![]() Weed the design and do apply transfer tape. Now you're ready to cut this out of your vinyl. Don't forget to 'group' it together as well so when you move it around anything loose stays connected. Right click to pull up the quick menu and with both words already selected use the 'weld' tool to join everything together. I overlapped the letters so it read more like a graphic image instead of 2 words. photoshop 90% of the time, so much easier to use! Free amazing design software, even if you don't own a Silhouette machine I recommend downloading it. I LOVE the align tool! Here's a secret.I prefer to design things in Silhouette studio vs. Just size them to be about the same width then align them to be centered. 'summer' is written using Gill Sans MT Condensed which is a standard font probably already on your computer 'hello' is written using Ballarea typeface I bought from So instead of trying to modify that one to work I just found similar fonts I already owned to create it. I wanted this to be a summer sign so I simply wrote "hello summer" There was a similar design in the Silhouette design store I loved but I didn't want the parenthesis around it. Don't attach transfer tape! Step Three: Design your saying Weed the background vinyl away and cut the paper backing smaller so it's just around the design. Now go ahead and print then cut this out. I did need to rotate my design to fit it within the lines. It reads the marks perfectly on white matte paper if you don't change them. I try not to move the inset sizes or location unless I absolutely have to. Doesn't it look like an amazing watercolor? Would you guess it was a floral design? Note to self: brush up on water coloring skills.Ĭlick on the registration mark tool and select the correct style of marks to add to your work space. ![]() by selecting "Advanced Options" I scaled this down to 80% to get all the fun variety of colors in the bike. You can scale the size of the pattern larger or smaller, pan around, stretch, etc. Open the design by double clicking on it.Ĭlick on the "fill pattern" tool and select your pattern. I have another tutorialon using it to make keyboard stickers too!!! For this project you'll need: ![]() ![]() Did you know you can add patterns inside of designs for print and cut projects? Combine that design skill with printable vinyl and you have endless custom options for adding fun decals to everything you own. I found this happy looking design in the Silhouette design store and thought it would be perfect, but I didn't want it to be one simple color. made one! Tomorrow also happens to be bike to work day so I figured I'd incorporate a bicycle into this project. I didn't have a summery one yet, so I did what all of us crafters do. Check out my instagram feed so you see my fun Easter sign and other holidays. I kinda have this thing for always having a fun seasonal sign hanging on my front door. No seriously, last week was 40 degrees and rainy. I don't know how the weather is where you live, but I'm in a suburb of Chicago and its FINALLY starting to warm up here and act like summer. Happy Thursday everyone! Carrie with designed to be crafty again showing you how to make your own fun custom graphic printable vinyl signs. ![]()
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