Silhouette Cameo fun!

I got a new toy last fall and I have been pretty much obsessed with it since then.  It's a Silhouette Cameo and is a cutter.  (You may have heard of the Cricut...it's like that but cooler...but I'm not biased or anything!)

What I really like about the Cameo is that it does not require cartridges.  You can choose from images on their online site, most are .99 or less.  You can size that image, "colorize" it the way you want, print on your printer and cut on the cutter.  It cuts vinyl, fabric, and all kinds of paper.

As I said, I'm a fan.  If you want to read about one of these wonders, you can check it out at www.silhouetteamerica.com

But be forewarned.  You WILL want one.  What is cooler about it is:  you can design your OWN designs and make them any size you want.  This is my favorite feature because I love a cool font (you can use any that you have on your computer), and I like to design my own designs or alter the ones you can buy at the Silhouette online store.  It allows you so much flexibility!  Cricut is great and groovy and was the greatest thing going UNTIL the Cameo came out....now I'm sold on my new toy.

I have spent lots of time looking up tutorials and also blogs that have examples of cool things to make with the Cameo or its companion software, STUDIO.  Which, by the way, is a free download.  I have googled and searched and looked high and low for new ideas.  Most of the ones you will see today are not super-original, but just have my own touch to them.  I do have some originals that I will be posting soon.

I plan on sharing some of the items that I have made...mostly because I know that others out there are looking for inspiration as well.  However, I am not an tutorial-er, so anyone who wants ideas from me are probably going to have to figure it out for themselves.

I mean, I am a teacher and all....but I just can't currently bear all that continual picture-taking that must occur if you are going to construct an actual tutorial.  I figure most of you can work it out using just the finished product pic!!  If you do have any specific questions, just ask....and I'll bet I can answer those.

So.....that said, one of the most fun items that I have done is the newborn baby onesie.  My go-to baby shower gift has become the sets of 1day-1year onesies that I design on Studio, cut on Cameo, and then iron on the appropriate size onesies.  The gift of twelve onesies looks sort of spectacular...and you can make this present for about $40 or so, depending on how much transfer paper you mess up!!

Not a great shot, but maybe you get the idea!

Here's Kutter in his 1 day baseball onesie!  Behind him is his  proud brother, Kamden!

I have my soon-to-arrive granddaughter's already designed and printed as well!

This is for my granddaughter, whose arrival we are awaiting.   (hers are a tad fancier!)

Precious John Luke at three months

Darling nephew, Ryder at one month!