My Top 5 Tips for Using the Cricut Foil Transfer Tool

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Hi Everyone! I know it can be difficult getting the results you want with the Cricut Foil Transfer tool. I still struggle with it sometimes, especially on new projects. Here are some of my top tips for working with the foil transfer tool…

Choose a cardstock that is smooth, but not super smooth

Not all cardstocks are created equal. I have my favorite black cardstock, that after some testing, takes the foil beautifully and another black cardstock that ends up very patchy and the foil rubs off.

I also have a multi color pack of 65lb Recollections cardstock that I purchased from Michael’s. Although the cardstocks should all the the same quality, I’ve noticed that the surfaces of some of the colors are slightly smoother than the others. The darker colors especially seem to be smoother and the foil doesn’t always stick well (see photo of blue cardstock below). The foil sticks great to some of the lighter colors that aren’t quite as smooth (see photo of light grey cardstock below).

(L) My favorite black cardstock that foils beautifully, (R) Black cardstock that is smoother, but the foil does NOT transfer well.

65lb blue cardstock from Recollections multicolor pack, Medium Foil transfer tip, Settings: Light cardstock & less pressure

65lb light grey cardstock from the same Recollections multicolor pack, Medium Foil transfer tip, Settings: Light cardstock & less pressure

Use Masking Tape, Blue Painters Tape or Washi Tape

The tape that comes with the foil transfer sheets is designed to NOT stick to the mat. Depending on my design, sometimes my foil sheet goes right to the edge of my cardstock and I need my tape to stick to the mat. I prefer to use masking tape, blue painter’s tape or Washi tape. These tapes all stick well to the mat, and I can usually reuse them a few times.

(L) Blue painter’s tape, (C) masking tape, (R) Washi tape

Tape the foil sheet as flat and tight as possible

Before taping down your foil, use a brayer to fully adhere your cardstock or whatever material you are using to the mat.

Then lay the foil over the cardstock and tape it on all four sides as tight and flat as possible. As the transfer tool moves around it stretches the foil transfer sheet, so it’s best to start out with no wrinkles and get it as tight as possible in the beginning.

Tape all four sides so the foil is flat and taut.

Always test your materials that you will be foiling

If you’re not sure the foil will stick to the materials you plan to use for your project, do a small test first. Also, you may need to do a small test to figure out the optimal pressure settings for your material. The default material settings can give you a jumping off point, but they don’t always produce the best results. I find I usually get the best results with the fine or medium tips. I haven’t been satisfied with any results from the bold tip.

Testing different tip sizes and pressure settings on black cardstock, no good results on this test.

Use Less Pressure

It kind of sounds counterintuitive, but I typically have better success when I select “Less Pressure” when I’m foiling. If it’s too much pressure, the foil does not stick completely, I’m usually left with an empty thin line from the tip of the transfer tool, or it just doesn’t stick in certain parts of the design.

For my heavier cardstocks (100lb-110lb) I’ve been getting good results with 20lb Copy Paper, Default Pressure settings.

For my 65lb Recollections cardstock I typically use the 65lb Lightweight Cardstock, Less Pressure settings, or the 20lb Copy Paper, Default Pressure settings.

Beautiful results on black heavy cardstock using settings: 20lb copy paper, default pressure.

WRMK Foil Quill & Recollections Foil Transfer Sheets

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Hi Everyone! Last week I tested the Recollections brand foil transfer sheets with the Cricut Foil Transfer tool. This week I tried out the foil transfer sheets with the WRMK Foil Quill on my Silhouette Portrait 3 machine.

First I tried the gold foil. I used my celestial artwork from last week and the foil quill medium tip on my favorite black cardstock. On my Portrait 3 my speed is set to 2 and force is 22, I typically get good results foiling with these settings. And I got really great results with this foil!

WRMK Foil Quill, Recollections Gold Foil Transfer Sheets

Here it is next to the Cricut Foil Transfer tool version from last week.

(L) WRMK Foil Quill Medium Tip, (R) Cricut Foil TRansfer Tool Medium Tip

Next I tried the holographic foil. The results with the Cricut foil transfer tool were disappointing. But the results with the Foil Quill are beautiful! You can actually see the holographic effect on the on the cardstock.

Here’s a side by side of the holographic foil using Cricut Foil Transfer tool versus the Foil Quill. The Foil Quill version is stunning!

(L) WRMK Foil Quill Medium Tip, (R) Cricut Foil TRansfer Tool Medium Tip

This foil is not labeled as being heat sensitive, but it works perfectly! It’s a really great option if you only need a small amount of foil and don’t want to buy an entire roll.

