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Silhouette Go app officially released

February 16, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette go app design

As of today, the Silhouette mobile app -- Silhouette Go -- is available in the Apple and Android apps stores. This is a free app. Just go to the app store for your device type and search Silhouette Go. This is great news, but you need to know the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Silhouette Go app Tagged With: app, mobile, phone, Silhouette go, tablet

Calibration: what it is and what it isn’t

February 11, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

adjust silhouette motor box for calibration test

I hear this a great deal: "If your cuts are off, you need to calibrate your machine." That is actually very, very rarely the case. The folks who recommend it have no idea what it actually does. It's usually something else entirely (operator error) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Print and Cut Tagged With: calibration, distance adjustment, Print and Cut, registration marks, tool separation

Tracing tips and Tricks — #7 Simple photographs

February 2, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

So far in our series on tracing, we've covered how to do pretty basic traces. I highly recommend you walk through all those lessons first, starting here. From here on out, we begin the harder stuff so you need to have the basics down already. Today, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: photo, photos, threshold, trace, tracing

Tracing Tips & Tricks — #6 Text and Potential Pitfalls

January 28, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today we’re continuing in our series on Tracing. If you haven’t read the previous lessons, start here.  I could have included this in the last lesson, but it was getting pretty long so I thought you could use a break. We’re going to cover what to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: Text, threshold, trace, tracing

Unexpected surfaces to use HTV on

January 22, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I gotta tell you -- HTV is probably my favorite material to cut. I rarely have to change my cut settings, don't have to use a mat (on pieces that are wide enough to fit under the rollers) and the plastic carrier holds everything in place really well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects, Tips Tagged With: ceramic, glass, htv, leather, metal, projects, vinyl, wood

Tuesday quick tip: new “favorite artists” option in Silhouette Design Store

January 19, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Do you ever find that you are drawn to the designs of a particular artist? With so many designs in the Silhouette Design Store, I love the new option of setting up "favorite artists." Let me show you how it works. Note: This post contains affiliate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Design Store Tagged With: artists, favorites, silhouette design store

Understanding different types of vinyl

January 18, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I get lots of questions about the differences in the numbers and brands of adhesive vinyl. The type and quality of your vinyl can make or break your project, so it's good to understand the differences. Today, I'm going to give you an overview of what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials Tagged With: 631, 651, adhesive, oracal, vinyl

Valentine’s sale at Silhouette America

January 15, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Well, yes, we ALL love a sale! It's time for the Valentine's/New Year's sale from Silhouette America. You'll need the links below and will want to use my code SMART to get the sale prices. Make sure you're signed in so that you see the area in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements

Etching slate

January 14, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

etched slate coaster

Recently, I saw a project from a friend who had etched some slate pieces. I'd seen folks use their Curio and the etching tool, but this time my friend used the etching cream you normally use on glass. I just had to try it! Since not everyone has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: coaster, etching, projects, slate, stencil, vinyl

Top 2 reasons HTV doesn’t stick

December 16, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

If you've ever used heat transfer vinyl (HTV -- also known as heat transfer material), you've probably had trouble at least once with it not sticking, or falling off after a wash. You're not alone! This is a VERY common problem and the vast majority … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Tips Tagged With: htv, pressing pillows

My entry for Silhouette’s gift wrap contest

December 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff 1 Comment

custom gift wrap with silhouette cameo

Recently, Silhouette America held a contest for their blog affiliates. The challenge was to come up with gift wrap and a gift tag. That's it -- that's all they gave us. We had free reign to do whatever we chose. The winning designs will be featured … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Materials, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: cardstock, christmas, crepe paper, Curio, flower, foil, foil quill, gift wrap, singe quill, tag, wood

Black Friday sales 2020

November 25, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette black friday cameo machine

It's that time again for the best sales of the year. We can definitely all use that here in 2020! I've got info on the sales here on my site, on Silhouette America and the Silhouette Design Store. You'll especially want to know that you can get EARLY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: black friday, sale

How to design your own flower petal

November 23, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I shared a post recently about making crepe paper flowers. You can find it here. In it, I gave quite a few recommendations of designs in the Silhouette Design Store that work for this. But it's also relatively easy to create your own petals. Today, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: designing, flexishapes, flower, petal

First Steps in rotary blade: crepe paper dogwood flower

November 20, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

crepe paper dogwood flower

Have you heard about the crepe paper flower craze? For a relatively low cost, you can make beautiful, life-like flowers from crepe paper. Really -- you won't believe that aren't real. I'm not talking about the cheap-o kind of crepe paper used for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: cameo 4, crepe paper, flower, projects, rotary blade

24” Cameo 4 PRO now available (and other sales this week)

November 3, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

cameo 4 pro machine

Silhouette America has just released the new Cameo 4 PRO model. And there's a BIG surprise! The original intent was for this to be a 20" wide cutting machine. I can now let you in on the secret that it's actually a 24" one! That's pretty exciting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: 24", adapter, blade, cameo 4, mat, pro, roll feeder, sale, silhouette design store

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