I think it’s about time for a new Designs By Miss Mandee tutorial, don’t you? Today’s lesson is one that all my crafty designers are going to love! Find out how to make svg cut files for Cricut and Silhouette. This is something I’ve been doing almost non-stop ever since I purchased my Cricut Explore Air™. Being able […]
Posts Tagged ‘Adobe Illustrator’
How to Cut Out an Image in Illustrator
It’s time for another tutorial to beef up your graphic design skills! Today, I’m going to show you how to cut out an image in Illustrator. When you think about cutting out images you’re first instinct is probably to go straight to Photoshop. For the most part, photoshop is the preferred medium for image clipping because it […]
How to Create a Beautiful Seamless Pattern
Who doesn’t love beautiful patterns? No one, that’s who (except for maybe grumpy cat). And what’s better than a beautiful pattern? A beautiful SEAMLESS pattern! And that’s why I’m stoked to share this tutorial with you: learn how to create a beautiful seamless pattern in minutes. First off, what makes a pattern seamless anyway? Seamless […]
How to Make Gold Foil or Glitter Type
I’ve got another awesome video tutorial for you, and this ones goes right along with the freebie I shared earlier this week. Be sure to check out my last blog post to download the gold glitter texture I use in the video. I’m all about time-saving and useful tips, and if you are too, then you’re going […]
How to Add a Texture or Gradient to a Stroke
Hey everyone! Hope you had a good weekend. Have anything exciting planned for this week? My work is sending me out to Vegas for a conference over the next couple days. My hubby and I decided to make a mini vacation out of it, so he and our little guy (almost one year old now…crazy) […]
How to Use the Pattern Tool to Make Pretty Graphics
Hey you! So glad to have you here today. Hope you had a fantastic weekend. It’s officially Thanksgiving week—yay! I’m pretty pumped to take a couple days off work to be with my family, eat some yummy food, and go see the new Hunger Games movie. But, until then, I have an extra special blog […]