This is the best solution I found to the reduced resolution that Cricut Design Space is doing to my artwork, thank you, thank you!!! I'm printing it through Photoshop and Pages at the same time, I'm crazy picky about the quality, so I try to find best solutions. Don't give up!
FINALLY. A video that covers a those couple of steps that were needed (scratches head) just could not figure out! (face palm) after many days and evenings exactly what I needed. Thank you a million times over for posting this.
I’m confused about the registration marks. You mentioned Cricut uses the squares to know where the edge of the paper is? But the squares aren’t actually printed in color when you print out the full page and before you insert it into the machine, isn’t it already in place between the tape? So the Cricut will cut the same spot regardless if you had the registration squares? I think I’m missing something
Great video! However, I'm having a big problem with lining up my paper to the Cricut machine. I did everything in your video and when I put the paper on my mat and go to cut, the alignment of the cut is WAY off. I noticed I still have small gaps within my printers tape, but no matter what, I only get one good cut and the rest are super off. Any tips for this?
My business cards came out perfect. Thank you so much. Had the worst time calibrating. Quick fix: Unplug. Made dinner and came back 4 hours later calibrated. Used PDF for the print out for calibration.
Brilliance! And best description ever! Thank you….this actually worked PERFECTLY …I used silhouette business edition and your instructions are still perfect.
This was a good video for those who prefer doing stickers with an offset white border. I like my stickers without such a border. And while the border does give you a bit of leeway in how well the Cricut cuts the pre-printed images, I still like only printing and cutting my images with no borders. For such images, I have had not as good results of the cutting of the images as you go further down the sheet, they are a bit more off. So for me personally, I will use the limitations of the printable area allowance of Design Space and fit as many stickers as I can within the 6.75 x 9.25 inch limitation. My stickers come out beautifully cut.
Thanks for both videos 1 and 2 I tried it but no luck it did not cut my stickers, what can I do? Or what is it that I am doing wrong. I have tried so many things but nothing works I always end up wasting material or cutting everything by hand :(
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Last night i was crying and regretting that i got cricut. I took me a few hours to create the sticker using this method. I'm using inkscape, so i had to save the png in another software and convert to jpeg to print etc. My printer wouldn't print without borders, a total chaos. But I've opened the file as jpeg in adobe and viola! After almost 30 tries, I've found the correct size to print for my cricut to cut. Thankyou once again! You gave me so much hope.. thanks for sharing!! ❤❤❤
I'm so glad you finally got it to work! Yea unfortunately everyone has a different set up with different equipment and different software, so it takes some tweaking. Hopefully your comment might help others though so thank you for explaining what you did! 💖
Thank you for sharing this! Other hacks I’ve found work with the maker cricuts and I can’t follow along, is there a way to use this for sticker sheets too?
Thank you so much for this not only will I save paper, but I will save time not having to put tape over my sensor marks every time. Im always having issues with it not reading that I think the blue tape is a fix for that as well. Thank you so much1
Thank you! Yes unfortunately this might not work for everyone, but you may find some help in the comments. I was hearing a lot of issues that seemed to be with printers adding small borders or margins that affected the cuts.
I am having issues with my printer not fully printing the image. The bottom squares are cut in half, and I've tried everything. When I look at the preview before it prints it looks good but just wont print the squares right. :( Any suggestions of what I am doing wrong?
Can someone tell me what she did at 1:56, all of a sudden the layers went from 3 to 2. I'm trying to follow the tutorial, I don't have a lot of Photoshop experience, and now I am just stuck until hopefully someone reads this and helps me :(
I SERIOUSLY appreciate your tutorial on this! This is exactly what I have been looking for and I have not found it like this on anyone else's channel! THANK YOU!!
You're very welcome! I hope it works well for you as some people who have commented could not get it to work, which is unfortunate but we all have very different set ups, so good luck! 👍 Please comment back if it does work for you to let others know.
Actually I’m struggling to get the cricut to cut the correct spots compared to where they really are on the paper. It’s as if the cricut software is changing my png file or something even though I do realize it. Still haven’t mastered it unfortunately.
I have seen a ton of videos about this but there is one area no one has touched on. The exact print settings. For me the registration marks are never exactly at the edge of the paper there's always white space between the registration marks and the edge of the paper. If I choose the borderless setting it blows up the image and cuts a few mm off the registration marks. Either way, my cuts will be offset. I'm at a loss. Any tips for me?
What I end up doing is that I’ll print with the squares as black and then trim the top and left edge up to the edge of the squares. Then I’ll use a ruler to measure the width and length of the page from one edge of the square to the other edge. Using those new measurements I’ll adjust my cut file size in cricut instead of doing 8.5x11. Then I do the same thing and just align the now trimmed page to the top and left of the masking tape square.
I know this post is a year or so old, but it's def helpful thus far. I've always cut stickers on my own and found the silhouettes and cricut waste SO much vinyl...and that's expensive. I tried the set up twice now, and in the second time, after a calibration, I found the initial cutting of the tape to be so crooked and off. I did it a second time (to see if it would hit the tape in the same spot) and it was off center from that! Do I need to get the tape EXACTLY on those lines, or maybe the glossiness of this tape is throwing it off?
This is very helpful! Unfortunately my printer is not printing 100% the exact size as in photoshop, which means the png cut file is also not 100% correct. Driving me nuts!
hello I would like it if you could show me your printer settings because I do the same process and my stickers don't cut perfectly. They cut offset for some reason I don't know if it is a problem with the cricut or the way I print them out. I have a cricut maker by the way.
you're welcome! I did not have to choose "borderless" as my printer printed right to the edge automatically. You may need to test this on your own printer first, by making the 4 white squares in each corner black to see if it prints right to edge of the paper or not. If it does you are all set. If it does not your cuts would be off and you might need to google your printer model and how to print "borderless" or remove any kind of margin the printer is adding. Hope that helps.
Hello there. I was wondering if this will work for a sticker sheet as well like to do kiss cut for the stickers and border of the sticker sheet? Also, most sticker sheets are A4 size, can I still use the A4 sticker paper for this method?
