Using my Silhouette Cameo

I don’t know about you, but I needed a Winter Sanity Survival Plan this year more than ever. 

One thing I wanted to try this year was a light – they go by different names, but generically they are referred to as Light Therapy Lamps. The theory is by using this special lamp in the morning that emits a particular color and strength of light you can “trick” your brain into not realizing it is the dark depths of winter.

There is some science to back it up, and it wasn’t expensive, and as long as you don’t look right into it there shouldn’t be any negative side effects (important note – I am not a doctor. I am not dispensing medical advice!), so I figure if I get a placebo or real cure for my winter time blahs it’s worth a try.

The only problem with the plan was the light I purchased for some reason had a power button that was super visible in the dark. It glowed a greenish white, and even if I turned the light to face the wall at night, it caused the wall to glow. So ironically, I was attempting to improve my alertness during the day while killing my sleep at night.

A score in the paper world is a deep crease in the paper that allows the fold to be crisp and clean. Without it, paper projects can show cracks and become crooked on the fold areas.

If you spend most of your crafting time working with vinyl, then you don’t have much use for it. But if you create cards or boxes, then you’ll definitely want to know the tricks to making them.

There is more than one way to create a score in Silhouette Studio. Cricut users also have score options, but since I’m a Silhouette crafter, I’ll be stepping you through that software. I’m also using a Cameo 3, which has a blade holder that accommodates two blades.

I have two favorite ways to create a score in Silhouette Studio:

1. The faux score, which is really just a small perforation cut
2. The Silhouette Studio Score, which still isn’t a true score, but it’s a little more finished looking.

I probably use the faux score 99% of the time, partly because it’s the easiest to set up, and partly because I don’t mind the end result. It’s really a personal choice – I encourage you to try out both on some scrap paper and see which way you prefer.