Update - You CAN use your "Blue" Wishblade with Windows 7!

This post could also be titled "Where there's a will, there's a way!"

You may remember that over a year ago I posted a tutorial to help you use you Blue Wishblade with Vista or Windows 7. I felt there have been enough changes in the options available to you that it was time for an update!

Remember, as with any new software installation, it's best to set a "restore point" prior to any changes, so you can essentially roll the machine back if there are any unforseen consequences!

By now, most folks know that (internally at least) a wishblade, craftrobo, and silhouette are essentially the same machine with different badging. So, it's no surprise that finally these commonalities might solve some of the problems.

Download the Silhouette Studio (version 1.7.1) from the Silhouette America storefront.
Find the setup file and double-click it to begin the installation process.
Follow the prompts during the installation process.
Plug your cutter in to the Windows 7 computer and turn it on. Driver should be installed automatically. If you get a warning about not finding the driver you should be able to just ignore it.
You can now access your GSDs through Silhouette Studio and send to cut through that program.

Now, I have been told that Blue & pink wishblade owners and craftrobo owners are successfully cutting using Silhouette Studio from XP and Vista machines as well, so please share any tips you have in the comments section here...

I would recommend that you keep a separate GSD copy of any file you plan to open into Studio, because you can only save as a .GSP (via save to SD card mechanism) or as a .STUDIO file. This means that only Studio users can open and cut these files.

You CAN have more than one version of Robomaster on your machine at any time...just name them appropriately (like "blue wishblade GSD", "Studio to cut", or "original Robomaster") so you know which one to launch.

It's a BLOG HOP!

Welcome to my blog! Thanks for joining in our Blog Hop to celebrate National Card Making Day and Paperthreads's 3rd Birthday!

To celebrate, I've got an awesome tutorial for you today...it's my Pumpkin Face Light!


Isn't it a cutie? Do you want to learn more? You can download the tutorial in PDF format HERE. You'll need a password to download, it's:
iagreetotou

As a special gift to my blog visitors THIS WEEKEND ONLY, I'm giving away the electronic file for the Pumpkin Face [link expired]. You'll need the same password mentioned above to download.

The zip folder includes AI, WPC (version 14), KNK, GSD, and SVG files for you electronic cutter users. I've also enclosed a PDF so that you can use the face as a template for hand cutting as well.

And while I'm sharing this tutorial and file with you here today, it's free for you to use, but still subject to my terms of use enclosed. If you like the project, and I hope you do, please post a link to my blog so your friends can see it for themselves!

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Also, to further celebrate Paperthreads's 3rd Birthday, I'm having a sale on ALL of my files! Today, Saturday, everyone of them is 40% off! On Sunday you can pick any of them up for 30% off. And don't despair! If you can't make it to my store this weekend, you can still save Monday when they're all 20% off...

If you are a Cricut owner and see something that isn't in SVG format just yet, just email me your receipt and I promise I'll send the files out to you ASAP.

And don't forget the Scrapbooking, Cards, & More Membership Club! The members already have 12 great files, with plenty more to come this month. You can join any time in the next TWO WEEKS, but you can download all the files by October 31st. It's a great deal with 20+ files for only $10! All these files are already in SVG format for use with SCAL.

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By the way, did you pop over here after visiting I Scrap Designs Blog? If you did, then you are in the right place, if you didn’t, then I recommend you go back to the Paperthreads Store main page, and start from the beginning…so you get all the secret words in order!! You don't know anything about secret words? Well, then you REALLY better go back to the beginning and check it out! Michelle has some FABULOUS surprises planned...

My secret word to give you is the word AND, and you can find the next word along the hop by visiting JennieBean Crafts.