Thank you for this video! Out of all the videos I have watched, this one taught me the most! I am learning inkscape much easier than PS or any other designing program!
I just found this video and you did a great job explaining everything. Thanks to you I finally figured out how to use Inkscape in making water slides and stickers. Thank you again.
You are amazing! I had been trying different things to print then cut bigger images but they were never accurate. I tried your method and it worked!!! Thank you so much!
Thank you Eric! I saw your other video on tricking the cricut today but I use errrr well I'm learning Inkscape:) I'm so glad to find this video. I designed 2 sheets of planner stickers from scratch in Inkscape today. I had a lot of fun and really enjoy the extra features. I can't wait to try tricking my cricut this week. Well done and thanks again or these vids:)
That little point at the end of his feet is because of the properties of the stroke. If caps are a different style, rounded or whatnot, it wouldn't do that. I have learned a lot about inkscape by watching a guy called "Logos by Nick." But I love seeing you combine Inkscape and making things in the Cricut. Thank you.
@@Emm...Kay... In the stroke styles panel, you want the caps or ends for where the stroke lines make a hard corner. If it's a softer corner, you want joins. There are options to make them more circular or to cut off flat. Usually, if it's sticking out like that, I try flat first and then circular. You can also drop the stroke beneath the object with the other buttons. I checked, and they are listed from bottom to top, so Markers, fill, stroke puts the markers at the bottom, the fill second, and the stroke on top. I would play around with that, and also where the actual points and handles are if that doesn't work. Look at the object with the "paths by nodes" tool, second beneath selection, and see if there is a handle sticking way out. Hope this helps.
Question: Can I use Inkscape to simulate the "bleed" option from Cricut Design Space? For example, I want to trace an outline that may have either solid colors or graphics. For solid colors I can just fill the white border, but for graphics I guess I'd have to mirror each edge in all directions and fill the border with that. I have no idea what steps to take to accomplish this. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.
Great job Eric, enjoyed your video. So after I print it out how do I line up the registration marks on the Cricut mat? In the video the registrations aren't in the corner.
Your video is amazing, what type of file do you import? I imported a png and jpeg and they both had white backgrounds. When I went to path to take the background out it made my image fuzzy
Just discovered your videos and they are helping me keep my sanity. For this video you are using Inkscape which I have downloaded to follow along. The versions we each have seem to differ as when you get to the step for Trace Bitmap my pop up window is different with the options in different places. This is causing me to get a little lost and my image does not fill in as yours does. Are there other settings in there I should be adjusting as even moving the threshold to maximum like you did, your image goes black, mine just gets a little more pixelated. Please help!
Hi. Love the way you take us through all steps. Thank you! First. Do you still need to tape a mat for this? If not how can I make it cut in place. My envy 4500 supposed to be borderless printing but I can still see some border and then the cut is off. Thank you. Hope you can help me with a piece of advice
Tape matt is always required. I don't do borderless printing. I leave a 1/4" border and print it without using borderless option, but you also have to turn off fit to page.
Trying outlining on Inkscape, got as far as fill and stroke, but from there l got stuck. 🙁 l see you are using a coloured image, does this method work with black and white images (i.e rubber stamped images) Would you be able to please demonstrate how we would do this method with a black and white image, as us stampers using a cricut machine like to colour our own images ourselves, but would love an outline around our image sometimes. Please, help.....Your help is so so appreciated. This video is great and will be more perfect with the black and white image outline method too. It will definitely help many of us who use rubber stamps!
Great videos, watched many times and still having issues. My printer does not have the "center" option. Am I out of luck or is there a work around? Thanks
I'm just curious, I am trying to trouble shoot for myself as well. What brand printer are you using? I've tried every printer setting imaginable and still having issues...
Hi, could you please tell me the pressure settings you use to cut your stickers. You sad you set yours to 4 mm but I can’t find a way to set my Cricut to 4mm. It only seems to allow me to adjust the pressure. Thanks 🙏
Sorry I am not sure. Depends on what I am cutting and all materials and the machines are different. If you look at the modified pressure settings adjust them with a base material then add just enough pressure each cut till you get desired results. I do this when making kiss cut stickers to die cut magnets. Thing is need a fresh mat too. Using old mat can require more pressure if it was heavily used.
