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Stencil emboss cards 3 ways & Erin Lee Creative March Release Blog Hop!

March 18, 2020 by Lindsay Dickason 20 Comments

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Learn how to emboss with stencils to create stunning card designs! Plus take a look at the new products by Erin Lee Creative!

Hello! Happy Wednesday and happy Erin Lee Creative March Release Blog Hop Day!

Thank you so much for hopping along with us as we celebrate and share the new and fabulous products by ELC!

Erin already has an awesome selection of stencils in her shop, and the newest additions from the March release are no exception.

Just take a look at the Scandinavian Stencil. Isn’t it just so stinkin’ gorgeous?! I am totally loving it!

I also love finding new ways to use my supplies to get lots of unique and creative looks with my cards. In this post, I’ll show you how easy it is to create 3 different cards using the same technique – stencil embossing!

Let’s Get started!

This post probably contains affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase after clicking the link, I earn a commission without any additional cost to you). You can read my full disclosure policy HERE.

Quick Links to Information in this Post

  • Erin Lee Creative shop
  • What is stencil embossing?
  • Supplies
  • How to stencil emboss
  • Technique 1
  • Technique 2
  • Technique 3
  • Blog hop order & giveaway info

What is stencil embossing?

Stencil embossing is a technique that essentially turns your stencils into embossing folders!

Just like with an embossing folder, when you run a stencil and cardstock through your die cutting machine, it presses the cardstock into the stencil – giving you that elegant, raised design in the paper.

The way to do this is to add a silicone rubber embossing pad in the “sandwich” of your die cutting machine.

Supplies

  • Sizzix Silicone Rubber Embossing Pad
  • Die cutting machine (I’m using the Tim Holtz Vagabond 2)
  • Erin Lee Creative Scandinavian Stencil
  • 80 lb Neenah Desert Storm cardstock
  • iCraft Pixie spray (highly reccommended) or washi tape
  • Distress Ink in Salty Ocean
  • Ink Blending tool

How to stencil emboss

Here are 3 different looks you can achieve with the same stencil using the stencil embossing technique. The differences are subtle, but stunning nonetheless. No matter which technique you choose though, the stencil “sandwich” you run through your diecutting machine doesn’t change.

The Sandwich

From top to bottom here it is:

  • top embossing/cutting plate
  • optional: thick cardstock to act as shim (but make sure paper covers entire stencil)
  • stencil
  • paper
  • silicone rubber embossing pad
  • bottom embossing/cutting plate

Depending on what machine you are using you may also need a platform to hold the sandwich. Check the instructions of your die cutting machine for how to emboss.

Technique 1

Before assembling your stencil embossing sandwich, temporarily adhere the stencil to your cardstock.

I think the best way to do this is to use a light tack, repositionable adhesive like Pixie Spray. This gives you the most control and the crispest stencil lines. Holding the stencil in place with washi tape also works too. You just want to make sure the stencil won’t move while you’re diecutting.

Apply Salty Ocean Distress Ink to your cardstock with an ink blending tool. Be gentle and press the ink blending tool straight down onto the cardstock rather than swiping side to side. This helps to keep the small bits of the stencil from lifting and possibly bending or breaking.

Keep that stencil in place on the cardstock as you run it through your die cutting machine. Use the sandwich, run it through, and then gently remove the stencil. It really won’t look much different than using just the stencil and ink, but you’re not done yet!

Next, take the Distress Ink pad and gently rub it all over the cardstock. Apply even pressure, but not too firm, and make sure you keep the ink pad flat without tilting it side to side.

See how the raised areas catch the ink differently than the flat areas? You end up with a dark stenciled image with little halo of uninked cardstock.

Technique 2

For this technique, temporarily adhere the stencil to a piece of cardstock (again, I used Pixie Spray). Build your stencil embossing sandwich, run it through your diecutting machine to emboss, and then remove the stencil.

Flip the cardstock to the side where the stencil design has been raised by the embossing. (It’s so much easier to see in real life rather than in the picture.)

Then, swipe the Distress Ink pad lightly over the entire piece of cardstock. You don’t want to press down too hard. Just keep reapplying ink over the cardstock until you get a pretty solid coverage over the raised areas.

In this technique, the raised areas will pick up the ink more heavily than the flatter areas. This technique is very similar to the first except that the stencil design isn’t inked as boldly.

Technique 3

This technique is exactly the same as technique 2, with just one change. Instead of applying ink to the raised side, flip the cardstock over and apply ink to the side where the stencil design is “debossed.”

On this side of the cardstock, because the design is “sunk” into the paper, it doesn’t pick up the ink as much as the other areas. This keeps it relatively lighter than the rest of the card, again, giving you a different look than the other techniques.

Blog Hop Order & Giveaway info

Ready for your next stop on the hop? The very talented Amy is up next, and below is the full blog hop order because you don’t want to miss a thing! We’ve got a talented crew!

  • Erin Lee Creative START HERE!!!
  • Jennifer
  • Ceal
  • Lynnea
  • Cheryl
  • Michelle
  • Lindsay << YOU ARE HERE!
  • Amy

Want a chance to will a $25 gift code to use in the ELC shop? Just comment on all the blog posts in the hop to enter to win!

3 random winners who comment across all blogs will receive a $25 gift code to use in the ELC shop. Winners will be announced March 25. So be sure to comment!

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that Erin is running a super awesome sale! Stay home, stock up, and craft!

Thank you so very much for stopping by, and supporting your fellow card makers and small businesses. We’re all in this together. Have a wonderful day!

Happy crafting my friends,

Did you make it? I’d love to hear from you!

If you made this card, I’d love to see it! You can tag me on Facebook or email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

And if you give me permission, I’d love to share a picture of your card on this blog post!

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

And if you have any questions about this post, you can ask me either in the comment section of this post or email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

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Filed Under: Archives, Die Cutting, Distress Ink, Embossing, Erin Lee Creative, Stencils

Erin Lee Creative January Release Blog Hop – plus giveaway!

January 27, 2020 by Lindsay Dickason 16 Comments

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Hop along with us for some crafty inspiration featuring new and fabulous products just released from Erin Lee Creative!

Hi friends! Happy Monday and welcome to my card making blog! I’m happy to share with you a couple cards I made using new stamps and dies by Erin Lee Creative.

