THANK YOU!!!! After using Cricut cartridges for many years, I was disappointed to find Design Space had no “shadow” option. After watching several videos, yours was EXACTLY what I needed!!! Thank you!!! I have now subscribed to your channel...
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this tutorial. It was a life saver for me. Just a note on the cut, you can save time by moving one hello to another mat and then put both colors on one mat. If you hover over the image and see the 3 small dots, it lets you move the image to a mat of your choice.
I watched several videos before I found yours and couldn't get this technique to work.I watched your video, I was able to get it to work and it seemed so simple. Thank you!!
I did read the comments but didn’t see anything that would solve my dilemma. Thank you for taking the time to reply and your suggestion to join the facebook group. I will do that!
Shelli Anderson Art it was in a couple of the replies.... You now have to continue to your printer, under where it has the bleed option make sure to click "show printer dialogue" when your printer dialogue comes up, it can hide behind your browser, choose save as PDF. What I do then is open the PDF in a viewer, on a MAC it is Preview, enlarge it and take a screen shot, then upload to DS and clean it up, save as a cut file. This is working for now, it's a pain in the butt. Hopefully Cricut will bring back the old option or maybe create a shadow option soon.
Fab Crafts and More Thank you so much. It does sound like a pain in the butt but hey it’ll be worth it in the end LOL! I will give that a try this afternoon. Thanks again.
Trying to learn Design Space. There Is no button to click on to change color of font and I see no scissors.There Is a button that says color sync. Tells me to change object color to drag and drop that object into the layer of desired color. But there is no colors. Do you have any idea what I can try?
I love your tutorial, you dont rush which gives me time to follow along. When I save my image and go to upload it, it saved as a html, how do i change that ext. Or how do I save it so I can upload it. Thanks.
Such an awesome explanation!! Where I have problems... after I save image as png file, it will not upload. I also tried saving as an svg and a Btmap, no luck, any suggestions?
Kc Bryant please read down in the comments, I have explained how to do it. Let me know if you still have issues. Come join the FB group too for more help with Cricut!
You now have to continue to your printer, under where it has the bleed option make sure to click "show printer dialogue" when your printer dialogue comes up, it can hide behind your browser, choose save as PDF. What I do then is open the PDF in a viewer, on a MAC it is Preview, enlarge it and take a screen shot, then upload to DS and clean it up, save as a cut file. This is working for now, it's a pain in the butt. Hopefully Cricut will bring back the old option or maybe create a shadow option soon. Thanks for watching.
Collette Gay you might need to google how to save files as a PDF through your printer. You can also come join the Facebook group where it’s easier to answer questions like this.
Fantastic video, so very helpful and easy to understand. The only trouble I"m having is that when I upload the image after I've removed the line the saved image is all black where yours just shows the letters. How do I get it to save properly? TIA!!
You have to remove the line and also use the wand to remove the white part around the letters then save as a cut file on the next screen. Hope that helps.
I loved how you explain this video, very easy to follow. However, I'm having a difficult time trying to change it from a cut to print. The icon not coming up on the side at all.
La'Vandreia Bennett it’s up at the top now where it says line type. Then also read down in the comments where I explain the new way of how to save the image.
Carrie McArthur am I understanding you correctly that you want the text and shadow to be one thing and cut them out as one, not two separate parts? If that is so then yes, you could flatten them. Once they are flattened you would not need to attach. You would need to proceeds with this as a print then cut on a printable material. Hope that makes sense.
@@fabcraftsandmore I couldn't save it either.... I think someone else commented that too. I have a surface pro with Windows 10. I am working with PicsArt and Photon....it takes practice.... just like anything. 😁
I don’t have the scissors option after I weld. It’s not in my layers tab. I’ve been googling and playing around with it for hours. What am I doing wrong?
What a great tutorial! Just perfect for a newbie, which is exactly what I am. Question: If I duplicate the word and then make it slightly larger, would it have the same shadow effect? In my mind it seems like it would, but I'm not sure.
