De Silhouette cameo is een veelzijdige snijplotter. Je maakt eenvoudig stickers, textielopdrukken, sjablonen en papiercreaties.
One of the things that I love about cutting machines is that they allow you to make so many personalized items.
One of the big brags of the Silhouette CAMEO 4 is the power of the high pressure right side tool carriage which is reserved for just three tools: the Rotary Blade, the Punch tool and the 3mm Kraft Blade. The 3mm Silhouette Kraft Blade, which can ONLY be used in the CAMEO 4, is a very powerful tool which not only can cut through thick materials, but can also take advantage of the increased force of Carriage 2. However, it requires a whole different type of cutting - and thinking and planning. I would suggest you read this blog post first before you get started as I've intended it to be an overview with some best practices for using the Silhouette 3mm Kraft Blade. Unlike the AutoBlade or even the CAMEO 4 Rotary blade, you can not just pop the 3mm Kraft Blade in the Silhouette machine and expect to have a successful cut. You need to plan. And you need to be patient. This is NOT a fast process - in either the design or cutting process. If you rush, if you pick the wrong design, and if you try to cut corners you will end up wasting a lot of material and potentially damaging your machine and certainly your materials. THIS is what happens when you put the 3mm Kraft blade in and try to cut with NO knowledge or planning of how to use this very powerful tool. I have spent days upon days and a whole lot of money in testing materials and bad cuts to finally crack the code on the best practices for using the 3mm Kraft Blade. This blade is so new there is NO information out there from Silhouette and there's hardly any default cut settings for materials the manufacture claims to cut. For that reason, I am giving you MY best tips. This is what's worked for me...based on the EXACT materials I'm using. There are a lot of variations of leather and balsa wood and mat board... What Materials Can the 3mm Kraft Blade Cut: The 3mm Kraft Blade should be considered for thick, dense materials. I have successfully cut - multiple times - this genuine Cricut leather, this 2mm balsa wood, and I am currently testing to find the right combination of materials and cut settings for mat board and basswood sheets. Preparing Your Material and Cutting Mat A high tack cutting mat is suggested for a lot of the materials that can be cut with the 3mm Kraft Blade. The mat will keep the material in place - and help prevent slipping - during the necessary multiple passes. You'll also want to tape your material onto the mat to ensure it doesn't move. I used washi tape on all four sides of my material to secure it to the mat. If possible try to put your material towards the center of the mat as opposed to right near the edge of the grid - or at least position your design there. I used both the Silhouette Strong Grip mat and the Cricut Strong Grip Mat. The Silhouette mat is thinner and more pliable. While I successfully cut balsa wood on it, I found the mat bubbled a bit - side to side - while cutting. I think this was due to taping the material to it and then it slowly moving out from under the roller. The bubbling caused the multiple passes to be slightly off which resulted in some bad cuts. There are also no mat supports on the CAMEO 4 so you need a mat sturdy enough to support itself and the material on it. The Cricut mats are thicker and more sturdy. I did not experience any bubbling or mat movement with them. However be aware the thickness of your mat CAN change your cuts because a thicker mat may result in more pressure during cutting. Finally, I found it best to cut from the back side of the material (so the design is cut in reverse). This keeps your mat cleaner (especially on materials like this leather), your cuts cleaner, and if you get a bad cut on the first pass you likely won't even see it on the front side. ;) Picking the Right Design for the 3mm Kraft Blade The 3mm Kraft Blade - and 2mm Kraft Blade for that matter - are NOT for small intricate cuts. I repeat, the Silhouette Kraft Blades are NOT for small intricate cuts. This is a big broad blade. It can not make small intricate cuts. A few other things to keep in mind when picking designs for your Silhouette Kraft Blade. It does better on curves than it does on sharp corners. Designs should be at least a third of an inch wide at their narrowest point. Designs should also be positioned so they are NOT too close to the edge of the material to avoid splintering and to avoid the blade going off the edge of the material. If you have a design - like this three piece bow - I would highly suggest you cut each separately and not all in a single pass. The reason is, if the blade gets caught up at any point, the multiple cut lines can end up off. It's better to have one piece off than three. Trust me...I did a lot of testing. Multiple