Digital Die Cutting with Sandy McCauley
Let me teach you to love your cutter!
Purpose of I Love KNK.com
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!
If you are a current SOLO, Skycut, or KNK owner and need some help, check out the Support section of this site.
My Store
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Need some inspiration? Check out the Team KNK blog where talented KNK owners present never-before-published creations made with their cutters.
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Papers and Pixels
Designing a Quick Overlay
This video has been made for Georgia who contacted me and asked for it! Thanks, Georgia, for a great idea!Quick OverlayIf you have any questions, post them in the Comments section here or you can email me at: sandy@iloveknk.com
Unhide Your File Extensions… PLEASE!
If I have any single issue with Microsoft Windows, it's that the default on installation is to hide the file extensions. This single tiny detail has led to more confusion and mistakes than any other individual detail in Windows that I can recall. Unless you can see...
Inkscape Flourishes: Day 3
On Tuesday, I posted the demo video that showed the new features in the Beta Inkscape .47. Wednesday, I posted the short videos showing where to download this Beta version, where to find 7 Zip to install, how to use 7 Zip, and then how to set up Inkscape as a shortcut...
Installing Beta Inkscape Versions
Here are three videos to help with the installation of the Inkscape beta version. I meant to create a fourth showing some of the same designing in Inkscape as in the demo, but I ran out of time today. I'll try to do that tomorrow! Step 1 Downloading the Inkscape...
Designing Flourishes… It’s Not Going to Get Any Easier Than This!
Inkscape has done it again! They've come out with a new enhancement in version 0.47 that's an answer to most scrapbookers' number one Wish List item. It's a SUPER easy way to design swirls and flourishes that match those you see for sale in the stores. I downloaded...
Undo Navigator – It’s Like a Time Machine!
Today, I have a free quickie video showing how to use the Undo Navigator to back up to different points in time during your file designing. Using Edit>Undo (or Ctrl-Z) also works fine, but let's say you need to go back 10 or more steps? It's a lot faster to use...
I Love Your Blog!
Thank you SO much to Chris Durnan for nominating me for her "I Love Your Blog Award." Chris's blog has been an inspiration to so many people involved in the cutter world and I personally want to thank her also for answering a miscellany of emails from me about how to...
Right Click in KNK Studio and Design Master
Carolyn in Australia posted the other day and also emailed me privately to find out if I was aware of what happens when you RIGHT click on one of the 9 boxes of a selected image in KNK Studio or Design Master. She had discovered that a pop-up menu appears with lots of...
The Power of Power Weed
If you plan to cut large items from vinyl, then today's post will definitely be of interest to you.Power Weed is a function in KNK Studio which allows allows you to sort of "chop up" the waste part of your vinyl for easier removal. This is important because (1) you do...
Modifying AI Files in KNK Studio
Today's post involves handling .ai files in KNK Studio. Melanie had downloaded a .knk file (from a message board) and the images appeared invisible when she opened it. The reason is that the file originated in Adobe Illustrator and this is not an uncommon occurance....