Silhouette and Digital Papers

It's Tonya, from Scrapping Fun with Tonya, & I have a great way to use your Samantha Walker Silhouette files and Samantha Walkers Digital papers.

I just LOVE how I can personalize my projects with the Silhouette and Samantha's products.  

 

   One of my favorite Samantha Walker files is the Banner on a Curve (Design ID #38658).

 

 

 

When the file is first opened, it is sized for a 12x12 mat, and all one piece.  To be able to manipulate the file, you must first ungroup.  (Click on the image, then click/select ungroup)

 

 

 I moved the banner base away from the pieces.  Then next step was to 'release the path.'  To do this, click on the banner pieces, and open the modify window.  While the image is 'highlighted,' click release.  Doing this will separate the banner pieces so that you can alter each one individually. 

 

 

 

I wanted to use digital papers from the Samantha Walker Nautical Mega Pack.  With the Silhouette software, you can import your own papers/images.
Click file...library....import to library.

 

 

 

To fill in the banner pieces, just click on the shape of choice so that it is 'highlighted.'   All papers that are imported are available in the patterns window.  (As you can see, I organize my papers/patterns by artist/collection.)  . 

Scroll through until the pattern you want is found, click, & VOILA!  

 You can adjust the pattern to your liking by using the advanced settings.

I used this banner on a card (see below)...so I regrouped the pieces and resized accordingly. 

 

To finish, just do a print & cut. 

 

 

 

 

Here is the card I created with the banner......... 

(Close up of the banner)

 

I also used more elements from the  Samantha Walker Nautical Mega Pack for the main image (sailboat), the Together 'sentiment,' and the patterned mat.   

 

For more information on that, please follow my blog and be sure to read my next post.  

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Samantha Walker Silhouette File (#38658 & #14232)

Samantha Walker Digital Pack

Silhouette Cameo

Printer

Recollections Cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Marker

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Copic Spica pen

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

ATG Gun

Miriam's Crafting Supplies Flat Pearls



 

 

 

 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!

 

 

A new year means new beginnings. 

 

For my family, that means more forgiveness and consideration.  Well, mostly from me to my husband.  As many of you can probably relate...after a number of years together, the little things you used to love about your spouse just annoys you.  :-)    Needless to say, with a teenager, three little ones (now fully adopted), and the pressure and demand for my husband to bring home the bacon which takes him on jobs several states away for months at a time, I have let the little things I loved about him become small points of annoyance.  But the end of 2013 brought a real health scare for him.  While he was going through a series of tests, scans, and surgery, our life suddenly became uncertain.  How long will we have?  How will the kids handle all of this?  How can this be?   Thankfully the results of the tests and the official diagnosis are not as severe as expected.  The diagnosis is still an adjustment, and it will be a driving force in our everyday lives.  But now our future is not as uncertain as it was just last week. 

 

My new year's resolution is to enjoy my husband more, to be more patient and forgiving with him.  And I will get in front of the camera with him more and document what he means to me, and to our family.

 

 

Another big thing for me......... I have been invited to be a guest designer for Samantha Walker!  I am so honored, and excited, to be part of this team.  Her SVG files are wonderful and so fun to work with.  Stay tuned for more projects.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Love

Happy Sunday!!

 

Hope your Christmas was a great one.  Ours was very pleasant.  The kids were content with what Santa brought them,, and Hubby loves his gift too.  ;-) 

 

Now, it's time for a new challenge over at Red Carpet Studio. 

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Our theme this challenge is to create a project with something NEW.  If any of you are like me, you have LOADS of NEW stuff...I just can't help myself when buying crafty supplies.  :-)

 

My NEW for this project are my Fiskars Fuse (used to emboss the blue paper), Distress Stickles for 'LOVE,' and a photo printer (this is the first picture to be printed from it).

 

 

My project is the first of many layouts to come.  My husband has been having some serious health problems over the last 18 months. He has been diagnosed with a virus, pneumonia (twice), possible fatty liver, etc...now we are exploring Cancer.  And from all the information, it could be advanced.  :-(  He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2000.  Thankfully it was caught very early, and he was able to beat it then.  But this time, it's more serious.  And we have three babies that have been placed in our care.  We NEED Daddy for a very long time. 

 

My New Year's Resolution is to document my hubby and his impact on our lives.  I am going to document daily things.  Small things like sitting on the couch with our 3 year old......sitting in the chair hogging the TV.....working around the house on my Honey-Do-List.   But I am also going to go through our box of photos and make up a book or two for the kids to learn who Daddy was before their arrival.  :-) 

 

My layout was inspired by a Scrapbook Etc Sketch, Navy colors, and the New Year.  My husband is a very proud US Navy Veteran, hence the blue and white colors.  If he could live on the Sea, he would without a second thought.  The New Year is the metallic colors and Stickles.   

 

The photo is from our trip to Denver, CO.  Hubby was heading to a work conference.  I had never been west of the Mississippi.  Well, I tagged along.  It was wonderful!  This picture was taken on our way to Boulder for the day.  I personally don't like the photo...I have REALLY big hair....but if I only used photos I liked, I'd never scrap any of myself.  :-D

 

 

 

Now, I KNOW you have something new laying around....when you find it, create your project and link it up HERE. 

 

 

 

Happy New Year!!!