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C o nt e nt s Planner Presentation
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OVERVIEW 6 FOLDER CONTENTS
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The file structure
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PRINT AND CUT
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Loading the SVG file
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THE CUT STYLE
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Cut Edge
SECOND METHOD Loading the PNG file
DESING FILE LOADING Loading the PDF file
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Loading the JPG file
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WHERE TO BUY
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List of my stores
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TABLE OF CONTENTS April Planner Over view
Hello! M y name is Valentina and I ’m a digital s cr apbook des igner. Thanks for joining me in this ex citing cr eative adventur e of Planner cr eation! “ Bouquet and Kis s es ” is my fir s t Planner Kit and I r eally hope you will love it. In this booklet, I will s how you how to us e the contents of the kit to build up your amazing Planner. As ar tis t and wor ker, I always feel the need to take notes about things to do, people to meet and pr ojects to accomplis h. Having a full cus tomizable Planner is jus t a mus t for women like me. Let ’s s tar t!
OVERVIEW [ 6 ]
Planner Presentation
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BOUQUET & KISSES [ 7 ]
Planner Collection
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T H E C ON TE N T O RG A NI ZAT I ON The f ol d e r s t ruct ure is v er y simp le and i n t u i t i v e. The en t ire K it (o r C ol l ect i on ) is c o mp o sed b y 8 m ain s e ct ions : e l em e n t s, p a p ers, d a t e i n s ert s, d ivid ers, b l ock s, s t a mp s, st ic kers a n d p ocket c a rd s. T h e e l em e n t s p a c k c o n ta in s a v a ri et y of emb ellish men t s
sa ved as png files ; They c a n be us ed to compos e p ersonal ins er ts or to d ec or ate clas s ic s cr ap la yo uts. The paper folder c o n t ains the paper s, sa ved in 3 differ ent s izes ( A4, A5 a nd Perso na l 3. 75x 6.75 i nch ), and as JPG and PDF files. Als o d ivid er s and date ins er ts
ar e s aved in 2 for mats (JPG and PD F) and in 3 differ ent s izes (A4, A 5 and Per s onal); Bloc ks, s ticker s, s tamps and ca r ds ar e s aved as s epar ate png embellis hments and as Pri nta bl e Sh eets in JPG and PDF for 3 s ize s.
FOLDER CONTENTS [ 8 ]
The file structure
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EMBELLISHMENTS [ 9 ]
To easily decorate...
April Planner Presentation by Valentina ’s Creations
T h e “ Blocks ” includes 2 kin d of icons : s quar e and c irc le s. The s quar e ones a re intended to decor ate
the M onthly 2 Page s Planner. The cir cles ar e intended to decor ate the Week Cover s heets.
The s e l i t t l e squ a re ic o n s a re ver y cool and they per fectly fit the s pace of the M onthl y P l a n n er b l oc ks. Yo u c a n u se th em to cus tomize a s pecific day block, in or der to giv e a mood y con n o t a tio n. T h ey c a n be us ed as s ticker s as well, or as embellis hme nts.
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As you can see in the pictures above, these icons are ver y precious friends to give a touch of personality to your planner sheets. You can combine them. These blocks are also saved as separate printable sheets, with cutting files too. .
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16 MIXED PAPERS [ 12 ]
A4, A5 & Personal
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6 MIXED DIVIDERS [ 13 ]
A4, A5 & Personal
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20 MIXED INSERTS [ 14 ]
A4, A5 & Personal
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8 CARDS 4X3 INCH [ 15 ]
Also scaled to A5 & Personal
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10 STAMPS [ 16 ]
A4, A5 & Personal
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15 STICKERS [ 17 ]
A4, A5 & Personal
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46 MISC STICKERS [ 18 ]
A4, A5 & Personal
How can we des cr ibe the s upr eme joy which comes fr om the pr oces s of cr afting s omething on your own? Being cr eative is like a life s tyle, s omething which fills up our s oul of enthus ias m and happines s. If you ar e r eady to s tar t your own cr eations, the nex t pages ar e for you! I will teach you how to pr int and cut my pr intable with the S ilhouette Cameo Cutting M achine. Hey, do not for get to s har e with me your amazing r es ults ! with love, Valentina.
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Be creative, be happy!
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1. Se t t i n g u p t he d e si g n p a g e
2. Settin g u p th e regist ra t io n ma rks
O pen the Silh o u ette C a meo S of t w a r e a n d set u p th e p age d es i g n a c c o rd in g t o th e siz e o f the pri n t a b l e yo u ’re go in g t o u se. For A4 pri n t a ble, fo r exa mp le, w e h ave t o b e s u re t h a t th e Design Pa ge of t he s of t w are is set u p o n A 4.
Be s ur e to enable the Regis tr ation M ar ks, accor ding to your machine. I us ually s et Pos ition at the lowe r value, to ens ur e the lar ger ar ea to wor k in. D o not change the thickness of the r egis tr ations mar ks, accor ding to the pr inter, it could caus e tr ouble s on r egis ter ing the mar ks.
4 STE P S, E A S Y!
Design Page Setting
Registration Marks
Cut File Loading
Design File Loading
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Design Page and Registration Marks
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3a. CU T F I L E LOA DI NG - SVG O n ce y ou h a ve page d esig n a n d re gis t rat ion m a r k s s et u p, yo u ’re rea d y t o l oa d y ou r files. T h e first f i l e y ou ha v e to lo a d, is t he “ C U T FIL E” ; Yo u h a ve 2 opt i on s : SVG o r PN G; I f t he v e rs i on o f yo u r so ftw a re ca n r ea d SVG files, y ou r w or k will b e smo o t h -
er a nd fas ter. But even w ith PNG files the pr oces s w o n ’t be s o complicated. I w ill s how you both the meth ods. Let ’s s tar t with th e SVG; Click on Fi l e/ M e rge of the top bar of th e s oftwar e and s elect th e “ S VG ” file fr om the “ CUT SILHOUETTE” f old er
(ins ide the “ Pr intab l e ” folder of each conte nt). Now click on the “ Cut setti ng ” Icon on the top bar and s elect the cu t s tyle “ C ut Ed ge”.
