Cutting images (colored with Copics) on Cricut

[TaterTot]

Have you ever, knew you seen the directions and could never find them again!!!! LOL that is where I have been for a few hours, in search engine H*****.

I have some cute Marci digital images. I print them out, color them with my copics and painfully (broke my wrists both of them a few years back can hardly do the scissor thing) so I mean painfully cut them out.

Everytime I do this, I think of my SCAL 2.0 and my expressions (have a Pazzles on the way). Surly, just surly this can be on using this software. I have traced the image into scal, but can't figure out how to cut, just the outside lines....I am thinking if I can "create" just the outside lines, and cut a template, I could put my drawing under the template in the exact spot on the mat, and cut it out professionally!!!!!

Is this possible? I will upload many happy thoughts and well wishes to anyone that can help me out!

[gj1]

Go to Style and drop down arrow by normal and select blackout. Open your image in FILE PLACE IMAGE as a .jpg.
Go to Edit Preferences and change the alpha fill to 20% and lay the outline on top of the .jpg(remember to change the alpha fill back to 100%). Now turn off the eye in the LAYERS for the picture...place on mat and cut with the outline you made.

You could search other explanations for 'Print and Cut'.

[TaterTot]

Is this with SCAL 2.012? Thanks so much

[gj1]

I don't remember if it is the same there...why not go and update

http://www.craftedge.com/support/lostsw.php

Fill out the form and the update for your version will appear at the bottom after you hit submit.

You can download version 3 also for the new cutter.

http://www.craftedge.com/purchase/craft ... grade3.php

[TaterTot]

I dont think I ca, because i have a cricut expressions, however i just ordered the pazzles because of scal.

[gj1]

If you are the original owner of scal 2 and paid for it and have a serial # you can upgrade the current version for the current cutter you have, AND you can download 3 for the new cutter you are going to get for free. Just fill out the forms and you will see.

[TaterTot]

Thank you. I will wait until the new machine arrives and try your directions. Can't wait.