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Home / Craft News / New Products Announced from Silhouette- Mint and Curio!

New Products Announced from Silhouette- Mint and Curio!

May 13, 2015

Yesterday I got an intriguing email from Silhouette America announcing new products! (Remember the good old days when companies used the CHA summer show for their big releases? Sigh.) Anyway, we haven’t seen a new machine from Silhouette in quite a while, so this REALLY caught my attention- and now TWO? Introducing the Silhouette Mint ( a stamping machine) and the Curio (a new mixed-media diecutter.)

New Silhouette Products- the Mint and Curio!

Note: all of this information is taken from the websites- there are no machines yet available for review.

Let’s start with the Mint, since it’s completely unlike anything that Silhouette has put out before. The MSRP on this is $150.00

mint stamp-making device by Silhouette

 

Silhouette Mint™ Stamping Machine

The Silhouette Mint™ is the most innovative and powerful custom stamping system on earth. The machine is a thermal printer which uses special inserts that react to the heat, creating 3D reliefs of the design on your stamp sheet. It is built on powerful, custom software called Silhouette Mint Studio. Mint Studio is the key that unlocks countless design options. Like Silhouette Studio®, Mint Studio has access to the most diverse design library around: the Silhouette Design Store. Customers can either download a new design to convert it into a stamp or use an existing design in their personal design library.

There are many other ways of creating a perfect stamp, including the following:

  • Turning text into a stamp using any font from your computer
  • Creating your own design from within Mint Studio
  • Importing any image into Mint Studio to create your stamp
  • Turning a photo into an amazingly detailed stamp
  • Combining any or all of these options to create whatever you can imagine

With Silhouette Mint™, you can transform your design into a stamp in just minutes.

Contains:

  • Silhouette Mint™ stamping machine
  • 15 mm x 60 mm stamp kit
  • 30 mm x 30 mm stamp kit
  • 4 ink bottles in black, red, blue, and yellow
  • Power cord
  • USB cord
  • Software installation CD
  • Quick Start Guide
  • $129.99
  • Additional inks available

Here’s a quick video- but it doesn’t show us much.

 

 

Next up is the Curio. This bad boy has ALL the whistles and bells…for under $250 MSRP.

WHAT?

curio-machine from Silhouette

Here’s the info:

Silhouette Curio™

Meet the Silhouette Curio™. This machine is more than a cutting tool. It can cut, emboss, sketch, stipple, and etch—and that’s just the beginning.

The Curio is taking giant leaps forward with its new features. Along with the new stippling and etching functions, Silhouette is proud to introduce three types of embossing methods—regular emboss, Score & Emboss, and Print & Emboss. Because of Silhouette’s new dual carriage, you can also emboss and perform another function—like sketching or cutting—in one pass.

With Curio, you can now cut thicker material. The Curio boasts a 5mm clearance, which works in conjunction with Silhouette’s new deep-cut blade and adjustable base. Together, these three new features and tools allow makers to use entirely new project pallets, such as woods, foils, thicker leathers, and more.

It’s all driven by powerful Silhouette Studio® software and the Silhouette Design Store. Every design in your library can now be repurposed for embossing, stippling, and etching projects. The Curio is the only machine that can unlock the embossing, stippling, and etching, and dual carriage options that will now be available in Silhouette Studio®.

Contains:

Silhouette Curio™

  • 8.5 in. x 6 in. base
  • 8.5 in. x 6 in. cutting mat
  • 8.5 in. x 6 in. embossing mat
  • Fine embossing tip
  • Wide embossing tip
  • AC adapter
  • USB cord
  • Software CD
  • $249.99
Coming fall 2015
And here’s the teaser video….

So yeah, I’m intrigued. I have to admit that I have “machine fatigue” after years of watching Cricut come up with something new every 6 months to a year….but Silhouette has proven that they can build a great machine and add functionality without reinventing the whole wheel and making their former machines obsolete before we’ve even finished paying them off!

My respect for Silhouette has grown exponentially in the past year with their foray into the quilting market, the release of the PixScan mat, immense (and cheap!) image library, and high-quality free software. I can’t wait to see these machines in action and try them out!

Your thoughts?

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Comments

  1. katy says

    May 13, 2015 at 16:03

    They both look interesting, but I want to see more detailed videos about the machines in action. I had gotten very excited about the last Cameo “upgrade”, but that was such a disappointment. I do love my Cameo though and use it every day.

    The Curio looks very interesting, but it’s rather small. I’d love to be able to cut thicker materials.

    The Mint is a cool idea, but the stamps are tiny. The smallest is less than 3/4″ square and the largest is 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″. Also the examples they show are not very dark. Still, I’d love to see it in action.

    The full new product line can be seen at http://cdn.silhouetteamerica.com/m/d/Silhouette_Product_Rollout_2015.pdf

  2. Susanne says

    May 13, 2015 at 22:20

    I am old school—Cricut Expressions (the big one that has NOTHING to do with the computer)…..Until I see/learn what the Curio can do——–I’ll just wait it out!

  3. Caryn S says

    May 14, 2015 at 09:21

    I have a super old Quikutz version of the Silhouette. I want a new one but I am waiting for a new version that is both able to accommodate 12×12 materials and cut thicker materials. I have a couple of Cricuts as well but I am really leery of upgrading to anew Explore – I love the Silhouette software. I’m excited to see at least one of my issues solved! I guess it’ll only be a short wait for the 12×12 version. Don’t get me wrong. I love my Expression also, for different reasons, but I’ve known people who upgraded when new machines were released who later regretted it. Never saw this with Silhouette owners.

  4. Jennifer S. says

    May 14, 2015 at 10:34

    I am intrigued with these new machines. They need to work on their videos though. I want to see what the machines actually produce, not a bunch of women letting themselves get dumped on in bright colors. I am a stamper primarily so a stamp making machine would be of interest.

  5. barb macaskill says

    May 14, 2015 at 12:27

    I am dying to give the Mint a try but am also quite excited about the Curio! My first purchase will be the Mint because I have so many stamp ideas that I want t o get out into the real world! Not sure I am going to last till Fall but am going to give it my best shot!

  6. Fancylooks says

    May 17, 2015 at 06:53

    I want them alll!!!!

  7. christine says

    June 2, 2015 at 14:32

    good job i upgraded t the business edition for silhouette i can see another expensive buy to save up for

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