A Free What? Giveaway time! A free Silhouette craft cutter…
March 1, 2010 by Alison
***This Giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Jennifer Bradshaw! Check out this post for an amazing HowDoesShe discount code on a Silhouette through the end of March. Thank you for participating in this giveaway!***
This post will make you glad you found HowDoesShe {{it makes me glad I found HowDoesShe}}!
We are SO excited to share this with you…
You know we {{especially Alison}} love using vinyl to finish off and add a touch of professionalism to crafts. We have told you about how personal cutters (ie. cricut cutters) are an amazing way to help you craft beautifully for yourself and for gifts which saves you thousands of dollars!
Well, we decided to research other personal cutters and show you what we found.
“I am a hands on gal and I need to see it to believe in it. I know cutting vinyl can be touchy and getting the blade to cut only the vinyl and not the backer paper can be tricky. I don’t want half of my letters cut, or my blade to bugger up the vinyl. I was very happy with how the Silhouette cut! It was easy to install on my computer and setting up the blades was quick. I love that I don’t have to buy different cartridges if I want to switch up the look of the craft. I also am a fan of how big{{or small}} it is. I know it needs to be hooked up to a computer to design, but there is a slot to hold a SD card so I can take it and use it elsewhere…like craft group or my sister-in-law’s house:) My cutter has saved me a ton of $$ on gift giving!!!” -Alison
“I am a party girl. I love the details in throwing a party. Lately I’ve been eying all the gorgeous paper products showing up at celebrations. Once I got my hands on the Silhouette, I was thrilled when I saw all the down loadable templates for scalloped labels, cupcake toppers, cupcake wrappers and more! I grabbed my scrapbook paper and got to work and created the adorable details in our St. Patty’s Day post.” -Shelley
“I love sparkles! With the silhouette you can download template designs, adhere the sparkles to the design and then transfer it to whatever you want! You can personalize clothing, cards, scrapbooks, etc.! I made a ‘birthday girl’ shirt for my daughter’s birthday coming up – I will post it soon. I can’t wait to sparkle more things!” – Missy
So…what did we find out?
It works! It works wonderfully! One of the best things is that you can use fonts off of your computer! Here is our post on our favorite free fonts.
No need to buy cartridges…why didn’t we invent this?
The Silhouette retails for $299. So how about
A FREE SILHOUETTE Craft Cutter!!!!!
We agreed that would be a darn good deal! He also said he would give HowDoesShe readers a deal on buying one{{you know we love deals}}.
When you buy one use the code HOWDOESSHE so you can get your free stuff including:
1) Recieve $50 off MSRP
2) All accessories 10% off MSRP
3) A free 10-foot roll of vinyl
4)A free 10-foot roll of transfer tape
6) Free $25 in downloads
For a total savings of…$105
You could easily pay this off by doing a couple craft groups or making Birthday Gifts instead of buying them!
So are you interested in the
FREE Silhouette Craft Cutter Giveaway?
Here’s the easy way to enter…
Here is the ONE thing that you need to do to enter:
1. You MUST go to the Silhouette Craft Cutter site and let us know how you’d use it {{we want to make sure you’d use it when you win!}}. At the bottom of the Silhouette Craft Cutter site are SEVEN different ways to use the Silhouette Craft Cutter. Let us know your favorite way, and leave it in the comments. That’s it. Easy Easy!
(Example: ‘Vinyl’ would be my favorite…and then whatever else you think we would love to hear!)
One entry per computer/email please…You must go to the Silhouette site or your entry will be invalid.
Whoo, this is exciting!!!
{{Did you see the fish bowl? That’s what my niece is getting for her birthday!}}
We will pick the amazingly lucky winner on March 17, 2010 at midnight!
Remember: If you don’t want to wait that long, go over and order one today, but don’t forget to use the ‘HowDoesShe’ code to get all your deals and freebies!!
Just a little preview of how the Silhouette Craft Cutter works !
1. Here is a shot of the program. My requirement…it needs to be user friendly and something I can figure out without reading the manual…it passed!
2. Put your medium (vinyl or paper) on the mat and squish it down. The first time you use it…it is super sticky. I liked it better after a little stickiness is gone. Do you see the red and blue dots on the left side above the keyboard? You put those in the cutter and that determines how deep it will make the cut. For vinyl I used the yellow one??…it is in the cutter:)
3. Look at her work!
4. This is what it looks like after it comes out of the cutter.
5. Then for the tweezing. Pull the outside vinyl off and then go back through the letters and pull out the middles of the a’s, r’s, o’s…you get the point.
6. USE BACKER PAPER!!!! If I had to pull each letter off and stick it in a straight line…I’d go crazy. Backer paper is what you stick over the letters, rub it and then pull the backer paper off lifting the letters with it. {{Hint: for small projects you can use masking tape or painters tape}} Backer paper is just a huge strip of tape!
7. Place the letters and backer paper on the project. Rub it again and pull the backer paper off…tada!
Need to know about vinyl? Click here for Vinyl 101
Need to be inspired?
Here’s a link to all the vinyl ideas posts from HowDoesShe
Tell all your friends to enter! That way if you don’t win, you can maybe go to your friend’s house to use it! 
REMINDER YOU MUST DO this ONE thing to enter:
1. Click over to the Silhouette Craft Cutter site and look around then come back and let us know how you’d use it {{we want to make sure you’d use it when you win!}} Pick on of the 7 ways listed on the bottom of Silhouette Craft Cutter site.
Hopefully YOU will be the big winner! 
Good Luck!
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I’m pretty sure I’d try all of te uses, but the majority would be for scrapbooking!!
I am a registered nurse and work in a local NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). A cute 6×6 card is made for each baby to be hung near the baby’s isolet or crib. Each card has the baby’s name, birth date, birth time, length, weight, and footprints. Each month we make a new card for the babies with all of their updated information. It’s a fun and easy way to see how much each one has grown from the month before. We try to make the cards adorable and memorable knowing that they will be cherished forever. These cards are made by a handful of nurses at home, on our own time. If I win this cutter, I will use it to embellish and “beautify” these much cherished mementos for our babies and their parents. I promise to submit pictures, if anyone is interested in seeing what we make for these precious little “bundles”.
