Silhouette Print & Cut: Thinking of You Card

Today’s post is brought to you by Silhouette. Be sure to scroll all the way down to the end of the post to see the current specials they have on specialty papers and Silhouette machine bundles! 

Today I’m sharing a simple card tutorial using my Silhouette Cameo. I recently received a package of Print & Cut paper and wanted to try it out! If you browse through the Silhouette Online Store and filter just Print & Cut you will find a lot of great designs! I chose this flower banner design for my card. (By the way, all designs are 50% now until 03/27/2014)

First, I opened a blank document in the Silhouette Studio, adjusted the paper size to 8 1/2 x 11 (this is the size of the  Print & Cut paper) and then added my images.

Next I added registration marks to my document. This is very important! The Silhouette uses these marks to accurately cut your design. Once your marks are on the page, you can print the sheet.

Place your printed sheet on your cutting mat and be sure to position it right along the lines or your design will not cut correctly.

Once you send the design to cut on your Silhouette machine, it will search for the registration marks to make sure it cuts the design correctly.

The design will peel off just like a sticker!

I printed out  “Thinking of You” on kraft paper and then cut it in half and placed my flower banner on top. You can print out a saying on the inside if you want, or just leave it blank to write your own message.

Here is the finished card! This is a simple project, but there are so many more great projects to complete with the  Print & Cut paper! You can view a video of sample projects here: Silhouette Print & Cut Projects.

Right now, Silhouette is having a sale on their specialty papers, including the  Print & Cut paper  that I used for this project. You can receive a 30% discount off in stock specialty media with code LOVEBUGS! Don’t have a machine yet? No problem! They have the following bundles available from now until March 31, 2014:

1 Silhouette CAMEO® plus the following print & cut related items:

• 1 package of temporary tattoo paper
• 1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
• 1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
• 1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
• 1 package of printable white sticker paper
• 1 package of printable clear sticker paper
• 1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas

Sale Price: $269.99 (MSRP $357.92)

OR

1 Silhouette Portrait™ plus the following print & cut related items:

• 1 package of temporary tattoo paper
• 1 package of printable adhesive kraft paper
• 1 package of printable adhesive gold foil
• 1 package of printable adhesive silver foil
• 1 package of printable white sticker paper
• 1 package of printable clear sticker paper
• 1 package of printable adhesive cotton canvas

Sale Price:  $129.99 ($237.92 MSRP)

Be sure to use the code LOVEBUGS at checkout to receive your discount on specialty papers or the bundles listed above!