Wedding Guestbook Silhouette Cameo Tutorial

Hi Folks, she is at it again! 

I created a D.I.Y. wedding guest book. I have seen so many really gorgeous wedding guestbooks out there usually W-A-Y overpriced and then some not so clever. I must admit many a wedding I have attended the guest book gets slighted as being incorporated with theme or decor. So here is a inspiration to help your sad and lonely and long forgotten guestbook feel a part of the festivities. This would be a great bridal shower gift too!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED 
Glue Dots (found at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Arciver's exct.) like these see the link below
http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/1/2-removable-glue-dots-479378/

3qty Feet/1 yard of Ribbon I used 5/8" (message me on my etsy shop I sell a variety of colors in 5/8" www.etsy.com/shop/Havitalls

3qty Sheets of Adesive Printable Fabric Sheets 
http://www.myvinyldirect.com/item_36/Adhesive-Fabric-Sheets-inkjet-printable.htm

1 Blank Wedding Guest Book
https://www.etsy.com/listing/120973677/diy-blank-guestbook-ready-for-you-to

First start by designing your layout and print patterns on your Silhouette Software Print and cut your design (use the Silhouette cut setting for Cotton Canvas)

Peel off the backing for the Adhesive Printable Fabric cut pieces align them lay flat across the top and smooth down.

Next flip the book and pull taught and smooth down the edges that were overhanging on the inside of the front cover.

Repeat with however many pieces you have cut

smooth all the edges on the inside
the 3rd sheet of Adhesive Printable Fabric is optional it will be used to print and cut a liner for the inside of the front cover to cover these edges. (photo not shown of liner sorry) This would be a good spot to add a special note to your guests.

 Looking good so far!

Now just add some sticky dots were you want to place your ribbon you can just do a band or tie a bow on the front. You could add lace, feathers, charms, crystals or a piece of fabric from a family wedding heirloom.

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I used 3 sticky dots on the inside of the front cover.

Laid my ribbon across the dots and smoothed it out. 

I shut the book and added 4 dots and lined my ribbon up on the front and smoothed it out

Then I tied a bow. You can use a dot under each bow loop and bow strand that hangs down to secure into place so the bow keeps a pretty shape

I designed a rectangle with 3 layers to it you can print it flat but the layers adds some depth and looks a swankier :-)

And tah dah now your guest book fits with your theme and decor and looks beautiful for your special day.

  

Valentines Day Vinyl Project Silhouette Cameo Tutorial

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

Valentines Day is coming!

It's been a while peeps but here we are. I love Valentines Day. I know many a modern couples that view it as a Hallmark and Godiva Chocolate Holiday. But really that's okay with me I like both ;-) I really wanted to make a gift that was not so cliche' so I created this "I Love You Because..." Dry erase board all you need to make one is....

FRAME

(I used a 8x10 horizontally)

You can use any size you want

I got this one at Hobby Lobby

Dry Erase Marker

(I used a OXO Brand marker with a twist out tip and small erase topper I bought at Staples)

I hide it behind the frame

Matte Vinyl 

(I used Matte Black) From My Vinyl Direct here is the link

http://www.myvinyldirect.com/item_10/Matte-Vinyl-Single-Sheets.htm

It is available in many sizes and many colors.

Transfer Tape

My Vinyl Direct here is the link

http://www.myvinyldirect.com/category_12/Transfer-Tape.htm

Printable Adhesive Fabric Sheets

From you guessed it My Vinyl Direct link is below

http://www.myvinyldirect.com/item_36/Inkjet-Printable-Adhesive-Fabric-Sheets.htm

*Optional* Embellishments 

The Paper Studio SPARE PARTS fabric flowers

Black Antique Fabric Flower Asst. 9pc. pack

I got them at Hobby Lobby 

I'm sure you just got back from your run to the craft store (your welcome for a excuse to go ;-)

1st take your printable adhesive fabric sheet and print a pattern on it I used a fill pattern from Silouette's store called Labels. I cut mine with the Silhouette to 8"x10" but you can use scissors

You can easily use a piece of scrapbook paper instead ,but I like the subtle texture of the fabric sheets. I'm a interior designer and slightly obsess over textures LOL.

I loved this frame but it had a 5x7 matt I simply flipped it to the back of the frame and added placed the printed fabric sheet on the glass in front...the cardboard insert...and then the matt back in the frame.

I added a little drip drip or 3 of hot glue on the back of the flower embellishments and stuckem' to the frame.

We are getting there this is the progress so far Weeeee! So much fun

You really should stop and pat yourself on the back.

This is how I arranged the flowers. Because yes I had to show a close up. 

 I'm working in the Silhouette Designer Edition Software Program. I like to place a box around the objects or in this case text i'm working with it gives me a easy weed and scissor cut line. Stick your vinyl to the matte (note I'm using a Cricut Matte they take a little adjusting but they are about half the price of Silhouette Matts.