Thanks for the great tutorial! The only difficulty I'm having is getting the whole image to print. The bottom registration marks don't print and the top ones are cut off. I can't figure out how to make my printer print borderless...
hello! Thank you for sharing this trick! I have watched the video a million times and followed all of the steps, but for some reason everytime I cut the alignment is off a tiny bit and it cuts through the bottom of my image. I redid the tape on my mat three times.. would you have any idea what the problem might be?
Thank you! This was super useful! I just didn't get to align the image with the cut when making the project on DS. When I load the picture exported from inkscape it is smaller, and even if I put the same size that I chose on inkscape, it still cuts it wrong,... is there any tip that you could advise, please? Thank you!
Eric M Boyd yes, I set the correct size on inkscape, but when I import the file to design space, it changes, and I can’t size it the same size I did on inkscape. I don’t know what I am doing wrong ...
@@Giovanna-qi2mt Size is relative when you import into DS as you just need the same aspect ratio and should be able to resize the cuts to the paper size. You are not printing the image from DS so I would think you'd be ok?
Eric M Boyd ok, thank you! I tried to put the same size as it is a small project, but I will try again. Hopefully I can get it rigt! Thank you very much!
I am a beginner with all off Inkscape & Cricut Design Space. What I want to know is why when I click on the square & put it in, it is an oval instead of a square. How do I get the square back? So I can't do this tutorial because of that. What did I do wrong? Please help! Thanks
Great question! First thing you need to know is Vector vs Raster images. GIMP/PHOTOSHOP are Raster images programs. Think Photos and Bitmap images. Lots of little dots make up the image. Vector is all Mathematical shapes and colors and the reason you see Inkscape a lot is because it creates SVG(Sizable Vector Graphics) files. So really it is all about what you need. I use my artwork on a lot this stuff, but my artwork is all Raster images. It's good to learn both. I only did the tutorial for those because they are free and people don't want to pay for Photoshop or Illustrator. Oh and FREE doesn't mean they are bad. I like Both Gimp and Inkscape. I use Inkscape as I did not pay for Illustrator. Gimp I don't use only because I have been using Photoshop for over 20 years.
I’ve tried this technique repeatedly and what program are you printing from because I find that it’s always off and I don’t need a little bit I mean it’s so off that you can’t use the image I’m following everything you’re saying but where am I supposed to be printing the picture from?
I’ve watched both your videos on this, my question is will the same settings work on my maker? My cuts around the white are off and I can’t figure out why? Interesting that you save the black background as a cut instead of the other. All the videos I’ve watched so far for making stickers always, always tell you to save the “ print & cut file”. I’m going to try this with a sheet of paper to see how it cuts before I use my good stuff, I use the same LD, but the photo sticker paper.
Thank you so much for this video! I am however having trouble uploading my Inkscape saved work into DS, I keep telling me it’s an unsupported image, my registration marks will show up but nothing else, is there something I’ve done wrong? Thanks! 😊
Hello, and thank you for this video! I recently discovered but still useful! I'm having some issues... In Inkscape I export my image as PNG. I upload as cut-only in Cricut. I cut a test sheet to ensure my stickers will cut correctly then try to line up my sticker sheet using the cut test sheet. But the cut seems to be shifted too high for the top images, too far to the right for the middle images, and too low for the bottom images. Suggestions?
@@smorris310 check the printer. make the registration boxes black and see if they cut correct. Also, I like to print a few sheets and overlay them on a lightbox or window with sun light to make sure my printer prints with the correct alignment each time. I have had issues with auto feed trays.
when I do exactly what your doing in my inkscape ( latest verfsion) and using the stroke and fill, my solid white object doesnt get any bigger and I cant figure out why
Hiii thank you so much. I have a quesiton. I tried doing it and followed all your steps but it didn't cut them in place. I got everything cut somewhere else. Can u help!!
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. CAN YOU PLEASE DO MORE INKSCAPE VIDEOS FOR CRICUT SVG. HOW TO MAKE DIFFERENT LAYERS!! I love how you explain your videos, I’ve shared with a bunch of friends, we’d love more!! 💕
Thanks for sharing! Yes I do plan to make more videos soon. I am setting up a studio space to make them. It has been an enjoyable process and talking to so many people who share my interests is not always easy to do, so this has been a truly great source for that.
