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The same problem here... The squares look ok in Photoshop but when printed the squares are misplaced. No explanation! :/

Thank you so much!

Glad it was helpful! 😊

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks for watching!

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You are so welcome - glad I could help!

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No problem 😊

Glad it was helpful! Yes, Part 2 will be soon!

Awesome, thank you!

How is the machine doing with this method?

You're welcome & thanks for watching. Lots of KZfaq tutorials is how I learned when I first started 🙂

Thanks! You're video definitely helped me when I first started 🙂

Thank you - I was hoping I did a good job to help others!

@@JessicaLynnIllustration 😄😁

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😊 thank you

I haven't tried it myself, but I would think it would be the same process and work just the same. I believe the only difference between the Maker and the Explore Air 2 is the type of materials it can cut.

I've never tried it in Procreate, but if you do let me know how it goes!

You can use just about any program. Just need to make sure you place the registration squares. I’ve had people tell me they have used MS Word and Paint.

That seems like such a great idea! Do you have an Explore Air or Maker? I'm not sure if my Explore Air could cut all the way through that clear plastic.

@@JessicaLynnIllustration i have the air 2. it cut through great. 1 cut pass on vinyl. then i put tape then did the cut again to help me have a ledge for putting the papers down to help get square. BUT im having trouble. my printer is not printing full page. and the marks are in a little on paper and not lining up to cut right. so driving me nuts. ive tried tweaking printer settings. stumped a lil

Thanks for the tip! Yes a lot of ppl have been having issues with their printer, which even the tiniest change would make cuts off. The only thing I can really suggest is googling your exact printer model and how to remove margins / borders or how to print borderless. Some printers may not have the ability to do this unfortunately, but you'll have to do some research.

@@JessicaLynnIllustration ahh so I should try to print borderless?

so i had a huge issue with this let me tell you what i did. I save all my print files as PDF and use adobe reader (acrobat) to print them i select the actual size before printing keep in mind you will need to go into the prefrences and select print as image to get color and you will need to use the printer settings in adobe to choose your print quality/ paper type. i also do this for printing out my calibration sheets

Maybe that’s the issue I’m having because even for the square it prints it differently every single time 😔

The tape shows the outline of where to place your sticker paper. This hack is to bypass the Print Then Cut feature, to allow more room for stickers. Perhaps if you watch Part 2 you will understand.

You can use thick card stock as long as it remains stuck to the mat.

Thanks for the info - I've never tried cutting anything bigger than 8.5 x 11 and once I found something that worked I stuck with it 😀

Actually, the maximum cut size is 11.5" x 11.5". And, yeah, you don't need to move the rectangle to 0,0 on the canvas; it will go to the top left corner of the cut mat on its own when you press "Make It".

Yes you should be able to. In the DesignSpace software on the left there is a shapes button. I would measure your vinyl where you want to cut and assuming it's one of those basic shapes you could just use those and adjust the size. If you are looking for a custom shape/cut thats where it could get tricky...you would have to either scan your work or take a picture, use an editing program to create your outline for your cut, export the cut lines as a .png file and upload to DesignSpace. It's doable, but a lot more work and room for error. Never heard of screen printed vinyl before, but it sounds cool!

@@JessicaLynnIllustration that’s for the reply! Nothing special I just printed with white ink on oracle 651 but I don’t want to just get squares I wanna contour cut them. Nice vid

I'm just trying to work this out! It's so frustrating right?! Did you find any better tutorials? If so I'd love to know - it seems like such an obvious thing Cricut should address.

I talk about other programs you can use in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ9_ecmctr3GZ3k.html

The inside square comes out to be 8.5 x 11 inches if you follow all the same measurements as I do. You can use thinner tape but you want to make sure to do a couple strips on each side so it's wide enough for the machine to cut the square out...if that makes sense

@@JessicaLynnIllustration thank you!

Double up your tape I double up the blue tape even and you don’t need to go around the entire mat that is the old way of doing it. You only need the left side and top. You don’t need all 4 Registration squares either. I have new videos explaining this coming soon.

@@EricMBoyd So, if i have the mat with the cut-out triangle at the bottom (facing me), I only need to tape the left and the top (facing the machine)?

were you able to do it?

Same with me

The print-then-cut feature prints a large black border probably an inch from the edge of the paper which really limits your space to print things. Whereas the "hack" lets you print all the way to the edge of the paper therefore fitting more items on it. Also even when using the print-then-cut feature (which I have) it still doesn't always cut properly. This video is 3 years old now and I no longer use the Cricut. Over the years I've spent too much time, energy, money, and materials just trying to produce something decent. The machine is never consistent no matter how much calibrating you do. If I want anything made these days, like stickers, I'm outsourcing because from my experience the cost is the same or less and it saves so much time. If stickers aren't cut right then usually the manufacturer will just re-do them for you for free saving you all the hassle....but that's just my opinion 🙃

@@JessicaLynnIllustration Thank you so much for your reply. I always appreciate when someone shares real-world experience. The information about creating the page placement with masking tape is helpful.

@@connienewbold6520 You're welcome!

Hey there so you can't use the Print Then Cut feature with this "hack". You will have to watch Part 2 to see how it works: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iqx6jdBlxJ2tpZs.html

Yea, I don't think it would be any different, but if it is let me know.

Yes I am about to redo my video with the Maker.

@@EricMBoyd Can't wait to see that update Eric. Fantastic art. Your original video has been very helpful

You're welcome - Working on it! 😁👍

Sorry I have not tried this with A4 as that's not a common size here, but you could give it a try and just change the measurements.

did you try it?

Coming this week! 😁