Just lay the shadow layer down and press just long enough for it to stick without being pulled off then apply the top layer and press for the full time in the directions.
i was so happy to see this until i realized i don't have a scissor icon on my cricut ds. Never have. How do i get it to be a print instead of a cut without the scissors?
Newbie here. Do I have to cut each one separately and then layer them or can I cut both at the same time...2 different colors? And how...lol? Never mind I answered my own question !!!
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it. You could definitely use snapmat, just make them all the same color on the canvas and choose the snapmat function.
All of your videos are super helpful! Thank you! I do have a question. I cannot get my Mac to let me save as a PNG file. Do you know why that would be? It's not even an option.
Watch that section again and make sure you are trying to save by right clicking on the image and not using the drop down. Hope that makes sense. If you have more questions come to our facebook group. facebook.com/groups/149209305743555/
when I try and right click to save image as, I don't get any menu/options when I try and right click, I am using a Mac book air. Sorry I am new to this
You're a very good teacher, thank you for these. Do you have any idea how you can change the high and low pass settings for when you import images, not just text? Everytime I upload one of my images, the final drawing is always so much thicker than the original and much of the detail is lost. I can't seem to find anything that addresses this, so if you have a solution and you'd be so kind to share, I would really appreciate it. I am familiar with Silhouette and Adobe but new to Design Space and was hoping it would allow for manipulating images for better detail. Thanks!
Thank you for the compliment. As far as importing your images, when design space has to trace an imported image it doesn't always do it perfectly. There is a free program called Inkscape that you can use to get a better result or if you know how to use Adobe Illustrator that would work too.
There has been an update to design space since this video and the cut option is now at the top of your screen where is says line type. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
MY design space looks a little different, maybe because i'm using my ipad. When I click "make it", the centers for the "E" and "O" are solid. They look like they won't cut out.
Thank you for the video, hay have a question, in the new version of the design space there isn't the option or icon to change the function from cut to print, so what else I can do to create a text shadow???... thank you for the help.
Kate Feminella design space has had an update since this video. Go under the tab at the top that says linetype. The cut, and other options, are there. Hope that helps. Let me know. 😊
love this video easy to follow, however every time I try when I go to upload unto my canvas there is no image to upload, if anyone knows what I may be doing wrong please help, I have tried many times with the same result. thanks!
I get so far as to save my word as a PNG ...then when I try to upload it it shows as transparent or empty. I can’t see the image at all. I have windows 10 and the latest Cricut update. Any ideas?
Shelli Anderson Art Cricut has changed some things. Please read some of the comments below. I have explained the work around. I will be doing an update video soon. Also, you can join the Facebook group to get quicker answers to you questions. Thanks for watching.
Glenn Jacobsen if you cut the full sections out and layer on top it would make a bump. If you slice out the top layer from the bottom you can place them side by side. Just depends what you want. Thanks for watching!!
We are following your instructions but our text does not give print option only cut and also when we right click it does not save the image using a MAC. What are we doing wrong? Cricut Design space 5.0
Paul Johnston please read down in the comments. I have explained the work around since Cricut made some changes in DS. If you are still having trouble come join us on the FB group.
Thank you for this video! I was following along with you using the same font and wording. However, my "e" kept touching the "h". I even enlarged my screen to copy all of your numbers for line space and letter space and size of font. What am I doing wrong? Before I branch off on my own with words, I wanted to make sure I had your process down. Thank you again!
Fab Crafts and More, Thank you, however, it’s doesn’t seem to want to work for me. Lol I don’t think this program likes me. Or maybe it doesn’t like amateurs.
Thank you for the video... I am having trouble saving the picture. When I save the image is just saves the cricut mat and not my lettering. Can you please help
I noticed after the latest Explore Air 2 update, I can't select to print the font which you have to do to create the shadow offset text. Is there a work-around for this? Thanks.
