Create A Layered Paper Layout With a Digital Template // Part 2 // Silhouette Tips & Tricks

Hybrid Project // Create a Layered Paper Layout Using a Digital Template // Part 2 // Silhouette Tips & Tricks
Hybrid Project // Create a Layered Paper Layout Using a Digital Template // Part 2 // Silhouette Tips & Tricks
I hope everyone is having a great week! Today I want to share a paper layout I recently put together . . . the first paper layout I've ever created!

I've always loved paper crafting and I'm a huge fan of Project Life, but traditional scrapbooking has always been more of a challenge for me. When I discovered digital scrapbooking, I fell in love and, had it not been for the amazing Silhouette machine Ray gave me, my paper crafting may have permanently taken a backseat to Photoshop.

Well, I'm happy to say I was finally able to jump over that last scrapbooking hurdle. I've realized an important step in my scrapbooking work flow is creating a mock up before actually touching any paper. Here is the digital layout I made and I included my paper layout right underneath for comparison.

Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It  // Digital Layout
Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It // Digital Layout
Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It  // Paper Layout
Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It // Paper Layout
Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It  // Paper Layout // Close Up 1 Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It  // Paper Layout // Close Up 2 Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It  // Paper Layout // Close Up 3
Hybrid Tutorial // This Tastes Like I Don't Even Like It // Paper Layout // Close Ups
I am so happy with how it turned out and I put together a tutorial that outlines my process from start to finish. It is going live today on the Sweet Shoppe Designs tutorial blog: Creating a Layered Paper Layout using a Digital Template.

I'm sharing Part 2 of my tutorial right here and will discuss more specific techniques I used to create my layout including:

1. My Print & Cut Workflow
⁃ Using Photoshop with the Silhouette Software
⁃ Free Time Saving Template
2. How to Translate Digital Stamps onto Large Format Paper
⁃ Using the Silhouette Sketch Pen Feature

For a more general overview of my entire process, check out Part 1 over at SSD. Otherwise, let's get down to the nitty gritty!

My Print & Cut Workflow

The Print & Cut feature on the Silhouette machine is truly the great equalizer of all craft tools. My clumsy fingers, so deft at Photoshop, never fail to disappointment once they get a pair of scissors in their grasp. Now, I craft with impunity and feel as empowered as any DIYer out there.

This is a great Print & Cut tutorial with step by step instructions on how to use this amazing feature. Right now, I will be focusing specifically on one step of the process--merging files using the Silhouette software. To save time, I avoid merging files individually. Instead, I use the template below to arrange all my files in Photoshop first. Then, I can save a group of images as a single file.

Print & Cut Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // Download // Free Template
Print & Cut Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // Download // Free Template
So, for this particular project, instead of opening up 34 individual files manually, I only had to open 5 files to create 5 Print & Cut documents. Feel free to download this template below and save your elbow (or wrist) grease for the paper crafting :).

Download Here

How to Translate Digital Stamps onto Large Format Paper

Most people do not have access to a large format printer, so how do you create hybrid layouts using large 12" scrapbooking paper? One great tool is the Silhouette Sketch Pen. I used it to draw the doodles and other elements onto a large sheet of card stock. Using the Sketch Pen was another first for me and I thought it would be helpful for other newbies to take a look at the various settings I used to achieve my final result.

I decided to trace and sketch my layers in separate Silhouette documents because I wanted to use different settings for each one. Below are specifics for all the settings I used. For more general information, the Silhouette blog has a great tutorial.


Sketch Pen Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // My Settings 1
Digital Stamps // Yep A Doodle Collection by Darcy Baldwin + Brook Macgee


Sketch Pen Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // My Settings 2
Sketch Pen Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // My Settings 3
FAVE-O-RITES Templates by Nettio Designs

Next, I combined all three layers into one document so I could sketch everything at once. To add a finishing touch , I went back and filled in all of the doodles by hand. I could have added a fill to the shapes when I was configuring the sketch lines, but I preferred this look instead.


Sketch Pen Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // Closeup
Sketch Pen Tutorial // Silhouette Tips & Tricks // Closeup
And that's it! I can't get over how easy it was to put everything together and I'm looking forward to the creation of many more pages in the future. I hope these tips are helpful to others who struggle with the same scrapping block and I'd love to hear any advice from more experienced paper crafters!

1 comment:

  1. This is an awesome resource! I've been toying with idea of hybrid scrapping but wondered how to use photoshop and my silhouette together, now I have a reference point. Thank You!!

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