Joy-Peace on Earth Christmas ATC

 Hi Y'all

Digging into the Suzanne Cannon Silhouette Store Designer archives!

for a quick ATC with a cut file and a print and cut file.

I love giving ATCs as they love lovely on a mantel, or you can punch a hole and hang them on a tree, or regift them as a gift tag!

After cutting I embossed with a Sizzix folder, inked with gold on the flat side

and painted the raised with some iridescent watercolors.

Slipped a scrap of glittery christmas paper behind the card.

The back is the cut file, add some fill color and print, set the design to no cut 

and just cut the card outline.

On the Mat

Peace on earth

QFD Basic Caps Monogram Font

Working mat

It was so much fun I cut a few extra of the JOY cards and got some bonus cards!

Used both positive and negative .

Supplies

• Silhouette Design Store files- Peace on earth-#165427
•                                                 QFD Basic Caps Monogram Font- #327414
• Card Stock
• Inks and paint
• Adhesive

Have some fun this holiday season and be sure to share your creations with us on the

Suzanne Cannon Fan Group

on Facebook

Comments and Questions always welcome!

Easy Christmas Cards with the Twiggy Wreath Monogram Font

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with two Christmas cards I created using the Twiggy Wreath Monogram font designed by Suzanne Cannon and available in the Silhouette Design store.  Super easy and super quick!!

Just print the word Joy onto cardstock and embellish with pens and fine glitter glue to add colour and texture.  Mat on one or more layers of cardstock, put onto a card base and you're done.  Try printing with or on different colours.  White cardstock is handy but I think the kraft looks kind of classy.  Wasn't that easy?   Merry Christmas!!

Supplies Used:  cardstock, Twiggy Wreath Monogram font, Sakura gel pens, Rangers Stickles glitter glue, Close to My Heart embossing folder, cheesecloth.

How to turn an ornament into a card-Merry Christmas Ornament Card- Joy Ornament Card

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here, welcoming y'all to the merry season of 

Holiday card making!

These two files in Suzanne's Silhouette Store easily convert into 

Holiday Cards.

That's the Joy of digital creating!

You've been good- Might you find a digital cutter under the tree this year?

On the Mat

Merry Christmas Ornament

I enlarged the ornament to about 5x7 to make it card sized, and to keep the visual on one screen, that step is omitted in the mat below.

Make a copy of the original design and move to the side of the mat- ALWAYS make a copy!

Note: I still use V2 software, and sometimes Illustrator, so directions  are not exact, tho in some form you will go through these steps.

1. Ungroup
2. Release compound path and select the outer ring
3. Mirror the ring to the left
4. Overlap the rings slightly - enlarge the view so you can see
5. Select the two outside rings and weld.

I backed the front with velum as the lines are so delicate! and added a second layer of Merry Christmas.

I didn't notice till I took the photo, the word droops a bit.

(don't tell)

***Scroll Down for Tips***

The Joy card follows the same basic steps with alternate backing.

Both of these might make great shaker cards.

(stay tuned)

 On the Mat

Joy Christmas Ornament

***Tips***

• These files have Very fine hairlines. TAKE YOUR TIME
• The mat is as important as the blade. If you are having difficulty cutting or removing the tiny intricate pieces, try a mat with more or less tack.
• Paper matters too. If you can't get a paper to give you a clean cut, try rotating it. Many papers have distinct grains and will cut better one way than another.

Two 5x7"cards will fit on a 12x12" sheet

Love

Peace

Enjoy creating for the Season! and beyond!

Comments and Questions Welcomed

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!