Hello and welcome to Craft with Sarah. In this video, I'm going to show you how to put together
my free layered unicorn SVG. Here she is - isn't she gorgeous! I'm not sure you can tell, but in
the body layer there's lots of flowers and hearts, which adds some wonderful detail. This is a great
project for using up your scraps of card in the mane and the tail and the bow. Let's jump in!
I'll show you how to download this from my website, how to get it all set up in Design Space,
and finally, how to stick it together. When you go to my website using the link
in the description, you'll come to this post which tells you all about the unicorn file.
If you scroll down, you'll see there's a box which says ‘download the free cutting file’,
from here, you can log in to your account, or if you don't have one, then click on the ‘register
for free’ button to register a free account. If you do have an account, you can log in by
entering your email address and password and then pressing ’log in’. After you've logged in,
it will refresh the page and then you'll see the download. This time, instead of a login form, it
says ‘download now’. If you press that button, it will download the files straight to your computer.
You'll need to unzip the folder it comes in before you can upload the file into Design Space.
To find out how to do that on different types of devices,
check the description of this video because I've included information on how to unzip a folder on
Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhones, and Android devices. After you’ve loaded up Design Space, it's time
to import your SVG. Click on ‘upload’ and then ‘upload image’. You can now either click ‘browse’
to find the unzipped version of the unicorn on your computer, or you can drag and drop it. Here's
what the files look like when they're unzipped. The one you want to put in Design Space is the
one called ‘SVG_unicorn_CraftwithSarah.SVG’. The little picture next to it might be different
on your computer, mine is like this because SVG files are set to open in Photoshop on my computer,
yours will probably be different to that. Don't worry about the little picture next
to - just make sure you choose the one that starts with SVG.
I'm going to click and drag that into Design Space, and then it will show me a little preview
here. When I press ‘upload’, it will appear in my ‘recent uploads’, so I can click on it,
press ‘insert images’, and then it will appear on my project.
As of the date of this recording I'm using Design Space 6.7.20, and there is a little
bug in it at the moment; when you upload an SVG, it comes in really, really big! You can
see at the moment this is 12 inches tall, which you could cut that big, but that's going to be
really quite big. I'm going to make mine smaller and cut it at 7.5 inches tall, because all the
layers come in grouped and when you hit the resize, it will do all the layers in proportion.
You can see in the layers panel all the different layers that this design is made from.
When you're happy with your size, go ahead click make it on the top right and it will
sort out all your mats for you. If you want to cut on a different size piece of paper, go into
the material size drop down and change what you want it to cut with. Go ahead and get everything
cut out, and then I'll show you how to stick the layers together to create your beautiful unicorn.
Here is my unicorn all cut out. When I'm making layered designs, I like to roughly position
everything on top of each other to make sure I'm happy with all of the colours before I cut it out.
This is also a good way of making sure that you haven't missed any of the pieces.
Let's separate these out and then we can start sticking it
together! I’m
trying to keep these hooves in the right order so it's easier to remember which way to stick it!
I'm going to start with these two layers and I'm going to use 3D foam pads on the back of this one.
Let's turn it over and add my foam. I'm using these foam pads by Dot and Dab which I get off
Amazon. I'll leave a link in the description if you want to buy some. They're quite big, so what I
do is I cut them in half with my scissors to make them smaller so that I don't need to use as many.
I'm going to stick these on the back of this second layer of the unicorn.
You want to make sure you add enough so that you're going to have a nice strong stick between
your layers, and make sure you've got some foam in all of the different parts of it - so in the
legs and the tail as well as the middle of the body. The reason we add ones in the middle,
is that it creates stability when we put the other layers on top of it. Make sure you don't add any
foam over any of the gaps in the legs, otherwise you'll see them when you turn it over again.
I’m just peeling the tops off of the foam pads to release the stickiness underneath.
Now we can stick this onto our base layer. Line up those edges
and lightly place it into position so that if you need to move it, you can. When you're happy,
push it down to get it all nice and stuck. Next, I'm going to stick on the first and third
hoof because these go onto this back layer. I'm using this glue called Collall, and I've only
recently discovered it. It is a transparent glue, and it is brilliant for cardstock projects because
it doesn't warp the card when you glue it on. Some glues can wrinkle the card
when it's drying, but this one doesn't do that, or at least it hasn't done it so far!
It comes in quite a big bottle, so I bought these teeny tiny little bottles on Amazon, and I've been
putting the glue into these. They have tiny needle point nibs on them, so you can be really accurate
with the glue. I think there were 12 in a pack, but of course they are reusable, so I'm very happy
with them. I will put a link in the description, so far this is definitely my new recommended glue!