Still cannot get it to actually cut the correct lines even after calibration. This unfortunately is not working for me still. Any other tips you can offer?
Sorry everyone's set up is different so it's hard to help or to narrow down the where the issue is stemming from. Perhaps do some testing with your printer. Otherwise the machine isn't perfect and even though I can get this to work for me it doesn't always cut 100% correct either and unfortunately we can't control that.
Thank you so much, I adapted your technique to a sheet of 11 X 18 cardstock which I had already printed off on a xerox colour laser copier. It worked, I was floored at how close the cut came to an outline I had printed. I don't know how to attach pictures (don't think I can) but again, thank you for this great hack. My someone special will be thrilled with her custom birthday party favour containers.
Hello, I’m new to your channel and am a new subscriber🥰. I don’t have photoshop by any chance do you know how to do the exact same thing with procreate?
Can someone tell me if the cut lines work for A4 paper? I know the Cricut only uses letter paper, but just wondering how the a4 paper fits in those cut line borders? Thanks!! xx
Printer Question: When You print, is there a special setting to print your registrations marks in the corners? My Printer automatically prints a 1/8 border, which is throwing off my alignment when cutting.
I use the Epson ET-7700 printer and I don't have this issue, but each printer is different. Even when your settings are all correct in the document itself, you may still find that your document won't print border-free. That's usually because the printer driver itself has default borders set for each document, and until they're changed your document will print with a border or your program will tell you that you're trying to print a document that's too large for the page. You can try to fix it by opening "Devices and Printers" from your startup menu, then right-click on the icon for your printer. Choose "Printing Preferences" from the pop-up menu, then look at the setup options your print driver provides. Usually, there will be one called "Layout" or "Page Layout." Once you've clicked "Layout," you should have the option to manually set your margins to zero. For some printers, you may need to dig down another level and find an "Advanced Setup" screen to get to those settings. Newer printers, especially if they're photo-oriented, should have an explicit setting for borderless printing. If that doesn't work you might just have to google your specific printer model and how to remove the border. Hope that helps some.
@@EricMBoyd that didn't work for me. I have your videos saved as well as these for reference. Used Photoshop to print, printed without borderless, center box was checked, page size was 8.5 x 11 at 100%. Five test prints later, and things are still misaligned horribly. I've tried the tape margin hack Jessica suggested. That didn't work either. Obviously there is a fix - you guys have it working fine. But even following the exact steps doesn't produce the same results.
Everything wen't very smoothly until i uploaded the PNG and adjusted the size to 8.5" x 11". When I clicked "Make It" an error message came up saying "Image too Large" and tries to get me to re-size it. Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a workaround or is the new Cricut Maker 3 smarter now :(. I would appreciate any help. Thanks!
Hi Jessica, I have a question-so I have made stickers using the previous method where you can on use the standard printing space with Cricut; my question is if my sticker is saved to design space, can I still do a full page of stickers or do I have to do the part of the set up where you put the squares in the corners? I not sure if I can do that part, my stickers were created 2 years ago with text added. I would like to get more stickers on the page if possible
I don't recommend leaving the tape on for other projects as it could affect the cuts and your material might not stick as well. I bought additional mats off Amazon as I found them cheaper. That way I can leave one mat taped up at all times and when doing other projects I pull out a different mat.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration that’s what I mean Can I leave the blue tape in one mat just for print and cut so I don’t have to do it every time As for the 4 square marks. Can we save it as a template and use on other projects. Thanks
My designs were 0.25 inches from the border and because they didn't touch or go off the edge I did not have to print borderless. It depends on the printer how far it will print to the edge as they are all different.
I haven't tried it myself, but I imagine you would just need to follow Part 1 and use your measurements instead. It should work because the Cricut Explore Air 2 can cut vinyl sheets up to 12x12.
You needed a design program with 'layers' to make this work. However, it might be possible with Design Space's new feature called 'Offset', but I haven't tested that out yet. On my list of videos to do!
In order for this particular process to work you need a program that has layers and the ability to save as .png (transparent). I'm not familiar enough with Canva to know if it has those features and Design Space does not have the ability to save as a .png. There is a free program called FireAlpaca that does have these features and I made a video overview about it if you are interested: ua-cam.com/video/rtjTfG4RCkg/v-deo.html
Hello! This hack is extremely helpful 😭 may I ask but is your print like borderless? Because I followed it down to the last point but my cut is off ;; n ;;
I'm sorry - I don't choose borderless in my settings, but my printer is capable of printing right to the edge. You'll have to google specifics about your printer model as some printers automatically add a border.
I am having a lot of trouble on this section. I have a new version of Photoshop and I am not really used to using it. I use Lightroom for my photography. I am lost! Can you recommend some other video using the updated version? TIA!
@@JessicaLynnIllustration I used the ruler and guides and created a border on the top edge and one side, but cannot get it to add the border on the bottom and the other side. Sorry to be so dense!
@@SafariSis No problem - No rulers will show at the bottom or the right side, so what you have to do is drag from the top ruler again all the way to the bottom and drag from the left ruler again all the way to the right. Hope that helps!
I followed your tutorial, and others in youtube for the same thing, but it doesn't matter what I do it doesn't align 100% :( do you have any tip? i even bought a printer that allows borderless printing...
Did you watch part 1 on setting up your Cricut mat? (ua-cam.com/video/7vzD8ux9ies/v-deo.html) I don't print borderless, but I'm wondering if you are maybe forgetting to set the X and Y axis both to 0 in both Part 1 and/or Part 2. That could be why they aren't matching up.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration Hi ! yes I followed your full tutorial, and multiple other tutorials with the same method from other people, can't seem to make it work :(
This is a great video. I’ll be doing something similar with 12x12 to get more use out of my foil transfer sheets. I didn’t see you use the registration marks tho. Did they do anything? How did you use them when lining up in DS?
Thank you! The registration marks are white so nothing will be printed, but they do get exported into Design Space along with the "cut lines" in the .png file. The registration marks serve no purpose in DS you have to enter the measurements manually like I show in the video. They are probably not really needed but because they are cut first I can tell right away if my Cricut cuts are going to be off or not. This gives me the chance to stop the Cricut right away, unload the mat, do some calibration tests, then reload the mat and start the cut again.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration as I did this with my own method - I realized you need marks it at least 2 of the outer corners to get the right overall sizing and placement on the mat. Like the way you use attach in DS generally. Thanks for getting back to me!
