Silhouette Mint Ink Storage

No better 'Tweak' than a useful Tweak

I recently added the Silhouette Mint to my Silhouette collection. I've never been much of a stamper, so this little addition to the tweaking corner has taken a small niche of it's own. 

Like all of my new additions I find the need to organize it. First was those tiny bottles of ink. I scored the perfect cabinet at the local thrift store, but quickly found all those bottles were toppling over when I reached for one... 

With the silhouette I make boxes all the time, but I thought maybe I can tweak what I already have.

This was a super quick tweak and no more falling over bottles!

Grab all those little boxes the ink arrived in, and your hot glue.

Cut off the hanging tag, then cut your box down the middle. As pictured above.

Add hot glue and fold in. Make sure to use very little glue and press in tight to reduce extra sizing. 

You can see I didn't take the time to make my cuts perfect, just grabbed scissors and went for it. 

Well worth the few minutes to complete!

Weekly Free Download

Silhouette Free Download 1/19/2016

 

For those new silhouette users every week the Silhouette store offers a FREE download pattern.

Sometimes the patterns may not appeal to you as much as others, but especially in the beginning I recommend always downloading them. It will make you familiar with different design ideas, and most pieces can be used in lots of different ways.

 

First let me give credit here to Daniela Moscone she is the amazing designer for this one. I was most surprised by this card because the back flaps double as the cards stand. So this one stands up on it's own. We love that!

 

Then to add just a quick enhancement to the back-side I saved the stars and the rectangles from the front cut. I also used my cutting tool to cut an additional base.

 

1. Duplicate your base. (or copy paste)

2. Select your Cutting Tool

 

3. Make sure your unfilled shape stays as a solid.

4. Hold your shift key while dragging knife across bottom section to cut in straight line.

NOTE: If your new to the knife remember that if you cut a little off simply hit your undo and start again until you get it straight.

Now you have the base and you can delete the upper half. :)

Happy Tweaking...

 

 

Hoppy Easter Gift Box Set and Card

New Life

 

With Spring emerges new life. Often we overlook the fact new life comes from previous existence. Bits and pieces of our every day life are somehow connected to our past. Each choice we make today was made possible because of previous happenings or experiences.

Weather we have pushed through some bad spots, clung to an array of fabulous moments, or simply walked through a season of  little or no variables. We take with us those very things. As a few of you know I have had several seasons of challenges.

I have chosen to take the good bits and pieces which ultimately mean the most and move forward. I was blessed with a very creative Mother, and a Father who worked hard to support us no matter what creative choices of lifestyle my mother chose (building a log cabin, owning our own businesses, raising our own food, etc). I was blessed with a set of Grandparents who prayed for me as well as a Grandparents that spent time with me. As my husband and I began our very young lives together I was blessed again with a very dear friend that spent much time, prayer and giving of herself that Thom and I would have success in our lives together.

 

   So todays Tweak using my Silhouette Cameo brings new life to 7 SVGCuts Kits. Symbolizing small bits and pieces can produce a fabulous new creation.

 "Hoppy Easter"

 

A few hints to do the tweak

Music Speaks

Music Speaks where words Fail

 

I think no matter where you find yourself in life this could speak to you. The teenager in his/her room with the music blasting because no one understands them. Maybe you are the young married couple standing singing along in worship Sunday morning where seemingly nothing has gone right between the two of you all week, but as you worship walls are dropped and healing begins. The daily commuter that gets inspiration from travel music. Perhaps your laying in a hospital bed knowing your time served on earth is about to end, or perhaps your the person standing at the side of the bed knowing your loved one is about to leave you. So much of our lives are touched by music.

Music speaks where words fail.



Do the Tweak