WRMK Foil Quill, Recollections Holographic Foil Transfer Sheet

Another Cricut Foil Transfer Sheet Alternative

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Hi Everyone! I was browsing the Michael’s website for more foil colors for the Cricut Foil Transfer tool and I came across some foil transfer sheets from Recollections. The foil transfer sheets are described as no heat or tools needed. The packaging instructions instructions recommend using a double sided sticker or adhesive with the foil. There is no mention of them being pressure sensitive, but one of the reviewers mentioned that they work with her Cricut Maker. So I found some at my local store and decided to give them a try.

I bought the gold sheets and the holographic sheets to try initially. You get 5 sheets that are 5.5” x 5.5” squares, so slightly different dimensions than the smaller Cricut sheets and really great if you plan to make square cards. Another bonus, you can use your Michael’s coupons!

I tried one of my new celestial designs with the gold foil on my favorite black cardstock.

I tested all three tips for the foil transfer tool, and they all worked pretty well with this foil. There are still the little spots where it didn’t stick to the cardstock all way. It’s also a little dusty when you remove the foil sheet, but you can carefully lift the foil dust away with some Washi tape or blue painters tape. Overall, the results were pretty similar to the Cricut brand foil.

Recollections Gold Foil Transfer Sheet (L) Bold Tip, (C) Medium Tip, (R) Fine Tip

Next, I tried the holographic foil. It did not transfer as well as the gold foil and it just looks silver, not holographic. Overall, this one was a bit disappointing.

Recollections Holographic Foil Transfer Sheet (L) Medium Tip, (R) Fine Tip

Since the gold worked pretty well, I’m interested to try some of the other colors like rose gold and the multicolor pack. I also plan to test this foil with the WRMK foil quill and my Silhouette Portrait 3 machine.

A Cricut Foil Transfer Sheet Alternative

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Hi Everyone! Now that I’ve found some good black cardstock and decent pressure settings, I’ve been experimenting more and more with my Cricut Foil Transfer tool. One of the drawbacks to the foil transfer tool is that there aren’t really any pressure sensitive foils available, aside from the Cricut brand.

I’ve been researching other foils to use and came across some people having success with the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foils. They are labeled as hot foils, not pressure sensitive, but other people have been getting good results with them, so I thought I would give them a try. I purchased the essential metallics set, which includes a roll of gold, silver, copper, and pewter. I also bought a set of iridescents that contains a roll of silver, gold, purple, and teal.

These rolls are only 5 inches wide which is something to consider when laying out your design. But they are also 15 ft. long, so there’s a lot of length to work with. You’re not just limited to the 4x6 or 12x12 sheets like the Cricut brand.

I going to test some of my single line SVG files on heavy cardstock. I’m using the Cricut Foil Transfer Fine Point tip.

Since I use gold a lot, I’m first going to test the gold from the essential metallics set. I think the foil sheet is little heavier than the Cricut brand. It didn’t curl up and was pretty easy to tape it down flat even though I cut it from a roll.

Even though I’m using heavy 100lb cardstock, I set my material to Copy Paper 20lb, default pressure for the Foil Transfer tool. I’ve been getting the best results so far with these settings.

After my machine is done, I peel back the foil and the results are BEAUTIFUL!!!

Next, I’m trying the copper from the same essential metallics set. This time I’m testing it on my new favorite black cardstock. Again, the results are GORGEOUS! The copper is a little dustier than the gold. I was able to carefully clean it up with some blue painters tape, without the tape removing foil from the actual design.

Now, I’m going to try a couple of the colors from the iridescent set. First up is the silver iridescent. It transferred nicely, but the iridescence gets a little lost, most likely due to the thinness of the lines.

I also tried the gold confetti iridescent roll. Again, it transferred nicely, but the iridescent effect gets lost. Once again, probably due to the thickness of my lines.

Overall, I REALLY like this foil. I feel like I get more consistent and better results than with the Cricut foil. They also have a wider selection of colors than the Cricut brand. The only drawback I have found so far is the 5 inch width of the roll. But it shouldn’t be that much of an issue if I plan my designs accordingly.

I also plan on trying this foil with my WRMK foil quill. I’ll post those results later.

Tips for Using the Cricut Foil Transfer Tool - Cardstock Quality

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Hi Everyone! I purchased the Cricut Foil Transfer Kit the day it was released back in September 2020. I was super excited about it and it’s a tool I’ve wanted to love, but mainly it’s brought A LOT of frustration and wasted materials. I’ve seen so many people get really great results with this tool and I keep thinking what am I doing wrong, or what am I missing?

