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Hello everyone!It’s Amy with expressionsvinyl.com! I am excited to share with you one of my recent projects; dog treat jars. My source of inspiration for this project came from my husky named Chico. If you’re like me, I love adding a piece of my dog wherever I can. Today I bring you dog treat jars with a husky face, resembling Chico, plus two husky silhouettes. Let’s get started. Here's everything I used in this project:Supplies Series 31 BlackEtched BluePolished Metal Sky BlueReflective Wh …

Hi guys, it's Jessica at ExpressionsVinyl.com and today I want to show you all about the test cut feature. Test cutting saves you a lot of material and a lot of heartache. The test cut is just a little tiny sample cut in the upper corner of your vinyl so that you can make sure you have your settings dialed in just right before you cut out your whole image. If you've got the settings just right, you won't waste your vinyl. Let's get started.I've got a little bird here that I want to cut. I'm goin …

Hi everyone, I'm Bonnie from expressionsvinyl.com and if you're like me, kind of a newbie to vinyl and the Silhouette machine, I want to show you one of the very basic first things you’re going to want to know; how to import images onto your Silhouette. You were probably super excited when you opened your box, took out your machine and hooked it up to your computer. But then you thought, "What now? How do I get images to cut?" I'm going to show you how to do just that. Let's begin:When you …

Hi, I’m Bonnie from Expressionsvinyl.com. Since I am such a beginner to vinyl, I wanted to try out some less familiar products. We are going to be making a fun Chalkboard menu for your kitchen so your family stops asking, “What’s for dinner?” every night. Let’s get started:Materials needed:Oramask 813 (this is a stenciling vinyl)Chalkboard VinylInkjet Printable VinylChalk PaintMDF BoardChalk or Chalkboard MarkersApplication ToolKnifeStep 1 – Apply Chalkboard vinyl to the MDF board I cut a cor …

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post about nail art! But today I’m rekindling an old flame and bringing it to life with something almost every craft user has laying around- scraps. There are plenty of ways to get use out of those small pieces, but I think my favorite is using them for stencils or nail decals. You really don't realize how small the average nail is until you measure it (and put those measurements into Silhouette Studio). To start, I'm going t …