Bride to Be Free - Silhouette .studio file

Hello Everyone!

Today I have a FREE Silhouette .studio file to share with you all. That means it is only Silhouette machine compatible. Sorry don't have an SVG for it! But, if you like... watch my video HERE as I explain how to I created it and you may be able to do something similar as well.

As you can see this is for a Bride To Be Wedding Shower Cake topper that I recently made for some one and since I know how expensive these events can get, I thought I would share it with all the DIYers out there for FREE!

All I ask before you download... 

is to read and follow my free files RULES!

1. If you choose to download all I ask is you become a follower. (Any social media link to the right of this pg would be appreciated)
2. Note my files are for personal use only! (Personal use means... only for you to use (no trading, or sharing of my files... let me do that!) 
3. If you want to share, send your friends over to my blog for the download. 
4. I'm OK with people sharing my files on their own sites as long as there is a direct link back to this blog...Please give credit where credit is due! (a message to me would also be appreciated)

If you would like to donate, (click the 👉DONATE button on the sidebar) I will happily accept any amount you see fit. No pressure at all either :) It will just make my day that someone wants to support my passion.

So here you go, ENJOY!
Bride To Be Cake Topper Silhouette .studio file

TIPS:

• Make sure you avoid using sparklers or candles nearby as it is paper and totally flammable! 
• If you are using this on top of buttercream icing (or any other moist type of icing) insert the topper just before revealing the cake as paper can absorb any grease that the icing may contain, or just have it barely touch the top of the cake. I have used these toppers on fondant-covered cakes, and there has been no grease transfer.

If you create one of these Cake toppers I would love to see how they look on your cake.
Share them on my FB page, tag me on Instagram or just email me your photos :)
Always fun to see what you do with them!


Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting  :)

Thinking of You Card

This past weekend we said goodbye to our Parish Priest. 

To be very honest, normally I don't get very attached to them. This one was different. In the short amount of time Father Antonio was with us, which was only 3 years he touched our lives. He was so kind and welcoming, he restored our faith in the church and brought our family back to it as he did many other young families in our community. He will greatly be missed! I hope that his replacement will continue to build on what he has started.  

So of course I had to make him a little good bye/thinking of you card!

Love how this card turned out, I think this would also make a great sympathy card and by changing the sentiment it could also be used to make a very simple wedding card or be used for any other religious celebration.

Here is the recipe for this card:

I was so excited I finally got to use my Church dies from Simon Says Stamp. Hard to see from the picture but I added some clear Wink Of Stella for some shimmer to the church and cut it out 3 times and glued them all together to make it pop up from the background. 

I also got to play with the Brushed Greetings II Stamp Set from Clearly Besotted. I used Versafine Onyx for the stamp and used Wow Clear gloss to emboss the sentiment. 

The background smooshing was created on watercolour paper using Zig Clean Color Water brushes 031,032,041. 

Then I used stitched rectangles from Simon Says to cut it out.

Mounted it onto a textured A2 card from Michael's.

To finish I used some sparkly clear Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Hope this simple Thinking of You Card has inspired you today!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting  :)

DIY Personalized Etched Cutting Board Tutorial + Free .studio File

Hello my Crafty Friends!

Today I want to share with you a fun wedding gift I made for a beautiful couple that got married this past weekend. I hope they love it as much as I loved enjoyed making it. This project was super simple and easy to make and I'll show you exactly how I did it!

How cool looking is this cutting board!? 

I think I might have to make one for myself now ;)

For my DIYer friends, I have numbered each picture and will explain step by step how I did it. Hopefully the steps are easy enough to follow!

• 1. Buy yourself a glass cutting board. I found this one at the Dollar Store. Yes, the dollar store... Don't worry it's going to go from drab to FAB!
• 2. Flip the board onto its front side. (You will be etching the smooth glass surface on the back.)
• 3. Peal away the backing. 
• 4. In this case the backing was vinyl and pealed off really nicely.

• 5. Use Goo Gone or any type of adhesive remover to remove any glue residue left behind.
• 6. Use warm soapy water and wipe the board clean.
• 7. Use an electronic cutting Machine to cut out your design (I used the Silhouette Cameo). The script font I used is called Arabella and the type font is Bernard Mt Condensed. I also used inexpensive vinyl (the kind you line drawers with) because you will be discarding it. No need to waste the good stuff! Make sure you reverse the image as this is done on the bottom/reverse side of the glass.  I then used painters masking tape to transfer the vinyl and keep my pieces together.
• 8. Peal off the backing from the vinyl.

