Totally addicted to Mint!

The newest awesome toy from Silhouette is finally in my hands! This little thing could almost be mistaken for an Apple TV, it's so small. It's the Mint!

I had the pleasure of seeing this baby in action at the Silhouette Summit that I attended, and I was already in love. 

When the package arrived I was a little intimidated at first but just couldn't wait to try this thing out, and an hour later I already had a stamp made! I am super excited about this machine because this means that we are so much closer to having a BIG thermal imaging printer for stencil making and whatever else you can think of! All of this technology touches on the same idea that GOCCO machines use, using heat to burn an image into thermal media. So in essence, this little contraption could be a future self contained screen printing machine. (fingers crossed)

Anyway, I wanted to make something fast, for the holidays and personalized. So I threw together this little stamp that I will use on my Christmas gifts:

And loaded up my new Mint software, which was surprisingly painless, as was the entire stamp making process! Its was so ridiculously easy, here were the steps:

1. Open your design

2. Choose stamp size

3. Center image

4. Choose filter (if needed, I think you might only really need these if you're trying to use a photo)

5. Click "Start Mint" ***Before putting in stamp***

6. Put in stamp cartridge 

TRA-LA! Thats all there is to it, the entire process took about 10 minutes, on my first try! Here are the results: 

Here is the stamp fresh out of the Mint and mounted on its block:

Waiting for the ink to absorb,

And stamping to get all the excess ink off. You can see the detail that this little machine can achieve, The only reason my stamp looks a little "messy" is because I added grungy textures to it so it wouldn't be too perfect.

Look how cute it is on my little Gift Card Bag!

I can't wait to make more stamps, my head is already filled with ideas! The possibilities are endless, you can use photos, which is something that the Silhouette definitely cannot do. It opens up so many more ways for you to personalize something, and FAST. I highly recommend grabbing one of these,  especially if you already an avid Silhouette-er. Has anyone else had success stories with this little toy yet? I would love to see what others come up with. :) Happy stamping! 

xoxo

Valentine Silhouette Shapes

Valentine Cards in my Silhouette Store!

Check out my new Valentine cards in my store, they're too cute! Happy Hallmark day y'all :)

Heart Valentine

Multi Valentine

 

Mini Valentine Set

Engagement party invitations!

Engagement party invitations!

Here are the invitations that I hand made for our party!

Gocco printed with bronze ink

All laid out to dry!

I used my leftover screen and ink to print up some napkins! I will definitely be doing this for the wedding too, they came out great.

I used the Silhouette to make some decorative cut outs of our names.























little video of opening the invite

Here are some pics from the party!

Cookies my sister made! :)

Things I make while in moving limbo

Who Dat! So sorry that I haven't been posting lately, this move still has me all over the place. Here are a few things I have been working on in the meantime though!
Replacing all the plants and pots that broke during the move. We had a lot of casualties and I am still upset about it, but I went a little wild replacing everything and once I found my old rock collection from my childhood it was all over:

I found this awesome pot with handles, it's so easy to move it anywhere!

If you look closely, you'll see an Easter egg.


I was about to order some little mushrooms for my terrariums that also broke, and then I realized I can make my own with my old favorite stuff, Fimo. I may have made too many.

Here are some hidden in my new plant:


It was my sister's birthday so I used one of my package designs from my Silhouette store to put her gift in. I made her one of my bullet crystal necklaces.



This succulent garden somehow managed to survive the moving truck, AND falling off a table in a freak hail storm. I decked it out with some new plants and some quartz, tiger eyes, crystal and various fancy rocks.


And finally, I made this terrarium after the other broke. This one has a little deer! That's also a painting that I am working on in the background.


I can't wait to completely unpack and decorate! Will keep ya'll posted! :)

I heart packaging

So I recently designed a bunch of 3D packaging over at my Silhouette store. They're doing pretty well, check them out!

It's official...

It finally happened, I am now a Silhouette artist. Do me a kindness, go to my store and buy my designs please!

Puppy silhouettes!

I finally got my act together and started a project I have been planning for a long time: framed puppy silhouettes.

I have been dying to make one for Hurley for a while. But now I have even more reason to start the project, because we have a new addition to the family: Princess Brownie Bite.

First I found some frames at a thrift store. It couldn't have been more perfect that they match and are actually wood!

Had to gut out the cross stitching. Sorry grandma. Cleaned them up and spray painted them black.

I designed the profiles for the dogs and cut them out with the silhouette. Had to use the Xacto to fine tune them, but they came out great! I did this while the frames were drying.

Finally, added them to frames and done! I used the silhouette to cut out custom "mats" using flowered vellum (which I will not be using again, disaster!) They're so cute, I love them!

How much better the backs of them look now,

Here is Hurley's up close:

and both of them again:


I love thrift store projects! To make both of them cost me just around $30. Next step, mine and Eric's silhouette in bigger frames in the middle. Yay!