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Hey There friends!! I have a sweet deal for you today from GroopDealz! They are holding their Christmas in July event this weekend and have some fun and unique gifts that you can stock-up on and be that much closer to checking off everyone on your Christmas list in… JULY!!!!
They have some of the cutest handmade items, perfect to wow your family this Christmas!
Head on over to GroopDealz and you’ll be happy that you did!
*click on WHIPPER for the special link to the promotion
I am so excited to show off the Silhouette CAMEO tote to you guys today. I have to admit that I have been secretly wanting one of these babies for quite some time now.
Your Cameo fits in the bottom section of the tote. Everything is padded and protected. The outside of the bag has three outside pockets for your smaller items like extra blades, brushes, vinyl picks and anything else you may need.
Inside the top section of the bag they have a BRILLIANT design…
At the top of this picture you can see a section for your cutting mats, paper and the CAMEO instruction manual. Then you have a padded section for your laptop, GENIUS… It's an all-in-one bag!
Then you have a section with several adjustable dividers for the rest of your crafting items.
You have room for all your power cords, and a mouse. All kinds of Silhouette supplies, fabric ink, heat transfer material, vinyl, transfer tape… you name it you can carry it all right along with you anywhere you like!
The bag is extremely sturdy and constructed with the best materials. It has a telescoping handle and wheels to make traveling with it a breeze. Right now is the perfect time to buy a CAMEO with a tote. It's on sale for $309.99 for both… a savings of $60.00!! If you already have a CAMEO you can purchase the rolling tote for $54.99. I'm telling ya, if you love your CAMEO this is a MUST HAVE item!!
All you need to do is click on this special link to receive the promotion. Don't forget, you need to enter WHIPPER at checkout to get the HOT DEAL!!
Hey guys… It's {almost} Friday!! I have so much to share with you guys today, so we are going to take care of a little house keeping before our fabulous Friday Flair!
First, If you saw yesterday's post you had the chance to see the new larger cutting mat in action. In honor of the new release Silhouette is having a fun special this weekend!
Click here or on the Silhouette logo to find this fabulous deal! Remember you have to enter WHIPPER at checkout in order to receive the special deal.
Second, I'm sure the news had made it thought the grapevine… our beloved Google Friends connect is going away {for WordPress users anyway.} Starting in March if you follow WhipperBerry via GFC you will no longer receive WhipperBerry in your feed and…
I would MISS you TERRIBLY!!!
We have several other options in order to follow WhipperBerry…
With so many different ways to follow WhipperBerry the whole GFC thing shouldn't be an issue! You may have already noticed I removed my GFC follower widget last week so we can get used to it. I know… breath! We can all make it through this change.
Third, My inspiration photo is from my sweet friend and uber talented photographer Helene Dujardin Miss Tartlette herself. It's a fabulous shot of her Salmon Bisque in honor of TidyMom and Dine & Dishes Soupapalooza that starts on February 28th…
Have you guys picked your recipes yet? Can't wait to see you all there!!
Now Let's PARTY!!
This last Christmas my Mom gave me a pretty special gift that I have repurposed and will now be re-gifting it right back to her for Mother's Day. Now don't worry, this is the kind of re-gifting that is alright, even special in my book. Thanks to my Silhouette CAMEO I've been able to make a stunning piece of fabric wall art with Silhouette's new larger cutting mat for my Mom…
Over Christmas my Mom gave me some beautiful buttons that she salvaged from a dress that my grandmother used to wear. It was one of those 1950's black Audrey Hepburn kind of dresses that my Mom just loved. She thought I could use the fabulous buttons for one of my projects.
Sure enough I thought of a project that would be perfect for these treasured family heirlooms, however I didn't have a cutting mat big enough to make the project just right. I wanted to make a simple piece of wall art that was the silhouette of a black dress with the buttons on it. The problem… if I used my 12×12 cutting mat the dress would be too small and the buttons would look silly.
Then I when to CHA and learned about Silhouette's new 12×24 cutting mat and I knew it was going to be perfect for my project. I ran out and bought some black dress fabric, some off white canvas duck cloth for the background and a 10×20 frame that I found on clearance.
To start I ironed the black fabric onto some of the Silhouette Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing and then placed it on the 12×24 inch mat…
I then started the search for the perfect black dress silhouette for the project. Unfortunately, all of the dresses in the Silhouette design gallery didn't fit the bill so I searched online for the perfect black dress {isn't that always the never ending search? A black dress for my party now I have to find one for a project! he he…} I finally found a great SVG file that was PERFECT!! Because I've upgraded to the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition it was not a problem at all to use the SVG file. I downloaded the image and then open the design studio…
I opened the image and sized it to 14×7 and then added the text at the bottom. Using the Modern No. 20 font and sized it to fit the frame.
Next, I had to go to the Cut Style tool on the top right of the screen to allow my Cameo to recognize the SVG file while it was cutting. While the image was selected I clicked on the Cut Edge tool and a red line appeared around the edge of the dress showing that the cameo now recognized the image and was ready to cut…
I placed the fabric lined with the Silhouette Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing on the 12×24 mat and ran it though the CAMEO. I cut the dress first and then the words, just to make sure I didn't have any issues.
I removed the paper backing from the fabric and then ironed it onto the canvas duck cloth that I had cut to the perfect 10×20 size to fit the frame. Then I hot glued the precious buttons to the dress. Next I cut the letters out of the same fabric…
I used some vinyl transfer tape, just like you would with vinyl, to transfer the letters onto the canvas duck cloth. This is where it got a little tricky. I wasn't sure how the transfer tape would react to the heat of the iron, but I wanted my word to stay perfectly intact. So, I took a risk. I carefully and quickly ironed the letters through the transfer tape and it worked perfect. I worked fast and I didn't place the iron on for very long. I could tell that it could cause issues if I lingered too long.
I removed the transfer tape and it looked PERFECT!! I was so excited! I placed it in the frame and was in awe. Look at those letters… THEY ARE FABRIC!!
Look at the clean cut and the perfect lines…
Have you ever had an idea in your head and once you've made it, it far and away surpasses your expectations? This one totally did! I have to say I am madly and deeply in love with my Cameo now {not that I wasn't before, ha ha}…
Sorry Mom, you get to see your Mother's Day present early!
What a fun way to display my Grandmother's beautiful buttons. A Priceless treasure that could've easily been tucked away in a drawer and forgotten about. Now my Mom can have this on her wall and remember her beautiful and elegant mother every time she walks by this lovely fabric wall art. Happy Mother's Day Mom… I LOVE YOU!!
Here's a special deal for all of you…
Visit the Silhouette store by clickin here or on the Silhouette logo above and don't forget to enter WHIPPER at check out to get this smokin' deal!!