Hi I appreciate your videos I was wondering if you can tell me if inkscape is free and would I be able to design my own designs for signs that I make and then print them out on an inkjet printer with vinyl?
I found this video to be really helpful while trying to get more space on my pages. Thanks so much for posting. Great work. I did have one question though. I notice that you have user-defined under your document size. Can you be specific about what settings you use for your printer, specifically, the paper size settings? My registration marks are not in the bottom corners when I preview my page before printing. I've tried borderless printing, standard printing, scaling, fit-to-page. Nothing shows the registration marks in full at the bottom. Thanks so much for your help.
@@marlenemusic4973 I changed a few printer settings and was able to get things working correctly. Well, maybe not correctly, but it worked. It was a lot of trial and error. Can I give step-by-step instructions for this effectively? Probably not! 🤣 I basically played with my printer settings (borderless on or off, amount of extension for borderless) and the registration marks. It looked as if the registration marks didn't really have any effect on the cut IMHO. I think the trick is in the calibration of the machine.
right click and duplicate (or keyboard shortcut) then just hold down ctrl and drag instead of all of the copy and pasting that took half of the video...Also check out the align and distribute menu for your pics abd registration marks. Maybe even the snap to page for your registration marks..will save you ALOT of time my friend.Keep having fun!!
Not a problem. I don't use GIMP either. Well actually i am going through the process of self-teaching through You-Tube like I did with Inkscape. If you just TH-cam search Inkscape Basics you will be fine :)...or DM me and I can just show you for yourself. Awesome video regadless. Look at the replies below..all positive..Always good to help others!!
Is the size 8.5 X 11 inch is a must? As All sticker paper size in my country is A4 size (21 X 29.7 cm) so smaller in width and larger in height ... my cutting mat size is 12 inch by 12 inch I tried more than 10 times different options and did not work the alignment is offset what should I do to have perfect alignment using A4 paper size?
Not really sure, the best advice I have found is to re-watch the video. I only say this because everyone who asked me questions with issue seemed to miss a step or two. If you continue to have the issue I will do my best to help. Thanks.
So I have tried 3 different times, did everything the way you said and for some reason when I go to cut it is not cutting right could you help with this ?
Curious question. Does the printer print the registration marks at the very edges of the paper or does it leave space where the registration marks are not touching the edges of the paper?
I can not figure out what I'm doing wrong when i make a box for the registration marks. I click the box to create change to inches, set the size and when i click off of it, it goes away. Please help ;)
My image keep printing SO off. It looks like the printer takes a break and keeps going. Super interrupted. Am I doing something wrong? All my regular print and cuts print fine.
@@EricMBoyd Oh I can’t even get my image to actually print. I cut out the tape just fine but when printing my image it’s super blurry. I’m not sure where I went wrong 😬
Well add another person to you list about your intrest as well. Just wish i can master digital coloring in photoshop or in inkscape but sad face don't have a wacom tablet.
Please help I am having trouble with trace bitmap where the image isn’t showing once I click update can someone please help me as I’m getting frustrated 😭😭😭
I followed every step very carefully in this video but my cut is completely off. Is there something I may be doing wrong with my paper placement on mat? Thanks
Sorry, I have heard this a few times and have experienced it my self and what I found out was it was completely my printer!! Every print would never be the same the automatic paper feed or tray would always load slightly different no matter what I did. My new Printer I only use the manual rear feed and that prints perfect alignment 98% of the time. I am working on a way to adjust for the other printer.
When I complete the steps as instructed, I noticed in Design space the register marks are lined up nicely in the corners right at 00,00 etc. but once I go to MAKE IT the marks are NOT right in the corners.. they are at 0.5, etc. and almost 9" they do not line up and so the printed picture is not lining up at all. You don't show how the paper is lined up on the MAT before it gets fed into the cricut
Thanks I watched your video on taping of the mat and I did that. BUt I didn't see anything about cutting your alignment squares? can you tell me which video to watch for that? In one of yours that I watched you said the registration marks were WHITE, but that somehow the cricut knew that. thanks :)
I’ll have to give it a try n let u know if it works it’s dumb u have to have to find ways to print a full page of cricut cricut limit with printing yet it cuts 12 by 12 n other things it don’t make sense to limit printing cos that what machine is for lol that’s weird lol
I have done everything step by step with the video but every single time my cricut cuts way off.... no wear near the image. I’m at a loss.... I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
I'm just curious, I am trying to trouble shoot for myself as well. What brand printer are you using? I've tried every printer setting imaginable and still having issues...
