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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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Make Your Own Cookie Cutters with 3D Printers 3d printer 3d printing bella cookie cutter cookie cutters cookiecad cr-6 se creality filament fusion 360 pla pla filament prusa scal silhouette studio tinkercad Jul 07, 2021

 

Have you thought about using a 3D printer to create your own cookie cutters? This is a great way to level up your cookie business and give your customers something NEW to talk about--how your cookies were customized just for them! Creating your own cookie cutters is an easy way to...

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Turn Clipart into a Coordinating 4th of July Stencil & Cutter Set 3d printer 3d printing cookie community cookie cutters cookie decorating cookie stencils download guest cookier holiday how to live pages to follow silhouette studio traditional stencils tutorial tutorials Jun 18, 2021

 

Did you catch the LIVE on Thursday, June 17th with The Colorful Cookie and Sam's Cookie Company? If not, here it is! Sam and I both enjoy teaching people how to design, so we combined efforts to bring you this fun 4th of July tutorial!

In The Colorful Cookie Club, the focus of our...

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What is Compound Path in Silhouette Studio? compound path cookie stencils print and cut silhouette cameo silhouette studio silhouette tools silkscreen stencils traditional stencils Jun 09, 2021

 

When creating a design in Silhouette Studio, there are many tools that can be helpful. Understanding how to manipulate your design to turn it into a stencil can be tricky, but understanding the tools you need at the right time can make it a breeze. Compound path is one of those...

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The Silhouette Offset Tool: What It Does and How to Use It beginners cookie stencils cutting tools fonts offset tool pyo silhouette cameo silhouette studio silhouette tools Mar 23, 2021

There are many tools that can be used when creating stencils in Silhouette Studio. Whether you are just starting out with the software or you have been using it for quite some time... anyone can easily say there is ALWAYS something new to learn! I am writing a few blog posts about some of the...

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LIVE Tutorial with Katrina from Dots and Bows Designs christmas cookie decorating cutting tools holiday pyo silhouette studio silkscreen stencils stencil materials tutorial weeding Dec 17, 2020

On December 9th, I went LIVE with Katrina from Dots and Bows! What better way to share the Christmas spirit than to participate in her 12 Days of Christmas? We talked about designing a silk screen stencil in Silhouette Studio using Katrina's artwork. 

In this LIVE we covered so many...

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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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