I'm going to add these hoofs on by adding the glue directly onto the layer. There we go.
It is a solvent glue, so make sure you are in a well-ventilated area. It's a little bit smelly,
but not much, I hardly notice it. I'm going to stick these other hoofs on.
There we go. Be careful to make sure you've got the correct hooves in the correct space - they
should line up nicely. The next layer is the second body layer. It’s this one which is filled
in with mandala patterns. Once again, I'm going to turn this upside down and add some foam pads.
Now that I've done that, and I've peeled off all the tops, I can bring the unicorn back in. As
before, I'm going to stick this on top, lining it up with the layers that are already there,
and push down to seal them. For this next layer, you could
either use foam or glue. I'm going to use glue because it's quite thin in the body,
so I think glue will be a lot easier. Here's my little glue bottle. I'm going to add some around
the shapes. The nibs on this are so thin that it makes it nice and easy to get in all the small
areas of the design. I can even go down the edges like this and get the glue on there.
I'm going quite quickly for this video, so hopefully I won't get any on my table.
I only want to put a little bit inside some of these flower shapes
to make sure this will be really nice and stuck. I can now carefully pick this up and
stick it back together. The nice thing about glue, is that you do have that bit of wiggle room if you
don't quite line it up. Can you see that I haven't quite got that right? But I can
wiggle it into position before the glue dries. There.
Next, I'm going to do the bottom hoofs. I only need a little bit more glue on there
and then I can add my little gold bits of paper. I’m going to put
one on there and one on the back as well. We're going to start with this piece,
which is the biggest one, and turn it upside down and add some foam.
You don't need as much this time because it's a much smaller piece.
Oh, I've managed to dislodge one of my little feet! There we go.
There we go, that one's done, and now we can add all of the decorations. Again, it's up to you
if you use glue or foam for these, but I'm going to use glue. I don't want my unicorn getting too
thick, and my foam pads are quite thick, so I think glue will be best for me. If
your foam pads are a bit thinner, then it could work out nicer with the foam.
This lines up with the bow shape, so you know where to put it.
There we are. Then we have the other two pieces left. I think it's easier to do
the bottom bit first, which is going to go on like this, so let's put a bit of glue on here.
There we are. Finally, we have the last swirl, which is going
to go in the space that's left. Dab a bit of glue
and then put it into a rough position. If you're not sure where to put it, then refer
back to Design Space and look at how the layers look, and then you'll know where to put it.
For the tail, I've got this bow. For this one, I am going to use foam for the bottom
layer of the bow. I think I have to cut my foam a little bit smaller to get it to fit.
There we go. Let’s line this up.
And then add the other piece on top, which I will do with glue.
We can now move on to the head. Here are the different layers, and the first layer to go on is
the mane. For this one, I will be using foam pads. This one gets a little bit fiddly, because it's
quite small in some of the mane areas. So just be careful that your foam doesn't overlap any edges,
otherwise you'll be able to see it from the other side. We need to
line this up like that. There we go. The main head is made up of two layers.
We've got a pink one, and the main purpose of this iswhen you put the white head on top,
it shows the details through in the nose, the mouth, and the eyebrow.
What I'm going to do first is stick this one on with foam, and then I'm going to glue
the white one on so that we can see those details. We only want a little bit of foam for this one.
I probably should have put some inside the ear, but never mind.
This lines up with what's already there. Put some glue on the white part on the back.
Once you’ve stuck that on, you are nearly there. Only the final decorations on the face
to go! I'm going to put the little pink patch in the ear next with glue. It sits on top there,
and then the horn goes on as well. I think glue for the horn is best, but you could use foam pads.
Oops! this glue can sometimes be a little bit stringy.
A bit like a glue gun when it leaves the strings.
There's that one done. Now I'm going to add the tuft of the mane. For this,
I'll use foam because I want it to have a little bit of depth on it. Just one bit should be fine.
Finally, the eye. I like to leave this until last because I find it's easier to line it up
when you've got everything else in position.
I want to make sure I get it the right way around, and then I'm not sure if you
can see this because it's so small, but I'm going to put a tiny bit of glue on the back.
Oh! My glue's gone stringy again. Then I’m going to
drop it into position before I push it down. I’m rotating it with my fingernails, or you could use
a pair of tweezers or something similar to make sure it's facing the right way.
Then gently push down, and there we go, our unicorn is now all finished and stuck together!
If you'd like to get this free design, then go to craftwithsarah.com, or follow the link in the
description to go straight to the download page. If you've enjoyed this video, please give it a
thumbs up and subscribe to my YouTube channel for loads more Cricut craft tutorials, and of course,
lots more free layered SVGs! Thank you for watching, bye.