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Right where you want it — how to move a shape precisely

November 21, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

align tools in silhouette

I have to be truthful — I’m not always super-precise as a crafter. I don’t typically find that spending an extra 30 minutes to affect a change of .001% is worth it. If I’m moving my images around on the Design area in the Silhouette Studio software, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: Align, alignment, icon, move, transform, x, y

Hack to make sure text around a circle is centered

October 24, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

Today I want to share a quick tip with you about getting text in the right spot when you wrap it around a circle or arc. (If you don’t know how to do that, see this post). It’s not hard to do, but one thing that I used to struggle with was making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: alignment, Text, text on path, words on circle

7 tricks to make a multi-piece project more interesting

September 6, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

I remember when I first started paper crafting. I would put together a card or scrapbook page and then look at it and think, “BORING!” What is it that makes a project look interesting and finished? It doesn’t just happen. Some folks have a natural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: alignment, balance, color, depth, diagonal, fonts, interesting, mix, paper, pattern, placement, size, texture, thirds, triangle, tricks

Successful Beginner Projects: #7 Teapot vinyl decal

January 10, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette vinyl decal

Now that we’ve gotten a simple 1-piece vinyl project under our belt, let’s move on to one with multiple pieces in a single design. If you haven’t done projects 1-6, I highly recommend you do. As we go in order through the lessons, I add new concepts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: alignment, beginner, curved, successful, transfer paper, transfer tape, vinyl, weeding, weeding box

Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #3

January 4, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette cut border

Today’s tip has to do with the cut border — the outer edge of where the machine can cut. The usable area is different when you cut without the mat. If you don’t understand this, it will cause all sorts of problems. So let’s learn about the margins … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: Align, alignment, border, margin, mat, no mat

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