Category: Tutorial

Installing Fonts Purchased from the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop

Hi Everyone!  I get a lot of questions on installing fonts purchased from my shop, and I thought it would be helpful to write a quick tutorial.   Fonts are not installed or accessed like SVG files.  Fonts are installed to your computer so that they can be accessed by all programs, including Silhouette Design Studio, Cricut Design Space, Canvas Workspace, and even programs like Word and Photoshop.    The installation is very simple for both Windows and Mac.  I’m showing windows here, but the process is the same on a Mac.  Note, this tutorial is for desktops and laptops.  It does not cover installing directly to tablets or phones.

Once you have purchased and downloaded the font, you’ll want to unzip the file. (for more help on downloading and unzipping see this post).  I downloaded the My Type Font (SVG, Silhouette), and unzipped the file below.  In the folder for the font you’ll see a terms of use document, the font file and  the font jpg.  The font file will either have a .ttf (true type font) extension or an .0tf (open type font) extension.

To install the font, simply double click on the font file.  The font installer of your computer will appear.  To install the font, click on the install button.

An install dialog box will appear.  When it disappears, the font has been installed.

The font is now ready to be accessed by your cutter.  One quick note, you will want to close out and restart your cutting software if it was open while you installed the font.  Otherwise it will not show in your fonts list.

To access the font to cut, you use the text tool of your cutting software.  Below are screen shots of Silhouette Studio, Cricut Design Space and Brother Canvas.

This first screen shot show Silhouette Studio.  To access the fonts, click on the text tool on the right most menu.  The available font list will show.  To access the font, scroll down until you find the name.  Note… all of my fonts will begin with the letters LW.

In Cricut Design Space, the text tool is on the left side menu.  Click the T and then you can access the font lists.

In Canvas (Scan and Cut)  The text tool is on the left side menu.  When you click it, you can then scroll through the available fonts at the top of the screen.

Installing fonts is really very simple.  I hope this tutorial has made the process much easier for you!

Have a great day!

 

Box Card Father’s Day Popcorn

Hi there paper crafting friends!  It’s Michelle Starcher, aka the Bookish Designer, popping in on the blog to walk you through the steps to create Lori’s Father’s Day Popcorn Box Card  (SVG, Silhouette).  In this photo tutorial, I will break down the steps to create this fun project for all those popcorn, movie loving pops out there.

After uploading the SVG file to the Cricut Design Studio, I needed to make a few changes, so that it would cut correctly with my Cricut Maker. Below you will find the steps I took to prepare the file for cutting.

  1. Ungroup the SVG file.
  2. Ungroup any portions that have cut/score marks. I had to do this for the white popcorn base, the red message base, and the red popcorn box.
  3. Attach the cut/score marks to the main image. Again, I had to do this for the white popcorn base, the red message base, and the red popcorn box.
  4. Change the sentiment to Print. To do this, you will change the Fill to Print.  Another option is to hide the sentiment (click on the eyeball) and print it after you have cut everything else.  I actually cut the sentiment the first time, and it was just too small for me to use.  To reprint just the sentiment, I hid all the other pieces, and printed the sentiment without a bleed.  Once I had the sentiment printed, I positioned the pre-cut white cardstock piece over the sentiment and sent it back through the printer. Don’t worry about the black box that appears.  It is going to be covered by popcorn pieces:)

I wanted to give my popcorn pieces a little extra “pop”, so I inked the edges using Scattered Straw Distress Ink and an ink blending tool.  The ink blending tool gives me a little more control over the placement of the ink than when I use just the ink pad.  I inked the edges of the two pieces where I would attach the popcorn pieces as well.

After preparing all of the popcorn pieces, I used the SVG file image to know which popcorn pieces went on which white cardstock base.  I sorted the popcorn pieces by shape and then laid them out on the cardstock bases before adhering.  I used pop-dots on a few of the popcorn pieces to give a little extra dimension.   After I placed all of the popcorn pieces, I used the SVG file image to know where to place the white stripes on the popcorn box.

