Here is the cutting file for a new seasonal set. I hope you like it! See other images in the Silhouette Cutting Files album in my gallery or click the GSD Cutting File link in my sidebar.

If you make a project using this file, it would be wonderful if you would leave a comment with a link to your work! I'm always inspired by your creations!


Click the image to download a ZIP file containing the GSD cutting file and the PNG reference image.


"Proof of our society's decline is that Halloween has become a broad daylight event for many." Robert Kirby

Here are two of the cards that I created for a "one layer card" swap with our crafty group last month. I made the frame using my Silhouette and then chose coordinating colors of paper to make them all different. You can see them all in my gallery at http://steadywinds.com/valgal

Flower with script: Stampington

Here is the cutting file for the tree from my Happily Ever After card. See other images in the Silhouette Cutting Files album in my gallery or click the GSD Cutting File link in my sidebar.

If you make a project using this file, it would be wonderful if you would leave a comment with a link to your work! I'm always inspired by your creations!



Click the image to download a ZIP file containing the GSD cutting file and the PNG reference image.


"People who will not sustain trees will soon live in a world that will not sustain people."
Bryce Nelson

Here is the next cutting file I would like to share with you. I find this image so graceful. The dots coming from the swirls cut as separate pieces, but I found them easy enough to work with. See other images in the Silhouette Cutting Files album in my gallery or click the GSD Cutting File link in my sidebar.

If you make a project using this file, it would be wonderful if you would leave a comment with a link to your work! I'm always inspired by your creations!



Click the image to download a ZIP file containing the GSD cutting file and the PNG reference image.

To A Butterfly
I've watched you now a full half-hour;
Self-poised upon that yellow flower
And, little Butterfly! Indeed
I know not if you sleep or feed.
How motionless! - not frozen seas
More motionless! and then
What joy awaits you, when the breeze
Hath found you out among the trees,
And calls you forth again!
William Wordsworth

Here's a recent creation for a friend's 12th anniversary. This relatively simple layout came to life with the help of a bright sunset and many many pop dots! LOL!

Here is the next cutting file I would like to share with you. I thought this image was just plain 'ol fun - I hope you like it! See other images in the Silhouette Cutting Files album in my gallery or click the GSD Cutting File link in my sidebar.

If you make a project using this file, it would be wonderful if you would leave a comment with a link to your work! I'm always inspired by your creations!



Click the image to download a ZIP file containing the GSD cutting file and the PNG reference image.

Witches' Spell
Act IV, Scene 1 from Macbeth (1606) by William Shakespeare

A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron boiling. Thunder.
Enter the three Witches.

1 WITCH. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d.
2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin’d.
3 WITCH. Harpier cries:—’tis time! ’tis time!
1 WITCH. Round about the caldron go;
In the poison’d entrails throw.—
Toad, that under cold stone,
Days and nights has thirty-one;
Swelter’d venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot!
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
2 WITCH. Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing,—
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
3 WITCH. Scale of dragon; tooth of wolf;
Witches’ mummy; maw and gulf
Of the ravin’d salt-sea shark;
Root of hemlock digg’d i the dark;
Liver of blaspheming Jew;
Gall of goat, and slips of yew
Sliver’d in the moon’s eclipse;
Nose of Turk, and Tartar’s lips;
Finger of birth-strangled babe
Ditch-deliver’d by a drab,—
Make the gruel thick and slab:
Add thereto a tiger’s chaudron,
For the ingrediants of our caldron.
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
2 WITCH. Cool it with a baboon’s blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.

I was inspired by this fun template from this month's Paper Crafts Magazine (click on downloads). I had fun creating a card ahead of time for a change!

Spider & Web: Inkadinkado
Paper: My Mind's Eye (The Spider's Web)

"Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story."
Mason Cooley

Here is the next cutting file I would like to share with you. I always find Asian images inspiring - I hope you like it! See other images in the Silhouette Cutting Files album in my gallery or click the link in my sidebar.

If you make a project using this file, it would be wonderful if you would leave a comment with a link to your work! I'm always inspired by your creations!

Click the image to download a ZIP file containing the GSD cutting file and the PNG reference image.

"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."
Confucius, The Confucian Analects

Hurricane Bill is descending upon Halifax right now so it's a good time to get caught up on posting! Here's a card posted on the Stampsmith Blog a few days ago. I couldn't resist adding this silly sentiment to this image - she just LOOKS the part! I have to say that the only exercise I've been getting lately has been bobbing around in the lake!

