stencils
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:49 pm
Has anyone made stencils with the hard plastic on their cricut? If so, what setting did you use?
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Re: stencils
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 3:29 pm
I'd love to know too. What are you using to cut & what setings. Thanks!
Re: stencils
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:43 pm
I am interested too. And what settings did you use if you have. I want to make some box templates sort of like the ones pictured here http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/brows ... _80290.jpg for making score lines on my boxes with a thin bone folder. I want to cut out just the thin line areas of the box where it needs to be scored. Then i could lay the stencil over a box i cut out on my cricut and make crisper score lines through the opening of the stencil with my bone folder. Does that make sense? 
Thank you,
Syl
Thank you,
Syl
Re: stencils
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:03 am
that is a great idea!!
Re: stencils
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:04 am
Hi - I have never cut stencils on the Cricut but do have another solution to offer if you are trying to score boxes.
You can add the score/fold lines in the SVG. See the example of my box (this is small section if it.)
You have to make a closed path for each score line for it to cut correctly. (see enlarged view)
If you make a dashed line in illustrator then you click on "Outline Stroke".
Adding the score/fold lines on the SVG will take a little longer to cut but worth it.
If you'd like to check out the SVG for my box - here is the link to my blog: http://aimitup.blogspot.com/2009/12/snowman-goodie.html
Amy
You can add the score/fold lines in the SVG. See the example of my box (this is small section if it.)
You have to make a closed path for each score line for it to cut correctly. (see enlarged view)
If you make a dashed line in illustrator then you click on "Outline Stroke".
Adding the score/fold lines on the SVG will take a little longer to cut but worth it.
If you'd like to check out the SVG for my box - here is the link to my blog: http://aimitup.blogspot.com/2009/12/snowman-goodie.html
Amy