Wheeeeeeee! 1000 followers!!!

I made it to 1000 followers!!! 

A huge welcome to all my new followers. Hope you like what you find here!!

In celebration of this achievement I have decided that I will no longer require anyone to email me for my files. (Unless I decide to try for 2000 followers! LOL!)

From now on I will put a link to the files in the blog post. I'll also add a new tab to the top of the page so you can easily find any files I'm sharing.

Please remember: The files are for your PERSONAL USE ONLY and should not be shared via upload; email or in any Facebook/Yahoo/Patreon or other type of group/page. 

Please don't take credit for my work and claim it as your own and definitely do not charge for it!. The files are free for you to use in your projects. You don't have to say where you got the file but I sure would appreciate it if you did!

Remember all I ask is that you become a follower of my blog using Google Friend Connect before you download the files.

I have another cut file just about ready to go. Just need to fine tune a couple of things and pretty my sample up!

Sadly, it will be the last file I offer in the Gypsy format. Converting the file to a Gypsy file is fraught with frustration. Nothing seems to transfer over properly and the images don't cut at the size they are supposed to.

For example, for the file I am about to share this is what I had to do:

• Export the CCR file as a Gypsy file
• Open the Gypsy file in Design Studio (not Design Space)
• Save the file as a Design Studio file
• Fix up the sizing and placement problems that occurred during the export process
• Resave the file as a Gypsy file
• Export the file to my Gypsy

Only then did it cut out correctly.  I'd rather spend that time making new files to share! 

At least all you Gypsy owners will now know how to successfully convert my CCR files yourself!!

Stay tuned for the next free file!

(I'm also hard at work on the Art Philosophy cartridge codes...)

On a side note before I go.... The image at the top of this post is from Lyrical Letters. I have had that cartridge since it was released in 2009 (going by the info at Cricut.com) and I have never seen that image before!! If it wasn't for the search feature in Design Space I may never have found it! 

Happy crafting! ♥

CRICUT - CCR - Importing Design Studio and Gypsy files into CCR

Originally posted on my old Design Studio blog - January 6, 2012

Do you have a lot of Design Studio and/or Gypsy files that you would like to use in CCR? Well, here's how you go about importing them.

1. Importing Gypsy files into CCR

(This is for files that you or someone else have created using the Gypsy.)

• Make sure CCR is not running. (You'll get a debug error message if you have CCR running and will have to select Abort then close CCR.)
• Connect your Gypsy to your computer with the Gypsy USB cord
• Power on the Gypsy
• Open Cricut Sync

• When your Gypsy has connected and has checked for updates click the OK button. (If your Gypsy hasn't been updated for a while you may want to do the updates first although you should be able to skip that process and proceed with the file transfer.)

 

You will see a list of the files on your Gypsy

Next you need to transfer your Gypsy file to your computer. 

• Open Windows Explorer and select a location for your file 

The default location for Cricut files is C:/Documents/Cricut/Projects but you can select any location on your computer, even the Desktop. I'll be using the default Projects folder.

• Click the middle right hand button at the top right of the Windows Explorer screen to make that window smaller

Next, position the Windows Explorer and the Cricut Sync windows so you can see both on the screen

• Scroll through the list on the Cricut Sync window and locate the file you want to transfer to your computer

• Highlight the file you want to transfer then click and drag it over to the Windows Explorer screen.

You should see a symbol a bit like this as you move your cursor over the Windows Explorer screen.

• When you have your mouse positioned over the Explorer window release the mouse button. Your Gypsy file will be copied to your computer and will show up in the list of files.

• Check and make sure the file size isn't 0KB. If it does appear as 0KB the file won't import into CCR. If that's the case repeat the process above

2. Now you need to import your file into CCR.

• Exit out of Cricut Sync
• Disconnect your Gypsy from your computer (or power it off)
• Open CCR and login to your account
• When you are at the Projects screen click the Import button

• Navigate to the folder you copied your Gypsy file to

• Click the file and press Open

The file will appear at the top of your Projects list

• Single click the file to select it and press the Open button (or double click next to the file name)

The file will appear on your CCR mat.

You will notice that the orientation of the file is different to how it appeared on your Gypsy. That's because the mat arrow on the Gypsy is on the left

Whereas the mat arrow on the CCR mat is at the top.

You can either leave your objects as they are or you can use the Rotate feature in the Shape Properties menu and rotate your objects 270°. 

In the design above I would change my mat size to 12x12 before rotating the objects then change it back to 6x12 if I'm cutting it out on the Personal or the Create.

• To change the mat size select the Options Menu
• From the Project tab change the default machine to the Expression 
• Change the Mat size to 12x12

You may also find that your objects will be grouped. 

• To make any changes to individual objects select the group by clicking anywhere on one of the objects then click the Ungroup button on the toolbar.

That's it for importing Gypsy files. Now onto Design Studio files.

3. Importing Design Studio files into CCR

Currently, if you have the full version of Design Studio you can save your DS files as Gypsy files. If you haven't done that before here's how you go about it:

• With your file open in DS select File, Save As

• Highlight and delete everything inside the File name box

• Type in a new file name. (It can be the same as the Gypsy file or something different)

• Click on the Save as type box

• Select Gypsy files (*.gypsy)
• Click the Save button

• Select File, Close. (You can leave DS open if you want. Just make sure the file is closed.)

• Once you have your DS file saved as a Gypsy file follow the instructions above to import the file into CCR.