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Grandchildren Welcome Sign

By Holly Gagnon on October 21, 2013 in Home Decor

Whenever I visit family, I like to give them a handmade gift. This year, I made the Grandparents (my in-laws) a Grandchildren Welcome sign embellished with Buttons Galore Haberdashery buttons.

I cut, sanded, painted, stained and distressed a wood board. Yes, I did it all myself. You can view my previous BGM tutorial on how I created the look of my wood board here.

I then used my Silhouette and a cut file from Kolette Hall to cut out the black vinyl lettering.

To give the Grandchildren Welcome sign a little something extra, I hot glued Haberdashery buttons along the side of the sign, added a big black grosgrain ribbon bow and another Haberdashery button in the middle.

Supplies used to make Grandchildren Welcome Sign:

Buttons Galore Haberdashery Buttons
Wood Sign
Paint & Stain
Black Vinyl
Grosgrain Ribbon
Hot Glue Ad Tech

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Spooky Halloween Card

By Allie Gower on October 20, 2013 in Holidays, Paper Crafts

I like Halloween, but I’m not super into the really frightful stuff, I’m more into delightful – so this is about as creepy as I get with this Spooky Halloween Card!

I’ve stamped my batty background and the Happy Halloween sentiment using Happy {OWL}oween Stamps from A Jillian Vance Design. I inked my stamp with a Tombow Marker in sort of an Olive Green, which went well with the Kraft Cardstock. I colored each bat with a few shades of Copic Gray Markers – T1, T4 and W3.

I cut my Ghost and lightly sponged Toffee Crunch Memento ink around the edges, leaving the parts that overlap plain.

The focal word on my Spooky Halloween Card was created using Lavanderia Script from from LOST TYPE. I have a tutorial on my blog if you have a Silhouette and haven’t made fun focal words like this. “Make Pretty Words on the Silhouette” – it’s easier than you think! Once the word was cut out, I lightly inked it with Cloud White VersaMagic Ink.

To bring a little attention to the gorgeous Tangerine Button, I tied some waxed linen thread through it. This thread is thick but not super bulky, and it holds its shape perfectly!

Tangerine Tango Buttons are perfect for Halloween. You get about 125 buttons in a reusable Pillow Box, and it’s such a fun assortment. They stay down well with Ultra Thin Glue Dots, also available from Buttons Galore & More.

I save a lot of money using Craft Glue to adhere all my paper. I find for the detailed titles, that painting the adhesive with a foam brush or a foam applicator works really well. It dries clear, without leaving a shiny finish, just in case I get a little sloppy.

Supplies for Spooky Halloween Card

Button – Tangerine Tango Assortment – Buttons Galore and More
Cardstock – DiscountCardstock.com
Stamps – A Jillian Vance Design
Ink – Tombow Markers; Cloud White VersaMagic Ink, Toffee Crunch Memento (Imagine Crafts)
Spooky – created using the Lavanderia Script font ( for a tutorial on creating your own cuttable words – please see my tutorial “Make Pretty Words on the Silhouette“
Ghost – Silhouette Online Store
Other – Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Designer Software, Waxed Linen – Beadniks

Fall Thank You Card

By Allie Gower on October 13, 2013 in Autumn / Fall, Card Making, Paper Crafts

I have had a lot of fun playing with my Silhouette, and I came up with this fun design for a Fall Thank You Card.

Fall is a wonderful time of the year to remember to say thank you. I’m surprised at the number of people I know that enjoy making cards, but don’t send them to anyone. I challenge you to send a thank you card to someone this week. It feels good to be appreciated. Thank a mail man, a coach, the girl that bags your groceries, someone at church, anyone!

Don’t let me forget to thank you, for stopping by, and for being a part of my journey.

“Hem your blessings with thankfulness, so they don’t unravel.”

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Supplies to create Fall Thank You Card

Rustic Coconut Shell Buttons

One large Rustic Coconut Shell Button
Baby Bling – Want2Scrap
Patterned Paper – Doodlebug Design; Cardstock – DiscountCardstock.com
Twine – My Mind’s Eye
Adhesive – Tacky Glue, Ultra Thin Glue Dot

Other – Silhouette Cameo, Design Studio Software, Font – PtSans

If you would like the file to cut your own card, please contact me through the contact form on my blog at My Card Party. Sorry, but this file is ONLY for the Silhouette.

Thanks again for joining me today,

Allie