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If you've been trying to figure out how to use your Foil Quill with Silhouette CAMEO 4 you're in luck. In this Silhouette tutorial I'll show you exactly how to get your Foil Quill tips working in the CAMEO 4 - even with the re designed CAMEO 4 tool carriages. Are you ready to make some stunning foiled stickers?! The key to making the Foil Quill play nice with the CAMEO 4 is to use the D adapter that comes with the Foil Quill tools. Best Foil Quill Adapter in Silhouette CAMEO 4 This is labeled for Sizzix and is shaped differently than the A adapter which is the adapter needed to use the Foil Quill in the other Silhouette machines. If you got rid of the extra adapters thinking you'd only need the A adapter to use the quill in your Silhouette machines, you can buy a replacement set of Foil Quill adapters OR you can get a full set with the purchase of any of the quill tips including the new Quill Bevel and Etching tips. Once you have the D adapter, thread it onto the Foil Quill and place it into the left tool carriage - Carriage 1. The adapter does not have teeth, but you can still press in the lock to keep the Foil Quill securely in place. Plug it into a USB adapter or use the WRMK Foil Quill power brick to warm up your Foil Quill tip while you prepare your design. Remember to use the metal plate to prevent the heated tip from damaging the cutting machine while heating OR have it heat up before you place it in the carriage. Foil Quill Cut Settings in Silhouette CAMEO 4 If you are used to using your Foil Quill in your CAMEO 3 or other Silhouette machines, the same settings won't work. They produce too much pressure so you'll need to adjust them. Head over to Silhouette Studio and start in the Send panel. Pick the CAMEO 4 from the machine list and then select the Action as "Sketch". Change the Tool to Sketch Pen. The best cut settings for using the Foil Quill in Silhouette CAMEO 4 are a Force of 4 and a speed of 7 with a single pass. By the way, I found no matter what settings I used with the fine tip Foil Quill it was still too much force and the foil ripped so I would only recommend the standard and bold FQ tips for use in the CAMEO 4. Preparing Your Silhouette Design to Foil Prepare your design in the Design area of the work space. Single line designs and fonts are ideal for sketching and foiling. I'm using the entire set of 16 Foil Quill Christmas Stamps and foiling onto clear (printable) sticker paper from Online Labels. I prefer to place my design slightly down on the cutting mat. I do this as a habit when foiling so IF I decide to foil and cut, like I did here, I can remove the foil before cutting and it's not stuck under the rollers. OPTIONAL STEP: To cut out the stickers, I selected the outer circle and created a small offset. This line will NOT be foiled, only cut. Now you're ready to foil. Place your sticker paper or paper on your cutting mat and your foil on top of that held down with tape or with the edges stuck to the cutting mat and pulled taunt across the paper. If you do this be aware you will get foil bits on your cutting mat. Due to the big metal bar on the CAMEO 4, it's challenging to use the Foil Quill Magnetic Mat in the CAMEO 4 because the magnets want to stick to the bar. Load your cutting mat into the CAMEO 4. If you haven't yet loaded the Foil Quill into Carriage 1 do so now - just make sure it's been warming up for at least about five minutes. Move back to the Send panel. If you created an offset to be used for a cut line, turn that cut line off by selecting it (only) and clicking "No Sketch". When you're ready, click "Send" to begin the foiling. When the foiling is done you can remove the cutting mat if you are completely done. If you created the offset line to cut around your stickers, DO NOT REMOVE YOUR MAT! If you need to cut something out, like I did with the stickers, remove the foil from the mat (leaving the paper or sticker sheet on the mat) and take the Foil Quill out of the carriage. Pop the Autoblade in Carriage 1. Return to the Send panel in Silhouette Studio, this time turn OFF the cut lines for the areas that have already sketched. Turn the cut lines on for the outer offset circle. The AutoBlade and Auto Cut action should automatically be detected. For the Online Labels Clear Sticker Paper, I use the default cut settings in Silhouette Studio for Sticker Paper, Clear. Click Send again to begin the cutting. Once the cutting is done you can unload everything. You should easily be able to remove the negative space of the clear sticker sheet. I just LOVE these clear stickers with the gold foil. They are so classy and look gorgeous! I mean really, how cute are these?! And how happy am I that I can still use my Foil Quill in CAMEO 4. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. 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Last year for my birthday, B gave me a Silhouette Cameo. While I don't think I've mentioned it on the blog, this machine is amazing! I used it last June to make a "Classroom Jobs" board for Ryan's first grade teacher. We went with a board that looks like an iPhone, with each app being a pocket that holds the student's weekly job. In order we have Line Leader, Door Holder, Calendar Reporter, Boys bathroom monitor, Teacher's assistant, line monitor, weatherman, girls bathroom monitor, substitute, caboose, classroom helper and the last "app" pocket holds the names of students who do not have jobs this week. I made every single app, cut every square, using the silhouette. This entire board, from idea in my head to laminated finished project, took less than two days to make, working when the kids were busy or after they went to bed. I LOVE my Silhouette Cameo. And no, I'm not being paid to blog this. I seriously just love it. My Cameo also came with some sketch pens. But I think they're less than stellar. They don't always write smoothly and I'm not a huge fan of the metallic choices. But I did realize that pretty much any pen would work, if the machine would just hold it. (The sketch pens are chubby!). So after brainstorming, I realized a small strip of electrical tape would make a regular fine point Sharpie or Sharpie pen, chubby enough. After successfully addressing over 50 Christmas cards, I took a quick iPhone video tutorial. The video: It's not fancy, I'm pretty sure you can hear my dogs and kids in the background but I think it could really help others who are looking for a personalized yet quick way to address envelopes. The result is more thought out than just feeding an envelope through the printer. You can tell it was done with a pen/marker but people aren't going to know how your handwriting looks so neat!
