Craft Edge

i am new here and have looked and downloaded atlot of files from you all....i would like to learn how to create my own digi stamps and svg....can someone tell me what i need to get started...would love to be able to contribute...thanks

There is a wonderful site called Cutting Time. Carolyn, the designer, has some very nice print tutorials for text and shapes that are really easy to follow. She uses Inkscape the most widely used software for DIYers who want to create for the Cricut/SCAL group. If you haven't downloaded it yet that is a first step. Download the most current production version here:

http://www.inkscape.org/download/

You can find Cutting Time here: http://cuttingtime.blogspot.com/

I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Elaine Kallemeyn wrote:i am new here and have looked and downloaded atlot of files from you all....i would like to learn how to create my own digi stamps and svg....can someone tell me what i need to get started...would love to be able to contribute...thanks

I just added a post to my blog about using Inkscape and line art to create svg files for paper piecing here.

If you want to make a digi stamp, you will need to stop at step 8. Then select just the traced Path and export a png. PNG files have transparent backgrounds so that they can be layered over other images. See my post here for a tut on using Inkscape to export a png. http://forums.surecutsalot.com/viewtopi ... 02&p=25874
HTH

Thanks so much for the help...i really look forwards to doing this