Flourished Snowflake Star Tree

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a scrapbook layout featuring the Flourished Snowflake Star Tree cut file available in the Silhouette Design store here. It's a beautiful little cut file that would make a great front for a Christmas card, or in this case, a great embellishment for a scrapbook page.  The snowflake is a separate element from the tree, so you can cut lots of extra snowflakes.  Decorate your tree with glitter glue, gems or pearls.

The Merry Christmas title is cut using Quietfire Design metal dies although similar digital options are available in Suzanne Cannon's designs in the Silhouette store.

Christmas is only 35 days away and I know that Rusty will be ready to help decorate once again.  Capture those memories and enjoy the season!  

Quietfire Design Supplies Used:  Merry Christmas 2 die, Flourished Snowflake Star Tree digital cut file

Other Supplies:  cardstock, Ranger Perfect Pearls glimmer spray and Stickles glitter glue, Kaisercraft red pearl stickers, sewing machine, cardboard, black pen. 

Snowflake Christmas Cards

Hi, Connie Nichol here today with a couple of simple Christmas cards featuring the Noel Snowflake card digital cut file available in the Silhouette Design Store here.  I didn't end up using the 'Noel' part of this cut file, but the card base with the cut out snowflakes is the perfect beginning for many different Christmas cards.  You can add any die cut word or stamped sentiment and here's a couple of examples.  You might have noticed that I'm still on a white and gold kick.  There is something just SO elegant about gold on any project.

Here's what the cut file looks like - not the best photo of a computer screen, but you can see the card base with the itty bitty snowflakes, as well as the ovals and the word Noel.

I found that cutting the card base out of a solid colour of cardstock worked best to show off the cut out snowflakes.

I added a gold border to the Merry Christmas card by rubbing embossing ink along the card edges (use a scrap piece of cardstock as a mask to keep a sharp edge), sprinkling with embossing powder and heating.

Quietfire Design has a number of dies and stamped quotes that fit perfectly into the cut oval frame of the cut file.  The small Merry Christmas and To Appreciate the Beauty of a Snowflake stamps are the two that I reached for.  Thanks for stopping by, Connie

ATC Gift Tags-ho ho ho, twinkle & sparkle, joy, merry christmas,peace on earth, merry & bright

Hi Y'all Robyn here showcasing the versatility of Suzanne's digital files.

Finished ATC gift tags.

Have you spoken to Santa about a digital cutter under the tree?

These designed are sketched with pens, rather than cut.

 Raw materials!

On the mat the files are various sizes

To create ATCs, choose the rectangle function and draw a box 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" and  resize the file to fit.

Note the size change in merry and bright.

To sketch, go to the cut window and select just the word to cut, no cut on the outline of the card.

Scribble a bit with the pen, these are Sakura Stardust, and insert the pen into your pen holder. 

Place a popsicle stick under the pen to get the correct placement of the tip.

Be sure to do a test "cut" to make sure the pen is sketching correctly.

Using 80lb Neenah Classic Crest use Speed 5, Pressure 33.

DO NOT move the mat when it finishes sketching.

Replace the pen holder with your blade.

I use the CB 09 holders and blades, 65 for these fine cuts.

Go back to the cut window- select no cut for the words, and cut for the outline.

Some cards are  thermal embossed with clear embossing powder. 

You have time!

If you want to do less coloring, fill the letters with internal offsets.

Now embellish to your hearts content!

Ho Ho Ho

Stamp is from the vast selection of QF snowflakes!

Embossing powder is Ranger Christmas tree!

 Joy works both ways!

 The plan was to add , To: From: to the top of this card and I can't find the stamp!

Merry & Bright

Christmas is the day

 

Merry Christmas

plain and simple

 Peace on Earth

My christmas wish ( hold the flakes!)

 Twinkle & Sparkle

These are quick and easy. Please give them a try!

Comments and Questions welcomed!

Merry Christmas Card Project and Silhouette Sale!

 

Here is a little Merry Christmas digital die cut that I've had hanging around for awhile.  I finally made it into a card! I wanted to finish it so I could show you this easy project and share information about the big Silhouette Sale.  Not only are the machines on sale, but so are all the designs in the Design Store!  That means all of my designs - over 500 of them! - are on sale.

 

 

 

So once you have your machine and this cutting file, here is one way you can use it!  Vinyl is perfect for preserving those fine hairlines.  It's amazing!

 



Supplies:

Merry Christmas digital cutting file
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Vinyl in Matte Gold
Silhouette Premium Transfer Paper
Core’dinations cardstock in Burgundy
Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive

 

Instructions:

1. Form a 7 x 4.5” tent fold card from cardstock.  Cut a 6 x 3.5” panel from the same cardstock.
2. Cut two 6.25 x3.75” panels from gold vinyl.
3. Cut Merry Christmas from gold vinyl: Place one piece of vinyl on the cutting mat and cut Merry Christmas - I used cutting depth 1.  Carefully “weed” out the counterspaces and excess vinyl.  Keep track of the dot on the “i”!  Cut a piece of transfer paper large enough to cover the design. Remove its release paper and place it on the vinyl Merry Christmas and rub.
4. Lift the Merry Christmas from it’s backing and transfer to the cardstock panel.  Rub lettering onto the cardstock and carefully peel off the transfer paper.  Voila!
5. Use double sided adhesive to assemble the card as shown!  

 
Now, I'm going to make a few more of these!  I hope this gives you some ideas for making your own cards.
Happy creating! Suzanne