We're getting crafty with the Silhouette Portrait in today's Craft Test by making a marquee bar sign, interchangeable bokeh lens and papercut butterfly specimen box. We're also giving our readers in the US & Canada a chance to win their own, just click below to enter!

Marquee Bar Sign

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Light up your cocktail bar with a marquee letter bar sign! I've made 3D letters by hand in the past, which took ages and looked a little shabby. Using the Silhouette Portrait cutting machine for this bar sign, speeded up the project, saving me hours and gave the lights a professional even finish. The letters are made from red card, mirrorboard and a set of RAMSTA diamond fairy lights from Ikea with the total cost was less than $20 (£15).

Interchangeable Bokeh Lens

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This bokeh lens with interchangeable shape slides was the perfect project to make with the Silhouette Portrait. Making the lens only took a few minutes and I was able to cut out tiny accurate shapes for the slides which would have been really difficult to do by hand.

Papercut Butterfly Specimen Box

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This papercut butterfly box has all the beauty of a real specimen box without hurting any butterflies! The Silhouette Portrait is great for cutting out lots of shapes quickly which was ideal for this specimen box. I kept this design quite simple but you could get creative with shapes, using different types of butterfly or insect for a more varied box.

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