Hi Jessica! This was extremely helpful & confirmed what I was thinking as to what was happening. I've been in the print business for 20 years, & I feel like a rookie with this machine! I do have a question. I'm using Illustrator & am setting up registrations in each of the corners. I'm setting everything up to 0,0 in Design Space, but I'm still a little off. At least, with using your tutorials, I'm a lot closer than what I was. I was wondering how off-setting you are using for your cuts? Also, with elements that require a bleed, how much bleed do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
Have you calibrated your machine yet? Give that a shot. Mine was slightly off when I first started printing but now its spot on after doing two calibration sheets.
Hi Valerie - did you resolve this issue? We are using Illustrator too and have a similar problem even after calibrating the Maker 3 correctly. I must add we are using a Brother MFC-J5730DW printer with borderless setting. We are in Australia so use A4 paper which we have set in both Illustrator and Design Space. Very frustrating indeed!
@@robertvanriet2178 No. I never figured it out. I finally gave up & just started using Cricut's layout specifications with ensuring everything is staying within the 6.75"X9.25" design space & then choosing the Print then Cut option when importing the PNG file. After I design in Illustrator, I do take the AI file & place it in a template I created in PSD. I export out my PNG file from there. I found that AI creates too small of a file when exporting to PNG. PSD creates a very large PNG file, so it can be shrunken down when brought into Design Space. I hope this helps.
It's a print then cut hack because when you use the "print then cut" feature from inside the cricut software it creates a large black border for the machine to know where to cut your object thus wasting a lot of paper when you could fit more objects on it (if the border wasn't there). I hope that makes sense.
Thanks for the helpful videos! Do you print your stickers from PS? When I hit print, it said the image is larger than printable area and needs to be clipped? Do I say yes?
You're welcome! Yes I print from Photoshop and it ALWAYS gives me that message no matter how big or small the image is. I always hit 'Yes' and have never had an issue.
Anyone else having an issue with DS using this hack? I change the position to 0 and 0 but it keeps defaulting back to another number. Is there a work around?
I tried this and it didnt work. (but your video is awesome!) For some reason my cricut cuts 8.65 x 11 even though the square in DS was 8.5 x 11. So Therefore the cuts on my stickers don't line up. Would you happen to know why? Its so odd. I even printed my design at full page, no border, no shrink to fit page. So Im not sure if theres another trick? Thanks for the help!!
Thanks for liking the video though I'm sorry it didn't work for you 😟 These Cricuts can be so finnicky and I've had to do my fair share of messing with mine. I can't always be sure what the problem is. I would definitely make sure your mat is loading evenly. Also have tried doing this process while your Cricut is connected to your computer via USB cable? I've heard sometimes if using the Bluetooth/Wireless setting "data can get lost in translation". Just some thoughts...
I’ve followed the tutorial to the letter, my cuts are 4.5 in circles. The design has a white border, but it’s cutting slightly off center. Not sure why it’s not centered. I created in Affinity Designer, I use alignment tool and I know the design is centered. Not sure if it’s my printer or what. Any advice I’d appreciated.
I'm sorry this is happening - it's so frustrating because it can be a number of things. You could do a couple recalibration tests on your Cricut. You could make sure both your DesignSpace software and Cricut Firmware are up to date by going to the menu in the upper left hand corner. It could be the printer adding a tiny border or margin when it prints - I've made several comments about checking this if you scroll through them for more info. Hope that helps some.
I'm sorry to hear that - I've had a couple people mention having issues, so I'm trying to narrow down if there are any common factors. What program are you printing from?
@@monumental_lifestyle Me too. Even when I reload the mat with the same printed paper that I’ve already cut, it will still cut on a different place then before. I don’t know if there’s something wrong with my Cricut or my printer 🤷♀️
Photoshop is not free. I have an OLD version before they moved to being subscription based, so now you can never have the software, you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to use it. There is the Affinity programs, which are great as they are $50 normally but often run lots of sales. The free programs I know about are FireAlpaca (which I do have a video about here on my channel) and Inkscape, but I've not used that one before. Hope that helps some.
Maybe i’m over thinking this. but are the registrations marks even needed when it’s just cutting? my understanding was the registration marks are for the print and cut from the program to align but you’re bypassing the slightly by cutting out the original 8.5x11 on the mat.
Honestly I've never tried it without them and it could work fine. I do know that I can immediately tell if the Cricut cuts are off when it cuts those squares first, so I could stop the cut, calibrate, and start the cut over. If you do try it without the squares please let me know how it goes 🙂
I've tried to follow all these steps exactly (part 1 & 2) but I'm having problems getting my cuts to align with my print. I've watched your videos 4 times and I'm pretty sure there are no steps I've done wrong. I've tried a calibration of the cricut but it is still misaligned. The only thing I have done different is making the paper size 210mm x 297mm on both the print and cut as this is the size of paper I have in the UK. Any ideas as to why my sticker cuts don't fully align with my sticker prints?
I'm thinking that if everything else is correct it's possible it could be your printer. I had another comment where someone's know that their printer is printing an 1/8" or 3.175mm border, which is tiny but definitely a reason to throw off alignments. A lot of home printers have this as a default setting, where photo/art printers don't so you could print right to the edge. You can first check to see if your printer has a "borderless" option in the settings when you go to print. If not, then you might have to go through the Control Panel, Devices & Printers, then right-click on the icon of your printer. Choose "Printing Preferences" from the pop-up menu, then look at the setup options. Usually, there will be one called "Layout" or "Page Layout." Once you've clicked "Layout," you should have the option to manually set your margins to zero. For some printers, you may need to dig down another level and find an "Advanced Setup" screen to get to those settings. If that doesn't work you might just have to google your specific printer model and how to remove the border. Hope that helps some.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration the printer may have a very slight alignment issue but even the white squares in each corner aren't being cut accurately which obviously isn't a printer issue as the white squares don't actually get printed on the white paper. It's very confusing.