Vicki Burgess I don’t think there is an option to do this in Design Space. It could easily be done in Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape. I’m sure there are other app that you might be able to use but I’m not familiar with them.
I was wondering the same thing because I am trying to create a drop shadow for a t-shirt. I don't want my Cricut to cut the words twice so I would then have to layer them on top of each other. I just want the black part of the drop shadow to be cut so that I end up just pressing the lettering on first, then adding the shadow around my letters and then press that part on. I didn't know if there's a way to do this by just slicing the image in DS.
@@fabcraftsandmore when I've tried slicing the top layer from the bottom, it ends up slicing a triangle out of a section... I'm assuming it's something wrong with the vector points that causes this. I'm wondering if I'm going to need to create the SVG cut file in Adobe to avoid this from happening.
Hi, for some reason I cannot save my bleeded image after sending it to my printer. I right click on my mouse but nothing comes up! Do you know how to fix this? It seems that I won't be able to make my shadow if I am unable to save it..:(
I'm not sure why yours is not saving as a PNG with a transparent background, but when you bring it into DS on the clean up screen just use the wand and click on all the white areas and the black box so all you see is the text and the checks.
I can only get to the point of welding. I do not have the option where you click the little scissors to have PRINT and cut. How do I make it print as well? I don't seem to have access to the layers. Help please!!
Barbra Fink Design Space has changed since this video was made. The tools to change to print are in the top toolbar under where it says fill. Hope that helps.
vidchic18 please read the update in the description and also some of the comments where I have addresses this. Hopefully that helps. Thanks for watching!
I saw someone commented saying they were having a hard time saving it when right clicking I tired the way you replied back to them but when i go to preview it, the preview is all scrambled around :( and my text isnt even on it
So I just tried this and when I got to the part to change the bleed, it was already selected for me. I changed it to no bleed just so I would be able to see the shadow change you talked about and I saw no shadow change when turning the bleed on and off. This is on a pc. Any suggestions?
Hey do you have any pics that shows how this looks once printed? Also what if your using a logo and want a shadow effect how do you create that since it won’t be letters?
If you wanted to try doing it for a logo you could load your logo image into Design Space as a print then cut file and try doing the shadow the same way you would do it for the letters. It’s hard for me to say without being able to see what the logo is like.
Fab Crafts and More does it give a raised effect that’s what I’m looking for. Does shadowing show a raised effect on the letters once they’re placed? Or do I need to do something else?
@@rodrekatolbert136 I think you're wanting something more that what you can achieve in Design Space. Again it's hard for me to tell without seeing what the logo looks like.
Try selecting all parts of your design then choose flatten. When you go to print you will turn the bleed option off. This should give you a white border around your design. Try it on a piece of paper first.
Aaysha Shaikh this video was made before the latest Design Space updates and looks different. The cut button is now up at the top where it says line type. Hope that helps! You might also find my last video on the knockout update helpful with this project. It shows all the new functions and how to save the file. Thanks for watching.
sheleah blissett it’s pretty much the same. There was a change to DS and you can’t save as a png from DS. When you go to print, choose to save as a PDF, then you need to take a screen shot of the PDF, which should end up a jpg and you can clean that up in DS.
Kamila Williams you need to load it into DS and use the clean up functions. I think some things have recently changed with how the files are saved in design space. Just use the select and erase tool to click around your image to get rid of the white area and back box.
I have gone back in and followed the directions as they are in the video and except for the changes in the tool locations from the recent update I am able to save as a png and all I have to crop away is the black box and save as a cut image. What operating system are you using?
THANK YOU!!!! After using Cricut cartridges for many years, I was disappointed to find Design Space had no “shadow” option. After watching several videos, yours was EXACTLY what I needed!!! Thank you!!! I have now subscribed to your channel...
Thank you! As a newbie, I am always searching for videos to learn all I can. Your video made this so easy!