I can't for the life of me figure out what I am doing wrong... my printer settings does not have a center... I have downloaded an adobe program to print "actual size"... then attempted every other setting with that program... opened on google chrome and printed... I've printed something like 20 pages in every setting possible... and pretty much want to cry!!! *using mac* *using HP printer*
@@EricMBoyd yeah I feel like I tried every print option, ended up printing on my cricut and instead of 12 images I got 6... bummer... Thanks anyways, but someone else will see this and help out one day :)
@@CraftyCassondra sorry could not be more helpful. Is there any additional HP software that installing will fix the print options. Sometimes if you just use the OS drivers you loose aditional settings/options.
I have a downloadable template for this available here screencast-o-matic.com/watch/coeIFteKGz. Also, I have better luck using the Paint Bucket for offsets. Video on that here th-cam.com/video/IEG5GgZWBnw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much. I have learned alot from your tutorial. I have had my cricut for over 2 years, and am learning to use inkscape .
SO SO SO glad I ran across your vids. Your style of walking us through things is the best I have seen. Thanks so much, truly appreciated!
thanks.
Thank you for this video! Out of all the videos I have watched, this one taught me the most! I am learning inkscape much easier than PS or any other designing program!
Inkscape is nice vector program and is great for most cricut stuff.
I totally agree with this! I am way more proficient in Inkscape, I just can't grasp Photoshop or Illustrator
I just found this video and you did a great job explaining everything. Thanks to you I finally figured out how to use Inkscape in making water slides and stickers. Thank you again.
Thanks, you are welcome
You are amazing! I had been trying different things to print then cut bigger images but they were never accurate. I tried your method and it worked!!! Thank you so much!
Thanks, I am glad I could help.
Thank you!! I am new to cricut and inkscape so I found this very helpful
Thank you Eric! I saw your other video on tricking the cricut today but I use errrr well I'm learning Inkscape:) I'm so glad to find this video. I designed 2 sheets of planner stickers from scratch in Inkscape today. I had a lot of fun and really enjoy the extra features. I can't wait to try tricking my cricut this week. Well done and thanks again or these vids:)
thanks
Years later this has helped me. All I needed to do was save under page not custom. I’m so excited!!!
Thank you for your amazing video. I was very intimidated by Inkscape but your video made it so easy to follow.
That little point at the end of his feet is because of the properties of the stroke. If caps are a different style, rounded or whatnot, it wouldn't do that. I have learned a lot about inkscape by watching a guy called "Logos by Nick." But I love seeing you combine Inkscape and making things in the Cricut. Thank you.
Sara, can you explain how to fix this issue, please?
@@Emm...Kay... In the stroke styles panel, you want the caps or ends for where the stroke lines make a hard corner. If it's a softer corner, you want joins. There are options to make them more circular or to cut off flat. Usually, if it's sticking out like that, I try flat first and then circular. You can also drop the stroke beneath the object with the other buttons. I checked, and they are listed from bottom to top, so Markers, fill, stroke puts the markers at the bottom, the fill second, and the stroke on top. I would play around with that, and also where the actual points and handles are if that doesn't work. Look at the object with the "paths by nodes" tool, second beneath selection, and see if there is a handle sticking way out. Hope this helps.
Most helpful and easy to follow.thank you I've been searching for days.🙌🙏
You don`t know how much this helped me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Question: Can I use Inkscape to simulate the "bleed" option from Cricut Design Space? For example, I want to trace an outline that may have either solid colors or graphics. For solid colors I can just fill the white border, but for graphics I guess I'd have to mirror each edge in all directions and fill the border with that. I have no idea what steps to take to accomplish this. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.
Great job Eric, enjoyed your video. So after I print it out how do I line up the registration marks on the Cricut mat? In the video the registrations aren't in the corner.
Your video is amazing, what type of file do you import? I imported a png and jpeg and they both had white backgrounds. When I went to path to take the background out it made my image fuzzy
When you print, do you check bordeless printing? If no? How you handle the margins that some printers, like laser printers, put on your page? Thanks
Just discovered your videos and they are helping me keep my sanity. For this video you are using Inkscape which I have downloaded to follow along. The versions we each have seem to differ as when you get to the step for Trace Bitmap my pop up window is different with the options in different places. This is causing me to get a little lost and my image does not fill in as yours does. Are there other settings in there I should be adjusting as even moving the threshold to maximum like you did, your image goes black, mine just gets a little more pixelated. Please help!
