{"id":815460,"date":"2024-02-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=815460"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:26:17","slug":"how-to-make-valentines-day-cricut-heather-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/how-to-make-valentines-day-cricut-heather-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make Valentine&#8217;s Day Critter Candy Holders using Wacom One, Affinity Designer, and Cricut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/08\/channels4_profile.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Cash headshot\" class=\"wp-image-812776\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/08\/channels4_profile.jpg 400w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/08\/channels4_profile-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/08\/channels4_profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/08\/channels4_profile-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>In the&nbsp;guest post and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WztM3CDduyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video below<\/a>, crafter and creator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heathercash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heather Cash<\/a>&nbsp;continues her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?s=heather+cash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom + Cricut series<\/a>&nbsp;by showing you how you can use a Wacom One pen <\/em>display and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3pCCrTD\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/designer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Affinity Designer<\/a> software \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-software-bundles-your-one-stop-guide-to-getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included with every Wacom One purchase<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 to create your own Critter Candy Holder valentine!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Check out the video below, or read on for a text-based transcript.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Design your own Critter Valentine&#039;s candy holder!\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d9G_k4gXcos?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi, my name is Heather, and welcome to another episode of Wacom + Cricut, my series where I show you how you can use your Wacom tablet to create projects for the Cricut. Today we're going to be creating Valentine's Day Critter Candy Holders!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First, get your supplies:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Candy (mine is from Dollar Tree)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light cardstock paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White glue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear tape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-pen-display-pen-tablets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom pen display or pen tablet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3pCCrTD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Affinity Designer<\/a> software (a <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-software-bundles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free trial comes with any purchase of Wacom One<\/a>!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Create your design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We're going to use Affinity Photo, because we will be creating this as a Print &amp; Cut file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create your file<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create a new file in Affinity Photo by selecting <strong>File \u2192 New<\/strong>. Enter in the dimensions 8.5 for Page Width and 11 for Page Height, and make sure Inches is selected under Document Units. Set the DPI to 300, since we will be printing this project, and 300 dpi is a good resolution for print projects. Now click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sketch out your character<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grab your <strong>Brush Tool<\/strong> from the toolbar on the left and start sketching out your character. Draw the head, body, and feet. Then, grab the <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> and select the sketch. Go to the <strong>Transform<\/strong> panel in the lower right of your screen, and click the chain icon to lock the proportions. Set the height to 4\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, grab the <strong>Brush Tool<\/strong> again, and sketch out the arms. In order for the arms to be able to wrap around the piece of candy, each arm should be equal to about the width of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815471\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-1-980x554.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-1-480x271.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add color<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next step is to start adding color. First, let's lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> on the sketch layer. Go to the <strong>Layers Panel<\/strong> and click on the sketch layer, then slide the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> setting down to about 30-40%. You can also click on the <strong>Blend Mode<\/strong> dropdown next to <strong>Opacity<\/strong> (the dropdown that says Normal) and select <strong>Multiply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you can grab the Brush Tool and select a brush that you'd like to use from the <strong>Brush Panel<\/strong>. Select a base color for your critter in the <strong>Color Panel<\/strong> (I'm choosing orange) and fill in your character. When you're done laying your base color, you can hide the sketch layer by clicking the little dot next to the layer name in the Layers Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make it symmetrical&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This step is optional. If you'd like to make your character symmetrical, grab the <strong>Rectangle Marquee Tool<\/strong> from the <strong>Tools Panel<\/strong>. Decide which side of the character you like better, and select the other half with the tool. Then, press <strong>Delete<\/strong> on your keyboard or go to <strong>Edit \u2192 Cut<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, go to <strong>Layer \u2192 Duplicate<\/strong>. You'll see two versions of your character in the <strong>Layers Panel<\/strong>. Grab the top layer and flip it horizontally by going to <strong>Arrange \u2192 Flip Horizontal<\/strong>.&nbsp;Then, grab your <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> and position the two halves next to each other to create one whole symmetrical character.&nbsp;Finally, grab both layers with the <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> and merge them by going to <strong>Layer \u2192 Merge Selected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create the back layer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, we will need to duplicate the front of the character to create the back of the character. With your character layer selected, go to <strong>Layer \u2192 Duplicate<\/strong>. Use your <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> to position the new layer below the first layer.&nbsp;If you didn't make your character symmetrical, you'll also need to flip your back layer. To do this, go to <strong>Arrange \u2192 Flip Horizontal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815472\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-2-980x554.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-2-480x271.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add details&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now we're ready to add details to the layers. To make this easier, you can lock the opacity of the pixels you are going to draw on. Grab your <strong>Brush Tool<\/strong> and go to the toolbar along the top of the screen. You'll see a checkbox that says <strong>Protect Alpha<\/strong> (If you don't see it, you may need to click the little arrow to expand your toolbar). Check this box, and then when you color, it won't go outside of your character shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export for Cricut Design Space&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First you'll want to save your design as an Affinity Photo file by selecting <strong>File \u2192 Save<\/strong>.&nbsp;Then, you can export it as a transparent PNG for Cricut Design Space. To make the background transparent, go to <strong>Document \u2192 Transparent Background<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, go to <strong>File \u2192 Export<\/strong>. Choose the following options:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PNG&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Area: Whole Document&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then click <strong>Export<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815473\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-3-980x554.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-3-480x271.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Bring into Cricut Design Space and cut&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Cricut Design Space, upload your new design. Go to <strong>Upload<\/strong>, <strong>Upload Image<\/strong>, <strong>Browse<\/strong>, select your PNG file, click <strong>Open<\/strong>.&nbsp;In the <strong>Upload<\/strong> dialog box, select <strong>Complex<\/strong> (since our drawing has many different colors). Then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>, then <strong>Apply &amp; Continue<\/strong>.&nbsp;Under <strong>Select Upload Type<\/strong> choose <strong>Print Then Cut Image<\/strong>, then click <strong>Upload<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click your design and select <strong>Add to Canvas<\/strong>.&nbsp;Since we saved the PNG at 300dpi, it will need to be resized down to the proper size in Cricut Design Space. So you can grab the design and set the width to 6\".&nbsp;Next, click <strong>Make<\/strong>, <strong>Continue<\/strong>, and <strong>Send to Printer<\/strong>. Make sure <strong>Add Bleed<\/strong> is turned on, so that the color goes all the way to the edge of your character when it's cut out. Then, click <strong>Print<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ensure that your Cricut is connected and that your material is set to <strong>Cardstock<\/strong>.&nbsp;Place your printed character on your mat. Then, you can run it through your Cricut, flip over your mat, and remove the completed cut-out material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Assemble your character&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your character is cut out, you can glue the front and back together using white glue. In order to avoid wrinkling, sandwich the glued character between two pieces of white paper, and set it under some heavy books. This way, the character will stay flat and any moisture from the glue will transfer to the white paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815474\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-4-980x554.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2024\/02\/Heather-Cash-V-Day-4-480x271.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After about 20 minutes, remove the books and paper from your character. He's now ready to hold some candy! Use some clear tape to stick a piece of candy to the critter's belly. Then use tape to attach the hands to the top of the candy. You can write a sentiment on the arms or the back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have fun sharing your handmade Valentine with someone special!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heather Cash shows you how to use a Cricut cutter, Wacom One pen display, Affinity Designer software, and Cricut materials to create a cute Valentine&#8217;s Day craft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":815462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2446,2338,2342],"tags":[2467,2469,2470],"class_list":["post-815460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft","category-how-to","category-wacom-one","tag-affinity","tag-cricut","tag-heather-cash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}