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this tutorial. It was a life saver for me. Just a note on the cut, you can save time by moving one hello to another mat and then put both colors on one mat. If you hover over the image and see the 3 small dots, it lets you move the image to a mat of your choice.
I watched several videos before I found yours and couldn't get this technique to work.I watched your video, I was able to get it to work and it seemed so simple. Thank you!!
Amazing video.. So detailed and covers so many topics in one convenient place. You're a terrific teacher
Thank you very much. I'm glad it was helpful to you.
This was the best video I have found explaining this. Thank you!!!
Laceysockittome you’re welcome!
I did read the comments but didn’t see anything that would solve my dilemma. Thank you for taking the time to reply and your suggestion to join the facebook group. I will do that!
Shelli Anderson Art it was in a couple of the replies.... You now have to continue to your printer, under where it has the bleed option make sure to click "show printer dialogue" when your printer dialogue comes up, it can hide behind your browser, choose save as PDF. What I do then is open the PDF in a viewer, on a MAC it is Preview, enlarge it and take a screen shot, then upload to DS and clean it up, save as a cut file. This is working for now, it's a pain in the butt. Hopefully Cricut will bring back the old option or maybe create a shadow option soon.
Fab Crafts and More Thank you so much. It does sound like a pain in the butt but hey it’ll be worth it in the end LOL! I will give that a try this afternoon. Thanks again.
Fab Crafts and More Just wanted to thank you again for your help. I was able to successfully shadow my word!!!
Great instructional video. Thanks.
Super helpful and you explained everything so well. I learned a couple new things. Thank you 😊
Omg! Thank you! This was so easy to follow.
Krystal Hightower you’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
You explain things so perfectly....especially for newbies. Thank you!!!!
Best tutorial on this I've seen. Thank you!
Thanks! So glad you liked it!
Great video. Very clear and instructive. Thanks so much! Please do more!
Thank you Suzanne. I hope it was helpful. I am working on more. :)
Excellent tutorial! Your explanations were amazing all the way through. Thank you!
Omg thank you so much I been asking other people how they do that and I just don’t get a answer this helps me out so much I appreciate it 😊
Thank you!! Awesome tutorial and so well explained
Very easy video, thank you! I would also suggest slicing the words to save on some material as well!
This is perfect also for all images !! Thank you so much !!!!
You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful. 😊
Hi your video seems so easy to understand! I have a question I have a Mac and when I get to the print set up it doesn’t let me right click?
Thank you for the wonderful tutorial
scrapbookcraze you’re welcome! Please subscribe to my channel.
I loved your explanation on making a shadow. Thank you
Best way I’ve seen of creating shadow’s.
this was so perfect and you made it so easy thank you thank you
Omg love how you explained it. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!
I'm so sad. Not able to do it this way on my Mac for some reason and I really need to!
Danae Bingaman please read through the comments. I have explained how to work around it since Cricut made changes in Design Space.
Trying to learn Design Space. There Is no button to click on to change color of font and I see no scissors.There Is a button that says color sync. Tells me to change object color to drag and drop that object into the layer of desired color. But there is no colors. Do you have any idea what I can try?
MamawCindy there have been changes to design space since this video was made. The tools you are looking for are in the tool bar on top now.
Thanks for answering me. I have been so confused. Will have to try and find the tool bar. Thanks!
Are you in the Facebook group? It might be easier to help you there.
Thank you so much perfect explanation and easy to accomplish! Super excited!
Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you! HOw do you do it in the new design space?
Excellent tutorial ! Even for a dummy like me.Thank you!
Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
Heather's_crafty Life you are welcome. Glad you liked it.
Thanks again...do you have a video on using Windows 10 for this process? I have tried your steps, with no success when I get to the Save File step.
Linda Carreras Please read the update in the description and there is also information about it in the comments.
