So what can you create with a Silhouette Cameo outside of scrapbooking items? The amount of things you can make with the Silhouette Cameo is endless. For me, the Cameo is how i get more of my own personality into the elements that I use.Ĭhristmas Combi Van with Wreath on the front and presents on the top
I use it a lot to create “Diecuts” from digital kits but also for more interactive and creative elements, especially for December Daily. I probably do about 98% of my creating with my Cameo for Scrapbooking projects.
What create you create with a Silhouette Cameo? Not that I use it to make money but as I appreciate the features including the ability to export that are only available for this edition. This way you can import designs from outside of the Silhouette Design Store. And each has a range of additional functionality – Comparison ChartĪre the upgrades free? No, upgrading to Designer Edition, DE + or Business Edition is a one time paid upgrade and the price depends on the level of the upgrade.ĭo I need to get the upgrade? I personally would recommend anyone to upgrade to at least the Designer Edition.
The Silhouette Studio has 3 upgrades – Design, Designer Plus and Busines Edition. However, it won’t take long before you realise that you can only use designs purchased from the Silhouette Design Store and have limited functionality to change the designs.
This software is all that you need to get started and will allow you to get started. When you open your Cameo and you put Silhouette Studio on your computer for the first time you have installed the Basic Edition. Does the software I get with the Cameo give me all the features I need? Shapes and cut files are also available for purchase through the Silhouette Design Store. You can import existing design files you’ve created in Illustrator or downloaded from stock websites, and convert them into cut files that the Silhouette machine can recognize. Using the free desktop app, Silhouette Studio, you can create images, shapes, and phrases to cut with your machine. The 3 mm depth is designed specifically to take advantage of the increased clearance the Cameo 4 has to cut even thicker materials. With the 3mm Kraft blade for the Cameo 4, you can also cut thicker material including acetate, craft foam, burlap, balsa wood, and leather. Specialty Media like tattoo paper, magnet paper, wood paper, vellum, transparencies.The Cameo makes designing your own creations as easy as using the many beautiful designs available at the Silhouette Design Store. Although all machines do similar things, the Cameo is, IMHO, the superior machine. The Silhouette Cameo is a programmable cutting machine similar to the Cricut or Brother cutting machines. So … What is a Silhouette Cameo? Silhouette Cameo 4 Cutting Machine
It is an incredibly versatile machine and I love it.
I use it for all of my projects including Project Life (Monthly), One Little Word, Week In the Life and December Daily. Probably the most used tool in my collection is my Silhouette Cameo.
I thought it would be useful to do a series of posts leading up to December of some of my favourite tools that I use all the time. As a hybrid scrapbooker, there are a few tools for me that are indispensable.