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 for use with the ScanNcut but with a few tweaks you can create exactly the offset you are looking for. Canvas Workspace can be easily found with a Google search. Download the desktop version and you are ready to go.  

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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. In Australia we typically use half an A4 size, which is in reality A5 size cards. 

This short video will show the process, I would love to see the cards you make. Included in the video is how to make the same stye of card for other machines. I have created this in Cricut Design Space, however, you could create the same thing in and design program. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

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