• 9. Flip over your vinyl and centre it on the cutting board. Make sure you are using the smooth glass surface (bottom of the board).
• 10. Remove the painters tape and ensure the edges are stuck really well to the glass. You do not want any thing to seep under the edges or you may not get a crisp design.
• 11. Use Armour Etch Cream and a paintbrush to apply the mixture to the exposed glass areas.
• 12. Follow the instructions of the Armour Etch. I like to leave mine on a little longer than instructed to ensure a deeper etched look, about 15 minutes.

• 13. Rinse off the cream using warm water.
• 14. Once the cream is off peal the vinyl back. 
• 15. Dry off your board and add clear non slip pads to each corner of the bottom of the cutting board.
• 16. Flip it over and you are now ready to use it!

For those of you that have a Silhouette and would like the Design I used I'm giving it away for FREE!

All I ask before you download...

is to read my free files RULES!!!

1. If you choose to download all I ask is you become a follower. (Any social media link to the right of this pg would be appreciated)
2. Note my files are for personal use only! (Personal use means... only for you to use (no trading, or sharing of my files... let me do that!) 
3. If you want to share, send your friends over to my blog for the download. 
4. I'm OK with people sharing my files on their own sites as long as there is a direct link back to this blog...Please give credit where credit is due! (a message to me would also be appreciated)

Here is what the design you download will look like, play with it and add your own fonts and designs to make it your own! 

Click on the link for your FREE Spoon, Knife and Fork Cutting Board Design 

.studio3 (Silhouette File)

Note this file will only work with Silhouette Studio Software!

Here is one last look at this beauty! 

I'm pretty sure it won't be the last one of these I make ;)

Is it too soon to start thinking of Christmas gifts!?!

Hope you liked my Personalized Etched Cutting Board Tutorial, and if you downloaded my file and plan on using it I definitely would love to see it! Feel free to share it with me by leaving me a link to your work, emailing it to me or sharing it on my FB page!

 I find sometimes it's the smallest gifts made from the heart are the ones that mean the most!

I'll be posting the cute wedding card I made for the beautiful couple next... stay tuned :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting  :)

Wedding Cake Box Cards | SVGCuts

It's Wedding Season!

 And today I have a few Wedding Box Cards to share with you all :)

Take a look at these beauties... Oooooo, ahhhhh! Looks so good I could almost eat it! 

The recipients will love their card for sure! 

Love how these cards fold flat. Oh, and check out the coordinating envelop, love it! Mary from SVG Cuts thinks of everything!

This card comes from SVG Cuts Autumn Box Cards SVG Kit. So simple and yet it looks so complicated to make. Watch the step-by-step video to see exactly how!

Here is another version of the same card... 

and coordinating envelop!

Hope you liked my Wedding Cake Box Cards and remember them the next time you need to make a Wedding card ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting  :)

Rose Heart Shadow Box | SVGCuts

Recently one of my high school besties Daniele was in town for a post destination wedding celebration. Haven't seen much of her in years since she moved to London, England after University. We did get to see her and her man a few summers ago when we visited London. This summer she married her best friend Benni in a gorgeous villa in Tuscany! 

Today I want to share with you the gift I made them. Since I am in love with shadowboxes, I thought I would make the happy couple a Rose Heart Shadow Box as a little wedding gift from us.

For examples of other shadow boxes I've made, click here, here, here and here.

Below is a close up of the roses and the word love etched on the glass. Click here for a previous etching tutorial.

To replicate your own Rose Heart Shadow Box you will need:

The rose file from - Crush On You Boxes SVG Kit cut at various sizes.

Cut on the Silhouette Cameo.
8 X 8 Shadow Box (purchased from IKEA.
Etching cream

Yes, that is it! Simple and easy, yet elegant results!

Once again, congratulations Daniele and Benni! It was so nice to see you both again, I really enjoyed our afternoon together! Wish you both a lifetime of love and happiness!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting  :)

Autumn "love" Flower Shadow Box Tutorial | SVGCuts

Happy Fall Everyone!!!

