Banners Card Set Tutorial by Maya

Hello, Samantha Walker fans! 

This is Maya, sharing with you a simple card set.

I like giving card sets as gifts. I am always looking for simple and cute designs that can be mass produced easily and are not too bulky.

To make the card, ppen the Samantha Walker Bunting Borders cut file  in Silhouette Design software and reduce the width to 6". Do not forget to click "Lock Aspect Ratio".

Ungroup and drag all banners expect one outside the canvas. Duplicate the shape as many times as needed and arrange on the cutting mat. Cut and repeat the same process with other banners.

I used new 12x12 sheets of paper so I cut all colors separately. If you are using smaller pieces of paper you can cut all banners at the same time.

I used beautiful papers from Samantha Walker Traditions Collection from Carta Bella and American Crafts pearl cardstock

After everything is cut, the fun part begins.  Layer the banners using dimensional adhesive. I like that each card looks a little different. I finished the cards by stamping a sentiment from Samantha Walker "Buntings and Banners" stamp set and by adding a thin line of glitter to the top banner.

I made a band for my card set using the label from the 12 piece tag set.

I cut the inner oval from different patterned paper and added a wood veneer bird and few glittery dots.

I wrapped the band around the stack of 6 cards and 6 enveloped and secured with adhesive on the back. All done!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
-Maya

Doily Card Tutorial by Maya

Hi everyone! This is Maya, sharing a doily card tutorial with you!

I used the Samantha Walker Doily Card cut file from the Silhouette Online store. I love the graphic and clean design. It looks great just matted with colored cardstock or patterned paper but I decided to do something else.

I resized the card by changing the width to 5" and locking the aspect ratio. 

After I cut the design from white cardstock I removed the card from the cutting mat and was left with beautiful petals still stuck to the mat..

I colored three rows of "petals" with Faber-Castell markers. It was quick and easy job since all pieces were stuck to the mat and didn't move. 

Ah, pretty!

I cut a 5"x10" piece of colored cardstock, scored it in the middle and adhered to the inside of the card. After that I carefully peeled the colored pieces from the mat and adhered them to their original places.

Small jewel in the center finished this simple and elegant card.

I had fun coloring and putting these cards together. It reminded  me mosaic tiles game from my childhood. Now I want to make one in every color of the rainbow.

Thanks for joining me!

Maya

Heart Lace Clam Shell Box Tutorial by Maya

Who doesn't like cute packaging?

Hi, it is Maya here, sharing with you a tutorial for making an adorable heart lace box. It has a sweet lace heart design on the top and a fancy corsage tab on the bottom. It looks great as is, but with few small additions it can be uniquely personalized.

Let's start! First, open the Samantha Walker Heart Lace Clam Shell Box cut file in the Silhouette Studio software.

To add a monogram to the box top do the following:

1. Click on the text tool, change the font to Storybook and type the letter you would like to use.

2. Move the monogram to the center of the heart, select the box and the letter, open the Align window and click on Align Center under Align Horizontally option to make sure the monogram is perfectly centered. 

3. Click on Group to bind the design together.

At this point of time you can cut the design. This will give you approximately 3"x3" box (when measured in the widest part). I wanted to make the box a little bigger, so I rotated the design to fit the diagonal of my canvas and enlarged it to 110%. This will make 3"3/8'x3"3/8' box.

Cut the design. The following steps are completely optional. I wanted to add a different color under the lace heart and to the corsage. Do the following to create separate cuts for the corsage tab and the box top.

1. Rotate the design back to the original position and use the knife tool to separate the corsage tab from the rest of the design.

2. Move the corsage edge aside and add the straight edge with the line tool. Group both edges together. 

3. Use the Rectangle tool to draw a rectangle around the heart following the perforation lines. Scale it down to 98% to make sure it will fit inside the box cover. 

4. Delete everything from the canvas except the square and the corsage tab.  Cut them out. I used glitter cardstock to add a little shine to the box. Any contrast color will look great.

Assembly Instructions

Fold all perforated lines. The corsage tab should be folded in the opposite direction that other folds.

Add strong adhesive to the back of the box top and to the corsage tab.

Adhere the gold square to the box cover glitter side down and to the corsage tab glitter side up.

Add strong adhesive to the tabs.    

Assembly the bottom part of the box

Assembly the top part. Close the box and admire.     

That's it! Perfect for Valentine's Day.

 

 

The red box in the center is cut using original dimensions, two others were enlarged to 110%.

Maya 

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