Ohhhh!!! Could I REALLY finally catch up on my scrapbooking with this awesome machine??? YES!!!!
I liked all the ideas but I think that the Rhinestone feature is super cool, bytheway, super cool giveaway! thanks!
Oooh! The silhouette sounds awesome! As a fairly new “crafter” I walk the aisles of Michaels and Joanns and browse crafting blogs and websites as I gain inspiration, watch tutorials and try to figure out how to be crafty too! I have tried some crafts using 2×4′s and some church handouts with digital scrapbooking paper. I’m ready to step up my game! If I win the Silhouette, I will probably try EVERYTHING… I wanna see what I can do with a Silhouette! With paper crafting, vinyl lettering, those super cute cupcake papers, heat transfers ( I’m thinking a new tote for me), and I would LOVE to try the etching too. I’m already excited just thinking about the possibilities! Pick me… Pick me!
I just bought a Cricut–but you can’t bling with it. The ability to rhinestone would be amazing!!
Wow! Glass etching…..I know I would be able to create beautiful etchings if the designs were all mine!
I think I would use if for everything except the rhinestones. Although, I’m sure I’d eventually get around to trying that too. I’ve been wanting one of these forever. Thank you!!!
Oh my – thank goodness I found your web site- I would certainly love to win this fantastic Silhouette machine- I can’t decide on 1 of the 7 sections I would use this on so I will let you know what i would use it for if I am indeed fortunate enough to win -my DH would be very happy if I could cut through vinyl for him to make some signage for our local fire brigade group-it would be cheaper than the companaies charge us when we have to update and we are all volunteers, I would be able to make other things with the vinyl section to- pictures for my grandchildren to place on their walls and be able to change when they tire of them, I could personalise all our drinkware so when we go away or have get togethers we know which are ours I could also do delightful personalized things for gifts throughtout the year- like the fish bowl, I work in the food technology section of a couple of secondary colleges so would be able to use it to make eyecatching displays for the students to learn from using either paper or vinyl, although I don’t do much scrapbooking I have some older family portraits that I could embellish with the Silhouette cut outs to enhance and show a bit of the lives these people had years ago,I am a card maker so this would open another whole dimension for me being able to cut what I want when I want it without having to buy a heap of individual dies- so expensive-, again I would also use it to make paper dolls and other unique paper toys for my grandchildren, I would also be able to use it to make heat transfers, cut outs of pics of my grandchildren so my children could use them for gifts, and who doesnt like bling- this design element is a first for me I would never have thought of using it for rhinestones- this could jazz up mine and my friends wardrobes no end. I have been looking at a much more expensive machine so this would be so good to win- thanks for the chance
I would use this for cardmaking and heat transfers, although I would give everything a trial run. How cool to design something on your computer and then cut it out on the Silhouette.
I enjoy visiting your site.
Thanks,
Sandy in Fort Worth
WOW….that’s all I can say. I LOVE that it connects to your computer, so the fonts/images are limitedless. I know exactly what would be my first project if I win this amazing machine—glass etching wine glasses. A large group of us ‘girls’ are turning 40 soon. We have been saving for years to all go and celebrate our big year in Napa…with some wine and relaxation! I have been thinking of a unique and classy gift I could make to represent this special occasion. I know each ‘girl’ would love a wine glass etched w/ her own name (or initals) and birthdate, maybe even a candle or cake, too?! AWW, maybe even a 1/2 carafe to match, what do you think?
) I also noticed the rhinestone feature—VERY cool! Hum, maybe I could make some personalized eye pillow/mask w/ rhinestones for each of us….WOW, I’m thinking of so many possibilites—for just ONE party, couldn’t imagine how much I could do for all the parties. 
)….What a great contest! Thanks for having it!
Scrapbooking, scrapbooking, scrapbooking!!! I love to scrapbook and I would use the silhouette for that. After going to the website and looking around it looks amazing!!!
What a great give away! I would probably alternate between paper crafting and heat transfers. It would be interesting to incorporate the Sillhouette into quilting and stencil making too.
Paper Crafting would be my number one reason. But then I saw Rhinestones and thought…what? So, I checked it out and I admit I was a little bit blown away. Wow! So glad I found your site; yes, I subscribed and I’m following you on Twitter. Thanks so much for the opportunity!
I have been glass etching for a LONG time. I always have to go to the local copy store to get the etching done. This is something I would LOVE to do with the Silhouette. I am also interested in heat transfer on t-shirts. And I love the card making. The vinyl decor is something I would also do. I used to work in an art and framing shop and we made vinyl signs that are still all over town. I learned to LOVE playing with this and sort of miss it since I no longer work there. OH, as I look at all it can do, I can’t think of one of those seven that I wouldn’t do. I LOVE LOVE *LOVE* this machine. <3
And if I win, I would be a friend for life and probably go back and constantly purchase supplies from this supplier. YIKES how did you do this to me? Now I want to take on some more hobbies!
PS I get you in Google reader, so I am a follower and subscriber.
thanks for your MOST GENEROUS OFFER. *sigh*
~a
I would use it for SCRAPBOOKING!!!!!!!! Then I would try the vinyl lettering for my scrapbook room!
Wow! I love that machine! I think I would use it for vinyl first & then I would have to try the rest!!!
I would love to use this for all of it’s purposes. I have quite a few friends that aren’t the craftiest people and are always coming to me to create things. With this machine I would be able to not only satisfy their wants and needs but allow me to explore and experiment with more fun ideas.
I would love to use this machine. I would use if for the vinyl decor and scrapbooking.
I so love what you can do with the Silhouette Cutter!!! I didn’t have just one favorite…vinyl decor, heat transfer, glass etching…I want to try it all:)
Wow! Such a fun machine! I’ve often wondered how people made those cool wall sayings and whatnot. That’s exactly what I would do with it. Not only at my own house but I would start with the sorority house where I volunteer as the Chapter Advisor. It’s a non-profit organization that has nearly zero funds in a decorating budget but those amazingly smart girls would be so tickled if I came in an jazzed up the place for them this summer. And then I would make fun sayings for my house and friends homes as gifts as I just think they are so fun!
