Stop Wasting Sticker Paper! NEW & IMPROVED Process Tutorial for Making Sticker Sheets with Cricut

[@lovingbritt]

Covering it with paper really helped! I have the Cricut maker 3 and I wasted so much sticker paper trying to get the right cuts. I rarely have any errors now thanks to you. I make wine labels and I laminate my entire page using my laminator machine and I put matte tape on the black lines and tape the paper to the machine and I get a perfect cut every time now! I stopped using my machine because of those issues but something told me not to throw in the towel just yet and I came across your video! My machine went from working 50 % of the time to 99% of the time! Thank you so much!🙂

[@pixiestyx]

Wow, I'm so glad this video helped you so much! It sounds like you're doing some really fun things with your Cricut!

[@12Squared]

I JUST got my cricut set up this weekend. No trouble with anything BUT this... I'm SO glad you're out here. Thank you! I'm also noting that my cricut seems less accurate when there's a border, so now I'll do it your way. :D

[@pixiestyx]

Yay, how exciting! I hope it works for you!

[@TheArtisticNewfie]

What a process! I definitely will have to try this out. I stopped making sticker sheets because I could never get the Cricut to cut properly. I can’t even get the die cuts to work half of the time. I’ve even recently tried to do the cut option where you trick the Cricut to cut a whole page but my printer/program won’t center the images on the page so the file is the same when cut. I can’t say I fully love my Cricut at the moment lol.

[@pixiestyx]

Oh gosh, lol, I understand the struggle! I'm sorry it's being such a pain. I hope this method works for you if you try it!

[@HayleeyJadee]

You are honestly a life saver, you have no idea! I'm starting up an Etsy store soon and sticker sheets have been such a hassle to figure out. You've just made the whole process so much easier and dare I say, enjoyable! Thank you so much!! 🙂

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad this was helpful! I know how frustrating it can be. Congrats and good luck on your Etsy store!

[@mariefunseth]

This has been incredibly helpful! I was ready to smash my Cricut into a thousand pieces, but after following your advice, it's cutting so much more accurately! I'm actually looking forward to making stickers with it again. Thank you for figuring it out and sharing!

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so so glad to hear it helped! I remember times where i just wanted to sit down and cry trying to get mine to cut correctly and stop wasting my materials.

[@kimpanattoni]

Wow, I needed this refresher! I have not designed anything that was meant for cutting since... well I am old. In any case, this was an amazing refresher video and I am certain a great video for those getting into the craft. There are many things I had forgotten because I was designing for a different sort of process and my brain kind of turned off when it came to designing stickers and cuts and the whole thing. You hit everything from start to finish, and helped me resolve an issue I had been having. I tell you this much, and this kinda upset me about it, but we had bought a pack of Cricut Sticker Paper, and I lost two of them until I found out that they were not cut straight.. Oye that was a mess! My cuts were offset by about 1/6 of an inch and I was frustrated out of my mind. Once I did get them trimmed, I went to refresh myself on the right way to do things and you did a perfect job! I usually design in Adobe Illustrator and move to PS for various things like this. Having designed just for vinyl cuts, you really helped me get back into making stickers /properly/ now that we have a Cricut. Thank you, and do indeed make more videos! :) -Kim

[@ranoascloudiedays]

Me the hole video "no waaay, you can do that?" This is so helpfull

[@pixiestyx]

Hehe, I'm so glad!

[@GraphicKraken]

I don’t use a Cricut but I appreciate all the Ps tips. I especially liked how you applied fx to each sticker.

[@pixiestyx]

I'm glad at least part of it was helpful for you! Thanks so much for watching

[@Cynthia-ve8ey]

Thank you for sharing this video. I've been trying to make full sheet die cut stickers and have been very frustrated. Your instructions on adding the border are very helpful.

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad it helped! I hope your stickers worked out perfectly!

[@ToBeeOrNotToBeHoney]

Nicely done video. The idea of kiss cutting then die cutting is really helpful for what I am doing. I just got my Cricut and this video even though it is 3 years old is probably one of the most useful I have seen. I think you can do something similar without having to duplicate the attached group, but perhaps that is because of bug fixes?

