create showed how to create some simple cards by using sketch pens in the Silhouette software.

In these classes, I prefer to watch when they do the class live and then complete the project later at my own pace. I decided to make a couple sets to have on hand for different occasions.

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Check out this class on the Michael’s YouTube channel HERE.
Grab a cup of your favorite drink and sit back and watch Kelly create.
Then gather your supplies and make up a few cards to have on hand.

Check out all of the upcoming classes on the Michael’s website HERE.

It is always fun to learn something new and to expand on your skills and Silhouette techniques.

I would love to see what you create with your Silhouette!
Feel free to post on my Facebook group
Silhouette Secrets with EllyMae.
If you have questions feel free to post below or on the Facebook group too!

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