Using Glitter Vinyl on Paper - Gift Tags and Birthday Pop Ups

Hello,  Today I have a new 'how-to' on the Silhouette UK Blog with some glittery gorgeousness. February is heavy on birthdays in our household so I love to assemble a stock of tags and gift wrap pretties to use throughout the month and beyond. I've used the Silhouette Glitter Vinyl to add that extra bit of sparkle - it works great on paper as well as on the more usual non-porous surfaces.

Happy Birthday Pop Ups
I've used the glitter vinyl to enhance a few of these fun happy birthday popups using the file by Sweet Afton (#73618) from the Silhouette Design Store. This file can be used as it is, or, as I've done, added letters in glitter vinyl on top.

In the file, the letters aren't separate from the pop up strip. Over on the Silhouette UK blog I show how to cut them separately.

It includes my custom settings too.

Customisable Layered Gift Tags
I've also used the glitter vinyl to enhance some happy birthday gift tags. The file of pretty Cherry Blossom  tags by Nic Squirrell (#79029) from the Silhouette Design Store has three variations. By layering, and alternating the positives and negatives of the pieces cut from lavender textured cardstock and the glitter vinyl, I made even more. I added "Happy B'day" too using the CG Silent Night font by Carine Gardner (#236542).

I'm sold on the glitter vinyl. It very glittery, cuts beautifully and doesn't shed - perfect to use for special occasions of all types. I hope you'll try it.

Printing Wrapping Paper with Silhouette Studio using the FREE file of the Week

Hello, over on the Silhouette UK Blog today I have a tutorial showing how to print the Free Tropical Leaf Pattern file to make custom gift wrap. Do pop over there if you'd like to see how it's done. To make the paper, you don't need to have a Silhouette, just access to the Silhouette Studio software which a free download from here.

If you haven't printed your own wrapping paper before I urge you to to try it out. I don't think I've bought a card since I bought my first Silhouette Cameo 6 years ago; now I may not need to buy wrapping paper either!

The Tropical Leaves Pattern (#269750) is available for free until the 23/07/2108, after that it will revert to the regular price.

Acorn Girl Gift Tag

The new SVG cutting file release this week from Sanqunetti Design is this cute Acorn Girl file.

I made her into a simple shaped gift tag by welding a washer shape to the base piece. This was then tied to the little parcel with baker's twine with some Echo Park skeleton leaves from the Silhouette Design Store.

The tag was paper-pieced, and for speed and economy the tag and leaves were made using the Silhouette's Print & Cut feature on printable white card. The shapes shown in the picture below look quite thick, that's because they have an extra margin of colour (a gutter) around them, to ensure there are no white lines.

I also made my own wrapping paper for this gift using a seamless pattern and the colour changing options in the Silhouette's Image Effects panel. I was able to change the pattern from black to beige by playing with the Tint sliders.

I was pleased with how pretty the finished gift wrapping looked - great for fall birthdays or little thanksgiving or hostess gifts.

The file is available from Sanqunetti Design store.  Use my discount code 'JANET15' to received a 15% discount on this and other files in Judy's stores (can only be used when items are at full price).

I love finding ways to make gifts even prettier, don't you?