Today’s lesson in our series on spacing your designs evenly around the page in Silhouette Studio is using Smart Snapping. (If you haven’t read the other lessons, start here). This is a relatively new feature in the software and one many people don’t … [Read more...]
My recent zoom class on Shadowboxes now on YouTube
I shared with you in a recent post that I was doing a Zoom class for Michaels where I go through how to make these shadowboxes. Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase something, I receive a small … [Read more...]
How distribute designs evenly around the page: Method #6 — Move To or By
In today’s lesson in our series on spacing your designs evenly around the page in Silhouette Studio, I’m going to show you how you can select an object and move it by a specific amount to or to a specific location. (If you haven’t read the previous … [Read more...]
Tuesday quick tip: How to save a cut that’s going bad on Cameo 4
We’ve all had it happen. You send a job to cut on your Silhouette and something goes wrong during the cut. It could be that your mat is no longer sticky enough and so isn’t holding your material. Or maybe your blade number or force is too high so the … [Read more...]
FREE zoom class this Wednesday with Michaels
One great thing that has come out of the past pandemic year is that many, many companies have upped their game in online classes and shopping. Michaels stores started Zoom classes and they have been extremely popular, so they are ongoing. This … [Read more...]
How distribute designs evenly around the page: Method #5 — Keyboard Shortcuts
Can you believe there are so many tools for making evenly-spaced designs in Silhouette Studio? That’s a good thing, because they are all useful in different situations. We’ve already covered using Snap to Grid, Snap to Guides, Fill Page and making … [Read more...]
How distribute designs evenly around the page: Method #4 — Rows and Columns
I’ve been getting into bullet journaling lately. It’s just so relaxing to see the neat rows & columns of ideas! Maybe that’s why the idea of having my designs spaced evenly around the page is so appealing. In this series, I’m showing you quite a … [Read more...]
How distribute designs evenly around the page: Method #3 — Fill page
In this series, I’m showing you multiple ways to space your designs around the page and the pros and cons of each method. So far, we’ve covered using Snap to Grid and Snap to Guides. This time, we’ll use the Fill Page feature. Note: This post … [Read more...]
How distribute designs evenly around the page: Method #2 — Snap to Guides
This is lesson 2 in our series on how to space designs around the page equally in Silhouette Studio. If you haven’t read about method #1 using Snap to Grid, you can find that post here. Today, we’ll learn about using Snap to Guides. Note: This post … [Read more...]
How distribute designs evenly around the page: Method #1 — Snap to Grid
Recently, someone asked me how to fill a page with designs and have them equally spaced. Such a great question! There are several ways to do that, so it’s a great topic for some tutorials. Over the next few days, I’ll show you multiple ways to get … [Read more...]
Why you may not see all the parts on premium fonts (and how to find them)
I freely admit it — I’m a font junkie! I’m trying to do better, but on my last computer I had over 1200 fonts. There are just SO many fun ones!!! I was getting better, then font designers started having the ability to add multiple glyphs or … [Read more...]
How to make your own brush lettering practice sheets
Don’t get me wrong — I love my Silhouette. But since I write about it all the time and do projects with it every day, sometimes I need to take a break from it and express my creativity with other crafts. Last spring it was watercolors. Over the … [Read more...]
Plant markers with Singe Quill
I've shared several posts lately about projects I did for my front porch (welcome sign, door mat, address sign). Now on to the back yard! Well, yard is a bit of an understatement. We live on the side of a mountain so it's mostly a slope. The good … [Read more...]
Tuesday quick tip: font identification trick
My son is currently living with us while he attends physical therapy school. This is the child who has a business selling Silhouette-made products. This blows my mind, as he’s probably the last of my 4 that I thought would ever be doing that. But a … [Read more...]
Vertical painted and stained porch sign with contact paper stencil
Lately, I’ve been sharing several lessons as I’ve been spiffing up my porch for spring. (Yes, for some of you it’s already summer, but we are still having nights in the 40s here). I painted a door mat with our name using a freezer paper stencil. I … [Read more...]
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