PixScan mat

Last night I used my Silhouette Cameo with my new PixScan mat - it is a new mat from Silhouette that enables you to scan and then cut out images using your Silhouette cutting tool!
I have been wanting something like this for ages, as I really do not like fussy cutting.... :(

So I had digitally printed some La-La Land Crafts images - Catching Butterflies Marci, Handyman Luka and Gone Fishing Luka on to X-Press It blending card. Then I took a photo of it with my iPod (this has to be calibrated for the PixScan software by importing in a photo of a piece of paper printed with a bunch of dots - bit tedious, as it doesn't really explain how to do it until you have made a mistake!)
The photo of your images on the mat needs to be imported into the latest version of the Silhouette Studio 3 software - there should be a PixScan icon in the upper left corner.
Then you just trace around the images and change to cut settings in the Silhouette software, before loading the PixScan mat into the Silhouette cutter and then sending the image to Silhouette to cut.

Here is a photo of my page already cut with the Silhouette, but still on the PixScan mat:

Here is a photo of the images cut out and ready to be coloured:

Overall I think this new mat is a great idea! About time someone came out with it!

If you want to see it on Amazon, click on the widget on the right.

Thanks for looking!

Tea Time Marci Box Card

Well, I clearly have been missing in action!
I have a new card, a combination of Copics and using my Silhouette Cameo.

I bought a Box Card SVG kit from SVGCuts.com and used my Silhouette to cut out the parts of the Tea Time Box Card set.
The Kraft card stock which forms the major part of the box card is from Francheville. The coloured card stock is from DCWV. Some of it was embossed with an embossing folder free with Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine. The paper on both sides of the flaps, as well as the tea cups, tea pot and some flowers are some origami paper from Daiso.
I coloured a digitally stamped Tea Time Marci (La La Land Crafts) on to X-Press It paper (from LimeTart) and then coloured her with the following Copics:

• skin: E000, E00, E11, E21, E04 and R20; lipstick Spica on lips
• hair: E21, E25 and E29
• dress and headband: V12, V15, V17, V09, B93, B95, B97, B99, C0, C01 and C03
• flowers on headband: V01, V05 and V09; clear Spica
• leaves on headband: YG63 and YG67; clear Spica
• tea cup and saucer: BG10, BG13 and BG15
• boots: E31, E33, E35 and E37
• background: B000

Marci was fussy cut and attached to the back of the card with pop dots.

I also highlighted one of the sentiments from Tea Time Marci which was digitally printed on to X-Press It paper with Copics V12, adhered to a kraft oval and framed with a purple card stock oval and attached with pop dots to the card.

The back panel is the blue card stock and is left blank for the message.

This card actually folds flat and will come with an envelope. 

I'll update with a photo once I decide on the paper for the envelope!

This card is for sale on my Etsy shop: JemLou Productions. Click here for the link.

Thanks for looking!

LOU

New Christmas Cards

I finally splurged and bought a Silhouette Cameo die cutting machine.....wow what a machine!!
I also signed up for some classes on My Creative Classroom - one of them is making Christmas Cards using the Silhouette. Here is the link to the class: Creative Silhouette Series: Christmas Cards (Oct 30th) - Christine Ousley (Silhouette Christmas Cards - Fall)

So here are the first of my cards:

In the class, the lovely Christine used a Christmas title that she had bought from the Silhouette shop, but as I am already very familiar with making my own titles and such with Photoshop Elements and because I was not really sure on the whole commercial use vs. personal use in the Silhouette shop, I decided to make my own title. I used Rockwell Extra Bold font for the title.

I used the Silhouette Cameo to cut the title out of two different papers from Handmade Holiday paper by Simple Stories.

I then offset the title and welded the letters to make the card base. The card base is cut out of some kraft card stock by Francheville.

I have attached the paper to the card and then outlined the letters with Chocolate Spica pen.

For the holly, I downloaded an image from Birdhouse Stamps, welded three berries together then had the Silhouette cut three holly leaves and the berries out of Christmas card stock by AC Cardstock.

For both sizes I have handmade envelopes from recycled kraft wrapping paper. I adhered some cardstock and/or the same plaid paper to the inside of the envelope to make it stronger and add colour.

All will be for sale on Etsy in my shop: JemLou Productions. Link for the small cards, link for the big cards.

Hope you have an enjoyable Tuesday - we have Melbourne Cup Holiday here.

Thanks for looking!