So - I have a confession ... I was not born with a green thumb... in fact I think I was born with the exact opposite of a green thumb... I can't keep plants alive for anything!! Even the ones that they say are low maintenance. So when I was looking for a project to do for this challenge - I stumbled across these adorable paper succulent plants on the Silhouette site and I knew I had my project! I love the look of the real ones so I knew I needed to make these - and because they are made from cardstock- they will stay alive! Let me show you what I did!
This one below was more of a house plant looking cut file - but I thought it was pretty close to the succulent on the right.
Here are the links to the files that I used. They are on the Silhouette Design store. There are also a few templates out there as well that I didn't use but if you do not own a Silhouette machine you could still make something similar. I just did a search for "paper succulents".
-3D Succulent (plant pictured just above)
-3D Succulent ( plant with 2 in the pot)
-3D Wavy Houseplant ( tall dark green)
As you can see, and I echo my fellow design team friends- the textured cardstock really does cut so smooth and so easily! My 13 year old has figured out how to use my Silhouette and she always asks me if she can use my "good" cardstock to cut with - and even though its hard to share - I know that she will have no problems cutting any shape out that she wants with the Doodlebug Textured Cardstock. If you love to use your cutting machines as much as I do - go pick some of this awesome cardstock up! You will thank me later - I promise! ;)
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek at my project today - and thank you for all your kind comments! It means so much! Happy crafting!
These are fabulous Tya!!
ReplyDeleteI love these, Tya!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! My daughter would love these. She bought two succulents and one cactus at IKEA she named Tommy, Fergi and some other name that is escaping me at the moment. She talks to them like they are her pets (all in fun of course). :)
ReplyDeleteGenius and so awesomely done - look so real and just so amazing!!
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