A Cut Above: Silhouette Lessons

The emphasis has shifted in A Cut Above from regular die cutting machines to working with the Silhouette. Between this class and the Kerry Bradford class at Jessica Sprague, I’m seeing a lot more possiblities from a machine I already loved! Here are three I made this morning:

This was a simple one. The heart came from the Silhouette store and is backed with red American Craft cardstock and then adhered to a white card. The inside sentiment reads “Happy Anniversary.”

This one started with two different Silhoutte shapes, both of which I altered. I originally thought I’d use a paper punch to cut out the heart, but it wouldn’t reach the place where I wanted it, so I found a heart in my library files and resized it to fit. (The tree is also resized, and I deleted the interior branch design.) I hand cut the grass, and the clouds are Papertrey Ink dies. The background paper is Basic Grey and the stamp is a very old Savvy one that I still love after many, many years!

I’ve seen Ali Edwards use these designs on her Project Life pages, but I didn’t really understand how easy it is to cut it from the Silhouette. As part of the class, Ali donated six phrases perfect for cards. I just love it! The paper is from the American Craft Neopolitan line. I adhered the die cut with a spray adhesive. Another tip from this class. I’ve had some for years, but rarely use it. That will change!