By Mar 08, 2019

Using Filters in Mint Studio™

In this tutorial, you’ll learn about filters in Mint Studio™. The Mint Studio™ software has a selection of filters to apply a variety of effects to your stamp. Let’s look at these filters so you can see what they do. On the stamp design page, we have a flower PNG file we’ve imported and a design from the […]

By Nov 30, 2018

Shapes and Frames in Mint Studio™

Mint Studio™ has a selection of shapes and frames you can use while designing your custom stamps. These are found among the other drawing tools along the left. This tutorial will show how to draw and adjust these shapes and frames in Mint Studio™. Let’s start with all the shapes. Select the heart, and then click […]

By Oct 26, 2018

Mint Studio™ Stamp Tools (Outlines, Fills, and Color Previews)

Mint Studio™ has some tools at the bottom of the screen to change the visual elements of your stamp, such as outlines, fills, and colors. We’ve got a few different designs open on the work page, so you can see how the different types of designs behave in Mint Studio™ with these tools. Here on the […]

By Sep 07, 2018

Text Tools in Mint Studio™

The text tools in Mint Studio™ are an excellent way to customize your stamps. Typing text is as simple as choosing the Text tool on the left, placing a cursor on the work space, and typing some text. The Text Style panel automatically opens, so you can use all the fonts installed on your computer […]

By Dec 16, 2017

Mint Studio™ Library and Design Store

Mint Studio™ and Silhouette Studio® both use the Silhouette Design Store for purchasing designs and fonts that can be used in either program. Your designs are connected to the Silhouette account you set up for all Silhouette transactions. In Mint Studio™, you can get to the Design Store from the welcome screen that greets you when opening […]

By Dec 11, 2017

Importing Designs in Mint Studio™

Mint Studio™ can turn various designs into stamp images, including both vector art and color or gradient-fill designs. You can open or import Silhouette Studio® files as well as PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, and TIFF file types. Opening Silhouette Studio® files is great because, if you have a library full of designs in Silhouette Studio®, you […]

By Dec 10, 2017

Create and Send Designs to Mint Studio™

Mint Studio™ is the software program you use to run your Silhouette Mint™ custom stamp maker. If you need to download or update Mint Studio™, you can find it on the Silhouette America website’s software page. Go to silhouetteamerica.com and choose Update Software. Find Mint Studio™, download and install it, and then you’re ready to […]

By Dec 09, 2017

Mint Studio™ Overview

Mint Studio™ and Silhouette Studio® are two separate software programs that are very similar. Mint Studio™ works with the Silhouette Mint™ stamp maker, and Silhouette Studio® works with the Silhouette cutting machines like the Portrait, CAMEO, and Curio. If you’re familiar with Silhouette Studio®, you already have a head start on learning Mint Studio™. But if you […]

By Sep 19, 2017

How to Turn Photos into Stamps in Mint Studio™

One of the highlights of Mint Studio™ is turning photographs into stamps. Keep in mind that not every photo will translate well into a stamp, but let me show you some examples so that you can try it for yourself. If you open a photo by dragging it from an open folder onto your Mint […]