[@nikkihoffman2891]

Very calming and enjoyable, informative video! Thanks!

[@TBruce1380]

Great Video! After watching twice! I am good to go! Thank You! But for me on the circuit maker 3. Choosing adhesive premium vinyl is what I use for kiss cut....Sticky note cuts all way the through..even with the less option.

[@BelleAim]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Loved the video: easy to follow, no extra fluff, not too fast so I have to pause the video a bunch... so clear and helpful! I'm struggling with the Cricut not cutting where it's supposed to (its like the whole cut is shifted diagonally over) so I'm going to try your cover method to see if that helps :D Glad I found your channel

[@hannahteasdale382]

What an EXCELLENT video. Thank you so much.

[@pixiestyx]

Glad it was helpful!

[@helloplume7531]

Best tutorial EVER!! SO brilliant and clear, and your voice is so sweet (your smile as well)… thanks a lot, Pixie❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@pixiestyx]

Aw, thank you Plume! I'm so glad it helped!!

[@robinbrothen2305]

Great tutorial!! I haven't done stickers but would love to get into it. Your process seems hard to me right now but I will be watching this video over and over until I get it right. Thank you so much for sharing ♥

[@ginasartcorner5686]

If I ever should get a Cricut this will be super helpful! Also I just adore listening to you, gosh soooo relaxing*_*

[@pixiestyx]

Aw, ty so much Gina!

[@rochelleanne1409]

It's my friend's little brother's birthday in a few days, I was thinking of giving him some stickers as gifts! This video gave so many great tips! ❤

[@pixiestyx]

What a great gift idea! I hope it works out and he loves them! :)

[@feral-child578]

This has been the helpful sticker paper tutorial I have seen yet! Thank you so much for breaking it all down so well and using language even beginners can understand (:

[@kharygalt19]

Great method to get the white bleed around the image stroke. Thank you so much for sharing your process with us; I'm excited to give this a shot!

[@masichasi]

Great video! I wouldn't have thought of adding even more white space between the border and the background, but it's actually quite logical! Though instead of copying and pasting the stroke effect on each sticker layer, it might be faster to just add the effect to a folder containing all the sticker layers

[@pixiestyx]

That's a great idea, thanks for the tip! I'll definitely try that. :)

[@rowmandesigns]

This video was super helpful! I just recently started making my own stickers for my Etsy shop and I was struggling, trying to make use of the whole page to get 2 sticker sheets. So glad I found your video! And a bonus - I found it oddly (but not at all odd) calming during my frantic & frustrating sticker freakout! ☺ Thank you! 💌

[@pixiestyx]

Oh man, it can be SO frustrating when you can't get it to work right, so I totally feel you there! I'm glad this helped a bit. :)

[@ednarenamurray1896]

I really enjoyed your tutorial in photo shop on creating the sticker sheet. I have been struggling with this step. I joined your channel and I am looking forward for more tutorials. 😊

[@shannonjaye6004]

Wow, I totally have to try this! I’ve all but given up on Print-and-Cut because of the same issue. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@pixiestyx]

I hope it works for you! I'd love to know if it helps!

[@shannonjaye6004]

@@pixiestyx I'll totally provide an update once I give it a whirl. 😁

[@sclmb]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@Lexispicebaby]

Thank you for making this! I learned a lot, the only thing I did different was that I did this on Illustrator.

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad it was helpful! Yeah, Illustrator should work just as well. :) I personally prefer the ease of Photoshop for this particular purpose, but to each their own!

[@ishtopia9355]

Thank you so much! I learned a lot from your video - the process is so interesting!

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad! Thank you for watching and commenting. :)

[@ThePaintingStoof]

wow this is awesome! i was curious how this process worked. your sticker sheets turned out great!

[@pixiestyx]

Thank you so much! It's kind of an involved process but it gets quicker the more you do it, haha.

[@Salinabellatrix]

Thank you so much! It took me a few hours but I finally got it :D great value content!!!