I love your tutorial, you dont rush which gives me time to follow along. When I save my image and go to upload it, it saved as a html, how do i change that ext. Or how do I save it so I can upload it. Thanks.
Thank you, so VERY HELPFUL!!
Such an awesome explanation!! Where I have problems... after I save image as png file, it will not upload. I also tried saving as an svg and a Btmap, no luck, any suggestions?
Kc Bryant please read down in the comments, I have explained how to do it. Let me know if you still have issues. Come join the FB group too for more help with Cricut!
I’m having a hard time after I get to the part to click bleed and then right click. Mine is not giving me the option to save the file.
You now have to continue to your printer, under where it has the bleed option make sure to click "show printer dialogue" when your printer dialogue comes up, it can hide behind your browser, choose save as PDF. What I do then is open the PDF in a viewer, on a MAC it is Preview, enlarge it and take a screen shot, then upload to DS and clean it up, save as a cut file. This is working for now, it's a pain in the butt. Hopefully Cricut will bring back the old option or maybe create a shadow option soon. Thanks for watching.
I thought it was me. Thank you! That worked!
Fab Crafts and More I tried that and it still didn’t give me the option to save image as
Collette Gay you might need to google how to save files as a PDF through your printer. You can also come join the Facebook group where it’s easier to answer questions like this.
Thank you so much this was very helpful :)
You're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful!
Hi!! Great tutorial and so appreciated! One note, I tried to see if anyone else had this issue -- I have a PC and I can't Save As - any suggestions?
Julie Smith please read the update in the description and some of the comments. Hopefully this helps.
Fantastic video, so very helpful and easy to understand. The only trouble I"m having is that when I upload the image after I've removed the line the saved image is all black where yours just shows the letters. How do I get it to save properly? TIA!!
You have to remove the line and also use the wand to remove the white part around the letters then save as a cut file on the next screen. Hope that helps.
I loved how you explain this video, very easy to follow. However, I'm having a difficult time trying to change it from a cut to print. The icon not coming up on the side at all.
La'Vandreia Bennett it’s up at the top now where it says line type. Then also read down in the comments where I explain the new way of how to save the image.
Great tutorial! Thank you!
Wow! this is a great video, thank you! What if I wanted the shadow off set as a single card? would I flatten and attach?
Carrie McArthur am I understanding you correctly that you want the text and shadow to be one thing and cut them out as one, not two separate parts? If that is so then yes, you could flatten them. Once they are flattened you would not need to attach. You would need to proceeds with this as a print then cut on a printable material. Hope that makes sense.
@@fabcraftsandmore I couldn't save it either.... I think someone else commented that too. I have a surface pro with Windows 10. I am working with PicsArt and Photon....it takes practice.... just like anything. 😁
Great tutorial! Tfs!💕💕💕
Hi Lynn, I'm glad you liked it. What other tutorials would you like to see?
Do you know how to write and then cut out what you wrote so there is an ink border on the letters? Thanks
I don’t have the scissors option after I weld. It’s not in my layers tab. I’ve been googling and playing around with it for hours. What am I doing wrong?
Gabrielle Veneziale Design Space had an update and is different now. You change it in the upper tool bar
Thank you so much this is so helpful
Super usefull! Thank you so much
You are welcome!
What a great tutorial! Just perfect for a newbie, which is exactly what I am. Question: If I duplicate the word and then make it slightly larger, would it have the same shadow effect? In my mind it seems like it would, but I'm not sure.
It doesn't really fill as well, but you can try it.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
There is now an offset option in design space!
This is great! Thank you for the clear explanation. How do I iron the 2 pieces on a T-shirt?
Just lay the shadow layer down and press just long enough for it to stick without being pulled off then apply the top layer and press for the full time in the directions.
i was so happy to see this until i realized i don't have a scissor icon on my cricut ds. Never have. How do i get it to be a print instead of a cut without the scissors?
I remember seeing the scissors in previous releases. Can't find them now. Any help for today's software?