I am absolutely in love with the ELC style, and the January release is no exception. The newest release includes the following stamps, stencils, and dies:

Erin Lee Creative

Leopard Print Background Stamp

Stained Glass Stencil

Leopard Stencil

Oh Em Gee Stamp Set

Let’s Make Cards Stamp Set

Triangle Nesters Die Set

Hexagon Burst Die

Triangle Collage Die

Here are the couple cards I created featuring a few of these products, plus others from the ELC store. Check it out!

ELC supplies used: Triangle Nesters Die and Incredible India Stamp Set

Other supplies used: 110 lb white card stock, various colors of card stock, white embossing powder, stitched rectangle die, various colored gems, silver metallic thread

ELC supplies used: Leopard Background Stamp, Let’s Make Cards Stamp Set, Holographic A2 Cardstock Cuts, and Nesting Heart Die Set

Other Supplies Used: 110 lb white card stock, black card stock, foil transfer sheet, white embossing powder

Giveaway

And I also mentioned a giveaway! To be entered to win one of two $25 ELC gift certificates given away, post some lovely card making comments on the blogs of ladies participating in this hop! Show them some love! Winners will be posted on on Saturday, February 1.

Cheryl Knutti is up next in the blog hop, but be sure to visit all the talented crafters in the ELC January Release Blog Hop. Below is the full list of participants:

Erin Lee Creative

Laurie Willison

Amy Kolling

Lindsay Dickason <<< you are HERE!

Cheryl Knutti

Jenny Colacicco

Michelle McDaniel

Ericka Strange

Lynnea Hollendonner

Remember to leave comments on these blogs to be entered to win one of two $25 ELC gift certificates!

So what do you think of the cards I created?! Would you like to see a tutorial on how you can make them? Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

Happy crafting my friends,

Filed Under: Archives, Erin Lee Creative

Mirrored Word Happy Birthday Card

November 17, 2019 by Lindsay Dickason

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How to create an adorable birthday card using this popular mirrored word design!

The mirrored word design has really blown up all over the crafting world (especially in vinyl projects)! But, now you can easily incorporate it into a stylish birthday card using your Silhouette Cameo.

This card was super quick and easy to make and can be embellished many different ways to suit your own personal card making style!

You can either print out this mirrored word design or use your Silhouette Sketch pens or Pen Holder! And I’ll show you how!

Get the free template for this Mirrored Word card!

You can download the free SVG/DXF/PDF pattern for this Happy Birthday Mirrored Word card in my Resource Library.

Let’s get started!

This post probably contains affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase after clicking the link, I earn a commission without any additional cost to you). You can read my full disclosure policy HERE.

Quick Links to Information in this Post

  • How-to Video (click here to watch on YouTube)
  • Supplies
  • How to Use Silhouette Sketch Pens
  • How to Use Silhouette Pen Holder
  • How to get cleaner cuts with card stock
  • Card assembly
  • Free Happy Birthday Mirrored Word template

How-to Video

You can watch a full tutorial video below or in full HD on my YouTube channel:

Supplies

  • my free Happy Birthday Mirrored Word card template/printable (available in my Resource Library)
  • a way to sketch and cut the design (I used my Silhouette Cameo 3 and Sketch Pen, but you could print the design and cut it out by hand too!)
  • 8.5 x 5.5 inch white card stock (I used using Neenah Solar White 80 lb)
  • 6 x 6 inch patterned paper (I’m using Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow Petite Paper Pack)
  • 8.5 x 5.5 inch black card stock (I’m using Recollections by Michaels 65 lb)
  • 4.25 x 5.5 inch folded note card (I’m using 100 lb pink card stock)
  • your favorite adhesive (liquid glue, scor tape, foam mounting tape, Xyron sticker maker etc.)
  • your favorite embellishments like sequins, metallic thread, flat back gems, Wink of Stella, silver reactive foil, etc.

Step 1: Download Mirrored Word template/printable

First, you’ll need to download my free Happy Birthday Mirrored Word template/printable from my Resource Library (you can get the password at the bottom of this post!)

Then, in the Resource Library click the Happy Birthday Mirrored Word link to download the file. The file is a zipped folder so to access the files inside, you’ll need to upzip the folder.

The template/printable is saved in SVG, DXF, and PDF format. Here’s what the SVG file looks like in Silhouette Studio:

Happy Birthday Mirrored Word card svg design

If you’re using Basic Edition (the free version) of Silhouette Studio, you’ll need to use the DXF file. The DXF file will look a little different than the SVG, but you can cut & sketch it pretty much the same way.

For tips on how to more easily work with DXF files, check out this post I wrote by clicking HERE.

In this design, the pink lines are intended to be sketched, the black lines are intended to be cut.

I’ve also included this as a PDF file in my Resource Library. That way you could print out the pattern and cut it out by hand.

Step 2: Sketch & Cut Mirrored Design

***Or print this design by opening the PDF file and sending it to your printer.

The PDF file prints with cutting indicator marks on it, that you can line up in your paper trimmer to cut it out.

How to use Silhouette Sketch Pens

Silhouette Sketch Pens can be used to sketch this design with pretty much all of the Silhouette Machines (Cameo, Portrait, & Curio).

If you’re using a Cameo 4 machine, you’ll need to put the Sketch Pen in the blue Sketch Pen adapter that came with your machine. Only the Sketch Pens with the black bodies are compatible with the Cameo 4 adapter.

Place the Sketch Pen into your machine’s tool carriage. For Cameo 3, put the Sketch Pen in Tool Carriage 2.

How to use the Silhouette Pen Holder

You have even more options to customize this card with the Silhouette Pen Holder! I used a Classic 10 Bold White Gelly Roll Pen to sketch this design on black card stock with fantastic results!

The Pen Holder comes with 3 collet adapters (small, medium, & large). For Gelly Roll pens, the medium (the white one) one fits perfectly.

Silhouette Pen Holder

Slide the pen through the collet, then put it into the Pen Holder (with the cap of the Pen Holder ON!). Push the pen all the way down into the Pen Holder.

Slide the collet down the pen to the top of the Pen Holder. Then, while holding the Pen Holder, twist the collet into the Pen Holder.

How to create an adorable birthday card using this popular mirrored word design! Includes free SVG cut file! #lindsayddesigns #silhouettecameo #silhouettecameoprojects

Lastly, remove the cap and put the Pen Holder into the tool carriage of your machine. For Cameo 3, put the Pen Holder in Tool Carriage 2.

If you are using a Cameo 4 machine, you need to use the Silhouette Pen Holder for Cameo 4 tool.

