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Engraving with Cricut Maker: How to Center Your Text and Add Fills for Bolder Engraving

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INGREDIENTS

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abbi kirsten collections shares easy step by step paper flower tutorials and cricut craft projects

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paper flowers & crafts

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free giant paper flower template

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paper flower tutorials & crafts

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this post may contain affiliate that won't change your price but will share some commission

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images when engraving on smaller objects like dog tags

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there is also a full video tutorial below to walk you through all the backend work in design space

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dog tags - this brand here worked really and it comes in all the pretty colors

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bracelets/jewelry - skinny and wider metal bangle bracelets be engraved on your cricut! make sure you also get the bending bar too

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acrylic keychains - acrylics are another fun way to engrave. i tried my hand at some clear acrylic keychains

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pendant necklace blanks - i found some simple pendants at my hobby lobby that worked

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grab my free hatchfill patterns in my subscriber vault below! it's in the cricut section

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here is the brand i use: impressart enamel pen

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trying to figure out proper alignment when engraving is tough - especially on items like dog tags

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lucky

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if you are already a subscriber just login in here and look under the cricut section near the bottom

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use the align tool to center accurately: make sure to use that center align button to make sure your project is placed accurately inside design space

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go a and watch the full video below to reveal all the details you need to know when engraving

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engraving

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abbi kirsten collections

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home

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shop

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engraving

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kshares

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the new cricut maker quickswap tools have been taking the craft world by storm this past month

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also

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let's get to engraving

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where to find the best blanks

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let's start

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another separate post is coming on this in a couple days but

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shop all impressart blanks here

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other supplies you need

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how to make your engraving stand out

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add hatch fill patterns

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hatch fill patterns are finite geometric patterns that fill an area where you wish to add more bold detail rather than the engraving only being an outline

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an image

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click here to access the template

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consider using an enamel pen

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another way to make your engravings stand out is to use an enamel pen. you will be able to darken the engraved details and wipe off the excess

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images when engraving

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but there is a way to get your items centered aligned without trips around the trial and error rink

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plugging in the dimensions on the blank's packaging and creating a template using the basic shapes tool in design space

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don' use snapmat

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there may be of you who think that using the snapmat feature on cricut's mobile app will work easily

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but it doesn't. trust me

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do use templates

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i'm supplying you

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click here to access the template

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how to make your own engraving templates

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but what if you decide to use a blank and you need to create your own templates? i help

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measure your item from the innermost “shape

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make sure to change your linetype to “draw

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engraving

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wanna be a cricut master and learn to create your own craft design files like me

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want to own a cricut but maybe you are overwhelmed when you look at the design space software and feel lost

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maybe you wish you could create your own design files rather than being forced to spend money on every design