Digital Die Cutting with Sandy McCauley
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This web site provides support, comparisons, videos, drivers, test settings, and other information related to the StarCraft SOLO, Skycut and Klic-N-Kut digital die cutters, as well as various cutter software programs.If you are just now learning about cutters, check out the Skycut demo videos. These are amazing cutters!
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Raleigh KNK Retreat: More Info!
The KNK Celebrations Retreat! Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25 Raleigh, North Carolina Have an AMAZING Klic-N-Kut weekend experience! This retreat is all about using Klic-N-Kut Studio with your die cutter to create virtually anything you need for celebrating...
Designing Rhinestone Patterns Part 6
Well, as usual, I have a customer to thank for an AMAZING idea! Kaylene asked if we could use the Stencil tool under the Shapes menu to create some patterns for rhinestone applications and the answer is, "You becha!" This will open up even more possibilities for...
Designing Rhinestone Patterns Part 5
In the previous post, I show how to use Transform>Inline in KNK Studio to create a fill pattern for rhinestone applications. In today's video, I show how to use Transform>Metamorphosis, which is perfect for symmetrical designs, such as a heart, a flower, a sun,...
Designing Rhinestone Patterns Part 4
There are several ways to fill a rhinestone pattern using KNK Studio. The video I have for you today shows how to use Transform>Inline to create a series of progressively smaller inlines to then use in aligning circles along a path. Then we use the same...
Designing Rhinestone Patterns: Parts 2 and 3
I had extra time this morning, so I created both of the text videos to upload and announce. The first video covers locating and using the engraving fonts that come free with the KNK Studio software program. There are two types: those with single lines, such as Jott:...
Designing Rhinestone Patterns: Part 1
As promised yesterday, I'll be presenting free videos to teach you everything you need to know about designing rhinestone patterns in KNK Studio. The first video shows you the technique of using Transform>Fit Object to Path function to align circles along a vector...
Rhinestones, Baby!
We have a NEW application for our Klic-N-Kuts..... Rhinestones!!!! As of today, at www.scrapbookdiecutter.com, you can purchase all of the necessary supplies to create your own rhinestone designs to iron onto T-Shirts, denim jackets, tablecloths, purses, shoes, and...
Nestabilities: Creating Your Own!
Thanks to Gerti for today's topic! What a GREAT application for the Metamorphosis tool in KNK Studio. Here question involved taking a flower shape and trying to create her own set of nested shapes, progressively getting smaller without having the shape become...
Modified Fan
Rachel in New Zealand contacted me yesterday with a design request. She wanted to recreate a slightly unusual welded word title she had found on a card. The above screen shot shows the image based on the design she sent to me. So, how do you create it easily? Well,...
Next Retreat… Raleigh, North Carolina!
Our recent St.Louis KNK Retreat was a big success and one of the attendees, Barbie Creech, has decided to host the next one back home in Raleigh, North Carolina! Just in time for the onset of the holiday season, the theme for this retreat will be Decorating,...