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Personalized door mat with freezer paper stencil

May 20, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

personalized door mat

It was one of those "almost, but not quite" moments. My husband, noticing our front door mat was looking ratty, proudly brought home a new one. Only problem -- it wasn't exactly my ideal design. I had been planning to make a custom one. Famous last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: door mat, freezer paper, home decor, paint, projects, stencil, vinyl

Making layered letters from a plain font

May 10, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

layered letter font

It's SPRING!!! It took a really long time to arrive here in Utah, so we've been working on the outside of our home as much as possible now that it's here. We got new lights for beside our front door (yes, those are the old lights) and I realized how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: fonts, layered, letters, Text

5 Great Print and Cut Tips

April 28, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette print and cut bookmark

The Print and Cut feature on Silhouette Studio gives you SO much creative flexibility. I recently created a series of bookmarks for a church event and thought they would be a great project to show you more about Print and Cut. I'm going to share 5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Print and Cut, Tips Tagged With: bleed, bookmark, color, Print and Cut, projects, shadow, Text

Glass block and vinyl project to practice text techniques

April 16, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette vinyl text on glass

We've been doing a LOT of renovations in our home, which means it's been a good time to reevaluate some decor pieces. I've had a glass block with vinyl sitting in one spot for several years, but always meant to redo the vinyl. Why? Because it's the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: bold, character spacing, cut edge, frame, line spacing, line thickness, offset, projects, Text, text box size, vertical text, vinyl

CTRL/CMD and ALT key tricks for shapes

April 7, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I recently shared with you how you can make perfect shapes by simply using the SHIFT key on your computer keyboard (find that here). Today, I'm giving you some more keyboard tricks using the ALT and CTRL keys to work with shapes, as well as a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: ALT, CMD, copy, CTRL, cut style, duplicate, keyboard, mirror, shapes, shift, shorcuts, transfer properties

Virtual All Things Silhouette Conference this May

March 25, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

all things silhouette conferences

If you haven't heard, I am an instructor at the All Things Silhouette conferences. These conferences bring together top notch teachers and vendors for a 3-day event in the Atlanta area. They are open to anyone who wants to learn more about using a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: all things silhouette, classes, conference

Tuesday quick tip: creating perfect shapes and lines

March 23, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today's quick tip is one of my favorite tricks when designing in Silhouette Studio. You can use this one little thing to make shapes you draw much more precise. The trick? Use the SHIFT key. Yep, it's that easy. Note: This post contains affiliate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: circle, drawing, shift, shortcuts, square

How to cancel a job on a Cameo 4

March 17, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Have you ever sent a job to cut on your Silhouette machine and then realized you needed to stop it? There are many reasons this may happen, so it's good to know how to pause and cancel the job if you need to. It's also important to know how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines Tagged With: cameo 4, cancel, pause

Top 3 tips for cutting paper

March 10, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

One of the most frequent questions I get is about how to have success cutting paper with Silhouette machines. If you struggle with getting a good cut without ripping, pulling or having it not quite cut through, you certainly aren't alone. That was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Materials Tagged With: blade, cardstock, cut settings, force, mat, paper, thickness

Curios currently in stock at Silhouette America

March 9, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette curios machines

I told you in a recent post that Silhouette America has announced plans to discontinue manufacturing the Curio machine. You can find that post here. Curios can do things none of the other Silhouette machines can, such as etching and embossing. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: Curio, embossing, etching, machines

Getting organized with kitchen labels

February 26, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

It's the new year -- that lovely time when many of us are motivated to get organized. It's even a bigger deal now that we are all at home more during the pandemic. We have just replaced our kitchen appliances and floor, so to go with all the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: containers, home decor, kitchen, labels, nesting, scraps, Text, vinyl

Silhouette America to discontinue the Curio

February 25, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

Word came down this week from Silhouette America that they will be discontinuing the Curio machine. I'm sad, because I LOVE LOVE LOVE mine. It can do things none of the other machines can because it uses a rigid base instead of a floppy mat. Check … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: curio. machines, etching

Tuesday quick tip: how the middle rollers help

February 23, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette cameo middle rollers

Today's quick tip is for owners of Cameo 3 and 4 machines. I'm going to explain how the middle rollers on the silver bar can help you in both loading and cutting. NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines Tagged With: Cameo, rollers, vinyl

Frugal friday: freebies from Michaels

February 19, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

There are some FANTASTIC new freebies from Michaels for Silhouette users. That's the subject for today's Frugal Friday tips.       NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: classes, designs, free, frugal friday, michaels

Silhouette to discontinue support for Windows 7, Mac Sierra and High Sierra

February 18, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

operating systems support ending

If you use a much older computer with your Silhouette machine, listen up. Silhouette America will be discontinuing support for older operating systems later this year. Which operating systems are affected? The operating systems we're talking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: Mac, operating systems, sierra, windows 7

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