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Wedding Reception Boxed Lunch “Thank You” Tag… with Silhouette Cameo

Written By: eyedrawit - Aug• 15•12

Our daughter’s recent wedding reception was an informal outdoor affair. The meal was a boxed lunch and the bride wanted to add a little thank you to the box. She asked me to make a tag that could be tied on with baker’s twine. I used double-sided card stock and my Silhouette Cameo to create this cute tag. It was simple to design using the Silhouette software. I opted to use my pen holder by Chomas Creations (love it!) and a gel pen for the typography rather than doing a “print and cut”.  Look closely and you’ll see that I made stickers for the sandwiches using the same process. I like the effect of the pen and it is easier because I can just leave it in the cutter for the entire process rather than having to use both the printer and cutter. After the tags were cut out, I distressed them with ink. Angie and I were both pretty happy with how they turned out.

Happy drawing.

Laurianne

Inkscape Paint Bucket

Written By: eyedrawit - Aug• 06•12

I’ve been playing around with Inkscape’s paint bucket tool and I am so excited! Here is my Vintage Bride again but this time with some extra effects created with the paint bucket. I don’t have a tutorial for you… yet, but Kay over at Clever Someday has some wonderful tips her informative video. Take a look and be amazed at what you can do!

Happy drawing!

Laurianne

An Inkscape Vintage Bride

Written By: eyedrawit - Jul• 31•12

We were blessed with the wedding of our beautiful daughter to her handsome groom this summer. Our bride chose a vintage theme and planned an outdoor wedding and reception. We enjoyed a beautiful day and wonderful time with friends and family.

In honor of our “original princess” (not to be confused with our three little princesses mentioned in previous posts), I’ve drawn this simple bride in Inkscape. See if you can tell how I’ve used various Inkscape techniques to create simple effects such as the feathers on her hairpiece, netting for her veil, the shading of the roses, and her pearls. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment and I’ll be glad to share.

Happy drawing.

Laurianne

 

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Wednesday is For Sewing

Written By: eyedrawit - Jul• 27•12

Here is the latest Inkscape illustration for my series of “Weekday Chores”. If you’d like a free SVG of this, click here.

It seems Wednesday was the traditional “sewing day”… I’m not sure why. Just about any day is a good day for sewing, if I am in the sewing mood. But, if you ask my mom, Sunday is definitely NOT for sewing. I was reminded of this several years ago when I spent a few days quilting with her. She stated that she would not be sewing on Sunday. She was quite alright with me sewing, but apparently her grandmother had been very strict about not sewing on the Lord’s Day, and Mother was not taking any chances. After all, Great Grandmother had told her she’d be “ripping out on Monday what was stitched on Sunday”.

Hmmmm… I wonder how Great Grandma would feel about blogging, Pinterest, Facebook, Inkscape… on Sunday…

Happy drawing!

Laurianne

Mid Summer Musings

Written By: eyedrawit - Jul• 24•12

Summer is now upon us and in fact is almost half over. Oh… this is the season that goes by way too fast. But we are enjoying every minute of it and I trust that you and your loved ones are as well.

I was looking over some of my previous posts and drawings and decided to play some more with this one I created with Inkscape back in April, when summer was still a dream. I love the hymn titled “It is Well With my Soul” , written by Horatio Spafford, and so I added the title to this peaceful scene.

Happy drawing!

Laurianne