My wife mentioned this giveaway and I wanted to comment for her. She would love to have the Silouhette Craft Cutter. She works part-time and stays at home with our 1-year-old. She loves to create things in her spare time, but is limited with her resources. This would be an awesome opportunity for her to explore more creative opportunities. I went to the website and I think she would be most interested in using the craft cutter for vinyl. I can see her putting vinyl quotes and letters all over our house!
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE the glass etching! and the rhinestone part isn’t too bad either! I could do so much with it, I could stop borrowing my mother in laws! I definitely Love the paper crafting the most! I really love working with paper, you can make anything with paper.
Thank you so much for the chance to win,
Amie
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!!! Where do I begin on what I would use this for. I homeschool my 4 children so this would come in handy for all the projects we do not to mention save on time so we have more time to do more projects:) I also have a large extended family that I am always trying to come up with creative gifts for. I’m also very active in my church doing projects for them. Our church is rebuilding our nursery and when they are finished I’ll be doing alot of the lettering on the walls and art work so this would help out alot. With the old nursery building I did all the art work and writing and well… lets just say trying to do all that with paint and small children ended one day with me plus youngest child covered in black paint. Well I could go on and on with the possibilities for me having this wonderfull tool on hand but I think I’ve made my point.PLEEEEASE PICK ME PICK ME!!!!!!! Ok I’m really done now:)
I would for sure use it for Vinyl!! I would really like to make something for my front door!! Fingers Crossed!!!
OMG, what a fantastic machine! I have thought about getting a cricut machine but the cartridges are crazy expensive!! How can you pick just one cool thing to do with all that the Silhouette is capable of? I was sold when the rhinestone video popped up! Since the rules are to pick one project, I would say my first project would be the vinyl lettering for personalized coasters that I sell. Then I would move on to the glass etching for toasting glasses for BOTH OF MY SISTER’S WEDDINGS this year!!!!! Then maybe heat tranfers for some fun summer clothes for my babies! Oh, now I’m getting carried away with my excitement! Today was my first visit to your site and it is wonderful….Thank you for sponsering such a great give-a-way! Can’t wait to see what else ya’ll come up with!!!
awesome giveaway….i’ve been wanting to buy one of these. i keep hinting to my husband since my birthday is coming up!!
i would totally use it for vinyl decor and some paper crafting. thanks for your awesome website. i get all your emails!!
Ok, I know that I have left a comment already, but I must say that since I just saw your rhinestone “balloon bg” shirts….I would LOVE to be able to do this!! It is AMAZING!! How much fun could I have with my daughter with this? I will tell you….TONS of FUN! Again, keeping my fingers crossed that I will be the winner!
I’d definitely use it for scrapbooking and card making.
I love the use of words and letters of scrapbook pages, so that is what I would use it for. Thanks for the chance!
First I would make the ABC wall decor for my kids play room. Then my husband would have me make all his logos for his new business he wants to start. Ohh how fun. Hope I win!
My husband an I were just talking the other day about etching our class casserole dishes or sending them as gifts. We got one with our last name on the bottom and I take it for pot lucks at work because there is no question about who it belongs too. It is great!!
I would use the Sillhouette for everything. I loved everyone of the ideas. this machine is wonderful. the possibility’s are endless as to all the fun things I would love to do .
Wow, I’m in love!! The possibilities are endless with a Silhouette. I would use it for EVERYTHING…scrapbooking, card making, vinyl lettering, glass etching etc. I’m a stay-at-home to 3 (soon to be 4) kiddos, who would love to use this for school projects and 4-H. I really believe that “to those who have been given much, much is expected.” Therefore, I would also love to share it with family, friends, church family, school teachers and more. What a great way to build relationships through the use of an amazing little machine!!
My 2 daughters love to do any type of craft project, so I’d like to win this to share with them. I think the possibilities with the vinyl are endless!
Wow! What a tremendous giveaway! I am a die hard scrapbooker, so I will definitely be using it for that! But I can also see myself using it with vinyl for wall decor.
Even if I do not win the Sillhouette this is just about the coolest machine ever and I will have to invest in one. I have been really thinking about vinyl machines-the one my friend has is the size of a piano keyboard! I would love to make fun t-shirts, and other crafty gifts for my friends using vinyl, glass sketching,etc…I wish I had a fish just so I could etch his name on the bowl! How awesome is that?!
I would probably use it most often for paper crafting. I have been dying to cut out some butterflies to put on the wall and wreathes, but since I don’t have a cutter of any king, it seems like to much work to do with scissors. I also love the heat transfers. What a fun idea.
I would definitely use something like this. I can’t pick just one thing. I know I would use it for scrapbooking but I would love to do some etching and some vinyl lettering!
The real question is how would I *not* use it?! I think at the moment I would use it on vinyl. I want to put up some really cool sayings and quotes around my house with the vinyl but don’t want to spend the money for someone else to cut it out for me. After that I’d use it on everything! Cards, scrapbooks, decorations for parties….. I would use it all the time!
I’ve been eyeing this machine for awhile… I’d use it to make vinyl art for my walls, for etching glass, and for hybrid scrapbooking projects (cupcake wrappers, gift boxes, etc.). I also read that some people use it to decorate cakes, so I’d have to look into that as well!
This is the coolest crafting tool I’ve seen! I would start using it for making cards and scrapbooking but would probably progress into using it for school projects & fun projects for our swim club kids (we have parties and this would help make them so much more special!)
I would use the vinyl and etching options from this awesome machine!! I am moving to a rental home and what better way to make it feel like your own place than put up cute vinyl decor and quotes!? (i understand they are removable) Cut and apply…and voila! A cute, stylish and fun way to make it feel like you belong!
I have also wanted to try the etching idea for years…and my first attempt would be at decorating a mirror for Christmas gifts!! How fun, and money saving too!
Thanks for this great giveaway!
Oh my goodness! I would be so happy and grateful if I won this wonderful machine! My husband is in the Air Force, and we live in the housing provided for military personnel, so that means no paint on the walls! I try to do what I can with artwork and wall decor, but I would love to use the Silhouette for cutting vinyl to add life to my plain Jane walls! I love to craft and scrapbook, and I make a lot of what we decorate with due to a limited budget, and this machine I think would bring so much more to what I’m able to do! I would also use it for the scrapbooking, and I think the etching would be a fun new thing to try! It all looks so great! Thanks for the great opportunity to enter!
