Make a Jigsaw Puzzle from your Children's Artwork

Hiya, today I have fun project over on the Silhouette UK Blog which shows how to transform a piece of children's artwork into a jigsaw puzzle.  This tutorial shows how to use Print & Cut and the Silhouette Chipboard to make the project with a Silhouette Cameo.  The same method can also be used on favourite photos and other images.

The original cute image was drawn by my daughter quite a few years ago and was starting to look a little dog-eared.  I spent a few minutes cleaning up my image in Photoshop, erasing some crease marks and making the background a little lighter. It can also be adjusted in the Silhouette software, using eraser and trace tools, and is a cost effective alternative (as the basic edition of the Silhouette Studio software is free).

I used the following files from the Silhouette Design Store (you can click on a picture to go to the actual file page.

Hop over to the Silhouette UK Blog to learn how to make a jigsaw puzzle with your Silhouette Cameo.

Monkey Puzzle Card with Valentine Monkey from Sanqunetti design

There are several new SVG cutting file release this week from Sanqunetti Design.  I picked this cheeky Valentine Monkey SVG file.

Card Base

Initially I made the 6" x 6" card base adding the Square Puzzle by Lori Whitlock from the Silhouette Design Store. This file splits into all the individual puzzle pieces and I cut two sets of puzzles, one in red and one in duck egg cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo. I then subtracted one piece from the top right of the card base before mounting the coloured pieces using the colours alternately.  


The Monkey

I made the monkey up into a card topper omitting the heart. All the remaining pieces were cut from coloured cardstock except the whites in the monkey's eyes which were drawn in with a white gel pen.  I took a copy of the cut away puzzle piece and shrank it, subtracting the shape of the monkey's paw.  This was cut from red cardstock and added to the monkey with a dimensional foam pad.


I love changing up files like this.  The monkey could hold any small item and be used for all kinds of occasions - not just for Valentine's.





This card has been entered in the following Challenges:

Papercraft Business Challenge #2