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The Backstory: Before I made my first cut with my Silhouette Cameo 4 Pro, actually before I even bought it, I spent a fair amount of time watching YouTube videos. I wanted to find out where other people struggled and learn how to deal with that before I even attempted to cut my first piece of vinyl. I found it fascinating to see people share their struggles with cutting - mats sliding, cuts not going through the vinyl, etc.  In my perfectly imperfect video, I will share what I have learned about setting up my machine to cut vinyl on my new Silhouette Cameo 4 Pro. Most of these ideas will work on any of the Silhouette Cameos or other machines. This video only focuses on setting up the machine. It does not walk you through setting up your computer nor does it help with cut settings. What tips and tricks do you have for preparing your Silhouette Cameo 4 Pro, or other machine, for cutting? Please share in the comments! Transcript from the Video:   00:05 Step 1: Install the b...

The Backstory I am not much of a Hallowe'en person. We give out candy every year but that's pretty much it. I don't decorate. This year, however, I wanted to put my new Silhouette Cameo 4 Pro to work. Hubby and I purchased some acrylic sheets to use as our base which he cut to various sizes for me. I can't take much credit for the first acrylic sign which is the Happy Halloween image. I found an image I liked online and used the trace feature in Silhouette Studio to make it useable. I moved the images around a little and tilted the "happy" so it would fit the length we had cut. Once I added the vinyl to the acrylic sheet, hubby made me a frame, stained it, added led lights, attached hooks and hung it up above our front door. I think it turned out pretty cute!   Next, hubby decided the bay window should have some images too. He really wanted a black cat so I googled black cat and left the results open. One caught my attention but I didn't say anything. He p...