Creating Custom birthday cupcake toppers in the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition

This year we combined the birthday party.  It was at a trampoline park.  It was wonderful and enough room for everyone to be in their own space.  The boys spent a lot of time playing dodge ball and basketball while the girls were busy doing all sorts of gymnastics.

The one theme they could agree on was a Parrot theme.  I know it's a stretch but just imagine the bird jumping. Our parrots hop sometimes.  Anyway... I told you it was a stretch.

I drew the parrots in Adobe Illustrator with some inspiration from the web. They are supposed to be a cartoon version of Kiwi and Mambo.  Close enough, right?

I then opened them in the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software - which I use because I wanted to create my own .svg images and use the print and cut feature.  I then printed them on the sticker paper using my HP printer.

 Next they needed to be cut. After running them through my Silhouette Cameo,  I pealed the birds off the paper.

And I stuck them to some lillipop sticks by Wilton that I picked up at Michael's craft store the other day.

And I added them to the cupcakes that I baked and decorated myself.  Simple and much less expensive than the local bakery and I'm blessed to have the time at home to do all this.

Silhouette Cameo Valentine Pillow Boxes

Happy Heart Day!

These turned out super cute.  I downloaded the pillow box shape with the $10 gift card that came with my Silhouette Cameo. I cut them from the cutest polka dot embossed scrapbook paper.  

Then I created the shape and added the text all in the Silhouette Designer Software. In that software I was able to send it to the printer and then put it on the cutting mat and it cut all of the shapes out in the Silhouette Cameo.

Uhm seriously so cute! My daughter tied them to the little purse handle with fine crochet thread.

We cut the pieces ahead of time and then my daughter easily tied them all together.

All 34 right here!