Gutenberg's Daughters: May 2013

Monday, May 20, 2013

Birthday Card layout on Silhouette Studio

Birthday Cards with Video

Well, it isn't my birthday, but it was Michelle's and this is what I sent to her. A paper Cowboy boot.
I purchased the cut file from SVG Cuts .https://svgcuts.com/ It was so much fun to make, plus the customer service was just fantastic. So Check out SVG Cuts. They always have freebies to download and many good videos on how to use their cut files with the Silhouette. Each month they offer a free cut file, worth at least $6.99 with the purchase of $9.99 of product. If you need something to watch, check out the project construction videos. I love them and love the natural and clear instruction. You will too. Plus the files are ADORABLE!

Back to the subject at hand . . . . Birthday Cards.
This week I made some Birthday cards that I hope you will enjoy. Like I have said before, we are featuring Silhouette Studio cuts files, but adding our own spin to their designs. Here are some examples.

I've shown this one before, but somewhere saw a "button card" and thought of this little tree cut file. Instead of the enamel dots, I used these little teensy buttons that have been in my collection for nearly 15 years. Before cutting the leaves out on the tree, I ran it through the printer and put a "Thank You" text. Sweet little thank you note for all those birthday gifts . . . .

http://gcdstudios.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=2111&category_id=222&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=208

http://www.pebblesinc.com/default.aspx?PageID=174&CategoryID=480&ProductID=4917&RootCatCode=02000

http://www.echoparkpaper.com/

http://www.dafont.com/

https://www.djinkers.com/superfonts_download.html

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Mothers Day Cards

In our previous post, we shared a gallery of cards that Janae had created using the cut files from Silhouette America online store. The files are organized under catagories. These files were under Holidays/Mother's Day.

There are so many different things you can do with a cut file. You don't have to use all of the file, you are able to erase or delete the parts of the file that you don't want. In the card with the flowers in the frame, Janae eliminated the portion that had "MOM" which now made the card more generic for other holidays, or to give to someone who may not be your mom. Don't let what you see stop your creativity. Look at all the pieces that are available in a file. Isolate them, join them with another file, add to them. CREATE!

Debbie H. on YouTube has some great videos that show you good illustrations about grouping, ungrouping, deleting paths, creating compound paths, fixing bad cut files that you have purchased. Check her out.

And on a related subject, but a distant relative of this subject.... I just love the tutorial from Silhouette on how to use all of our little paths and pieces from miscellaneous cut files and odds and ends of paper to make embellishments and ephemera for our mini-albums, cards and scrapbooking.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Mothers Day Cards

Mother's Day is a fun day. Either you have a mom, are a mom, have a friend that's a great mom or someone who is like a mom to you. Our mother passed away over 20 years ago, but I still love Mother's Day. OK, to be honest, I love the Mother's Day Brunches at the chain hotel's that has tons of salads, side dishes, a guy that carves you Prime Rib, and ALL THOSE DESSERTS. Ooohh, I'm getting excited for Sunday!

I have an Aunt who is like a mom to me now and I know she'd appreciate a card that I spent time on instead of money. I like to think about the colors she likes and create her something that might hang around on a shelf for more than the weekend. Janae made so many examples of Mother's Day cards below. Be sure to also check out the video on YouTube. Happy Mother's Day.