CHA Sale

Here at the CHA Summer show in Rosemont, IL, we've announced nine new colors of heat transfer material as well as some other cool products that will be shipping soon: magnet paper, tattoo paper, the pick-me-up tool, and metallic sketch pens. We'll let you know more about these other new products soon, but to get you more familiar with our new heat transfer colors, we're hosting a sale at silhouetteamerica.com. Get 10% any order under $100, 15% off any order between $100 and $200, and 20% off any order over $200. Plus, we're offering FREE shipping on all orders over $100 and a FREE download card for all orders over $200. I know, great deal, right? But wait, there's more! Now through July 31 we've also got all designs in the Silhouette Online Store on sale for just 75 cents. Now's a good time to stock up or sign up for a subscription if you don't have on yet.


So here's a picture summary for those of you who hate to read:

CHA!!!

Hey Everyone, well here it is...time to party at CHA!! Come stop by our booth and customize your apron. We will be demo-ing our software, introducing new products and playing with lots of fun goodies. I'll be hopping on a flight soon and will be ready to play! Hope to see you there!

Rhinestone Bling!!!

Remember that whole discussion I had the other day about how I loooove making apparel look just like store brands??? Well I just HAD to make up an awesome pair of women's jeans. I used the flocked white heat transfer, smooth metallic silver heat transfer...and you guessed it rhinestones. Just a little eye candy to start your day!

Shapes:

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Flickr . Flickr . Flickr

I love all the darling projects on flickr. So, I thought I would show some more off. Way to go ladies, super cute!!

Eva:

Joy Taylor:

Feel free to upload your goodies to the flickr site, we might just show you off too!

FREE download of the week!!

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Ok so this is one of my favorite parts of the Silhouette. I love designing apparel that looks just as amazing as your favorite store brands! This argyle is a great way to add a unique element to any apparel project. I used the gray flocked, black flocked and light blue smooth heat transfer for this project. The shield & sword shape is a bunch of shapes and tracings I put together. Sooo, next tutorial, we can talk about welding, so you can whip up a great little number too!

Go create, have a blast with your little toy!

The Monday Cafe: Turning any shape into a sketch

We have had a few asking if you can sketch anything...and my answer is...YES! I haven't met a shape that didn't want to be sketched. I found this super cute Ferris Wheel in the library: ferris_wheel_C02589_1 and thought it would be fun to deconstruct and use some of its elements as a sketch.

Here I have imported my shape into the robo master software and selected the elements I will use as my sketch.

Place the spokes part of the wheel on top of the round part of the wheel. I have copied and pasted the spokes portion so that I can pull some shapes from it. The funnest part of a sketch is that it is messy and organic.

Place your shapes in the place you feel would look sketchiest (new vocabulary word). And then from here; you know the drill, pop out your blade and place in your pen. Then let the Silhouette get down to business.


Here is my end result...so fun! A spinning Ferris Wheel!!! Come on wouldn't that make you so happy. I just love making people happy! Oooh goosebumps! Have a great day!

Other Shapes:

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Inspire U: Soooo Cool

Alright, I am sure there are many of use who are experts in this area, but if you don't mind, I would love to tell you about just how expert I am. *wink*


Seriously could you not be inspired by this. Especially after a hot day. A delicious frozen treat is always INSPIRING! There is just something about how refreshing and invigorating a frozen pop on your tongue feels. Ahhhh a fresh lime popsicle sounds good right about now. Or how about a creamy ice pop...oh the joy! Like I said I'm an expert in this area. Martha Stewart's recent magazine had the most lovely popsicles photographed and I was so inspired by them that I chose to make it the inspiration today!


I went searching and found this darling popsicle card in our library! I thought it would be fun to have an enclosure on the outside and then have the "eaten popsicle pull out with your message on it. Wouldn't you love to get a card like this, letting you know just how cool you really are. I added the darling sunglasses and used a transparency so you could get that little see through effect. I also added "you're so" to the shape "cool".

Shapes:
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What summer treat do you love? Make a card and share it with those you love. I cant wait to see! Cheers!