How to Fill in Writing and Drawings Using Cricut Story 

How to Fill in Writing and Drawings Using Cricut Story – No More Bubble Letters or Outlines!

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In this tutorial, we are talking all about drawing and writing with your Cricut machine! To draw and write with your Cricut, you will need a pen, design space, and a Cricut machine.

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Hatch-fill is a pattern of lines or dots that make a solid fill result when looked at from a distance.

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Supplies

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In clamp A place your Cricut pen tip down. Push the pen in until the arrow on the side of the pen disappears.

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Select your material. In most cases, this will be cardstock – I am using medium-weight Cardstock.

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