What an awesome giveaway! I think I’d use it most for paper crafting – the bunting and the snowflake decoration on the website look great and I’m sure I can find lots other of cool stuff that the silhouette can do!
Of course it’s hard to pick one area…but I’d mostly use it for paper crafting and scrapbooking. I already own a commercial sized vinyl cutter, but it doesn’t cut paper, so that’s why I’d love a Silhouette!
WOW! so many things you can do with it.. from vinyl to heat transfer to glass etching….
But if I could pick one I would like to do the vinyl.
Thanks
i love vinyl! but i would also use it for cards, glass etching and scrapping. so fun! thanks for offering this giveaway =)
Hi!!! When I saw this free give away I was so excited because it would be a great tool to use when I scrapbook. I also looked at the other ways to use it and I liked the card making and the rhinestones. It would be awesome to win this silhouette craft cutter! I love the idea of making art for the wall, as we are in a rental while I finish school. This would just be AMAZING!!!!
I would definitely use it for vinyl and I’d love to try out the glass etching. This machine looks awesome! I’ve been doing lots of little projects and this would be AMAZING!!! thanks for all you guys do!
I love the etching you can do as projects. I would also like to make homemade cards and heat transfers.
I am fascinated with its ability to make templates for glass etching! I would do that and it would be great for elegant, personalized gifts. Money saving!
I would use the Silhouette to cut out educational materials for my disabled son. I currently use a craft knife to cut large letters and animal shapes for him. I would cut out cardboard letters to help him learn to read, make tactile story books with the tactile heat transfer and make a giant times-table to help him with math.
I would also use the Silhouette in my small business to create gifts for clients, using the etching cream. I would buy glass plates and vases at the dollar store, then etch my business’s name onto the items. filled with yummy homemade candy or flowers, it would be a great thank you for my clients.
I would use it mainly for paper crafts, but I would love to try using it with vinyl and heat transfer, rhinestones… I would try them all!
I can tell you I’d have to buy thousands of rhinestones, my little angel will go to town! I sure would have loved to already have it for the 100 day of school project instead of the silly bedazzler that tore holes into my thumb!
Of course I’d use the vinyl and paper cutting. After thousands of rhinestones!
I have been thinking to buy this machine and use it for card making….to win it would be totally awesome
This looks amazing! I’d love to do the Vinyl wall art for my daughters. My 16 year old has a very PINK room and loves color and design. We could work on this together. I enjoy cardmaking and scrapbooking too. Thank you for all the good information!
I would love to use it for vinyl, but would probably use it more for card making…
I would use it as the heat transfer to begin with, as I have two young girls who love prints on their their shirts and pants!
Most certainly vinyl and glass etching. So easy!!!
Hi,
I would love the Silhouette for paper crafting – cutting boxes etc and for the ability to cut out the graphics that I have on my computer. I would use all the nifty capabilities of the machine..but if I have to choose “one” – it would be the paper crafting.
Thank you for this AWESOME Opportunity to win a Silhouette. Have a great week.
VINYL VINYL VINYL
Actually, Vinyl and Rhinestones…
And well, if its anything like my cricut, I would use it to cut EVERYTHING under the sun!
oh my there are so many things I could but I think first I would finish my daughters wall. We started a butterfly mural and ran out of cute stencils.
Papercrafting for sure, I know I would love to use this machine. I have been hearing lots of good things and wanted to try. Oh there are some fun ideas on their site also, lots of information. Thanks for the chance
I would use it for scrapbooking,hea transfers cardmaking and much, much more!I love your site!
I’m a paper crafter! Just drooling over all the fun decoupage work I could do!
-Macy
I would use it all the ways, but I am most excited about the vinyl. Thanks for the chance!!
Oh Wow!! I could find so many ways to use the Silhouette!! I love scrapbooking, cutting vinyl for gifts or even glass etching. The possibilities are endless
Wow, so many ways to use it and I would have to try them all. Probably what I would use it for the most is glass etching since glass is what I work with. Would be great to have a silhouette to speed up my etching on my fused glass jewelry. I am sure glad i get your newletter, I love it!
i can only pick one way? can i rank them?
scrapbooking would probably be my primary use, but card making and paper crafting are a close second and third.
I’d be so stinking excited to cut my own vinyl!! I have so many ideas to decorate my house with vinyl. I’ve also heard the Silhouette will cut fabric, and I’m OBSESSED with making fabric flowers. This would cut my time in half to make them! How cool are the people from Silhouette for offering your readers a free machine??? Wow!
My #1 use would be scrapbooking but I would also use it for cutting Vinyl. Thanks for a chance to win.
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Where to begin?
I create individualized clothing and handbags and this will be a wonderful change to embroidery; faster too! I love being able to change it up without buying another cartridge and the fact it connects to my computer means I’ll have more control over designs.
I also etch and this is an exciting opportunity to choose my font and add beautiful initials to inexpensive vases’, glassware and dinnerware.
I have always admired vinyl wall decorations but have read many reviews that indicate a problem with cutting the vinyl backing. Reading that this problem has been eliminated means I can go for it.
This is definitely at the top of my “To Buy” list! It will more than pay for itself after one holiday season.
I’d use it for card making!
Awesome tool!
OOOh, I love this machine, I would make vinyl decor for the 16 bathrooms in the 8 condos that I take care of. Also make t shirts for my cleaning crew and labels and and and and ………
Wow! I have a Cricut and sometimes have trouble getting my vinyl to cut properly. Sounds like the silhouette is better at that. I like the glass etching possibilities…haven’t tried that, but definitely need to!
I would use it for vinyl, glass etching, maybe even fabric applique cutting! Also for paper crafts like making special occasion banners, cupcake toppers and scrapbooking. It looks sooooooo neat!!
Haley
w/3 girls in our household, heat transfer is number 1 w/a bullet (followed closely by vinyl)!
I’ve always wanted to try doing vinyl! But I am also intrigued by the silhouettes. And totally loving the cupcake picks and wrappers! Oh the possibilities…
I work with polymer clay and this would be great. Joan
glass etching!!! glass etching!!! And I love the fish bowl!! What a great idea for your niece!! She’ll love it!! I think glass etching is such a neat craft, and there are so many times I’d love to add that personalization to gifts I give or decorations I use… I also like the idea of gemstone templates for tshirts and such, and it would be great to make decorations on pillows and pillow cases… sheet sets.. gosh, the possibilities are endless!!! Man,now I gotta have one, even if I don’t win this one, I guess I’ll be talking to you about buying one after the drawing!!!