Silhouette Studio Sketch Settings
Sketch Pen and Pen Holder Silhouette Studio

Now, go to the Send panel in Silhouette Studio. Click the Line tab. Next, drag the pink box to the top of the table, if it’s not there already (so the sketching is done first).

Here are the Silhouette Studio sketch settings I used:

  • Material Settings: Cardstock, Plain
  • Action: Sketch
  • Tool: choose Sketch Pen or Pen Holder depending on what you’re using

For Cameo 3, click the right circle in the Tool No. column (it will turn blue) because the Sketch Pen/Pen Holder should be in Tool Carriage 2.

Silhouette Studio Cut Settings
  • Material Settings: Cardstock, Textured Heavy (80 lb)
  • Action: Cut
  • Tool: AutoBlade

Lastly, click Send to sketch and cut the card design!

Step 3: Cut out the other elements

Now, cut out the “Happy Birthday” shadow from black card stock. Then, cut out the letters from patterned paper.

How to get cleaner cuts with card stock

When doing these cuts, turn Line Segment Overcut on! Like the name implites, with Line Segment Overcut turned on, the blade will begin cutting the material 0.01mm before the design line begins, then lift the blade between each line, and end the line 0.01mm longer than the actual design.

line segment overcut in silhouette studio

The overcut is SUPER small and hardly noticeable. It’s designed to create a clean cut corner for each point where two lines meet. This is a great option for small block fonts with sharp edges like the one in this card. Rounded edges won’t be affected though.

Step 4: Put it all together

First, adhere the patterned paper letters to the black shadow. I used my Xyron to turn the letters into stickers so I could easily stick them to the black card stock.

Next, if you want, you could go over each letter with the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen in Glitter Clear to give them a slight shimmer. This is totally optional (I just love shimmer!).

Next, cut two strips of patterned paper that each measure 0.75 inches by 4 1/8 inches. Then, apply adhesive along one of the 4 1/8 inch edge of each strip of paper.

Next, adhere those patterened paper strips to either edge of the sketch background design. This should create a final card panel that, when layered on the card stock base, will have a very small border all the way around the edge.

Then, apply adhesive to the back of the shadowed sentiment. Foam mounting tape is optional for this; it just pops up the sentiment from the background. Then, adhere the sentiment to the background.

If you want, you can lay down a few spirals of silver metallic thread before adhering the sentiment, but of course this is an optional embellishment!

Next, apply adhesive to the back of the entire panel, and adhere it to your 4.25 x 5.5 inch card stock base. Now you’re ready for embellishing!

This card has so many possibilities! Here are a few I created:

white gel pen, holographic card stock, silver metallic thread, silver gems
printed with laser printer and silver foiled with Minc machine, multi-colored gems
design done with pink Foil Quill foil, silver sequins

If you’re more a fan of clean and simple cards, then you can totally skip the embellishing. I just LOVE embellishments so I add a lot of them!

The mirroring in the “Happy Birthday” senitment is an eye-catching design just as it is, so it’s beautiful just on it’s own! You really can’t go wrong with this card!

Did you make it? I’d love to hear from you!

If you made this card, I’d love to see it! You can tag me on Facebook or email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

And if you give me permission, I’d love to share a picture of your card on this blog post!

Let me know what you think in the comment section!

And if you have any questions about this post, you can ask me either in the comment section of this post or email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

Happy crafting my friends,

Make this card with my free Mirrored Word card template/printable!

You can download my Happy Birthday Mirrored Word card pattern by subscribing (free) below to get the password to my Resource Library.

Want to remember this for later? Pin it to your favorite Pinterest board!

Filed Under: Archives, Birthday, Free Cut Files, Silhouette

How to use DXF files in Silhouette Studio

November 13, 2019 by Lindsay Dickason Leave a Comment

DXF files in Silhouette Studio
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Tips for making it easier to work with DXF files in Silhouette Studio Basic Edition

For many Silhouette users, the preferred file format to work with in Silhouette Studio is an SVG file. However, if you have Silhouette Studio Basic Edition (the free version of the software), then you cannot open SVG files.

But, you’re not totally out of luck. If the design file you want to use is available as a DXF file, you CAN open DXF files in Silhouette Studio Basic Edition.

I always include a DXF file for the card patterns in my Resource Library to make my projects as accessible as possible.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio
Fall Leaves Filigree file available in my Resource Library

The DXF files in Silhouette Studio will look a little different than an SVG file, but you can pretty much cut it (sketch/foil/score etc.) the same way.

The differences though can make DXF files in Silhouette Studio a little trickier to work with. But you can still work with them effectively to create beautiful handmade cards!

This post will give you some tips that will hopefully make it easier for you to work with DXF files in Silhouette Studio Basic Edition.

Quick Links to Information in this Post

  • What is a DXF file?
  • Tips for working with DXF files in Silhouette Studio
  • How do I know what software I have?
  • Why do people prefer to work with SVG files?
  • Upgrade Silhouette Studio

What is a DXF file?

DXF stands for Drawing Exchange Format, and it is a universal file format for computer-aided design (CAD) programs (which includes Silhouette Studio!).

DXF files can be opened in Basic Edition, and they are already a cut file (woo hoo!). This means you don’t have to trace the design to get cut lines.

Many designers, including myself, will provide their designs in many different file formats, like DXF, for the convenience of the end user.

Tips for working with DXF files in Silhouette Studio Basic Edition

Here are a few things you may come across with DXF files in Silhouette Studio and how to work with them:

No fill colors in DXF files – “It’s so hard to see!”

When you open DXF files in Silhouette Studio, there won’t be any fill colors or patterns in the design. This can make it difficult to see the design as clearly as if it did have a fill color in it. Here’s what you can do:

If the grid lines on your mat are distracting, turn grid lines off by going to “View” (in the top menu), then clicking “Show Grid” to uncheck it.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

I also recommend making the lines in the design thicker so they are easier to see. So right after opening the file, immediately click “Edit” in the top menu, then click “Select All.” Next, in the Quick Access Tool Panel (at the top of the design space), increase the line thickness from 0.00 pt to maybe 2.00 or 3.00 pt.

Different line colors will still be distinguishable in DXF files (more about that later).

Design elements are ungrouped – “The whole design is in pieces!”

In a DXF file, the elements of the design are not grouped together and compound paths are released (though sometimes buggy things happen and you may find a stray compound path here or there!).

So, all the shapes are separated in the design, so if you click on the design, instead of selecting the entire thing, you’re only selecting the individual shape you clicked on.

