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When not to use a compound path

May 20, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

If you've read many of my tutorials, you know I love compound paths. Maybe it's because when I explain them, I use a donut as an illustration. LOL! Understanding compound paths and how they differ from groupings is KEY to designing and altering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: Compound Path, designing, grouping, modify, subtract, weld

Think outside the box: customizing a ready-made sign

May 14, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

wood sign painting

Today I want to share an out-of-the-box idea with you for a wood sign. Rather than starting completely from scratch, I'm going to show you how to take a sign that already has something on it and add your own unique twist. I found a really cute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: crop, page size, paint, photo, sign, stencil, vinyl, wood

Simple smile design

May 11, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Don't you love it when you teach someone, then they take that information and run with it and become great at doing what you taught them? I do! One of my sisters took my class on the Modify panel at one of the first All Things Silhouette conferences. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: design, Drawing Tools, mirror, modify, replicate, subtract, weld

Mask with printable fabric

April 24, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 3 Comments

printed fabric beard mask

So, yes, I'm still sewing masks. I had finished those for my extended family when my daughter let me know her boyfriend didn't have one. We talked over some ideas, and because she's a TOTAL goofball we wanted to do something fun. He's been growing a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: Compound Path, fabric, mask, print, Print and Cut, printable fabric, trace, tracing

Make your own toilet paper design

April 13, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

So, yes, we are all home a LOT. That means several things, but for my purpose today it means (a) many of us have extra time on our hands  and (b) we are using a great deal of toilet paper. Several cute sayings and designs have popped up around using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing Tagged With: convert to path, cut edge, design, Drawing Tools, intersect, line style, line thickness, modify, perforated, rounded rectangle, subtract, warp

Creating a dimensional stacked design

March 4, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

I've been working on some projects lately for an upcoming baby shower for my daughter (yee haw! I'm gonna be a grandma!). Since the shower and even the trip to see us is a surprise, and they aren't sharing the baby's gender, our theme is "What will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: baby, cardstock, flexishapes, internal offset, offset, projects

How’d they do that? Spaced puzzle pieces

February 24, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I've been meaning to write this post for a few weeks, ever since I saw a logo design for a message series at our church. The series is called "Life in Pieces," with the word "pieces" looking like a puzzle. There's a bit of separation between the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: closed path, crop, Fill, modify, offset, open paths, point editing, puzzle

How’d they do that? 3d pop up elements

February 18, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today, I'm going to show you a design technique for taking an ordinary design and making into one that pops up off the page. I'm not talking about something like a card where it pops up when you open the card. I'm talking about a design that seems to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: paths, point editing, pop up

3 ways to cut block text as a single piece

February 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I love making Silhouette projects from paper. It's the primary reason I bought my first machine. One thing I don't like, however, is having to glue down each letter separately. It's takes too much time and I am very bad at keeping them straight or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: autoweld, connect, cut edge, overlap, stencil, Text

How’d they do that? Outline words

January 30, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I love the look of this week's Free Design of the Week. It's a phrase where each word is an outline only. Here's what it looks like: Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase something, I may receive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: autoweld, cut edge, detach lines, line thickness, outline, Text, words

Can you turn a print and cut design into a regular cut?

January 9, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

You can almost always take a regular cut shape and turn it into a print and cut design. But the opposite is not always true. Some print and cut images from the Silhouette Design Store (←this is an affiliate link, meaning if you click on it and buy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Print and Cut Tagged With: color, Fill, image effects, Print and Cut, silhouette design store

How’d they do that? Adding spacing between elements

January 7, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

spacing gap knockout

Today's tutorial is helpful for those of us, me definitely included, who have trouble lining things up perfectly. By creating an intentional spacing gap between different elements, you give yourself some wiggle room. This is helpful for any material, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing Tagged With: Compound Path, Fill, htv, knockout, modify, offset, outline, spacing, subtract, subtract all, Text, transparency, vinyl

Lantern shadow box

December 4, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff 6 Comments

ikea sommar lantern shadow box silhouette

I have a SPECTACULAR project to share with you today! This is one of those rare projects that turned out WAY better than I pictured it in my head. It's a lantern shadow box with fairy lights I created for a ladies' craft class recently. NOTE: This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects Tagged With: cardstock, christmas, lantern, projects, shadow box, shadowbox

Planning and Executing Large Projects: Phase 3 — Sizing, Tweaking and Organizing

November 21, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

This is part 3 of our series on how to do super large projects with your Silhouette. If you haven't read the first 2 lessons, you'll want to start here. This time, I'm going to show you how to make your design full size, use Subtract and Subtract All … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: layers, locking, modify, organizing, subtract, subtract all

How’d They Do That? Graduated Horizontal Spaces: Take #2

October 21, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Recently, I shared with you how to alter a design, usually a word, so that there were empty rectangular spaces across it in increasing widths. If you didn't see that tutorial, you can find it here. Today, I want to show you how to create a knockout … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: divide, htv, knockout, modify, spiritwear

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