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Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


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“Love the Earth” SVG + Free Earth Day Cut Files

Celebrate Mother Earth with a free "Love the Earth" SVG cut file! You can use this design with your electronic cutting machine to make all kinds of projects perfect for Earth Day. This post main contain affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Today I am really excited to share a new free SVG cut file design with you all plus a whole collection of amazing designs from some of my design friends! This month our little SVG group decided to make a collection of cut files in honor of Earth Day! Make sure you catch all of the awesome designs at the end of this post. I created this "love the earth" design that depicts the globe as the center of a flower. I have really been digging a 70's aesthetic lately, and I was trying to channel my inner hippie with ... [Read More]

March 19, 2021 3:00 am Alexis 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

How to Sketch with Your Silhouette – Sketching & Sketch Pens 101

Blush pink note card with burnt orange floral design element on the front of the card in front of a light pink polka dotted envelope. The notecard is surrounded by a pair of gold scissors, Silhouette sketch pens, a gel pen in a Silhouette pen adapter, and a piece of dark red paper with a burnt orange floral design on it. All of these items are arranged on a coral background. Text at the top of the image reads, "How to Sketch with your Silhouette."

Do you want to learn how to use Silhouette Sketch Pens and how to use your Silhouette machine to sketch or draw? If so, this is the post for you! In this detailed beginner's guide and video tutorial, I will walk you through all of the basics about sketching with your Silhouette machine. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Most people who get a new Silhouette machine can't wait to start cutting paper, vinyl, and all kinds of materials, which I totally get! It's exciting stuff! But with all of the excitement around cutting, you may not even realize that your cutting machine is also a sketching and drawing machine! What a treat! If you want to learn how to sketch with your machine or if you ended up here because you just saw ... [Read More]

March 1, 2021 10:37 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

How to Sketch & Cut with the Silhouette Cameo 4 or Portrait 3

A sheet of iridescent craft room supply labels on a pink background. A Silhouette Cameo 4 blade and a black marker in a Silhouette pen holder tool lay on the table next to the craft room labels.

Learn how to sketch and cut with the Silhouette Cameo 4 (or Portrait 3!) machine! Sketching and cutting makes it super easy to make custom labels, tags, and more without a printer! Thank you to Silhouette for sponsoring this post, which contains affiliate links that help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I know I'm not the only one who finds themselves purging clutter and working on organization at the beginning of a new year. My craft supply stash has gotten pretty out of control lately, so I have been working on cleaning things up, and pretty labels always make organization a little more fun. While I could have printed labels or cut vinyl decals, instead, I decided to make labels by sketching and cutting, which is perfect for making quick, gorgeous projects without a ... [Read More]

February 2, 2021 4:21 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

Silhouette Cameo 4 Black Friday 2020 Deals – Early Acccess

white silhouette cameo 4 and silhouette mint machine on table in front of christmas tree and other christmas decorations

It’s here! Silhouette Black Friday deals are here!! 💃 I have early access to the best Silhouette Cameo 4 bundles for you, so you can get shopping now! (This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.) Have you been waiting patiently for Black Friday deals to get yourself a new shiny crafting toy? Maybe the Silhouette Cameo 4 or the Silhouette Portrait 3?? Well, today your patience is being rewarded because EARLY ACCESS to Silhouette's best Black Friday deals stars right NOW (Deals open at 8 AM MST on 11/25). I know you are all ready to get shopping, so let's get to those deals! I made a quick little video talking about the different Silhouette deals and bundles available for Black Friday this year, so if you prefer watching to ... [Read More]

November 25, 2020 7:33 am Alexis 2 Comments Filed Under: Craft

Print & Cut 101: How to Print and Cut with Silhouette

white cardstock on silhouette cutting mat with words printed and cut out of the cardstock reading how to print & cut with silhouette paper flowers and other craft supplies surround the cutting mat

In this step-by-step tutorial (with video!) I will show you how to print and cut with your Silhouette machine. The Silhouette print and cut feature allows you to print designs and then accurately cut around them for amazing custom creations. Thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Today, I am breaking down the Silhouette print and cut process. I have shared lots of print and cut projects on this site in the past (you can check some of those out here), but I have never done a full step-by-step tutorial of how to print and cut with your Silhouette Cameo or Silhouette Portrait, so I am excited to share this full beginner's guide with you all! Silhouette Print and Cut ... [Read More]