This can make it difficult to move the entire design around on the virtual mat and more likely you could accidently move a piece out of place.

To work around this, you can just create your own groups and compound paths in the design to keep the shapes together. Here’s how to do that:

Compound Paths

If you’re unfamiliar, basically compound paths are just another way of combining separate shapes together (there’s a little more to them to that, but this basic definition works for this post).

You may already be familiar with how to group shapes together, and compound paths work very silimarly, but with a big difference when it comes to adding fill colors.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

First, to create a compound path, select the parts of the design you want to make into a compound path by clicking and dragging you cursor over them.

You’ll see a bounding box around the items you have selected.

Then, right-click in the selection and click “Make Compound Path” from the drop-down menu.

One advantage of combining separate shapes into compound paths vs. grouping them together is that you can apply fill colors to the shape correctly. This makes the design way easier to see and may help you better visualize the finished project.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

To apply a fill color, select the compound path shape you want to fill by clicking on it. Then, in the Quick Access Tool Panel click the down arrow next to the Fill Color Box (it probably just has gray hashlines in it). Then, select a color to fill.

The shape should be filled in with color the way the design was intended to look.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio
Grouping

Grouping is a another way of combining designs or parts of a design together to make it easier to move around the mat.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

Select what you want to group by clicking and dragging your cursor over them. You’ll see a bounding box around the items you have selected.

Then, with everything still selected, right click in the selection and click “Group” from the drop down menu. Now you should have one group of smaller pieces that you can move around together instead of separately.

Now, if you tried to add a fill color to a grouped design you would not get the same result as filling a compound path. You would likely just get a big rectangle of the color you just picked.

But, grouping is still a very helpful way for making sure that shapes stay together while you move them around the mat. And it’s important to know about grouping when working with different line colors.

Word of caution with compound paths

Some of my design files contain different line colors – like black lines and red lines, for example. This is purposely done to distinguish what parts of a design are intended to be scored, sketched, or foiled by your machine instead of being cut.

These different line colors are important because it allows you to tell your machine to do different actions with different line colors. For example, in the design below the gold lines (in between the black lines) are intended to be sketched.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

This means you could tell your machine to sketch just the gold lines instead of cut them, while cutting the rest of the lines (the black ones) in the design. If your machine were to cut the golds lines (the ones intended to be sketched), the finished project wouldn’t look the same.

If you make a compound path in your DXF file with shapes that have different colored lines in it (i.e. gold and black lines), all the lines in that compound path would all change to be the same color (i.e. the gold lines turn black).

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

Now, if you were to choose the Action by: Line tab in the Send panel you wouldn’t have the ability to tell your machine to cut some lines (the black ones) and sketch the ones that are a different color (gold lines).

What to do with DXF files with different line colors

The easiest thing to do is just to group the shapes together. Grouping the elements together won’t change their line colors. Select the shapes/lines that you want to group together, right-click the selection, and click “Group” from the drop down menu.

The design isn’t opening at the correct size – “It’s too big/small!”

Check your Import Settings to make sure the DXF file is opening at the correct size.

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

Click Edit (in the top menu), Preferences, Import Settings, and change “Fit to Page” to “Centered” or “As-is.” I like to use the “Centered” option.

how do i know if I have Basic Edition?

So likely you’d already know if you’d upgraded Silhouette Studio because you would have had to purchase a license key to do so. Though, if you’re not sure what Silhouette software you are working with, click “Help” in the top menu, then “About Silhouette Studio.”

DXF files in Silhouette Studio

This will tell you what kind of software you have (Basic, Designer, Designer Plus, or Business Edition).

This will also tell you what version of the software you are using. Silhouette releases updates for the Silhouette Studio software to fix bugs or to add new features. This is where you’d go to see if you have the most recent update to Silhouette Studio.

Why do people prefer to work with SVG files?

So, I mentioned before that lots of people like SVGs. Some of the biggest reasons may be that unlike DXF, SVG files can open will fill colors and with their elements grouped and/or compounded together. So this just makes them super easy to work with right off the bat.

Upgrade to Designer, Designer Edition Plus, or Business Edition

If working with SVGs sounds better than DXF files, you can upgrade your Silhouette Studio Basic Edition software to a higher version that supports opening SVG files:

  • Designer Edition
  • Designer Edition Plus
  • Business Edition

Since the upgrade is a one time fee (no monthly fee!), it made sense for me to upgrade just for the convenicence of using SVG files.

And working with SVGs is just the beginning of the advantages of upgrading (but it’s probably my favorite so far!). There are lots of other very handy tools and features you can do with the other editions.

Here’s a full feature comparsion chart of the different upgrades for Silhouette Studio.

Whatever version of Silhouette Studio you do end up using, my hope is that you’ll find working with it as painless as possible (remember crafting should be fun!). So I hope that these tips will help you to better work with DXF files in Silhouete Studio Basic Edition.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the comment section below or email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

Thanks and have a great day!

Happy crafting my friends,

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DXF Files in Silhouette Studio

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Fall leaves filigree card with the Foil Quill & Silhouette

November 6, 2019 by Lindsay Dickason Leave a Comment

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill
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Get the look of a professional laser-cut filigree card with gorgeous foil details with Silhouette Cameo and the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill!

Hi friends! I’m super excited to share this project because this was my first time using the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill. I love using my Silhouette Cameo for card making, so I’m always excited with new ways to use my machine.

So today, I’ll show you how to combine the cutting power of your Silhouette Cameo and spectacularly shiny foil in an autumn inspired card that is sure to please!

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill

Get the free pattern for this card!

You can download the free SVG/DXF/PDF pattern for this Fall Leaves Filigree card in my Resource Library.

Let’s get started!

This post probably contains affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase after clicking the link, I earn a commission without any additional cost to you). You can read my full disclosure policy HERE.

Quick Links to Information in this Post

  • Supplies
  • How-to Video (click here to watch on YouTube)
  • How to cut the Fall Leaves Filigree card
  • How to add foil with Foil Quill and Silhouette Cameo
  • How to assemble card
  • Free Fall Leaves Filigree Card pattern

Supplies

  • my free Fall Leaves Filigree card SVG/DXF/PDF pattern (available in my Resource Library)
  • a way to cut out the pattern (I used my Silhouette Cameo 3, Auto Blade, and 12 x 12 inch cutting mat)
  • 5 x 7 inch folded note card (I used Kraft 110 lb card stock by Recollections at Michaels)
  • 8.5 x 11 inch high quality, heavyweight brown card stock (I used the dark brown 110 lb card stock from the Coffee and Cream Recollections paper pack at Michaels)
  • 5.5 x 8.5 inch piece of orange card stock
  • card stock for “thankful” sentiment (I used 100 lb Neenah Environment Desert Storm card stock)
  • your favorite adhesive (spray adhesive/liquid glue/Scor Tape etc.)
  • optional: Distress Ink Vintage Photo (or other dark brown ink)
  • assorted embellishments (metallic thread, sequins, flat back gems etc.)

