I used a swirl from the Silhouette shop on the left. The swirl on the right is from a brush I had in Photoshop. It was harder to trace and cut because of the thin lines and intricacy, but it still worked out.

I actually used the black faux leather contact paper I found at Home Depot. I also placed it contact paper side down on my mat, cut it out, removed the backing and then because my mat is clear, placed it on the Cameo, pressed down, and took off the mat. Fabulous!

What do you do when your cutting machine mat is not sticky enough any more??  No need to buy a new mat!  Watch this video and see how you can have your mat back to it’s new condition, but better, because it won’t be too sticky like new mats are.  So happy to find out about this!

Using the Best Cleaner Ever — new from ScraPerfect.com — and the Best Glue Ever…a SAFE, easy, & inexpensive way to clean your cutting mat and make it t sticky again.  Great for all brands of mats!

When I discovered that I could customize my Control Panel cover on the Cameo, you know I just had to do it!!

How cool is that!!  Let me show you how I did it.

First just open your library in the Silhouette software. (I have the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software.)  Find the control panel pattern.  Click to import it onto your page.

NOTE:  I couldn’t find it.  So, if that’s the case. Do the following:

• In your Silhouette Studio software, go to File (or Silhouette Studio menu for the Mac)
• Select Preferences -> Advanced -> Restore the Initial 51 Designs

Make sure you leave the size the way it is and just position it on your page where you want it.  I’m using a scrap piece of my favorite paper, so I put it in the upper left hand corner.

Put your paper on your mat, load it into your machine and click on Cut.

There is a little opening at the top of the protective plastic covering on the control panel.  use something non-sharp so you don’t damage it to lift it up.  You could probably even use your fingernail.

Then just place your newly cutout panel, put the plastic cover back on, and you are so customized now!! 

Next up…..matching vinyl swirls on the lid of the Cameo.  Just gotta run to the store for some vinyl.  Can’t wait!  (UPDATE:  See swirls here!  And find out what I used instead of vinyl!)

Not only that, but ArcSoft Inc. has graciously offered to give away full copies of the software to 10 LUCKY READERS!

Review of the PC Version of Perfect 365
(by Cindy Wyckoff)

UPDATE:

I have to admit it….I had to see what I could do with my grandson’s photo in Perfect 365.  I bet you didn’t think about editing babies in this software.  I was able to take an ‘okay’ photo and turn it into a great looking photo in just three little clicks.  Love it!!
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I played with Perfect 365 on my PC and created a how-to video below that I think you will enjoy.  Have you ever had a picture taken of yourself and then wished you had a little more makeup on or even just some lipstick?  Here’s a sneak peek of one of the images I did a makeover on.
Hover your mouse over the photo to see the differences:

 Watch the Video….

Review Using the Mac Version of Perfect 365
(by Brianna Curran)

When I was asked to review the Prefect365 I was excited because I love taking pictures and uploading them online, but I am not the best with Photoshop. Although, Photoshop is a great tool and you can do endless things with it, it can get complicated and time consuming if you don’t really know what you’re doing, like me.

When I first loaded up Perfect365 I was amazed at, first, how fast it came up and, second, how easy everything is! The interface is easy to navigate through and it’s very simple to figure out how to work all the sliders and tools without reading a long “how-to tutorial.”

On a mac, everything was fast, crystal clear and simple. I loved that there weren’t too many options, buttons and distractions. The whole program is very straight to the point while still giving you lots of options to chose from leaving the people in your photos flawless!

To test it out, I, naturally, picked the most flattering picture of myself to edit.

This was a picture from our honeymoon in Hawaii. Pretty right? I wonder why he married me too sometimes. The first thing you notice, are the preselected faces on the left. They have the whole face with preselected eye makeup, lashes, eyebrows, skin tone, lipstick, blush and they can even thin your face. Dang! If you don’t like those options and want to adjust things more manually, they have a manual tab so you can have more control.

I was amazed at how it automatically recognized my face. It will even recognize mutiple faces in a photo and allow you to edit each one individually. Amazing! Even if some of the makeup seems a bit off on your face, you can manually adjust it so everything goes where it’s supposed to.

So after a bit of tweaking, I was able to give myself a bit of a facelift complete with eye makeup, eyeliner, lipstick, teeth whitening and I even cleaned up my eyebrows.

Ta da! Aren’t I so much prettier now? Well okay, there may be some things that I just can’t fix. It was fun to try out new makeup and see how I look with different shades of lipstick, etc.  It looks so natural too! No one could even tell that I did it all on my computer. ?

Another thing I liked was how easy it was to upload my beautiful face to Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. It takes a lot of steps out of the mix when you can do it all in the program. Just click “share” and log in to wherever you’d like to send it!

If you are an avid self-picture-taker, like myself, or just want a cool way to edit your photos in a refreshingly simple and fun way, Perfect365 is your answer.  It was easy to use, fast and looks so natural!

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If you aren’t one of the 10 winners, you can still get the program for 50% off! 

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