That is so cool that you’re giving that away, I’d love to get it!
I’m a scrapbooker, so that that would be my primary use. But I think the very first thing I’d do with it is decorate the basement (aka play area) walls with cool vinyl cutouts.
This looks AWESOME!! Do I really have to pick just one?!? OK – I know I would use it for scrapbooking and I can think of some fun glass etching projects calling my name – Also, I love that it can do vinyl! I have looked at some of the options at stores and although I love the idea – there is never anything that seems just right, if I had the Silhouette I could just make my own! (P.S. my name is Colette so it even rhymes with Silhouette – it’s meant to be
Wow, technology is wonderful! I would try it for all of the things listed
but, I would use it in my art work for heat transfers and glass etching.
A terrific and generous giveaway!
I was going to say vinyl, but now I’m leaning toward the heat transfer. I guess I’d have to try it to know for sure. (hint, hint)
I love that it connects to my computer to use my favorite fonts! I will use it for the vinyl wall art for girls 11&13 and boy 3), paper crafts (invites & decor for church functions), iron ons, etching glass….OK, I’d use it for everything!!!! Here’s hoping and wishing
I love the glass etching; I think that would make really good hostess gifts
I would use Silhouette in probably every way. I love to dabble in all crafts. But I think I would use it most in home decore and inspiration crafts and gifts. I love the idea of being able to use the many free fonts I have on my pc already and being able to get the specific graphic I want (instead of buying a cartridge that has really only one thing on it that I want). Oh, I hope I win!
This machine has been on my wish list since it came out! I would use it for card-making mainly, but I’ve been wanting to try scrapping some of my photos, so this would work for that too.
Thanks so much for the chance to win it!!
I would definately us it for scrapbooking and card making.
Seriously?! What couldn’t I use this for?! I absolutely love the vinyl cutting, but I also love the heat transfer!!! How many times I have cursed trying to print images, cut them out and put them on a shirt only to realize it didn’t work out right! If I won I would probably go on a T-shirt making exravaganza followed by experimenting with all the other options available!!!
Oh- I love this thing!! I would definitely use it for the bling, I LOVE bling!!
I would also use it for card-making.
Primarily, I would use it for card making, but with all those options who knows what I could throw together.
I would use the silhouette for cards, vinyls, scrapbooking, home decor and anything else I could find. Looks like a fun toy!!
would LOVE LOVE to try all the uses…But I especially would like to try it on Vinyl!!!! Such an awesome giveaway…and I am ALREADY a follower. Thanks
I LOVE LOVE LOVE vinyl but would so use it for home decorations, kids crafts, card making, I am such a crafter, I’d use it all day every day LOL after the kids were done w/ school though (hee-hee)
How wouldn’t I use it?! I’d probably put up some vinyl decorations around our apartment and card making the most. I hope I win
How I would use the Silhouette? Let me tell you the ways… I would scan images from my journal and heat transfer them on T-shirts. I’d also heat transfer fabric for purses, placemats and table cloths. While I’m at it, why not glass etch some dishes to go with the placemats.
Hey wait! I can use the vinyl as stencils on paper, canvas and fabric to get a mixed media kinda look. I REALLY need have to have one of these.
I would use it for the vinyl and for card making. So fun!
Hello Rhinestones!! I’d love it for all the things it can do, but I’ve recently been working out a project in my head and need a rhinestone word iron-on. I haven’t been able to find the word that I need, and this would be prefect! I could make as many as I wanted!! YAY!! Oh, I hope I win, I hope, I win, I hope, I hope, I hope!! ::crossing fingers and toes::
There is no way I would be using the Sillouette for only one reason… I would definately use it for card making, but lately I’ve been really interested in using it for heat transfers and rhinestones (I have a little girl, so this would be so fun)! It would also be very handy for some vinyl creations!! If I don’t win, I will be buying one as soon as I can afford it and I can’t wait! Thanks for this opportunity!
I would really use it for scrapbooking, it would make my transition from digital scrapbooking to paper scrapbooking much easier!
scrapbooking – being able to take to crops with the sd portion is s huge plus for me!
I would use the silhouette craft cutter in my fiber/multimedia art…even though(according to the website) it should not be used to cut fabric…I would use it to cut vinyl or freezer paper stencils, and then use both the positive and negative stencils with my fabric dye, paintstiks, stencil paint, etc.to embellish the fabric or media. I would also add the diecuts to my fiber/multimedia art creations. Since I work with so many different media, I am sure I would use it in all possible ways, including some not yet discovered!
I have been searching online for tips on how to cut vinyl on my cricut, but I am wishing I would have purchased one of these instead. I could think of tons of uses, but for sure, I love the wall stencils. I have been working out a stencil for my guest bathroom and it is right there on their site. I could be done by now. Also the cute cups you did, would be great neighbor gifts, the possiblities are endles..
Thanks for the info.
I would use mine mostly for scrapbooking! Thanks so much for a chance to win!!!
I’m off to check off the est of the site!
A NEW PURPOSE THAT WOULD APPEAL TO QUILTERS!!!
I use my old digital cutting machine (which shall remain un-named) to cut freezer-paper, fusible interfacing AND some fabrics into shapes for sewing, quilting and applique work. I design my own applique shapes, some of which are intricate and/or highly personalized (like peoples names, shapes resembling people, pets, etc.) or I use pre-designed shapes. I’ve had great success in cutting my appliques with a digital cutter! It makes for a highly consistent, personalized and wonderfully quick way to cut appliques.
I’ve heard such great things about the Silhouette and I KNOW I WOULD USE IT!!!
I would love to use it for the heat transfer option the most, but I bet my three year old daughter could convince me to so some rhinestones!
So many choices. I’m a scrapbooker and card maker. I’d like to try Glass Etching….and Rhinestones! Now that’s cool!
I would use it mostly for scrapbooking to make lots of fun things to decorate my pages with, but I would love to try vinyl too for my baby’s room for when it comes in August!