@@robgeorgesonphotography I understand. To test the printer, you could make the squares black and just print the squares (nothing else) on regular copy paper to see if they are actually printing right to the edge. If they are slightly inside, then that means your designs will also be slightly off. If it's the Cricut , there are times where I have done multiple calibration tests, and checked for a firmware update. You could also try plugging the Cricut in via USB if you are using the WiFi to see if that makes any difference. The Cricuts are definitely finnicky and don't always cut perfect.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration thank you for your replies, I'll stick with it and I'm sure I'll work it out. FYI this has been Rob's wife. I use his computer and his UA-cam account 👍
I tried doing this but it doesn’t cut right, and when I print from PS I get a dark background even when I eliminated the black background. Any idea how I can get rid of that dark background?
Did you follow along in Part 1? Perhaps something may be off from there if the cut isn't working. I would have to see what kind of layers you have in PS because it sounds like it's not transparent. I'm sorry but without seeing it it's hard to tell what could be the issue. I would just recommend re-watching both part 1 and 2 while double checking to make sure each step is the same.
Is there a video on how to set up the sticker sheet? I am trying to import the sticker sheet I made on a separate document, and it's coming in all fuzzy
I currently don't have a video on how I set up my sticker sheets, but you do need to use .png file with this method. I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but if it's "fuzzy" looking my first thought is that the resolution isn't high enough or your canvas is big enough.
Hi Jessica, great tutorial! I am using whit glossy sticker paper and laminate it with self laminating. The issue I am finding is that so far any of the cut settings I use don't cut all the way through and I have to do 2-3 cuts for it to finally cut all the way through. I've tried the different card stocks using the dial and have tried the custom get a deeper blade sticker paper option. No luck with a 1 time run through.Wondering what cut settings you might recommend and/or would I maybe need to get deep blade? Thanks in advance for your help!
Hey there - glad you liked the tutorial! 👋 I don't currently laminate any of my stickers so I don't have much experience with it. However, you might need to look into what's called a 'Deep Point Blade'. Here is a link directly from Cricuts website regarding the blades & tools that go with each machine. Hope this helps! help.cricut.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009432294-All-About-Cricut-Blades-and-Machine-Tools#h_15eaaae0-ce13-45ba-959c-a80bd0b91a0f
I'm not familiar with designing stickers directly in the design space software, but I don't think you can print out of there without doing the Print Then Cut option, so I don't think it will work.
You are amazing.
I really appreciate you holding our hands through the process.
Thank you so much for the clear instructions, my Cricut was gathering dust as I couldn't use it to create what I wanted but we are now reunited :)
This is the best solution I found to the reduced resolution that Cricut Design Space is doing to my artwork, thank you, thank you!!! I'm printing it through Photoshop and Pages at the same time, I'm crazy picky about the quality, so I try to find best solutions. Don't give up!
Glad it helped! 😊
As you should be. Cricut decrease the pixels. I use Word.
FINALLY. A video that covers a those couple of steps that were needed (scratches head) just could not figure out! (face palm) after many days and evenings exactly what I needed. Thank you a million times over for posting this.
You're so welcome! Glad it helped!
I’m confused about the registration marks. You mentioned Cricut uses the squares to know where the edge of the paper is? But the squares aren’t actually printed in color when you print out the full page and before you insert it into the machine, isn’t it already in place between the tape? So the Cricut will cut the same spot regardless if you had the registration squares? I think I’m missing something
Great vid, thanks. Instead of using painters tape though, I just drew a box on my mat with one of the markers. Thought I’d share
Thank you!
This is the absolute best hack! Everyone else is different and didn't work.
I appreciate that - thank you! 🥰
You're welcome @@JessicaLynnIllustration
Great video! However, I'm having a big problem with lining up my paper to the Cricut machine. I did everything in your video and when I put the paper on my mat and go to cut, the alignment of the cut is WAY off. I noticed I still have small gaps within my printers tape, but no matter what, I only get one good cut and the rest are super off. Any tips for this?
My business cards came out perfect. Thank you so much. Had the worst time calibrating. Quick fix: Unplug. Made dinner and came back 4 hours later calibrated. Used PDF for the print out for calibration.
Glad it helped!
What is the purpose of the blue tape? Just to help the user line up the paper? Does it trick the cricut to do anything special?
Brilliance! And best description ever! Thank you….this actually worked PERFECTLY …I used silhouette business edition and your instructions are still perfect.
What are you setting to cut out stickers. Please. I couldn't find a third video
what an awesome set of videos u created thank you for keeping it SIMPLE
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
This was a good video for those who prefer doing stickers with an offset white border. I like my stickers without such a border. And while the border does give you a bit of leeway in how well the Cricut cuts the pre-printed images, I still like only printing and cutting my images with no borders. For such images, I have had not as good results of the cutting of the images as you go further down the sheet, they are a bit more off. So for me personally, I will use the limitations of the printable area allowance of Design Space and fit as many stickers as I can within the 6.75 x 9.25 inch limitation. My stickers come out beautifully cut.
Your tutorial is a life saver. I love you
You're welcome!! Glad it was helpful!
what material type setting do you use? LIGHT CARD STOCK?
Hi , can all this be done in Cricut without Photoshop.. I mean the registration marks.thanks
hello did you ever make the video in how to prep the stickers? i'm having a hard time doing that
Great video!
Do you have a tutorial how you got your cut lines on photoshop separate please? X
Thanks for both videos 1 and 2 I tried it but no luck it did not cut my stickers, what can I do? Or what is it that I am doing wrong. I have tried so many things but nothing works I always end up wasting material or cutting everything by hand :(
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Last night i was crying and regretting that i got cricut.
I took me a few hours to create the sticker using this method. I'm using inkscape, so i had to save the png in another software and convert to jpeg to print etc.
My printer wouldn't print without borders, a total chaos. But I've opened the file as jpeg in adobe and viola! After almost 30 tries, I've found the correct size to print for my cricut to cut.
Thankyou once again! You gave me so much hope.. thanks for sharing!! ❤❤❤
I'm so glad you finally got it to work! Yea unfortunately everyone has a different set up with different equipment and different software, so it takes some tweaking. Hopefully your comment might help others though so thank you for explaining what you did! 💖
Can you please make a tutorial on how to print the 8.5 x 11 sticker sheet from photoshop because it's not working for me :(
Sorry to bug , was there a video where you got the sticker ready as far as size ? Still trying to do the photos hope thing about to cry 🥺
Thank you for sharing this! Other hacks I’ve found work with the maker cricuts and I can’t follow along, is there a way to use this for sticker sheets too?
Is the video posted on how we put the image into photoshop? I’m not seeing it but maybe I’m missing it? Thanks so much for posting this!
I was looking for that also
Thank you so much for this not only will I save paper, but I will save time not having to put tape over my sensor marks every time. Im always having issues with it not reading that I think the blue tape is a fix for that as well. Thank you so much1
Thank you! You're videos were the only ones I could get through- straight forward and great editing/sound.
You're welcome - Glad they are helpful! 😀
Can you please show me how to get to the hidden files you want to cut? I have the two layers saved as the psd but don’t know how to make it a cut out
Is there a way to do this without photo shop?
You have a lovely video! It isn't working for me, but I can still appreciate all your hard work!
Thank you! Yes unfortunately this might not work for everyone, but you may find some help in the comments. I was hearing a lot of issues that seemed to be with printers adding small borders or margins that affected the cuts.
Wonderful training! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Please do a video on your print settings! I’m about to throw mine in the bin 🙈🤣 great video!!!
I want to do a video about my settings just trying to figure out the best way to present it. What issues are you experiencing?
I am having issues with my printer not fully printing the image. The bottom squares are cut in half, and I've tried everything. When I look at the preview before it prints it looks good but just wont print the squares right. :( Any suggestions of what I am doing wrong?
Can someone tell me what she did at 1:56, all of a sudden the layers went from 3 to 2. I'm trying to follow the tutorial, I don't have a lot of Photoshop experience, and now I am just stuck until hopefully someone reads this and helps me :(
This is so helpful. Thank you so much for both part 1 and part 2!
You're so welcome! 😁
how do you do this without the white edge of the sticker? i don't want an edge... ??
Can this same technique be used with the 12" wide vinyl ? so the blue tape mat would be 11.75" ?
Smart!!!! Definite money saver!
Thank you!
I SERIOUSLY appreciate your tutorial on this! This is exactly what I have been looking for and I have not found it like this on anyone else's channel! THANK YOU!!
You're very welcome! I hope it works well for you as some people who have commented could not get it to work, which is unfortunate but we all have very different set ups, so good luck! 👍 Please comment back if it does work for you to let others know.
You can find it on my channel.
Actually I’m struggling to get the cricut to cut the correct spots compared to where they really are on the paper. It’s as if the cricut software is changing my png file or something even though I do realize it. Still haven’t mastered it unfortunately.
I have seen a ton of videos about this but there is one area no one has touched on. The exact print settings. For me the registration marks are never exactly at the edge of the paper there's always white space between the registration marks and the edge of the paper. If I choose the borderless setting it blows up the image and cuts a few mm off the registration marks. Either way, my cuts will be offset. I'm at a loss. Any tips for me?
What I end up doing is that I’ll print with the squares as black and then trim the top and left edge up to the edge of the squares. Then I’ll use a ruler to measure the width and length of the page from one edge of the square to the other edge.
Using those new measurements I’ll adjust my cut file size in cricut instead of doing 8.5x11.
Then I do the same thing and just align the now trimmed page to the top and left of the masking tape square.
I know this post is a year or so old, but it's def helpful thus far. I've always cut stickers on my own and found the silhouettes and cricut waste SO much vinyl...and that's expensive. I tried the set up twice now, and in the second time, after a calibration, I found the initial cutting of the tape to be so crooked and off. I did it a second time (to see if it would hit the tape in the same spot) and it was off center from that! Do I need to get the tape EXACTLY on those lines, or maybe the glossiness of this tape is throwing it off?
This is very helpful! Unfortunately my printer is not printing 100% the exact size as in photoshop, which means the png cut file is also not 100% correct. Driving me nuts!
I noticed mine does this also…do you think there’s a way to fix that? Mine cuts a bit smaller that the measurements it’s supposed to be
hello I would like it if you could show me your printer settings because I do the same process and my stickers don't cut perfectly. They cut offset for some reason I don't know if it is a problem with the cricut or the way I print them out. I have a cricut maker by the way.
Thank you so much for your tutorials!!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for your video. I'm trying it now. When you print the sticker page do you use 'borderless' printing in the selections?
you're welcome! I did not have to choose "borderless" as my printer printed right to the edge automatically. You may need to test this on your own printer first, by making the 4 white squares in each corner black to see if it prints right to edge of the paper or not. If it does you are all set. If it does not your cuts would be off and you might need to google your printer model and how to print "borderless" or remove any kind of margin the printer is adding. Hope that helps.
Love this! Thank you for sharing. I do find that my cricut mis cut as well when it comes to print then cut images
You are so welcome!
Hello there. I was wondering if this will work for a sticker sheet as well like to do kiss cut for the stickers and border of the sticker sheet? Also, most sticker sheets are A4 size, can I still use the A4 sticker paper for this method?
Still cannot get it to actually cut the correct lines even after calibration. This unfortunately is not working for me still. Any other tips you can offer?
Sorry everyone's set up is different so it's hard to help or to narrow down the where the issue is stemming from. Perhaps do some testing with your printer. Otherwise the machine isn't perfect and even though I can get this to work for me it doesn't always cut 100% correct either and unfortunately we can't control that.
SOOOOOOOOOOOO helpful!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
You're welcome!😀
Thank you so much, I adapted your technique to a sheet of 11 X 18 cardstock which I had already printed off on a xerox colour laser copier. It worked, I was floored at how close the cut came to an outline I had printed. I don't know how to attach pictures (don't think I can) but again, thank you for this great hack. My someone special will be thrilled with her custom birthday party favour containers.
You're welcome!! It's so nice to hear when someone has been successful using this technique 😊💖 You could send me a DM over on Instagram if you wanted.
