Hi! I’m dreaming of spring, planting season, and sunshine so I made an Easter card with bunnies because they make me happy! Originally this is a card (SVG, Silhouette) but I wanted to add to my decor so I trimmed down the base and instead of creating the print and cut, I used some stickers to create the stopper. I used cardstock and Lori’s All About A Girl Echo Park collection.
So here’s to spring and happy sunny weather!
Teri
Today I’m sharing a tutorial for stickers in Cricut Design Space. Lori has many sticker files in her shop. I’m showcasing the Valentine Cute Stickers (SVG, Silhouette).
To begin, download and upzip your sticker file to your computer.
Open Design Space.
Click on upload on the Canvas screen.
Upload the file under the Image tab.
Then open the file onto your canvas.
The file comes in at this size. Notice the 7.07″ x 9.94″ size.
Make sure your file is selected and select Flatten.
At this point, you will notice a warning exclamation mark.
This is because of the size of the project.
Select the stickers and resize them until it is smaller than 6.75″ x 9.25″.
This is what the stickers look like on the make screen. Select Continue.
I like to select printer settings on the Use System Dialogue screen. Select that option. Select print settings and paper settings for your printer. And print.
Now it’s time to cut. I’m using the Cricut Explore 2. If you have Cricut Sticker paper, making sure to select Custom on the dial and select Sticker Paper for the material.
I have some Avery Project Sticker paper. It isn’t as thick as the Cricut Sticker paper. My first sheet of stickers cut all the way through the paper with the Sticker Paper material selection. So I selected Iron on to get the kiss cut for my second sheet.
This is the kiss cut.
These are my first stickers.
If you want smaller stickers, resize your project to the desired size.
Here I duplicated the sticker sheet and resized it smaller. Select both sheets and select attach. This will cut the stickers on one page rather than separating the 2 smaller sheets on 2 pages.
Now you are ready to cut all sorts of stickers. Pick some up during the sale this week.
Ashley
Did you create Lori’s Chipboard Village for Christmas? Now we have an Easter add-on (SVG, Silhouette(coming soon)). Find the Christmas Village in the Shop and Silhouette Store (Farmhouse, Manor, Church, Cottage, General Store).
The add-on is a one page print and cut file. I printed on Sticker paper and I also cut out each shape from cardstock. I added the sticker to the cardstock shape and glued onto the cardstock stand that is also included in the file. They look great with the village houses, and are perfect for spring!
Have a great day!
Ashley
Hi Everyone:
That’s it for me today. Have a great day.
Hugs,
Anita
Have you seen the new sticker sets? There are 2 new Birthday Sets (Birthday Stickers (SVG, Silhouette), Birthday Stickers 2 (SVG, Silhouette)) and a new set of Fall Stickers (SVG, Silhouette). These stickers can be used for a number of different projects… in addition to planners, you can use them on cards, gift bags, etc. Individual stickers can be resized… larger for a gift bag for instance or you can print a few of the same stickers to make cards in multiples. I used the new fall stickers to decorate a little gift bag. Take a peek…
I started with The Gift Bag with Scalloped Handles (SVG, Silhouette). I resized the bag to make it a bit larger. (11.75″ wide) When resizing make sure that you do it uniformly by clicking the Lock Aspect Ratio in the top tool bar. I pieced the bag together using some papers from Echo Park’s My Favorite Fall Collection.
I loaded the Fall Stickers into Silhouette Studio. I only wanted to use some of them for the bag, so I started by ungrouping the stickers. (Lori has a print and cut tutorial for Cricut here)
For this group of stickers, ungrouping also ungrouped the individual designs on each sticker. I zoomed in on the stickers I wanted to keep, selected all of the sticker pieces, right mouse clicked and selected group. I did this for each sticker I planned on using and deleted the rest.
I knew I wanted to make a little scene, so I placed the bag file on my cutting mat and arranged the stickers as I wanted. Some stickers I resized like the leaves and the acorn to make them smaller. This allowed me to make sure everything would fit.
Once everything was sized as I wanted, I moved everything from my mat and set it up for print and cut. First, using the page set up I set the media size to 8.5×11. This is the size of my sticker paper. I used Matte White Sticker Paper from Staples.
Next I turned on the registration marks.
I then moved the stickers I wanted printed onto the mat, making sure each sticker was inside the registration mark area, then sent it to print. It would be easy to make multiples of this bag by simply copying the stickers and fitting them on the page.
Once the stickers were printed I added the paper to my Silhouette mat and fed it into my machine.
In my Silhouette software I clicked send then set up the cutting for Sticker Paper. Make sure that Cut Edge is selected, so that only the edges are cut. Then hit send.
A couple of notes if you’re having difficulty with the print and cut. First, if your machine is not reading your registration marks, make sure you are running the most current version of Silhouette and that the paper you’re using is not colored. You can also try coloring over the square a bit with a black marker. You may also have problems if the registration marks are smudged. Some colored papers cause the marks to not be read. Also, you can try shutting down your machine and computer and unplugging your Silhouette then start it all up again. You would be amazed at the issues this can fix. I also recommend the shut down process if your cut lines are out of sync with the designs. Any time I have ever had issues with print and cut, the shutdown method has worked.
Once I had my stickers cut, all that was left was to add them to my bag!
If you use Lori’s stickers for any projects, make sure to tag her on Facebook and Instagram. We would love to see your creations! That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!