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad it helped! :)

[@suezart]

Girl!! Thank you so much! You even taught me some NEW (to me) Photoshop tricks!! And woohoo - someone else that uses a regular computer - not a MAC!! ;)

[@Bournelux]

Thank youuu for sharing this. I’ve been having an absolute mare trying to cut my sticker sheets at the moment...so I might give this process a go 🙂

[@pixiestyx]

Oh, I'm sorry you've been having so much trouble! I hope this method helps!

[@davidmacdonald7235]

Really great video! Thank you for not reediting your mistakes as its good to see what to do when things don't go as planned as they rarely do hahaha 😂

[@pixiestyx]

Thank you, I'm so glad it was helpful! :)

[@TheArtsyPineapple]

I really want a cricuit in the future so I’ll definitely be saving this, thanks!!

[@pixiestyx]

Ooooh, I hope you can get one! It's really fun to be able to manufacture stickers whenever I need to at home.

[@abifamuyiwa3936]

thanks so much. I'm just starting my print business and circut is def not something I'm used to using

[@themakerstudiola]

This video was super helpful. Thanks so much.

[@pixiestyx]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment to let me know! :)

[@cosettegc]

so helpful! thanks ❤️

[@sullengal]

Oh my gosh you make this look so easy!!!! I have an original Cricut expressions, I wish it worked with designspace. Super neat to see the work you put into this!!!

[@pixiestyx]

Oh, I've never tried the Expressions! If it doesn't have Design Space, how do you tell it where to cut? Have you done any videos about yours?

[@sullengal]

@@pixiestyx you don't.. It doesn't work for this type of creation, you just use it with pre-designed cartridges for like cardmaking. Unfortunately.

[@pixiestyx]

@@sullengal oh, I gotcha! Seems like that would be handy for crafty projects:)

[@XRockgirl]

Thank you so much for sharing your process and tips! These are gold

[@pixiestyx]

You're welcome, I'm so happy it was helpful!

[@shortnsp00ky]

Thank you so much!

[@deborahcorreale352]

Great video!! Cricut plus some great photoshop tips too!

[@pixiestyx]

Thank you so much! :)

[@budgetwoelfin]

Thank you so much this was very interesting and helpful! I am going to try your tips!

[@pixiestyx]

I hope it helps you! :)

[@Mioby]

Waaaaaa amazing!!! I’ll try it asap. Thanks 🙏 😊

[@pixiestyx]

Yay, hope it works well for you!

[@traceyh3846]

This is an excellent video, so thorough and thoughtfully executed. I'm very new to the cricut, I have the Maker 3. At one time I could find my way around technology in a flash but now (maybe because I don't tinker with technology often enough, or because I'm getting a bit older) I'm having trouble trying to cut a home made, trial version of a sticker sheet out and all the info is going over my head! I'm using Picmonkey to design my stickers and they look good but cutting them out on cricut is leaving me dumbfounded, and the sizing doesn't help! Anyway, I'm rambling now! Thanks again for sharing. 😊

[@pixiestyx]

Thank you, I'm so glad it helped! The Cricut design space is not super intuitive, lol.

[@melsgalleria]

You are the best! 😊

[@pixiestyx]

[@melsgalleria]

@@pixiestyx This was super helpful. I realized what I was doing wrong for sure.

[@MxCarmilla]

this is fantastic thank you!

[@pixiestyx]

You're very welcome!

[@SashaFitzgerald]

Thank you for making this video Cait! I’m going to try your method the next time I make sticker sheets. Thanks for the photoshop tips too! 💜🥰

[@pixiestyx]

No problem, I hope it helps make the process easier for you!

[@robinlewisart_1997]

Awesome thanks for sharing

[@kateconnolly9467]

Your video is great, thank you

[@pixiestyx]

Glad you liked it!

[@coffeecatsandcovers]

Awesome tips!! Thank you :)

[@pixiestyx]

Yay, I'm so glad you found it helpful!

[@AllFunniesandGames]

Cool tutorial.

[@pixiestyx]

Thanks!

[@tahneenicifore4447]

You are awesome 👌 👏

[@SpudMonkey815]

Hey thanks for the tutorial! I’m using Affinity designer, so I appreciate you may not know but when you’re selecting the image with command on mac do you know how you would do that on affinity?

[@pixiestyx]

Hey there! I did a quick search and only found a way to do that in Affinity Photo, so I'm not sure if there's a way to do it in Designer as I haven't used that software...sorry about that!

