{"id":25286,"date":"2018-02-05T13:34:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svgcuts.com\/blog\/?p=25286"},"modified":"2018-02-05T13:42:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:42:19","slug":"how-to-make-a-free-print-and-cut-tooth-fairy-note-using-your-cricut-cutting-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/05\/how-to-make-a-free-print-and-cut-tooth-fairy-note-using-your-cricut-cutting-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Free Print-and-Cut Tooth Fairy Note using your Cricut cutting machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

I've got a confession to make. I've never done \"print-and-cut\" on ANY cutting machine. Not on my Sizzix eclips2, not on my Silhouette Cameo, not on my Cricut Explore Air 2 or Maker. I was intimidated.<\/p>\n

That just changed! Today, Michelle contacted me, trying to create the project you see here. Super cute idea, right?<\/p>\n

\"tooth-fairy-note-svgcuts-header\"<\/p>\n

I tinkered until I was able to create the project. Love it! Here's how I did it.<\/p>\n

Supplies<\/h3>\n

Cricut Explore One<\/a>, Explore Air, Explore Air 2<\/a> or Maker<\/a> cutting machine
\nFree online Cricut Design Space software<\/a>
\nA desktop printer
\nOur Lace Frame freebie<\/a>
\n6x7\" card stock paper (your choice of color)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n

Download the\u00a0Lace Frame from our Free Designs (click here<\/a>) and save it to your computer in a location\u00a0that makes sense to you.<\/p>\n

\"lace-frame-newsletter\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Un-zip your download. To do that on a Windows computer, you can right-click on svgcuts-091614-lace-frame.zip and go to Extract All and follow the prompts. On a Mac computer, you can simply double-click on the zip file.<\/p>\n

Launch the Cricut Design Space software and sign in if necessary.<\/p>\n

Click New Project,\u00a0Upload and then\u00a0Upload Image.<\/p>\n

Navigate to svgcuts-091614-lace-frame --> Extras --> Lace_Frame.svg and click OK if necessary and then Save.<\/p>\n

Select it under Recently Uploaded Images and click Insert Images.<\/p>\n

The two-layer design appears on your mat.<\/p>\n

\"SVGCuts<\/p>\n

With both layers selected, click Ungroup.<\/p>\n

Select the bottom layer and click the Attach button (lower right corner). This keeps the decorative lines together with the bottom layer.<\/p>\n

This brings the bottom layer to the top, so you drag them back into the correct order in the Layers window.<\/p>\n

Click the Text button and enter or paste your desired text (wait for it to load).<\/p>\n

Sample text:<\/p>\n

Hi Isabella!<\/p>\n

Yay, another tooth for me!
\nThank you! You do a super
\njob brushing. Keep it up!<\/p>\n

I left a surprise for you.
\nBy the way, I love your
\nsoft blankets!<\/p>\n

Your Tooth Fairy<\/p>\n

P.S. I dropped my wand.
\nSilly me! If you find it, you
\nmay keep it. I have more.
\nSee you next time!<\/p>\n

Change font size to something small like 10. Move the text on top of the oval. Change the alignment to Center instead of Left.<\/p>\n

Click the scissor icon in the Text layer in the Layers window and select Print (instead of Cut). Instead of a scissors icon, it should now show a printer icon.<\/p>\n

To center the text precisely, you can select\u00a0all,\u00a0then use \"Center Horizontally\" and \"Center Vertically\" in the Align menu.<\/p>\n

With all selected, I changed the height of my design to 5.5\" (slightly larger than the default size).<\/p>\n

Next, change the font to something that\u2019s under \u201cSystem\u201d in the drop-down menu to use a font that you already have on your computer (free) or you can purchase fonts from Cricut. I'm using Arial, which is already on my computer.<\/p>\n

Adjust Line Space value if necessary.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re happy with the placement and style of the text inside the oval,\u00a0select the text layer and the oval layer and click Flatten.<\/p>\n

Let's Make It!<\/h3>\n

Next, click Make It,\u00a0click Continue and then\u00a0click Send To Printer.<\/p>\n

Make sure your printer is on and selected in the Printer drop-down menu (mine is shown below - yours will probably be different), and click Print.<\/p>\n

\"print<\/p>\n

Next, place the printed sheet on your cutting mat in the top left corner.<\/p>\n

\"tooth-fairy-text-mat\"<\/p>\n

Then on-screen, choose your material (in my case it is Copy Paper).<\/p>\n

Load your mat and press the Go button.<\/p>\n

\"cutting-oval\"<\/p>\n

The machine cuts an oval shape.<\/p>\n

Unload your mat,\u00a0remove printed oval, and set it aside.<\/p>\n

\"cut-oval\"<\/p>\n

Load your mat with paper of your choice for bottom layer (**change on-screen material type if necessary, for example, to card stock**) and press the Go button. The\u00a0machine cuts the bottom lace layer.<\/p>\n

Unload your mat, remove the bottom lace layer affix the top layer to the bottom layer.<\/p>\n

\"tooth-fairy-note-svgcuts\"<\/p>\n

If you're using copy paper like I did for my printed oval, you may want to use something like double-sided tape instead of glue, which tends to wrinkle the paper.\"mary-svgcuts-thumbnail\"<\/p>\n

That's it! If you'd like to cut out and include the little \"wand,\" for your child to discover too, you can find it in your download's Extras folder.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Michelle for the awesome project idea! Happy crafting!<\/p>\n

~Mary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I've got a confession to make. I've never done \"print-and-cut\" on ANY cutting machine. Not on my Sizzix eclips2, not on my Silhouette Cameo, not on my Cricut Explore Air 2 or Maker. I was intimidated. That just changed! Today, Michelle contacted me, trying to create the project you see here. Super cute idea, right? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-svg-project-ideas","category-mary","svg-project-ideas","mary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25286"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25304,"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25286\/revisions\/25304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svgcutsblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}