I have been anxiously awaiting today for a long time. Why? Because today is the day I get to host my first Silhouette giveaway. Yup, you read that right, Simply Designing's first SILHOUETTE GIVEAWAY! {wahoo!}
Seriously, how cool is that people!? I know there are many of you who would love to own a Silhouette and now is your chance to WIN a Silhouette Portrait 🙂 {yippee!}
In addition, Silhouette America is offering some great SALES to Simply Designing readers with code: DESIGNING. Including 50% off of their Designer Edition Software program plus great deals on their Silhouette Cameo and Portrait too!! {hurray!} But more about the sale in a minute...
I have told you many times how much I love my Silhouette and I have shown you many projects that I have completed using my Silhouette too (including my most favorite project here)! And today I want to show you a project I made using my Designer Edition Software!
The free Silhouette Software program that comes with the Silhouette is quite amazing. There are so many features that I love. However, the Designer Edition Software really ups the game and allows so many more customization options that I simply don't know how I ever did without! One of my favorite Designer Edition features is the ability to ungroup more designs which allows for more customization. Plus there are many more features, you can read all about them here.
Really, once you try the Designer Edition Software out, you are going to love it!!!
So today, I used their designer edition software program to take a "regular cut" design, turn it into a "rhinestone" design, add more rhinestones and even tweak where a few of the rhinestones were. This is my first time using the Rhinestone starter kit and I had a LOT of fun with it!
It is still several months until my daughter's birthday, but I am attempting to be ahead of the game this year 🙂
With the regular software program you can import rhinestone designs, but with the designer edition software program you can create your own designs! How cool is that!?
All I did was import my balloon design into my page. Next I sized the image to the final size I wanted it to be. They I used the Rhinestone tool, selected the correct size of rhinestones and then I tweaked the spacing to make it look good. After it was looking good, I released the rhinestones (basically like ungrouping the image) and deleted the ones I didn't want out of there!
I used the freeform tool to create the string and then I moved, nudged and added a few more rhinestones until it looked just perfect! I grouped the entire image together so I didn't accidentally move anything and I ended up with a super cute design!
The Rhinestone starter kit comes with great directions so it was really easy to figure out how to cut and apply the rhinestones to my shirt!
The "birthday girl" I made using a glitter heat transfer vinyl. Remember to always mirror your words when using a heat transfer vinyl and the shiny side goes down when cutting 🙂
Pictures don't to the sparkly justice 🙂 I can't wait to show my daughter her new cute shirt!
I really do love my Silhouette and my Designer Edition Software! And I know you would love it too! So pick it up while it is on sale for only $24.99 using my code below!
These are some great deals huh!? And I can't believe that Silhouette is offering my readers 50% off of the Designer Edition Software program! Such an amazing deal!!
Now it's time to enter to WIN a Silhouette!! Use the Rafflecopter entry form below and enter to win! Contest will end March 4th at 6:00am EST, and winner will be announced later that day. Winner must contact me within 24 hours or another winner will be chosen.
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Sarah B.
I would love to make some cute vinyl wall art!<br /><br />Sarahtex at yahoo dot com
Stacy
I would make appliques for a quilt I am going to be making.
Zana
I have dreamed of owning one of these for some time now. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway. Love the birthday girls new shirt...great design. Good Luck everyone!!
Panda
Wow, great chance!!!
angela0040
I'll make my jeans look awesome with it. Thanks for the giveaway!
Kellyanne
I'm just opening up my boutique! This would help me so much!
Sandra
I have a bunch of vinyl that I have bought and need to do something with, if I won I would be able to make some pretty labels for my pantry
Shanna Gilbert
I would make some stencils!
Katie @ EyeSpyDIY
I'd make wall decorations for my baby's nursery.
Shar
I love making some cards! But I think my first project with this would to make a smile! I know a special someone that would really love to have a silouette... <br />Aloha, <br />Shar
Eligonma
I would make lots of labels!
Lizzie Roe
A welcome banner! 🙂
[email protected]
If I had a silhouette my to do list would grow very long! How exciting to get to give one away. Congratulations in advance to the winner!
Melissa Whitcher
I've always wanted one of these. All kinds of great projects one could make with this beauty!<br /><br />
Briana Richardson
I would use it to cut vinyl for my home!
Amanda
I'd make my daughter's mermaid birthday party supplies!
Kelli
I'm on an organizing kick lately so I'd use it to jazz things up a bit!
charissa
would love to use the vinyl and make lots of things!
Tanya
I have always wanted one of these!
Danielle
My daughters would FLIP over custom sparkly clothes!!
Colleen
would love to win this to use in my card making.<br />Thank you for this opportunity<br />ColleenB.<br />Texas
Manda Jane Clawson
Hooray!!! I would love this!
BV
I would make decorations for the kids' rooms.