[@twinkletoes4539]

Thank you so much for sharing your video. It has helped with my sticker sheet. Also I hope you give a tutorial on how to use the offset feature in Cricut Design Space for making sticker sheets. I tried doing it but I got an error when cutting. So maybe you can help? Thank you so much.

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad it helped! I'm not sure what you mean about the offset feature in Design Space - I don't recall ever using that. Sorry about that!

[@mariablake2975]

Hi! I’ve tried your method but when I go back to design space from the first print to turn on my sticker/kiss cut layer... after pushing make it, that layer gets shifted to x0 y0 but they’re meant to be in the centre of my sheet... and it ends up cutting the stickers way off from where they actually are.. What did I do wrong??

[@pixiestyx]

Hmm, I'd always recommend setting them to x0 y0 so the Cricut knows how to line them up. Have you tried doing it that way?

[@vereex]

Just got my cricut maker and it didn't cut perfectly, so I'm going to follow your tutorial soon! Since I'm I'm using ppd paper 🤞🏻

[@pixiestyx]

Oooh good luck! Let me know if it works for you!

[@vereex]

@@pixiestyx i tried it today and the setting works perfect for me! But my problem is, if I want to do the kiss and die cut thing, it changes the border once I want to do the kiss cut and with that it messes up the cut :( Do you know how the border wont change when I select only the stickers for the kiss cut?

[@pixiestyx]

@@vereex hmm, changes the border how? I'd be happy to try and help troubleshoot! Might be easier to chat over Instagram if you have it. Mine is pixiestyxofficial

[@vereex]

@@pixiestyx omg thank you so much, thats cute! I am just stupid! I forgot to do the pixels in the corner! Now it doesn't change anymore! I will still leave a follow on Instagram 💜🥰

[@pixiestyx]

@@vereex oh so glad you worked it out!

[@Christine-pq7qz]

Hi! Why should duplicate 3times? Thank you so much 🙂

[@TheBubbaBumps]

If using illustrator where is the FX button? Does it have one? Btw I love all your videos and your work, you make me want to create!!

[@pixiestyx]

Oh my gosh, thanks so much! Comments like that make my day! For illustrator, if you're trying to add the stroke, it's actually in the "color" palette. You've got your fill color and your stroke color there in the two overlapping boxes on the left. If it's another effect you're looking for, there's an "effect" menu at the top of the program, and if you go to the submenu "stylize" you can add other effects like blurs, drop shadows, etc. Does that help?

[@TheBubbaBumps]

Thank you so much for replying 🥰 Yes it was for the stroke effect you do around the illustrations. So will give it a go and see how I get on. I want my sticker sheets to be as flawless as yours one day! 🤞🏼

[@MoneCapriDesigns]

Hey! I’m hoping you can help me. When cutting my sticker sheets, the Cricut only cuts out the sheet and not the actual stickers layer. Do you have any tips or tricks that may help. I’d made sure that the sticker layers for on top and attached but still no luck unfortunately.

[@pixiestyx]

Hello, I'm sorry for the belated reply - have you had any luck figuring this out?

[@joycezavala3803]

Great video! I have a question I’m trying to do the same thing you did and cut a square around my stickers is the only way to do that going through PS first? I was trying to see how I could do in cricut but since it’s two diff settings was not figuring it quite out. Thanks

[@pixiestyx]

I think you could just use the rectangle shape in Design Space, but I'm not 100% sure of the steps since I've never done it that way before. Good luck! :)

[@totallyawkwardrandom1044]

when i do it it only cuts the bckg layer not the stickers :(

[@pixiestyx]

I'd love to help you troubleshoot! Can you take a screenshot of your project in cricut design space and sent it to me on instagram?

[@orangesslikealyssa]

the EASIEST tutorial to follow thank you sooooooo much !!!

[@pixiestyx]

I'm so glad to hear this! I really appreciate your feedback, thank you! 😊

[@littlewing62]

hi thanks for the video, one question is the thicknes of the sticker paper affect the precision of the cutting? with thicker sticker papers my machine always cuts too much inside the cuttint lines. hope you can help

[@pixiestyx]

Oh hmmm, i'm not sure on that one! I haven't ever noticed that particular issue. That sounds frustrating, I hope you find a solution!