Great tutorial!
Hi. Love the way you take us through all steps. Thank you! First. Do you still need to tape a mat for this? If not how can I make it cut in place. My envy 4500 supposed to be borderless printing but I can still see some border and then the cut is off. Thank you. Hope you can help me with a piece of advice
Tape matt is always required. I don't do borderless printing. I leave a 1/4" border and print it without using borderless option, but you also have to turn off fit to page.
Wondering if this will work with a silhouette cameo as well.
So excited i found this did you figure out why the printing was off.
Trying outlining on Inkscape, got as far as fill and stroke, but from there l got stuck. 🙁 l see you are using a coloured image, does this method work with black and white images (i.e rubber stamped images) Would you be able to please demonstrate how we would do this method with a black and white image, as us stampers using a cricut machine like to colour our own images ourselves, but would love an outline around our image sometimes. Please, help.....Your help is so so appreciated. This video is great and will be more perfect with the black and white image outline method too. It will definitely help many of us who use rubber stamps!
This may be a dumb question but once it is printed, do I place it on my mat up to the edge?
I'm going to try this out.
Great videos, watched many times and still having issues. My printer does not have the "center" option. Am I out of luck or is there a work around? Thanks
I'm just curious, I am trying to trouble shoot for myself as well. What brand printer are you using? I've tried every printer setting imaginable and still having issues...
Erick thanks. I love stitch where ma I get that image pleaseee.
It's my artwork. I don't sell the image. Sorry.
where can you get a book on inkscape
Hi!! The painters tape method do you leave it in the mat or make it every time you are going to print and cut??
I keep a mat with it on there all the time.
Thank you kind sir!!!!!!!!!
appreciate you!!
Thanks
Hi, could you please tell me the pressure settings you use to cut your stickers. You sad you set yours to 4 mm but I can’t find a way to set my Cricut to 4mm. It only seems to allow me to adjust the pressure. Thanks 🙏
Sorry I am not sure. Depends on what I am cutting and all materials and the machines are different. If you look at the modified pressure settings adjust them with a base material then add just enough pressure each cut till you get desired results. I do this when making kiss cut stickers to die cut magnets. Thing is need a fresh mat too. Using old mat can require more pressure if it was heavily used.
Thanks for the great tutorial! The only difficulty I'm having is getting the whole image to print. The bottom registration marks don't print and the top ones are cut off. I can't figure out how to make my printer print borderless...
hello! Thank you for sharing this trick! I have watched the video a million times and followed all of the steps, but for some reason everytime I cut the alignment is off a tiny bit and it cuts through the bottom of my image. I redid the tape on my mat three times.. would you have any idea what the problem might be?
Double, triple check printer settings. Most of the issues people have are their printer. Do the registration squares cut correctly on the mat?
Eric M Boyd they’re always off! It never cuts them correctly
Thank you! This was super useful! I just didn't get to align the image with the cut when making the project on DS. When I load the picture exported from inkscape it is smaller, and even if I put the same size that I chose on inkscape, it still cuts it wrong,... is there any tip that you could advise, please? Thank you!
Did you make sure to change your document size in inkscape first?
Eric M Boyd yes, I set the correct size on inkscape, but when I import the file to design space, it changes, and I can’t size it the same size I did on inkscape. I don’t know what I am doing wrong ...
@@Giovanna-qi2mt Size is relative when you import into DS as you just need the same aspect ratio and should be able to resize the cuts to the paper size. You are not printing the image from DS so I would think you'd be ok?
Eric M Boyd ok, thank you! I tried to put the same size as it is a small project, but I will try again. Hopefully I can get it rigt! Thank you very much!
I am a beginner with all off Inkscape & Cricut Design Space. What I want to know is why when I click on the square & put it in, it is an oval instead of a square. How do I get the square back? So I can't do this tutorial because of that. What did I do wrong? Please help! Thanks
I was wondering your opinion on the difference between Inkscape vs. Gimp? I mostly have used Publisher & been watching videos to learn the above.