Newbie here. Do I have to cut each one separately and then layer them or can I cut both at the same time...2 different colors? And how...lol? Never mind I answered my own question !!!
Can you make both objects the same color so that you can cut both from a single pass (just putting different vinyl colors on the mat)?
Kenneth Garland sure!
Thank you foryour easy to follow video, is there any way that you could use snapmat and just do the cutting on one mat at all? TIA
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it. You could definitely use snapmat, just make them all the same color on the canvas and choose the snapmat function.
Thank you :) i like to save time where i can and this will be a time saver :)
All of your videos are super helpful! Thank you! I do have a question. I cannot get my Mac to let me save as a PNG file. Do you know why that would be? It's not even an option.
Watch that section again and make sure you are trying to save by right clicking on the image and not using the drop down. Hope that makes sense. If you have more questions come to our facebook group. facebook.com/groups/149209305743555/
when I try and right click to save image as, I don't get any menu/options when I try and right click, I am using a Mac book air. Sorry I am new to this
Vivienne Avery Marshall please take a look down in the comments. I have explained the work around since Cricut had an update.
GREAT VIDEO !!!!!! Thanks for sharing :-)
Great video!!!
Thanks so much for your video! It is extremely helpful and easy to follow!
Thank you great video
Can’t you just duplicate the text and enlarge it & send to back??
Carol Goodwin it can work sometimes but it doesn’t always match up well for a really good drop shadow.
You're a very good teacher, thank you for these. Do you have any idea how you can change the high and low pass settings for when you import images, not just text? Everytime I upload one of my images, the final drawing is always so much thicker than the original and much of the detail is lost. I can't seem to find anything that addresses this, so if you have a solution and you'd be so kind to share, I would really appreciate it. I am familiar with Silhouette and Adobe but new to Design Space and was hoping it would allow for manipulating images for better detail. Thanks!
Thank you for the compliment. As far as importing your images, when design space has to trace an imported image it doesn't always do it perfectly. There is a free program called Inkscape that you can use to get a better result or if you know how to use Adobe Illustrator that would work too.
THANK YOU!
do you know why when i type a text it wont show me the scissors?
There has been an update to design space since this video and the cut option is now at the top of your screen where is says line type. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
MY design space looks a little different, maybe because i'm using my ipad. When I click "make it", the centers for the "E" and "O" are solid. They look like they won't cut out.
If they are too close together after using the letter spacing then they will do that. Try moving them apart just a tad.
Thank you for the video, hay have a question, in the new version of the design space there isn't the option or icon to change the function from cut to print, so what else I can do to create a text shadow???... thank you for the help.
Xina Norres you change it in the tool bar at the top now.
I'm new to this so...... Can we just duplicate the image and then stagger them together? Will that not have the same outcome?
Dora Miles it does not give the same outcome. Give it a try.
why dont I have a cut button on the right menu??????
so frustrating
Kate Feminella design space has had an update since this video. Go under the tab at the top that says linetype. The cut, and other options, are there. Hope that helps. Let me know. 😊
love this video easy to follow, however every time I try when I go to upload unto my canvas there is no image to upload, if anyone knows what I may be doing wrong please help, I have tried many times with the same result. thanks!
Thank you
I get so far as to save my word as a PNG ...then when I try to upload it it shows as transparent or empty. I can’t see the image at all. I have windows 10 and the latest Cricut update. Any ideas?
Shelli Anderson Art Cricut has changed some things. Please read some
of the comments below. I have explained the work around. I will be doing an update video soon. Also, you can join the Facebook group to get quicker answers to you questions. Thanks for watching.
But when you layer them in vinyl, they will be offset right? Won't that create a ridge/bump on the logo?
Glenn Jacobsen if you cut the full sections out and layer on top it would make a bump. If you slice out the top layer from the bottom you can place them side by side. Just depends what you want. Thanks for watching!!