I’ve gone though A LOT of trial and error when using the foil transfer tool. One of the biggest problems I have encountered is the foil just not sticking to my cardstock, especially my black cardstock. I decided to tested 3 different black cardstocks that I have and here are my results.

65LB Recollections Black Cardstock

I’ve had this 65lb cardstock from Michael’s for a while. It’s a multi-color pack, some of the colors take the Cricut Foil beautifully, others just don’t stick. I definitely have had issues in the past with the foil not really sticking to the black if I use the Lightweight Cardstock setting with default pressure.

I’ve seen people having success using the Paper + setting on their Explore Air machines, so I decided to try the Copy Paper 20lb setting on my Maker.

The results with the Copy Paper 20lb setting Default pressure are slightly better than using the Lightweight cardstock setting with the fine tip. The medium tip was OK a little bit of skipping, the bold tip was also OK but a lot of foil dust. Overall, the fine tip had the best results with this setting.

With some of the other colors in the cardstock pack I can get nice results with the medium tip, light cardstock setting, less pressure. I haven’t found a setting yet for the Medium or Bold tip that I am satisfied with yet for the black cardstock.

65lb cardstock using Copy Paper 20lb material setting, default pressure

LUXPaper Cardstock - 18pt

This is a heavier weight cardstock that I purchased on Amazon a while ago, in the description it’s referred to as 18pt. In general, it has really good reviews, but nothing in reference to using the Cricut Foil Transfer tool. It’s not super expensive so I decided to give it a shot. It’s pretty heavy, very smooth and more of a faded black.

First I tried the 100lb heavy cardstock default pressure setting, the foil barely sticks to it and rubs off if I run my finger over it.

LUXPaper Heavy Cardstock, Heavy Cardstock material setting, default pressure

Next I tried the Copy Paper 20lb Default pressure setting. The results were better, but still not super great. The fine tip worked the best and the bold tip left a lot of foil dust. I think this cardstock might be too smooth for the foil to adhere properly.

LUXPaper Heavy Cardstock, Copy Paper 20lb material setting, default pressure

Sirio Ultra Black Cardstock - 104lb

I just recently purchased this cardstock on Amazon after reading some articles about people using Sirio cardstock and getting great results with the Foil Transfer tool. This cardstock is a much richer black than the Recollections and LuxPaper cardstocks. It’s also not quite as smooth as the other two.

(Left) 65lb Recollections Cardstock, (Center) 18pt LUXPaper Cardstock, (Right) Sirio 104lb Cardstock

I first tried it out on Heavy Cardstock Default pressure setting. The fine tip did OK, medium tip was meh, the bold tip was not great at all.

Sirio 104lb Cardstock, Heavy Cardstock Material Setting, default pressure

Next I tried the Light Cardstock Default pressure setting. Again, the fine tip did OK. The medium and bold tips did better than on the heavy cardstock setting.

Sirio 104lb Cardstock, Light Cardstock Material Setting, default pressure

Finally I tried the Copy Paper 20lb default pressure setting. The fine tip did great. The medium and bold tips did ok, but still not as good as I would like.

Sirio 104lb Cardstock, Copy Paper 20lb Material Setting, default pressure

Overall the Copy Paper 20lb Default pressure setting worked the best with the fine point tip on the 65lb Recollections cardstock and the Sirio 104lb cardstock. Not the settings I would have guessed, but most things with my Cricut machine don’t work as I think they should LOL!

(Left) 65lb Recollections Cardstock, (Center) 18pt LUXPaper Cardstock, (Right) Sirio 104lb Cardstock

I would NOT recommend using the LUXPaper cardstock with the Cricut Foil Transfer tool. My top pick would be the Sirio 104lb cardstock. It is a little pricier than the LUXPaper, but in the end, the quality of the cardstock really matters!

LUXPaper 18pt Cardstock, fine tip, Copy Paper 20lb material setting, default pressure (sorry, my placement was off on my mat, that’s why it’s cut off on the top)

Sirio 104lb Cardstock, Fine Tip, Copy Paper 20lb Material Setting, default pressure

Once again, always make sure you have plenty of materials on hand to TEST, TEST, TEST before you attempt your final project.

Cricut Foil Transfer Tool with Silhouette Brand Foil Sheets

Hi Everyone!