Next, I layered the film strip and attached it the back of the sentiment card using pop-dots.  Once all of the pieces were layered, I assembled the box.   I played around with the placement using repositionable adhesive. I felt like the box had more balance by placing the pieces in the center about a strip away from each other.  Once, I was ready to make things permanent, I used Tacky Tape on the tabs provided on the two popcorn pieces and the popcorn box.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed this tutorial as much as I have.  The Father’s Day Popcorn Box Card  (SVG, Silhouette) will make a great addition to your Father’s Day celebration!   Happy crafting!

Flower Truck Box Card Tutorial

Today I am showcasing this fun XL Box Card Flower Truck.

SVG/Silhouette

You can make this card with a Silhouette or Cricut machine.  I’m going to show you today what it looks like in the Silhouette Studio software.  When you open the file in Silhouette, it looks like this:

From here, right mouse click on the truck and select ungroup.  You can then move the individual pieces around and group the pieces by color for cutting.

Cut each color on your paper or cardstock. I actually cut some of the decorative pieces from vinyl, it readily sticks to the cardstock base.   I arranged many of the small pieces on the same mat and placed scrap vinyl for each color:

 

I used the print and cut function for the “Flower” sign and the Mom license plates. After you have all your pieces cut out, it’s time to assemble:

It is helpful to have the product picture, so you can arrange all the pieces correctly. You will want to place the bottom skinny strip of silver at the bottom of the truck before you place the darker purple pieces.

Once you have all these pieces decorated, it’s time to assemble the card.  The square-ish pieces with the license plates are the front and back of the truck.  You glue them to the sides to form the “box” of the card.    Apply adhesive to the tabs and attach those at each end of the truck sides.  Once you have the box formed, apply adhesive to the tabs on the flower insert piece.  Slide that into the box, centering it and press the glue tabs to the front and back pieces to secure.  Done!

You could use this as a Birthday card. You could also change out the “Mom” for Sis or a name.  It’s east to personalize for someone special.

Don’t forget about the the June Sale is happening now in Lori’s SVG Shop!  Get 30% off all SVGs, Fonts, Pattern Fills and Commercial Licenses when you use code JUN2020 at checkout! Sale ends Saturday, so don’t wait!

Have a great day!

Ashley

Three Compartment Desk Organizer Tutorial

Hi everyone!  Corri here today sharing a quick assembly tutorial for Lori’s 3 compartment desk organizer (Silhouette, SVG).  This desk organizer looks super cute and is great way to keep things organized.

When you cut the pieces this is what you will have.

First, for each box section, apply glue to the glue tab along the edge to form the box.  Then apply glue to close the bottom.

Next, glue the three boxes together in the order shown above. Glue the pattern paper panel to the base panel.

Glue the panels on to the formed organizer.

And that’s it!  Super simple and easy to make!  This would make a cute gift for a graduate.  You could add some pens and pencils and a gift card for a fun addition to their dorm!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Resizing SVG Files in Canvas

If you’re a Brother Scan and Cut User, you may have run into issues importing SVG files that are larger than your 12 x 12 mat in Canvas.  If you receive a warning that Canvas has resized your file, you can correct the sizing so the completed project is the intended size.  I’ve started listing the correct width in my newer files, and for my older files, there is a sizing page here in my shop which will give you the correct width of the file pieces when grouped together.  Once you have the correct width, it’s simple to resize.  I’ve outlined the steps below.

  1. Start by importing the SVG file into Canvas (File, Import, locate SVG and Import)  If Canvas resizes the file, you’ll receive this message.
  2. Next select all of the pieces by clicking and dragging a box around the pieces.
  3. Once selected, right mouse click and select group.
  4. Click on the Edit button on the far-right side menu.
  5. In the menu that pops up, add the correct width in the box. Widths for my files can be found by searching the file name on this page in my shop. On my newer files the width is listed in the file itself.  Make sure that maintain aspect ratio is clicked and hit enter.  This will resize the file in a uniform manner.

  6. Once resized, you can now ungroup the pieces.  Right mouse click on the design, and select Ungroup.
  7. Before moving pieces around, make sure to re-group any score lines with their corresponding pieces.  Do this by selecting all the necessary parts, right mouse click and select group.
  8. You can now move the pieces around to cut separately.

We’ve done our best to update the sizing list in the shop, but with so many files, there may be ones without a width listed.  If you find you are unable to find a particular file, please email us at info@loriwhitlock.com and we will update the list and get the correct information to you.

Have a great day!