Optional Foil Details:

  • We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill Heat Pen (fine tip – the pink one!)
  • USB power source such as a computer or wall outlet/extension cord
  • Foil Quill Placement Tape or washi tape
  • 8 x 6 inch piece of Foil Quill heat activated foil (I used Copper and Gold!)
  • rotary cutter (or other method for cutting foil)

How-to Video

You can watch the How-to video below or in full HD on my YouTube Channel:

Step 1: Download and open Fall Leaves Pattern

You’ll first need to download my free Fall Leaves Filigree Card pattern from my Resource Library (you can get the password to the library at the bottom of this post).

In my Resource Library, click on the Fall Leaves Filigree Card link to download the file. The file is a zipped folder so to access the files inside, you’ll need to upzip the folder.

The filigree card pattern is saved in SVG, DXF, and PDF format. Here’s what the SVG file looks like in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition:

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

If you’re using the Basic Edition (the free version) of Silhouette Studio, you’ll use the DXF file. The DXF file will look a little different than the SVG, but you can cut/foil it pretty much the same way.

For tips on working with DXF files in Silhouette Studio, read the blog post I wrote by clicking here.

And I’ve also included a PDF file so you can print out the pattern and cut it out by hand if you want.

There are two filigree designs – the one on the left to be used to cut out the filigree design just on its own, and the one on the right with the gold lines in it to be used with the Foil Quill.

The orange leaves design is what you’ll place behind the filigree to “fill-in” the leaves. There is also the “thankful” sentiment if you want to use that for your card as well.

All the elements in the SVG file are grouped together when you open it in Silhouette Studio. To ungroup the elements, right-click the design and select “ungroup” from the drop-down menu. Now you can move the pieces individually.

Step 2: Cut it out

Align the basic filigree design on your mat, and with the design still selected, click “Send” in the upper right-hand corner of Silhouette Studio.

Make sure “Cut” is selected under Tool 1 (it should be highlighted in gray). If you’re not able to make changes in this menu it probably means you need to click on your design. So, just click on the design on your mat, and then you should see that “Cut” is selected. Click on “Cut” if it isn’t.

Filigree cut settings
Fall Leaves Filigree Card

The filigree design is quite intricate, but my Silhouette Cameo 3 cut it out great! Here are the settings I used:

  • Material: Coverstock, Heavy (105 lb – 122 lb)
  • Action: Cut
  • Tool: Auto Blade

I also highly recommend using a sticky mat and sharp blade!

Now, just load your cutting mat into your machine, and press “Send” in Silhouette Studio to start cutting!

Since this design is quite intricate, work carefully to gently release the card stock from the mat. Use a tool like a craft knife to help if you need to. If you work too quickly or pull up too hard, you risk ripping the design.

Orange Leaves and Thankful Cut Settings

I used the same cut settings as the basic filigree design to cut the orange leaves and “thankful” sentiment.

The “thankful” sentiment is a little fragile so just work carefully to remove it from your cutting mat.

I actually cut out the sentiment three times so I can layer them together for more dimension on the card.

How to add Foil with the Foil Quill and Silhouette Cameo

In Silhouette Studio, you’ll use the filigree leaves design with the gold lines in it.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill

But first, attach the Foil Quill “A” adapter to the fine tip (pink) Foil Quill Heat Pen. You just slide it in and screw it on.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill
Foil Quill in Silhouette Cameo 3

Then, put the Foil Quill into your machine – Tool Carriage 2 for Cameo 3 and all others use Tool Carriage 1.

If you’re using the Cameo 3, make sure that there aren’t any tools in Tool Carriage 1.

Next, plug the Foil Quill into a USB powder source, like your computer or wall outlet. DO NOT plug it into your machine. I grabbed an extension cord to put right next to my Cameo.

Arrange the Foil Quill cord so that it goes off to the side of your machine, and isn’t in the way.

The Foil Quill will light up when it’s been plugged in. Put the heat resistant metal plate underneath it while it heats up for at least 5 minutes.

Filigree Design Placement in Silhouette Studio
Fall Leaves Filigree Card

Meanwhile, in Silhouette Studio move the filigree design with the gold lines to the bottom left corner of your mat. Try to align it so the bottom left corner of the design is at about 0.75 inches and 11.25 inches.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card
Tips for aligning the design in Silhouette Studio:
  • zoom in – click “View” (in top Menu) then “Zoom”
  • use grid lines on your mat – click “View” then “Show Grid”
  • try using “Snap to Grid” – click “View” then “Snap to Grid”
  • in Designer Edition, use the rulers – click “View” then “Show Rulers”
  • in Designer Edition, click the Centre at Bottom Left tool and change your X value to 0.75 and your Y value to 11.25
  • in Basic Edition, click the Centre at Top Left tool and change the X value to 0.75 and Y to 6.5
Fall Leaves Filigree Card
How to Prepare Your cutting Mat

Now, arrange 8.5 x 11 inch dark brown card stock in the bottom left corner of your cutting mat (with the 8.5 inch side pointing down).

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill

(Having the card stock on the lower part of your cutting mat allows you to more easily remove the foil before cutting the design.)

Then, cut a piece of foil that measures 8 x 6 inches. A rotary cutter on a self-healing cutting mat with gridlines makes this SO easy!

Then, apply Foil Quill Placement Tape (or washi tape) to one of the 8 inch sides of the foil.

Try to put the placement tape only about 1/2 inch (or a little less) into the foil. This is very important so that it doesn’t interfere with the Foil Quill.

Next, adhere that taped foil to your card stock, aligning the foil with the bottom edge of your card stock. Then, put tape on the other 8 inch side, making sure to pull the foil as taut as you can with minimal wrinkling.

Lastly, apply placement tape on the two remaining edges of the foil, smoothing the foil as much as possible.

I found that it was easiest for me to work with smaller strips of tape, than with 1 big, long strip.

