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CrafterCuts is proud to work along side with Smart Silhouette. So much so that we now include $25 in credit to the smart-silhouette.com membership site. there you can learn anything from the basic skills or ways to utilize your Silhouette with new skills. You don't have to purchase a bundle with us to experience the site, join anytime, pay monthly or yearly for projects, tutorials, and expert advice!” to this “CrafterCuts is proud to work alongside Smart Silhouette, so much so that we now include $25 in credit to the smart-silhouette.com membership site. There you can learn anything from the basics to ways to utilize your Silhouette with new skills. You don't have to purchase a bundle with us to experience the site. You can join anytime by paying monthly or yearly for projects, tutorials, and expert advice!
From Smart Silhouette
“Benjamin Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” How true! When we make
the effort to get educated about something, it’s always a wise use of time.
To get the most from your Silhouette cutting machine, you want to know how to use it properly from
the very beginning. The best way to do that is to learn from an experienced Silhouette user who’s also
an educator. I’ve been using Silhouette machines since 2008, worked in Customer Support for Silhouette
America (the company who makes these wonderful machines) and have over 25 years of teaching
experience in public, private and home school settings. I even teach at the All Things Silhouette
conferences and on the Craftsy website. You will save time, frustration and money in the long run by
learning from a pro.
The beginner lessons on the Smart Silhouette website are a well-thought out, sequential set of tutorials
to walk you through learning all about your Silhouette machine and the software you use with it. There
are also projects that are truly at beginner level and teach you new concepts with each one. Once
you’ve got the basics, there are intermediate and advanced tutorials and projects. It’s a great way to
increase your Silhouette smarts!
Free Content
Projects, Silhouette Update,
Helpful information
Basic Membership
Deluxe Membership
All posts & benefits from the
Basic Membership area
Intermediate & advanced tutorials
Intermediate & advanced videos
Free advanced cut files added monthly
BEFORE YOU BEGIN SERIES
#1 What to know before you buy
#2 Downloading and installing the software
#3 Your Account
#4 The Silhouette Design Store
#5 Subscriptions
#6 The Silhouette America website
#7 Good materials to start with
#8 Opening the box and getting to know the machine
#9 Firmware updates
SOFTWARE BASICS SERIES (VERSION 4)
Lesson 1: Opening the software and setting preferences
Lesson 2: The icons
Lesson 3: Starting a new project and selecting page settings
Lesson 4: Grid Settings
Lesson 5: The mouse and cursors
Lesson 6: Drop down menus
Lesson 7: Right click menus
Lesson 8: Keyboard shortcuts
Lesson 9: Navigation bits and pieces
Lesson 10: The Library
Lesson 11: Getting your free shapes
Lesson 12: Adding shapes to the page and basic manipulation
Lesson 13: Basics of working with text
Lesson 14: Making your first cut
Lesson 15: Saving and shutting down
OTHER BASIC SOFTWARE TUTORIALS
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SOFTWARE TUTORIALS
CUTTING WITHOUT THE MAT WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND SERIES
Tip #1: Know what materials you can cut without the mat
Tip #2: Select None on cutting mat
Tip #3: Know your margins by selecting Show Cut Border
Tip #4: Your material must be the right width
Tip #5: Check the loading orientation arrow
Tip #6: Move the right white roller in
Tip #7: Check the leading edge
Tip #8: Use the correct guideline
Tip #9: Use the correct loading method
Tip #10: Check to see if the material loaded straight (with video of riding on cardstock method)
Tip #11: Use the arrow keys to roll the material through the machine
Tip #12: How to work with curled material
Tip #13: What to do if things start going wrong
Tip #14: What to do after the cut
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SEND AREA SERIES
#1: Where to start
#2: Simple cut mode and cut style
#3: Material, action and tool choice in Action by: Simple
#4: Creating a custom setting
#5: Action by: Line, fill or layer (advanced cut mode)
#6: Cut order
#7: Using pauses
#8: How text and object on path affect cut style
#9-17: COMING SOON
HARDWARE (MACHINE) TUTORIALS
When and how to change your cutting strip
CUT SETTINGS TUTORIALS
SUCCESSFUL BEGINNER PROJECTS SERIES
#1: Butterfly card (cardstock)
#2: Butterfly gift bag decoration (cardstock)
#3: Initial gift tag (cardstock)
#4: Christmas tree gift tag (cardstock)
#5: Birthday cake card (cardstock)
#6: Snowman flat ornament (adhesive vinyl)
#7: Teapot vinyl decal (adhesive vinyl)
#8: Snowflake decal with vinyl layering (adhesive vinyl)
#9: Baby stroller vinyl layering decal (adhesive vinyl)
PROJECTS
CrafterCuts is proud to work along side with Smart Silhouette. So much so that we now include $25 in credit to the smart-silhouette.com membership site. there you can learn anything from the basic skills or ways to utilize your Silhouette with new skills. You don't have to purchase a bundle with us to experience the site, join anytime, pay monthly or yearly for projects, tutorials, and expert advice!” to this “CrafterCuts is proud to work alongside Smart Silhouette, so much so that we now include $25 in credit to the smart-silhouette.com membership site. There you can learn anything from the basics to ways to utilize your Silhouette with new skills. You don't have to purchase a bundle with us to experience the site. You can join anytime by paying monthly or yearly for projects, tutorials, and expert advice!