Passes with Varying Force and Blade Depth Remember that video I shared with you up there? There are two big reasons it did all that grinding. The first is I tried cutting with the loops or smart cuts on. Those are the small cuts in the negative space that the software automatically adds for rotating the blade, when you use the Action "Kraft Cut". The problem is the blade often got stuck in them and then it messed up the entire cut. Turning those off helped significantly. Secondly, I tried to just cut the material at full force at full blade depth from the start. That's NOT how the 3mm Kraft Blade works....if you want to get good cuts. Believe me. I know. Basically you need to first puncture and then score the material with the initial pass. Then you need to add a few more passes increasing the force SLIGHTLY with each pass then finish it with a deeper cut but lesser force. What this does is after you have cut through the material about 95% of the way, the deeper blade depth then does the last pass with just the tip of the blade slicing through the very last layer of the material. By backing off the pressure on this last pass you are preventing the blade from digging in and grinding into your cutting mat. Setting Up Your Design for the 3mm Kraft Blade Since the Silhouette software can't automatically apply varying force with each pass - you'll need to force it to do it. You do that in both the Design area and the Send panel by setting up a stacked set of copies of your design and then utilizing the Cut By Fill Color option. Each of these layers will then be assigned a different cut setting - each with a different force. Cutting by Color with Multiple Passes and Varying Settings In the Send Panel, it will look something like this. You'll notice each color layer has a different Material. All of those custom material settings I had to add manually - and each has a slightly different force as we talked about earlier with the scoring then adding increasing force with each pass. This is something you'll have to do one time for each material you try to cut. Once you add the material set you don't need to do it every time you cut that material again. So the next time I cut a piece of genuine Cricut leather, the settings will already be in there for me. If I cut a different type of leather I will need to add settings for that leather since there are likely variations on thickness!! I will, of course, have a Silhouette tutorial soon on how to add these special types of custom material settings. For today, however, I don't want you to get overwhelmed with information. I just want you to be aware of this different type of cutting when using the 3mm Silhouette Kraft Blade. The final step is to hold on tight. Say a prayer. Sip your wine and press Send. DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM YOUR MACHINE WHILE IT'S CUTTING. I would actually suggest you keep a light hand on the edge of your mat. This first pass is basically a score. You're making a track of the blade to follow for the rest of the passes. If the blade stutters at all - just kind of help it out of the rut by pushing or pulling lightly so it keeps moving. Don't worry if the second pass is slightly off from the first. As long as passes 2-5 are in the same spot you should be okay! The machine will slightly lift the blade between each pass as it adjusts the pressure/force you set up before completing passes 2-4. You'll adjust the actual blade depth after the 4th pass for that final pass. Before you unload the mat and material, check that you can pop your cut out. It should be a clean cut. Once you've confirmed it's a clean cut you can unload the cutting mat and your material. Now you're ready to either cut your next piece or start assembling your project!! Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
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Confused on which tools can be used in the Silhouette CAMEO 4? You're not alone. Between two different tool carriages, various tool adapters, and multiple versions of the same tool, it's easy to see why knowing which tool to use in the Silhouette CAMEO 4, 15" Silhouette CAMEO 4 Plus, and Pro can seem like a guessing game. The first thing you should know is all the same tools can be used in the CAMEO 4, Silhouette CAMEO Plus and Silhouette CAMEO Pro. So when I say "CAMEO 4" I mean the Silhouette CAMEO 4 series of machines. The Silhouette CAMEO 4 has two different tool carriages..different in that one is "standard" and one is "high force." CAMEO 4 Standard "Flat Back" Tool Carriage Tools The standard tool carriage is the the left tool carriage. I call this the "Standard Flat Back" tool carriage. It's standard in that it delivers the standard cutting force. The standard flat back tool carriage is different than the rounded back carriages on the Curio, CAMEO 1, 2, and 3 and Portrait 1 and 2 in four main ways: It has a flat back to account for the tool's sensor