Custom Cake Toppers

Hiya, Over on the Silhouette UK Blog today I have a set of new Chipboard projects. The Silhouette Chipboard Sheets cut and layer beautifully to make stronger items, and this week I have used them to make a set of co-ordinating cake toppers for a special occasion. The post included details on how to make a dimensional topper for a large cake, a smaller variation for cupcakes, and an economical way of making tabletop confetti.

Materials Used

• Silhouette Chipboard Sheets
• Silhouette Glitter Heat Transfer (copper)
• AC Textured Cardstock
• Beacon 3-in-1 Craft Adhesive
• Silhouette Cameo 3
• Domestic Iron
• Silcone Sheet

Designs Used

• Crown Me Phrase by Lori Whitlock (#215545)
• Princess Wands/Cake Toppers by Lori Whitlock (#63758)
• Peanut Butter & honey Font by ScrapNFonts (#143690)

The layered chipboard can be decorated with all kinds of media: paint, decorative papers, vinyl, and more. I wanted my toppers to be glittery, but I didn’t want to risk getting glitter on the cakes. The perfect solution was to fuse glitter heat transfer vinyl onto the toppers to give a neat, flake-free finish. I used the Silhouette Glitter Heat Transfer in a rich copper. ... read more (at Silhouette UK Blog)

Print and Cut New Year Party Printables

Hello,  I have a new post over on the Silhouette UK Blog today. It features some ready to print New Year's Printable files. By simply using the Silhouette software's ability to Print and Cut I've created  items to make the party table and guests look super festive!

I used these files from the Silhouette Design Store:

New Year Bottle Kit by Amy Robison (#53314)
New Year Party Kit by Amy Robison (#53315)


My tutorial additionally shows how to update the year so that this file can be used year after year.

With a laser printer you could have all these items glowing with gold foil too!

My favourite item is the mini envelope, cut from vellum, and filled with gold circle confetti.

May you have a HAPPY HOGMANAY and a very, VERY,  HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Here's hoping 2017 will be your best crafting year yet!

FREE Weekly File - Party Hat Garlands

The FREE design at the Silhouette Design Store today is perfect for parties. You can make hats in any size, using any paper you choose. 

I cut very tiny ones from silver glitter paper and attached them to a silver thread to make Party Hat Garlands!

I'm afraid that the picture doesn't do them justice as they do look so lovely here at home. 

What are you going to make with the free file (only free until 11th April 2016)? Check out all the other ideas on the challenge page at the Silhouette UK Blog. You can even upload a picture of your make using the embedded Linkz App. As you can upload a picture directly from your device you don't even need a blog to participate!

I'd love to see what you do.