Filing text and images drawings with your Cricut

 I was disappointed that the Cricut did not fill letters when drawing. The result was just an outline.  So I have been playing. The results I archived were what I was wanting. It is a simple process and if you need the cross hatch file I used you can download it here. Simply save...

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Print and Cut on Cricut Maker

 Using the Print and Cut feature in Cricut Design Space you can create personalized labels and cut outs. It is a simple feature with great results. This video shows how to take a basic image, add text and create your own labels. There will soon be another video for some advanced ideas for...

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Creating a text offset for Design Space

  I use my Cricut Maker a lot but one feature it lacks is creating an offset, a border around. So after playing around I have worked out a method you can do solely in Design Space or by using other free software.The free software I have used is Brother Canvas Workspace. This software is designed...

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Insert Cards

Recently the Cricut Joy moved to my craft room. I love having it and I can make cards very quickly. The one downside I found was that the preset card size was not the size common in Australia. So with some playing around I have manged to work out the appropriate size panel I need for A6 size cards....

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Material Settings on the Cricut

Are you getting clean cuts first time?  Do you find yourself cutting twice? Here are tips on your pressure setting on your Cricut. When you are cutting on any machine getting a clean cut is dependent upon blade pressure and depth. Altering the pressure on the Cricut machines is very easy. You can also set up your own custom materials.  The simple steps are shown in the video.&nb...

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Cutting a full page of stickers on a Cricut Maker

I love the Print and Cut feature in Cricut Design space, however, I wanted to use a full A4 sheet. So I started playing around to work out how to do that. There are videos on YouTube with different ideas and I tried some of them with not much success. I have Sure Cuts A Lot 5 (SCAL) and decided to try...

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