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The Silhouette CAMEO 4 will run on Silhouette Studio just like the older Silhouette machines. However, because of some added features and functions, it will be necessary for CAMEO 4 users to update their software. Silhouette CAMEO 4 Software Before cutting on the Silhouette CAMEO 4, users must download and install Silhouette Studio 4.3.240 or higher. As of this writing, this version of the software is available as an Open Beta software. As are all software updates, this is a free update available directly from the Silhouette America website. This version of the Silhouette software can be used by anyone - with or without - a CAMEO 4 machine and if you are getting a CAMEO 4 you can download the software prior to receiving your machine so you're ready! Keep in mind, Silhouette CAMEO 4 options won't appear in the software unless a CAMEO 4 has been connected and powered on. To update your Silhouette Studio software you can follow these steps. https://www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2017/07/updating-to-silhouette-studio-v41.html Will Silhouette Studio Upgrades Transfer to CAMEO 4? The other big question about upgrading to a Silhouette CAMEO 4 is whether one time paid software upgrades will work with the new Silhouette machine. The answer is yes! If you were using Designer Edition, DE+ and Business Edition - they will all work with Silhouette CAMEO 4 and you do not need to repurchase. If you now have two Silhouette machines you might want to consider upgrading to Business Edition, if you haven't already. This upgrade will allow you to run multiple machines at the same time cutting down your production time. You can purchase Business Edition from standard if you are running the free version of Silhouette Studio or you can purchase a prorated partial upgrade to go from DE to Business or DE+ to Silhouette Studio Business Edition. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
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This tutorial shows you how to convert an SVG file to one that you can use with your Silhouette Cameo. I will be directing you to another blog, as well as showing you screenshots of the process on here. {FiRST} Search Pinterest for “free SVG” Click one that you like, and download it {SECOND} Before we go any further, locate your “Downloads” folder. ((To access mine, I simply click the folder on the task bar. On the left side menu, I find the Downloads folder and then find the SVG file. )) Find your SVG file, and right click it. Then click “Extract all”. When the dialog opens, click extract. Note: This particular design that I downloaded requires a password. It is located on the page where you originally downloaded the SVG from. Just enter it, and you are all set. Now in your downloads folder, there is a zipped file and an unzipped file. Go ahead and delete the zipped file. You don’t need it. Now we are going to move the SVG file for easier access. Click and drag it to the desktop for now. You can move the file to a different location later. {THiRD} Google “how to open svg in silhouette studio” and click the first link. Follow the directions on THIS blog. She gives a step by step tutorial on how to download the program you need to convert the file. Basically, here are the steps she describes: Download and Open Inkscape. (I do not have screen shots of how to download the program… it is pretty self- explanatory.) Once the program is open, click “File > Open” to locate your SVG that you just downloaded. It should be easy to locate right on the desktop. Then click “File> SAVE AS” And choose “Desktop Cutting Plotter” from the drop down menu and click save. A box will pop up, and you want to choose the box that says “use ROBO- master type of spline output” and click okay. Then you can exit Inkscape. (It might ask you to resave, but I just click exit without saving again.) {FOURTH} Open your Studio software library and also the SVG file on your desktop. Click and drag the file with the DXF extension into your library, and you are finished! Now you will be able to cut as usual.
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I finally got around to testing some of the new WRMK Foil Quill products and the I gotta say the Glue Pen works well with the Silhouette CAMEO! Keep in mind, I am about as much of a fan of glitter as I am of paint, but this thing is worth it for adding some sparkle and shine to your paper projects! The WRMK Glue Pen Kit includes two glue pens, 4 bottles of glitter, two bottles of embossing powder, and four pen adapters for various cutting machines. The D adapter is what you want to use when using in the Silhouette CAMEO 4. Note: If you are using an older Silhouette machine model - like the Silhouette CAMEO 3, place the A adapter on the glue pen and insert it into either carriage. It's crucial that you move the two spring rollers to the far right. If you don't they will likely roll over your glue lines and cause a big mess of pretty much everything. Do not skip this step...and don't blame me, if you do!!! In Silhouette Studio set up your design so it's within columns 1-9. Columns 10-12 are where your spring rollers should be sitting so you want to leave those grids empty. Keep in mind the Glue Quill will create an outline sketch just like a sketch pen so it will not fill in a design or text. When you're ready move to the Send panel. Adjust the material to whatever paper type you are using. Change the Action to Sketch and the tool to Pen. I would highly recommend you reduce the force to help prevent drag lines. I did a lot of testing and found a Force of 4 and speed of 1 worked well. Before you start sketching though, make sure the glue is freely flowing and not gummed up on the tip. If, once you start sketching, you are still getting drag lines, you can lift the pen slightly out of the adapter and/or further reduce the Force. Now send the design to sketch. When the Glue Pen is finished sketching, sprinkle a layer of glitter or embossing powder over it to cover the glue lines. Tap off the excess glitter and let it dry. If you are using embossing powder, tap off the excess, then use a heat gun to activate the embossing powder. Here's a quick video of the Glue Quill working in the Silhouette CAMEO 3. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly. Subscribe Here!
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