Hi everyone! Corri here.
I have a quick tutorial for you today using the Offset feature in Silhouette Studio software. The offset feature is great for creating a shadow layer around your image.
I used paper and a sticker from the Echo Park “Here & Now” Collection . I love the chalkboard paper!
First, I typed 2013 in Lori’s Happy Font at 1.5″h.
Next, I opened this graduation cap file, ungrouped and deleted the 2012. I sized the cap file (including both layers) to 1.75″h and positioned the cap’s base layer on top of the numbers. Select the offset menu from the tool bar in the upper right of the screen and click offset.
You can adjust the slider to make the shadow smaller or larger. I left it at .25 so that I wouldn’t get a cut out in the middle of the “O”.
Click apply.
To create a little tighter shadow, click the new offset layer that you just created and click internal offset and then apply. Now you can drag the layers apart and cut.
For the base of my card, I used the Easel Bracket Card. I used my new sketch pens to draw this pretty flower flourish in each corner.
To get your Cameo to sketch the flourish, first select the bracket shape.
Click the cut style menu at the top of your screen and select no cute.
Replace your blade with a sketch pen and select sketch pen in your cut settings.
Click cut.
Do not unload your mat. Replace the pen with the blade.
Select the bracket again, go to the cut style menu and change it to cut.
Select the flourishes and change them to no cut. Adjust your cut setting back to pattern paper and then cut.
Sweet card! I love the chalkboard background and how you updated the year! The cap looks super cute, too! It’s awesome how you can do the offsets to create a shadow or base for other cuts with the Silhouette software!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Great tutorial Corri, love the card, I need to use my pens more in the Cameo!
I love my Silhouette so much because it is so versatile–this is a perfect example. I love the chalkboard papers and I’m going to have use my Lori files to re-create. Thanks for sharing.
Marvelous tutorial. I’ve never seen your work before. It’s great. I appreciate all of your hard work.
Thanks very much!