How to Make a Sublimation Tumbler Mockup in Canva for Free (Video)

Looking for a way to make seamless sublimation tumbler mockups? Canva...is the answer (again)! 

You can upload your tumbler wrap templates and create realistic mockups in a few steps. The more you practice the easier and faster it will get!  Ready? Read and watch on for this step by step tutorial! 

How to Design Skinny Sublimation Tumbler Mockups in Canva

If you sell or make skinny sublimation tumblers it's always an added bonus for the customer when they can see the full wrap. 

Today I'm sharing a trick to design skinny sublimation tumbler mockups in Canva!  

How to Create Product Mockups in Canva (Free) Using Your Own Designs

You can create product mockups in Canva for your Etsy shop or social media using designs you've created in Silhouette Studio or another design program. 

For custom items like vinyl name stickers or items that are available in various color options, mockups can be easily customized very quickly and cheaply.  Using mockups will allow you to not only show off your products in a really visually appealing way but they prevent you from having to create a new physical item for each variation. 

In this tutorial I'm going to share the step by step on how to create a product mockups using your own designs in Canva...and I'll even share a little hack for animating tumbler mockups!

5 Tips for Creating Mock Ups in Silhouette Studio That Sell

If you sell digital cut files or buy commercial use designs to make products to sell with your Silhouette, you should make sure your mock up game is strong!

Mock Up photos help sell physical goods and digital designs by letting potential customers 'see' the finished product without you actually creating it first.  Put it to you this way...which of the above sets do you think sells more?

Craft mock ups are a huge help in selling digital products as well allowing designers to show examples of how their cut files can be used.  These five tips will help you take your mock up game to the next level so you can sell more - and at a higher price!

How to Easily Crop Photos in Silhouette Studio

Did you know you can crop photos right in Silhouette Studio?! 

It's nothing more than a few clicks which means it's super easy and fast. This Silhouette Studio tutorial will show you exactly how to crop photos in the Silhouette software. 

How to Make Wood Round Signs: Silhouette Studio Mock Up to Hang Up (Tutorial and Video)

Wood round signs are SO incredibly popular right now!



This tutorial will take you start to finish on how to make wood round signs including where to get wood rounds and how to use Silhouette Studio to create sign mock ups to help you plan your project.

How to Save HEX IDs and Pantone Colors in Silhouette Studio (V4.3)

When Silhouette Studio V4.3 is released, it will be easier than ever to save HEX and Pantone codes in Silhouette Studio. 

The new Custom Color Palettes features can be used to save HEX and Pantone colors that are easily accessible right from the Fill Color and Line Color tool panels.

Free Craft Mock Up: Farmhouse Kitchen Towel

Freebie Fridays roll around quick here at Silhouette School! But I know you guys don't mind!

Since everyone loved the last time we did a mock up Freebie, I thought we would share another one with you!

Why JPEG and PNGs Won't Save as Custom DPI from Silhouette Studio (And the Fix)

If you're trying to save a JPEG or PNG from Silhouette Studio and the custom DPI won't save - there's a quick and easily fix.

DPI stands for Dots Per Inch and the higher the DPI the better resolution the image.

Free Mug Mock Up Photo (And Video Tutorial On How to Use It)

It's already time for another Freebie Friday here at Silhouette School! 

And this Friday we are sharing a little something different - a freebie craft mock up!

How to Make Etched Glass Mock Ups in Silhouette Studio

Making mock ups in Silhouette Studio for vinyl and heat transfer vinyl is super easy and we've shared many Silhouette mock up tutorials.

But what about if you need an etched glass or etched glass vinyl mock up? That's doable too!

How to Design Instagram Images in Silhouette Studio

For those who run a Silhouette-based business, social media and promotion are hugely important for being successful.

One of the wonderful things about Silhouette Studio is that you can use it as a design tool to make attractive photos for product listings and social media. Instagram is the land of the pretty photo so,
Silhouette School contributor Sarah from Sarah Designs is here today to share some tips on how to  create drop dead gorgeous Instagram images right in Silhouette Studio.

The Secret to Making Realistic Mockups in Silhouette Studio: The Warp Tool

If you want to sell your handmade products to order, but don't necessarily want to create one of every single design offered, you can use mockups to showcase all the designs in an amazing photo.

However, if your photo is not perfectly straight towards the camera, it can be hard to get a realistic looking mockup, unless you know the right tool to use in Silhouette Studio.

Silhouette School contributor Kati from Houseful of Handmade is here to share how to use the warp tool to make realistic mockups in Silhouette Studio.

Saving Custom and HEX Colors in Silhouette Studio (Free Silhouette Studio Template)

For years I've been getting questions about how to save HEX color codes, Pantone colors, and custom colors in Silhouette Studio.

While it's not technically possible to save custom colors, I have figured out a Silhouette Studio hack.

Tips for Using Silhouette Studio for Home Decorating Mock Ups

A few months ago I shared a little trick on Facebook about how I sometimes use Silhouette Studio to help with decorating ideas...or ya know to convince my husband that a bunch of "+" vinyl decals will look good on an accent wall.

He wasn't convinced by my argument so I had to 'show' him what it would look like and then...I got my way.  Thank you, Silhouette Studio.

By the way - I can tell you no one mocks up a room faster than a wife on a mission to convince her husband she 'needs' to make a home decorating change. In other words this won't take you long.

Make Realistic Rhinstone Mock Ups in Silhouette Studio

So we all know the biggest and most talked about advantage of Designer Edition Plus is that it allows you to import embroidery files. But did you know the Designer Edition Plus also has huge advantages to those who work with rhinestones?!

The Advanced Rhinestone options in Silhouette Studio turn your rhinestone designs from a flat and relatively unimpressive circles into realistic looking rhinestones. This is huge for making rhinestone mock ups or if you just want to print a faux rhinestone design!

Trick for Sizing and Placing Vinyl and HTV Decals on Blanks

If you own a Silhouette cutting machine, it's pretty likely that you've bought a 'blank' in your crafting day.

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Blanks are items that are ready to be customized usually with vinyl or heat transfer vinyl. Sometimes the biggest struggle is appropriately sizing the decal to fit on the blank. So today I thought I'd shared my secret for making sure you not only cut the perfect size vinyl or HTV decals for your blanks - but also that you hit a homerun on placement!

Trick to Glitter Wine Glass Mock Ups in Silhouette Studio (Free Mock Up Download)

Glitter wine glasses are incredibly popular with Silhouette crafters. But if you're selling your creations, did you know you can make mock ups so you don't have to make an example in every color option?! 

Sarah from Sarah Designs is back on Silhouette School today with a cool trick for creating a stemless wineglass mockup in Silhouette Studio where you can change the color of the glitter that's on the glass.

The secret to this technique is the Shader Effects tool - an awesome feature that is often overlooked! And if you’re a glitter fan, you should also check out Melissa’s post about making your own glitter fill.

Free Valentine's Day Silhouette Design Set

It's Freebie Friday and this week I'm sharing two cute and free Valentine's Day Silhouette designs with you!

I originally started by creating this design...but then realized my son probably wouldn't wear it.  So I figured I'd use the same heart and the same font to create a more boy-ish design that he might wear. 

Saving Mock Ups from Silhouette Studio as JPEG or PNG

One of the most common questions I get about creating mock ups in Silhouette Studio is how to export or save them outside of Studio. Saving from Studio to JPEG or PNG isn't easy as one might hope - but it is possible!

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Mock ups may need to be saved for any number of reasons including sharing with a customer or using as a listing photo or for social media marketing.