Must complete "Scraps Challenge: Design"
On your iMac:
Open Finder
Go to "My Drive" > " 1- Production"
Right-click your "Last Name, Scraps Challenge.pdf" file
Click "Open with" > "Adobe Illustrator"
Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save to Creative Cloud"
Name it "Last Name, Canvas Pouch"
Click "Save"
In the top menu click "Select" > "All"
Right-click on your design and click "Release Clipping Mask"
Open each layer by clicking the ">" arrow on the left side of the name.
Select the top row of the layer (blank white rectangle)
Click the trash bin at the bottom right to delete the rectangle.
Repeat for each layer.
Select a shape.
Click "Select" > "Same" > "Fill Color"
Move all the little square colors in the Layers to a single layer.
Rename the layer to the color name.
Repeat for each color.
Delete empty layers.
ONLY if you have text:
With your "Selection Tool" select your text.
In the top menu, click "Type"
Click "Create Outlines"
This changes your editable text to shapes. Notice there are now points you can edit.
In the "Layers" panel, click the circle to the right of a layer
In the "Properties" panel, under "Pathfinder" click the first icon.
Repeat for each color layer.
To check that it worked, open each layer and you should only see "<Group>"
If you see an asterisk (*), that means there are unsaved changes.
In the top menu, click "File" > "Save"
If "Save" is grayed out, it means your file has already been automatically saved.
Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Choose "On your computer"
Choose the location: "My Drive" > "Graphic Design 2" > "1 - Production"
Change "Format" to "SVG (svg)"
Check "Use Artboards"
Click "Save"
Click "OK"
Open "Launchpad" from your dock
Search for "Cricut"
If it is there, click to open.
If it is not there, go to Downloading and Installing Design Space (Mac) and follow the instructions to install.
Once the app is installed:
Click "Sign In" and input:
Username: ehodges@bethelsd.org
Password: GraphicDesign$$
Click "SIGN IN >"
Click "+ New Project"
Click "Upload" in the bottom left.
Then click "Upload Image"
Click "Browse"
Find your .svg file and click "Open"
Your design will look really low quality - click "Continue" then "Upload"
Right-click on the green "Group" and click "Ungroup"
Click in the blank canvas area to de-select the 3 layers so they're no longer highlighted green.
Now you need to attach the colors together so your design does not get jumbled when printing.
Select the bottom layer.
Click the "Attach" button in the bottom. This will move the layer to the top and now it will be called "Attach"
Repeat on the bottom layer again and again.
Click "Save"
Title your file "First Name (list the 3 vinyl colors)"
Make sure to use the exact color names in the "Vinyl Options" image
Click "Save"
Select "Cloud & Computer" and click "Apply"
Click on your keyboard "cmd" + "shift" + "5"
Adjust the rectangle to screenshot your design in Cricut (include your layers and file name)
Go to your Finder in your dock.
Select the "Columns" icon or choose "as Columns" in the dropdown list.
Select "Kind" the next dropdown to the right.
Open up "My Drive" and navigate to your "Graphic Design" > "1 - Vector"
Drag your screenshot from Cricut into your "1 - Vector" folder.
Right-click on your "Graphic Design 2" folder
Click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste this link in Canvas to submit.