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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

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

How’d They Do That? Geometric Designs

September 3, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

geometric silhouette design

One of the current design trends is geometric designs: regular images constructed of a combination of simple triangles or quadrilaterals (4-sided shapes). I thought it would be fun to show you several ways to take one of your regular solid, single … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: divide, geometric, line style, line thickness, modify, subtract

Paint by number designs – a “think outside the box” challenge

August 27, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

paint by number with silhouette cameo

I’ve been wanting to try this for so long! I finally had a good excuse because I needed a gift for my great niece’s birthday. I used my Cameo to draw the design and numbers on canvas for a paint by number craft. Once you understand the general … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: auto weld, canvas, line thickness, paint by number, point editing, project, Sketch

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