![]() ![]() On the next screen you’ll see the layout of the cut mats. Once you’re happy with your design click the make it button. I’m cutting the word mom out of pattern vinyl and the words I love you out of maroon-colored vinyl. Now we’re ready to cut the knockout design with our Cricut. Now you’re ready to cut your design out and in the next steps, I’ll show you how to use wax or parchment paper to line up your knockout design perfectly on a sign. Now that you have everything deleted you can place the script text inside of your base word and make sure everything looks ok. Remember to keep your original script text that we made purple. Select and delete the rest of the words and pieces that were created from Slicing. Once you move it you’ll be able to see the words have been cut out of it. Once the slice has finished (it could take a few seconds)pull your base word (Mom) out of the way. Slice will cut out or ‘knockout’ our offset from the base text. Slice will only work if two layers are selected, so it’s important to move your original text (in purple) out of the way. Select both the black offset layer and your background word and then click SLICE on the bottom of the layers menu. Step Three: Slice the Offset to Create a Knockout That is a whole other layer, so now you can pull the purple script text down to move it out of your way for the next step. Once the offset is applied you’ll see the black outline around your script text. Make sure rounded corners are selected and then hit apply.įor More information on OFFSETTING TEXT in Design Space see this post. ![]() If you want yours bigger or smaller just play around with the offset distance until you’re happy with it. You’ll see a faint blue line around the script font indicating where the offset will go. To make an offset select your script text and then click the offset option on the top menu. Step Two: Offset the Script Text to Make a Knockout Design Once you’re happy with the placement of your script text over your base word you’re going to add an offset to the script text. I had to hit the unlock button on the bottom left of the text box so I could stretch mine longer. Then you can drag your script over the print text and size it up how you want it. I like to change the color of the script knockout text so that it’s easier to see for the next step. So after you have your script text moved together, don’t forget to select it all and weld it together so it stays together and cuts as one continuous shape and we can use it to knock out the text in the word mom. If you need more help with fonts or script text, see my editing text in design space post. This will allow you to move the letters closer together. To do that select the text and then ungroup it. To get the hearts at the end hold down the shift and 8Īs you can see there are some spacing issues you might need to fix. To get the filled-in heart between the words hold down the shift and \ key. The great thing about I love Glitter font is the extra hearts it comes with. The most common one everyone is using with the hearts in the middle is called I love Glitter and you can find it free here. Now we need to pick a single-layer script font. After you have the spacing set select everything and click the weld button on the bottom right toolbar. Or you could ungroup your letters and move them individually and then regroup them. Use the letter space on the top menu bar to move your letters closer together. Size it fairly big so we can see what we are doing. This font is called Malibu (found here) Impact Font also works well and is already installed on most devices. You’ll want a big chunky font that is a single layer. To knockout text from text, we’re going to start with typing in your background text. You’ll also learn the top seven places to find free fonts. Need help downloading fonts and getting them into Design Space? Check out this tutorial here. Sign Blank – I used an innkeeper sign found hereĮmbellishments like Ribbon, Bows, or Flowersįonts – Malibu (Used for Mom and Welcome) – Plus a detailed video and instructions for knocking out images into text. Scroll past the video for the complete supply list and the written instructions for knockout designs. In the tutorial, I use pattern vinyl and the wax paper method to line up the design before transferring it to the sign. The video below shows you step-by-step how to make knockout text in Design Spaceand how to use your design to make a sign. Or you can knockout text and place text inside of different text like this. You can knockout an image to form parts of the text like this…. Knockout designs are where you combine two different designs into one. Step Three: Transfer Your Design to Your Sign.Step Three: Slice the Offset to Create a Knockout.Step Two: Offset the Script Text to Make a Knockout Design.Quick Links to Information in This Post Toggle ![]()
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