
Once you have some of the foreground and background colored you should see a yellow dividing line appear. Then click the ‘Mark Background’ button and color the background parts of your photo red by clicking and holding your mouse down and moving it over the background. Just put some green marks to tell the computer that this is what you want to keep. You don’t need to color the entire foreground. Click the ‘Remove Background’ button.Ĭlick the ‘Mark Foreground’ button and color the parts of your image that you would like to keep green by clicking and holding your mouse down and drawing over your subject. Once you’ve uploaded your image, it’s time to remove the background. For your convenience, we’ve included these steps below: The steps are the same as in our Vinyl Decal Tutorial. Use Cute Cutter to turn your photo into an SVG cut file. Let’s get started! Step 1: Upload Your Photo

We have the 9"x9" EasyPress, which didn’t fully cover our design, but it’s no problem - you can just apply the design with multiple presses. You can also use a normal clothes iron, but we’ve found it harder to get consistent results.

We like using Cricut’s EasyPress for HTV projects because you can dial in an exact temperature and get a nice flat press. Electric Rose Gold is our favorite color and what we used for this project.īy the way, if you’re ordering from Expressions Vinyl we recommend grabbing their HTV sample packs so you can see all the colors in real life. Siser’s “Electric” colors of EasyWeed have a subtle sheen that catches light very nicely. Getting a good stick has been an issue for us using other brands. Once you apply it with heat it sticks really well and the cover sheet comes off with no problems. It is super easy to weed, as the name suggests. The handles are a good length (others were too short) and it’s nice and sturdy. We ordered a few blank canvas tote bags off of Amazon and this one was our favorite. A photo on your computer in one of these formats.We recommend the Cricut EasyPress with the Cricut EasyPress Mat. Cricut, Silhouette, or similar cutting machine.In this tutorial, we’ll provide step-by-step instructions for making an HTV project with Cute Cutter, an online tool that can turn any photo into an SVG cut file that you can cut with your Cricut.

Lastly, we applied it to a blank canvas tote bag using the Cricut EasyPress. Then we used our Cricut Maker to cut the SVG out of heat transfer vinyl (HTV). We uploaded a photo of Alfred to Cute Cutter to make an SVG cut file.