November 23, 2020 12:59 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

Retro Christmas Sticker Gift Tags – Free Printable

Download these free hand drawn Christmas sticker gift tags to add a retro holiday flair to your wrapping this season. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. Thank you! I have a free printable that I am really excited to share with you all today! I have been sharing free printable Christmas gift tags on this little blog for years and years now, and this year I'm continuing that tradition with a little twist! This year's free printable holiday gift tags are stickers! These sticker style tags are a little nostalgic for me because they remind me of the tags I grew up with and I went for a bit of a retro vibe with my designs. I hope you love them as much as I do! If you want to make your own, I have a brand new full guide on ... [Read More]

November 23, 2020 12:53 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Celebrate, Printables

How to Cut Shrink Plastic with your Silhouette

silhouette portrait 3 pictured with shrink plastic and diy shrink plastic earrings

Learn how to cut shrink plastic with your Silhouette machine! This detailed video tutorial will get you cutting and crafting with shrinky dinks in no time. A big thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post! This post also contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I have definitely done my share of shrinky dink crafts, but I haven't yet written a detailed guide on cutting shrink plastic sheets with your Silhouette machine, so that's what I'm doing with this post and video tutorial! Hopefully this post will answer all of your Silhouette and shrink plastic questions! Shrinky film crafts are some of my favorites because you can create some really cool and beautiful things with a simple childhood favorite craft supply. Really! ... [Read More]

November 3, 2020 1:27 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

Introducing the Silhouette Portrait 3 + Cutting Cardstock without a Mat!

Learn all about the Silhouette Portrait 3, the newest cutting machine from Silhouette that packs a whole bunch of fabulous features into an itty bitty package! Thanks to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you. I am excited to tell you guys all about the newest crafting tool from Silhouette, the Portrait 3! I was lucky enough to receive a Portrait 3 from Silhouette a couple of weeks ago, and I just love this machine! If you aren't familiar with the Portrait, it is the little sister to the Cameo, a powerful cutting and drawing machine, that comes in a smaller package (it's only about 16" long and weighs less than four pounds). I recently shared a full comparison and review of the ... [Read More]

August 26, 2020 11:07 am Alexis 3 Comments Filed Under: Craft

Free Cool Teacher SVG Cut File

Do you know a cool teacher who needs a cool gift? Grab this free "I'm a Cool Teacher" SVG cut file and get crafting with your Silhouette or Cricut in minutes! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support my little site here at no extra cost to you. Welp. It's back to school time. Whatever that may mean in your corner of the world. My kids are starting back with distance education next week, and it would not be completely honest to say I'm excited about it, BUT I will say that I truly appreciate all the hard work that our teachers are putting in trying to make the best of this crazy situation. Today, I'm joining with some of my crafty cut file friends to bring you all a bunch of free teacher appreciation SVG cut files that you can use with your Silhouette, Cricut, ... [Read More]

August 20, 2020 6:00 am Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

Cricut Joy vs. Silhouette Portrait 2 Comparison and Review

silhouette portrait 2 and cricut joy machines with cut decals, stickers, sketch pens, and other supplies

Learn about all of the features of the smallest cutting machines from Silhouette and Cricut in this detailed video comparison and review of the Cricut Joy and the Silhouette Portrait 2! Thank you to Silhouette for partnering with me on this post, which also includes affiliate links, which help to support our site at no extra cost to you. If you are keeping up with the latest crafting releases, then you probably know that Cricut recently released a new mini electronic cutting machine, the Cricut Joy. You might also know, if you have been around here much, that I am on Team Silhouette, so today I wanted to share with you guys a full comparison of the Cricut Joy with the smallest currently available electronic cutting tool from Silhouette, the Silhouette Portrait 2. UPDATE: Silhouette ... [Read More]

August 14, 2020 3:18 pm Alexis Leave a Comment Filed Under: Craft

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