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As many of you who work with the Cricut Foil Transfer tool already know, you MUST you pressure sensitive foil. Cricut has their own brand of foil that is designed specifically to work with the foil transfer tool. So far, I haven’t been a huge fan of the Cricut brand foil. It doesn’t stick well to to some card stocks. I have a very tough time using it with my black 100lb cardstock and some of the colors in my 65lb Recollections multipack from Michaels. Also, it will foil perfectly fine in some parts of my design and then the foil doesn’t stick in other parts of the same design. I dunno, maybe I’m being to picky.

So far the only other pressure sensitive foil I have found is the Silhouette brand. I’m going to give the Silhouette foil a try with the Cricut Foil Transfer Tool.

Cricut Foil Transfer Tool - Fine Tip

Unfortunately, the Foil Transfer tool can only be used with the Desktop version of Design Space. I don’t know why that is, but hopefully one day they will make it compatible with the app as well.

I started out with the default pressure on 100lb cardstock. Failure. Like with the scoring stylus in last week’s post, the foil is not sticking to the middle of the letters.

Fine Tip - Default Pressure

Then I tried less pressure on the 100lb cardstock, again, failure.

Fine Tip - Less Pressure

More pressure?? Nope, still a failure. To be honest, if I hadn’t written my settings on the back of the cards, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between them, they all look equally terrible.

Fine Tip - More Pressure

Cricut Foil Transfer Tool - Medium Tip

To cut down on wasted materials, I tried just the word hello and a filled in star. I can usually get sort of ok results on this cardstock with the Cricut Brand foil the default pressure setting and the medium tip. If any setting were to work, I would assume that it would have been medium tip, default setting. Still terrible results, not matter if it’s default, less, or more pressure.

Cricut Foil Transfer Tool Medium Tip, Top - Default Pressure, Middle - Less Pressure, Bottom - More Pressure

Cricut Foil Transfer Tool - Bold Tip

I also gave the bold tip a try. I only tried Default and less pressure, they were both absolutely terrible!

Bold Tip, Top - Default Pressure, Bottom - Less Pressure

65lb Cardstock

I made one final attempt on 65lb Recollections cardstock with the medium tip, less pressure. It’s pretty terrible as well.

65lb cardstock with Medium Foil Tip, less pressure

I think the Cricut Foil Transfer tool uses way too much pressure for this foil. Unfortunately, Cricut is really limited with the adjustments for each tool. I can’t make any other adjustments to the pressure other than default, less, and more. So I DO NOT recommend using this Silhouette foil with the Cricut Foil Transfer tool.

So far the only Cricut Tool I’ve had some success with the Silhouette foil is the Deboss Tip. You can check out my previous post about that here.

Cricut Design Space vs Silhouette Studio - Filled Letters

The offset feature in Cricut Design Space finally offers a way to fill in letters directly in Design Space. Although, this is far from my favorite method for filling in letters, it’s another useful technique to have in your arsenal.

Cricut Design Space - Filled Letters using Offset method

This took a bit of trial and error to get an end result I was satisfied with, nothing is ever as simple as it seems with Cricut Design Space, LOL!

I typed the word “love” first. I’m using one of my system fonts - Very Berry. Of course the letter spacing (kerning) is absurd, so I have to adjust that first.

Then in order to get the offset to behave how I want, I need to “flatten” my text layer so it becomes a “Print then Cut” layer.

Then, with my flattened layer selected, I click on the offset button in the top tool bar. I type in -0.014 inches, that’s basically equivalent to a 1pt offset in Illustrator, which is how close I like to keep my lines if I’m going for a solid filled text. Note: You have to type -0.014 in the box, it’s such a small measurement you cannot use the slider.

Next, so I can actually see my offset lines, I change my offset layer to a “Draw” operation and change the line color to something bright and contrasting against the flattened black layer.

I select the offset layer I just created and then click the offset button again. It’s already set to the -0.014 inches, so I click apply. I change my line color again so I can see it against the flattened black layer.

I keep repeating the same offset until I get my letters filled as much as I can.

Once it’s all filled in with the offset lines, I select my original Flattened layer and “Unflatten” it. Then I “weld” the letters together.

Note: You CANNOT weld the letters together at the very beginning, the inner loops of the letters will not be offset properly.

I also tried the process with an SVG file that I imported from Illustrator. I prefer creating my words in Illustrator first, it’s much easier to adjust the kerning and use any special glyphs.

I upload my SVG as usual and change my Linetype from “Basic Cut” a “Draw” linetype.

Then I applied the -0.014 inch offset to the offset over and over again until my word was filled as much as possible.

