Silhouette CAMEO 4: Can Foil Quill, CB09, and Amy Chomas Tips Be Used?

The Foil Quill and some of the popular other third party tools for Silhouette, including the Amy Chomas etching and engraving tips, can be used in the CAMEO 4.

The Silhouette CAMEO 4 includes a set of four tool adapters and I can confirm those adapters will work with a lot of the popular non Silhouette tools.  

Cricut Infusible Ink Markers with Silhouette CAMEO Tutorial

As soon I showed you guys how to use the Cricut Infusible Ink sheets with Silhouette CAMEO you were begging for a tutorial on how to use the Cricut Infusible Ink pens and markers.

So here it is - this is how you use what are essentially sublimation pens with Silhouette.

Etching and Embossing on Foil Sticker Paper with Silhouette CAMEO

We talk a lot about making stickers with Silhouette CAMEO and Portrait on Silhouette School - but today I wanted to show you a variation on the traditional print and cut stickers.

This is a sponsored post but all opinions are my own.

I was playing around with some printable gold foil sticker paper from Online Labels when I had this light bulb moment thinking...I bet I could etch - or even emboss - on these sheets. Sure enough...it was a huge success.

Note: This tutorial is from 2017 and the screenshots show Silhouette Studio V3. The technique works exactly the same in V5 - the panels have just been restyled and moved. The sticker paper hasn't changed at all, which is sort of the point.

Solid Fill Etching with Silhouette CAMEO or Curio

If you've ever etched metal blanks with your Silhouette CAMEO or Curio you know you can get a nice etch outline...but what if you want to fill in that etch?!

 

I'm so excited to have Bethany from Board and Batten Design Co. here on the blog today sharing the secret to getting a solid etch fill...while making sure it's perfectly centered on the blank!