Great question! First thing you need to know is Vector vs Raster images. GIMP/PHOTOSHOP are Raster images programs. Think Photos and Bitmap images. Lots of little dots make up the image. Vector is all Mathematical shapes and colors and the reason you see Inkscape a lot is because it creates SVG(Sizable Vector Graphics) files. So really it is all about what you need. I use my artwork on a lot this stuff, but my artwork is all Raster images. It's good to learn both. I only did the tutorial for those because they are free and people don't want to pay for Photoshop or Illustrator. Oh and FREE doesn't mean they are bad. I like Both Gimp and Inkscape. I use Inkscape as I did not pay for Illustrator. Gimp I don't use only because I have been using Photoshop for over 20 years.
I’ve tried this technique repeatedly and what program are you printing from because I find that it’s always off and I don’t need a little bit I mean it’s so off that you can’t use the image I’m following everything you’re saying but where am I supposed to be printing the picture from?
I use photoshop and are you watching the other main videos?
I’ve watched both your videos on this, my question is will the same settings work on my maker? My cuts around the white are off and I can’t figure out why? Interesting that you save the black background as a cut instead of the other. All the videos I’ve watched so far for making stickers always, always tell you to save the “ print & cut file”.
I’m going to try this with a sheet of paper to see how it cuts before I use my good stuff, I use the same LD, but the photo sticker paper.
Should work and if the cuts are off it is most likely the tape position on the mat or in most cases your printer
@@EricMBoyd I did the tape the way you said, I have a Epson eco tank printer. I set up my printer accordingly.
How do I get so that my images are not corner to corner? It wont let me leave a space between the images.
Your method works great.... But I tried making a 11 x 8.5 rectangle with my pen... Works great, no tape, clean marker off with baby wipe. :)
Thank you so much for this video! I am however having trouble uploading my Inkscape saved work into DS, I keep telling me it’s an unsupported image, my registration marks will show up but nothing else, is there something I’ve done wrong? Thanks! 😊
You are saving the file as Transparent PNG correct?
I’m confused on what Inkscape program to download
Hello, and thank you for this video! I recently discovered but still useful! I'm having some issues... In Inkscape I export my image as PNG. I upload as cut-only in Cricut. I cut a test sheet to ensure my stickers will cut correctly then try to line up my sticker sheet using the cut test sheet. But the cut seems to be shifted too high for the top images, too far to the right for the middle images, and too low for the bottom images. Suggestions?
shifts even on the taped mat?
@@EricMBoyd Yes, I line up my paper up on the taped mat I set up with your instructions
@@smorris310 check the printer. make the registration boxes black and see if they cut correct. Also, I like to print a few sheets and overlay them on a lightbox or window with sun light to make sure my printer prints with the correct alignment each time. I have had issues with auto feed trays.
THANKSSSS
when I do exactly what your doing in my inkscape ( latest verfsion) and using the stroke and fill, my solid white object doesnt get any bigger and I cant figure out why
you need to adjust the stroke size. Or you could just do an offset. That would be a way better way than this. Same result. :)
Hiii thank you so much. I have a quesiton. I tried doing it and followed all your steps but it didn't cut them in place. I got everything cut somewhere else. Can u help!!
Actually I just noticed not even the water marks were printed. And I did put the size and all that on inkscape
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. CAN YOU PLEASE DO MORE INKSCAPE VIDEOS FOR CRICUT SVG. HOW TO MAKE DIFFERENT LAYERS!! I love how you explain your videos, I’ve shared with a bunch of friends, we’d love more!! 💕
Thanks for sharing! Yes I do plan to make more videos soon. I am setting up a studio space to make them. It has been an enjoyable process and talking to so many people who share my interests is not always easy to do, so this has been a truly great source for that.
Hi I appreciate your videos I was wondering if you can tell me if inkscape is free and would I be able to design my own designs for signs that I make and then print them out on an inkjet printer with vinyl?
It is free and you can. :)
Angela Freberg thank you
I found this video to be really helpful while trying to get more space on my pages. Thanks so much for posting. Great work. I did have one question though. I notice that you have user-defined under your document size. Can you be specific about what settings you use for your printer, specifically, the paper size settings? My registration marks are not in the bottom corners when I preview my page before printing. I've tried borderless printing, standard printing, scaling, fit-to-page. Nothing shows the registration marks in full at the bottom.
Thanks so much for your help.
