Sharing Tips & Tutorials for my Sewing, Embroidery & Silhouette Cameo creations!
I am very excited to announce the very first of its kind — Silhouette Getaway Weekend! with me (Terri Johnson) and Mandy Graham of Sparkleberry Ink! This weekend is very different from the All Things Silhouette Conference, as it is much smaller & hands on with 7-8 Silhouette projects. Attendees will bring their laptop & Cameo- and have the opportunity to sit & create for the 3 days! It is a much smaller event, with only 100 {Read More}
I love Easter! And its so early this year, it sorta snuck up on me! So, I just wanted to share this free Easter Cut File with you today. It is a Print & Cut design, and perfect for stickers, printable vinyl, heat transfer t-shirt paper, or even the Silhouette Printable Magnet Paper — which is what I’ve used it for. I made some cute little Easter magnets to decorate my frig! Using your Silhouette for Print {Read More}
Today is a “twofer” (as my Daddy used to say) – -which means you get 2 things for one blog post! I have a video to share with you how to work with Dingbat fonts in Silhouette Studio! I love Dingbat fonts & if you are purchasing these — they are a great value, as you get a whole bunch of designs in one font! You can use them whether or not you own Designer Edition — {Read More}
My last post I shared how to fill your shapes and patterns without Designer Edition -but I will tell you — Pattern Fill in Designer Edition makes things so much easier & gives you additional options! The Fill Pattern options allow you to mirror patterns, rotate, scale, pan the pattern around within the filled image, and adjust the pattern’s level of transparency. These advanced features for manipulating patterns can be found in the Advanced Options in the Fill Pattern panel. For {Read More}
We are on “Baby watch” at our house, as our oldest daughter is ready to deliver her 3rd baby boy! In fact, today is her actual due date — so it could be any day!! This “Mimi” is pretty excited and in the to create baby things! My daughter asked that I “make them with Silhouette” instead of machine embroidery, because she doesn’t like how “scratchy” machine embroidery can be on the back. Not good for a new little baby! {Read More}
Hello – Today I’m going to share with you how to finish creating our little penguin Print & Cut gift tag in Silhouette Studio! Its perfect to use for bake sales (like I did) — or gift tags for your Christmas gifts! This technique can be applied to make all types of tags for any occasion! Instead of the penguin — use a picture of the recipient! That way, even the littlest one at your party can help distribute gifts! This video {Read More}
Well, Christmas Eve is just one week away — so, if you are like me — you are working hard on your “to-do list”! As a result, today & tomorrow’s posts are ones that I shared from 2013. However, many of you have joined us since 2013, so this will be new to you!! And its great information on how you can convert regular cut files into Print & Cut. You may notice some differences in the {Read More}
Christmas Eve is exactly 2 weeks from today!!! Ahhh! My shopping is almost done, and I’m working on wrapping. In doing so, I decided to make my own labels & tags, instead of buying them! (I always seem to run out.) There are many, many free printable files on the internet — All you have to do is search to find one that you like. Here is one that I found from Petite Lemon — and I think its really {Read More}
Wow! These December days seem to go by so quickly, as we prepare for Christmas! So, here’s a little tip that I hope will make things a little easier for you! I love the Replicate Tool in Silhouette Studio. Here’s a link to an earlier post about the Center of Rotation in this window, and today I’m going to show you some additional features there! I’m making some labels for Christmas envelopes & gift giving, so I purchased this {Read More}
Last year I bought an Erin Condren Lifeplanner — and I love it! So, as I began planning events & retreats for 2016, I needed a new one that went through 2016! So, I ordered one & it arrived today!! (As you can see — they personalize it! Love that!) So, recently, I’ve been introduced into the world of Planners! It seems that there is a whole world of “Planner Girls” that decorate their planners beautifully!! They use stickers, {Read More}
Sewing & creating have always been my passion, since I was a young girl -- and how I've expressed & shared that has evolved over the years. This blog is just one more form of that expression! I hope you enjoy some of the tutorials, posts, tips & ideas that I share here! [Read More …]
