In this Silhouette Studio tutorial, we will create a simple design for an Easter card using a free graphic for Pixabay and two free fonts from Google Fonts. We will also learn how to fill text with a pattern.

1. Open Silhouette Studio.


2. To start a new card, click File - New Project Wizard - Card.

As this is a print and cut project, we will set the Media Size to fit the printer.


3. In the Page Setup panel, set the Media Size to Letter and the Orientation to Landscape. Turn on the Registration Marks (see screenshot).

The default size for the cut line of the card is a little larger than the Registration Marks area. We need the card cutline to be inside the boundaries of Registration Marks.


4. Reduce the size of the card cut line to 7 x 9.25 inches and position it inside the Registration Marks.


5. In the Layers panel, name the bottom layer Cutting Line and Lock the layer.

We will put the Easter egg graphic on a new layer.


6. Still in the Layers panel, click the Plus icon to add a new layer and name it Card Front.


7. From the top Menu, click File - Merge and choose the graphic. Place the image at the bottom edge of the left side or front section of the card.


8. Drag the corner to size the graphic to the same width as the front of the card.

Since the image is so small, let's add a background layer that is the same color as the image (see screenshot).


9. With the Rectangle tool, draw a 4.625 x 7 inches rectangle.


10. Using the Eyedropper in the Fill panel, set the Fill color to match the background of the Easter egg graphic. From the Quick Assess toolbar, set the Stroke color to Null.


11. In the Layers panel, drag the Rectangle layer below the Polygon (graphic) layer.

Let's add the Happy Easter message to the top of the card and put it on a new layer. In the example, the Coiny font was used but use the font of your choice.


12. In the Layers panel, click the Plus icon to add a new layer and name it Front Message.


13. With the Text tool, add the Happy Easter text.


14. In the Text Style panel, set the following values.

Font - Coiny
Text Size - 72
Line Spacing -150

Next, we will add a fill pattern to the text (see screenshot).

Next

Coiny and Dancing Script Fonts
https://fonts.google.com

Easter Egg Ribbon by Shurriken
https://pixabay.com/vectors/easter-egg-ribbon-decoration-4039131/

The Silhouette Cameo 5 was supplied to me by Silhouette America.
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