I just got my curio and I’m not sure where to begin. I landed on your video and I love the way you described the process. Thank you. Just subscribed and headed to your blog.
I'm just revisiting this tutorial after my first time a couple years ago when I had just opened my Curio. I was completely green to any cutting machine. Even though I have since invested in a Cameo 3; and made it through a few projects, I still work very hard and stressfully to do so. I have yet to complete an embossing project (which was my original purpose). I must say your creation of this embossing method is genius. Clever indeed! I will try it now that I am better able to follow. Thanks for sharing.
BEAUTIFUL Kay! So cool... Can't wait to give this a try! We are pulling out our Curios next weekend during a craft weekend and determined to learn how to use them properly! ~Whitney~
Watching this video was very informative. I am waiting for my Curio to arrive. Thanks to Utube and these informative ideas, one can save on time, frustration and material by learning from others, thank you.
Thank you so much!!! My result was not too deep because my stencil isn't thick enough, but this definitely works much better than the standard debossing technique with filling the shape etc.
I actually took the wide embossing tool and punched the silver thing out to make me a pinholder because I never thought I would use the embossing because every time I tried it it never worked but now looking at this oh I am definitely going to use the small embossing tip. I kept the smaller embossing tool because it created the best results and I have no idea how to use the wide one but either way I'm still content because I have a hand engraver and I cut it in half and put it in the old wide embossing tool so now I have an etching pen 😊
Fabulous Kay. For stencils the Metal clayers have been using pj stencils 10 mil (heavy duty) stencil material. It cuts like a dream with a blade of 10. Might give a slightly deeper (more raised ) emboss. Can't wait to try this :)
Thanks for making and sharing this technic. Can you please mention the name / share a link of the punching tool you're using with the see-through hole on top? I'm looking for such punching tool but all the ones I find online don't have this convenient hole. Thanks!
Brilliant. I just got a used Curio with the extended mat for $75 - I was searching how to cut and emboss and if you had to switch the mats. It's going to be a bit of a learning curve but am certain it will be worth it. Thanks for your very helpful and detailed videos - where do you suggest a beginner start. I have had a craftrobo - Quickutz machine for years and then upgraded to the Cameo 12" version one that suited me fine. Now the Curio. I was hoping it would cut thicker things but maybe not as I am doing more research. Still, the price was right so no regrets.
www.findingtimetocreate.com/2016/11/getting-started-silhouette-curio/ is a good place to start. Also the Silhouette Curio Creations Facebook Group has excellent resources and folks
Who's to say this smart technique can't work on the cameo? Ive done this a couple of times on my cameo, however the benefit of the alignment on the curio would be great since I'm not getting a ton of success with the pixscan mat with my cameo. I mostly just place the cut lower down the mat so I can access the cut and I don't unload between cutting and embossing so it lines up.
Does the curio work as good as a manual embosser like big shot? For example, is the final emboss deep?haven,t done it either way yet-just trying decide which way to go. Thanks- love your calm clear voice
The final emboss using this technique is very similar to a Cuttlebug/Big Shot (maybe 80% as deep). However this takes more setup time for the initial design and is limited to stencil friendly images, so I don't consider it to be a replacement for my Cuttlebug, but a chance to flat emboss custom designs.
Hi kay💜 thank you for all your videos, it's helpful . I have problem with my curio in emboss tool , after embossing I'm not see good results , the embossing is very light in paper. I'm not use the stencil I want the normal embossing. Please i need your help I don't know where's the problem is in paper or machine
I developed this stencil technique because the normal embossing was disappointing. Sorry I can not help you with that. Silhouette blog has the best info I have seen on this. search "score and emboss"
makes the blade overrun a corner, pick up and start the next segment instead of turning the corner with the blade down. Kinda like the difference between running to first base and rounding second base. Especially helpful for getting clean cuts with thicker media.
Thank you! I've been trying to find something to add to my artist cards that will make them more unique. This is perfect! Now to learn how to do it myself.
Tried this with the Cameo 4 with a custom tool holder on the second powerful carriage. Unfortunately there are no toolpath options available for that side that don’t generate loops for blade positioning. It’d just be a simple software tweak to allow “sketch” or some other option. My tests would be a beautiful result if not held back by a slight software limitation :(
Don't think I haven't been screaming for this since the day the Cameo 4 was released, actually before then. Please let support@silhouetteamerica.com know you, too, would like an embossing and/or scoring tool for Tool 2 and software support for straight tools.