The My vinyl Direct Matte Vinyl has a little shimmer to it which I LOOOOOVE!

Peel up your rectangle

weed all the letters remove all the tiny pieces 

I use a dental pick set I bought at Harbor Freight Tool Store for like $4

cut along the rectangle lines

trace your cut rectangle on your transfer tape leave a little extra space to give room for not perfectly steady hands you need wiggle room

cut along the trace lines

peel and stick the transfer tape to the vinyl letters and burnish it with whatever tool you ave I use my old gift cards ....the vinyl should stick to the tape

peel the backing off the vinyl

stick the vinyl on the glass and burnish it into place smoothing out any bumps or bubbles

remove the transfer tape and viola!

sit back and enjoy

we right notes here and there and leave them for each other my hubby wrote the note on the right I wrote the note on the left LOL his arms really look like that

see told ya ;-)

Adventures of the Crazy Kind

So here is the ordeal-e-o life is a adventure. Yes we can look at it as day to day work....but I see the adventures in life and go for them. As one of my FAVORITE movies of all time "UP" says "Adventure is out there!" Okay so sometimes my adventure comes in the form of tackling Mt. hubbykids (my giant stack of laundry) but recently I've been on a few more exotic adventures then laundry. I have done catering for 50 people 2 times! whipped out dishes like I was a southern queen bell momma chef from the southern kitchens of heaven....okay slightly over exaggerated there but I had fun! Ever since "issues" we will say lightly in my family growing up as a child I begged for a bit of normalcy in my family nothing to normal but I wanted so bad even as a child for my family to come together. Meal time became my favorite when we ate together. Some how the food and the table just gave us a warm normal atmospher for a moment and we disappeard from the hell we we're living at times. Food for me became a pure escape into laughter and good times and there is nothing like food that brings people together. The most used room in a house is a the kitchen. This cooking adventure has lead me on a pretty wild path. It all started with my friend not knowing what to purchase her wonderfully sweet and wealthy client for Christmas because she had 2 of the best of everything already and well what do you get her? She decided upon a chef for a night o cook dinner for her and some friends. However last minute the chef called and canceled. Rather then let her client down my friend called me because she new I loved to cook. Tha night I whipped up a chicken cordon Bleu for my first time, a spinache apple bre salad with candy pecans and a herb bubble loaf then finished with a raspberry triple layer chocolate mouse I refer to as (3 layers of heaven). I got a call later that my friends client wanted me to cook for a baby shower. Sure why not so I did. I remember a slightly inebriated man walked up to me and said "Said whatttsss the naaame of your bussthiness?" as he munched down like 3 of the crab cakes on the stand in front of me that I was putting out. My reply "Oh, I'm just getting started" the lovely drunk man replied "well thatts a lovelly naaaaame for a businessth I kinda like it it's catchy" ha ha ha so funny I could have fallen outta my shoes, but I kept a some what businessth style expression and finished working lol! I was called once out of the blue a couple were flying in their top clients for Derby and though they had reservations at a high end restaurant  however the place had overbooked and cut their resevation from he books. So my job Lobster and beef tenderloin, appetizers, and dessert. This home had a awesome kitchen including a Viking stove and plate warmer which saved the meal once we found out the flight was 3hrs behind! For the guests arriving for dinner Oy! But not only did I manage ,I was called into the  dining room and they applauded as I walked in (now that's a meal) what made me happy (the plates were scraped clean, people were laughing and enjoying themselves. And the best part I had no idea what I was doing but I saw a opportunity and said to myself I bet I could do that (never had cooked a lobster before a day in my life) another crazy adventure in cooking was a charity event I did in a ladies homers not a name thrower so excuse my vagueness of detail however I had researched before the meal and found the charity's logo now we are talking a national charity big name place dealing in lots of money lots!!!! Anyway I cut a stencil out of the places logo and used cocoa powder to place the logo on each plate for dessert...the main person there for The charity cried over the dessert he was so touched (I'm sorry this is beyond touching but I need to laugh a little) when desserts so good you have the guests crying I was not sure if I would be asked back lol! But the lady I was catering for was amazed. 
  I don't have tear worthy talent. Jesus is responsible for anything I have done or did. He is the one that gave me very opportunity every smile and each yummy bite. I'm not super talented iron chef but I prayed and each time God showed me the steps the spice to add the ingredients to put together. With out him helping me and guiding me and not necessarily taking the wheel but the wooden spoon everyone would have been eating take out. Im just so thankful for the adventures in my life in God there was moments I had doubts in my ability, that I thought I would not finish in time, and many times I thought I may disappoint and I promise you several times it was miracles coming out of that oven because I can only explain one wai I did it and that was pray and faith. Prayer alters even the hand of God do why can't it fix my burnt taters to
. I just kept believing and never stayed in my despair because   Despair kills hope and ruins faith. If we are all woh is me I can't do it we are not standing in 
God's word that we can do all things through Christ including cook lobster ;-)