Glad it helped! 😊

You're so welcome! Glad it helped!

You're so welcome! 😁

You are so welcome! 👍

You're welcome - Glad they are helpful! 😀

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

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You are so welcome!

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.

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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.

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You're welcome!! Glad it was helpful!

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You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!

You should also look into making die cut magnets. They are often more popular than stickers.

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me too 😋

Glad it helped!

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! 💖

Best of luck! 👍

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?

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.

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.

Glad it was helpful! Just be sure to test it with scrap paper first before your prints (especially since you can't just re-print your prints as needed in case something goes wrong). Cricut's can be finicky and frustrating if you haven't read all the comments for this video haha

You can have your stuff printed through like staples or online places like vistaprint and still do the same thing.

Thank you - Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

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.

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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!

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

I was looking for that also

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'm sorry I don't have a video on this topic right now, but may in the future

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.

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: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNqah8l4mbinm5s.html

Hey there! I talk about everything you need to make stickers and some free options in this video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ9_ecmctr3GZ3k.html

You can use other free apps like Inkscape and gimp I show that on my channel too.

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.

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.

Yepp - you can see me use this method for both my die cuts and stickers sheet in my Studio Vlog #006

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.

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.

Here is a video of other programs you can use (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ9_ecmctr3GZ3k.html) however the process would be the same.

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

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.

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!

Yes you should be able to!

I'm not sure - I haven't tried that size before.

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.

Are you using the Print Then Cut option in the Design Space software?

I did just so I knew where to place my sticker paper exactly every time

I talk about this in my video I posted on things you need to make stickers: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ9_ecmctr3GZ3k.html - hope that helps 🙂

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

It's a key with an arrow pointing up, near the bottom of the keyboard.

Check out this video that will have more info about that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ9_ecmctr3GZ3k.html

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 🙂

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!

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.

The only way I've found to print from Design Space is if you do the Print Then Cut, which creates the border and therefore you wouldn't be able to do the full page Cricut hack. I believe they designed the Design Space software this way because Cricut's purpose is primarily cutting, so they didn't consider ppl might be using it to design things and print from it. However, there is a free software that is very similar to Photoshop called FireAlpaca - (I did a video overview about it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNqah8l4mbinm5s.html) Another one I have heard people use that is free, but I'm not familiar with is, Inkscape. Definitely check them out!

@@JessicaLynnIllustration thank u I will!

@@JessicaLynnIllustration how do I insert an image in that software

You have to save your "cut file" as a .png and choose the Upload button to import it into the software

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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.

I've never tried it from inside procreate and I've never used Cricut Design Space software from an iPad, so I'm not sure, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. If you try it let me know how it goes 👍

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No unfortunately you can't use word because you can't make the transparent background and you can't do layers, but you are in luck! There is a free software that is very similar to Photoshop called FireAlpaca - (I did a video overview about it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNqah8l4mbinm5s.html) Another one I have heard people use that is free, but I'm not familiar with is, Inkscape. Definitely check them out!

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 KZfaq account 👍

Hello - I have only used regular sticker paper, never anything laminated or glitter. You can't move files from Design Space into an editing program. You have to create the files outside of DS in order to do this technique. There are several free programs out there such as Inkscape, but I have not tried using any other program before. However, I believe as long as the program (1) has layers, (2) can save as a .png (transparent) file AND (3) your printer does not add a border or auto adjust your document, you should be able to do this technique. It can take practice and playing with your settings to get everything right for your set up.

yes this should work for a single image as well