From Smart Silhouette
“Benjamin Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” How true! When we make
the effort to get educated about something, it’s always a wise use of time.
To get the most from your Silhouette cutting machine, you want to know how to use it properly from
the very beginning. The best way to do that is to learn from an experienced Silhouette user who’s also
an educator. I’ve been using Silhouette machines since 2008, worked in Customer Support for Silhouette
America (the company who makes these wonderful machines) and have over 25 years of teaching
experience in public, private and home school settings. I even teach at the All Things Silhouette
conferences and on the Craftsy website. You will save time, frustration and money in the long run by
learning from a pro.
The beginner lessons on the Smart Silhouette website are a well-thought out, sequential set of tutorials
to walk you through learning all about your Silhouette machine and the software you use with it. There
are also projects that are truly at beginner level and teach you new concepts with each one. Once
you’ve got the basics, there are intermediate and advanced tutorials and projects. It’s a great way to
increase your Silhouette smarts!
Free Content
Projects, Silhouette Update,
Helpful information
Basic Membership
Deluxe Membership
All posts & benefits from the
Basic Membership area
Intermediate & advanced tutorials
Intermediate & advanced videos
Free advanced cut files added monthly
BEFORE YOU BEGIN SERIES
#1 What to know before you buy
#2 Downloading and installing the software
#3 Your Account
#4 The Silhouette Design Store
#5 Subscriptions
#6 The Silhouette America website
#7 Good materials to start with
#8 Opening the box and getting to know the machine
#9 Firmware updates
SOFTWARE BASICS SERIES (VERSION 4)
Lesson 1: Opening the software and setting preferences
Lesson 2: The icons
Lesson 3: Starting a new project and selecting page settings
Lesson 4: Grid Settings
Lesson 5: The mouse and cursors
Lesson 6: Drop down menus
Lesson 7: Right click menus
Lesson 8: Keyboard shortcuts
Lesson 9: Navigation bits and pieces
Lesson 10: The Library
Lesson 11: Getting your free shapes
Lesson 12: Adding shapes to the page and basic manipulation
Lesson 13: Basics of working with text
Lesson 14: Making your first cut
Lesson 15: Saving and shutting down
OTHER BASIC SOFTWARE TUTORIALS
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SOFTWARE TUTORIALS
CUTTING WITHOUT THE MAT WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND SERIES
Tip #1: Know what materials you can cut without the mat
Tip #2: Select None on cutting mat
Tip #3: Know your margins by selecting Show Cut Border
Tip #4: Your material must be the right width
Tip #5: Check the loading orientation arrow
Tip #6: Move the right white roller in
Tip #7: Check the leading edge
Tip #8: Use the correct guideline
Tip #9: Use the correct loading method
Tip #10: Check to see if the material loaded straight (with video of riding on cardstock method)
Tip #11: Use the arrow keys to roll the material through the machine
Tip #12: How to work with curled material
Tip #13: What to do if things start going wrong
Tip #14: What to do after the cut
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SEND AREA SERIES
#1: Where to start
#2: Simple cut mode and cut style
#3: Material, action and tool choice in Action by: Simple
#4: Creating a custom setting
#5: Action by: Line, fill or layer (advanced cut mode)
#6: Cut order
#7: Using pauses
#8: How text and object on path affect cut style
#9-17: COMING SOON
HARDWARE (MACHINE) TUTORIALS
When and how to change your cutting strip
CUT SETTINGS TUTORIALS
SUCCESSFUL BEGINNER PROJECTS SERIES
#1: Butterfly card (cardstock)
#2: Butterfly gift bag decoration (cardstock)
#3: Initial gift tag (cardstock)
#4: Christmas tree gift tag (cardstock)
#5: Birthday cake card (cardstock)
#6: Snowman flat ornament (adhesive vinyl)
#7: Teapot vinyl decal (adhesive vinyl)
#8: Snowflake decal with vinyl layering (adhesive vinyl)
#9: Baby stroller vinyl layering decal (adhesive vinyl)
PROJECTS