How to Use the Masking Tool on Zazzle

[@11cyndee]

Thanks for sharing. I hope they add a few more shapes 😊

[@HappyZazzling]

I keep hoping that too Cyndee!

[@katiethomas2725]

Ah Lisa this was great, you have videos on everything! Thanks so much, I just made a shirt with a heart! :D

[@HappyZazzling]

Hi Katie! So glad it was helpful!!! I hope you make many sales with your shirt.

[@timreicher8782]

Thankfully i came across your channel, you've cut out the strange over the top type videos. I so appreciate your clear advice and slowed down, hands on, how to approach. 👍😊 love it

[@HappyZazzling]

Awww thank you for your kind words Tim. I appreciate it.

[@AbdullazizElOuafi]

A beautiful addition I hope they add new modern fonts

[@HappyZazzling]

Yes, more fonts would be fun!

[@sharonrodriguez2590]

Great video I have watched two others and I only understood this one...... I am so glad I found this channel!

[@HappyZazzling]

Aww thank you so much for your kind words, for watching and letting me know it was helpful. I appreciate it and glad it helped you!

[@CatsByML]

Thank you so much for another great video.👍

[@rhf340]

Thanks! I've been trying to figure out how to make it work.

[@HappyZazzling]

Good, I hope it helped!

[@dorothywalter7951]

You make it so easy!! Thanks for sharing!!! 😊

[@HappyZazzling]

So glad it helped Dorothy!

[@jovanastamenkovic3356]

Thank you, Lisa ! ❤🙏

[@HappyZazzling]

You're welcome!

[@ruthp6775]

I too don't notice things that I do not use & dive right into what I know (sorta)😂 So thank you once again! I just used this method and after several attempts, I got it right ...🙃

[@HappyZazzling]

So glad it helped Ruth! I love to hear that. PS It took me a couple times too to do it right.

[@KelliDBH]

Thanks Lisa!❤

[@HappyZazzling]

You're welcome Kelli! Thanks for watching!

[@gailalli8086]

Masking has been there a while. Glad you found it. A lot you can do with it!

[@HappyZazzling]

I don't know how I never noticed it! Lol

[@gailalli8086]

@@HappyZazzling well you have a process that works so you probably weren’t looking for it! Lol

[@faizankhalid5861]

Very informative video, thanks a ton

[@HappyZazzling]

Thank you, hope it helped!

[@raparti_786]

good nice job ❤

[@valantino83]

Thank you, miss

[@HappyZazzling]

You're welcome 😊

[@ibnalwadi30]

thank you

[@HappyZazzling]

You're very welecome.

[@cgpartistry]

Thanks! I’ve been wondering how people get the heart shape.

[@HappyZazzling]

Hope this video helped!

[@marinav1343]

thank you Lisa, great video tutorial. I jus noticed that you use personalized word in the Title...is that still ok to use? From what I understand, Zazzle is against using the word "PERSONALIZE" in titles. I know they do not like this word in tags. Thank you.

[@HappyZazzling]

I know they don't like us to use it as a tag but I haven't seen anything that says not to use it in the title or description. When I was watching an Elke and Jen video they said they use them in the title too, so I always have.

[@marinav1343]

@HappyZazzling thank you, I have deleted "personalised" word in a lot of titles, most probably will start using again

[@mag1350]

Thank you Lisa. I still didn’t work it out. Why do you have rim like in this heart? The black heart liked like just like single line. You went way too far through that step of downloading. I don’t use little. It seemed like you clicked in colour pink just before you swapped it to white. Can you make a video about svg in Canva? Uff- I’m having little bit of overwhelm with this🙈🤪🙏🙏 thank you for your consistent work

[@HappyZazzling]

I laughed when I read this because you are the ONLY person who ever told me I went too fast. I feel like I go painstakingly slow. But sorry part of it was too fast. I honestly don't work in canva a whole lot. What in particular did you want me to do with an svg there? I have never made an svg there. As far as the rim on the heart, I don't know why it did that but I liked it so left it. Just one of those weird things that happen when live on video. I'm sorry you are feeling overwhelmed. It took me over a decade to learn what I have, and it often changes, so just take it product by product, day by day and slowly learn. It's a lot of info, Zazzle is a lot to learn, so just don't try to learn it all at once. Start with making a couple products and go from there. Deep breaths...

[@mag1350]

@@HappyZazzling thank you for your kind reply. You’re right. I already learned so much since I started… Ans still learning. So grateful to people like you but also to myself to stick with it so far. I basically want to her heart file or some capital letter file to serve me as frame for pic. Just made in Canva. I think if you made such a video- could become very highly viewed

[@mag1350]

@@HappyZazzling oh and- this is from different bucket- but is there a deadline to cover file fotos for collections? I see some people doing it- but not many shops.. To have couple of different items in one image… If I understood Elkas video correctly

[@AnnaRosaEverythingEnergy]

Thank you. I tried exporting a png black blob as a svg and all I get is what looks like nothing. I then saved the "nothing" to my images on Z and still no black blob to be seen. There is a file present...but it looks empty. What am I doing wrong? I use affinity photo which allows you to export in a variety of graphic formats.

[@HappyZazzling]

I do not know if this is what is happening to you but lately when I save a png to my computer, I have to do it twice otherwise it's just a black blank picture. Not sure if it is the same with an SVG. But try downloading it twice to see if the second one works better. Other than that, without being there with you, I really can't say what is causing that. I'd have to see what you are saving.

[@mag1350]

I just started on zazzle two months ago. Put up aprox 600 designs so far. Had one sale. But need to find a way to stay motivated these days. Question- if for example want to put up new products and collection for keywords- I did not use yet- so I guess algorithm of zazzle needs some time to notice them and notice me linked to them- how long you think that takes? Is there any point for my you upload things for example for 4 July?? Or if I do these things may get noticed only year from now Independence Day?

[@HappyZazzling]

I wish I could give you answers on how fast your items will sell or how long it takes to make a sale, but that is impossible. It all depends on your designs, how often you promote them on social media, what seasons it is... Zazzle puts out charts in their newsletters that you can find on the home page of when you should design certain things. I t does take a while for google and zazle to index things, so always a couple months ahead. My experience has been a year. Again, probably different for each seller. Not everything takes a year but that is when I notice sales taking off on a product. I don't always tell people this either because I don't want to make them lose hope. But once you have a lot of items up, they are up and hopefully sales will start coming. Just keep on making products, niching down and sharing on social media. The more you share the quicker they will be seen and you'll start making sales. Make sure to have a lot of personalized items too as that is what people usually come to Zazzle for. Every seller would probably give different advice depending on their experience, there is no right answer otherwise we'd all be rich and successful. But just keep on trying and you will find your way.

[@sharmilabarua4270]

Hi Lisa i hve been struggling to do this in zazzle, i downloaded a heart shape from canva as svg but when i open it in zazzle it shows as a square ,i even tried using the canva frame ,the frame itself doesnt show. I don't understand what i am doing wrong ,can u help ? Its been so frustrating. Thanks

[@HappyZazzling]

Hmm, I am not sure. . You are the second person who told me their Canva SVG didn't work. I am not sure why that would be though. I had one I had made in Photoshop not work too and I couldn't figure it out but the ones I made in Kittl do. Do you have kittl? Or Procreate? I would say try to make one in there and see if it works. Anyone else reading this have this problem?

[@sharmilabarua4270]

@HappyZazzling Thank you for your response Lisa,not yet taken Kittl n hvnt used procreate, I did manage to upload a svg file, which I had download from internet, but canva remains unresolved. If anyone has an answer or knows how to do it...pls do tell Tia