How To Use Cricut Design Space Story

How To Use Cricut Design Space: Get Started With This Simple Cake Topper Craft

ABBI KIRSTEN COLLECTIONS Learn more

If you are brand new to Cricut or thinking of buying one, you may have some questions, like how to use Cricut Design Space, the software that operates a Cricut machine.

[{"selector":"#anim-8c7f770d-0ada-44fe-bcef-cc294de1cf30","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b32f9314-5f5d-4e1b-bda0-b4d6e0a93865","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -140.32921%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b08aebf5-e06c-4d41-b60f-cd799815db4c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c321b167-93d7-4259-bfb7-598b47f0d0d1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 120.44690%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

Cricut Design Space works with all the current models of Cricut. While the process can initially feel overwhelming, I promise using a Cricut machine is not complicated.

[{"selector":"#anim-02199f73-c7c9-46be-a124-632c3d6b4ea8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff70160c-7794-46ad-9e98-e6e6e02184df","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 167.34570%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9dd773bc-1da0-40e0-8fdb-2c31a468947b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e110ed5c-7fc5-4523-9bc9-f03a5baebf26","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -128.22726%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

Design Space is totally worth learning because you will master all the possibilities of your Cricut machine.

[{"selector":"#anim-29c4e078-208a-445a-9bc5-f152f905f9c7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4416bebd-824d-429c-bacc-6bfd74898357","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -248.32289%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6088fe59-6c77-4a7f-8a83-87858f4442de","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21a84fd2-2254-4b4e-9121-a97ea224cbd3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 125.20403%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b7c5192-9d92-448b-b451-66979479fc10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c92fdabf-04d1-4e2f-9060-eaa9bb203ba6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -246.00392%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

The best way to learn how to use Cricut Design Space is by practicing the tools and functions! Let’s walk through a very easy beginner-friendly paper craft – a cake topper!

[{"selector":"#anim-86eba608-200a-48a6-bca0-d441863dbb32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8be8202a-a68b-40e7-a5d7-c0182a664ff0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 178.95510%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1cb63604-e5a0-44ce-9192-5b0c54d991e1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b150f92-e29b-4cc7-80cd-5fefde319611","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -140.56849%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32e916a7-6aea-402c-8d3a-1c600e3ea7bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

Supplies

[{"selector":"#anim-865470e9-469e-41fe-8255-307851435b38","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-579acb62-1f6a-41ef-a60a-40b52e5a2a16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76bed700-6090-46f3-bece-f465dcb13b30","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 148.41797%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

First, we need to install Cricut Design Space. If you haven’t yet, download Cricut Design Space on your desktop computer.

[{"selector":"#anim-23574e1f-c761-4ec3-86d1-1efc9f5dc616","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-deebf5a2-bc94-4f88-9ef9-12fc8d277243","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 200.78347%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58f4fda0-fd6c-45cd-a820-92354bf3bf5d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee9417b1-d016-47b9-9d1b-2ad2f8801d77","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -350.55566%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86def0aa-d792-40ca-91f3-2cfc5dae3374","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn More

Once logged in, you will land on the home screen of Cricut Design Space. Click on New Project at the top right to create a new Canvas.

[{"selector":"#anim-8a3a2d66-d850-435b-98c8-832a7573576a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eef695fa-c029-4d2e-944e-9bc6fe131631","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 192.13304%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce1ad080-49ed-4735-928d-324557bc52a7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fa9294d-8265-4772-bd04-322d16990de3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -115.98386%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-944260b6-74ed-4d80-88cb-6ba7c45b1351","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36ddc9f0-de05-4a0e-85e4-2b132e7cafcf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 637.00223%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Tap the link below FOR the full instructionS. See Full Instruction

More Crafts

[{"selector":"#anim-cc92276a-d177-40bb-ad40-6590ad5510e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b68b8c8f-7059-4b70-9ae7-2cb9f370b7bc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.96816%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a91348ec-bc7c-4064-bf7c-57660e256860","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55d8a44d-6289-4faf-a4ed-1b87ff460f3e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c33e4bc-2d48-4295-a9e2-22c5e2e30e53","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29b4cb3d-fd81-47c9-b48e-29f50d139a59","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.96816%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b3fbdc5-9964-45b3-9bf3-30588b5e520d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed7cfef8-fd92-412f-a85b-6a9e9f0bad3e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.96816%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

How To Use Cricut Design Space: Get Started With This Simple Cake Topper Craft

If you are brand new to Cricut or thinking of buying one, you may have some questions, like how to use Cricut Design Space, the software that operates a Cricut machine.

Cricut Design Space works with all the current models of Cricut. While the process can initially feel overwhelming, I promise using a Cricut machine is not complicated.

Design Space is totally worth learning because you will master all the possibilities of your Cricut machine.

Is Cricut Design Space Worth It?

The best way to learn how to use Cricut Design Space is by practicing the tools and functions! Let’s walk through a very easy beginner-friendly paper craft – a cake topper!

Getting Started: How To Use Cricut Design Space

Supplies

– Cricut machine – Foil poster board – Glitter Cardstock or regular Cardstock – Art glue – Scissors – Brayer – Cutting mat – Hot glue gun – Floral picks or bamboo skewers – Acetate sheet

First, we need to install Cricut Design Space. If you haven’t yet, download Cricut Design Space on your desktop computer.

Instructions

Once logged in, you will land on the home screen of Cricut Design Space. Click on New Project at the top right to create a new Canvas.

More Crafts

Cricut Design Space Software Updates: What You Need To Know

Cricut Design Space Functions for Beginners