You'll need to eyeball the spacing here.Īt this point you might be saying, that took forever! There has to be a faster way. You're going to move each letter one at a time:Īfter you move the letter to the edge of the shape, use the circular arrow on the top right of the box to spin it until is matches up. Moving time - this part can be a little tedious.

See how all of the letters are listed separately on the right? That means we're ready for. In the latest beta version, make sure your text is selected and click on Ungroup at the top of the right hand column: If you're using an older version of Design Space, you will right click the text and select Ungroup. Next up is to ungroup everything so you can move the letters around. So you've picked a cute font and you're happy with your size. You'll want to make any font or size changes using the top bar before the next step. Now pick a font and type your names or text:

If you like, you can also just draw a quick circle or square in Design Space to practice on. Once you have your files downloaded, import the solid heart into Cricut Design Space.

You can download your own copy to practice with at the bottom of this post. For this tutorial, we'll be placing names around the word mom shaped like a heart, so we'll need a big heart with the same dimensions. Let's get you started!įirst up - pick a shape. The Cricut software can be a little limiting though, so we're going to look at two ways to get what you want. All you need is a shape and a little know how.

Save as inkscape SVG, with a new name for your design.You can bend those names and words to your will.

(don’t modify, measures, or units in the template, so that it works correctly).

Open the inkscape template for cricut and paste your design It doesn’t matter that this is bigger than the framed area.

Create your design with the measures you want, select it and copy it.

Instructions for using Inkscape cricut template: By downloading this template you can create your own SVG and open them in cricut software, these will show without any problem, retaining their original size. If you use inkscape 0.92 your drawings are just a quarter of their original size when you open them with program Cricut design space or simply the SVG file not showing up in Cricut Design Space.

Inkscape and cricut design space