Hello, I’m new to your channel and am a new subscriber🥰. I don’t have photoshop by any chance do you know how to do the exact same thing with procreate?
You are a genius! Thank you so much for this video! It will help me so much
You're so welcome! 😀
Pretty cool I'm gonna try this right now cross your fingers! Thank you
Best of luck! 👍
Can someone tell me if the cut lines work for A4 paper? I know the Cricut only uses letter paper, but just wondering how the a4 paper fits in those cut line borders? Thanks!! xx
how do you merge down both registration marks?
What Photoshop your using
Do you have a video showing how you setup your stickers on the sticker sheet?
I'm sorry I don't have a video on this topic right now, but may in the future
THIS IS AWESOME!!! This is exactly what I needed.
You use photoshop... can other software be used like Canva?
Printer Question: When You print, is there a special setting to print your registrations marks in the corners? My Printer automatically prints a 1/8 border, which is throwing off my alignment when cutting.
SAME
I use the Epson ET-7700 printer and I don't have this issue, but each printer is different. Even when your settings are all correct in the document itself, you may still find that your document won't print border-free. That's usually because the printer driver itself has default borders set for each document, and until they're changed your document will print with a border or your program will tell you that you're trying to print a document that's too large for the page. You can try to fix it by opening "Devices and Printers" from your startup menu, then right-click on the icon for your printer. Choose "Printing Preferences" from the pop-up menu, then look at the setup options your print driver provides. Usually, there will be one called "Layout" or "Page Layout." Once you've clicked "Layout," you should have the option to manually set your margins to zero. For some printers, you may need to dig down another level and find an "Advanced Setup" screen to get to those settings. Newer printers, especially if they're photo-oriented, should have an explicit setting for borderless printing. If that doesn't work you might just have to google your specific printer model and how to remove the border. Hope that helps some.
Double check your center and don’t use borderless printing.
@@EricMBoyd that didn't work for me. I have your videos saved as well as these for reference. Used Photoshop to print, printed without borderless, center box was checked, page size was 8.5 x 11 at 100%. Five test prints later, and things are still misaligned horribly. I've tried the tape margin hack Jessica suggested. That didn't work either. Obviously there is a fix - you guys have it working fine. But even following the exact steps doesn't produce the same results.
Everything wen't very smoothly until i uploaded the PNG and adjusted the size to 8.5" x 11". When I clicked "Make It" an error message came up saying "Image too Large" and tries to get me to re-size it. Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a workaround or is the new Cricut Maker 3 smarter now :(. I would appreciate any help. Thanks!
Hi Jessica, I have a question-so I have made stickers using the previous method where you can on use the standard printing space with Cricut; my question is if my sticker is saved to design space, can I still do a full page of stickers or do I have to do the part of the set up where you put the squares in the corners? I not sure if I can do that part, my stickers were created 2 years ago with text added. I would like to get more stickers on the page if possible
Can you leave the blue tape on the mat to use for future projects thanks
I don't recommend leaving the tape on for other projects as it could affect the cuts and your material might not stick as well. I bought additional mats off Amazon as I found them cheaper. That way I can leave one mat taped up at all times and when doing other projects I pull out a different mat.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration that’s what I mean Can I leave the blue tape in one mat just for print and cut so I don’t have to do it every time
As for the 4 square marks. Can we save it as a template and use on other projects. Thanks
Hi Jessica, so loved your tutorial on this subject. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome! 👍
do you print the file borderless? thank youu
My designs were 0.25 inches from the border and because they didn't touch or go off the edge I did not have to print borderless. It depends on the printer how far it will print to the edge as they are all different.
Came from the sticker group! Do I have to have photoshop? Do you know of any other free programs i could use instead? Thanks
Hey there! I talk about everything you need to make stickers and some free options in this video here: ua-cam.com/video/r9OFfkQWb7E/v-deo.html
You can use other free apps like Inkscape and gimp I show that on my channel too.
Hi, can the full page guide be A4 (8.25 “x 11.75”) instead of your 8 ½ x 11” using the Cricut Explore Air 2 ?
I haven't tried it myself, but I imagine you would just need to follow Part 1 and use your measurements instead. It should work because the Cricut Explore Air 2 can cut vinyl sheets up to 12x12.
Thank you so much! I’m learning how to make stickers for business and this helps a lot!
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
You should also look into making die cut magnets. They are often more popular than stickers.
How do I hold shift on a Mac? I can’t seem to figure it out
It's a key with an arrow pointing up, near the bottom of the keyboard.
What if you created your stickers in Design Space? Is this still possible?
You needed a design program with 'layers' to make this work. However, it might be possible with Design Space's new feature called 'Offset', but I haven't tested that out yet. On my list of videos to do!
Can the sticker design file with registration marks be created in Cricut design space or maybe Canva? Or it has to be an outside program?
In order for this particular process to work you need a program that has layers and the ability to save as .png (transparent). I'm not familiar enough with Canva to know if it has those features and Design Space does not have the ability to save as a .png. There is a free program called FireAlpaca that does have these features and I made a video overview about it if you are interested: ua-cam.com/video/rtjTfG4RCkg/v-deo.html
This was SO helpful!!
You're welcome 😁
When did you print the stickers. Did I miss that part?
3:05
So with this hack do we need to use the tape?
I did just so I knew where to place my sticker paper exactly every time
Hello! This hack is extremely helpful 😭 may I ask but is your print like borderless? Because I followed it down to the last point but my cut is off ;; n ;;
I'm sorry - I don't choose borderless in my settings, but my printer is capable of printing right to the edge. You'll have to google specifics about your printer model as some printers automatically add a border.
I am having a lot of trouble on this section. I have a new version of Photoshop and I am not really used to using it. I use Lightroom for my photography. I am lost! Can you recommend some other video using the updated version? TIA!
Are you having trouble with a specific part? I don't think these functions have changed too much, but they may have just changed location.
Yes, I created the rectangle in Photoshop, but the .25 inch border, I could not figure out. What tool should I use?