@@cleversomeday Yeah, already did. Made a few Facebook and Reddit posts too. Even tagged them in an Insta post. There’s so much potential there held back by something so small :( I think earlier software versions even had a “cut” which would at least have been very small loops. Hope we can find a way to get really loud about this. No reason this wouldn’t be a smart move on their part to sell a super basic embossing tip too that they could crank out quickly. Thanks for being a voice on this.
@@cleversomeday Off to SCAL I went. In hindsight would have not purchased the Silhouette software but what’re ya gonna do. Hopefully people are aware of this path for this sort of thing until Silhouette implement some more toolpath options for us. Thanks again for the inspiration :)
@@cleversomeday it sure does :) The same toolpaths are available for either carriage. Which opens up all sorts of fun options. Just have to be careful since that second carriage has a lot of power (even at its lowest settings). But you can tweak that with your own custom tool depths to give yourself a useful range.
Just got my curio and am confused by it:( I am used to my Cameo, but thought the embossing would be a fun and useful tool. So the ? is. I always have to use a stencil to emboss?
I have not been able to get a good emboss with this technique using the Cameo. Even though it is the same downforce as a Curio, it just doesn't leverage the pressure as well for this technique.
I have a cameo but I haven't unpacked it yet. I make extensive use of my silhouette though. I'm unclear how this technical achieves the flat emboss look though. The inner offset (blue line) in your video is what is actually embossed, but doesn't that still just trace the outlines? What causes the "flat"? There isn't any "filling" like some people do with sketch pens to fill in fonts?
If you watch the whole video you will see this is a totally different technique. If you ever used a hand stylus to emboss with a brass stencil on top of a light box, it is the same idea, and produces a lovely flat emboss with no fill.
@@cleversomeday Thank you! I haven't tried the hand stylus before but I did after your comment. Very very cool! I tried embossing with my new Curio. Just a square with dashed lines, kind of like die cuts that give a stitched look. For some reason, the horizontal lines look good but the vertical lines are less defined! Have you encountered this?
I'm not sure what you mean, There is no foam board involved in this process. The plastic poster board I use for the stencil is approx 12 mil (~.012"), not 12 mm.
@@cleversomeday oh i must be even more confused i seaeched for plastic postboard but only foam board came up so figured it was the same thing good job i asked i will search again Thank you
If you want these kind of results, yes. You can always use the standard "score and emboss" instead, but its a different look, as shown in the comparison slide.
To use fonts in Silhouette Studio you install them onto your computer system, restart Silh Studio and then access them from the type tool. No need to do any kind of conversion.
I'm still a bit confused. Not your fault. I'm just really new to this all. I'm thinking of investing in this machine. I have the other one. I like that you can emboss and other things as well. Your video was great though.
This is a new, advanced, technique I developed for the Curio. It does not do this quality of embossing normally like a Cuttlebug does and is in general not a good beginner machine or first digital diecutting machine.
yes, in general with a roller embossing machine you have to have a folder or die. This technique has not replaced my Cuttlebug, but has allowed me to do custom items.
Leather can be embossed with a Curio, but its a totally different process than this. Cindy Pope is an expert on this. Check out her class on craftcast.com
I just bought my Curio and watching your videos is opening a whole new world for me! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge!
I just got my curio and I’m not sure where to begin. I landed on your video and I love the way you described the process. Thank you. Just subscribed and headed to your blog.
Thanks so much for sharing your embossing technique with us! It gives a beautiful result making embossing with the Curio worth the effort.
Always learn so much from you Kay, thank you for the detail and the research you do for all of us. Always you fan, Jerri
That is a really lovely result! Thank you for the tutorial.
Great tutorial. I haven't even bought a Curio yet and learnt a lot!
Great video, Kay! I am researching the Curio right now, and this video really helped in that process. Beautiful design, too. Thank you!
This is a really, really intelligent idea, so wise! Thank you so much for sharing, it looks truly amazing, it works better than the usual embossing!
I'm just revisiting this tutorial after my first time a couple years ago when I had just opened my Curio. I was completely green to any cutting machine. Even though I have since invested in a Cameo 3; and made it through a few projects, I still work very hard and stressfully to do so. I have yet to complete an embossing project (which was my original purpose). I must say your creation of this embossing method is genius. Clever indeed! I will try it now that I am better able to follow. Thanks for sharing.
BEAUTIFUL Kay! So cool... Can't wait to give this a try! We are pulling out our Curios next weekend during a craft weekend and determined to learn how to use them properly! ~Whitney~
As always a clear and concise tutorial! Thank you very much for taking the time to do your tutorials and share them with us.
Watching this video was very informative. I am waiting for my Curio to arrive. Thanks to Utube and these informative ideas, one can save on time, frustration and material by learning from others, thank you.
