I did it! Watched it a million times and did this project over an over again until I got the result I wanted. Thanks so much, now to get some nice vyniland make this t-shirt!
Thank you for a fun project. Your description is clear and makes this project obtainable for beginners. As I was trying to click on multiple pieces, I kept moving them around. That is when I realized the power of using keyboard shortcuts. Side Note: As a new user, I currently have a 30-day free trial of Access; however, I did provide Cricut with my credit card to hold and plan to pay for Access once my 30 day period is over. When I clicked make-it, I was surprised that the system asked for a nominal payment. It wasn't the cost, just did not realize that we still have to pay for some content, even with Access. In the end, I remade the project with a heart I made from the free shapes, using the slice function to obtain an outline : )
I love keyboard shortcuts, they make things so much easier :D For the payment, I accidentally used a heart shape for this video that isn't included in Cricut Access which is why there is a charge for it. I didn't realise until after I had published the video and someone pointed it out. Using the Slice feature on the heart shape was a great workaround :)
Sarah, I really enjoyed this tutorial so much I had to check out your website... I was so impressed... I am now a subscriber... You're a natural when it comes to instructing... I appreciate you get right to the point with no idle chit chat... please keep the videos coming... thank you
Hi!!! Somebody help me please, I do all my svg imagen on inkscape, but every time I open them on cricut the sizes change to less than half. why is that?
It will be something to do with your document settings in Inkscape. I'm afraid I'm not that experienced with Inkscape to be able to say what it should be, so maybe try searching TH-cam for someone who does Inkscape SVG tutorials as they might be able to help better?
Please can you email a screenshot or photo to sarah@craftwithsarah.com so that I can take a look, including the layers panel? Also, there is a more recent version of this video here which may be more help: th-cam.com/video/S58PzZvhQBY/w-d-xo.html
This is really cool. I wish Cricket didn't make design space so much more complicated than it needs to be. If they would just give us an eraser tool even it would make their system so much better
Thank you for this. I’m new to this and your tutorial is so easy to follow. I must have missed a step though, as I ended up with a cut between the first letter and the line of the heart!
I'm glad that the video was easy to follow. For fixing the cut between the first letter and the heart, maybe try this video instead, which does the same thing but in a much newer version of Design Space: th-cam.com/video/S58PzZvhQBY/w-d-xo.html The benefit of the new version is that the letters can be moved about after "joining" them to the heart, so if it's not in quite the right place, you can fix it.
Thank you for sharing! I have just started discovering Cricut and Design Space and videos really help conquering both. Your tutorial is so easy to understand and helpful. I was following your steps one at a time and voila! I did it! Thank you!
Thank you for easy to follow steps to do this, bee wanting to do this for a while , can i adapt this to draw on a birthday card, have liked and subscribed
Omg, i had no idea such detail had to go into this. I’m glad there is this instructional to explain all the words on the design place and how to use them. Looking for ward to this cricut university. Lol.
i guess im randomly asking but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot my password. I would love any help you can give me.
@Jace Rayan I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Thank you so much Sarah!! You were nice and slow and explained every step! Definitely helped me understand my Maker a lot more and feeling comfortable with experimenting .
Thank you for making this video. It is clear and easy to understand, and has helped me so much in being able to know how to create the design that i have in my head! 😊 I like the way you explain things, and i have just subscribed to your channel due to this. You are a blessing...
@@CraftWithSarah Thanks. I'm just working on it now, I think it will be a long job lol... I am sure your other videos will be a huge help to me too, again thanks you, your time is appriciated.
Hi Sarah, I'm pretty new to Cricut design space. I noticed that you have an option for a Line fill and so many more options compared with my cricut design space. I don't have the option to fill or unfill my shapes nor change the color of my line types. Am I missing something?
The fill option only appears when you have clicked a layer, e.g. an image or text, on your Canvas. If it isn't appearing even after you click something, please can you send a screenshot to sarah@craftwithsarah.com and I'll take a look?
I have the joy and pro tip.. skip the monthly fees and buy SVG files of choice off Etsy.. I spend less then 10$ and got over 1000 files.. u can buy fonts ,preferred or specific files as well ..saved the day!!
