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

January 19, 2021 By Cindy Eckhoff

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: Basic Membership Tagged With: artists, favorites, silhouette design store

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...]

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Silhouette sales — free shipping on Portrait 3

August 27, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

I know I'm a bit late this week, but here are the sales from Silhouette America and the Silhouette Design Store for the week of August 25 - September 1. Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click the link and purchase … [Read more...]

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Christmas in July sales from Silhouette

July 14, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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It's time for the Christmas in July sale! Now's the time to nab some extra blades, a machine bundle, or a subscription since there are sales both on Silhouette America and in the Silhouette Design Store. Note: This post contains affiliate links. … [Read more...]

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Can you turn a print and cut design into a regular cut?

January 9, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff

You can almost always take a regular cut shape and turn it into a print and cut design. But the opposite is not always true. Some print and cut images from the Silhouette Design Store (←this is an affiliate link, meaning if you click on it and buy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: color, Fill, image effects, Print and Cut, silhouette design store

Frugal Friday: Free Designs and other Deals in the Silhouette Design Store

August 30, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

Who doesn’t like free? If you’re raising your hand, you can stop reading now and go drive your expensive sports car to the mall to buy whatever you want. Since that’s not most of us, I’ll keep writing the post. Note: This post contains affiliate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: bundles, credit boosts, daily deals, free, last chance, projects, sale, sds, silhouette design store, subscription, weekly steals

Flawed design from the Silhouette Design Store: how to get the corrected version

March 25, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff

Last week I shared several ways to alter a design to fit your project, and I used the Silhouette Design Store‘s free weekly design as a sample. I pointed out several problems with a design and showed how to fix them. You can find that post here. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deluxe Membership Tagged With: flawed design, free, library, point editing, silhouette design store, sync

Dispelling Text Myths in Silhouette Studio: 30 misconceptions about words, letters and fonts (Part 2)

August 13, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette premium fonts

Today I’m continuing my series on things Silhouette users misunderstand about text in Silhouette Studio. If you didn’t catch Part 1, you can find it here. In this lesson, we’re going to go over some information about fonts: where to get them, what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basic Membership Tagged With: craft font, font, fonts, install, letters, premium font, silhouette design store, Text, words

1-month Trial Silhouette Design Store Subscription: what it is and how to use it

July 3, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff

silhouette design store subscription

When you purchase a Silhouette machine, it includes is a 1-month trial subscription to the Silhouette Design Store. Most new users have no clue what that means. Never fear! I know all the details and fine print. Keep reading to find out what it is … [Read more...]

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Before you Begin Series #5: Subscriptions

September 20, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

Have you heard about subscriptions yet? A subscription is a frequent shopper discount for the Silhouette Design Store.  You agree to pay a certain amount per month for a set number of months, and in exchange you get credits. You then use the credits … [Read more...]

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Before you begin series #4: Getting to know the Silhouette Design Store

September 19, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

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The Silhouette Design Store is the place where Silhouette America sells cut images, printable patterns and fonts that you can use in the Silhouette Studio software. When you purchase a design, it is downloaded into your library in your software and … [Read more...]

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Before You Begin Series #3: Your account

September 18, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff

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As a new Silhouette user, you’ll want to set up an account with Silhouette America right away . You do this to— –make purchases in the Silhouette Design Store. –buy products on the Silhouette America website. –register your machine for warranty … [Read more...]

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