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Loading the SVG file
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The S V G f i l e d o esn ’t n eed t o b e t r a ced, b ec a u se it ’s a v ect or. a n d it c o n ta in s a l rea d y a l l th e tra c in g
in fo rmation. The s oftwar e w ill a utomatically r ead its ed ges and will tr ace the p erimeter in les s than a
s econd. That ’s why this is the fas ter way to load a cut file.
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Cut Edge
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3b. CU T F I L E LO ADI NG - PNG The ot her o p tio n is t h e P N G f i l e. Th e PNG isn ’t a v ect or a n d it n eed s t o b e t ra ced. T h e b la c k s i l hou e t t e o f th e file w ill hel p u s t o in d ivid u a te t he ed g e s o f th e sh a p es. Let ’s s t a rt w it h mergin g;
C lic k on Fi l e/Merge o f t he top bar of the so ftw ar e and s elect the “ PNG ” file fr om the “ CUT SILHOUETTE” f old er (ins ide th e “ Pr intable” folder o f each content). Now c lic k on the icon “ Op en
th e tra ce w i nd o w ” a nd then on “ Sel ect a n a re a to tra ce”; Now dr ag your mous e till the whol e des ign ar ea is s elect e d. Now dis able the HI GH PA SS fi l ter, and click on Tra ce Oth er Ed ge.
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Loading the PNG file
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Once you have finally tr aced the edges of the s hapes, you can delete the PNG file by clicking with the r ight button of the mous e of “ D E LE TE ”;
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4a. DES I G N F I L E LOA DI NG - PDF We ha v e a ga in 2 o p tio n s f or l oa d i n g th e d esign f i l e. You w i l l fin d JPG a n d f i l e s. Pe rs on a lly I d o p refer t he P D F f i l e, b ec a u se o f t he col ou r a n d reso lu t io n
resu lts. But you can us e th e J PG as well. Let ’s st a rt with the PD F; Click o n “ Fi l e/Merge” again a n d s elect the des ign file ins ide the “ Pr intable”
folder. When the pop- u p window appear s, choose “ Imp o rt as i ma ge ” option and s et 300 dpi as r es olution.
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Loading the PDF file
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O n ce t he PDF file is l oa d ed, c lic k o n th e “ C u t S et t ings ” ic o n, a n d y ou ’r e d on e. T h e d esign f i l e a n d cu t lin es a re b ot h l oa d ed a n d yo u a re r ea d y t o p rint and cut .
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First t hing to do: p ri nt th e de s ign by clicking on the p rin t er icon. Once the file is ready, place it on the Silh o uette mat, ex actly a s it is dis played on the mo n itor, and click on
“ Send to Si l h o uette” for the cut. The r egis tr ation mar ks will s tar t and the n the machine will ex ec u te the cut. Be s ur e to adj u st the pr oper s ettings for your car d-s tock type.
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4b. DE S I GN F I L E LOA DI NG - JPG S e con d op tio n : lo a d in g a J P G d e sign file. C lic k on “ Fil e/ Me rge ” a ga in a n d s el ect t h e d esign f i l e i n s i d e th e “ Prin t a b le” f ol d er. You will n o tic e t h a t
th e JPG is bigger than the d esign page. Fr ankly I do n o t know why it happens, sin c e the s ize of the JPG is c o r r ect, but it ’s eas y to so lve. Click on the icon
“ Open the S cale Windo w ” and adjus t the s ize of the file. Put “8,267 inch” for A4 Pr intable s hee ts. Other values below.
Ad ju s t th e siz e o f t he d e sign file: I n sert 8 ,2 6 7 in th e “ W ” f i e l d f or A4 p rin t a b le s heet s a n d th en c lic k on App ly. T h e file w ill t e mpor a rily go o u t fro m t he a rt-b o a rd, b u t th en y ou w i l l align it t o t he c e n t r e of t he page a n d i t w ill c o me b a c k. A4: 8,267 A5: 5,827 Per s onal: 3,75
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Loading the JPG file
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N ow y ou r d esign file i s res i z ed a n d o n th e cor rect p os itio n. Yo u c a n
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p rin t and cut. To s ee the c u t lines, click on the “ Cut set tin gs ” icon. Then you
ar e to pr int and then to s end to S ilhouette for the cut.
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List of my stores
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N o t e: T h e “ Bouquet and Kis s es ” Planner Collection is sol d exc lu s ively at Digital S cr apbooking S tudio for fir s t 2 w eeks, as par t of the coor dinated collection of the st o re. After Apr il 30, 2016, you will find this amazing d ea l even in all my other s tor es. Thanks.
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T HA N K S Tha n k y ou so mu c h fo r rea d i n g my Pla n n er p res e n t a tio n. I h o p e y ou ha d a p lea sa n t rea d i n g exp erien c e. I f y ou t hi n k t h a t I sh o u ld i mprov e t h e t u to ria ls o r t he produ c ts, p lea se d o n ot h esita te t o con t a ct me!
W i t h l ot o f lo ve, Va l en t i n a.
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PLANNER Bouquet and Kisses Planner Kit by Valentina’s Creations
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