Halloween Pillow with Guest Designer Aimee Maddern

Guest Designer Aimee Maddern is with us today to share how she made her bat pillow using the 1 piece bat moon circle frame Silhouette cut!

 

I was feeling the need to release some creativity and came upon the idea to make some Halloween home décor. I came across the bat moon design and thought of making a vinyl decal. But I then decided I wanted a pillow for my front porch. So I decided to make the bat moon a stencil using vinyl. I used a pillowcase that I purchased from Ikea for $4} and measures 20x20 inches.

First I opened the design in the Silhouette Studio Program. I made the design about 11.75 inches big. The silhouette can cut up to 12 inches wide, and the vinyl comes 12 inches x 6 ft. So I am limited on size for this project since the design is square.

 

I first cut the design out on cardstock so I could see what the negative pieces were. Now that I know what those pieces are I changed the setting on the machine it’s self to load media, and feed the machine my vinyl. I made sure I adjusted my setting in the program and also on my blade.

After cutting the vinyl I weeded out the actual design of the bat moon leaving a square piece of vinyl to adhere to my pillowcase.

I stuck the negative piece of vinyl to the pillowcase making sure it stuck as well as vinyl can to material. At first I planned using a dye in a spray bottle to dye the fabric. I then came up with the idea to use spray paint, which I had on hand. {Later I found out I should have just used an acrylic fabric paint}

 

I used painter’s tape and wax paper to cover the pillowcase to catch any over spray. I also placed the whole project on the grass so incase there was over spray, the lawn would be mowed removing any of the over spray.

 I also sprayed the stencil with a color mist {I now regret} giving it a shimmer.

 

I then let the pillow dry for a few hours in the sun, but I could have used a heat gun to speed up the process

 

Be sure to stop back in Monday to see more Home Decor projects from Aimee!

Trick or Treat Chalkboard with Cathy

Hi and welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Team Blog!  I have a project to share today with you that didn't go quite according to plan but still turned out cute and I learned a few things along the way!

My plan was to create a stencil with Silhouette's stencil material, but for some reason my transfer paper just wouldn't hold the design....Grrr.

So I used the positive design instead of the negative like you normally do for a stencil!

I adhered my Trick or Treat phrase to the chalkboard with some light tack tape.

Then I traced the design with a white chalk marker!

Not the crispest of lines, but it worked and all I had left to do was color it in with the chalk marker.  

I think it turned out pretty cute...like I said it wasn't my original plan and I think creating a stencil would give you a crisper, cleaner look.  But you could do this with card stock or vinyl, and simply trace your design!

And it looks pretty dang cute here with my adorable monster all set to go Trick or Treating!

Thanks for joining us today and have a 

Happy Halloween!

~Cathy

Samantha Walker Trick or Treat Phrase

BOO Banner by Diana

Hi! Diana Fisher here with you today to share a custom Halloween banner with you. I used the Samantha Walker Spook 31 font to make this "BOO" banner to add to my Halloween decor.

This font is so fun and versatile you could make any word or phase you would want for your banner. Here are the steps I took in the Silhouette Studio software to make my banner.

First thing is to type out the "boo" word and then select the downloaded SW Spook 31 font from your choices. You'll notice after I did that, that the two "o" letters are really close together. So close, it might affect the cut. 

To get the letter further apart, I selected the Character Spacing option and just moved them a bit further apart.  

After that was done, I added circles to the top of my letters. This gave me a space to thread the ribbon. This can be done with a small hole punch after you are done with cutting the letters, but I chose to use the Cameo for this step as well.

I cut my banner out of purple glitter paper and it turned out great, even with the small details in the spiders. 

Thanks for stopping to see my BOO banner. Download Samantha's Spook 31 font and create your own custom Halloween banner!

Happy Halloween Layout with Christine

Hi Samantha Walker Fans!  Christine joining you today to share a tip on using the negative space on some of Samantha's more detailed cuts. 