strip which allows for auto-tool detection It has a wider opening It has a teeth-style locking mechanism Three evenly spaced alignment grooves These changes mean the older style tools, now known as "A" tools don't fit in the CAMEO 4 unless you use one of the adapters. The adapters are going to be phased out as new "B" tools are introduced. The Silhouette CAMEO 4 tools, known as "B" tools are designed to fit perfectly in the flat back standard carriage. These tools are: CAMEO 4 Autoblade "B" CAMEO 4 Pen Holder "B" 2mm Kraft Blade "B" - coming soon Ratchet Blade "B" - coming soon Deep Cut Blade "B" - coming soon There are also a few additions to the list that can be used with a Silhouette adapter: Black-bodied Sketch Pens + Blue Adapter Ratchet Blade "A" + Black Adapter 2mm Kraft Blade "A" + White Adapter Deep Cut Blade "A" + Gray Adapter Premium Blade + Gray Adapter *The black-bodied sketch pens will remain dependent on an adapter and can only be used in the Standard Flat Back carriage. Finally there are several third party tools which can be used with a third party adapter: WRMK Foil Quill + WRMK "D" Foil Quill Adapter WRMK Cutting Machine Pens + WRMK "D" Pen Adapter CAMEO 4 High Force Tool Carriage Tools The High Force Flat Back carriage, which is ONLY found on the Silhouette CAMEO 4, has a different type of motor than its neighbor to the left. The High Force carriage delivers high force and is therefore reserved for just three specialty tools: 3mm Kraft Blade, Silhouette Punch Tool, and Silhouette Rotary Blade. These will be known as "C" Silhouette tools. The High Force carriage is also a flat-back carriage with auto tool detection, however it's grooves are spaced differently only allowing "C" tools to fit. Likewise the tools on the back of the C tools prevent them from being inserted into any other tool carriage. Silhouette CAMEO 4 High Force Tool Tutorials Need help on how to use any of the high force speciality tools in the Silhouette CAMEO 4 or CAMEO Plus? Check out these Silhouette CAMEO 4 tool tutorials: How to Use the Silhouette CAMEO 4 Rotary Blade How to Use the Silhouette CAMEO 4 3mm Kraft Blade How to Use the Silhouette CAMEO 4 Punch Tool Need a quick reference on which tools can be used in the Silhouette CAMEO 4..and in which carriage keep these Silhouette CAMEO 4 tool compatibility charts handy! Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
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De Silhouette cameo is een veelzijdige snijplotter. Je maakt eenvoudig stickers, textielopdrukken, sjablonen en papiercreaties.
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If you're the proud new owner of a Silhouette CAMEO 4 and you want to decorate it, I have a free Silhouette cut file for you. The free CAMEO 4 skin template is perfect for the left sliding front panel...and it's a great first Silhouette CAMEO 4 project! All you need to do is head over to So Fontsy and download the free Silhouette CAMEO 4 design to your computer. This makes a great Silhouette CAMEO 4 vinyl project since it's just a single solid cut. Start by opening Silhouette Studio. Remember you must use Silhouette Studio V4.3.240 or higher to run your CAMEO 4. Go to File > Open and find the .studio file (or SVG which is included in the free download) you downloaded on your computer. Click it to open in Silhouette Studio. It will open in the Design area. Do not resize the cut file at all. It's perfectly sized to fit the CAMEO 4 front left panel which slides out to the left for tool storage. Design Panel: Preparing a Design to Cut in Silhouette Studio Click the Page Set Up tool on the right sidebar. Check that the following settings are selected: Machine: Auto (CAMEO) Cutting Mat: CAMEO 12 x 12 Media Size: Auto (12 x 12) To limit waste, move the design to one of the corners of your virtual cutting mat. Most people place it in the upper left corner of the cutting mat. Finally from the Page Set Up panel move the Reveal bar all the way to the right, if it's not already. This will turn on the grid lines. Notice the blocks that are your design is covering. These are the same squares on the actual Silhouette cutting mat where your material needs to be placed. (We'll get to that part in a moment). Preparing Your Silhouette Mat and Blade to Cut Before moving to the Send panel, make sure your CAMEO 4 is powered on and connected to your computer. Also be sure your CAMEO 4 AutoBlade is inserted and locked into the left tool carriage (Carriage 1). Take your material (I'm using vinyl) and place it on the sticky, gridded area of the Silhouette cutting mat (be sure to remove the blue cover to expose the sticky area). If you are not using a full sheet of material make sure the scrap piece is covering those same boxes on the mat where your design is covering in Silhouette Studio. Place the cutting mat so the top edge is gently resting up against the rollers and the left edge is aligned with the gray