Audrey Hepburn: Stampsmith
Sentiment: Viva Las Vegas

"I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing."
Marsha Doble

This week our crafty group had a challenge to work outside of our comfort zone. I don't usually create girly cards and I use pink even less, so I figured I would challenge myself to do both using the latest Silhouette GSD cutting file shared here on my blog! Here's the result :)

Girl silhouette: my GSD files
Floor texture stamp: Tim Holtz
Corner stamp: Bella Brush
Sentiment: Inkadinkado


"The rarest thing in the world is a woman who is pleased with photographs of herself."
Elizabeth Metcalf

Exciting news! Since my DH bought me a Silhouette SD for my birthday, I have been amassing quite a large library of GSD cutting files and I want to share some with you! I have added a Silhouette Cutting Files album to my gallery and I have put a special link in my sidebar to make them easy to find. Below is the first one... I hope you like her - isn't she dainty? :) If you make a project using this file, it would be wonderful if you would leave a comment with a link to your work! I'm always inspired by your creations!

Click the image to download a ZIP file containing the GSD cutting file and the PNG image as a reference.

Enjoy!
Val

"Art, like life, should be free, since they are both experimental."
George Santayana

Last night, I burned the midnight oil into the early morning up in the craft room - perhaps watching movies while crafting isn't efficient! :) Anyway, I managed to finish this card before the sun came up! LOL! Does it take you a long time to complete your creations too or are you lucky enough that they always seem to come together quickly for you?



Elfen woman: Third Coast Stamps
Flourishes: Kelly Panacci
Sentiment: Stampendous


"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Lao Tzu

It always seems like special occassions sneak up on me and I'm creating cards at the last minute. Today is no exception. Last week, my friend Kim loaned me this AMAZING stamp to work with so I had the image ready, but today was Wendy's birthday and the card still wasn't ready. All things considered, it came together quickly and I'm pleased with the effective simplicity of the design.


Lady: Stempelglede
Flourish: Bella Brush
Paper: Basic Grey

"I don't need time, I need a deadline."
Duke Ellington

Here's a card created for a "dimensional" swap. The idea was to create dimension in whatever way you wished. Although it's a bit hard to tell from the photo, each layer is raised above the layer behind it and the bling in the geisha's hair is a dainty pile of micro beads. Although this card would be quick to recreate, it sure took a long time to come up with the first time around! LOL!


Magnolia: Stamps Happen
Geisha: Time To Stamp

"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. "
George Santayana

Hi everyone...
Last night was our crafty night. We always do a card swap (this time the theme was Christmas) and a couple of people prepare projects for the group to do together (this week was my turn). I was going to do a 6x6 card for the project but I decided that it was more fun as a wall hanging, so I put a ribbon on top instead of attaching it to a card base. That lead to inspiration for my Christmas swap card and I turned it into a holiday hanging instead of just a card too. The simple addition of ribbon turns a card into wall art! I have slipped the ribbon between the layers so that the ends are neatly hidden - I just added a little extra tape between the layers to secure it in place.

Poinsettia: cut out from Silhouette SD
Sentiment: Wordsworth
Holly: Peddlers Pack
Ink: Ancient Page (Plum Wine)
Paper: BoBunny


Hummingbird: Inkadinkado
Ink: Brilliance (Pearlescent Chocolate)
Color: Chalks and Shimmer Chalks

"I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else."
Pablo Picasso

Sorry, I've been so long getting back to posting. I've been quite preoccupied with a recent trip but I'm back now and looking forward to playing in the craft room today. I thought I'd share another butterfly birthday card. Here I have used BoBunny paper that I have also been coveting since my trip to BC last year. I hope I did it justice!



Sentiment: Quietfire Design
Butterfly & Flower: Inkadinkado
Paper: BoBunny


"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece."

Claude Monet

When I was in Vancouver last September, I picked up a few bottles of Ecoline Ink from Quietfire Design. They have been wrapped in the same plastic bag sealed with tape since the day I got them. I was finally inspired to try them by my stamping friend, Louise. She always creates the most gorgeous backgrounds, so when her birthday came along in May, I thought I’d give my new paints a try – finally! Here’s the result of my experiments!

Ecoline Inks on watercolor paper stamped with Onyx Black VersaFine ink and embossed with Ranger detail black embossing powder. Butterfly collage stamp by Stampington, sentiment by PSX Pixie Set.

“Every artist was first an amateur.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to share this quick 6x6 card created for a swap with our monthly crafty group. The softness of Maude's garments (Stampsmith) inspired me to use grey ink (Ancient Page) for the words (Quietfire Designs) and flourishes (Inkadinkado) instead of black. The paper is so delicate (Basic Grey) and the dewdrops are pearly white too which I think also helps soften the end result. I'm not sure if you can see that I have colored her dress and head piece pink, but the color is there - honest! :)

Sweet dreams!
Val

I struggled a bit with this composition. I've had the image and the layers ready for a week but I couldn't decide on a sentiment or embellishments. In the end, I think it works! :)

This amazing Marilyn stamp is from Stampsmith!
For me, these two cards show both the delicate and the strong side of this beautiful icon.