We are following your instructions but our text does not give print option only cut and also when we right click it does not save the image using a MAC. What are we doing wrong? Cricut Design space 5.0
Paul Johnston please read down in the comments. I have explained the work around since Cricut made some changes in DS. If you are still having trouble come join us on the FB group.
I dont have the print option when i create the text. I have an explore air, is my machine too old?
Mrs DMeza do mean when you are still on the canvas or when you go to make it?
Thank you for this video! I was following along with you using the same font and wording. However, my "e" kept touching the "h". I even enlarged my screen to copy all of your numbers for line space and letter space and size of font. What am I doing wrong? Before I branch off on my own with words, I wanted to make sure I had your process down. Thank you again!
Tonya Lucas Smith you may need to scoot you letters just a tiny bit apart.
Fab Crafts and More, Thank you, however, it’s doesn’t seem to want to work for me. Lol I don’t think this program likes me. Or maybe it doesn’t like amateurs.
my image is larger then printable size so i cannot proceed to the print window. Any ideas to get around this?
When I get to save the bleed I only have save as web page or page source option. How can I save as a PNG?
Amy Lukens please read through the comments below. I have explained how to do it since Cricut changed Design Space.
Thank you for the video... I am having trouble saving the picture. When I save the image is just saves the cricut mat and not my lettering. Can you please help
Please read the update in the description of the video and I have answered this several times in the comments.
I noticed after the latest Explore Air 2 update, I can't select to print the font which you have to do to create the shadow offset text. Is there a work-around for this? Thanks.
The update was to Design Space for all machines and you now access the print function in the top tool bar where it says fill. Hope this helps.
@@fabcraftsandmore Yes, I see it now! Thank you so much!
Could I just duplicate the word and print it in 2 different colors?
Sometimes, but weirdly enough they don’t fit exactly right most of the time, but you can easily give it a try and see if you like it.
When you say to go to the scissors on the top right - mine has no scissors???
Wendy Windis DS has changed since this video was made. You want to choose cut at the top of the screen where it says line type. Hope this helps. 😊
how would i make the shadow go around it further to create an outline instead of just a shadow?
Vicki Burgess I don’t think there is an option to do this in Design Space. It could easily be done in Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape. I’m sure there are other app that you might be able to use but I’m not familiar with them.
Ummm--- couldn't you just write in "hello" and make one of them Bold and throw it behind the regular version? This seams like a ton of extra steps.
I was wondering the same thing because I am trying to create a drop shadow for a t-shirt. I don't want my Cricut to cut the words twice so I would then have to layer them on top of each other. I just want the black part of the drop shadow to be cut so that I end up just pressing the lettering on first, then adding the shadow around my letters and then press that part on. I didn't know if there's a way to do this by just slicing the image in DS.
For that you can slice out the top layer from the bottom layer. Hope that helps.
Elizabeth Maury it doesn’t really work that way. It can work ok for some fonts but a lot of them won’t line up well.
@@fabcraftsandmore when I've tried slicing the top layer from the bottom, it ends up slicing a triangle out of a section... I'm assuming it's something wrong with the vector points that causes this. I'm wondering if I'm going to need to create the SVG cut file in Adobe to avoid this from happening.
Hi, for some reason I cannot save my bleeded image after sending it to my printer. I right click on my mouse but nothing comes up! Do you know how to fix this? It seems that I won't be able to make my shadow if I am unable to save it..:(
Donna DeHerrera please read the update I the description and read through some of the comments.
Can you use this on Silhouette?
Margarita Perez this is created in Cricut Design Space and is not the same program Silhouette uses.
Great video.
But when I save the text as an PNG, and when I upload the text. It doesn't upload with the purple and white checkers. Why?
I'm not sure why yours is not saving as a PNG with a transparent background, but when you bring it into DS on the clean up screen just use the wand and click on all the white areas and the black box so all you see is the text and the checks.
Wouldn't duplicate do the same thing?