Mine is the same way, did you figure it out?
@@marlenemusic4973 I changed a few printer settings and was able to get things working correctly. Well, maybe not correctly, but it worked. It was a lot of trial and error. Can I give step-by-step instructions for this effectively? Probably not! 🤣
I basically played with my printer settings (borderless on or off, amount of extension for borderless) and the registration marks. It looked as if the registration marks didn't really have any effect on the cut IMHO. I think the trick is in the calibration of the machine.
Would this work with a larger file sizes (height/width) for large scale printing?
Yes, please see this th-cam.com/video/HvkFocQSYVU/w-d-xo.html
Excelente tú video, quiero saber para que hizo los 4 cuadros en cada esquina?
Para lograr el tamaño fr la pagina 8.5 x 11 y subirla a design space.
@@MIMICHI09 hey mis reegistros no quedan alineados como se ve en el archivo antes de imprimir... aque se debera???
I love Stitch too. Everybody teases me at work that I am such a fanatic. lol
That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing! I need to make more stitch art.
right click and duplicate (or keyboard shortcut) then just hold down ctrl and drag instead of all of the copy and pasting that took half of the video...Also check out the align and distribute menu for your pics abd registration marks. Maybe even the snap to page for your registration marks..will save you ALOT of time my friend.Keep having fun!!
Thank you! Would you be willing to make a new video? I will link to it. I do not use gimp. I made this video for others and fumbled my way through it.
Not a problem. I don't use GIMP either. Well actually i am going through the process of self-teaching through You-Tube like I did with Inkscape. If you just TH-cam search Inkscape Basics you will be fine :)...or DM me and I can just show you for yourself. Awesome video regadless. Look at the replies below..all positive..Always good to help others!!
Is the size 8.5 X 11 inch is a must? As All sticker paper size in my country is A4 size (21 X 29.7 cm) so smaller in width and larger in height ... my cutting mat size is 12 inch by 12 inch
I tried more than 10 times different options and did not work the alignment is offset
what should I do to have perfect alignment using A4 paper size?
You can use whatever size, just need to adjust all your steps to match.
I don't know why but I do it myself and when he is going to cut he cuts it badly, could you explain why?
Tried this last night and when I printed the page each image had a large black box and my Cricut totally cut way off. Any tips
Not really sure, the best advice I have found is to re-watch the video. I only say this because everyone who asked me questions with issue seemed to miss a step or two. If you continue to have the issue I will do my best to help. Thanks.
Do you need printer to print borderless for this to work? Thanks.
You should print at 100% Which mostly means that yes, no borders
@@samanthachappo7343 thanks
Ctrl + D to duplicate vs copy and paste. Makes it quicker.
Ok so how do I get the picture with no background like you have?
I created them as transparent PNG files in photoshop. Sorry when I made this video I didn't think about not having Transparent PNG files already.
So I have tried 3 different times, did everything the way you said and for some reason when I go to cut it is not cutting right could you help with this ?
Are the registration squares off from the taped mat?
Wouldnt it be easier to use off set to make the background instead?
What is the program that ur using for registration marks
Software he using is inkscape and why he doing the reg marks so hr can cut them out on cricuit cutting machine
Curious question. Does the printer print the registration marks at the very edges of the paper or does it leave space where the registration marks are not touching the edges of the paper?
Yes that is normal
@@EricMBoyd what’s normal… which one?
The box comes up clear every time wont stay white at all
I can not figure out what I'm doing wrong when i make a box for the registration marks. I click the box to create change to inches, set the size and when i click off of it, it goes away. Please help ;)
Are you creating new Layer?
My image keep printing SO off. It looks like the printer takes a break and keeps going. Super interrupted. Am I doing something wrong? All my regular print and cuts print fine.
Do the registration squares print properly on your taped mat?
@@EricMBoyd Oh I can’t even get my image to actually print. I cut out the tape just fine but when printing my image it’s super blurry. I’m not sure where I went wrong 😬
Well add another person to you list about your intrest as well. Just wish i can master digital coloring in photoshop or in inkscape but sad face don't have a wacom tablet.
you don't need a wacom tablet I never used them for years. Learn the PEN Tool it will be your best friend for almost everything.
