Crafty Nutter

My thoughts on the Foil Quill Using Cricut I have had the quill now for a few months. I am not an avid crafter so I have not used it to create a card Ive only tested it on various materials. I like to try out things that not alot of people are making. I just love experimenting! Foiling on Gloss Vinyl  I decided to foil on some gloss vinyl and purchased this design as I thought it was super CUTE!!! click here to purchase design I tried to tape the foil down best that I could but as per usual it came loose whilst foiling :(   I am using Heat Reactive Foil/Hot Stamping Foil. Please do not get confused with Toner Reactive Foils as this WILL NOT WORK.  I used the Pink Pen tool for the thinnest line. Remember to let it heat up for about 5 minutes before using. I really am impressed with the outcome. SUPER CUTE!!! So next was to try it on Matt Vinyl, Using the same method as above. Again it turned out great!!! So now I was f...

Brain wave!!!! OK I know I am not alone. I sat staring at my blinds for months wondering if I will ruin them If I put HTV on them. I am using Cricut to cut out a design I purchased and edited years ago.  Im also using vinyl from  GmCrafts (Click Here) .  I have old blinds (not only are they old but they were cheap as chips) that I am going to experiment with you can pick one up from Argos, B&M's or Harry Corry's.  I would advise at this point to only use a blind you are prepared to ruin and not one that you have paid over £300 for.   This is the design I used, you can find something similar on Etsy. Or If you are subscribed to Cricut Access then you can design your own  (here is a basic example)  Just search for music notes and swirls and experiment. I cut the vinyl on Glitter Iron On setting and it cut and weeded perfectly. Weed It Out Ready To Rock Normally Metallic or Holographic HTV is so tempera...

Tutorial On How To Use Glyphs In Cricut Design Space. When we buy fonts, they often come with lots of alternates and glyphs (I call them the "Fancy Letters") Design Space does not allow you to access these but there is an easy way to do it. Press Start (the windows icon) and then search for Character Map Once you have it open select your font from the drop down menu Now open FontLab Pad.  (  Here  is link to another EASY tutorial that will explain how FontLab Pad works with Design Space and where to download it) Click on File> Open installed or simply drag your font into the program. I selected Samantha Font which can be purchased  Here  For only $17  This is the slightly frustrating part as it is hard to see what letter you have selected, below I selected the 'R' Now Click on FontLab Pad , Right click and select paste  And that is how you get all the "fancy" letters.  Below is a se...

Here is a great selection of fonts that will work great with the Foil Quill or Cricut Pens.  Please Please Only use these fonts for personal use. The majority of the fonts can be found online and free of charge, I have linked some more that have also been recommended. I used the medium tip. If you use the larger tip then every one of these fonts should have a solid line. Europe Underground   Architect's Hand   Adelaide Adventures Unlimited Stymie   Camelot Calamity-Jane Milton One Simply Glamorous Rawengulk UltraLight Emanuela.font Advertising-script  Light   Bella K A Better Place Hamilton   Flamenco English Essay Dhanikans Signature Beautiful Dreamer Typeface Alexandra-orleans It was extremely difficult to capture the full effect on camera but I am so happy with the way these turned out.  Remember adjusting the size will change results. Bellow are some more fonts that will also work. You can clearly see a few...

 There is a quicker and easier way to create text in Design Space Using FONTSLAB PAD Download  fontlab-pad  you will be asked to send your email address and then you will receive the link.  Design space does NOT display the fonts they way that the designer intended it to be, the spacing is very very frustrating and it takes a lot of time trying to get the text aligned properly.  I have all my font folders on my Desktop as it makes it so much easier to access. To do this just right click on your desktop and create new folder, The folder I am going to chose is Font Bundles Top Fonts  I downloaded some folder Icons. . Now go to  www.Dafont.com  and download MF I Love Glitter (for personal use ONLY) Please remember this is for personal use only and you will require a licence if you intend to sell anything with this font on it. Once the file is downloaded, extract it to your newly created folder. ...