lines and arrows on the left side of the CAMEO 4. Hold it there gently while you click the up arrow on the touch panel. The mat will be pulled under the rollers. Send Panel: Selecting Your Cut Settings and Material Back in Studio open the Send panel. Because of the auto tool detection feature, the software is able to detect the blade you have in the carriage and update the recommend cut settings. However, you will still need to select your material. I would suggest you cut the skin out of vinyl, printable vinyl, or printable waterproof sticker paper. Change the material type from the Material list and then the cut settings will update for the selected material. The design should have a bold red line around it. These are the cut lines. If your design does NOT have bold red lines, select the design and click "Cut" as the Action. First Silhouette CAMEO 4 Cut At the bottom of the Send Panel click "Send". The AutoBlade will first begin tapping to adjust to the recommended blade setting then the cutting will begin. When the cutting is complete click the down arrow on the touch panel to remove the mat from the machine. Now you'll need to remove the excess vinyl around your design. This process is called weeding. You can trim around your design with scissors before using a hook tool to remove the extra vinyl around the design. For vinyl you need a transfer material - I prefer transfer tape - to move the vinyl decal from the backing to the surface. Cut a piece of clear transfer tape, remove it off the backing, and then carefully lay it over your CAMEO 4 vinyl skin. Use a scraper to burnish the tape onto the vinyl and then peel up the tape from the corner so the vinyl comes with it...and exposes the adhesive on the back of the vinyl. Carefully position the CAMEO 4 skin over the left panel lining up the top edge. Press down from there. When the entire vinyl skin has been applied, again burnish it. This time peel the transfer tape up from the corner leaving the vinyl behind on the CAMEO 4. I love the little pop of color covering the tool carriage storage slot is..and it's so easy and quick with this free CAMEO 4 vinyl skin template!! Finally, if you think you're gonna be tricky and reverse the image to cut a second skin for the right panel ... STOP RIGHT THERE! That is the touch panel and you definitely don't want to cover that with anything. Don't forget! You can get commercial use freebies every week at So Fontsy - just keep an eye on the Freebies section as they swap out every Friday! Here's a peek at this week's new freebies! Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
I love my Silhouette Cameo but more so since I discovered how to turn any photo into a cutting file. This not only saves me money on buying designs from the Silhouette Store but also on creating unique personal designs. I find for cutting choosing designs with simple lines such as colouring pages works best, but you can also scan drawings or handwritten quotes. Download or scan picture and save as jpeg or similar file On Silhouette Studio go to 'File' and select 'Open' Go into the folder where your image is stored Go to 'Files of type' and select 'All Files'. Every file in that folder will now be shown Click on image and it will now appear on your Silhouette Studio page Select the 'Trace' tool its along the top menu on right hand side (the grey square with the blue and yellow shape on) and the trace menu will appear at the right hand side of page Click on 'Select Trace Area' and form area over your design Now click 'Trace' from the right hand menu, this will form a cutting outline of your design Use pointer curse to click on image and move to side of page, you will then be left with your cutting image and your original image as separate parts. Click on original image so that it is highlighted in a box and press delete button on keyboard You will now just be left with your cutting file You can now add this as your own design in your cutting library by selecting 'File', 'Save As' and then clicking 'Save to library...' This is now your own design to use as you do any other design on your Silhouette Tips I always zoom into my image before saving to my library to fine tune, you can delete, edit any lines that you may think are too fussy or smooth over design. You will also notice that in the trace menu there are other options such as trace outer edge, just have a play and see which works best with the design you want. I will be adding many more tutorials like this regarding Silhouette Cameo, I do as a step by step as I always found it difficult to keep up with the videos while I learning these techniques. Please leave me comments as to if you like these, or what future features you would like me to cover Loves ya Becky x
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In deze tutorial laten we zien hoe je dit glazen hart personaliseert tot een super leuk moederdagcadeautje. Leuk met de namen van de kinderen!