Hi, I am trying to figure out how to place a shape and letters together, but I want the shape and the letters 2 different colors to place on a mug. Can you provide any advice or do you perhaps have a video that shows how to do this. For example If I take a green leaf and place text across it in purple. How do I set that up to cut it for the design using infusible ink. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I haven't used infusible ink before so I'm not sure how to do that, sorry :( You could try searching on TH-cam for "layer infusible ink" or something along those lines?
Great video, I am not seeing when you say when welding it can fill in holes in the middle of the letter and if it does that make them really big and try welding again. I don't see what you mean by this and what it should look like in case I need to do it and weld again. Thanks
You will know if it happens to you as it's quite obvious. The middles of the letters (e.g. the "a" letters) become filled in so they would all turn black. So just check over your name after clicking "Weld" to make sure it hasn't filled them in :)
Thank you :) I released an updated version last month that might be a little easier to follow as it uses the current version of Design Space: th-cam.com/video/S58PzZvhQBY/w-d-xo.html
I rarely ever comment on videos, with that said, this video is my hands down favorite cricut design space video! Subscribing and going to look through all of your other videos!
so much fun.. i was doing this as you explained and so easy once i got the hang of it... thank you now to work on the other one where the names are the heart. thank you
Thank you so much for the video. So easy to understand as you explain it nice and simple and slowly. Learnt a few other tips on the way. Can’t wait to watch more of your videos. X
Shucks, I would loved to see you print and finish this. I’m a newbie so I definitely need those instructions/ideas. I thoroughly enjoyed your tutorial! 😍
No :) You can use the free heart shape instead and use the Offset feature and Slice to make a cutout in the middle, then use any font on your computer.
You're very welcome! I have recently updated this video so that it's suitable for the current CDS updates, you might want to check that out, I uploaded the video recently. 🥰
I’m trying this but don’t understand why some buttons I need are greyed out like slice at the bottom and align at the top. Would you know why? I’m following your video exactly
The Slice button will only be available to click if you have precisely 2 layers selected. If you just have one, or if you have more than 2, then you can't use it. For "Align", you need to have two or more layers selected for it to be available.
Thank you, that means a lot to me as I do try to keep them on the shorter side and "get to the point" quickly, but I'm always worried that I talk too much!! 😂😂
I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial :) I use a (very old!) Windows 8 desktop PC so I'm probably not the best person to ask. :D I would maybe stay away from Chromebooks though as I think you can only run the "mobile app" version of Design Space on them and not the full version, so you'd miss out on some of the features.
Thank you for making this video! As most have said, it has clear instructions and demonstration (I followed along and was very pleased with the final results!) So glad I found it! (thumbs up and subscribed^^)❤❤
Hi Sarah Love this, thanks for your step by step instructions! Just got my Maker 2 days ago so learning in design space first. Im have trouble is there any way I can connect with you to show you what I have done so you can point out where I went wrong. I am hopeless with technology but eager to learn! Thanks in advance for your time and help
Great video, have one question for you. I have noticed at the end of the video in the program when you had it completed ,on the bottom right I see purchase. Everything you create you have to pay through the cricut program? Beginner here, looking to buy a CRICUT machine.
I accidentally used a heart shape that was a paid file. There are lots in there you can use for free, or if you get the Cricut Access subscription you can use 100,000's of images for free. It was just bad luck in the video I happened to choose one that wasn't free and didn't notice :(
Have you selected both layers of your name? If not, make sure you have selected both of them as the align button will only show up if you have more than one layer selected.
Well done. Clear instructions & demonstration. Helpful. Fun idea. Glad there is no music or noises in the backgroung. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it and that you found the instructions clear :)
The slice is what I didn’t know. That’s awesome!
Glad it helped! :)
I did it! Watched it a million times and did this project over an over again until I got the result I wanted. Thanks so much, now to get some nice vyniland make this t-shirt!
