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Monday, April 17, 2023

New Rose Leaf Die Cuts and How-to

   

Check out my latest die cut design.  I wanted a selection of rose leaves to coordinate with my flower card designs but could not find the perfect thing.  I created my own design using Procreate and Cricut Design Space.  

 

You can find these on my website and Etsy shop.

 If you would like to try designing your own die cuts, here are the steps to create a leaf-shaped die cut in Cricut Design Space:

  1. Open Cricut Design Space and create a new project.

  2. Click on the "Shapes" button on the left-hand side of the screen.

  3. Choose the "Square" shape and insert it into your project.

  4. Click on the "Edit" button at the top of the screen.

  5. Click on the "Unlock" button to unlock the square's proportions.

  6. Drag the top right and bottom left corners of the square inward to create a diamond shape.

  7. Click on the "Shapes" button again and choose the "Triangle" shape.

  8. Insert the triangle shape into your project.

  9. Resize the triangle shape to fit within the diamond shape.

  10. Position the triangle shape at the bottom of the diamond shape to create a leaf shape.

  11. Select both shapes by clicking and dragging your cursor over them.

  12. Click on the "Slice" button at the bottom of the Layers panel on the right-hand side of the screen.

  13. Delete the excess shapes and keep the leaf shape.

  14. You can now customize your leaf die cut by changing its color or adding any additional designs.

  15. When you are satisfied with your leaf die cut, click on the "Make It" button at the top right of the screen to send it to your Cricut cutting machine.

  16. Follow the prompts on your machine to cut out your leaf die cut.

That's it! You now have a leaf-shaped die cut that you can use for a variety of projects.