Make sure all placement tape is securely stuck down (no edges sticking up), and cut off any bits that overhang the mat.

It’s important to pay attention to where you place your design in Silhouette Studio and to what your cutting mat looks like.

Using these instructions should allow for about a 1-inch foil margin around your design (which is recommended).

You can always experiment with smaller margins to help conserve foil, but if the placement tape overlaps your design, that area will not be foiled.

Foil Quill Settings in Silhouette Studio
Fall Leaves Filigree Card

With the design placed correctly in Silhouette Studio, click “Send” in the upper right-hand corner, then click “Line.” There are two line colors in this design: black are your cut lines, and gold are your foil lines.

Click and drag the gold box to the top row of the table (if it wasn’t already).

A general rule for selecting the material settings with the Foil Quill is to select the material settings based on the material you intend to foil. I however, used the settings recommended by Melissa at the Silhouette School Blog in THIS blog post.

The only difference is I did not use a chipboard “shim” with this project, and I had excellent results every time.

Here are the settings I used for the Foil Quill:

  • Material: Chipboard, then change the following settings –
    • Force: 22
    • Speed: 7
    • Pass: 1
  • Action: Sketch
  • Tool: Sketch Pen

If you’re using the Cameo 3, click the right circle in the Tool No. column to indicate your are using Tool Carriage 2 (because the Foil Quill should be in that carriage!).

Now, uncheck the box next to the black lines. You need to foil and cut in two separate passes.

(Do NOT use the “Add pause” button here – as the machine will not reset to the original starting position so you won’t be able to remove the foil to do your cutting).

load machine
Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill

Back on your machine, slide the rollers to the side so they are not in the way of the foil. You don’t want anything in the way that could possibly interfere with the Foil Quill.

Now, remove the heat resistant metal plate and load your cutting mat.

Double check your settings in Silhouette Studio (this is always a best practice! I hate messing up and having to re-do).

Make sure you have enough slack in the Foil Quill cord, and it’s not going to get in the way. I just laid it off to the side.

Then, press “Send” in Silhouette Studio, and now the magic happens!

When the foiling is done

When the machine is done, DO NOT UNLOAD YOUR MAT! This is VERY important.

Remove the Foil Quill from the tool carriage and unplug it. Now, insert the cutting blade into your machine. You do not need to touch anything else on your machine.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill

Next, gently remove the placement tape and foil from the card stock (without moving the card stock) to reveal the awesome shiny foil goodness!

The placement tape did peel up some of the card stock around the edge, but for this project that doesn’t matter because we’re trimming that part off anyway.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

Then, back in Silhouette Studio, uncheck the gold lines and check the box in the black line row (to cut these lines!)

I used the same cut settings as the basic filigree design. Click “Send” in Silhouette Studio to cut.

When it’s done, unload your mat and carefully remove the cut and foiled design from your mat!

Woo hoo! You did it!

Step 3: Assemble the pieces

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

Spray adhesive worked pretty well to attach the filigree cut to the orange leaves. I sprayed the back of the filigree with E6000 spray glue, then lined it up with the edges of the orange leaves, and pressed down firmly.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

I actually did all this outside so I could spray away and not worry about it getting all over my craft room. For the video, though I just quickly ran back inside to continue filming.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

I then, put an acrylic block on top of the filigree and leaves, then something heavy on top of that to really press the pieces together while they dried.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

If you can see a little bit of the orange card stock out from under the edge of the filigree, you can try to camoflauge it a little with some dark brown ink. Swipe a little bit of the ink along all four edges with either an ink blending tool, or you can take the ink pad directly to the edge of the card stock.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

To adhere this piece to the card stock base, I decided to just use liquid adhesive, so I liberally applied it to the back of the orange leaves and pressed it down on my card stock base, centering it so that there is a little border around the edge.

Fall Leaves Filigree Card

For the “thankful” sentiment, I glued all three together by stacking them, to get some dimension. I put a heavy, acrylic block on the top of them to press them together while they dried.

Then, to adhere it to my card, I also just liquid glue and laid a heavy, acrylic block over top to get go adhesion while it dried.

Embellishment

Then, I started to embellish it! This card is actually extremely versatile as far as embellishing goes. I created several different versions of it to show you how you can really bring this card to life and make it unique. Here a few ways I did it:

Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill
sequins and glossy accents
Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill
gold drops/gems
Fall Leaves Filigree Card with Foil Quill
gold metallic thread

There are so many possibilities for embellishing this card, but I think that it’s really the intricate filigree design that takes the cake!

Complete!

I’m so glad I decided to try the Foil Quill because I absolutely LOVE the shine it added to this card! I think that this just may be my new favorite tool!

Just like with any new toy, however, there was a learning curve. Hopefully, my instructions make it easier for you to use the Foil Quill because once you get the hang of it, you may feel like adding foil to everything now!

Did you make it? I’d love to hear from you!

If you made this card, I’d love to see it! You can tag me on Facebook or Instagram using #lindsayddesigns or you can email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

And if you give me permission, I’d love to share a picture of your card on this blog post!

Let me know what you think in the comment section!

And if you have any questions about this post, you can ask me either in the comment section of this post or email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

Happy crafting my friends,

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Filigree Card with Silhouette Cameo and Foil Quill

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Modern Farmhouse Card with Silhouette Cameo

November 3, 2019 by Lindsay Dickason 4 Comments

Modern Farmhouse Door Card
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Capture the elegant, rustic style of the contemporary farmhouse in an interactive card made with your Silhouette Cameo!

My friend just recently purchased her first home, and I couldn’t be more happy for her. Such an exciting “adulting” moment! So, I jumped at the chance to create a special card design just for this very occasion – an interactive card with beautiful farmhouse decor that you can make with your Silhouette Cameo or Cricut!

Get the free template for this card!

You can download the free SVG/DXF/PDF file for this Modern Farmhouse Door Card in my Resource Library.

Modern Farmhouse Door Card

And now, I’ll show you how you can make this card yourself!

Let’s Get started!

