How to Make a Split Pumpkin Monogram | September Silhouette Special

Disclosure: This post is part of my affiliation with Silhouette America. The thoughts and ideas that I share, along with my love for the machine, are 100% my own. Happy middle of September already everyone! I honestly can’t believe the month is half over and I also saw something on Facebook this morning about 100 days til Christmas? How can that even be? Well since we have half way through September it’s a great time to start thinking about Halloween and Autumn crafts so I am here to show you how you can make your own Split Pumpkin Monogram. The best part of this tutorial and that you can apply it to any shape for any holiday or season or party or whatever you want! Also, I am sharing a great September promotion from Silhouette today that lasts through the end of the month!!

I am going to go through the designing of the decal step by step in Silhouette Studio. If you need any tips on applying the decals please read my Vinyl Layering 101 post. You can click on any of the photos to enlarge the details.

Step 1) Pick your design – this one is called Pumpkin Silhouette and I purchased it in the online store for $0.99 – you don’t need to worry about size yet. (I changed the color of the shape to better stand out in this tutorial, you do not have to fill in a color.)

Step 2) Draw a rectangle the height of the wording you’d like to put in the pumpkin and a width that overlaps the edges. I picked about 1.75 inches tall. (Again, I am using the green for the tutorial visual)

3) Select both images (the pumpkin and the rectangle) by holding the shift key and clicking on each one and then under the modify menu click on “Subtract.”

4) Remove the rectangle from your pumpkin. You discard the shape or you can use it as your guide to option step 5.

5) (optional, skip 8 if you do not want the extended lines) Create a long, skinny (maybe .25 inch high) rectangle that overlaps the edges of the pumpkin. Copy and paste that rectangle so you now have 2 identical shapes. Place each of the skinny rectangles on the open ends of your pumpkin pieces. To make sure everything is centered select all 3 images (holding the shift key) and then select Object>Align>Align Center.

6) Now that everything is centered you can weld the shapes together so everything cuts as one. With all 3 shapes selected in the Modify menu click on “Weld.”

7) Once you’ve selected Weld you will now have only 2 pieces to your pumpkin (and SS will color them all the same so you can see that it is no just one image).

8) Now comes the hard part – selecting your font! I used Frosting for Breakfast to write out our family name. Play with the sizing until your personalization fits in the center of the pumpkin.

9) From here you’ll just want to cut your pieces out of vinyl and use transfer paper or contact paper to apply your decal to any surface you’d like!

Before.

After!!

If you don’t have a Silhouette yet and are hoping to make beautiful and personalized holiday gifts for all your friends and family this year, Silhouette America has a wonderful deal on a Portrait right now! Just remember to use the code word KINDA at check out to redeem the special!

And if you do already have a CAMEO or Portrait they also have this great deal for Adhesive Cardstock going on, too.

Again, you’ll have to use the code word KINDA at check out to redeem either of these deals!If you have any questions or get stuck along the way please leave me a comment and I will reply as quickly as I can to assist you!Happy Personalizing!!