1. Before you begin you may get to transfer the cut files for your chosen machine, link above. unfasten the file to use it by right-clicking it in your downloads. there's currently one File for Cricut- one for Silhouette and one for Brother. Please select the file for your machine. there are four cut files- one every for father, DADDY, FATHER, AND POPS.

2. transfer the Cricut SVG into the look area. Click “Upload Image”  on the left-hand style Panel, and navigate to the files you wish to open. choose ‘Insert image' once asked, and choose cut pictures. Click Save. once it's been uploaded, Insert the pictures onto the canvas and size to fit your project, you would like to right-click them to ungroup to be ready to move them and select everyone separately. I Recolour every half otherwise, to match the fabric I'm victimization,  as shown below, thus I will cut the various Card or Vinyl for every layer, which suggests It creates a spread of cutting mats in one go, and that I do not get to keep returning to the look page, see below. Once you're pleased with your pictures, click WELD for any areas you wish to cut specifically as they're arranged out, so after they go onto the succeeding screen they do not bunch up, ( I welded the front letters as words) then click build it to maneuver on to succeeding screen. On the succeeding screen, If victimization the Cricut Maker three then you may get to value more highly to cut on the mat (unless victimization is good media)

3. Click continue within the bottom right succeeding screen. within the next window confirm your settings are set to the palmy settings from your take a look at the cut and guarantee your machine is coupled before continuing to chop. Cut settings: (**please take a look at the cut) Press the flashing Cricut image on your maker to chop, when loading the sheet into the machine. Apply the settings required for your chosen Card (or Vinyl), we have a tendency to create it with our weight unit Glitter and textile card on the maker three and used the significant Card stock on setting on the Cricut maker three with Default pressure as we've replaced our blade. If your blade is older- you will get to increase this a lot of. Do take a look at the cut.

We perpetually advocate before continuing, that you take a look at cut your materials once 1st victimization thus if you have got not recently used this product in your machine. Please take a look at the cut for your chosen machine found on our Application Guide, and conjointly weblog.  Load the cardboard or Vinyl chosen separately for every layer.

4. Place the cardboard for the primary layer you're cutting on the mat. Press the up arrow to load the mat, and press the flashing light-weight to proceed to chop on the machine. Repeat this step for all the various layers.

TOP TIP – if you flex the mat off from beneath it makes lifting the cardboard easier and if you get little bits on your mat, scrape together with your squeegee to clear it.

5. Once cut repeat with the remaining layers.

6. Fold the cardboard base in 0.5, and use your squeegee to burnish the bifold crease to create the cardboard.

7. Take a sheet of the transfer adhesive as shown below, use it with the white sheet facing up, fold it back on its self to reveal the adhesive layer beneath as shown below, and place the primary layer onto it able to apply to succeeding layer. See below. you'll remember the white sheet back over and rub must you would like. Be terribly careful to not tear your card once lifting off the adhesive sheet because it is incredibly sticky.

8. Apply the center to the primary layer, victimization either the transfer adhesive from on top of or 3D foam pads, use a dab of glue on the pads to offer you “wiggle” space thus you'll line up the styles absolutely. Then repeat with the letters. and eventually, the tools as needed See below.

9. Repeat steps on top of the remaining completely different card styles (Daddy, Father, and Dad) remember your finished style may be matched by employing any material cut victimization a cutting file, card, self-adhesive vinyl, or perhaps HTV. We'd like to see your makes on our social media pages! Or email them in!