Thank you so much!!! My result was not too deep because my stencil isn't thick enough,
but this definitely works much better than the standard debossing technique with filling the shape etc.
I actually took the wide embossing tool and punched the silver thing out to make me a pinholder because I never thought I would use the embossing because every time I tried it it never worked but now looking at this oh I am definitely going to use the small embossing tip. I kept the smaller embossing tool because it created the best results and I have no idea how to use the wide one but either way I'm still content because I have a hand engraver and I cut it in half and put it in the old wide embossing tool so now I have an etching pen 😊
Wow the curio basket kit would be fab to use with other cutting machines, yeah I know not workable but still wish it was. Thanks Kay Love Your Videos
Fabulous Kay. For stencils the Metal clayers have been using pj stencils 10 mil (heavy duty) stencil material. It cuts like a dream with a blade of 10. Might give a slightly deeper (more raised ) emboss. Can't wait to try this :)
The plastic poster board is 12 mil, but sounds like you could get more detail from the PJ material. Can't wait to try it.
Your design come out awesome.
You are a genius, Kay.
Loving your channel you have a new subscriber :)
Amazing, Kay! Thanks for sharing!!
Beautiful! I may just need that Curio after all!
I lovely result! Thank you for the tutorial.
Beautiful Kay!!!
Thanks for making and sharing this technic. Can you please mention the name / share a link of the punching tool you're using with the see-through hole on top? I'm looking for such punching tool but all the ones I find online don't have this convenient hole. Thanks!
The punches are linked at this post cleversomeday.com/curiomats/
Awesome!
Brilliant. I just got a used Curio with the extended mat for $75 - I was searching how to cut and emboss and if you had to switch the mats. It's going to be a bit of a learning curve but am certain it will be worth it. Thanks for your very helpful and detailed videos - where do you suggest a beginner start. I have had a craftrobo - Quickutz machine for years and then upgraded to the Cameo 12" version one that suited me fine. Now the Curio. I was hoping it would cut thicker things but maybe not as I am doing more research. Still, the price was right so no regrets.
www.findingtimetocreate.com/2016/11/getting-started-silhouette-curio/ is a good place to start. Also the Silhouette Curio Creations Facebook Group has excellent resources and folks
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
Who's to say this smart technique can't work on the cameo? Ive done this a couple of times on my cameo, however the benefit of the alignment on the curio would be great since I'm not getting a ton of success with the pixscan mat with my cameo. I mostly just place the cut lower down the mat so I can access the cut and I don't unload between cutting and embossing so it lines up.
I had no trouble lining it up on the Cameo, but I could not get enough pressure for an acceptable emboss.
Does the curio work as good as a manual embosser like big shot? For example, is the final emboss deep?haven,t done it either way yet-just trying decide which way to go. Thanks- love your calm clear voice
The final emboss using this technique is very similar to a Cuttlebug/Big Shot (maybe 80% as deep). However this takes more setup time for the initial design and is limited to stencil friendly images, so I don't consider it to be a replacement for my Cuttlebug, but a chance to flat emboss custom designs.
Hi kay💜 thank you for all your videos, it's helpful . I have problem with my curio in emboss tool , after embossing I'm not see good results , the embossing is very light in paper. I'm not use the stencil I want the normal embossing. Please i need your help I don't know where's the problem is in paper or machine
I developed this stencil technique because the normal embossing was disappointing. Sorry I can not help you with that. Silhouette blog has the best info I have seen on this. search "score and emboss"
Aaaaawesome! Something I always wonder about....what does the overcut setting do?
makes the blade overrun a corner, pick up and start the next segment instead of turning the corner with the blade down. Kinda like the difference between running to first base and rounding second base. Especially helpful for getting clean cuts with thicker media.
bons589 Thanks! That makes a lot of sense. I am going to start using it because corners ARE often problematic!
Thank you! I've been trying to find something to add to my artist cards that will make them more unique. This is perfect! Now to learn how to do it myself.
Many thanks for this great video!
Tried this with the Cameo 4 with a custom tool holder on the second powerful carriage. Unfortunately there are no toolpath options available for that side that don’t generate loops for blade positioning. It’d just be a simple software tweak to allow “sketch” or some other option. My tests would be a beautiful result if not held back by a slight software limitation :(
Don't think I haven't been screaming for this since the day the Cameo 4 was released, actually before then. Please let support@silhouetteamerica.com know you, too, would like an embossing and/or scoring tool for Tool 2 and software support for straight tools.