Fall has always been my favorite time of year, I just love the warm colors of nature and the gorgeous flowers of the season! Today, I want to share with you a little wedding gift I made for a very special couple that celebrated their wedding this past weekend. Hope they'll like this little gift :)

Here is how you can make your own... 

(You will need an electronic cutting machine, I used the Silhouette Cameo with the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition)

• To create this shadow box, first, create a square the size of the opening of the frame. 
• Next, select a heart SVG file, I used one from LOVE ME DO SVG KIT here as my template. Enlarge the heart until you are happy with the size. 
• Then select all the flowers you would like to use. With each flower, ungroup them and place each layer on top of each other so that you can see how they would look like in the end. 
• Resize each flower then place them on top of the heart. This will give you an idea of how it will look and show you how many you may need to cut out.  
• Next step, select your papers and cut all the flowers out. I inked some of my flower petals to add some extra colors and add dimension.
• Once you have all your flowers assembled, arrange them on the heart template as you like. I used hot glue to secure them down to my heart template. 
• Select the color of your background and cut it to fit your frame. Center the heart and adhere it to your background. 
• Place the flowered heart inside your shadow box frame. If you want to you can skip the next step and you are done!

• The next thing I did was etch the glass with the word "love" written in the center of the heart. See here some of my previous tutorials.

A little bit of work but the results are amazing! Here is a close-up of the flowers... don't the flowers look so realistic!?!

Want to know where these gorgeous flower files came from... SVGCuts of course! 

Here are all the kits I used for this project:

Crisp Days of Fall SVG Kit

3D Mums and Fall Flowers Kit

Pick a Pumpkin SVG Kit

Mother's Garden SVG Kit

Love Always SVG Kit

Love Me Do SVG Kit

Crush on You Boxes SVG Kit

B is for Birthday SVG Kit

Fall Harvest SVG Kit

I'm so happy that what I had envisioned turned out even prettier than what I imagined! I love how it turned out so much, I think I want to make one for myself now! Hubby and I got married in the Fall as well, so this would be perfect for us... it will be 15 years in a few weeks, woohoo!

Congratulations to all getting married this Fall or celebrating an Anniversary this season... this one is for you :) I hope you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Crafting :)

Cherry Blossom Wedding Card | SVGCuts

Here is a card I made for a wedding we were recently invited to.

  

Since it was so simple to make, I thought I would make two! I know it looks more like a springtime Wedding card, but I just love cherry blossoms! The files come from SVGCuts freebie selection.

 Here is the inside of the card. The stamp comes from Studio G.

Love how simple, yet elegant they turned out... hope they do too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wedding Invitation turned Wedding Card | DIY

What do you do with wedding invitations after you have been to the wedding? I usually keep them for a while and then like anything else they end up in the recycling bin :(

Well just so happened that we are going to a wedding tomorrow and I completely forgot I didn't have a card yet so I thought well why not use the card stock from the invite. That way it for sure would coordinate with the wedding itself! So easy and simple, it saved me so much time trying to pick papers! I wished I had taken a picture of the invite itself, so you could see the difference, oops next time! Hopefully, the couple won't take offense to me taking their invitation apart, lol!

I used today's freebie from My Scrap Chick - Blooming Mum, and cut it out with my Silhouette Cameo. Isn't it pretty?  

I love how it turned out and how quick it came together!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Heart Shaped Favor Boxes

Hello and hope everybody had a great weekend. Here in Edmonton, we celebrated Family Day long weekend! A fun time to do things with family, and even get some crafting done :)

Last week I was asked to help the make treat boxes for the upcoming Scrapbook Tea Party at my children's school for all the Kindergarten students.  My daughter is in Kindergarten this year and is so looking forward to that afternoon. She can't wait to show us her scrapbook filled with all her artwork and projects... I think she got my creative gene :)

The file I used came from "Loves little surprises" theme set from ScrappingTable.com (Sorry this file no longer exists for download :( )


I cut them out, scored the lines with my Martha Stewart scoring board, and glued down the corner of the box. Here's is what they started off like...

Time to fill them up... I'll let the Scrapbook Committee deal with that ;)

And here is what they will look like once they are closed up. Done in white, I think this would make an awesome treat box for someone's wedding!

I'm sure the Kindergartners are going to love this little surprise...Hope you've enjoyed this as well!

Ilda :)


UPDATE: Looks like the link I posted above to the Scrapping Table.com is no longer working and is under redevelopment. I'm sorry for any inconvenience!