Smooth and even cutting has never been a strength of mine. So I printed out a few of the images and colored them with my Copic markers. They were great until I cut them out. So, I thought that maybe I'd try and load them to my software and see what I could do. So loaded them to the software clicked on Get Outline and choose Select Outer Frame Only and voila - I have now told my machine to cut out the outline. So I can print the image through the software then load that paper to my cutter and voila it cuts out the shape I just printed.
I love layering, I feel that it just gives the imaged more depth and weight. Once I printed the images I went back to my software and selected Offset Shapes. I can choose how much offset (or shadow) I want and just like that I have a layering piece. I was so impressed, I had to share it. :-) Here are the photos of what I am talking about. I am using the Ebony image from The Greeting Farm.
Here she is printed and cut out with the Silhouette.
Here is a close up so you can see how well the machine cut everything out. I know that it isn't perfect but since this was my first time with this process it may be me. Plus my bossy printer keeps asking me to calibrate it. It is still way better than what I could do.
Here is the shadow I cut out.
Here she is with her shadow. I love that you can make it whatever size you want. For this one I went pretty small. This is a great feature for text too.
Here she is with her shadow under her.
I know that this isn't Ebony but I haven't colored her yet. So here is a completed Jeremy. He was colored with Copic Markers. I know that I have said this before but every time I use them I feel like I need more. This time was no different. I have about 20 markers in my online shopping cart, just waiting.
Here is the Ebony that I colored before I found this awesome trick. :-( Now I have to cut her out as neatly as I can, or bribe my Engineer Hubby. Hmmmmm!
Until next time!