For this layout I used Samantha's new Halloween 3 Ways (#67410) cut file but instead of using the title cut out I used the negative space of it and used various colors behind it.  With the spider webs this could quickly get complicated - but today I am going to show you how I did it without any fancy tapes or tools!

1. In this first picture you can see that I have a couple letters still to fill in.  

2.  I took my title that I had cut out and used it as a "stencil" as to where to put my negative web pieces.

3. It easily fits right back on and you can see the first "e" already filled in.

4.  Use a glue pen and your stencil as a guide - after adding glue just stick your pieces in and there you have it!

Isn't that fun? An easy way to add back in the detail to negative space without having to worry about lining everything up right!

Hope you are having a fun weekend and find some time to get some fall crafting in too!

Spooky Halloween Mobile with Pinky!

Hey there SW friends, 

It's Pinky today with a Halloween mobile that is so cool near a window with 

the crystals and shine! This would be fun with a black light behind it. 

Have you seen the newest Halloween Cut Files from Samantha Walker?

http://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/?page=view-shape&id=67403

They are fun and so easy to use. 

 For the base hanger I took a roll from the inside of a tape and 

spray painted it metallic nickel. 

Then hot glued rhinestone mesh on the outside. 

After that I used my Silhouette to cut the SW SPOOKY cut file

from black card stock. 

On the back I adhered a piece of acrylic to keep it straight but invisible. 

I used fishing line to tie the crystals and the SPOOKY on. 

Then added a fishing wire hanger as well.

This is just too cool lit up in the dark by a candle or porch light,

and during the day it lets off little rainbows. 

Fun project you could make with your kids even...

Until next time- Keep on creating!

Pinky Hobbs: Samantha Walker Creative Team

Classroom Treat Boxes and Card by Pinky

Hey friends, it's Pinky today with a fun classroom treat project using the amazing

Halloween themed Samantha Walker Cut Files in her Silhouette store!

If you need a cut, trust me Samantha has it!

For these popcorn treat boxes and teacher card I used the new Web & Spider Gable Boxes along with her "Halloween" word set. Just click on the description for the links. 

 For the popcorn boxes I used glitter card stock on the glitter card stock cut setting

and regular orange card stock, and assembled the boxes as directed but DO NOT adhere yet!

After that take a sheet of acrylic, and trim to the front of the box size.  

Using double sided tape- adhere acrylic sheet inside each design side of the box. 

 This prevents small treats like popcorn from escaping. 

 When the acrylic is in place then assemble box fully including the adhesive strip on the side. 

Then add gems, or other decor. 

For the coordinating acrylic card I trimmed out black card stock to 

4X7" then fold over 1" lip. 

Cut out BOO! using Samantha Walker Halloween Word Set and glitter card stock. 

Trim out 4X6 piece of remaining acrylic, and adhere BOO! to front and center. 

 Edge punch the black card base, then adhere lip to acrylic to create the card. 

 Add gemstones and Liquid Pearls, etc....

Now you have sweet treat boxes for the class party filled 

with popcorn and a sweet card for teacher too!

 Samantha always has the most amazing cut files, be sure to check them out!

Samantha Walker Silhouette Store

I hope you try this project and share with us!

Pinky Hobbs- Samantha Walker Creative Team

Hexi Boxes from Lindsay Smith!

 Good Morning!  Today we are sharing fan photos from Lindsay Smith!  

Lindsay wrote to us sharing her versions of the Hexi-Box Witch and 

the Hexi-Box Dancing Skeleton Silhouette Boxes! 

Just have a look… 

 

 

 

She used vellum so that she could use the boxes as lanterns and she used long ribbons so that they could be hung!  Lindsay also shared a fun tip with us…she found that by inverting the hex base that it can slide in and out which makes the box collapsible for easier storage!

You can find these files by clicking on the images below:

A special thanks to Lindsay for sharing her creativity and inspiring all of us!

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