What a great giveaway. I would totally use this for EVERYTHING!!! However, I did play by the rules and from the bottom of their website, I pick card marking.
My fingers are so crossed!!!
The ideas just boggle the mind! The first thing I would try are the heat transfer. What a great way to jazz up some plain tees and such for my toddler!
Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl! I’ve been dying to do a few vinyl projects in my house and this would be perfect!
I would love to be able to make vinyl lettering for my walls.
Scrapbook cut outs would be wonderful too.
Rhinestones and Heat transfer would be top on my list. I am always making t-shirts and painting jeans for my girls. This would make it much faster. Then I would use it for my mixed meda work. Beth in WV
i would definitely use it mostly for vinyl! I love it!
Wow, what a great item. I would love to win this. I would use it for card making, scrapbooking, card making and all of the other probably. This would be a great product to add to any crafters home. I think the possibilities are endless.
Love the Heat Transfer ideas! I would also try the glass etching since I’ve been dying to add some designs to windows where we need a bit of privacy and cuteness. Most of all, I would love the Silhouette so I could say goodbye to lugging out my original, heavy Sizzix machine just to cut graduated sizes of circles! Please, save my back and my budget!
Glass etchings templates, vinyl wording to put over our doors inside. There are endless possibilites with scrapbooking too, like making little photo frames for the scrapbooking.
I’ve been eyeing the Silhouette for some time now – I’m a scrapbooker so I’d mostly use it for that, cutting out title and shapes, but I’d love to try vinyl or even glass etching!
This is an awesome machine! I love that it does soooo many things, I have a cricut and it is limited in what you can do with it. I would really make use of this with 2 little ones and also my youngest sister is getting married and would love to us the vinyl to decorate for her wedding as well as the cupcake wrappers for her wedding favours. I also love that you can do etching and heat transfers.I would absolutely make use of this and would love, love, love to win it!
Definately all of the uses!! I make cards for our cancer center to give to families who lose members. Vinyl….I can never find the quote I want and of course scrapbooking!!! Thanks for the link to the free fonts!!
I love this machine! We make vintage jewelry from found objects like silver ware and chandelier crystals. We currently have to sorce out our vinyl lettering and it’s tough to find the right person. We “etch” onto spoons with initials, hearts-easy stuff for now but would love to get more intricate designs. Also-I etch onto vintage chandelier crystals and this would be perfect. (So my favorite thing from the website would be glass etching!). We love to repurpose, re-use, recycle and this would definitely be an awesome tool for our work! Thank you!
Scrapbooking and cardmaking! I love scrapbooking, and the idea that i can cut out all those letters and shapes would wonderful. Plus I love that I can use the program to make my own designs! There is so much I could do
I would love to have a Silhouette for vinyl decor. I could make so many different labels for each area of my house and also make gifts like name plaques for friends. I’ve always wanted to be able to create projects with vinyl. I love how you can order a design for just $.99. Very versatile and less expensive than cartridges. Very cool tool!
Do I have to pick just one??
I would probably pick card making, but it has definitely sparked my interest in heat transfers…either way…trust me. It will get A LOT of use!
Thanks for such a great giveaway!
Nikki
I would use it for everything! scrapbooking, decorations, gifts, for my kids…list goes on and on and on! I want one sooooooo bad!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the silhouette site! If i dont win i already put it in for my husband to buy for my birthday coming up 
I would use vinyl the most! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! i buy so many stickers from a local girl i might as well just make them myself
I would love to use the Sillhouette for just about all the uses, especially the vinyl decor and school uses (we homeschool). Thanks so much for the opportunity.
Altered Arts projects that I like to give as gifts. And Scrapbooking!
card making and cutting vinyl for my new business!
Oh wow! I would use it for EVERYTHING! I just had my first daughter and have taken to making just about everything for her. I would definitely use the rhinestones and heat transfer for clothes and some of her fabric room decor. I would use it for paper crafting and card making later this year when my Best Friend has her baby shower for her first baby and for decorating for the holidays and for my little angels first birthday. We also plan on buying our first house later this year …and yup , you guessed it, VINYL, as well as the glass etching…for some fabulous home decor! I’m also very sure that my younger sister would love to borrow it for some school projects and I know in the future, once my daughter makes it to school age that it will definitely be used for that! I wish I had something like this for my school projects, that’s for sure! And I may even take to scrapbooking if I had a wonderful machine like this to cut some amazing designs. I have plenty of pictures and a book to put them all in…just need the supplies to get started! So, yes this little machine would see PLENTY of use in this household! I’m going to start saving up to buy it in case I don’t win it…and if I do win I can use my new savings to buy more accessories and supplies to make LOTS of fun projects! And that’s only the beginning on my plans for this little machine…there are literally hundreds more projects I can come up with, YAY! …Ok I’m getting too excited…lol.
Vinyl… I LOVE all of the vinyl projects I see around on cute blogs! Scrapbooking, too. Okay, I would go crazy and do everything with it!
Oh my! What wouldn’t I use it for! I would LOVE to be able to make my own vinyl lettering. And Cards…oh and…for those invitations I have to make for a baby shower…and then for my daughters birthday party. Oh geez! I would use it every day!
I would use it for all the things but what I would use it the most for would be heat Transfer. Everybody in my dance group would get personalised tshirts and dancing gear. When we go do a show or attend a competition we could al be matching and evreybody would instantly know from which dance group we are.
Thank you for this great oppurtinity to win such an amazing machine!
I would use it for everything!! This has been on my wishlist for a couple of years!!! I would love it most for vinyl and school projects! (imagine all those posters that would turn out awesome!) I also love a lot of their images in their gallery that you can cut out boxes to assemble! So awesome!! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
I would use it for Scrapbooking, it would make it so much easier!
I have been researching cutters for a few months now. I totally love everything I’ve seen about this one. Even though I could see my self using this for everything they’ve suggested, I’d probably use it the most for vinyl and etching. I love making homemade gifts and this would seriously allow me to do even more!
HUm I think what would intrigue em the most would be the vinylcutting, aside from using it in my scrapbooking and cardmaking – ahh the ideas on how to use it….:) Thanks a lot. Looks like a nice site, added it to my reader nevertheless!
