I wanted to show how easy you can take a Free Printable, and make it your own!
I got this Printable from http://sassysites.blogspot.com/2011/12/35-free-christmas-printables.html
I used white cardstock and printed it as an 8 1/2 x 11 document.
After I printed my image, I started by tracing the word Christmas with my Scotch glue pen. Then I poured red glitter over and shook off the excess into the contained. I repeated the process with the word Merry.
I used blue glitter on the word Mistletoe and green on the word Noel. (Repeating the same process as Merry Christmas)
Next I wanted to add some gems (found at Michaels) on the center of the snowflakes. I added a red to the center of the red snowflake, and clear to the blue snowflake. Then I added three green gems to the three green snowflakes.
Now I have taken this cute printable and made it into a glimmering piece of art that is unique to me! This took me 10 minutes to make (that included taking the pictures).
I am including a second printable that I found on Pinterest, but do not have the link for. For this one I simply used gold glitter on the star and added to clear gems to the dots for the i's in praising. Then I used red glitter for the word angel.
Note* All of the glitter I used was fine glitter by Martha Stewart, however, any fine glitter will do.
I decided I wanted to use this cute pink vinyl I have had to spruce up my Cameo! I used the Silhouette Studio for both designs. The heart design was a freebie, and I purchased the font (Scrap Calligraphy).
I started by selecting the heart image and increasing the size. Next, using the Scrap Calligraphy font, I typed out my name, and increased the size. I had the hearts and capital letter are cut around 3 inches and my name around 1 inch for the lower case.
Next I used my Silhouette to cut the images. I really like that the Cameo tells you the exact blade depth and settings you need, versus the Cricut where you have to set it accordingly. Now I used my Cameo, but you can use any die cutting machine to cut vinyl (and you don't need a mat even though I used one for this project!
After the images were cut, I peeled off the excess vinyl from the backing and discarded it.
For the next part you can use transfer paper, or blue painters tape like I used (a tip from another crafter). I simply placed tape over the vinyl and removed it from the backing sheet.
Then I positioned the vinyl on the Cameo where I wanted and pulled the painters tape away (it peeled off so easily!) .
Now I have a Cameo that fits my personality and adds some fun to my crafting space! Remember you can use vinyl for home decor, scrapbook pages, and cards as well!
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