Brush Lettering Sentiments using PixScan

Hello! Marie-Clare here, and I'm going to show you how to cut a hand-lettered sentiment using your PixScan™ mat and the Silhouette CAMEO® 3.

What you'll need:

• Hand-lettered sentiment or printed equivalent
• Silhouette CAMEO® 3
• PixScan™ mat
• Camera, phone camera or scanner

I have recently been practising my hand-lettering, and love using brush pens, so I drew myself a little sentiment using two shades of pen:

Then, I trimmed my card down roughly and placed it on my PixScan™ mat to photograph. I have already calibrated my PixScan™ mat for my phone.

Next, I used the PixScan™ toolbar to load my image into Silhouette Studio:

 When the image loads, it will appear on your screen like so:

Next, treat your hand-drawn sentiment like any other print and cut! First, trace the image:

I wanted to cut my sentiment with quite a chunky offset, so I used the offset tools to set my cut line:

I didn't want the little cuts inside the main outline to cut out, so I right-clicked on the traced line, and released the compound path. That allowed me to delete all the little cuts that I did not want to actually use, leaving me with this:

All that was left to do was cut!

And finally, stick into my planner for this weekend to remind myself to be kind to myself:

I hope that you can use this idea to cut your own hand-lettered sentiments and words. They would be ideal for scrapbook layouts, frames, or memory books.

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