Birthday Card

I recently made a birthday card for a good friend's 25th. I've edited out the front bit on the card to maintain his anonymity (I cut out his name using my cameo as well).

I went with a vintage theme, and included a map in the front because he likes maps. 

The strip below his name is type-written. 

I got the template for the "Happy Birthday" pop out from http://www.birdscards.com/, a site with many free and fantastic SVGs.

The backing behind the "You're 25! Hoorah!" is burlap.

For the bunting, I used washi tape folded along embroidery thread.

The Love Letter sheets were for friends to write messages on, and I used those sheets because it looked like old register books/guest books.

Mims :) 

Rhinestone designs I did over the holidays

Basic Design&Cut for Rhinestone Templates

This is a basic tutorial on how to make a rhinestone template. I will not go into too much detail about how you make the designs, but I will point out a few tools you can use. I use the SSDE so the layout on the Basic Silhouette Studio may look slightly different. 

1. Open the Rhinestone window 

2. Use the tools on the Rhinestone Window (On the far right) to design what you want to cut. 

Rhinestone Effect
Edge - If you draw a circle for example and select this tool, your circle will be outlined with rhinestone circles
Linear Fill - If you draw a circle for example and select this tool, your circle will be fully filled with rhinestone circles all alligned in a horizontal plane

Radial Fill - If you draw a circle for example and select this tool, your circle will be fully filled with rhinestone circles but instead of being horizontally alligned, they will be arranged like outlines of increasingly smaller circles until the middle is reached - alligned in the plane of the outline (if that makes sense)

Rhinestone Size 
Adjust the size according to what size of rhinestones you have.

Rhinestone Spacing
This adjusts the distance between the rhinestone circles. Always ensure that the edge of the circles are not overlapping (becomes a non-functional well and the rhinestones will not sit in it) or too close (the template will rip easily). Take care especially if the design has bends.

Draw Rhinestones
Select - Select individual rhinestone circles or select a whole design of rhinestone circles (if they are still grouped)
Single click - Allows you to place individual rhinestone circles where you want it to be
Freehand - Allows you to draw (must be in a continuous motion) lines (straight or curvy) which will automatically be filled with rhinestone circles

Release Rhinestone 
If you drew a circle, for example, and clicked Edge, the Release Rhinestone feature allows you to then adjust each and every rhinestone circle to where you want it to be.

3. Once you are done designing, Click on the Send to Silhouette Window  

4. Click on "Change settings"

• Select Rhinestone Template Material (If you are using the cheap alternative then I usually select Cardstock) 
• Adjust your blade (I would normally use 3 or 4 instead of 6 as I find 6 cuts right through my Template Material which makes it useless) 
• Ensure that your Rhinestone Template Material has been fed into the machine (I use the cutting mat) 
• Select Cut and watch the magic happen :) 

Hope this is helpful! Shout out if you have any questions or need help! There is definitely a lot of trial and error involved and you just have to play around with the programme to learn to design more complex patterns. :) xx

Mims