Watch Maasa and I talk about stickers, Print Then Cut, Design Space, and printers. Don’t want to watch the whole video? Here are a few of the highlights. Why is a printer with a rear feed better? You can put heavy paper, such as 100 lb. cardstock, through it without it jamming. The paper also […]
Create a Custom Material Setting on your Cricut for Zicoto Sticker Paper
This glossy, water-resistant printable vinyl sticker paper is my absolute favorite! I love the Print Then Cut feature on Cricut. I’ve started using it for any semi-complicated design. It’s just so much easier to have a multi-colored image cut out together instead of needing to cut each color from a different vinyl. I’ve started using […]
Make your Canva designs into stickers using Cricut Print Then Cut
How to Make Stickers: A Step-by-Step Guide in Design Space Stickers are a fun and creative way to personalize anything! Use stickers to: Materials and supplies needed: Full size Cricut Machine such as the Explore, Maker, or Maker 3 Printable glossy vinyl sticker paper A high-quality printer – I absolutely love my Epson XP-15000 Wide […]
How to download files from the Free Files Folder
Downloading the Free Files: A quick tutorial on how to use the free files folder and password tips Here’s a quick tutorial on how to get the free files as promised in lots of my posts. In each of my posts, if there’s a free file, it will be listed in the materials/supplies section. Let’s […]
Using Design Space Guides to Crop Photos
Learn How to Easily Crop Photos in Cricut Design Space for Print Then Cut with This Super-Helpful Tutorial Want to make working with your photos even easier? Use Guides (in the Operation menu) for cropping! Guides are about to revolutionize the way you crop your pics in Cricut Design Space. Seriously, it’s a game-changer! With […]
Cutting corrugated Cardboard with the Cricut Maker Knife Blade
originally published 23 November 2019updated 22 April 2023 Learn How to Cut Corrugated Cardboard with the Cricut Maker Knife Blade: easy step-by-step instructions for doing test cuts and understanding material pressure settings in Design Space I like to build things from corrugated cardboard boxes. Why? – it’s an abundant material that is usually free– it’s […]
How to clean Cricut Cutting Mats
Hassle-Free Ways to Clean Your Cricut Cutting Mat: Tips and Tricks It’s super simple to clean your Cricut cutting mat using baby wipes! Use alcohol-free baby wipes. They shouldn’t have aloe or fragrance added either. I use this kind from Walmart. See how dirty my mat is? Small fibers from cardstock are everywhere. Rub a […]
How to change icons for folders or files on your computer
Organize the many files you’ve downloaded from craft summits or craft bloggers with these pretty file folder icons. These boring blue folders are all the same. Let’s fix that! How to change the folder icons on a Mac Download the PNG folder icons I created. They are in the Free Files Folder – design #101 […]
How to make a Cricut stylus score deeper
Learn how to make your Cricut scoring stylus make deeper scorelines in cardstock with this quick tutorial. During my pop-up card-making workshop, several crafters asked how to make their score lines deeper. What’s the benefit of a deeper scoreline? A deeper score line makes it easier to fold the paper along the desired line, as […]
Print and Cut in Cricut Design Space
Use Print then Cut for complex designs, or to make stickers and labels. The design is printed out as one image, then cut out. This easy tutorial shows step-by-step instructions on how to use Print and Cut in Cricut Design Space. Print then Cut is used for many of the messages on different supportive cards […]
Resize PNG images for Print then Cut cards
The cards from my Free Files Folder which use the Print then Cut feature are standardized. Learn how to resize them so that they fit the card base perfectly. Download the ZIP file containing the PNG image messages for print-and-cut. These are listed in the tutorial on each project’s page. Upload the PNGs that you […]
How to use two Cricut cutting machines at the same time
Have you ever wanted to cut the actual cutting time in half during a project? Learn how to run two Cricut machines at once. Tip: This works best if you know clearly which part of the project you are cutting on each machine, or if you are using two different materials (one on each machine.) […]
How to Upload a SVG to Cricut Design Space
If you are a new Cricut user, the steps to add files to your project can be confusing. (Why do we have to hit an Upload button three different times?) Below are step-by-step instructions on how to upload an SVG to your new project in Cricut Design Space. First, you’ll download a ZIP file. The […]
How to Create Custom Pressure Settings in Cricut Design Space
Learn how to get your Cricut to cut difficult or nonstandard material by creating a custom pressure setting in Design Space. Many people trying to cut ear savers are still finding getting the correct material settings to cut through plastic difficult. I hear, “I tried this setting my friend used and it didn’t work. What […]