Snowman Gift Card Holder

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a cute gift card holder created from a Suzanne Cannon cut file and a Silhouette Cameo.  The cut file is available in the Silhouette Design Store here.  Gift cards have become such a ubiquitous part of our lives and it is nice to make them a little bit special by giving them in a personalized card holder.  These snowmen are so quick and easy to put together.  You can cut them out of regular cardstock in a variety of colours, or try specialty paper like I did here to make them a little fancier.  The shiny blue and silver on these holders was cut out of mirror cardstock by Crafters Companion. 

These are just a couple of ideas on how to customize your snowmen - try cutting them in different colours, add a bit of glitter paper, the sky is the limit.  They will make your gift cards look adorable.  Merry Christmas! 

More Home Decor!

Just because Advent has begun, doesn't mean you can start now!  Here is my favourite Advent creation (so far!).  It's called the Advent Tree - Boxes with Gift Drawers

ADVENT TREE - BOXES WITH GIFT DRAWERS

Fill this awesome advent tree with gifts and/or treats for family, friends and guests! Even better, make an Advent Tree for someone else. How about just making one with a chalkboard label so you can change the date manually? This file comes with all the pieces you need to construct the little drawers, but also the numbers to cut and print!  You can make all the "boxes" the same or mix and match.  You don't need to stack the boxes in the shape of a tree, you can leave them cached around the house to be found on just the right day!

In addition to these boxes, you can find two more styles on the Silhouette site which you can mix and match with these boxes!

ADVENT BIRDHOUSE - BOXES WITH GIFT DRAWERS

 I’ve given you all the numbers, the extra box (for making the Advent Tree) and an extra bird so you have more options.

ADVENT GINGERBREAD HOUSE - BOXES WITH GIFT DRAWERS

I’ve given you all the numbers and the extra box (for making the Advent Tree).

Happy decorating!!

Suzanne

Christmas Home Decor

Here is one of my favourite pieces of home decor.  I love the elegant flourished deer, cut in gold cardstock atop the rustic plank! 

You can find the deer cutting file at Silhouette HERE

and on the Quietfire site as an svg HERE 
 

The wood plank is by Jillibean and measure 6x6" (I made this last year, so not sure if this is still available!)

Happy decorating!
Suzanne

Free cut file!

Snowfall Stencil Pattern

To celebrate being featured by Silhouette on their blog this week, I created a sweet little Snowfall Stencil Pattern file!  It's free to download until December 13, 2018. Wanda used it to create this wonderful snow flurry Let it Snow card.  You can read all about how she used it and more on Quietfire Creations HERE.
Enjoy your free file!
Suzanne

Nativity Hanging Ornament Box- Suzanne Cannon Featured Designer-15 Minute Wonder!

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here,

Excited to be posting for
Featured Silhouette Designer

Suzanne Cannon.
Spotlight article here.

Here is another in the Hanging Ornament series.

Bet you can't make just one!

All the inserts are interchangeable with the box.

There are only two pieces, and if you don't get carried away with embellishment, 

this ornament can be made in 15 minutes!

(Yes I timed it!)

On the Mat

Nativity Hanging Ornament

Scroll down the Blog for others in the series:

Christmas Tree Hanging Ornament

Christmas Star Hanging Ornament

Enjoy choosing your designs, creating and gifting!

Comments and Questions Welcomed

Silhouette Spotlight!!

I am so honoured!  Silhouette chose to spotlight my page in the Design Store.  You should see the projects they created with my designs.  Simply fabulous!  Here is just a teaser.

See the whole article HERE on the Silhouette 101 blog!

Many thanks to Yuliya at Silhouette for putting it all together!

Music Dingbat - Christmas Wreath - Merry Christmas - Music Exresses - Easel

Yogi here today and I wanted to do something musical with Suzanne's latest Music Dingbat font...

Also using a quote and design element background stamps from Suzanne available on Quietfire Design  ("Music Expresses"); ("Merry Christmas Background"); ("Grid Background")

I'm also using several digital cut files from Suzanne available on Silhouette onLine store. Click images to purchase. 

Scored and folded my dark grey toned cardstock to create the easel structure. Cut another piece from a matte silver cardstock same size as card and adhered to front.

 

Opened my SCAL software (Sure Cuts A Lot) and created the musical background using the Music Dingbat font. Made sure everything touched something and then cut from white cardstock. Inked with Distress Black Soot Oxide pad. Doodled with a silver gel pen on the large treble clef.

Cut the white 1/2" wide frame, same size as card front and embossed with Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder. Adhered the musical notes and frame to the front, some under the frame and some on top of it.

Stamped the quote using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed. Die cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs "Stitched Circle" die set. Adhered to edge of frame front.

 

On the Floor: stamped the Grid pattern on an angle twice on white cardstock using my Tim's Stampin' Platform with Black Onyx and clear embossed. Trimmed down.

Stamped the Merry Christmas background on white cardstock with Distress "Pumice Stone" and embossed with Silver Detail embossing powder, then electronically cut the Merry Christmas. Also cut a shadow layer and inked with the Oxide black. Adhered both together then onto the grid background.

Cut the holly and berry branches from white cardstock, inked with oxide pads and adhered to floor. Adhered everything to floor with 3D foam tape.

Final touch added Liquid Pearls "White Opal" and Red" to the berries.