Danielle
I would love to try this out with a fabric project
Jessica
I am about to be an Aunt again, and I would make some custom onesies and shirts for my new niece!<br /><br />jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com
Darla
I would make some home decor and cards!<br /><br />dar.sieb at gmail dot com
Megs
I just moved to a new house so my head is spinning with new home decor ideas! The silhouette would be perfect! 🙂
Les W
I would love to make little people for my rear windshield
Hetty
I absolutely loved your pallet style DIY sign, I would try to make one myself.
jackiemdoyle
I would use it to make vinyl cut outs
Dazzling Natural Diva
I would totally make a bling shirt using the rhinestones for me & my daughter. It would be so cute to wear during one of our mother & daughter days.
Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home
I would definitely start to make labels for my son's toys/books! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
ms_sunshyne
Would love to try some of that glittery heat transfer!
Shelley
I would make subway easter eggs!
Heather
Vinyl art, sparkly clothes, eek! The possibilities are endless!!
Samantha
I would love to make vinyl letters!
Amber Murray
Holiday shirts for my kids<br />
Melanie
This makes so many crafts easier! I'd love to create vinyl and paper decorations for my twin boys' nursery!
Jenni's Whimsies
I would love to have one of these! Vinyl projects are everywhere!
Andrea West
Omigosh How I would love to win one of these. I want to DIY home decorations!!
emmakesherown
As a DIY addict/craftaholic whose blog is newly up and running, I'd love a Portrait to make some beautiful cards/gifts to share!<br /><br />Thanks for the giveaway :)<br /><br />Em
-michele
so.... want one....
carrie cupcake
I'd love to make subway art!
nicky behler
I would love this so I can try all these neat things I see!
Nydia Appolonia
I need to win this!!!
Deby Coles
I plan to use it to cut some intricate 3d shapes for handmade birthday cards for my friends. So let's hope I win or they won't be getting any !
Crafting Butterfly Creations
I would make onesies for our baby due in May
Annette
I would finish my birthday countdown blocks! Yippee!
Hayley Marie
Love the shirt! I have a feeling this product would be an addicting one to have... can't imagine the trouble it could get me into 🙂
Kathy Moody
Oh, I want to win soooo bad!!! 🙂 I would use it to make wall art and Easter designs. Thank you so much for the chance.
Amy
I would use it for quilt appliques and many many more projects!!
Madamsara
I have so many project in mind with one of these!
Designed Decor
The possibilities are endless!
Eva {Tales of the Scotts}
I'd love to play with the heat transfer vinyl!!
juliannej
I would love to make cards!
Karen
Lots of graduation decorations!!
AlwaysBeCreating
We just moved and I am needing to do decor items all over my home. I would start with my little girls room.
April Cardella
My birthday is March 22nd and I need this shirt. 44 is not too old right? 😉
Karen Propes
I want to make some shirts for my Granddaughter, especially for the holidays.<br />[email protected]
Carrie
I would love to get one! The crafting possibilities are endless.
Koyle Happenings
i could do tons with this!! I would probably make cards with this first
Kristen
I'd love to cut some vinyl for labels
MIndy M
I would make some cute holiday crafts with my son
mindy m
i'd make shower decorations for my friend's abbay shower
trishden
Hello, I would make some St. Patrick's Day decorations first just to get the feel of things and then eventually I would love to make a personalized garden sized flag for my Dad's grave. Thanks for a great giveaway!<br /><br />trishden948(at)yahoo(dot)com
Donna
I would make a t-shirt.
Alex Williams
I would love to make chalkboard labels!
T Bailey
i'd love to make vinyl wall art..<br />10750coupons at gmail dot com
Alisha R.
I'd make some wall art
Tammigirl
Window decals for the rear window of cars. Not the family type doo-dads, but some we all have on our cars to remember someone.
arlsmom aka Lynda
I would love to make the kids school projects better with this cutter. Seems like every week there is something that needs to be cut out or created for one of them. Thank you for the chance to win!
colorfulenthusiasm
I would try and get ahead on homemade mothers day cards for all the mothers who have mentored me!<br />
Hanni
I would love to win a silhouette to make all those projects that have been floating around in my head. Thanks for doing this giveaway.
Stampin_melissa
Oh wow! How awesome is this??? I am into paper crafts and have wanted one of these for AGES now, however the first thing I would make is a customized glass. I saw a woman at a Craft fair take these plastic insulated glasses (I found them at the dollar store) and customize them. That would just be my first project!
andrea
Would love to try making some wall art!
Karen
My daughter started HS this year and has actually joined two sport teams. I would love to make her something special for her sport bag with the team emblem. They are plain, and maybe add pizazz to her water bottle.
Karen
My daughter started HS this year and has actually joined two sport teams. I would love to make her something special for her sport bag with the team emblem. They are plain, and maybe add pizazz to her water bottle.
Tammy Northrup
I would love to make customize business cards. 🙂
Mary Soileau
Oh, joy!! The projects one could do with the Silhouette...endless!!!! Good luck to all!!
Lara H.
I would LOVE to win this! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
arlsmom aka Lynda
Yahoo....so excited to see my name there...thank you so much...can't wait to share this with my girlies when they get home from school...projects will be soooo much easier now!!!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.
That is adorable! I have got to try the rhinestones!