Revisiting my Ancient Silhouette Machine With a Very Simply Text Design Birthday Card

This card measures 6ins x 6ins and uses a smooth, white, pre-scored blank from a bulk pack bought from Hobbycraft.

A horrendously simple card today, made for my Brother In Laws birthday, but which revives my ancient Silhouette machine, last used seven years ago to make the cheese wedge favour boxes for Tom and Laura’s wedding. http://itsallfiddlefart.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-lovehate-silhouette-relationship-and.html

For the card I just covered the front of the card, which seems to be my go to idea these days, with what I thought was a bright and cheerful design from one of my Works giant origami paper pads ……..

 

……. and then found a suitably simple birthday sentiment from my Silhouette library to go on it.

If I told you that after seven years of in-action the very first design, a bat, I cut came out perfectly, you’ll then understand my frustration when I proceeded to spend almost the rest of the day wondering why it refused to cut anything else out second time around …… again, as the link above told me, it was all about the registration marks!!  Aghhhh

However, once sorted, all I had to do was stick the design on to the covered card, adding an assortment of different sized silver stars, to make the job a good ‘un. It was a very steep re-learning curve, with a new, updated Silhouette programme to navigate on top!

Now, what, you may ask, possessed me to get out this ancient tool again? Well, to be honest, I gave it away a couple of months ago to a lady in Evesham who was putting together craft packs during lockdown and I asked if she’d be interested in it,  she was and everything was quickly packed up and gone.  Then I’ll be honest, I had a look at the designs I’d accumulated in a past crafting life and felt a few pangs of the minutest regret, but then, as it happened, the lady got back in touch with me a few months later, asking if I would like it back or if she pass it on, I chose to have it back and then vowed to myself that I would try to use it again.

And yes …… I do have the Scan and Cut Marc gave me and yes, I am still frightened of it, which is stupid! Marc admits, he’s forgotten a lot of what he had learned, he has the new all singing, all dancing WiFi version of the Scan and Cut now, so next time we are together we seriously need to play, I know it is easy, all I have to do is sit and watch the basic Scan and Cut tutorials on YouTube making copious notes, before I even get mine out of the box again.

I am always desperate for certain letters for cards and begrudge buying alphabet packs knowing I will then be stuck with letters I won’t use and no vowels, this would be an ideal first project.

I will keep you informed as to how I get on ………..