After I show you the Silhouette Studio method we will test all the different fills on my Cricut Maker Machine.

Silhouette Studio - Filled Letters

Silhouette Studio has an awesome Line Effects tool that you can use to fill words.

I open my same SVG file that I created in Illustrator and click on the Line Effects tool on the right tool bar.

I’m going to copy and paste my word so I can use one to draw an outline completely around the word, I think that gives it a cleaner look.

There are a few different line types you can use for fills. The first one I’m going to pick is the just the straight lines. It’s simple and it’s one of my favorites.

It starts off looking horizontal and pretty spaced out.

I type my 0.014 inches in the spacing box and -45 degrees in the angle to get the close diagonal lines I’m going for.

I use the Align tool in the toolbar across the top to line up my fill lines with the outline.

Next, I duplicate both layers and then I pick the crosshatch fill. I’m going to keep my spacing at 0.014 inches and a -45 degree angle.

I duplicate my words again and I pick the concentric circles, this gives the same look as the offset in Cricut Design Space. I keep my spacing at 0.014 inches.

The last one I’m going to try is the spiral. It already has an outline so I can delete one of my layers. I keep my spacing at 0.014 inches and my angle at -45 degrees.

Since I have the Business editon of Silhouette Studio, I can save my file as an SVG so I can import it into Cricut Design Space.

I’m open my SVG in Cricut Design Space. I need to change the linetype to “Draw.” For some reason my SVG is twice the size it was in Silhouette Studio, so I’m going to scale it back down to size.

Here’s a comparison of the offset from Design Space and the Concentric circle fill in Silhouette Studio.

Time to test the different fills! I’m going to use my We R Memory Keepers foil quill, medium tip on cardstock with my Cricut Maker.

Here are the different results, my favorite is still the diagonal line fill at 45 degrees. The crosshatch and spirals both have some interesting textures. The offset is still not my favorite, the lines start to create weird little areas at some of the intersections.

Which fill style is your favorite?

Filled Shapes and Words with the Foil Quill and Cricut Maker

Hi Everyone! This week is a continuation of last week’s post. I’m testing my Happy Birthday filled SVG file and some filled shapes with my We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill.

After last week’s tutorial I still wanted to try my filled SVG design with my We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill. So I gave it a try and the results were pretty nice, but still not as great as I had hoped. I have a love hate relationship with my Foil Quill, sometimes it gets the job done fine, other times I get very uneven results. I wasn’t sure if it was me, the foil quills, my cardstock, or a combination of everthing. My fine point tip has always had some weird corrosion on the metal tip, I have never used it because it scares me. But by the time I had opened and tried out my set I was way past any return policies, so I just kept it and and mainly used the medium and bold tip. The medium tip is my usual go to, but I feel like I was always getting spotty/ uneven results. I don’t know if there’s something wrong with the wiring or what. I would feel the plastic around the metal tip after heating it up for 10 minutes and it felt slightly warm, but not really hot. I had better results with my bold tip, but sometimes I want a finer line.

So long story short, JoAnn’s had the Foil Quill set on sale this weekend for 60% off, so I bought another set just to test it. I think my old set was a dud, the new set gets much hotter, no corrosion on any of the tips and it works SO much better!

The WRMK foil quill is my new favorite for filling in words and shapes! (Sorry Cricut Foil Transfer Tool.)

I tried out my Happy Birthday filled SVG that I made last week. It’s so pretty in person, photos don’t do it justice! Keep in mind that this technique will never be flat that foiling with a laser printer and laminator. But I kind of like the texture the foil quill gives.

Medium Tip, Rose Gold Foil

Medium Tip, Rose Gold Foil

Then I tested all 3 tips that came in my set. Each tip was tested with a 1 inch square and 1 inch star. I wanted to see how the tips did with different spacing between the lines. I tried them with lines spaced 1 point apart, 1.5 points apart and 2 points apart.

I wish Cricut Design Space had an easy way to do fills like the Silhouette software. I had to make all of my fills in Illustrator and import them as SVGs into Design Space.

Fine Tip Foil Quill

The fine tip is not great if you want a more solid fill. It ended up tearing the foil sheet while it was transferring. But it did a gorgeous job with the lines spaced 2 points apart. Something keep in mind if you want an engraved or etched look to your design.

Ripped foil sheet from the Fine Point quill

Fine Tip, Rose Gold Foil

Fine Tip, 2 point space between lines

Medium Tip Foil Quill

The medium tip is probably my favorite for a solid fill. I like the medium tip best with the lines spaced 1 point apart. I personally like the linear texture and it gives my design a little bit more dimension.

