One of the nicest features of the Silhouette cutting machine is the in-program Silhouette America online store, which you can use to download cutting files directly to the Silhouette Studio (and SSDE) software. Let’s go shopping.

Paper roses are very popular and there are many dies for making them. I wanted to design my own SVG cut file for the Silhouette. So I started researching and experimenting. Here is the process I used to design the cut file.

The Silhouette Cameo is great for using SVG digital stamps. With the Print and Cut feature, you can send the SVG file to your printer to print the stamp on watercolor paper. Then use the Silhouette to cut the stamp.

how to use Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator to make an infographic - video course by Nigel French and lynda.com

This intermediate level, project based course at lynda.com is taught by Nigel French and teaches how to create an inforgraphic image that contains several design elements. French discusses his workflow using multiple master documents, one for each design element, linked to the infographic document.

A popular craft project is the tag, because of its small size. As a digital designer for the craft industry, you need a basic tag cut file to use as a starting point for many projects. You will want to draw the basic shapes for the tag and hole reinforcer, which can be used as a design element.

In this tutorial, we will use drawing tools in the Silhouette Cameo and Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software to draw the cut lines for a product hang tag. Die cut hang tags are not new. They have been used for decades to add a touch of quality to any type of product from clothing to wine.

There is a new way to share your designs - Whimseybox Influencer program, a DIY and craft subscription program, online craft supplies store and craft community. If you are a DIY crafter and have a blog, this is a new way to monetize your blog. It’s an affiliate program that works in two ways.

The new Twitter profile page has the popular large header image with the familiar profile photo at the lower left corner. Besides the new increase in image real estate, there are other new features that make the new profile page more user friendly.

The Chalkboard style is very popular and I wanted to create an animated chalkboard style logo in Apple Motion. The first step was to create the text for the logo image in Illustrator and give it a chalkboard effect with an Illustrator brush.