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Quick Links to Information in this Post

  1. Supplies
  2. How-to Video (click here to watch on YouTube)
  3. How to Create Score Lines in Silhouette Studio
  4. How to Add a Wreath Design with Sketch Pens
  5. How to Create Faux Wainscoting
  6. Free Modern Farmhouse Door Card Template

Supplies

  • my free Modern Farmhouse Door Card template SVG/DXF/PDF file (available in my Resource Library – get the password at the bottom of this post)
  • a way to cut out the template (I used my Silhouette Cameo 3, Auto Blade, and 12 x 12 cutting mat); but you could use scissors too!
  • 5 x 7 inch folded note card (I used Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Smooth 110 lb card stock)
  • 5 x 7 inch card stock for the doors (I used Neenah Environment Desert Storm 100 lb)
  • various colors of card stock for the door details
  • 6.25 x 4.5 inch white card stock for wainscoting
  • 4.5 x 3.25 inch patterned paper for the wall paper (I used Lawn Fawn Gotta Have Gingham 6 x 6 inch petite paper pack)
  • adhesive like liquid glue or Scor Tape, and (optional) foam mounting tape
  • score board and scoring tool (for wainscoting)
  • optional – Silhouette Sketch Pens (or Pen Holder) to add wreath details and Home farmhouse sign

How-to Video

You can watch the How-to video below or on my YouTube channel:

Step 1: Download, Cut, And Score template

You’ll first need to download my free Modern Farmhouse Door Card template from my Resource Library (you can get the password to the library at the bottom of this post).

In my Resource Library, click on the Modern Farmhouse Door Card link to download the file. The file is a zipped folder so you’ll need to upzip the folder first. In the folder you’ll find the template in SVG, DXF, and PDF format.

If you’re using a cutting machine like a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut to cut out the template, open the SVG file in your design software. Here’s what the basic door SVG template looks like in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition:

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

If you are using Silhouette Studio Basic Edition (the free version of the software), you will need to use the DXF file. This file will look a little different from the SVG, but you should be able to cut it out pretty much the same way.

If the DXF file isn’t opening at the correct size, try updating your Import Settings. In the top menu, click Edit, then click Preferences. Then, click the Import tab and make sure that in the DXF section that the Open menu isn’t set to Fit to Page. The setting I use is “Centered.”

For more tips with working with DXF files, read the blog post I wrote by clicking HERE.

How to create score lines in Silhouette Studio

THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT because if you don’t tell your machine there are score lines in the design, it will cut them (which means your doors will fall off!).

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

To create score lines, click the “Send” button in the upper right-hand corner of Silhouette Studio. Then, click the “Line” tab in the menu below it.

This screen will display a table that shows this design consists of mostly black lines, but also two red lines on the doors. The black lines are intended to be cut, and the red lines are intended to be scored.

The default Action in Silhouette Studio is to cut all lines. So, you NEED to tell your machine NOT TO CUT the red lines.

So, find the red line row in the table, and under the Action column, click the black down arrow. This reveals a drop-down menu, and click the “Score” option from that menu.

Verify in the section below the table that the red line’s Action is set to Score.

Score Settings for Door

Here are the other settings I used for the score lines:

  • Material: Cardstock, Plain (even though I actually used heavier weight card stock)
  • Action: Score
  • Tool: Auto Blade
Cut Settings for Door

The Action for the black lines should automatically default to Cut, but verify in the table to make sure. Here are the other settings I used for the black cut lines:

  • Material: Coverstock, Heavy (105 lb – 122 lb)
  • Action: Cut
  • Tool: Auto Blade

Then, with your card stock on your mat, load it into your machine, and press “Send” to cut and score.

cut out the door details

Open the Modern Farmhouse Door Card Details file for the fun farmhouse elements to decorate your door. There aren’t any score lines in this file so you can just cut them out in any color card stock you like. Here’s what the SVG file looks like in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition:

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

When you first open the SVG file, all the pieces are grouped together. To ungroup them, just right-click on the design and click “Ungroup” from the drop-down menu.

Cutting little details like this is a great time to use up your card stock scraps! I save all my scraps in a box. That way, I can pull them out for projects like this when I only need a little bit of one color.

Here are the card stock colors I used for the door details:

  • Door accents: Kraft 110 lb Cardstock Paper by Recollections from Michaels (cut 2)
  • Picture frame: Gold Foil Matte Paper by Recollections from Michaels (cut 1)
  • Wreathes: 2 wreathes in dark green and 2 wreathes in light green 100 lb card stock (for 4 total)
  • Door hinges: black 100 lb card stock (cut 4)
cut settings for door details

Here are the cut settings I used for the door details:

  • Material: Coverstock, Heavy (105 lb – 122 lb)
  • Action: Cut
  • Tool: Auto Blade

How to Add a Sketched Wreath Design (optional)

To add the wreath design, open up the file named Modern Farmhouse Door Card WITH Sketch Pen Details.

I used a black Sketch Pen in my Silhouette Cameo 3 to do the sketching for me, but you could also freehand draw or even trace the design from the PDF file onto your project.

This is what the SVG file looks like in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition:

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

There are two doors to choose from – each has a bough on it, but one has a heart in the middle and the other does not. You can choose what you like the most!

This file also contains the “Home” sign you can put behind your doors if you want.

When you first open the SVG file, all the pieces are grouped together. To ungroup them, just right-click on the design and click “Ungroup” from the drop-down menu.

The green lines in this file are sketch lines, the black lines are cut lines, and the red are score lines.

You need to tell your machine that some of the lines in this design are NOT cut lines. There are both score lines AND sketch lines.

Silhouette cameo 4/single carriage Sketch and Cut settings

If you’re using the Silhouette Cameo 4, Cameo 1, 2, or Portrait machine, you’ll need to tell your machine to “pause” after it does the sketching. This is so that you can switch the Sketch Pen in your machine to your cutting blade. This is super easy to do, and this is what it looks like in Silhouette Studio:

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

I recommend doing your sketching first, so if the green line is not in the first row of the table, click on the green box and drag it to the top.

Then, change the Action for the green lines to Sketch. Then, with the green line still selected, click the “Add Pause” button, and the table should look like this:

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

Here are the other settings I used for sketching:

  • Material: Cardstock, Plain
  • Action: Sketch
  • Tool: Choose Sketch Pen or Pen Holder (I chose Sketch Pen because I used a black Silhouette Sketch Pen for this project)

AND PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ALSO CHANGE THE RED LINES TO SCORE LINES! (see above for instructions)

I used the same Cut and Score settings as the basic door for the black and red lines.

Double check your Material, Action, and Tool settings are correct (always a good habit!). Then, click the “Send” button at the bottom of the screen to begin sketching!

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

When your machine is done sketching, it will pause. This is when you take out the Sketch Pen and put your cutting blade in your machine. You do not need to touch anything else on your project or machine.

Then, after making the switch, click “Resume” on your computer to continue.