I would try it at least once for everything, but my main 2 types of projects with it would be the paper crafting with my daughter and glass etching for my own crafting!
I would use it with everything. I work with small kids on a daily bases and love to make fun bright things for them. Out of the seven I would probable use the paper crafts the most.
Where do I start? First project – HEAT TRANSFER to make the PB “Nest” pillow and others like it! Second project – VINYL to make one of those super cute Subway signs. Third project – GLASS ETCHING on my son’s fishbowl! That’s merely the first day with the SILLHOUETTE if I were to win it! Thanks for the creative daydreaming!
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Thanks so much for the opportunity to win ane to l earn about your product.
I would love it for the ability to do name tags and place cards!!!
YAYAYAY so much easier than by scissors.
Cheers
Catie
Paper crafting – I hate spending $4 a pop on a generic greeting card…
I love doing the vinyl cutouts but it would be fun to try all of their ideas – would really love to do the heat transfer.
My freshly painted living room, dining room, stairway, hallway, and kitchen really need vinyl words! And I could use a little help in my scrapbooking. Oh and Christmas cards and gifts. Does it cut fabric? The only problem I foresee is that my family will have to fend for themselves when it’s dinner time. I might not come out of my craft room.
The Silhouette website left me drooling over the possibilities. As a teacher, I would use the Silhouette cutter for school projects, the vinyl could be used on my white dry erase board at school, and the glass etching would make beautiful gifts. Thank you so much for the review. As always your site is inspiring and a great read.
Do I have to pick one? I’d like to try all of them…..vinyl and rhinestones especially.
My favorite use of the craft cutter would be the Vinyl Decor, I have aways loved the idea of putting sayings or thoughts on my walls! Look how a plain wall was suddenly transformed behind the red couch! I would try to use the cutter in some way for all my craft projects, and I was thrilled with all the ideas you show, and it gave me ideas of my own. What a great giveaway!
I would love to have it to create and cut out vinyl for sayings for my kiddos rooms and to be able to cut out the clipart so I don’t have to do it by hand.
How would I NOT use this?? OMGosh, it’s amazing!! I would use it the most for vinyl decor and paper crafting. I have a little Cricut, but I LOVE that this actually connects to the computer without having a buy additional software AND that I can purchase individual designs–no more $40 cartridges!!
I would use this for paper crafting and card making and I love what you can do with vinyl for decorations. I also love that It can be used for glass etching and heat transfer. That is so awesome!
I love your website! So many GREAT ideas! I would love a Silhouette Craft cutter! I think I would use it to do craft projects for around my house. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! I work with disabled seniors at a City daycare program. We could use for many paper-crafting projects including scrapbook pages, cards and small projects. They love making pretty cards and scrapbook pages. The “Silhouette” capabilities would enrich their projectsand their self esteem.
Scrapbooking and GLASS ETCHING! Talk about saving money on gifts!!
I have been wanting a Silhouette for forever!! I would mostly use it for scrapbooking and card making, but I really want to try decorating with vinyl too. So many uses for such an awesome machine!
What a great giveaway! I love the vinyl decor and it would be great to use this for tiles [purchasing the ready-made decorative tiles are quite expensive]. There’s no doubt that this would be a perfect way to decorate and make celebrations & parties more festive and fun!
Oh my! I had no clue one machine could do all that! I would begin by making heat transfer designs for my son’s band. I would also give glass etching and card making a shot.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Hi, I’d love, love, love to win one of these babies! I’ve been eyeing them off forever and we don’t have them over here in Oz so it makes it a little difficult. I’d use it for VINYL for sure. I could make some awesome stencils for t-shirts with the Silhouette. Great site by the way!
What a impressive machine the Sillhouette is.I would love to try the vinyl application on my husbands companys uniforms .I could have fun with this and all the things I could do.
Oh my gosh, I would love one of these. I would definitely use the vinyl to snazz up my walls and I have always wanted to try glass etching. Hope I win!
This machine is amazing! I have wanted to purchase similar items before but didn’t like that they could not connect to my computer. With this the possibilities are endless. I would use it for card making, paper crafting and heat transfer. The heat transfer feature is my favorite. I am learning to sew and my brain is spinning with all the things I could do using heat transfer. Thank you for the opportunity to win and kiddos on a great product.
This looks amazing! I am most excited about the heat transfer feature, though I would use it for wall decals, paper crafting, card making, etc. I can’t believe something I didn’t know existed before I read this post now looks like something I don’t think I can do without.
wow – what a verastile machine – I couldn’t pick just one use – think I’d love to try them all out, but I’d mainly use it for cardmaking and scrapbooking. Oh, and did I say I’d loooove to win one! Awesome prize.
I am a teacher so I liked the school project section and I know being able to cut out letters in both paper and vinyl would help in teaching and organizing in sooo many ways! I am also a huge crafter and I can just sit her dreaming of the possibilities of the thing I could make with the silhouette!
Keeping my fingers crossed for luck!! Oh my, I think all 6 of the family members would use it. We are in the midst of a diy home reno and I would love to use vinyl for several applications. My 9 yr old, 6 yr old and 4 yr old love to scrapbook with me, so we would use that as well. With 4 girls in the family we would use the rhinestone feature as well. My hubby would love to use it to print up info for the guys fantasy league drafts. Of course the 1 year old would love some paper dolls of her own which are easily replaceable if she rips them. Also birthday parties, school projects, a huge family reunion we are working on for this summer….the possiblities are endless.
First and foremost – I would scrapbook. That is my passion and it would only make my pages pop. Second would be etching – adored the fish bowl, and then hear transfer. Although all the things it does are great, those would be the ones Im most interested in. Thank you – julie
I LOVE THIS!!! I do all sorts of crafting so this would come in handy for a lot of different things I do. I would love to make wall decals, do scrapbooking, and clothing transfers, but I would probably mostly use it for paper crafting. Oh, and did I mention, I LOVE THIS!!!! What a great give-away!
My first choice for using the silhouette would definitely be for scrapbooking. A very close second would be for my cards for Operation Write Home and my family and friend cards. I have seen so many wonderful things this machine can do!
