Tip: Because you are using PixScan you can actually put several charms randomly on the mat at the same time and move different designs onto each charm in Studio.Īt this point you'd usually trace whatever is on your PixScan mat. All I did was lay my HTV carrier sheet on the PixScan mat > put my charms on top of the carrier sheet (pressing it down really well) > take a photo > upload to my computer > open up the PixScan image in Silhouette Studio. If you're not familiar with PixScan you're gonna want to read my PixScan for Beginners lesson first because this tutorial will assume you know the basics of how to use Silhouettes' new PixScan Technology.īecause PixScan keeps everything in exact proportions and uses registration marks to cut, it knows EXACTLY where to cut your design. This is where PixScan is an absolute lifesaver and worth every penny of $14.99.
When working with something this small - and these charms and designs are TINY at half an inch diameter - the margin for error is next to none. A few times part of my design was missing because the engraver missed the charm completely. My design was NEVER centered which drives me bananas. It engraved on the charm.kinda, but not really. I first tried engraving with my regular mat and lining up my charm using the grid lines on the mat in Studio and my actual cutting mat. So here's the thing.PixScan makes this engraving process super precise.
Thenįind a really sticky area of the carrier sheet and press your charm onto Something or do what I did and pick up a piece off your craft room floor (just being real). Obviously you don't want the HTV on there so go make a shirt or This BUT.what I did was use an HTV carrier sheet for added stick. Regular cutting mats, but it's not as sticky and if you've used it atĪll I'd compare it to a light hold mat. The Pixscan mat has a sticky surface, like the It's not that it won't work without the PixScan mat, but I stronglyĮncourage you to invest in one if you plan to engrave and you'll see I also suggest you don't use a regular cutting Is unless you have a brand new mat, the stick may not be enough to keep Seriously, this happened to me like 12 times. You can have everything aligned perfectly and then theĮngraving tip starts moving and there goes your charm ( FYI I'm going to keep saying "charms" throughout but it's relevant to whatever material you're engraving on) moving around the Wasted at least four of my charms (some front and back), just figuring
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