Yay, I'm glad the video was helpful and I hope you have fun making your t-shirt! :)
Great tips!! Duplicating and hiding before slicing!!! A game changer!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Thank you for a fun project. Your description is clear and makes this project obtainable for beginners. As I was trying to click on multiple pieces, I kept moving them around. That is when I realized the power of using keyboard shortcuts.
Side Note: As a new user, I currently have a 30-day free trial of Access; however, I did provide Cricut with my credit card to hold and plan to pay for Access once my 30 day period is over. When I clicked make-it, I was surprised that the system asked for a nominal payment. It wasn't the cost, just did not realize that we still have to pay for some content, even with Access. In the end, I remade the project with a heart I made from the free shapes, using the slice function to obtain an outline : )
I love keyboard shortcuts, they make things so much easier :D For the payment, I accidentally used a heart shape for this video that isn't included in Cricut Access which is why there is a charge for it. I didn't realise until after I had published the video and someone pointed it out. Using the Slice feature on the heart shape was a great workaround :)
You are a genius!!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!! I am a forever follower and CANNOT WAIT TO BINGE WATCH ALL OF YOUR OTHER VIDEOS!!!!
Yay! Thank you!! I'm glad you like the videos :)
Sarah, I really enjoyed this tutorial so much I had to check out your website... I was so impressed... I am now a subscriber... You're a natural when it comes to instructing... I appreciate you get right to the point with no idle chit chat... please keep the videos coming... thank you
Thank you for subscribing and I'm glad that you are enjoying the videos :)
Wow! How did you even begin to imagine how to do all that?! Amazing.
Thank you :) I'm a graphic designer so I spend lots of time playing about with different design software to get to know how they work.
Hi!!! Somebody help me please, I do all my svg imagen on inkscape, but every time I open them on cricut the sizes change to less than half. why is that?
It will be something to do with your document settings in Inkscape. I'm afraid I'm not that experienced with Inkscape to be able to say what it should be, so maybe try searching TH-cam for someone who does Inkscape SVG tutorials as they might be able to help better?
No SERIOUSLY I ENJOYED THIS UPLOAD SO I'VE DECIDED TO SUBSCRIBE!!!
Thank you for subscribing!
@@CraftWithSarah NO PROBLEM!!!
Me Too!!!😊
Hello and thank you for your videos!
At 7:15 when I click on heart the contour option is off (not clickable).
Why?
Please can you email a screenshot or photo to sarah@craftwithsarah.com so that I can take a look, including the layers panel? Also, there is a more recent version of this video here which may be more help: th-cam.com/video/S58PzZvhQBY/w-d-xo.html
This is really cool. I wish Cricket didn't make design space so much more complicated than it needs to be. If they would just give us an eraser tool even it would make their system so much better
An eraser tool would be amazing!! 😁
Thank You!!! Your directions were easy to follow! My heart looks fabulous. Thanks again!!
Thank you for the comment and I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for this. I’m new to this and your tutorial is so easy to follow. I must have missed a step though, as I ended up with a cut between the first letter and the line of the heart!
I'm glad that the video was easy to follow. For fixing the cut between the first letter and the heart, maybe try this video instead, which does the same thing but in a much newer version of Design Space: th-cam.com/video/S58PzZvhQBY/w-d-xo.html
The benefit of the new version is that the letters can be moved about after "joining" them to the heart, so if it's not in quite the right place, you can fix it.
This video was super Helpful!!! I am new to all this and I need so much to learn!!
Thank you, I'm glad the video was helpful :)
Thank you for sharing! I have just started discovering Cricut and Design Space and videos really help conquering both. Your tutorial is so easy to understand and helpful. I was following your steps one at a time and voila! I did it! Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you for the lovely comment and I'm pleased that the video was helpful! :)
Great tutorial- trying it now
Hope you could make some exciting creations 😁
Thank you. I have used a cutter for years and I stopped for a long time. Your videos are wonderful and helping me remember so much. 🌸
Thank you for your lovely comment and I'm glad that you are finding the videos helpful!
Love your Videos! May God bless you and your family
Thank you so much!
I subscribed as soon as you explained how to fix the letters that get filled in after you weld!
