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How to Make Print and Cut Sticker Sets (Silhouette Studio V4 Tutorial)

I love making little sticker sets with my Silhouette CAMEO and it's pretty easy to do!
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Depending on the size, you can get several sticker sets out of each piece of sticker paper. This beginner Silhouette sticker tutorial will walk you through how to set up and print and cut multiple sets of stickers in Silhouette Studio V4.

12 Silhouette Hacks You Shouldn't Craft Without

If you've been hanging around Silhouette School for any length of time, you know I love to share Silhouette hacks and workarounds with you.  They're the little crafting shortcuts that make crafting more fun, easier, faster, and cheaper.  They're also often times the ones that make you go "Why Didn't I Think of That?!"   

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Today I am sharing 12 of the best Silhouette Hacks that I advise you don't craft without. Hold on to your hats because you're about to have your mind blown.  Click on any of the title links to go to the Silhouette CAMEO Tutorial.

Silhouette CAMEO Projects and Tutorials for Beginners: My Best Advice for Newbies (Updated Dec 2021)

If you're the new owner of a Silhouette CAMEO or Silhouette Portrait and are wondering where to start...you're in luck. Silhouette School Blog has more than 3,000 Silhouette CAMEO tutorials for beginners and lots of beginner projects for all of the Silhouette machines including the Silhouette CAMEO 4, CAMEO Plus and CAMEO Pro!

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But don't do what a lot of new Silhouette users do when they get a Silhouette cutting machine and let it sit in the box (seriously more people than you'd believe do this!!) because they're too intimidated to use it. Instead, follow my best piece of advice for Silhouette CAMEO and Silhouette Portrait beginners.

Trick to Layering Vinyl (Without Registration Marks)

I'm a big fan of using registration marks when layering vinyl, but sometimes you just gotta live a little and forego the registration marks in the name of saving vinyl.

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Silhouette School contributor Kate from Houseful of Handmade is here today to share a little trick that will leave you with perfect layered vinyl without the registration marks!

How to Use the Line Patterns Tool in Silhouette Studio

The Line Patterns feature was quietly added to Silhouette Studio V4.3 (with DE+ or higher)...and I think it’s fair to say remains a bit of a mystery still.

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The Line Pattern tool can be found within the Line Style panel or accessed from the Quick Access Tool Bar.

Top 5 Silhouette Tutorials from Silhouette School in 2018

It's hard to believe that we are wrapping up our fifth full year on Silhouette School - having written a new Silhouette tutorial every single week day since January 2014.

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That's a lot of Silhouette tutorials...but some free tutorials top them all. Here's a look at the top five  most popular tutorials on Silhouette School in 2018.

Exporting Custom Material Cut Settings from Silhouette Studio

If you're like me and you have added a bunch of custom cut settings to Silhouette Studio then you should take the extra step of exporting - as a back up.

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Exporting your custom material cut settings takes just a few quick steps.

Open SVG Files by Default with Silhouette Studio Instead of Your Internet Browser

If your SVGs are opening in an Internet Browser window instead of Silhouette Studio when you double click...fear not! There is a fix.

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Once you set this up it will teach your computer how to treat SVG files so they'll no longer open with Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome or Firefox.

21 Free Silhouette Tutorials You Can't Miss (October Wrap-up)

It's time for another monthly wrap up where we look at the Silhouette tutorials shared over the last month!


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This is for anyone who missed one of the awesome Silhouette projects, tutorials or freebies or anyone who wants a recap!

How to Recolor Images in Silhouette Studio

Have you ever had a JPEG or PNG image that you wanted to use for a project, but you wish it was a different color? Well that is totally possible with the Image Effect Tool in Silhouette Design Studio. 

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This is great for print & cut applications. The recoloring option works for PNG and JPEG images, but does not work for PDFs.

9 Silhouette Studio V4.2 Tutorials

Silhouette America has released a big new update to Silhouette Studio.  Silhouette Studio V4.2 is officially out and ready to download! 

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I've been sharing some tutorials on Silhouette Studio 4.2 features for the last few months, but today I'm putting them all in one spot so they're easy to find!

21 Can't Miss Silhouette Studio Tutorials

It's hard to believe that it's just about the end of August already!! If you missed any Silhouette tutorials on Silhouette School - we'll blame it on the craziness that comes with the end of summer and back to school!

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As we do every month let's take a look back - I wouldn't want you to miss the pre-order of the new Teal Silhouette Cameo 3 or any of our free Silhouette cut files - I've got it all for you today!