@@SafariSis OK Try View -> Rules or Guides or Extras
@@JessicaLynnIllustration I used the ruler and guides and created a border on the top edge and one side, but cannot get it to add the border on the bottom and the other side. Sorry to be so dense!
@@SafariSis No problem - No rulers will show at the bottom or the right side, so what you have to do is drag from the top ruler again all the way to the bottom and drag from the left ruler again all the way to the right. Hope that helps!
I followed your tutorial, and others in youtube for the same thing, but it doesn't matter what I do it doesn't align 100% :( do you have any tip? i even bought a printer that allows borderless printing...
SAME. and i cant find answers anywhere.
@@Okihenlo :( i'm so about to give up or returning my machine and purchasing a silhouette since I can make stickers in any possible way...
Did you watch part 1 on setting up your Cricut mat? (ua-cam.com/video/7vzD8ux9ies/v-deo.html) I don't print borderless, but I'm wondering if you are maybe forgetting to set the X and Y axis both to 0 in both Part 1 and/or Part 2. That could be why they aren't matching up.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration Hi ! yes I followed your full tutorial, and multiple other tutorials with the same method from other people, can't seem to make it work :(
@@Rybyg same here it's basically the same method but is always off I've even calibrated same issue. However Great tutorial I appreciate it!
Can you do this on the cricut maker
Yes you should be able to!
How do you do registration marks on inkscape or something other than photoshop?? I dont have PShop. Can you help?
Here is a video of other programs you can use (ua-cam.com/video/r9OFfkQWb7E/v-deo.html) however the process would be the same.
This is a great video. I’ll be doing something similar with 12x12 to get more use out of my foil transfer sheets. I didn’t see you use the registration marks tho. Did they do anything? How did you use them when lining up in DS?
Thank you! The registration marks are white so nothing will be printed, but they do get exported into Design Space along with the "cut lines" in the .png file. The registration marks serve no purpose in DS you have to enter the measurements manually like I show in the video. They are probably not really needed but because they are cut first I can tell right away if my Cricut cuts are going to be off or not. This gives me the chance to stop the Cricut right away, unload the mat, do some calibration tests, then reload the mat and start the cut again.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration as I did this with my own method - I realized you need marks it at least 2 of the outer corners to get the right overall sizing and placement on the mat. Like the way you use attach in DS generally. Thanks for getting back to me!
@@checkerdchicken_doot That's good to know! Thanks for the reply!
Hi Jessica! This was extremely helpful & confirmed what I was thinking as to what was happening. I've been in the print business for 20 years, & I feel like a rookie with this machine! I do have a question. I'm using Illustrator & am setting up registrations in each of the corners. I'm setting everything up to 0,0 in Design Space, but I'm still a little off. At least, with using your tutorials, I'm a lot closer than what I was. I was wondering how off-setting you are using for your cuts? Also, with elements that require a bleed, how much bleed do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
Have you calibrated your machine yet? Give that a shot. Mine was slightly off when I first started printing but now its spot on after doing two calibration sheets.
Hi Valerie - did you resolve this issue? We are using Illustrator too and have a similar problem even after calibrating the Maker 3 correctly. I must add we are using a Brother MFC-J5730DW printer with borderless setting. We are in Australia so use A4 paper which we have set in both Illustrator and Design Space. Very frustrating indeed!
@@robertvanriet2178 No. I never figured it out. I finally gave up & just started using Cricut's layout specifications with ensuring everything is staying within the 6.75"X9.25" design space & then choosing the Print then Cut option when importing the PNG file. After I design in Illustrator, I do take the AI file & place it in a template I created in PSD. I export out my PNG file from there. I found that AI creates too small of a file when exporting to PNG. PSD creates a very large PNG file, so it can be shrunken down when brought into Design Space. I hope this helps.
Can someone please explain to me how this is a print then cut hack? I don't get how it's a print then cut if you're selecting it as a cut file.
It's a print then cut hack because when you use the "print then cut" feature from inside the cricut software it creates a large black border for the machine to know where to cut your object thus wasting a lot of paper when you could fit more objects on it (if the border wasn't there). I hope that makes sense.
Thanks for the helpful videos! Do you print your stickers from PS? When I hit print, it said the image is larger than printable area and needs to be clipped? Do I say yes?
You're welcome! Yes I print from Photoshop and it ALWAYS gives me that message no matter how big or small the image is. I always hit 'Yes' and have never had an issue.
Anyone else having an issue with DS using this hack? I change the position to 0 and 0 but it keeps defaulting back to another number. Is there a work around?
I tried this and it didnt work. (but your video is awesome!) For some reason my cricut cuts 8.65 x 11 even though the square in DS was 8.5 x 11. So Therefore the cuts on my stickers don't line up. Would you happen to know why? Its so odd. I even printed my design at full page, no border, no shrink to fit page. So Im not sure if theres another trick? Thanks for the help!!
Thanks for liking the video though I'm sorry it didn't work for you 😟 These Cricuts can be so finnicky and I've had to do my fair share of messing with mine. I can't always be sure what the problem is. I would definitely make sure your mat is loading evenly. Also have tried doing this process while your Cricut is connected to your computer via USB cable? I've heard sometimes if using the Bluetooth/Wireless setting "data can get lost in translation". Just some thoughts...
I’ve followed the tutorial to the letter, my cuts are 4.5 in circles. The design has a white border, but it’s cutting slightly off center. Not sure why it’s not centered. I created in Affinity Designer, I use alignment tool and I know the design is centered. Not sure if it’s my printer or what. Any advice I’d appreciated.
I'm sorry this is happening - it's so frustrating because it can be a number of things. You could do a couple recalibration tests on your Cricut. You could make sure both your DesignSpace software and Cricut Firmware are up to date by going to the menu in the upper left hand corner. It could be the printer adding a tiny border or margin when it prints - I've made several comments about checking this if you scroll through them for more info. Hope that helps some.
So I tried this several times today and it won’t cut correctly. 😔
I'm sorry to hear that - I've had a couple people mention having issues, so I'm trying to narrow down if there are any common factors. What program are you printing from?
same here it never seems to cut correctly its always off center in different directions every time
@@JessicaLynnIllustration I use photoshop to print.
