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Spring Plate
I have now had a Silhouette for over a year and I'm still learning new things about it! It has so many features and it does so many cool things, it's amazing!!! Just recently I learned how to make words going into shape, it's super easy and awesome!! I decided to make a fun spring plate.This is how I made it:1) I first drew a circle in Silhouette Studio.2) I then typed out the words that I wanted. I resized it. Then I double clicked it to get it into the editing mode. There is a littl
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Apr 5th 2012
Reverse Printing
Hi Everyone! I'm Stephanie and I blog over at A Geek In Glasses. I'm super excited to be part of the design team here at Expressions Vinyl Blog.I love T-shirts and fabrics that have a reverse print to them, when the image is a lighter shade than the rest of the cloth. I came up with a way to reproduce this printing using indoor vinyl. I used indoor vinyl because it is sticky enough to stay place and removes without pulling the fabric. The vinyl does not absorb the dye, so it is perfect for thi
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Apr 3rd 2012
Using The Mat Grid
Hi everyone!! I'm Mandy and I blog over at Sugar Bee Crafts!I am excited to be part of the design team over here at Expressions Vinyl Blog and am looking forward to my chance to share my ideas with you monthly. Today I want to share something I love about vinyl and my Cameo....One of my FAVORITE features of the Cameo is the grid. I use it ALL. THE. TIME. Do you ever turn your grid feature on?? You should! See this screen shot - the "page" tab is open over on the right and where th
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Mar 27th 2012
Scrap Busting Projects!
this project isn't a project...it's what you do AFTER you have finished your project!!!!I'm a hoarder saver and so when I get done with a vinyl project..i keep the scraps...and they start to pile up.So I love when I think of projects that will use up some of my gigantic pile.I had some blocks...and i was cutting these out for my family home evening blocks...and there was so much wasted space...so i just threw in a polka dot here and there where it would fit.and just painted the block....and
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Mar 20th 2012
Text On A Path {Ie How To Curve Your Text} And Offset
I really could go on and on about the amazing features that the Silhouette Cameo has. Another one of my favorites is the ability to curve your text!!Did you even know you could curve your text!? Cool huh!If you are wondering why I am so excited about curving my text, here's an example of why I love it so much...How cute is that!?Using Expressions Vinyl Flocked Iron-On Vinyl and my Silhouette Cameo, I designed and created this super cute St. Patrick's Day shirt.Text on a Path is not a feature t
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Mar 18th 2012