21 Silhouette Tutorials That You Can't Craft Without! (May Wrap-Up)

You guys...it's already the end of May! How did that happen already? Schools are wrapping up for the year, graduations are happening and over on Silhouette School we are wrapping up another amazing month!


But, before we get to what's ahead in June, let's take a look at all that was covered in May for all of you who skipped class!

New Silhouette Sketch Pens Review (2x the Ink, but 2x Better?)

The Silhouette Sketch Pens got an overhaul recently and were re-released with two times as much ink as the original pens.


I've been using the new Silhouette Sketch Pens for several months now and feel it's about time to give my honest opinions about the new pens. Ya know...in case you've been holding out or don't know what to do with Silhouette sketch pens.

5 Ways High Temperatue Tape Can Save a Silhouette CAMEO Project

There are a few crafting essentials that I think every Silhouette crafters should keep handy because they are just that useful! Among them: High Temperature Tape also called Thermal Tape or High Heat Tape.
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I honestly never realized just how useful a $5 roll of heat resistant tape could be until I got my hands on this high temp tape from Pro World and now I use it all.the.time.

Today I thought I'd share with you 5 different ways high heat tape can save a Silhouette project!

20 Can't Miss Silhouette Tutorials for Everyone!

It's hard to believe that it's the last day of February already!! We've had a super busy month around here sharing 20 amazing Silhouette tutorials for all skill levels.

In case you missed anything whether it was the release of Silhouette's new 3D software ModelMaker or any of our free Silhouette design files - I've got it all for you today!
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The icing on the cake in February had to be the launch of my first ever ecourse on how to Design in Silhouette Studio. The Ultimate Silhouette Guide to Designing in Silhouette Studio, my 11th ebook has sold more than 1000 copies in less than three weeks (I can't thank you enough for your continued trust in me!) Want to see what all the buzz is about...here's what people are saying about the ebook-video course combo. 

Okay so enough gushing already...here's a look at all 10 can't-miss Silhouette tutorials shared on Silhouette School in February! 

Trick to Apply Silhouette Vinyl Level with a Clip on Stencil Level: Video Tutorial

Did you ever cut a vinyl design, weed it perfectly only to apply it and it wasn't straight? Ugh..it's so frustrating!


That's where the Clip on Stencil Level comes in! Silhouette School contributor, Cat, shared a tutorial on how to use this little gadget a few weeks ago. But today she's back to SHOW us how handy this tool is with a follow up Silhouette video tutorial!   Here's Cat...

10 Silhouette Studio Defaults You Can (and Should) Change!

We all know Silhouette Studio is a power software program - but sometimes it can be a little quirky. Some of the things that leave me scratching my head are the manufacture defaults in Silhouette Studio.

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The longer I use Silhouette Studio the more I realize that some of the defaults are just not nearly as useful as other options and preferences.

So as we continue Top 10 weeks here on Silhouette School, here's my list of 10 Silhouette Studio Defaults You Can and Should Change.

Silhouette U: Silhouette School Launches Premium Content Membership Site

It's here, it's here, it's here! I am so nervous and excited and anxious and feeling all the feels as we officially open the doors of Silhouette U! Welcome to Silhouette School's new exclusive membership site - an extension, not a replacement for Silhouette School blog (can't stress that enough)!!! If you're looking for the best online Silhouette CAMEO classes and video tutorials, you found it!
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The idea for Silhouette U was born out of the needs and requests I hear daily from Silhouette users and Silhouette School readers.  We've compiled them all and created a brand new site -unlike anything else out there - for Silhouette crafters around the world!


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Still not convinced...grab your coffee and stick around because telling you all the amazing Silhouette U member benefits could take awhile...

13 Silhouette CAMEO Tutorials for Beginners Rolled into One Ultimate Newbie Project!

It's a rare occasion when you come across one of those Silhouette CAMEO projects that essentially combines all the basics...I didn't even realize this one did just that, until I was basically done and started writing this tutorial! That's when it hit me that if there was ever a single paper-based project to combine all the beginner Silhouette CAMEO tutorials - this is it! 

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Working your way through creating your own custom stationary set gives you the opportunity to really touch on so many of the most popular ways to use a Silhouette cutting machine and Silhouette Studio - in their most basic form!  This one project manages to touch on the basics of tracing, offset, adding new fonts, accessing special font characters, designing, Pixscan, print and cut, stickers, sketch pens, adding new fonts to Silhouette Studio, importing patterns and even using and importing elements of graphic design packs from places like The Hungry JPEG.  

Throughout this tutorial I will point you to other beginner Silhouette tutorials so you can refresh or learn more about the technique - and at the very end you will find a full list of all 13 Silhouette tutorials touched we on!