What's New at Cre8ive Cutz — Make the Cut Tutorials
Great Crafty Fonts - Where to find them online and how to use them in Make the Cut
Posted by Nancy Murray on
One of the great things about Make the Cut! is the ability to cut any True Type font you have on your computer. In addition to the fonts already on your computer, there are lots of websites where you can download free True Type fonts to use in your designs. Dingbat fonts, those fun little picture fonts, work the exact same way.
Video Tutorial - How to Create Shape Cut-out Borders
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I love using Make the Cut! to design and cut greeting cards, it makes the whole process so simple. In my last post, I showed you a Valentine card that had a heart shape cut from a paper strip. In this video tutorial, I show you how to create that effect in Make the Cut! But before I show you the video, here's another card I made using the same technique. You'll notice I added a little background border to this card as well (which isn't shown in the video but is created using the exact same technique. I think...
Video Tutorial - Designing Custom Tags in Make the Cut!
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With Christmas fast approaching, many of you might be thinking of gift wrapping ideas, and that includes beautiful tags. Make the Cut! makes it easy to design your own tags to include on gifts. In this tutorial, I walk you through how to use the basic shapes included with Make the Cut! to design your own, one-of-a-kind gift tags. Enjoy![youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVWtL19LDU?rel=0]
Video Tutorial - Creating Nested Shapes in Make the Cut!
Posted by Nancy Murray on
In addition to designing my more elaborate files (purses, etc.) I often turn to Make the Cut! to quickly create simpler shapes for my card making projects, rather than spending a ton of money on large punches. For this card, I've created a simple nested shape that I used on the front and inside of the card to stamp my image and greeting on. This video tutorial demonstrates how to create nested shapes in Make the Cut! Enjoy!
How to make a layered cutting file from Lettering Delights' Cut Its Simple Shapes
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Lettering Delights' new line of Cut Its Simple Shapes single layer cutting files are great for vinyl, paper crafting and so much more. However I'm a card girl, and I like to have layered files on my cards, just adds a little more personality in my opinion. The great thing about Cut Its is you can easily turn them into a layered dimensional cutting file with just a couple quick steps in Make the Cut! This video shows you how to do that, using the paint tube from the Quirky Art set.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45Eb827zHg?rel=0&w=480&h=390]Also, don't forget that for a limited time,...