If you've been trying to figure out how to use your Foil Quill with Silhouette CAMEO 4 you're in luck. In this Silhouette tutorial I'll show you exactly how to get your Foil Quill tips working in the CAMEO 4 - even with the re designed CAMEO 4 tool carriages. Are you ready to make some stunning foiled stickers?! The key to making the Foil Quill play nice with the CAMEO 4 is to use the D adapter that comes with the Foil Quill tools. Best Foil Quill Adapter in Silhouette CAMEO 4 This is labeled for Sizzix and is shaped differently than the A adapter which is the adapter needed to use the Foil Quill in the other Silhouette machines. If you got rid of the extra adapters thinking you'd only need the A adapter to use the quill in your Silhouette machines, you can buy a replacement set of Foil Quill adapters OR you can get a full set with the purchase of any of the quill tips including the new Quill Bevel and Etching tips. Once you have the D adapter, thread it onto the Foil Quill and place it into the left tool carriage - Carriage 1. The adapter does not have teeth, but you can still press in the lock to keep the Foil Quill securely in place. Plug it into a USB adapter or use the WRMK Foil Quill power brick to warm up your Foil Quill tip while you prepare your design. Remember to use the metal plate to prevent the heated tip from damaging the cutting machine while heating OR have it heat up before you place it in the carriage. Foil Quill Cut Settings in Silhouette CAMEO 4 If you are used to using your Foil Quill in your CAMEO 3 or other Silhouette machines, the same settings won't work. They produce too much pressure so you'll need to adjust them. Head over to Silhouette Studio and start in the Send panel. Pick the CAMEO 4 from the machine list and then select the Action as "Sketch". Change the Tool to Sketch Pen. The best cut settings for using the Foil Quill in Silhouette CAMEO 4 are a Force of 4 and a speed of 7 with a single pass. By the way, I found no matter what settings I used with the fine tip Foil Quill it was still too much force and the foil ripped so I would only recommend the standard and bold FQ tips for use in the CAMEO 4. Preparing Your Silhouette Design to Foil Prepare your design in the Design area of the work space. Single line designs and fonts are ideal for sketching and foiling. I'm using the entire set of 16 Foil Quill Christmas Stamps and foiling onto clear (printable) sticker paper from Online Labels. I prefer to place my design slightly down on the cutting mat. I do this as a habit when foiling so IF I decide to foil and cut, like I did here, I can remove the foil before cutting and it's not stuck under the rollers. OPTIONAL STEP: To cut out the stickers, I selected the outer circle and created a small offset. This line will NOT be foiled, only cut. Now you're ready to foil. Place your sticker paper or paper on your cutting mat and your foil on top of that held down with tape or with the edges stuck to the cutting mat and pulled taunt across the paper. If you do this be aware you will get foil bits on your cutting mat. Due to the big metal bar on the CAMEO 4, it's challenging to use the Foil Quill Magnetic Mat in the CAMEO 4 because the magnets want to stick to the bar. Load your cutting mat into the CAMEO 4. If you haven't yet loaded the Foil Quill into Carriage 1 do so now - just make sure it's been warming up for at least about five minutes. Move back to the Send panel. If you created an offset to be used for a cut line, turn that cut line off by selecting it (only) and clicking "No Sketch". When you're ready, click "Send" to begin the foiling. When the foiling is done you can remove the cutting mat if you are completely done. If you created the offset line to cut around your stickers, DO NOT REMOVE YOUR MAT! If you need to cut something out, like I did with the stickers, remove the foil from the mat (leaving the paper or sticker sheet on the mat) and take the Foil Quill out of the carriage. Pop the Autoblade in Carriage 1. Return to the Send panel in Silhouette Studio, this time turn OFF the cut lines for the areas that have already sketched. Turn the cut lines on for the outer offset circle. The AutoBlade and Auto Cut action should automatically be detected. For the Online Labels Clear Sticker Paper, I use the default cut settings in Silhouette Studio for Sticker Paper, Clear. Click Send again to begin the cutting. Once the cutting is done you can unload everything. You should easily be able to remove the negative space of the clear sticker sheet. I just LOVE these clear stickers with the gold foil. They are so classy and look gorgeous! I mean really, how cute are these?! And how happy am I that I can still use my Foil Quill in CAMEO 4. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
Das Stanzwerkzeug für die SILHOUETTE CAMEO 4 (engl. Punch tool) setzt Entgitterpunkte zum leichteren Entgittern von Folien.
Bij het super leuke lampje met Nijntje heb ik nog twee cadeautjes gemaakt als kraamcadeau voor mijn collega. Een shirtje, het plaatje komt uit de store. Mijn allereerste shirtje :) super leuk om te doen! Ook heb ik de eerste letter van haar naam versierd met als thema het geboorte kaartje. Voor Pasen heb ik met de silhouette een paasslinger gemaakt voor in mijn klas op te hangen. De haasjes heb ik van facebook silhouette en de eieren zijn een dafont type.
