Today I am creating a vinyl decal that could be applied to a variety of items that would be great for a teacher. For this decal, I am combining 2 files found in the May Bundle at SoFontsy - Apple Monogram Frames and A-Z Hand lettered Initials. Measure and create your design to the size … Continue reading Layered vinyl decal for a teacher gift
Want to make a copy of your design, font or an object? Then the Replicate Panel can be very helpful! This is found on the right side of the Silhouette Studio v4. This tool works great if you are wanting to replicate several copies of your design. Let's Explore the Replicate panel! Duplicate - Choose … Continue reading Let’s Explore v4 – Replicate Panel
Today we are on the final tab of the Transform Panel - the Shear tab. This Panel is available if you have the Designer Edition upgrade to the software. This is another tool that is often overlooked. Why would you use it? You can change the look of a basic shape, design or even font … Continue reading Let’s Explore – Transform – Shear
Did you know you could cut without a mat with the Cameo 3? Yes! You can! The Portrait and all the Cameo machines have the ability to cut certain materials without a mat. I see this asked a lot so let's take a look at how to set it up properly to get a good … Continue reading Cutting without a mat on the Cameo 3
Did you know that you can Move objects on your Silhouette Design mat specifically into place? Pretty neat when you start to look at it. Under the Transform Panel on the right side, then the 4th tab at the top of the Panel is the "Move By" tab. This allows you to move an object … Continue reading Let’s Explore v4 – Transform = Move
Over on the Silhouette School blog today I showed how to use the Cut by Fill Color option to create a layered vinyl decal for perfect placement. Now I'm going to show you how I took that design, shrunk it down and used the same technique to create a bag tag for our Bus … Continue reading Bus Driver Appreciation gift
Hi everyone! This week we are continuing on our journey to explore more of Silhouette Studio v4. We are looking today at the Transform Panel - Rotate tab. You will find this on the right side of the Silhouette Studio v4 as shown below. If you want to manually rotate an object, you can do … Continue reading Let’s Explore v4 – Rotate
Welcome back to Let's Explore v4! Today we are on to Tab 2 of the Transform Panel - the Scale tab. This is another tool I use almost every time I open my Silhouette program. Just like almost all the other tools, there are many ways to do things in the software. While you can … Continue reading Let’s Explore v4 – Scale tab
Happy April! Where has the first part of the year gone? Has Spring arrived where you are? I hope that you are enjoying the Let's Explore v4 series! Today we are exploring the Transform Panel - Align Tab. This is a very important and useful panel when you are creating designs & one I use … Continue reading Let’s Explore v4 – Transform Panel – Align
While the title could mean many things, this week it's in reference to Spring Break at my house. I thought it would be a fun idea to try out this "Hot Mess" technique with the kids for a crafting project on Spring Break.... Now, I don't know if it was a good idea to do … Continue reading Hot Mess with your Silhouette Cameo
