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Wood tag using the Singe Quill

October 6, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I've been working a great deal lately on bringing my house out of the 90s. I've just finished my powder room and it's a HUGE transformation from dark, earthy colors to light, farmhouse ones. I like to keep out extra TP and room spray in arm's reach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Content Tagged With: Curio, pen, projects, singe quill, tag, wood

Tuesday quick tip: how to avoid pen bleed at the end of a sketching job

August 4, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

I love using the sketch pens and especially my own pen in the pen holder. But there’s one thing I absolutely feel the opposite about. When the machine gets to the end of a sketch job, it briefly holds the pen down at the end of the shape. That causes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: pen, Sketch

Think outside the box project: quilt label

June 23, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

quilt label

I’ve just finished making a quilt for my first grandbaby (WOO HOO!!!). I saved pieces of all the fabrics I used to make outfits for my daughter and that’s what I used for the quilt. Since I’m so familiar with the Silhouette Studio software, I used it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: fabric, label, pen, projects, quilt, Sketch

Cut Doctor: Lesson 3 — Tools

November 1, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette blade settings

What would happen if your surgeon used a chain saw to remove your appendix? That would most likely not be a very successful surgery. You’d probably come out feeling much worse. It’s important for a doctor to choose the right instrument for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: autoblade, blade, cut doctor, cut settings, deep cut, embossing, etching, fabric blade, pen, pen holder, premium blade, ratchet blade, stippling, tools

How to assemble a Silhouette pen holder

October 30, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette pen holder

The first time I looked at the Silhouette brand pen holder, I was completely confused. There are 5 different pieces in the package, and the instructions made no sense to me. I had to have someone else show me. So I’m going to return the favor and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: draw, pen, pen holder, Sketch, Text, tools, words

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #3 — Material, Action and tool choices in Action by: Simple

February 28, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette cut settings

So far in this series, we’ve looked at where to start and what Cut Mode and Cut Style mean. Today, we’re going to talk more about choosing and changing your cut settings in Action by: Simple (simple cut mode). Specifically, I’ll show you how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: action, autoblade, blade, cut, cut settings, emboss, etch, etching, material, pen, ratchet blade, revert, score, Sketch, stipple, stippling, tool

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