Silhouette Cameo Stencil Cuts

Hi :)

Well I was messing around with my Silhouette Cameo and wanted to make my own stencils. I bought Grafix Film from Michael's .005 thickness. I have heard that the .007 is a bit sturdier but that was all they had so i decided to try it anyway. First I used a Silhouette Image from the online store. I set it up on my Cameo to cut and Voila!!!

 

The setting I used were blade at 4 and selected the chipboard medium from the list.

I needed a sticky mat to I used a newer mat that I had.

I put the setting on double cut and left it at 33 with a speed of 2.

I got right into it and made a few :) .30 cents a stencil!

Now that I can deal with

Time to get back into the groove

Its been too long since I've blogged.I was caring for my dad who had a stroke November 2012 In that whole time I have very little time to myself. I lost him. He passed away this past November. 

I joined a swap a Split Coast Stampers. I thought it might help me engage in things I used to enjoy. It was a  a Christmas Elf SS Swap. My father had passed away during the swap and it was difficult. However, when I got mine I was smiling from ear to ear.  She was understanding and patient as I was taking on a lot with the passing of my father.

I became behind in another swap that I was happy doing and she too was very understanding. I decided to join a couple more to get me back into the groove again. It was definitely a challenge for me with the two projects you see below.

I've never created an Asian card before stalked the net for ideas. You'll never guess what turned out to be my inspiration! KARATE KID LOL "wax on wax off" :)

Now I think it turned out okay but like I said it was a challenge.

The photo below is the shutter doors, I used vellum to make it look like the Japanese doors made with frosted glass. I think it was glass, or maybe some sort of rice paper.

This is the inside with a silhouette of a bamboo branch on the Red Sun.

I also made envelopes with some Asian paper from my stash that I found.

Here is another project I did for a swap. I have always wanted to try and make a mini tin. I love vintage, shabby chic etc.. I forgot to take photos of all of the tin. I used small coned bead caps as feet on them so it can stand like a little mini box..The inside of the tins were pillowed with fabric.

I used Ink Gold and Gesso to give it a vintage feel. If you click on the photo you' be able to see the other details.

Thanks for looking and let me know what you think. :)

First Silhouette Project!! Yay

Well I'm thrilled with my Silhouette!!! Everything about it I love and i still have so much more to do :)

I decided to cut out a round flower flourish that I found on the Studio site. I don't do Valentines cards to often but I thought I should at least try. The image the silhouette cut out was so pretty that I had to use it...and on a valentines card it goes.

So what do you think..? :)

I will have more very soon!

My New Silhouette CAMEO!!

Hellooooo everyone!!!

Happy Monday

I've been really busy lately but I wanted to share with some awesome news. I got a Cameo :)  Wooohoooo!! I've been searching and searching for a Silhouette for a long time now, and it's tough to get one here in Canada without paying either huge shipping costs. I didn't want to wait for pre ordering because, I hate the wait and well...I have no patience LOL. I've drooled and panted over this machine and was shocked that my DH found one at an amazing price! He took me to get it almost 2 hours away from town (I love him). The weather wasn't the greatest either even hitting black ice. We got home safe and rested....until today :) 

 Jillian who owns the store Scrapbook Central is wonderful and kind, gave me some awesome deals along with my Silhouette. I started playing with it and at first i was having issues and a few of them have been figured out. I will post more this week and I plan on posting up some projects. Acckkk I'm so excited I can barely sit still :)

Anyways have a great day everyone :)