Thank You!
Glad it was helpful and thank you for subscribing :)
You make this so east, thank you! I have used your video a few times. I also love your beautiful accent, it’s so lovely to listen to .
Thank you :) I'm glad that the video is helpful x
I agree 100%
ty so much I am new to cricut and your tutorials are very easy to follow xx
Thank you for the lovely comment! I'm glad that you find the videos easy to follow :)
I love your tutorial! I followed step by step and made an iron on sweatshirt for my grand daughter's birthday. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Hi I m very new to all of this and your tutorials are fantastic, I am now going to watch all of yours , thanks again
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for easy to follow steps to do this, bee wanting to do this for a while , can i adapt this to draw on a birthday card, have liked and subscribed
I think it would work but it will draw around the edges (like a colouring page) rather than just one smooth line.
Omg, i had no idea such detail had to go into this. I’m glad there is this instructional to explain all the words on the design place and how to use them. Looking for ward to this cricut university. Lol.
Glad the video was helpful! Let me know if you have any requests for future videos :)
i guess im randomly asking but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account?
I was dumb forgot my password. I would love any help you can give me.
@Duke Dominick instablaster ;)
@Jace Rayan I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Jace Rayan It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my account :D
I seriously needed this explanation , thanks 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much Sarah!! You were nice and slow and explained every step! Definitely helped me understand my Maker a lot more and feeling comfortable with experimenting .
Thank you for the lovely comment :)
Finally a video that works for a newbie! Thank you sooo much. edited: just subscribed. thanks again
Thank you for subscribing and I'm glad that the video was helpful :)
Thanks so much for the detailed description. I have been trying to figure out how to do this. Now I can give it a go.
Glad the was helpful and I hope you have fun trying it :)
Thanks so much. The teaching is very detail . I love you
Thank you! 😃
thank you I am new to cricut maker and want to personalise cups for Christmas your video is fantastic
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for making this video. It is clear and easy to understand, and has helped me so much in being able to know how to create the design that i have in my head! 😊 I like the way you explain things, and i have just subscribed to your channel due to this. You are a blessing...
I'm really glad that the tutorial was helpful for you! Thank you so much for subscribing, I hope you find the other tutorials helpful too 😁
@@CraftWithSarah Thanks. I'm just working on it now, I think it will be a long job lol... I am sure your other videos will be a huge help to me too, again thanks you, your time is appriciated.
Thank god I use Illustrator on the Mac and iPad Pro. Design Space would drive me nuts. I admire your patience, nice tutorial...
You can use Illustrator on Mac for Cricut?
You can design in Illustrator and then save as a SVG and upload it into Design Space.
Thank You!!!!!!! That was an AWESOME tutorial!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is wonderful: I can now use my brand new Cricut Air! Thank you sooo much!
Yay! I hope you enjoy using your new Cricut!
Hi Sarah, I'm pretty new to Cricut design space. I noticed that you have an option for a Line fill and so many more options compared with my cricut design space. I don't have the option to fill or unfill my shapes nor change the color of my line types. Am I missing something?
Basically, I don't have the 'Fill' Option at all in the upper left hand of my canvas. I have a Mac OS, hopefully that is not the reason why though.
The fill option only appears when you have clicked a layer, e.g. an image or text, on your Canvas. If it isn't appearing even after you click something, please can you send a screenshot to sarah@craftwithsarah.com and I'll take a look?
Just got my Cricut and thanks to your tutorial, I was able to create this. I can't wait to see more of videos
What a lovely comment, thank you for trying the tutorial and I'm glad that it was helpful :)
Such an excellent tutorial. THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful!
So easy to follow you are a gem 💎
Thank you x
I will try this on my Joy still learning how to use it. That is such a great tutorial and very detailed. Thank you so much for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed the tutorial and I hope you have fun trying it out with your Joy! :)
I have the joy and pro tip.. skip the monthly fees and buy SVG files of choice off Etsy.. I spend less then 10$ and got over 1000 files.. u can buy fonts ,preferred or specific files as well ..saved the day!!
Always so easy to follow! Better than Jennifer Maker in my opinion!