Silhouette Cameo 3 Dual Carriage Sketch and Cut Settings

If you’re using the Silhouette Cameo 3, you have the advantage of the dual tool carriage. So, you actually don’t need to add a pause to switch out your tools. You can put both your Sketch Pen and cutting blade in the dual carriage, and press “Send.”

However, you do need to tell your machine which tools are in the different carriages and what actions you want it to do with each tool. Here are the settings I used with my Silhouette Cameo 3:

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

Make sure to put the correct tool in the correct carriage in the Silhouette Cameo 3 machine. For instance, in the example above, you’ll put the Auto Blade in Tool Carriage 1 (left carriage) and the Sketch Pen in Tool Carriage 2 (right carriage).

Farmhouse card with Silhouette Cameo

I recommend doing your sketching first, so if the green line is not in the first row of the table in Silhouette Studio, click on the green box and drag it to the top.

AND PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ALSO CHANGE THE RED LINES TO SCORE LINES! (see above for instructions)

I used the same Cut and Score settings for the black and red lines as the basic door.

Home Sign
Modern Farmhouse Door Card

To create this popular farmhouse sign for your card, I used a black Silhouette Sketch Pen on a piece of white card stock. Use one of the sketch and cut methods listed above.

There aren’t any score lines in the Home sign so you don’t have to worry about the settings for the red lines.

You can also print this Home sign from the PDF file. Or you could draw your own sign or even create your own image on your computer and print it out. A picture of you and the recipient would also be a really cute idea too!

Step 2: Fold the score lines

Modern Farmhouse Door Card

To make the doors open, GENTLY begin bending one of the doors back, right at the score line. I suggest working slowly and carefully. If you try to fold it back all in one go, you risk tearing the card stock. Just continue gently folding the card stock back, all along that score line, until you can completely fold it back.

Then, once the door is completely folded back you can reinforce the fold with a bone folder. Then, return the door to its closed position, and gently fold it back and forth to “work in” the fold. This will make it easier for the recipient to open the doors.

Next, repeat with the other door!

Step 3: How to Create Faux Wainscoting

Modern Farmhouse Door Card

To create the wall behind the door with the illusion of wainscoting, cut a piece of white card stock to 6.25 inches by 4.5 inches.

Modern Farmhouse Door Card

On the 6.25 inch side, faintly draw a pencil line at 1 inch and at 2.5 inches.

Modern Farmhouse Door Card

Next, put this card stock piece into your score board with the 4.5 inch side at the top. Then, you’re going to score at the following measurements, but ONLY in the section between the pencil lines:

  • 0.5 inches
  • 1.5 inches
  • 1.75 inches
  • 2.75 inches
  • 3 inches
  • 4 inches

Now, rotate your paper 90 degrees counter-clockwise in your score board. Then score at 1 inch and 2.5 inches (these score lines should be along your pencil marks). But again, don’t score the entire length of the paper. Only score to connect the following:

  • Connect your 1st score line to the 2nd score line
  • Connect the 3rd to 4th
  • Connect the 5th score line to 6th score line
Modern Farmhouse Door Card

Remove the card stock from your score board and flip it over. You should now have created three rectangles with the score lines. You may need to reinforce the score lines to add more definition.

Baseboard, trim, & wallpaper
Modern Farmhouse Door Card

To create a baseboard and trim, cut 2 pieces of the kraft card stock – one piece to 4.5 by 0.75 inches and the other piece to 4.5 by 0.25 inches. You can put a score line down each of these pieces with your score board to give it more detail if you want.

Apply Scor Tape or other adhesive to the back of the baseboard (the larger kraft piece). Attach it to the wainscoting wall by lining up the bottom edges.

Now, take your piece of patterned paper (this is the wall paper), apply adhesive to the back. Adhere it to your wainscoting wall by lining up the top edges.

Lastly, apply adhesive to the trim (the smaller kraft piece). Then, adhere it directly below the patterned paper – their edges should be touching each other.

Step 4: put it all together

Modern Farmhouse Door Card
doors

Glue the door accents down first, then the door hinges over top, and let dry completely. Once dry, gently fold back the doors to put a gentle crease in the hinges so they will fold back with the doors as well.

If the hinges pop up, add additional adhesive to keep them down, and apply pressure to the crease in the hinge created by the door to get it to stick down really well.

Next, flip over the door piece and apply foam tape (or other adhesive) to only around the edges of the door. I had to cut a piece of 1/2 inch foam mounting tape in half to fit along the two long sides.

Modern Farmhouse Door Card

Foam mounting tape is optional. You can just apply regular adhesive if you want. The foam tape just pops-up the doors from the wall behind it to add some dimension.

Next, adhere the door to the front of the wall. I used the lines on my craft mat to help me put it on straight.

Then, apply adhesive to the back of the wall and adhere it to a 5 x 7 inch card base. There should be a thin border around the doors from the card base.

wreathes
Modern Farmhouse Door Card

To assemble the wreathes, I layered one light green wreath on top of a dark green one. But, I slightly rotated the wreathes so the leaves were offset, and so it looked more full.

Then, I added a bow made from jute rope. I used a tiny glue dot to adhere the bow to the wreath, but liquid adhesive would also work as well.

To adhere the wreathes to the door, I applied a very small amount of liquid glue to the doors where the wreathes would sit. Then, I pressed the door and the wreath together.

I found it very helpful to put a piece of scratch paper behind the door while I pressed the wreath down – that way if glue seeped out the sides it wouldn’t get all over the wall behind it.

Home Sign
Modern Farmhouse Door Card

Next, I applied a tiny amount of glue to the back of the picture frame and glued it to the front of the Home sign.

Then, I applied glue to the back of it and centered it on the patterned paper of my wall.

And last but not least, write your well wishes on the inside of the card to the recipient!

Complete!

I just love using my Silhouette Cameo to make cards like this – ones with cute little details! I think it’s so fun putting all the little pieces together – I feel like I’m actually decorating the house!

Did you make it? I’d love to hear from you!

If you made this card, I’d love to see it! Post your project on social media and tag me on Facebook or Instagram using #lindsayddesigns or you can email me at hello@lindsaydickason.com.

And if you give me permission, I’d love to share a picture of your card on this blog post!

Happy crafting my friends,

Make your own Modern Farmhouse Card – with doors that open!

Download my Modern Farmhouse Card cut files by subscribing (free) below to get the password to my resource library.

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Modern Farmhouse Card with Silhouette Cameo

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