If you've been trying to figure out how to use your Foil Quill with Silhouette CAMEO 4 you're in luck. In this Silhouette tutorial I'll show you exactly how to get your Foil Quill tips working in the CAMEO 4 - even with the re designed CAMEO 4 tool carriages. Are you ready to make some stunning foiled stickers?! The key to making the Foil Quill play nice with the CAMEO 4 is to use the D adapter that comes with the Foil Quill tools. Best Foil Quill Adapter in Silhouette CAMEO 4 This is labeled for Sizzix and is shaped differently than the A adapter which is the adapter needed to use the Foil Quill in the other Silhouette machines. If you got rid of the extra adapters thinking you'd only need the A adapter to use the quill in your Silhouette machines, you can buy a replacement set of Foil Quill adapters OR you can get a full set with the purchase of any of the quill tips including the new Quill Bevel and Etching tips. Once you have the D adapter, thread it onto the Foil Quill and place it into the left tool carriage - Carriage 1. The adapter does not have teeth, but you can still press in the lock to keep the Foil Quill securely in place. Plug it into a USB adapter or use the WRMK Foil Quill power brick to warm up your Foil Quill tip while you prepare your design. Remember to use the metal plate to prevent the heated tip from damaging the cutting machine while heating OR have it heat up before you place it in the carriage. Foil Quill Cut Settings in Silhouette CAMEO 4 If you are used to using your Foil Quill in your CAMEO 3 or other Silhouette machines, the same settings won't work. They produce too much pressure so you'll need to adjust them. Head over to Silhouette Studio and start in the Send panel. Pick the CAMEO 4 from the machine list and then select the Action as "Sketch". Change the Tool to Sketch Pen. The best cut settings for using the Foil Quill in Silhouette CAMEO 4 are a Force of 4 and a speed of 7 with a single pass. By the way, I found no matter what settings I used with the fine tip Foil Quill it was still too much force and the foil ripped so I would only recommend the standard and bold FQ tips for use in the CAMEO 4. Preparing Your Silhouette Design to Foil Prepare your design in the Design area of the work space. Single line designs and fonts are ideal for sketching and foiling. I'm using the entire set of 16 Foil Quill Christmas Stamps and foiling onto clear (printable) sticker paper from Online Labels. I prefer to place my design slightly down on the cutting mat. I do this as a habit when foiling so IF I decide to foil and cut, like I did here, I can remove the foil before cutting and it's not stuck under the rollers. OPTIONAL STEP: To cut out the stickers, I selected the outer circle and created a small offset. This line will NOT be foiled, only cut. Now you're ready to foil. Place your sticker paper or paper on your cutting mat and your foil on top of that held down with tape or with the edges stuck to the cutting mat and pulled taunt across the paper. If you do this be aware you will get foil bits on your cutting mat. Due to the big metal bar on the CAMEO 4, it's challenging to use the Foil Quill Magnetic Mat in the CAMEO 4 because the magnets want to stick to the bar. Load your cutting mat into the CAMEO 4. If you haven't yet loaded the Foil Quill into Carriage 1 do so now - just make sure it's been warming up for at least about five minutes. Move back to the Send panel. If you created an offset to be used for a cut line, turn that cut line off by selecting it (only) and clicking "No Sketch". When you're ready, click "Send" to begin the foiling. When the foiling is done you can remove the cutting mat if you are completely done. If you created the offset line to cut around your stickers, DO NOT REMOVE YOUR MAT! If you need to cut something out, like I did with the stickers, remove the foil from the mat (leaving the paper or sticker sheet on the mat) and take the Foil Quill out of the carriage. Pop the Autoblade in Carriage 1. Return to the Send panel in Silhouette Studio, this time turn OFF the cut lines for the areas that have already sketched. Turn the cut lines on for the outer offset circle. The AutoBlade and Auto Cut action should automatically be detected. For the Online Labels Clear Sticker Paper, I use the default cut settings in Silhouette Studio for Sticker Paper, Clear. Click Send again to begin the cutting. Once the cutting is done you can unload everything. You should easily be able to remove the negative space of the clear sticker sheet. I just LOVE these clear stickers with the gold foil. They are so classy and look gorgeous! I mean really, how cute are these?! And how happy am I that I can still use my Foil Quill in CAMEO 4. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
Why you should buy a Silhouette CAMEO 3 before the Silhouette CAMEO 4 is released.
Silhouette CAMEO tutorial for beginners on how to cut vinyl with Silhouette. Blog post will walk you through step by step on setting up Silhouette Studio to cut vinyl and then actually cutting your first vinyl decal.
