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Thank you! To answer your questions - yes, it’ll work with the Cricut joy as long as the design you cut is small enough. But the Cricut joy can definitely cut vinyl. And I would not recommend permanent vinyl for ribbon. Ribbon is fabric, so it will not stick to fabric. I would recommend heat transfer vinyl instead - but beware, a lot of ribbons (like ones from the craft store) are synthetic and would melt with a heat press when you try to apply the HTV. You’d have to find a cotton ribbon or something that wouldn’t melt

Hi Sheryl! I typically use my regular vinyl setting (Vinyl on the Cricut), unless I’m noticing that it’s cutting through the paper behind it, then I use one setting less than that. If you’re noticing that it’s not completely cutting through your vinyl, try “Vinyl +,” or keep increasing it until it cuts through but doesn’t cut through the backing and you can easily pull up the negative space. Make sure that your blade is sharp (you do have to replace them every once in a while - i replace mine twice a year usually, but I also use the Cricut mostly only for vinyl - if you’re doing a lot of cardstock/heavier materials, you’ll need to replace it more often) and your mat doesn’t have too much debris on it. If you’re getting a lot of ripples in the vinyl, it may be because your blade isn’t sharp enough!

@@mjcreativeco.2650 thanks for responding. I’m going to change my blade but I have the Maker and you can junky change the setting to more pressure and there are tons of vinyl settings. I selected permanent or premium and more pressure and it still didn’t work so someone said to try washi tape and more pressure snd this worked better but the negative still does not lift away easily. I’ll change my blade and try again. Thank you.

Hi there! It’s a 4” bauble, I got this one from Hobby Lobby - they don’t have them on their website, you’d have to go check in store if you have one near you (and they always sell out of the frosted glass ones as it gets closer to Christmas)

Michael O hi there! It was an xacto blade! I use it to make weeding a little easier (so I’m not pulling up all of it and some getting stuck in the little crevices that calligraphy has). This especially helps with thin lines or small calligraphy so I’m focused on one spot at a time :)

I do!! Thank you so much for noticing ☺️

Absolutely! I use the same process for larger projects - I do posters and signs with vinyl all the time!

Hi there! I just went into my Cricut design space - and mine is in the top left corner as well now so it must be an update issue with Cricut. I don’t often use that exact of measurement, I just use the grid lines, so it doesn’t bother me. But if you’re trying to get it to an exact size (not just in 1/2” or 1/4” measurements, which you can see on the grid easily), just move the item over so you can see the top left corner and resize

MJ Creative Co. thank you for the reply 😉

jenlelandmj if you are inputting an image without a transparent background, you will need to remove those pieces after uploading (there is an edit stage that comes up after you select it to edit it). Otherwise, once you import it, look at the layers on Design Space and see if those are coming up as a separate piece, delete them! Hope that helps :)

It depends on what you’re using it for! I have an Explore Air 2, and it does everything I need it to. The Maker is great if you’re cutting a lot of fabric or super thick materials, but I use it mostly for paper and vinyl so the cheaper ones are perfect!

@@mjcreativeco.2650 thanks!!! 🤗

Mandip Rainu no I don’t, especially with the frosted glass because it’ll wipe it away. It still sticks, and it isn’t going to be washed or anything so i don’t worry about it

Danielle Peters yes I do! Thin lettering is hard, I do the monoline lettering instead of variable lettering because variable gets too skinny in places

@@mjcreativeco.2650 if only I knew what any of that meant lol. Kinda new to this crafting world.... absolutely gorgeous piece btw!

Toscha Phillips most people don’t know all of that! It took me a long time to figure out how thin and small I could make things where the cricut won’t have an issue cutting it. It’s all about trial and error!

Kiki S it depends on the size of the ball, but I made this one the same size as the width of the ball (4”)

pgh. phyl calligraphy is subjective, most people can read it just fine

You can read her calligraphy quite easily. And, looks like this is a gift for.an engaged couple...I'm sure they were able to make out their own names just fine.

I think it’s beautiful! Wish I could do calligraphy like that x

G Broom I think it is - you have to find a happy medium, because you can’t cut anything TOO skinny, but it helps because the thinner it is e more flexible it is

Kai Stockman yeah it takes a little while to find the right transfer tape. The ones advertised as “low tack” are usually not great, they need to be stickier. I find that if you buy a roll that is too sticky, stick it to something else (I use my arm) then use it. Helps a lot!

Tracy Adair hi there! I didn’t use fonts, I drew all the letters myself. I go over in the video that I drew them in Procreate on my iPad :)

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@Ira Denver Instablaster :)

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hersheyqueen Lisa hi there! I have two other videos on my profile, how to go straight from procreate (where I do the calligraphy) into design space, but I also have one about vectorizing lettering (or drawings) from procreate on Illustrator. I don’t go into how to save exactly for the cricut, but it’s basically the same, you just have to save as an .SVG file at the end

MJ Creative Co. Thank you so much!

Thanks for that!!

Barbara Carlson if you have an explore air or explore air 2, you should be able to use design space!

Susin Tippie hi there! They actually give it away with their transfer tape rolls that I buy on amazon! I have a couple of them for that reason :)

@@mjcreativeco.2650 what type of transfer tape?

Toscha Phillips if you look up Craftopia on amazon, they have a bunch of options!

Andrea Scott it depends on the size of the ornament! This one is a 4” diameter ornament, and I think I used a 4” design (it’s been a while though)

@@mjcreativeco.2650 okay. Thank you! Just knowing dimensions helped

Hi Michelle - it depends on how sharp my blade is, I don’t change the settings for thinner fonts, I just do it on whatever is currently cutting my vinyl (the vinyl setting most of the time)

I just rewatched your video again. After watching it the first time a month ago, you gave me the confidence to try vinyl on a curved surface. Thank you so much. Your tips are all spot on. I have done 100 ornaments....you are the best!

Michelle Petraitis that is so amazing!! I’m so glad I was able to help you, that’s all I wanted to do when I created this video :)

Gweny De Boer its not a font, it’s my calligraphy!

@@mjcreativeco.2650 Gotcha.. very nice

Thank you Tony! :)

Rubi Soto Hi! Most website that have graphics have rules for commercialization - and it depends on each website/designer. Most require a release or additional charge if you want to use it to sell a large amount of products. If you create custom invites, and you’re only using the graphics for a few pieces, you should be able to use them without an extended license. And this series of videos cover almost all of what I would discuss about printables (I don’t do many anyways) so I probably will not create a video about it, but thank you!