I bought the Silhouette Cameo Deluxe Bundle so I would have plenty of vinyl to get started with. I wanted to start with something small thinking this would be a good idea but actually I chose some pretty small text so my first 5 tries cutting out the text was a bit harder than expected. I didn’t read the instructions as clearly as I should have because I was too excited and just wanted to get started so it took me learning the different setting by trial and error. Since the lettering I choose was a more delicate font and the project was only about 2 ½ inches total I got somewhat frustrated. There was a couple times after the first 3 tries when I thought maybe my brand new Silhouette Cameo was actually broke because I thought it was not cutting correctly.
All in all I realized it was my own fault for rushing into using it and not understanding the different blade settings based on the material I was cutting and the tiny lines I wanted it to cut the font into. Once I finally got the settings right and learned to be very patient when weeding I was pretty proud of my first new little vinyl project. I chose the free images that you get from the Cameo Silhouette and ended up combining them together onto my transfer tape. Mostly because it was easy to get the bird to cut and some out nicely but the font was the tricky part so I did end up doing a bit of piecing together. You can see the results though and I really like the way it turned out. 
I wanted to have a nice small affirmation image that I placed on my bathroom mirror so when I am getting ready in the mornings or evenings I can be reminded to “Believe In Myself”. I think this is a great ending to this first story about my new Silhouette Cameo because if I can use it and create something then anyone can! Just believe in yourself and let your creativity be your inspiration. 