Dot & Whimsy

Hello, friends!  I've whipped up a couple of beauteous winter cards 

using the non-winter theme, Type Set from

The winter sky presents many colors. 

 While preparing for the fun challenge of “winter cards” with the “Typeset Collection”

 I was truly inspired by the horizon-like colors of orangey-pink, aqua and corn silk blue 

found in many of the papers and stickers!  I pulled out these colors and set to task.

  My first stop: the Silhouette Design Store and cutting files from Basic Grey!

 For the first card, “Snow: The Best Day Ever”, I used the Christmas Tree cutting file.

  From the solid aqua and striped 6X6 papers, I cut two aqua trees to measure

 2.5”H and a single striped tree to measure 3”H.  I prepared the A2 card base with

 a mat of the navy 6X6 paper.

 Next, I used the Spellbinders Label Fourteen Dies to cut the two mats that measure

 3.5”W and 4.5”W.  The two were layered together with foam adhesive.  The trees

 were overlapped with the striped tree added on top with foam adhesive. 

 A couple of stickers, alpha stickers and flair completed the card!

 The second card, “Hello Winter” uses a couple of fun Silhouette shapes.  

The “hello” was found as a part of the “Hello Sunshine” cutting file; the word sunshine

 was simply omitted before cutting.  I made the word larger, by adding a shadow.

 To spell out “winter”, I used the banner sticker (shown above) and covered the letters

 up with the Typeset Epoxy Letter Stickers…the perfect fit!

After preparing the A2 card base, I cut a piece of the 6X6 orange dot paper to 3.5” X 5.5”.

 I used the large die from the Spellbinders Snowflake Pendant Die Set to die-cut the 

snowflake shape from the top of the paper.  The paper was then layered onto a piece

 of woodgrain paper found in the Paper Pad.  The bottom of the orange dot paper was

 die-cut with the Spellbinders Curved Borders Scallop die and then attached to 

the striped paper mat with foam adhesive.

The snowflake border was also found at Silhouette. It was cut from the same solid 

aqua paper (as the trees in the first card) to measure 4”W.  It was glittered with clear

 glitter and then embellished with small, aqua Candy Dots.

 I hope that you're inspired to try a non-winter theme, throw in a few of your own

die cuts or cutting files to create your own unique cards!

See more ideas on the Basic Grey Blog!

Hi y'all!  I recently shared a "Hello Winter" Layout at
ECHO PARK PAPER
using a few SVG shapes from the Silhouette Design Store.
www.echoparkpaper.com
www.silhouettedesignstore.com

To begin, I selected the Dark Teal/Cream paper, Arctic Plaid patterned paper,
Teal/Grey paper and the Label Set SVG File set from Silhouette Design Store.
 I cut the largest scallop design from the plaid paper to measure 11” in diameter.

  The scroll label was cut from the teal/grey paper to measure 9.25” square.
  The scallop paper was center and glued to the dark teal/cream paper.  I used strips
of foam adhesive tape to attach the label paper to the center of the scallop.

 Next, I printed to photos and cut them down to measure 4”W X 3.75”H.
  The two were layered side-by-side and overlapped to measure 7.25” wide.
 I used the cream side of the solid paper as a mat for the photos and then
attached it to the top/center of the label paper.

 Using three different patterns from the 6X6 Paper Pad and the
 Pine Trees SVG File set, I cut out several of the tree shapes.  I added the 6X6
squares to the 12” cutting mat and arranged the trio of tree shapes so that they
 would be cut from each of the three squares.  A sticker strip from the Alpha Sticker Sheet
 was attached along the bottom of the photos.  The trees were clustered in threes at
each side of the photo and overlapping the sticker strip as needed.
  I used foam adhesive to achieve various dimensions for the trees.



Round chipboard snowflakes were used to embellish the tops of a few of the trees.  Instead of journaling, I used one of the sticker sentiments.  The alpha stickers were the perfect size to go atop the chipboard banners.  Instead of spelling out ‘snowman’ I simply allowed the snowman sticker to complete the title!

PRODUCTS:
Hello Winter- HW95007 Arctic PlaidHW95014 Element StickerHW95015 Alpha StickerHW95017 Teal / GrayHW95018 Dark Teal / CreamHW95020 Decorative BradsHW95022 6x12 ChipboardHW95023 6x6 PaperPadHW95028 Enamel Dots

Summer is just around the corner and now is a great time to begin those 

 home décor projects to help ring in the sunny days ahead.  So grab the new

 “I Love Sunshine” Collection and let’s get started!

 First, I selected the Bird cutting file from the Silhouette Design Store.  

The design coordinates with the “I Love Sunshine” Collection.  I cut the bird’s body

 (cut twice for a front and back) to measure approximately 10”W X 8”H, while

 keeping the remaining components to scale.  These pieces were cut from

 various 6X6 “I Love Sunshine” papers.

 This next step is optional, but I wanted the hanger to be as sturdy as possible.

  Cut a piece of poly batting (thick felt or chipboard can be used also) just a bit 

smaller than the body.  The back piece of the body was coated with adhesive

 and then the batting was pressed into place.

The outer edge of the bird, the wings, tail feather pieces and belly were all

 inked with Versa Magic “Turquoise Gem”.  All of the pieces were glued into place, 

with the exception of the left wing, sticker banner and chipboard stickers. 

 The bird front was attached to the top of the batting with a dab of fabric glue 

 and then machine-stitched around the edge with a straight stitching.

 The center of the eyes, banner sticker, beak and left wing were attached with

 foam adhesive.  The banner sticker’s end was tucked under the wing and

 draped across the chest.  The chipboard stickers were clustered together

 and the centers of the pinwheels were embellished with enamel dots.

 A large bow was made from a piece of 1.5” grosgrain ribbon and attached to the top.

  One of the chipboard buttons was used as an embellishment for the center of the bow.

 

Two small holes were punched at the top left and right of the bird’s head. 

 A piece of heavy gauged wire was strung through to create the hanger.  

Add the bird to a wreath or hang alone to great your Summer guests!

If you love this project, be sure to PIN it!!

PRODUCTS:
Bird Cutting File
ILS86008 Sun Beams PaperILS86009 Summer Memories PaperILS86014 Element Sticker SheetILS86022 6x12 ChipboardILS86023 6x6 Paper Pad

Jack and Jill-
JJG81028 Enamel Dots