Oh wow, that is a huge compliment, thank you so much! ❤️
thank you so much this was my first ever project with my circuit and I am so happy it was so easy to follow and I loved what I made
Amazing! Thank you for choosing this as your first project :) I am glad that you enjoyed making it.
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi, I am trying to figure out how to place a shape and letters together, but I want the shape and the letters 2 different colors to place on a mug. Can you provide any advice or do you perhaps have a video that shows how to do this. For example If I take a green leaf and place text across it in purple. How do I set that up to cut it for the design using infusible ink. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I haven't used infusible ink before so I'm not sure how to do that, sorry :( You could try searching on TH-cam for "layer infusible ink" or something along those lines?
This was an extremely helpful video! Thanks so much
Glad it was helpful!
This was soooooo good. I’m gonna try this tomorrow. Wish me luck🙂
Good luck! You can do it 🥰
Awesome tutorial
Thank you!
Great video, I am not seeing when you say when welding it can fill in holes in the middle of the letter and if it does that make them really big and try welding again. I don't see what you mean by this and what it should look like in case I need to do it and weld again. Thanks
You will know if it happens to you as it's quite obvious. The middles of the letters (e.g. the "a" letters) become filled in so they would all turn black. So just check over your name after clicking "Weld" to make sure it hasn't filled them in :)
This is a really cool design! Simple and really neat! Thank you for sharing and putting this together
Thank you!
Excellent tutorial. Appreciate it.
Thank you :) I released an updated version last month that might be a little easier to follow as it uses the current version of Design Space: th-cam.com/video/S58PzZvhQBY/w-d-xo.html
Really amazing. Please, I want a detailed explanation of how to design the appropriate sizes, thank you
That's a great idea for a future tutorial, thank you :) I will add it to my list of possible videos for the future.
I rarely ever comment on videos, with that said, this video is my hands down favorite cricut design space video! Subscribing and going to look through all of your other videos!
Thank you so much! 🥰
Thank You for sharing Your knowledge with us!
My pleasure!
Thank you for showing us this.
My pleasure!
I sure have!!! And I’m grouped them to make them touch as well. I think I failed to flatten them. 😊thanks for responding.
Ahh, yes! Is it working once they're flattened? 😁
It took me couple times watching you n trying but I finally got it thank you
Glad it was helpful :)
Terrific tutorial! Thank you for such a detailed explanation
Thank you for the lovely comment! :)
Thank you, great instructions...making for my grandchildren’s Valentine card.
Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you have fun making your own designs for your grandchildren's Valentine's card :)
very good, straight forward video! Thank you!
Thank you! :)
so much fun.. i was doing this as you explained and so easy once i got the hang of it... thank you now to work on the other one where the names are the heart. thank you
Glad you enjoyed it and that you found the instructions clear :)
Your explanation was BRILLIANT. THANK YOU
Does the machine have the feature where you can change measurements from imperial to the metric system?
Yes it does, this video shows how: th-cam.com/video/rBKPVP9ZSPE/w-d-xo.html
This is brilliant, thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Learned so much from video today. Thank you for taking the time and explaining everything.
That's great to hear :) I'm glad you enjoyed it!
thank you for making it so simple.
You're welcome!
I keep referring back to this, so thanks for sharing.
Thank you! :)
Thank you so much for the video. So easy to understand as you explain it nice and simple and slowly. Learnt a few other tips on the way. Can’t wait to watch more of your videos. X
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Shucks, I would loved to see you print and finish this. I’m a newbie so I definitely need those instructions/ideas. I thoroughly enjoyed your tutorial! 😍
Thank you for the suggestion, I'll keep that in mind for future videos :)
yes it helped very much. thank you.
Very easy to follow, can't wait to try it out! Thanks!
Hope you have fun trying it out :)
do you have to have the cricut design space membership to be able to do all this?
No :) You can use the free heart shape instead and use the Offset feature and Slice to make a cutout in the middle, then use any font on your computer.
