Cricut Print and Cut Guides - 2 of a Few

Continuing on from Cricut Print and Cut Guides - 1.

For now, let's assume you're just using a simple shape and carry on to the next stage - getting your images on canvas, offset for nice print/cutting and then printed off for cutting after.

The basic steps for this as as follows:

1. Place images on canvas (Cricut lets you places multiple at once, saves you a lot of clicking)
2. Resize images to suit
3. Offset them all, one by one (can be as small an offset as 0.05cm, but 0.1cm works nicely)
4. Flatten each image and its offset into one layer
5. Click make it
6. If you've not done so already: follow the instructions for calibration, remember to use normal paper for this!
7. Check that your paper sizes on the left are correct
8. Print the first page off onto your sticker paper/vinyl (check your printer settings are using the same paper size as Cricut too!)
9. Select your material and settings (see my Cricut Crises post, you might need to first fine-tune some material settings)
10. Then place the printed sheet on your cutting mat, load the blade and mat, and off you go!

So, this is Part 2 - Prepping those images and getting them printed: