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Printable Cheat Sheet - Design Space Basics

A quick look at how to switch from cut, to draw, to print then cut, and when to attach, when to weld, and when to flatten.

Find it in the facebook album here:
https://www.facebook.com/fieldsofheathercrafts/photos/a.742157633388904/742170410054293

Here's a more detailed look at what is in the printable:

For a more detailed look at how to switch the linetype from cut, to draw, to print then cut:

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/08/quick-tip-switch-from-cut-to-draw-using.html

For a more detailed look at When To Weld, Attach, & Flatten

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/08/quick-tip-when-to-attach-weld-flatten.html

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An Index Of Cheat Sheets

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/12/free-printable-cheat-sheets-craft.html

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Cheat Sheet - Font Terms

A Printable Cheat Sheet Of Font Terms, and a second sheet, showing the difference between using system fonts in Design Space, compared to other programs.

Download the Printable from the Facebook Album Here:
https://www.facebook.com/fieldsofheathercrafts/photos/a.742157633388904/742157390055595

Here's a more detailed look at what is in the printable:

Kerning adjusts the space between individual letters. It’s what makes your text, especially cursive text, connect properly. Design Space does not read font kerning. You can ungroup system fonts & manually space them, or type text into the free fontlab pad & save as an svg.

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/01/using-fontlabpad-with-cricut-design.html

A ligature is a special character that combines two (or sometimes three) characters into a single character. In most programs they appear automatically, but not in Design Space. If a font has ligatures, to see them, use a program like fontlab pad, and save your text as an svg. This font is Herina - FREE! Find it here: https://fontbundles.net/free-fonts/other/herina-font/rel=mno4va

A glyph is "the specific shape, design, or representation of a character". These are often alternate letters, with extra swirls and tails. You will need a character map to see the glyphs, then copy and paste them into the text box.

How To Find & Use Font Glyphs - https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-to-find-use-glyphs-in-fonts.html

"Easy Glyphs” are fonts that have glyphs, but do not require a character map. For these fonts, you use keys such as ( ) or [ ] to add the tails or extras. For Cheat Sheets of Easy Glyph Fonts: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/09/fonts-with-tails.html

When you use the markers in Cricut, the pen will follow the path of the blade, causing most text to outline, or “bubble”. Cricut has “writing fonts” (not free) that will write as solid letters. Or, there are hundreds of FREE FONTS that will “collapse on themselves”, or that are true single line. Find the free fonts here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/6-single-line-fonts-that-will-write.html

An “Extrude” layer is a shadow layer. In fonts like the one to the left, you type the text twice—once in the “regular” version, and once in the “extrude” version. Then you layer the normal version on top of the extrude layer, to create a shadow or outline layer. Find free dual layer fonts here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2019/05/free-dual-layer-shadow-fonts.html

Dingbats' are fonts made up of images. These will cut in Design Space, just like any other font! Find a list of dingbat fonts here: https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-to-use-free-dingbat-fonts-as-cut.html

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Download the Free Printable from the facebook album here:

https://www.facebook.com/fieldsofheathercrafts/photos/a.742157633388904/742157400055594

Part Two shows you the difference between using the fonts in Design Space, which does not read any of the instructions designers program into fonts, and using the same fonts in another program.. It also identifies the fonts I used:

The Fonts (click on the link to go to the download page)

Amastery (Not Free)

Herina (Free)

Samantha Craft (Not Free)

Sweet Hipster (Free)

Always Here (Free)

Ginchiest (Not Free)

Harry Potter & The Dingbats (Free)

Although Design Space now is now MUCH better about spacing fonts properly, it still does not read font kerning, and will not be able to use the ligatures, if a font has them. I use fontlab pad to work around the font issues in Design Space. Fontlab Pad is FREE, and will save your text as an svg. It's only for computers, there is not an app version. On phones and tablets, many choose to use the phonto app.

More about using Fontlab Pad

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2018/01/using-fontlabpad-with-cricut-design.html

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An Index Of Cheat Sheets

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/12/free-printable-cheat-sheets-craft.html

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Where To Find Free Fonts By Style, By Type, And By Holiday

The Crafting With Fields Of Heather Font Index

And Tips & Tricks For Properly Spacing, Adding Glyphs, Organizing, Making Shadow Text, and more!

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/05/where-to-find-loads-of-free-fonts.html

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Cricut Cheat Sheets & Printables

A few of the various cheat sheets I have made and used over the years, for crafting with Cricut:

My Cheat Sheet of My Favorite Fonts
is updated regularly. I include links to download each of them, and all of these are free, most are from Dafont: http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-favorite-fonts-cheat-sheet.html

Fonts With Tails Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet is for fonts with "easy glyphs". Fun fonts like I love glitter, where you can quickly access the pretty tails and swirls without needing a full character map (as is needed for Samantha). I update this post regularly, and have links to download all of the FREE fonts here as well. http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/09/fonts-with-tails.html

Writing Fonts Cheat Sheet

Most fonts will write as an outline in cricut, but I have a long list of FREE fonts that will collapse on themselves and work great as writing fonts. I'm constantly adding to this, so be sure to actually go to the link and check out the full sample sheet, and all the links for downloading them can be found there too.

http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/6-single-line-fonts-that-will-write.html

Alternative Pens For Cricut
I keep testing new ones, so please check the link. I have samples of how various pens work in Cricut - with no modifications. These do not require removing anything, or using pencil grips - these all just slip right into the machine the same as if they were the official Cricut Markers. But some of them write so much nicer than the cricut markers - and they are all cheaper! http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/12/alternative-markers-for-cricut.html

In Addition to writing, cricut can draw. These are some great fonts for sketching words with cricut: http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/12/writing-with-fun-fonts-in-cricut.html

Font Terms & What They Mean

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/12/cheat-sheet-font-terms.html

list of free fonts & Resources for monograms and split monograms
http://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2017/11/free-monograms-split-monograms-for.html
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This is more of a "Create Your Own" Cheat Sheet. :-) A Vinyl tracker, to track prices on the vinyl brands you purchase and try.

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/12/just-right-click-and-save-as-for-list.html

Projects At A Glance

A printable to help track the projects you are currently working on

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/12/free-cricut-craft-projects-planner-sheet.html

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Design Space Basics

I need to update this one - the menu for line types looks a little different since all of the updates, although the basic idea is still the same...

https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/12/printable-cheat-sheet-design-space.html

Fonts With Tails (Glyphs) Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheets for "Easy Glyph" Fonts with Tails. No Character map needed, for these fonts you simply type characters like [ ] or ( ) to add the extra tails or swirls.

Links to download each font are found under the photos

Quick Tips:

These are "easy glyph" fonts, but many fonts with extra glyphs will require a character map. you can read more about how to use those here
Sometimes a font preview on dafont will show pretty tails, but you will not see them when you download the font. Dafont Fonts are frequently Free Demo Versions of commercial use fonts. The Demo versions usually do not include all of the extra glyphs.
Some fonts, like All The Roll, have ligatures—special effects that occur when you type certain letter combinations. You will never see these features in Design Space—use a free program like fontlab pad to display and space your system fonts properly and save as an svg.

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Fonts With Simple Tails

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Wagged Shorelines Script Aesteh Broken Heart

Kl Cupid Millennial Solstice Flowers2

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Cassandra Sunset Beach
Zebra Advert Sweet Hipster Afrinuma

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Fonts With Fancy Tails

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Awesome Birds Earth Quest Belived

Kindly Jasmine Rhinos Land Play Day

Shink LillyBelle Vacations In Paradise
High On Fire White Festive
Old Photograph Old Story

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Fonts With Heart Tails
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Bunch Blossoms Countryside Kelya
Hello Lovely Crazy Love Nirvana Yessy

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Fonts With "Splashes"
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All The Roll Anggrelli Avocado Creamy

Beauty And The Beast Bubblegum Ink

Hello Sunshine Honey Cute

Linglelenglang

Plastic Beauty Sky Blue Splatch

Spongecake Sweet Purple Yellow Rabbit

Plastic Beauty comes in two versions. You want the LIGHT version if you are using a cutting machine such as cricut or silhouette. The regular version will probably work too - but it has so many extra cuts (distressing) in it that it will take a long time to cut, and will be miserable to weed.