Hey Guys!!
I wanted to share another project I just did with my Silhouette!
I made a Christmas banner!
This is how I made it!
I used my very favorite new tool to make this project…
It’s my Silhouette Machine!! Â Have you entered our giveaway??! If not, click HERE! Â If you already have then keep reading for an extra entry!
This is the space leading from my living room into my kitchen. Â I decided it needed just a little something.
I started with cardstock from Hobby Lobby in black and in cream. Â I got these packs half off which makes them so even cuter!
I started by cutting my black cardstock in 6″ strips for my letters. Â I attached the paper to my cutting mat for my Silhouette.
Here is the screen view of my computer when I was ready to cut my first letters. Â I can’t stress enough that this is my VERY FAVORITE feature of this baby. Â You can use any font that you have on your computer and also download free fonts from online sites. Â That gives you endless font choices without the charge and hassle of a cartridge!! Love it!
I loaded my cutting mat into my machine and it did the rest of the work.
Then I peeled my letters off.
Then I cut my cream cardstock in 6×6 squares.
And used good old Elmer’s to attach the letters to the squares!
I then used some extra cardstock I had to cut a scrolly(pretty sure that is the professional term) stencil.
Then I used my very favorite acrylic paint color Seamist to stencil the scrolly on to the cards. Â I decided to put each scrolly in a different place on each card. Â I used a stencil brush and dabbed the paint up and down rather than brushing it on.
While the paint was still wet I added a little iridescent glitter just for fun! Â I also used an ink pad to distress the edges a bit.
Now I had all my letters ready to go!
I used a hole punch to put a 2 holes at the top of each card.
Then I used a long piece of twine to hold all my letters up. Ribbon works too but I love the look of the twine!
I hung it up and Oooooh I love it!  It makes me happy 🙂
How fun is that??
Who needs this machine? I think you all do!
 Thanks so much guys!!
Following the blog!! Makes me want one even more!
I "liked" em on facebook.
oops…I'll go to the original post and do that again.
I became a fan of Silouette on facebook and a follower of their blog.
I liked them and I follow! yeah!
That turned out great! Love the stencil part.
I am a follower of Silhouette's blog! : )
The banner you made is so good! I love it!
Oh, and I'm a Silhouette's follower, too! Love it!
Gorgeous! And, yes, more on the inking, please!
this is sooo cute!!! and ink pad to distress sides?? what?? i need more on this please!!
Adorable….
Became a follower of the Silhouette Blog!
Do I ever love that!!!
This design looks great! I love the way it turned out.. And not that much work! 🙂
I'm definitely entering the giveaway!
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awesome…