I work at a church as the Communications Director. I have spent the last five years custom painting walls to go with each series. Can anyone say painstaking? How about messy?? (We got to 34 before we lost count on the coats of paint on the walls!) Then, we discovered…VINYL!!! Oh, the beauty! If this Silhoutte were mine, I’d be using it for the vinyl features, plus having fun in my spare time with the paper crafting, scrapbooking, and etching! PS – March 31st is my birthday (hint, hint!)
Is there anything I wouldn’t use a Sillouette for? I would use it in every room in my house for anything that doesn’t move!!!
Nothing would be safe…
There were so many exciting ways to use this machine. I have a cricut and it doesn’t do what this machine can. Love to work with vinyl for wall art and I love the rhinestone templates. Could do alot with that one too. Would love to have it to try all the projects. Good luck everyone.
I love the silhouette! I have never even heard of it before seeing it on your website. I think my favorite thing is the rhinestone transfer. Love that! I really enjoy your blog! Thanks for the chance to win.
I would mostly use it for vinyl decor and scrapbooking. I would love love LOVE a Silhouette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pick just one?? Are you kidding?? I would do them all!! But if I had to pick just one I think the one I would do most is paper crafts. This has to be the best machine ever!
Oh…I think I would use the vinyl the most, however, I sure love the other uses as well!! Probably would try them ALL!!
ooooooh I would love the vinyl decor, card making & for sure scrapbooking. totally love that i could use for glass etching too – oh the places I could go….. & create!!!
Please for the love of creating all things awesome – pick me!!
Thanks so much for the chance – hugely appreciate your generosity!!
If I won a Silhouette I would most undoubtedly use it for paper crafting. I have two boys and i spend months planning their birthday parties making their decorations, invitations, goody bags, you name it. A silhouette would be an amazing tool to own.
This machine will be put to good use using ALL of it’s features but initially I would use it to complete all my vinyl projects waiting to be completed. So cool!
I would definitely use the Silhouette for scrapbooking, although I may have to try my hand at glass etching or vinyl!
I already love this machine! and I would use it with vinyl.
What a cool machine! I would definitely use this for some awesome paper crafting and heat transfers. And, that rhinestone feature…do I really need to say anything? Thanks for the great opportunity!
I am the PTA teacher appreciation chairperson at both the elementary and middle school that my girls attend. I use paper crafting mainly for school projects. The Silhouette would be a great tool to have to put together bulletin boards and room displays for each grade level. I would love to explore vinyl crafting for directional sign and classroom reminders. If I win this amazing product, it will benefit over 1300 students and teachers…fingers crossed! Thanks for the opportunity =)
I would definitely use mine for vinyl decor. No more hiring my requests out, I could do it myself!
Papercraft – well… sort of – I’ve got about 100 ideas for stencils (to use on fabric mainly, but also for mixed-media jewellery) and this would be perfect for getting them just right!
I feel another ‘hobby’ coming on!
I would mostly use the Silhouette for the heat transfer and rhinestones… but would try all the different ways to use it! The Silhouette would make all my crafts even more fun! My 4 girls would love it!
Love the silhouette!! I would use it TONS! I love crafts and I am a teacher, so I have so many ideas and uses. I am big into vinyl right now, so that’s what I’d use it for the most! THANKS SO MUCH!!!
I would love to use this for heat transfers. My husband is always coming up with funny T-shirts to to wear, and it gets expensive to get them done at a sweat shop. My little Rosie would love it for the ability to set rhinestones. She is 6 and declares that she is a fashionesta.
I love this, I’ve been wanting one forever. I would totally use it for scrapbooking, paper crafts and to add vinyl to my home. I have so many ideas for my twins bedroom and play room.
school projects! And I love it!
Thanks for introducing this product to me! Now I think I NEED one! I would have too much fun with the vinyl and making cute paper projects! I can’t believe how many options it gives you to create with! I love it!
Thanks for the chance to win this generous giveaway! I will use it for my crafts: ATCs, cards, scrapbooking and my children’s school projects. I’m pleasantly surprised to read about the heat transfer and rhinestones templates!
I would use this machine for every purpose it has, but if I have to choose something it would be used for the most I would say vinyl and scrapbooking. Thanks for a chance to win.
WOW- so the vinyl thing had me saying “wow, neat” but then I saw the heat transfer option and now I’m all like “OMG!!!! I need this!” So yeah, the rhinestone thing is super cool too but I would be ALL over making heat transfers. I currently do a lot of stenciling on fabric and this would be way easier and look tons nicer.
I see how slim my chances are at winning this but I am defiitely adding this page to my favorite to follow an check on frequently. <3
I would use the Silhouette mostly for paper crafting, but would have to try all the other uses listed. It looks like an awesome piece to have and it would sure make my paper crafting easier as I still have to cut everything by hand!
Well I originally thought I would want to use for vinyl or etching but I LOVE their rhinestones. I’m surprised at all it can do. And I’m obsessed with fonts and probably have way too many…but I love that I could use them all with the Silhouette. Awesome giveaway, thank you!
I would definitely use it for the iron on transfers and the vinyl. I have been contemplating buying a machine like this, but to win one would be even better!!
I would use it for scrapbooking mostly, but loved all the decorating ideas. I would try many things. Hope I win, this would be awesome!
I definitely want to try vinyl decor, heat transfer and glass etching
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I would love this beautiful and useful Silhouette to create new stencil designs for quilting and for my newest craft: scrap booking! Thank you so much for the opportunity to join this giveaway!
This is a wonderful machine…and so wonderful of you to offer a free one on your website! Thank you! I love, love, love (did I say LOVE?) paper crafting. My little ole hands are stiff and sore from cutting the crafts that I love to make. I would definitely use the Silhouette to paper craft with…and I love that it connects to a computer…..wonderful!!
A friend and I have a little crafty business called Adorned. We make embellished picture frames and gifts and participate in local craft shows. We both love HowDoesShe.com and get lots of great ideas!
I would totally use the Silhouette to cut vinyl to embellish our frames and gifts. So many possibilities! I’m also an avid scrapbooker and the Silhouette would help me with that doo.
Thanks so much for offering this giveaway. You’re the bestest!
I loved all the ideas they had on their website. I had no idea you could do so many things with one machine. My favorite thing to do would probably be the vinyl, but a very close second would be the heat transfers. That is so cool. I love sewing and am always looking for something to personalize what I am making. Please pick me!