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Christmas sketch freebie

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Here’s another sketch file I was able to centerline trace with Adobe Illustrator for machine sketching. The scan above shows what it looks like sketched with a Sharpie pen in my Silhouette SD.

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Freebie for sketching

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I’ve been trying to learn to convert different kinds of images to sketch files (single line/open path) with mostly disappointing results, but here’s a pumpkin border I was able to successfully centerline trace in Illustrator.

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Stencilizer: a shortcut for diecutters

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My latest web app crush is squarely on Stencilizer, a cool online tool for automatically posterizing, smoothing, vectorizing and color separating photo input. Upload an optimized (clear, close up, cropped, background removed, high contrast) image and Stencilizer first presents you with 9 choices in various brightness levels and number of colors.

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How to sketch a photo with your diecutter

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Ever wished you could sketch a photo with a pen in your diecutter? Well, I found a way, if you’ve got enough patience. The general steps are as follows: simplify photo, posterize photo, vectorize posterized photo, hatch fill each section with density corresponding to color, randomize the hatching, save as svg, send to cutter.

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Banner card and a share

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The CAS-ual Fridays CFC67 challenge this week is to use banners and flags and it is timely because I’ve been wanting to make a banner print-and-cut with my Silhouette.

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How to make your own "print and punch" designs

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I have gotten several requests for a tutorial on making the digital stamps/printables that match the punches. The problem is I use a mix of oddball software for these and it isn’t a very straightforward process the way I’ve been doing it.

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Cool online tool for diecutters and other font lovers

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If you follow this blog you know I love web apps and I am always on the lookout for new and cool ones. Mariairie left me a comment a couple of days ago with a link to IcoMoon, an icon font generator for web developers. At first I didn’t understand it or see any application for us diecutters, but the more I played the more excited I got.

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