I can't do it for stickers I dont know what I do wrong ;(
Please help I am having trouble with trace bitmap where the image isn’t showing once I click update can someone please help me as I’m getting frustrated 😭😭😭
hello I am following your video step by step but they will not group please help thank you
I followed every step very carefully in this video but my cut is completely off. Is there something I may be doing wrong with my paper placement on mat? Thanks
Sorry, I have heard this a few times and have experienced it my self and what I found out was it was completely my printer!! Every print would never be the same the automatic paper feed or tray would always load slightly different no matter what I did. My new Printer I only use the manual rear feed and that prints perfect alignment 98% of the time. I am working on a way to adjust for the other printer.
Eric's other video shows a technique for lining up the paper on your mat. Check it out.
th-cam.com/video/xk33hSpLG9c/w-d-xo.html
Plz help. I’m using a Cricut joy. My cut is not lining up
Not familiar with that machine
Eric M Boyd ok thank you anyway
Im not for sure what im doing wrong. I can't get mine to group
Select all or drag a box around your 4 registration marks and click on object at the top and then scroll down to group.
When I complete the steps as instructed, I noticed in Design space the register marks are lined up nicely in the corners right at 00,00 etc. but once I go to MAKE IT the marks are NOT right in the corners.. they are at 0.5, etc. and almost 9" they do not line up and so the printed picture is not lining up at all. You don't show how the paper is lined up on the MAT before it gets fed into the cricut
See other videos I do show it. You need to tape the mat and cut your alignment square
Thanks I watched your video on taping of the mat and I did that. BUt I didn't see anything about cutting your alignment squares? can you tell me which video to watch for that? In one of yours that I watched you said the registration marks were WHITE, but that somehow the cricut knew that. thanks :)
I’ll have to give it a try n let u know if it works it’s dumb u have to have to find ways to print a full page of cricut cricut limit with printing yet it cuts 12 by 12 n other things it don’t make sense to limit printing cos that what machine is for lol that’s weird lol
It’s a limitation of the browsers not cricut. I agree it is an odd choice.
So you printed the full sheet from Inkscape and cut using Cricut?
Yes
You can do it in corel plis plis
I do not have Corel, what version and are you referring to Coral Draw?
20
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why do you call it registration marks when the cricut uses a giant box for registration?
On the registration marks, you should just use the "x" and "y" coordinates to make it easier. Also may be better to Duplicate then copy.
I have done everything step by step with the video but every single time my cricut cuts way off.... no wear near the image. I’m at a loss.... I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
Lara reinemann he has another video on how he does the aligning on the mat maybe that will help
th-cam.com/video/xk33hSpLG9c/w-d-xo.html
Same. even alining the mat with artists tape like in the other video puts mine off considerably
Maby you have to use your guaranty! I think im doing that soon i have problem just trying to cut stickers labels
I'm just curious, I am trying to trouble shoot for myself as well. What brand printer are you using? I've tried every printer setting imaginable and still having issues...
What is the purpose of this? It looks like you are just cutting svgs and not colored prints. What am I missing?
How do you then line it up in design space so it cuts the correct place?
This video explains it: th-cam.com/video/xk33hSpLG9c/w-d-xo.html
I am confused, how do the registration marks trick Cricut?
It allows you to position perfectly your image with the tape on the mat to get more cutting space and use larger area of your materials.
I can't for the life of me figure out what I am doing wrong... my printer settings does not have a center... I have downloaded an adobe program to print "actual size"... then attempted every other setting with that program... opened on google chrome and printed... I've printed something like 20 pages in every setting possible... and pretty much want to cry!!! *using mac* *using HP printer*
Went into advance print option? Hmmm not sure on a MAC maybe someone else can chime in here. I Havn't used MAC in many years.
@@EricMBoyd yeah I feel like I tried every print option, ended up printing on my cricut and instead of 12 images I got 6... bummer... Thanks anyways, but someone else will see this and help out one day :)
@@CraftyCassondra sorry could not be more helpful. Is there any additional HP software that installing will fix the print options. Sometimes if you just use the OS drivers you loose aditional settings/options.
@@EricMBoyd Worth a shot thank you!... I highly regret getting another HP.
I have a downloadable template for this available here screencast-o-matic.com/watch/coeIFteKGz. Also, I have better luck using the Paint Bucket for offsets. Video on that here th-cam.com/video/IEG5GgZWBnw/w-d-xo.html
Still doesnt cut accurately. Even after calibration.