Notice how the layout of the rhinestones changes according to the size of your design. Simply select a corner and drag to re-size your design. Now is also a good time to size your design. Or too increase/decrease the spacing, you can manually type in the number. (2) Drag the slider bar to the left to decrease the spacing. (1) Drag the slider bar to the right to increase the spacing. To change the spacing between the rhinestones on your artboard: 019 inches as you will need some space in between each rhinestone. 039 inches. I would recommend not going lower than. STEP TWO: SPACE, PLACE, AND SMOOTH RHINESTONES Once you have the size and effects of the rhinestones situated, it’s time to play with the spacing. Choose which effect best fits the style you want for your project. You will also want to test the rhinestone effects. (2) Play around with the size to see which way you like it the best. This will vary according to the size of your design. (I used 10ss.)Īt the bottom of the Rhinestone tool panel, you can see how many rhinestones you will need for your project. You can see from the sample below how the different sizes of rhinestones look in the design. If it isn’t quite right you can make a few quick changes easily. (1) Open the Rhinestone tool pane (shown below).įrom the Rhinestone panel, you can choose the size, effect, and spacing that will make your design look as close to the way you want it as possible. To do this, we’re going to use the Rhinestone Tool. I’m going to be turning this “C” into a rhinestone template, but you can turn anything into a rhinestone template.

(2) If you’re using a font, type your word or letter. (1) Open a new file in Silhouette Studio®. STEP ONE: CHOOSE SIZE AND EFFECT FOR RHINESTONES

“ZP Ask Me Anything” Font (Design #106585).

Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition (or Silhouette Studio® Business Edition).

Silhouette CAMEO® (or Curio or Portrait).

The techniques shown here can be applied to any shape or font.

In this example I chose to use an adorable font called ZP Ask Me Anything by ScrapNfonts from the Silhouette Design Store to create a monogram on a journal for one of my daughters. Have you ever wanted to turn a regular cut design into a rhinestone template? In just a few simple steps you can create gorgeous rhinestone designs out of any shape. MAKE CUSTOM RHINESTONE TEMPLATE WITH ANY DESIGN Source: Silhouette America Blog by Alissa Lines

How to make a template for rhinestones