confessions of a cropaholic | a scrapbooking blog

Here’s the last video on designing with the Gypsy. Today we’ll go over the the kern tool.

I also mention the Relative/True Size tool, which truly, I don’t see the need for on the Gypsy. I’m still trying to figure out how this works on the Gypsy and how it relates to the “Real Dial Size” function on the Cricut itself (which I’m still a bit confused about).

I see another tutorial on this coming…

But as to not leave you hanging for now, here is the definition of the Relative/True Size tool from the Gypsy Quick Start Guide:

Click this button to toggle on Relatvie Size mode (white) or True Size mode (yellow). When highlighted white, this feature allows you to control the size of the images selected in relation to the size of the key height character. Every chartridge contains a key height character, and the size of every other character in that cartridge is based on the size of this key character. This is done so that when images are selected to be cut they are the correct size relative to one another. For example, if you enter the images C-a-t to be 1 inch tall, where “C” is the key height character and “a” should be half the height of “C”, then the “a” will really only be half an inch tall. You can control the exact size of all images selected without regard to the key character by toggling the button to True Size mode (yellow).

I’m probably making this harder than it really is, but I’ll do some testing and will get back to you (probably in video tutorial form) and let you know what I find out.

Promise.

So, on to the video…