@@cleversomeday Yeah, already did. Made a few Facebook and Reddit posts too. Even tagged them in an Insta post. There’s so much potential there held back by something so small :( I think earlier software versions even had a “cut” which would at least have been very small loops. Hope we can find a way to get really loud about this. No reason this wouldn’t be a smart move on their part to sell a super basic embossing tip too that they could crank out quickly. Thanks for being a voice on this.
@@cleversomeday Off to SCAL I went. In hindsight would have not purchased the Silhouette software but what’re ya gonna do. Hopefully people are aware of this path for this sort of thing until Silhouette implement some more toolpath options for us. Thanks again for the inspiration :)
@@mubute I will be interested to know if SCAL lets you work around this.
@@cleversomeday it sure does :) The same toolpaths are available for either carriage. Which opens up all sorts of fun options. Just have to be careful since that second carriage has a lot of power (even at its lowest settings). But you can tweak that with your own custom tool depths to give yourself a useful range.
I guess we could do this on foam as well and use them as a stamp?
You can use deboss directly onto scratchfoam to make a stamp. Don't think this stencil method would work with foam.
Thanks so much Kay
Just got my curio and am confused by it:( I am used to my Cameo, but thought the embossing would be a fun and useful tool. So the ? is. I always have to use a stencil to emboss?
You can do score and emboss on the Curio (or Cameo) but you won't get the kinds of results you see here without a stencil.
I have not been able to get a good emboss with this technique using the Cameo. Even though it is the same downforce as a Curio, it just doesn't leverage the pressure as well for this technique.
You are amazing!
I have a cameo but I haven't unpacked it yet. I make extensive use of my silhouette though. I'm unclear how this technical achieves the flat emboss look though. The inner offset (blue line) in your video is what is actually embossed, but doesn't that still just trace the outlines? What causes the "flat"? There isn't any "filling" like some people do with sketch pens to fill in fonts?
If you watch the whole video you will see this is a totally different technique. If you ever used a hand stylus to emboss with a brass stencil on top of a light box, it is the same idea, and produces a lovely flat emboss with no fill.
@@cleversomeday Thank you! I haven't tried the hand stylus before but I did after your comment. Very very cool! I tried embossing with my new Curio. Just a square with dashed lines, kind of like die cuts that give a stitched look. For some reason, the horizontal lines look good but the vertical lines are less defined! Have you encountered this?
@@starscapes8853 No, but if your peg holes are not tight, that could cause a mismatch in that direction.
hi just to confirm the foamboard is 12mm? 1.2cm? i cant find any over 5mm locally just wanted to check before ordering
I'm not sure what you mean, There is no foam board involved in this process. The plastic poster board I use for the stencil is approx 12 mil (~.012"), not 12 mm.
@@cleversomeday oh i must be even more confused i seaeched for plastic postboard but only foam board came up so figured it was the same thing good job i asked i will search again
Thank you
as shown in the video, it is found in Michaels in the same rack as the regular poster board.
so do you need to a stencil every time you want to emboss/deboss something?
If you want these kind of results, yes. You can always use the standard "score and emboss" instead, but its a different look, as shown in the comparison slide.
at 0:15 the one on the left? is that the standard score and emboss?
Yes. Also shown here cleversomeday.com/curioflatemboss/
Cómo hizo para cortar en el sitio exacto, a mi se me mueve el papel y aunque pareciera que no sucede, pues si ocurre 😭
If the paper is punched properly, it can't move or shift during the embossing. There should be no "wiggle room" once it is on the posts.
Outstanding!
great video
Thank you!
Thanks Kay!
Lindo, só queria uma legenda em Pt-Br
Before seeing this I had zero interest in the Curio. Now it looks very interesting. The price is right too if you are willing to wait.
How do you convert the fonts to an image for use with silhouette studio
To use fonts in Silhouette Studio you install them onto your computer system, restart Silh Studio and then access them from the type tool. No need to do any kind of conversion.
@@cleversomeday thank you for your fast answer
I'm still a bit confused. Not your fault. I'm just really new to this all. I'm thinking of investing in this machine. I have the other one. I like that you can emboss and other things as well. Your video was great though.
This is a new, advanced, technique I developed for the Curio. It does not do this quality of embossing normally like a Cuttlebug does and is in general not a good beginner machine or first digital diecutting machine.
With the cuddle bug don’t you need to buy their patterns
yes, in general with a roller embossing machine you have to have a folder or die. This technique has not replaced my Cuttlebug, but has allowed me to do custom items.
How does leather? Can use this curio?
Leather can be embossed with a Curio, but its a totally different process than this. Cindy Pope is an expert on this. Check out her class on craftcast.com
What about Cameo 4 ?
Unfortunately have not been able to get this to work on any Cameo due to insufficient pressure/tools.
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