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

August 4, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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: Tips, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: pen, Sketch

Think outside the box project: quilt label

June 23, 2020 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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: Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: fabric, label, pen, projects, quilt, Sketch

Hack for centering your sketching on the front and back of a shape

December 10, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

I love using sketch pens with my Silhouette machines, since my handwriting and drawing abilities are sorely lacking. I was working on a tag last week and wanted to write on both the front and back. That reminded me of a great hack to use for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Tips Tagged With: christmas, pens, Sketch, sketching, tag

Thanksgiving place cards

November 27, 2019 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

thanksgiving place cards silhouette cameo

We are hosting Thanksgiving this year in our home and I love to decorate for Fall. That includes setting a festive table. I made some quick place cards from standard designs. It's not hard to do, as long as you know a few principles. Once you learn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: foil quill, modify, place card, placecard, point editing, projects, Sketch, subtract, subtract all, thanksgiving

How to assemble a Silhouette pen holder

October 30, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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: Tools and Accessories Tagged With: draw, pen, pen holder, Sketch, Text, tools, words

Cut Doctor: Lesson 2 — Actions

October 22, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette cut setting simple action

In our first appointment in the Cut Doctor series, we talked about purchasing materials and choosing the right one in the Send area. I also showed you how to create and save your own custom settings. You can find that lesson here. Now we're ready for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting Tagged With: action, cut, cut doctor, cut setting, cut settings, emboss, etch, score, Sketch, stipple

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

Dispelling Text Myths in Silhouette Studio: 30 Misconceptions about words, letters and fonts (part 3)

August 15, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

samantha glyphs in silhouette

In our series about working with text in Silhouette, we’ve already busted 10 common myths. If you haven’t read those, then start here. The 5 myths we’re talking about today are 5 more about fonts. They deal with how fonts are organized and working … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: character map, fancy letters, folder, font, font book, fonts, glyph, glyphs, library, Sketch, sketch font, Text, text style, words

Point Editing: taming all those little black dots (Lesson 6 Part 3)

June 22, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette point editing open paths

Now that we’re on Lesson 6, are you becoming an expert at Point Editing? (If you have stumbled onto this lesson and haven’t gone through the previous ones, start here.) In Part 2 of this lesson, I showed you how to break and join paths to fix broken … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: break path, edit points, join path, line, open paths, path, point editing, pop up, red dots, score, Sketch, slit

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #7 — Using Pauses

March 7, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette pause

One great thing about using advanced cut mode (so any mode other than Action by: Simple) is that you can add pauses between each color row. This allows you to change the tool during the cut. You start the job and any time you have added a pause, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: action by, advanced, cut, cut settings, cut style, line color, pause, pauses, Sketch

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #6 — Cut Order

March 4, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today's lesson is about another way to add flexibility in your cut job when you use the advanced cut mode -- cut order. Cut order is the sequence in which the machine cuts the shapes in your project. When you cut by line color, fill color or layer, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: action, action by, color, cut order, cut settings, Fill, layer, line, pauses, send, Sketch, Sketch pen

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #5 — Action by: Line, Fill or Layer

March 2, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

silhouette cut by fill color

Now that you know the basics of the Send area, it's time to get into advanced options with Action by: Line, Fill or Layer (Advanced Cut Mode in version 3). In these modes, you choose your cut settings for each shape based on its line color, its fill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: action, action by, auto weld, color, Compound Path, cut, cut preview, cut settings, cut view, Designer Edition, Fill, Fill Color, gradient, grouping, layer, layers, line, line color, no cut, pattern, send, Sketch, Sketch pen, tool, weld

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 Leave a Comment

silhouette cut settings

So far in this series, we've looked at where to start and what Cut Mode and Cut Style mean.) To start with lesson #1 in this series, go here.) Today, we're going to talk more about choosing and changing your cut settings in Action by: Simple (simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: action, autoblade, blade, cut, cut settings, emboss, etch, etching, material, pen, ratchet blade, revert, score, Sketch, stipple, stippling, tool

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

September 19, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 8 Comments

silhouette design store

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...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Design Store Tagged With: 3d, artist, beginner, category, commercial license, credit boost, cut, design store, file types, filter, font, images, pattern, Print and Cut, rhinestone, search, shapes, silhouette design store, Sketch, subscription, svg, wish, wishlist

Using sketch designs to create watercolor masterpieces

April 3, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 8 Comments

I shared in a previous post how you can use vinyl as a stencil for watercolors. If you haven't read that, check it out here. Today I'm going to show you a different way to use your Silhouette to create beautiful watercolor  paintings by using a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Designing, Projects, Tools and Accessories Tagged With: Sketch, watercolor

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