Thank you I was trying to make this the other day I had no idea what I was doing
Glad the video could help! :)
I have been struggling w CDS. Thank you sm for this video. I use a Samsung fold 4. I'm hoping it's similar.
You're very welcome! I have recently updated this video so that it's suitable for the current CDS updates, you might want to check that out, I uploaded the video recently. 🥰
Thank you so much..I had no idea that this could be done!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Thank you! That was super easy to follow step-by-step and I accomplished with only one replay!
Fantastic! Thank you for letting me know :)
Fun. Can’t wait to try this.
Thank you! 😊
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I’m trying this but don’t understand why some buttons I need are greyed out like slice at the bottom and align at the top. Would you know why? I’m following your video exactly
The Slice button will only be available to click if you have precisely 2 layers selected. If you just have one, or if you have more than 2, then you can't use it.
For "Align", you need to have two or more layers selected for it to be available.
I love you tutorials. They are so easy to follow and are short. Thank you!
Thank you, that means a lot to me as I do try to keep them on the shorter side and "get to the point" quickly, but I'm always worried that I talk too much!! 😂😂
Looking to get a laptop/desktop to take my designs further, any recommendations?
Great tutorial by the way!
And name! 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial :) I use a (very old!) Windows 8 desktop PC so I'm probably not the best person to ask. :D I would maybe stay away from Chromebooks though as I think you can only run the "mobile app" version of Design Space on them and not the full version, so you'd miss out on some of the features.
@@CraftWithSarah
Will do, 😃 Thank you!
Thank you for making this video! As most have said, it has clear instructions and demonstration (I followed along and was very pleased with the final results!) So glad I found it! (thumbs up and subscribed^^)❤❤
That's great to hear! Thank you so much 😁 I'm really glad that the instructions and demonstration was clear 😁
Thankyou so much. So helpful x
You are welcome! :)
Great tutorial.
Glad you liked it!
loveed watching this! you had a lot of information and has helped me a lot:)!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you you explained really well really simple and very calmly not to fast 😘
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I was able to make my very own and was not frustrated. Very good tips.
I'm glad the video was helpful :)
Hi Sarah
Love this, thanks for your step by step instructions! Just got my Maker 2 days ago so learning in design space first. Im have trouble is there any way I can connect with you to show you what I have done so you can point out where I went wrong. I am hopeless with technology but eager to learn! Thanks in advance for your time and help
Hi Lynne, you can email me on sarah@craftwithsarah.com and I'd be happy to help :)
@@CraftWithSarah thanks I will!
Thank you for helping me out.
Happy to help!
Thank you Sarah, super clear instructions!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you ! Such a simple and straightforward video. Easy to follow ! 🙂
Glad you liked it!! 🥰
Thank you for this great tutorial!!
I just made a logo for my granddaughter’s T-shirt using your easy to follow steps and I couldn’t be more pleased!
Thank you for the lovely comment. I love that you used the tutorial to make a t-shirt for your granddaughter! :)
Great details in your tutorial. I will definitely have to give this a try. TFS!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy giving it a try :)
Wonderful I like to see more on your talents
Thank you! I'll be recording some new tutorials soon, I was waiting for a new computer to arrive :)
Great video, have one question for you. I have noticed at the end of the video in the program when you had it completed ,on the bottom right I see purchase. Everything you create you have to pay through the cricut program? Beginner here, looking to buy a CRICUT machine.
I accidentally used a heart shape that was a paid file. There are lots in there you can use for free, or if you get the Cricut Access subscription you can use 100,000's of images for free. It was just bad luck in the video I happened to choose one that wasn't free and didn't notice :(
I don’t have machines yet ,but video is very educational. I love it . Thanks ❤
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it! 😁
Thank you!! I’m new to Cricut and I was wondering about this :)
Glad it was helpful!
thank you! this is my first official project for my baby niece
How exciting! I hope you enjoy making it :)
Thank you for sharing this video I learn a lot from you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! This was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video. I have one question though. My align button is greyed out when duplicating my name and putting it over the top of the first one. Thoughts?
Have you selected both layers of your name? If not, make sure you have selected both of them as the align button will only show up if you have more than one layer selected.