It doesn’t always work, but now Design space has the offset option to do this!!
I can only get to the point of welding. I do not have the option where you click the little scissors to have PRINT and cut. How do I make it print as well? I don't seem to have access to the layers. Help please!!
Barbra Fink Design Space has changed since this video was made. The tools to change to print are in the top toolbar under where it says fill. Hope that helps.
Barbra Fink come join the Facebook group for more help.
Hello, i have windows and i do not have the option to right click and get a pop up, nothing happens. Could you help?
vidchic18 please read the update in the description and also some of the comments where I have addresses this. Hopefully that helps. Thanks for watching!
I saw someone commented saying they were having a hard time saving it when right clicking I tired the way you replied back to them but when i go to preview it, the preview is all scrambled around :( and my text isnt even on it
Stephanie Werthman what operating system are you using?
So I just tried this and when I got to the part to change the bleed, it was already selected for me. I changed it to no bleed just so I would be able to see the shadow change you talked about and I saw no shadow change when turning the bleed on and off. This is on a pc. Any suggestions?
Naomi McKinney the change is small but it does change it.
@@fabcraftsandmore so I ran into another problem. I can't save it to my computer using print. It isn't giving me the option to right click to save.
Please read the update in the description of the video and some of the comments where this has been addressed.
It wont let me right click 😢
How do I layer it now? I am having such a har time trying to layer it on to the shirt.
Just place your first layer down, press for a shorter time than called for, then lay your top layer down and press for the correct time.
Hey do you have any pics that shows how this looks once printed? Also what if your using a logo and want a shadow effect how do you create that since it won’t be letters?
If you wanted to try doing it for a logo you could load your logo image into Design Space as a print then cut file and try doing the shadow the same way you would do it for the letters. It’s hard for me to say without being able to see what the logo is like.
Fab Crafts and More does it give a raised effect that’s what I’m looking for. Does shadowing show a raised effect on the letters once they’re placed? Or do I need to do something else?
@@rodrekatolbert136 I think you're wanting something more that what you can achieve in Design Space. Again it's hard for me to tell without seeing what the logo looks like.
Fab Crafts and More anyway I can send you what I’m looking for? I think I found you on FB and sent you a message.
Hi, I need to cut and extra border for the stickers so it can be easy to peel any sugestion
Luis W. Rodriguez since I can’t see what you’re doing I’m not sure. Are you to do a print then cut or two layers of vinyl?
@@fabcraftsandmore no I want to make a sticker but I need and extra border so it can be peel off easily instead of bending the sticker to get it off.
Sorry, using sticker paper not vinyl
Try selecting all parts of your design then choose flatten. When you go to print you will turn the bleed option off. This should give you a white border around your design. Try it on a piece of paper first.
I dont have that cut button on my design space :/
Aaysha Shaikh this video was made before the latest Design Space updates and looks different. The cut button is now up at the top where it says line type. Hope that helps! You might also find my last video on the knockout update helpful with this project. It shows all the new functions and how to save the file. Thanks for watching.
I don't have a mac how do you do this on a pc?
sheleah blissett it’s pretty much the same. There was a change to DS and you can’t save as a png from DS. When you go to print, choose to save as a PDF, then you need to take a screen shot of the PDF, which should end up a jpg and you can clean that up in DS.
This did not work on my PC. It will only allow me to save the image as a text file and I am not able to upload back into design space.
save it and add .jpg at the end of the file name. Same thing happened on my mac
PNG doesn't upload in a save cut format. Only SVG's. How are you getting the cut lines around your text?
Kamila Williams you need to load it into DS and use the clean up functions. I think some things have recently changed with how the files are saved in design space. Just use the select and erase tool to click around your image to get rid of the white area and back box.
I have gone back in and followed the directions as they are in the video and except for the changes in the tool locations from the recent update I am able to save as a png and all I have to crop away is the black box and save as a cut image. What operating system are you using?