The Silhouette Pixcan mat is one of those must-have accessories for your craft room. But how do you use it...and for what? The Silhouette Pixscan mat is used for two main purposes: to accurately and preciously cut pre-printed materials (like a print and cut for pre-printed materials) and also to sketch, etch or cut with extreme accuracy on very small craft blanks or vinyl scraps. What is the Silhouette Pixscan Mat? The Silhouette Pixscan mat is a cutting and scanning mat that keeps the object or material on the mat in its exact proportions when brought into Silhouette Studio. No matter how you plan to use the Pixscan the first few steps are the same. Setting up Silhouette Pixscan Mat with CAMEO 4 Remove the cover sheet from the Pixscan mat and place your object on the adhesive area within the boundaries of the safe cutting area. In this example I'm using a wooden shape that I want to draw on with the WRMK singe quill. Make sure the object is firmly stuck on the mat. From directly overhead take a straight on picture of the entire cutting mat. The key is you want to avoid all shadows so turn off any lights if you need to. Once you take the picture of your Pixscan mat do NOT move the object on the mat at all. Transfer the photo to your computer by airdrop, email or some other method. Importing Silhouette Pixscan Photo into Silhouette Studio Open Silhouette Studio and click the second tool on the right sidebar to open the Pixscan panel. Select "Import Pixscan Image from File". Navigate to the image on your computer. You'll likely get a calibration error...click "Continue Without Calibration". Depending on the size of your image it could take a few minutes for your image to be imported. Once the photo is in Silhouette Studio it will appear like a cutting mat. In the Page Setup panel do NOT select a cutting mat. Cutting or Etching with the Silhouette Pixscan Mat Now you have two options depending on how you will be using your cutting mat. If you are cutting out an area of a pre-printed material, you will need to trace the area to create cut lines. If you are following this exact tutorial for sketching on a wood blank with Silhouette CAMEO 4, you will open your design in the same work area by either merging or dragging it in. Size the design and position it directly on over the blank. The Pixscan mat keeps the image of the wood piece the exact same size so placing the design over it will mean the design will sketch in the exact spot! No trying to figure out grid lines to hit your blank! Make sure the Pixscan mat and tool are loaded in the Silhouette CAMEO 4 and the machine is powered on and connected to your computer. Move to the Send panel and select the tool and material. In this case I am using a custom material setting that I have found to work well with the scorch pen on wood blanks which obviously are a thicker material. When you're ready click "Send" to begin in the sketching process. Just like a print and cut the machine will first look for the registration marks on the Silhouette Pixscan mat then the CAMEO 4 will begin sketching directly on the blank with amazing precision! Hitting the singe pen sketch with a heat gun reveals the design when the sketching is finished. Check out this video for the full reveal! Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
Learn how to cut multiple colors of vinyl with the Silhouette in this easy tutorial.
Over 20 FREE cut files for cut machines. The best things I ever bought myself was a Cricut and then a Silhouette Cameo.
Hidden feature of the Silhouette CAMEO 3 cutting machine!
Learn how to turn portrait photo into SVG & DXF cut file for Cricut or Cameo Silhouette craft project! It's simpler than you imagine, and trust me I have step-by-step YouTube video tutorial for you! Let me know how it goes!
Learn to create your own custom stickers with Silhouette Cameo. It's fun, easy and you can create your own stickers you'll love and need for your Bullet Journal, planner to any other use.
Just wanted to pop in here really quick and post the video I did unboxing my new Cameo 4. Whether you have decided to add one to your Silhouette family or are waiting a bit, check out the video to see what’s in the box and the first cut with it. If you have any… Continue reading Cameo 4 Unboxing
How to make die cut stickers with Silhouette CAMEO: Start to finish tutorial
I got out the Silhouette Cameo today to play around with these bracelet cuffs and the Chomas Creations precision tip. These bracelets are just 1/4 inch wide so imagine just how tiny those fonts are :) I did make a template where I first cut out the size of the bracelet on cardstock so that I could line it up best in the machine. I did slow the speed down and did a multi cut of 3. You can find the Chomas Creations engraving tools here... Chomas Creations precision tool Just a heads up that it is very tough to take pics of shiny things!!! If you want to see the video of it in action you can go here... Like what you see? Leave a comment to let me know! Thanks Amy Chomas
Step by step tutorial to use OTF font glyphs in Silhouette Studio version 4 Designer Edition. Tutorial is for PC Windows or Mac.
Video and written tutorial on how to DIY split monogram with Cameo Silhouette Studio. Easy to follow, and easy to understand tutorial by Caluya Design!
Download over 200 free SVG cut files with commercial use. Includes Valentine's Day, Wedding, Home, Christmas, Halloween, Fall, and more!
