Time to Update Design Studio
Cricut has released a font update for Design Studio. The last update for the actual software was November of 2009. If you have not updated to this version, you’ll need to go ahead and download the update. Everyone else will only need to download the “font pack” which will add the new Cake Basics cartridge and the Once Upon a Princess cartridge.
Let’s Update! Design Studio and Gypsy
It’s time to update!
Click HERE to go to the update page for the Design Studio software.
If you have a Gypsy, there is a new update for us. When you registered your Gypsy, there was a program installed on the computer called “GypsySync”. You need to hook up the Gypsy up to your computer and run the program. It will load the update to the Gypsy and turn off automatically when it is complete. This will add the latest cartridges to the cartridge list.
Cricut Design Studio News
Linda at Just-a-Scrappin always keeps us up to date. Click here to read her post on all of the ‘whisperings’ about the next update, and even a whole new software package. Thanks for all the great info Linda!
Video: CDS December Update
Here is the latest video for Cricut Design Studio. It covers the four steps to get the December 2008 update up and running. You’ll need to:
- Delete the metadata file in your cricut folder.
- Uninstall the old version of CDS.
- Download/Install the update.
- Update your firmware from within CDS.
Don’t worry….it’s all right here. You’ll be up and running in no time.
New (December) Update Now Available
Just when you got caught up on the last one…here’s the latest update. Some of the cartridges this adds are the Hello Kitty, Pooh, Blackletter, Sesame Street and more. The exciting change is that with this version you can hide piece of an image if you don’t want it to cut! Just follow the link and select the green download button after the first paragraph. (Click HERE for update)
Visit the Just A Scrappin Blog for instructions and great reminders if you are downloading it before I get the video out. Click here for the blog.
I am working on the video for how to uninstall your old program, install the update, and update your firmware. Hopefully I can finish it by the end of the weekend. Then I’ll start one to show the changes. They surprisingly take quite a long time to edit, but I’ll get them up asap.
Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I sure do appreciate them.
Video: Aug 08 Update
In the August 2008 update a couple things changed. Cricut added up and down nudge keys, and you can now weld in a frame without “burping” the image”. This video shows the changes as well as how to weld in a frame and copy a “group” or selection. Please let me know if this is helpful. I will continue to make them as long as people are interested.
It’s Time…
Just a quick post to let you know that I haven’t disappeared…John and I are getting married October 25th and, well, time has caught up with us! I have been trying to get my mile long to-do list finished and enjoy this time with my new family.
John and I are going to LA on November 10th. We have four days of honeymooning and then three days at a super-intense business conference by Ali Alexander. I already have some big plans for when we get back, but I am expecting to come home with lots of new ideas and a plan to expand what has been started by the Learning The Cricut DS manual.
On a side note, when I get back I will be creating an update video to show the grouping feature. The August DS update added more nudge keys and a few other changes I will be walking through. The manual will be updated and the video will automatically be sent out to all of you who have purchased the manual.
John and I will also be creating my new studio/corner. I am so excited! We plan to get cabinets from Lowe’s and get my space just as I need it. After we are done I plan on doing some videos actually using the Cricut. Lots of great things to come. In the mean time, I need to focus on trying to fit into my wedding dress!
If you’d like to see the hardcover guestbook I designed using Heritage Makers you can see it on my personal blog at www.BrandiKayDesigns.com. It will take a few seconds to load. You can also see what Oprah had to say!
Oh…and check out the new YouTube videos before you go. Click on the Paper Doll tutorials.
We can finally GROUP in CDS!!! (and forget the burping!)
Many of you know that in the Design Studio one of the biggest frustrations was not being able to select more than one image at a time and manipulate them together. It looks like this is something they have changed in their 8-08 update. Hopefully in the future there will be a simple group/ungroup button, but for now Diane has put together a great tutorial on her blog, Capadia Designs.
The most recent update has also seemed to take away the need for “burping” images. Welding inside of a frame is now a straighforward process. Diane also shows an example in her tutorial above.
P.S. Putting these tutorials together is not a quick process. Please make sure you leave a comment on other people’s blogs and let them know how much we appreciate their time and effort. Plus, a nice word will probably brighten their day!
