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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

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

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

Successful Beginner Projects: #10 – Vinyl Wall Quote

July 19, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Are you ready for your final beginner project? If you haven’t gone through the Software Basics series and the other Successful Beginner Projects yet, I recommend you do those first because we will build on the skills already taught. In this project, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects, Tips Tagged With: auto weld, beginner, cursive, cut border, cut edge, free shapes, hinge method, load, margins, no mat, orientation, page size, right roller, Text, vinyl, wall, weld

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #2 — Simple mode and cut style

February 27, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette cut settings style

The very first thing you'll look at in the settings of the version 4 Send area -- so that right side -- is the Cut Mode. It's not actually called this, but that's how the manual describes it and the name it used in version 3. This is in the row with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: action, cut, cut edge, cut mode, cut preview, cut style, cut view, no cut, simple

Successful Beginner Projects: #4 Christmas Tree Gift Tag

November 10, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette tag

We’re going to create another gift tag today. I mean, I can never have too many Christmas gift tags in my house come holiday time ????. In this project, we’ll learn to draw another type of shape, use control points, resize disproportionately, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: Align, cardstock, christmas, Compound Path, control point, cut, cut edge, cut settings, gift, grouping, rounded rectangle, tag, transform

Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 14: Making your first cut

October 2, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today is the day! If you’ve gone through all the Before You Begin and Software Basics lessons up to this point, you will be well-prepared to make your first cut. If you haven’t, I highly recommend checking out all those lesson for my best beginner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Machines, Silhouette Studio Software, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: action, blade, cut, cut edge, cut settings, deep cut blade, fabric blade, force, line segment overcut, mat, material, no cut, premium blade, software basics, speed, tool, tool 1, tool 2

Why I never weld cursive text (& why you shouldn’t either)

June 24, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 4 Comments

Did that title surprise you? It sounds insane, right? I mean, we hear all the time from other users that if we don't weld text the letters won't all be connected and you'll get little tiny pieces at the overlaps. It's true that you need to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: autoweld, Compound Path, cursive, cut edge, donuts, grouping, pancakes, script, Text, weld

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