I use 200 dpi and grayscale, but your default settings are probably fine for this. Remember we always want the height of the rectangle as the scanner sees it to be 2.4 inches. If you are using a taller stamp, turn the stamped cutout 90 degrees. We need 2.4 inches to be the final height, so we don’t want any of it obscured by the edge of scanner. The straighter the rectangle, the more accurate this method will be. Use the long edge of your scanner to square up the rectangle. (The stamped piece will be against the glass with the black rectangle on top.) Place that “stack” face down on your scanner bed. Put the cutout of your stamp face down against the black rectangle. Take comfort in knowing you will never have to fussy cut this stamp again! You will want to take your time and get a nice smooth even shape. Stamp your image on a piece of white paper or card stock.Ĭut it out leaving an even margin the size you like. Since my shape is roughly 2 x 2 inches I’ll keep the square as is because 2.4 inches is the default size.Ĭut this “reference rectangle” out of black card stock. The shape should be 2.4 inches high by whatever width you need (up to 11.5 inches). We’re going to exploit that fact with this simple, low tech (some might say, “quick and dirty”) method for creating outlines for your stamps. No Inkscape, and no math required! Cricut Design Space is the only software you need and you won’t run afoul of any angel policies with this process that I’ve nicknamed this the “2.4 Method.” Video below:Īnd illustrated written steps are here for those who prefer them:Ĭlick Insert Shapes then click on the Square button. Instead Design Space always brings bitmaps and Cricut shapes in at 2.4 inches high. Original Post: Many of us want to cut out our stamped images, but unfortunately Cricut Design Space does not maintain the correct size when you import an image, making this process complicated. I have a new process for Design Space 3 here. Update: This process only worked in Cricut Design Space 2, but I will leave this up since it shows the hand cutting process and the scanning process.
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