custom thank you cards with the Silhouette Mint

Here it is! My first guest post for Silhouette! I am thrilled to be able to be sharing some of their amazing products with you and have a whole lot of fun creating!

It is the thank you time of year. And if you haven't yet, this is your reminder to get those thank yous out from the holidays! Its never too late to send a thank you. 

This time of year I also like to add to my stash of thank yous. Having a new sentiment and image, along with a new color palette is a nice way to start the year. Fresh and feeling a wee bit organized. 

The Silhouette Mint is a small little machine with a ton of creative power! This machine creates self-inking stamps! You can choose from designs that come with the software, designs from the Silhouette Design Store, or even make your own! There are several stamp sizes to choose from, allowing you to make tiny stamps to large ones. Once you load the design, place the carrier inside the machine, it takes about 1 minute to get a stamp!

There are many colors of ink to choose from. Once the stamp has been etched, you add the ink. A tiny bit is all that is needed. You will get about 50 stamps from one inking.

And you can use more than one color of ink on an image as well! Simply add the ink where you desire. And how pretty is that stamped envelope liner peeking out back there?!? :D

I know this is a brief look at the Silhouette Mint, so I encourage you to check out a more in-depth tutorial on the Silhouette 101 Blog! Also, visit me on Instagram @kimberlystamps where I will have a series of videos available in my stories!

For even MORE about the Silhouette Mint, check out my class at Big Picture Classes:

5 Ways to Mint

Sincerely Yours,

GIVEAWAY; 5 Ways to Mint, Big Picture Classes Class

I am thrilled to announce my next class from Big Picture Classes, 5 Ways to Mint! This class is all about creating your own self-inking stamps using the Silhouette Mint! If you haven't seen it yet, the Silhouette Mint is a small machine that creates stamps at home! You can use any images from the Silhouette store, digital images, text, or even photos. The possibilities are endless! I had so much fun designing with the Mint and I know you will also! In the 5 Ways to Mint class you will learn.

• How to set up your Mint
• How to use Mint Studio, the program that designs the stamps
• How to ink your stamps
• How to use text and digital files to create stamps
• How to heat emboss your images
• How to create custom stationary, hand made by stamp, home decor, and more!

The class starts Monday, March 21. Along with 5 lessons, there will be a class group where we can chat, share ideas, and share inspiration with one another! I cannot wait to be inspired by your creativity!

Big Picture Classes is a wonderful resource of classes. For $9.95 a month you have unlimited access to all the basic classes. You can watch them at your own pace, and as many times as you want. The topics range from card making, to scrapbooking, to planners, and more. Each week more and more classes are added. If you haven't tried Big Picture Classes before, they offer a free one-month trial. 

This will be my third class at Big Picture Classes and I love each class more and more! My classes have a mix of video tutorials and photo tutorials, with tons of tips and tricks thrown in along the way. Once you join, be sure and check out my other two classes; Falling for Cards and Make It Sparkle!

GIVEAWAY:

I have a 3 month subscription to Big Picture Classes to give away to one lucky commenter! Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would love to learn about at Big Picture Classes. You have until Friday, March 18 at 10 pm central. I will draw one lucky winner sometime over the weekend and announce the winner on the day the class goes live!

thanks for stopping by!

kimberly