![]() Or, use blu-tack if you want the design to be easily removable in case you want to change the background in the future.Ĭlean the frame’s glass with an alcohol wipe or glasses cleaner, add the spacer inside the frame, place your background in the frame, add the backing and then close it all up.Īnd there you go – a beautiful, perfectly framed layered papercraft project! When you’re sure of the fit, glue the layered design into the middle. Check that it fits inside your shadow box. I like to make up the layered design before choosing the background paper so that you can check all the colours work well together.Ĭut a piece of card or patterned paper to the size of your shadow box space frame that we measured in Step 1 (mine was 8.5 inches). Stick your layered design together using the Assembly Guide that was included when you downloaded it. When all the layers are showing, click “Make It” and follow the on-screen instructions to cut everything out with your Cricut. If the size is correct, “Finish” the test cut in Design Space and then then the other layers back on by clicking the “eye” again. If the size is not correct, you can try again without wasting anything. Use scrap card, or even a sheet of copy paper / printer paper to make sure you don’t waste any expensive materials.Ĭut this layer and see how it sits in the shadow box. ![]() This is only a test cut, so don’t use your final materials!! Once you only have the bottom layer remanining, click ‘Make It’. Now it’s time for my BEST tip for checking you have sized it correctly!!īefore cutting your design for the shadow box, make sure the size is exactly what you need by cutting the bottom layer from scrap material.ĭo this by hiding the other layers by clicking on the little “eye” icon next to each layer in the layers panel. To resize the design, click on it to highlight it and then use the width and height boxes at the top of the screen. Step 2) Resize the design in Design Space I’m going to make my fairy 6.5 inches in width. Remember that some of the space inside the frame will be obscured by the beveled edges of the front of the frame. Position your ruler across the middle of the spacer to work out what size to make the layered SVG. This will be the size that you cut the background paper. Measure the spacer with a ruler from one edge to the other. ![]() Turn it over and peel up all the small tabs in order to remove the back frame. Method A: Single layer background Step 1) Measure the shadow box Instructions for both methods are written below. Next, decide how you want to frame your project.ĭo you want the background to be one single sheet of cardstock or patterned paper? Or, do you want to add several coordinating pieces to make a more detailed look to your shadow box background? New to layered SVGs? Click to find out how to load them into Design Space I have over 30 free layered SVGs available, including all of the designs shown below:Ĭhoose your favourite design, download it and then Upload the SVG file into Cricut Design Space, then let’s get started on resizing it to fit our frame! The first thing to do is to decide on which layered SVG to make for your shadow box. How to make layered name tags using “Offset”. ![]() Later versions of Design Space may look different from the video/screenshots shown on this page. Note: This tutorial was recorded using Design Space v6.11.113. Watch the video below to see how to frame layered SVGs in a shadow box or photo frame. You can read my full disclosure at the bottom of the page. Please note that some of the links included in this article are affiliate links, which means that if you click through and make a purchase I may receive a commission (at no additional cost to you). This is an episode of SVG School: How to customize SVG files in Cricut Design Space to make your own bespoke designs. This tutorial will show you how to perfectly size layered SVG files in Cricut Design Space to fit in the frame exactly as you want them to.ĭiscover my Number One hack for making sure that your design will fit perfectly every time without wasting any of your craft materials! How do you know what size to cut it to fit correctly in your frame? How big should you cut the background papers, and how to do you layer them? Design Space How to Frame Layered SVGs | Shadow Box Framing Tips Do you struggle with how to frame Cricut papercraft projects?
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