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LIVE with The Colorful Cookie and Stencil Expressions collaboration cookie design cookie stencils coupon code cricut design space download freebie guest cookier how to live pages to follow pyo silhouette cameo silhouette studio traditional stencils tutorial Jul 21, 2021

Have you ever needed a stencil and needed it now?? Stencil Expressions provides stencil downloads to make it quick and easy for you!

Sharon Resch, the owner of Stencil Expressions was a LIVE guest on The Colorful Cookie Facebook page. She gave us a tour of the Stencil Expressions website and...

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Cricut Design Space Offset Tool cookie stencils cricut design space offset tool pyo silkscreen stencils Apr 12, 2021

In our last post, we talked about the Silhouette Studio offset tool. If you are a Cricut Design Space user, there is no need to worry, you now have access to the same tool! It has just been added recently with a few other new updates. In this post, we will be discussing the offset tool, where you...

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Silk Screen Stencils Materials and Tools You Need To Get The Job Done cricut easy press heat press heat transfer vinyl silhouette cameo silk screen silkscreen stencils transfer tape vinyl weeding Dec 02, 2020

In our last post, we explained the differences between traditional stencils and silk screen stencils. If you missed that post, make sure you check that one out first!

To create a silk screen design, you will start with the original image you'd use to make a traditional stencil with bridges,...

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The Differences Between Traditional Stencils and Silk Screen Stencils bridging cookie community cookie decorating cookie stencils cookiers cricut htv silhouette cameo silkscreen stencils traditional stencils weeding Oct 30, 2020

 

When it comes to deciding which type of cookie stencil to use, much of it will come down to personal preference. I want to share what I know about both types of stencils so that you will have the information you need to decide which method will work best for you. Both types of...

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Post #2 in our "Wondering What You Need to Cut Cookie Stencils?" Series cookie community cookie decorating cookie stencils cookiers cricut cut cutting tools silhouette cameo stencil materials storage Oct 07, 2020

This is part 2 of the What Do You Need to Cut Cookie Stencils? Series!

In the first post of the series, I discussed some of the most important things you need when you decide to start cutting stencils. If you missed it, be sure to check it out here, so you can decide which machine and cutting...

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Post #1 in our "Wondering What You Need to Cut Cookie Stencils?" Series blades cricut mats silhouette cameo Aug 19, 2020

Using stencils for cookie decorating is a fun way to add creativity and a unique touch to your cookies! One of the questions I get asked over and over is, "What do I need to start cutting stencils?" So, I've compiled a list of things you will need to get going!

When we start something new, there...

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What Cutting Machine Do I Need To Make Cookie Stencils? beginners cookie stencils cricut cutting machine design space silhouette cameo silhouette studio silk screen materials traditional stencils Jan 31, 2020

Which Cutting Machine Should I Buy?

Blog Post Updated March 2022

WHICH CUTTING MACHINE IS BEST FOR MAKING COOKIE STENCILS? WHICH MACHINE WILL I LIKE BETTER? THE CRICUT OR THE SILHOUETTE CAMEO?

This is the number one question that I get asked. The other most asked questions are, “How do I...

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