This card I made for the CAS-ual Friday CFC-59 Challenge has the requisite circles, as well a lot of other trendy features all rolled (pun intended) into one.
Stamp and cut with a Silhouette
Realizing that many of us haven’t been content with cutting first and then stamping, I’ve been pondering some of the ways we can stamp then cut out the image with our Silhouettes. I finally settled on a method that works very well, and with a little effort up front, makes subsequent cuts quick and easy.
How to make stamp mats with Silhouette Studio
Here’s a video on how to create a cuttable outline of your stamps using only Silhouette Studio (and a scanner):
MTC 3.0 beta solves print and cut
Update: MTC 3 is out of beta. Download MTC 3.2 to take advantage of these and many more features. I played around with the beta version of Make-The-Cut 3 last night and I am amazed at the results. 2 issues have been standing in the way for reliable print and cut on the Cricut.
What else have we learned about the Cricut Imagine?
Updated 9/26/10 Interview with Cricut Imagine developers Update: Tammy from cricutcritters has gotten answers from PC on a number of these items. If you are not familiar with the machine and want a good introduction see Tammy’s Ten facts video. Tammy now has a machine in house and a brand new Imagine blog.
Cricut Imagine -what we know so far
Patent application PDF with sketches
Latest MTC version simplifies print and cut
Buried in the update notes for Make-the-Cut 2.3.0 was a feature to “take in to account” the DPI of imported files. I hoped this would simplify the print and cut process and did it ever!