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Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 7: Right Click Menus

May 11, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

A right click, or context, menu is a one that pops up when you perform a right click in a software or on a website. All software programs and internet browsers have right click menus. What is in those menus varies, but you have a set of limited … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: basics, menu, right click, scroll

Vinyl scraps + plastic = custom inserts for a lightbox

May 9, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

I’m SO obsessed with all the cute ways to display sayings in my home! I have a lightbox, felt letterboard and magnet board scattered in different rooms. One thing I know about myself is that I don’t like to limit myself to just 1 or 2 of something. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: hinge, insert, lightbox, PixScan, scrap, Text, vinyl

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 6: Drop Down Menus

April 25, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

You’ll notice some words in the upper left corner of the software, directly above the upper left icon bar. These help you access drop down menus. Clicking on the word will open a menu below the word and in the menu you can choose various actions. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: drop down, menus, software basics

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 5: The mouse and cursors

April 5, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

It’s time to learn how to get around in the software. Think of the next few lessons like Driver’s Ed: you’ve done some of the classroom work and now you’re ready to get in the car and figure out how to adjust the mirrors, put it in gear, etc. We’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: cursor, mouse

Using sketch designs to create watercolor masterpieces

April 3, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 8 Comments

I shared in a previous post how you can use vinyl as a stencil for watercolors. If you haven't read that, check it out here. Today I'm going to show you a different way to use your Silhouette to create beautiful watercolor  paintings by using a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: Sketch, watercolor

Using vinyl as a watercolor stencil

March 29, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 6 Comments

silhouette watercolor stencil

I LOVE the look of watercolor paintings -- the way the colors blend, the casual feel. I've always wanted to take a watercolor class but it hasn't happened so far. Every now and then I bust out the paints and play around. The hardest part for me is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: no mat, stencil, watercolor

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 4: Choosing how your drawing area looks with Grid Settings

March 24, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

Now that you’ve set up your page and chosen your mat, it’s time to choose how your drawing area looks.  In this lesson I’m going to show you all the options in the Grid window. The Grid:  What is it? If you like to see lines on your screen to help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: crosshairs, grid, guide, guidelines, ruler, snap, software basics

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 3: Setting up a new project and selecting page settings

March 23, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

In this lesson, I’m going to show you the process for starting a new project.  We’re going to go over page sizes and mat selection in page settings. You may not need every bit of information on this page right away, but I like to be thorough and give … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: cut border, mat, page settings, page size, print border, software basics

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 2: The icons

March 22, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

In this lesson we are going to learn about each of the icons in the software.  An icon is a little picture that, when you click on it, enables a tool or opens a panel on the right side of the software. Don’t worry about trying to remember them all. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: icon, icons, software basics

Yes, you CAN put a shape on a path in Silhouette Studio!

February 28, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

The ability to put text on a path – to have words wrap around a shape -- has been available in the Silhouette Studio software for a long time.  But being able to put a shape on a path of another shape has been an elusive dream.  This is a feature … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: advanced rhinestone, Designer Edition, Designer Plus, linear fill, path, radial fill, rhinestone, shape on path

Wedding invitation envelopes with Silhouette sketch pens

February 23, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 11 Comments

They say that you should hand write the envelopes for wedding invitations.  Well, my handwriting is pretty bad so I couldn’t see that happening for my daughter’s wedding.  Enter my Cameo machine! I got the look of handwritten (or better) without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: Business Edition, envelope, font, pen holder, Sketch, Sketch pen, Text, words, write

Faux inlaid wood tag

February 14, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette inlaid wood

It’s time to show you the table centerpieces for my daughter’s wedding. Her rustic theme fit great with our taste & budget. I read a wise article that said the best decorations are already in your home because those are the things you love. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: Align, Compound Path, Drawing Tools, Fill Color, PicScan, PixScan, Resizing, table decoration, tag, Text, wedding, wood tag

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 1: Opening the Silhouette Studio software and setting preferences

February 1, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

Mastering the Silhouette Studio software is essential to success with your Silhouette machine.  In the Software Basics series, we will learn the software step by step.  I suggest you go through each lesson in order if possible to gain a thorough … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: color scheme, include cut data, language, preferences, program, selection, Silhouette Studio, software, software basics, unit of length

How & why to update your Silhouette Studio software

December 12, 2016 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette update

I was looking through some old photos (actual physical pictures) the other day and laughing at my big hair and shoulder pads from the 80’s. I’m sure you have some of those types of pics. What was fashionable then is pretty much a caricature today. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: software, update, Upgrade, version

Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 8: Keyboard shortcuts

December 9, 2016 By Cindy Eckhoff

A keyboard shortcut is a quick series of strokes on your computer keyboard that performs an action in a software. There are a TON of keyboard shortcuts in Silhouette Studio. Some will be similar to those in other programs; many will be unique to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: basics, shortcuts

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