@@monumental_lifestyle Me too. Even when I reload the mat with the same printed paper that I’ve already cut, it will still cut on a different place then before. I don’t know if there’s something wrong with my Cricut or my printer 🤷♀️
Can you do this in procreate?
I have not tried to do this process in Procreate myself, but may try in a future video.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration please 🙏 or do you know another program to do it ?
Is photoshop free and if so. Do you have tutorial on how to use it
Did you create your swing in photoshop?
Photoshop is not free. I have an OLD version before they moved to being subscription based, so now you can never have the software, you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to use it. There is the Affinity programs, which are great as they are $50 normally but often run lots of sales. The free programs I know about are FireAlpaca (which I do have a video about here on my channel) and Inkscape, but I've not used that one before. Hope that helps some.
Maybe i’m over thinking this. but are the registrations marks even needed when it’s just cutting? my understanding was the registration marks are for the print and cut from the program to align but you’re bypassing the slightly by cutting out the original 8.5x11 on the mat.
Honestly I've never tried it without them and it could work fine. I do know that I can immediately tell if the Cricut cuts are off when it cuts those squares first, so I could stop the cut, calibrate, and start the cut over. If you do try it without the squares please let me know how it goes 🙂
Would these steps work with kiss cut sticker sheet too?
Yepp - you can see me use this method for both my die cuts and stickers sheet in my Studio Vlog #006
what if we do not have photoshop? is there other program ?
I talk about this in my video I posted on things you need to make stickers: ua-cam.com/video/r9OFfkQWb7E/v-deo.html - hope that helps 🙂
Is it possible to do 11 x 17 inch?
I'm not sure - I haven't tried that size before.
I've tried to follow all these steps exactly (part 1 & 2) but I'm having problems getting my cuts to align with my print. I've watched your videos 4 times and I'm pretty sure there are no steps I've done wrong. I've tried a calibration of the cricut but it is still misaligned. The only thing I have done different is making the paper size 210mm x 297mm on both the print and cut as this is the size of paper I have in the UK. Any ideas as to why my sticker cuts don't fully align with my sticker prints?
I'm thinking that if everything else is correct it's possible it could be your printer. I had another comment where someone's know that their printer is printing an 1/8" or 3.175mm border, which is tiny but definitely a reason to throw off alignments. A lot of home printers have this as a default setting, where photo/art printers don't so you could print right to the edge. You can first check to see if your printer has a "borderless" option in the settings when you go to print. If not, then you might have to go through the Control Panel, Devices & Printers, then right-click on the icon of your printer. Choose "Printing Preferences" from the pop-up menu, then look at the setup options. Usually, there will be one called "Layout" or "Page Layout." Once you've clicked "Layout," you should have the option to manually set your margins to zero. For some printers, you may need to dig down another level and find an "Advanced Setup" screen to get to those settings. If that doesn't work you might just have to google your specific printer model and how to remove the border. Hope that helps some.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration the printer may have a very slight alignment issue but even the white squares in each corner aren't being cut accurately which obviously isn't a printer issue as the white squares don't actually get printed on the white paper. It's very confusing.
@@robgeorgesonphotography I understand. To test the printer, you could make the squares black and just print the squares (nothing else) on regular copy paper to see if they are actually printing right to the edge. If they are slightly inside, then that means your designs will also be slightly off. If it's the Cricut , there are times where I have done multiple calibration tests, and checked for a firmware update. You could also try plugging the Cricut in via USB if you are using the WiFi to see if that makes any difference. The Cricuts are definitely finnicky and don't always cut perfect.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration thank you for your replies, I'll stick with it and I'm sure I'll work it out.
FYI this has been Rob's wife. I use his computer and his UA-cam account 👍
I tried doing this but it doesn’t cut right, and when I print from PS I get a dark background even when I eliminated the black background. Any idea how I can get rid of that dark background?
Did you follow along in Part 1? Perhaps something may be off from there if the cut isn't working. I would have to see what kind of layers you have in PS because it sounds like it's not transparent. I'm sorry but without seeing it it's hard to tell what could be the issue. I would just recommend re-watching both part 1 and 2 while double checking to make sure each step is the same.
Same here 😢
Sounds like your flattening the image. You need to make sure to save it as transparent PNG.
hello, when i tried to do this my cuts are always off, like a good half-centimeter. Is there a fix for this ?
I have the same problem! It often cuts around half a centimer to the right, so my stickers are never cut right
Me too. I don’t know what to do 😭
Is there a video on how to set up the sticker sheet? I am trying to import the sticker sheet I made on a separate document, and it's coming in all fuzzy
I currently don't have a video on how I set up my sticker sheets, but you do need to use .png file with this method. I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but if it's "fuzzy" looking my first thought is that the resolution isn't high enough or your canvas is big enough.
@@JessicaLynnIllustration thanks! I'll try to change the resolution or canvas size. :)
Will you be making a video on how to set up the sticker sheet? That’s the last part I need to figure out 😫
Hi Jessica, great tutorial! I am using whit glossy sticker paper and laminate it with self laminating. The issue I am finding is that so far any of the cut settings I use don't cut all the way through and I have to do 2-3 cuts for it to finally cut all the way through. I've tried the different card stocks using the dial and have tried the custom get a deeper blade sticker paper option. No luck with a 1 time run through.Wondering what cut settings you might recommend and/or would I maybe need to get deep blade? Thanks in advance for your help!
Hey there - glad you liked the tutorial! 👋 I don't currently laminate any of my stickers so I don't have much experience with it. However, you might need to look into what's called a 'Deep Point Blade'. Here is a link directly from Cricuts website regarding the blades & tools that go with each machine. Hope this helps! help.cricut.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009432294-All-About-Cricut-Blades-and-Machine-Tools#h_15eaaae0-ce13-45ba-959c-a80bd0b91a0f
For laminate materials, I use poster board+ or poster board with the more setting
what if I design my stickers on design space and not PS?
I'm not familiar with designing stickers directly in the design space software, but I don't think you can print out of there without doing the Print Then Cut option, so I don't think it will work.
Will this work for a single image?
yes this should work for a single image as well