Sorry, the foils are really hard to photograph and this photo doesn’t really do it justice. It’s really beautiful in person!

Here it is at a bit of an angle, so pretty!

Stunning on black cardstock too!

Bold Tip Foil Quill

The bold tip gives the smoothest and flatest fill, it would be my second choice for this technique.

Bold Tip, Rose Gold Foil

Bold Tip, Rose Gold Foil

Bold Tip, Gold Foil

Bold Tip, Gold Foil

Making Filled Letter Draw Files for Design Space in Adobe Illustrator

Hi Everyone! This week I’m going to show you how I make filled letters in Adobe Illustrator to use with any of the drawing tools in Design Space (pens, foil transfer tool, foil quill, etc.)

Truth be told, I do about 95 percent of my design work outside of Design Space. I work faster and more precisely in Illustrator, probably because I’ve been using for over 15 years!

You will need:

• Adobe Illustrator (you can sign up for a 30 day free trial if you just want to test it out)

• A font of your choice (you can use any of the free ones that are available with Illustrator or any fonts you have purchased).

• Cricut Design Space

• Cricut Machine (I have a Maker)

• Whatever materials you want to use to test your design

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My birthday was a couple of days ago, so I’m going to do a retro script Happy Birthday.

The font i’m using is called Fountain, I purchased it from Design Cuts. One of my favorite sources for fonts!

I type “Happy” as one word and “Birthday” as a separate word. I want my letters to be a little beefier so I added a 2pt stroke around them.

I make sure the ends of my strokes are rounded and my corners are also rounded so I don’t get any weird sharp angles.

Then I expand my letters, so they’re paths and no longer active type. I outline the strokes around the letters.

Then using the path finder tool box I unite Happy into one path, and Birthday into one path.

I add a 1pt stroke around each so they look like they are outlined and I change the fill to No Fill. Then group all the letters (Shift + G).

To make the the fill for the letters I make a 1pt stroke that is 8 inches long (or what ever size you will need to cover all your letters)

Then, holding the Option + Shift button I make a copy of that line and place it right next to the first line. (i’m using red for my fill lines just so they’re easier to see)

The I hold down Command +D to do that same same action over and over again until I have pretty much a square shape made out of a bunch on lines.

I select all of the lines and group them together (Command + G). Then I rotate the group 45 degrees. (You don’t have to rotate the lines, I just like the slanted look with my font)

I’m going to copy and paste my letters and place them on top of the group of lines. I’m going to turn off one of the sets of letters (click the eyeball on the layers panel). I’m going to turn the other set of letters into a compound path and remove the stroke around it.

Select the group of letters and the group of lines and type Shift + M to get the Shape Builder tool. That’s how we’re going to trim our lines so they only fill the letters.

“But why aren’t you just making a clip mask?” Design Space doesn’t recognize clip masks and will expand the clip mask once you import the SVG into Design Space.

Holding the Option or Alt key, I’m going to click and drag my mouse along the lined areas I want to remove. My design is going to start looking like the below.

You can turn on the layers with the letters that still have the stroke outline so it’s easier for you to see the areas you need to remove.

Just keep pressing Option or Alt and clicking and dragging along the areas you want to remove. Some sections might take a minute to update.

Eventually your design will look like this:

Save your file as and SVG. Then we’re going to test it in Design Space. When you upload your file it’s going to bring it in as a “Cut Image.” That’s fine, just click “Upload.”

After you’ve inserted your image onto the canvas, we will change the Linetype to a draw style. With the new Design Space update this is called “Operation” instead of Linetype.

I’m going to select Foil > Medium.

I’m going to change my foil color to purple since I will be testing that color. (it’s not necessary to change the foil color)

I’m zoomed in to 200% so you can see all the little lines.

Don’t forget to “Attach” everything, and then press “Make it”

I tested my design on black 100lb cardstock, using “Less Pressure” with the Cricut foil transfer tool.

Here’s what it looked like after I removed the foil.

I’m pretty happy with the foil transfer results. Next I tried my Cricut Silver Glitter Gel pen. It came out pretty nice too.

My least favorite was the Cricut Gold Marker, the tip is too thick for this style and the moisture from the marker makes the cardstock get clumpy.

Overall I’m really happy with the results from the Foil Transfer tool and the Silver Glitter Gel pen. I’ll have to try a few more tests with the Foil Quill and the regular fine point pens.