πFull Color Stickers
Make a paper sticker with any design or photo!
Making Full Color Stickers
Log into one of the EDGE Lab computers using the login credentials displayed on the terminal. Make sure the computer is connected to one of the Sihouette Cameo vinyl cutters.
Find the image(s) you want to make a sticker of. Most people find images online, but you can also use original artwork or photos. If you want to use an image saved on your phone, email the photo to yourself.
Once youβve found the image(s), download to the desktop by right clicking the image and selecting βSave Image Asβ
a. Set the Size to Letter
b. Set the Cutting Mat to Cameo 12 x 12
The paper should now have a crosshatch pattern along the top and on the bottom left corner
Place your image into Silhouette Studio by going to File -> Merge and selecting the image you saved.
Resize your image
Click the image once, drag any of the corner squares to get the sticker to the size you want
Make sure that the image is not too close to the crosshatch or the red border.
If youβre placing multiple images repeat steps 5 and 6. Be sure to leave some space between each of the images (as youβll be creating border cut lines later).
To print, go to File -> Print. When the Print window pops up, scroll until you find the Canon_UniFlow on Helix-uniFLow printer and select.
Click on Preferences and then go to Color Mode and set it to Auto and click OK.
Click on the Paper Source tab and select Multi-purpose Tray.
On Paper Type, click Settings and select the Labels option
Click Print to send your file to the printer.
Take a sheet of Sticker Paper and locate the big Canon Uniflow printer on the other side of the library
Log in to the printer by entering your student number. If you logged in to the computer using the EDGE Lab account you need to log in using the code 605 instead
Select βSecure Print and Scanβ
Select βPrintβ
Open the Multi-purpose tray on the side of the printer and place the sticker paper, making sure the printable side is facing down.
Select the document you want to print and click print+delete
Return to the EDGE Lab computer and get a cutting mat
Make sure the arrow on the cutting mat is pointing up
Align the bottom left corner of the paper with the the 11 inch line and the left borderline on the cutting mat
Make sure the paper is lying flat on the cutting mat
Place small pieces of tape on the top, bottom, and right side of the paper
Turn on the Cameo and load the paper into the Cameo
Align the left edge of the cutting mat with the blue line inside the Cameo
Unlock the rolling bar
Move the white right roller to the right corner of the cutting mat and lock the rolling bar
Press the load button on the Cameo screen to load the paper, making sure that the cutting mat stays aligned
If the cutting mat loads crooked, hit the unload button on the screen and load the paper again
Return to Silhouette Studio to give your images an outline for the Cameo to cut
If your image is a square:
If your image is NOT a square:
Click and drag to highlight your whole image
Move the image away and you will see the trace result of the image
Select the trace result (inner border) and delete it to keep only the offset (outer border).
Send the file to be cut
On the material option, scroll down until you see the sticker outside option
IF the option is not there, youβll need to add it:
Click Add New Material Type
Name it Sticker Outside
Set the Speed to 6 and the force to 28
Click Save and close the Materials window
Now select the sticker outside option
Click the Send button on the bottom, and the Cameo will start to cut the images
Remove the stickers
When the Cameo is done cutting, press the Unload button on the Cameo
Take the paper of the cutting mat and your stickers should stay on the mat
Take them off the mat, and theyβre ready to be peeled!
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