[@katievillareal2715]

Im using online label sticker paper glossy. Im having a horrible time trying to get the pressure right. I thought you'd have answers lol but nope same answer. Just gotta figure it out

[@pixiestyx]

Aw sorry about that! I haven't used their paper but I'd definitely recommend making a custom cut setting where you can play around with the pressure. Good luck!

[@MnstrMthd]

I'm having a really rough time with the cut portion of this. When I attach my stickers, cricut automatically crops off the empty space, making it not actually aligned or sized correctly. I can position it manually, but then the cut marks don't match up to the pre-printed sheets, and the cricut can't find them :( I have no idea how to fix this!

[@MnstrMthd]

For now I found doing a rectangle set to draw only, but not having a pen inserted seemed to help the issue. No idea if there's a more elegant workaround, but oh well lol

[@pixiestyx]

@@MnstrMthd In the video, during the file setup portion, I show how to add a few white pixels to two of the corners of the file, so that when you upload it to design space, those markers tell Cricut to keep that extra white space. Here's the link to that part of the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3bdd2ppoMmiqNE Hope that helps!

[@MnstrMthd]

@@pixiestyx Oh, thank you! I have no idea how I missed that, so sorry to take up your time! Your technique has genuinely been SO helpful in finally conquering my cricut!

[@pixiestyx]

@@MnstrMthd ​ I'm so glad it's been helpful! I know how frustrating the process can be, haha.

[@cathychats]

I'm a bit confused ..2 x 4x6" sheets would be larger than a US letter which is 8.5x11"..so why do you choose those dimensions for your stickersheets?

[@pixiestyx]

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by what you mean. I fit two 4x6 sheets just fine onto an 8.5 x 11 sheet as shown in the video.

[@cathychats]

@@pixiestyx sorry for the confusing.. i was thinking 2 sheets would make it 8x12 but its actually 8x6

[@leahhunter8814]

Why do you need to convert to a smart object if you're scaling down? I only do that when I scale up to not lose resolution

[@pixiestyx]

I convert it while I'm figuring out the layout, in case I change my mind about the size of the sticker :)

[@Lori-cd4ge]

When I tried this, it cut the bar and logo out of my background instead of going around the outside. In other words, it treated the designs on the background as stickers. Help!

[@pixiestyx]

Hi Lori! It sounds like maybe your background wasn't all one layer? Everything in your background should be uploaded as one solid PNG, and the stickers themselves as another PNG for the sticker cut part. If you need further help, feel free to send me a message on my instagram at pixiestyxofficial :)

[@budgetwithjordibear]

I followed ur video and for what ever reason when i put the strokes around my stickers and i go to move them off my back ground there is no white shape of my stickers what am i doing wrong plz help lol

[@pixiestyx]

I'd be happy to try and help! Can you please take a screenshot of your layers panel and send it to me over on Instagram? I'm pixiestyxofficial over there :)

[@budgetwithjordibear]

@@pixiestyx yeah ill try I just started using this last night

[@ghouling1111]

Can I set the stroke colour to a different colour, will it work? i want to set it to black for spooky stickers.

[@pixiestyx]

Sure you can! Just make sure to also fill the background bleed area with that same color. :)

[@ghouling1111]

@@pixiestyx Thank you!

[@robira1313]

How do you get it to go around the background cut-out TWICE?

[@pixiestyx]

Hi Rob! I talk about that in the video during the custom materials setup section (in the die cut setting part). Here's the link to that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3bdd2ppoMmiqNE Hope it helps! :)

[@StephDraws2.0]

I can't wait to get home and try this! I found a different tutorial that had to place multiple bg so it would go over it multiple times but it made the cuts feather because of the multiple passes.

[@pixiestyx]

That's the way I used to have to do it, until I discovered this method!

[@StephDraws2.0]

@@pixiestyx it worked out great! I did have to lower the die cut stickers settings a bit but i think it's because my machine is 2 days old lol

[@robinlewisart_1997]

Awesome thanks for sharing