Today I’m sharing another quick decor project that can be used for Valentine’s Day or any other day of the year that you’d like to tell someone how you feel about them. This chalkboard-inspired sketched art can be left plain, colored with a variety of media, or even shrunken down to be used as a card. […]
Sketch Pens
Autumn Leaves Wreath
Nothing says autumn like brightly colored leaves to me…and as a former northeasterner, I can honestly say that there are few things I miss more than sugar maples in October. For this project, you’ll only need a few simple items and a little patience: Wreath form – I used grapevine because I didn’t want to […]
Sketched Flower Birthday Card
A few weeks ago, I shared this card on the Silhouette blog where I used alcohol-based markers (Spectrum Noir in that case) to color designs created with the Silhouette sketch pens. At the time, I had sketched and cut out a ton of designs because I wanted to try a variety of styles. Today’s share […]
Snow Princess Birthday Card
Did you know that your sketch pens are compatible with alcohol-based markers? With any of the major brands of alcohol markers that I tested, the regular sketch pen ink does not bleed when colored over and does not leave a residue on the nibs (I would be cautious when using the glitter or metallic sketch pens, however, […]
Custom Handwriting Stamps
I was looking for a way to make my cards just a little more personal…and with handwritten sentiments being so big, I thought I’d try to make my own handwriting stamps. Now, I am in no way deluding myself into thinking that my lettering can compare to some of the beautiful designs I’ve seen lately…but […]
Halloween Chalkboard Card using Silhouette Sketch Pens
I know most people don’t make a lot of Halloween cards…but I live pretty far away from my entire family, so sending a note on even the smallest of holidays is important to me. Surprisingly, I’ve been enjoying the chalkboard trend, so I decided to use my Cameo to sketch out a couple of Halloween […]