Seattle Skyline Silhouette

Silhouette Challenge - November

My Choice - Vinyl

Remember last month when I did the Silhouette Challenge and made that pretty awesome (if I do say so myself) Halloween banner?  Well I decided to participate again this month.  I love giving myself a challenge, but if it wasn't for this group I joined, I would push off these personal challenges until I was old and gray (which, well, I already am).  

I've been trying to figure out how I am going to redesign my blog header and I've wanted it to be something that I designed myself.  Of course I wanted to stick with the Seattle theme.  I tried all kinds of ideas.  I looked for free source Seattle skyline gifs.  I tried sketching, I tried tracing, I tried a lot of different things.  In the end, I decided to find a picture of the skyline that I loved and imported it to my Silhouette studio and figured out how to use the trace function.

Once I had the outline, I loaded up my vinyl.  

And out came this:

I was pleasantly surprised with how easy this was.  And I was even more happy with how well it turned out

My original plan was to water paint around the silhouette, then take it off, lay down the negative and water color the skyline also, but when I finished with the water colored sky, I knew it was done.  I loved the way it looked with the straight black vinyl that I didn't want to take it off.  I mean, check it out:

Now I need to figure out how to make this my new header, because, I am in love!

Want to Check Out More Silhouette Projects? 

My Silhouette Challenge buddies are all sharing projects today on their blogs, so peruse the links below for a blog-hopping good time.

  DIY Ironing Board Hanger by The Turquoise Home 

  Silhouette Challenge: Time Zone Bathroom Art by Nearly Handmade 

  Santa's Christmas Countdown by Tried & True 

  Nautical Anchor Pillow Tutorial by The Thinking Closet 

  Christmas Card Ornament with Free Cut File by unOriginalMom 

  Thanksgiving and Christmas Dual Sign by Architecture of a Mom 

  Itching to Etch by Get Silvered 

  Snowman Tag ~ Silhouette Challenge by Whats Next Ma 

  Thanksgiving Sign by Chicken Scratch NY 

  DIY Horse Silhouette Pillow by Rain on a Tin Roof 

  Sketching on Fabric by The Sensory Emporium 

  Paper Leaf Garland by Lil' Mrs. Tori 

  DIY Blessing Board - Silhouette Challenge by One Tough Mother

  Christmas Pillow by Create & Babble 

  Glass Painting with Reverse Stencils by Givemeapaintbrush 

  Chalkboard Thankful Tree by Cutesy Crafts 

  Bottoms Up! MYO Wine Tag by From Wine to Whine 

  'Happy Holly-days' Tags for the Swap by An Elegant Touch... 

  Thank You for Dinner (Card) by Everyday Paper 

  Advent Star Christmas Countdown by My Favorite Finds 

  Geometric Fabric Bowls by Please Excuse My Craftermath... 

  Paper Carnival by Home At Eight 

  Silhouette Cameo Tutorial: Dual Sided Business Cards by Black and White Obsession 

  In Case of Emergency Baby Bag Tags by Tossed Salad Life 

  Christmas On My Mind by Creative Turn 

  Jingle all the Way! by My Paper Craze 

  Christmas Lights Garland by Making Home Base 

  We Are Thankful by 4 You With Love 

  Seattle Skyline Silhouette  by Sowdering About in Seattle 

  DIY Stenciled Mugs by Coley's Corner

Do you have a Silhouette machine?

Looking for Silhouette inspiration, support, trouble-shooting? Interested in joining us for our group posting event next month? Then, we'd love to have you join our Silhouette Challenge Facebook group. To join, simply fill out the new member request form, and Lauren from The Thinking Closet will get you squared away.