Uploading a jpeg into Cricut Design space – Converting jpeg into a cut project

How fashionable are Avocado’s at the moment?  I got this gorgeous avocado jpeg from Sanqunetti Design.  This design comes from a great value set called Kawaii Health Food clipart.

I emailed myself the jpeg of the Avocado so I could try something different and upload the image to Cricut Design Space from my phone.  Uploading from your  phone or tablet to the Cricut Design Space App is a new feature that I had been keen to check out.  I often use my phone when designing something quick in design space, as I can multi-task and use my phone when i’m away from my computer.

Generally when I upload jpegs (rather than SVG’s), I use these images to print and cut.  However, sometimes my print quality isn’t as good as the colors you can get from your good quality cardstocks, so I decided to cut the Avocado layers out of paper.

Firstly, I uploaded the shape from my phone – and saved this as a cut file.  This first piece will be my background (and dark green outer of the Avocado.  I saved this image as a cut file.

 

Next, I uploaded the shape again, but this time removed more of the layers by selecting the “remove” and “erase” tool.  This will be layer 2 (lighter green) of the Avocado.  This was also saved as a cut file, which I named layer 2.

 

After looking at the shapes and colors I decided that I wanted another lighter green/yellow layer of the Avocado, so I made layer 2 slightly smaller to fit inside.

Now for the Avocado seed – I uploaded the jpeg again, this time removing all the other layers of the Avocado, just leaving the seed with the adorable Kawaii face.  I will print and cut this layer.  If you didn’t want the face, and were happy with the seed, you could save this as a cut file, but it is easy to change it to a cut file once uploaded and saved into design space.  You could also draw or a stamp a cut face, or add googly eyes or rhinestone cheeks.  Lots of options here!

 

Now I’m ready to make him!  I added this cute text for my card and tags projects.  The below shows my layers ready to cut.  I kept the shape at 2.75″ tall which is about perfect for cards.

 

I hope you like!  thanks so much for reading my post.

AVO GREAT DAY!

Adorable Candy Huggers – clipart file

These adorable candy huggers are a quick and easy project for parties, presents and more.  Sanqunetti’s clipart files provide a JPEG, PNG and EPS file which can easily imported into cricut design space.

The image set file includes 9 characters, including a chick, rabbit, frog, horse, cow, pig, cat, dog and unicorn!!

I imported each of the jpeg designs into design space and chose “complex” when selecting an image type.  You will see a preview of the print and cut file.  I always add extra key words so you can find your images later via search.

I cut my huggers out of 200gsm cardstock, using the print and cut feature in Cricut design space and using my Cricut air machine.

Note: I tried to print my shapes out as close as possible to 4 inches wide, but in order to get 3 to a page, I attached 3 of the images together and made the total width 9.25 inches  – which is the largest a shape can print and cut in cricut design space.  This ensures that you get 3 shapes per page (rather than one or two) – so that you can get more on one piece of paper!

 

You could also print the huggers onto white card stock and cut out the shapes by hand if you don’t have a cutting machine.

Get creative with your favorite candy, lollies, washi tape, twine and mini tags and secure them with glue dots, double sided tape or glue (I always use Helmar 450)

You are not just limited to candy, check out these ideas;

• chocolate candies
• mini erasers
• temporary tattoos
• gum
• other various candy
• a tiny little folded note
• mini pencil or crayon
• mini lollipops

The candy huggers make great gifts for school friends, young relatives.  These would be ideal for lolly bags, parties or on top of your gift wrapping.

Check out these new images by Sanquentti Design and the rest of their fun svg and clipart files on their web page.

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Princess Cards

So who doesn’t love princesses?

I have to admit I have a soft spot for princess Jasmine in Aladdin.  I mean, that princess is savvy, she isn’t settling for the first rich prince that comes her way.

I posted a poll on my Facebook page about which princesses people would like to see on a card.  Jasmine won out, followed by Belle of Beauty and the Best.

In the past, I had tried to make the princesses up using either the “once upon a princess” or “create a friend” cricut cartridges. This worked especially well with Elsa from Frozen.

Below: Princess cards from “create a friend” cricut cartridge.

I stumble across so many great images from lettering delights, including their set of images called, “happily ever after“.  There is also a “more happily ever after” set that I am yet to play with.

As per usual, I generally delete a lot of the layers in Cricut design space to ensure that the shapes are simplified.  Layers like their shoes, earrings, cheeks, just make it too time consuming for me!  You could always put on some pink stick on rhinestones for checks or stick on pearls for earrings if you wanted.  I cut out Cinderella gloves but found them too fiddly for me, so deleted them for the next cut.

Below: An idea of the layers that I had before cutting using Cricut design space software.

Below: Princess Jasmine on my cutting board.  

And here is the end result.  I had some gorgeous apple paper from an old pad of Kaisercraft’s fine and sunny that went well with snow white.  I cut out the white borders from Cricut’s “small tags and frames” cartridge.   A button was added to each of the cards.  The stamps used were from Kaisercraft’s Pop! clear stamp.

Thanks for reading this post!

Libby

Lettering Direct – SVG Cut Files

I had my cricut explore for a few months before I got around to uploading my own SVG cut files.

It was only after I exhausted the cricut design space image library did I find that there was a whole other world out there!

One of my great finds has been Lettering Delights, their fun/child like images really appeal to me and so far, they don’t seem overly complicated in design.  I’m really a 4 layers maximum kind of girl!  Else, it just takes too long to glue and I start to lose the pieces on my desk.

Their printed PDF instructions highlighting the layers is also really clear to follow, which was a relief to me who was a bit unsure about purchasing and importing non-cricut images.

I do spend some time editing designs in design space to delete layers and attach some layers to others which slightly changes the design, but makes the cutting less complicated.

I found the best tip when attaching the layers also.  I was having a problem when the outer edge was being cut first, before the detailed layer.  The cut wasn’t working because the paper didn’t have the stability that it needs to cut small details after the outline cut.  When you attach your images, make sure the outside cut is ordered in front of the detailed cuts.  Read about it here & other cricut hacks; Vintage Revivals 

 

 

Above, you’ll see images from Squawk Box image set of Lettering Delights.  Adorable huh!

 

Thanks for reading,

Libby

 

multi-tasking in 2014

Sometimes you think you must be crazy, trying to do everything!

With Xmas fast approaching, I’ve never been busier. I’m not quite sure why I’ve done this to myself, this year has been a memorable one.  We sold our house, moved and am currently renting awaiting our new house to be built.  I took on a new job 3 days a week for the year (that finishes on the 23rd of December), so am now looking for employment for 2015.  My husband also got a new job after 8.5 years in the same job, Willow was in Kinder, going through all the school transition days/orientation and Fox has gone through the terrible 2’s.  That and all the Willow Fox stuff, I have never done as many markets as I did in 2014.  But I have got so much wonderful support from Trove Bendigo (the monthly market held at the Good Loaf) and It’s been great to get lots of repeat customers.

Note: the next TROVE and my last market for 2014 is on December 14 (at the Good Loaf, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo, Victoria) _ I hope to see you there!

Thanks, Libby