Create a Bling Design 1

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Create a Bling Design 1

Creating a simple bling design using the lettering system and some other objects from pre-defined geometric shapes.

 

You can create this design while you read this article.

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This example includes:

•Creating a new design document

•Bling Text. Arrange it.

•Bling Object Type: Area + Uniform Bling Fill

•Geometic Shapes

•Bling Object Borderline

Open a new blank design document

➢Click on the New Document Tab, that is the small tab on the top of the workspace with blank document icon.

You can also open a Blank Design Document from FILE > OPEN menu.

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Select the Lettering Tool

➢Select the tooltab BLING

➢Then press on Bling Text.

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Select the font to use

➢Select the font type: Digitized Fonts

➢Click on the "Font Preview" button to open the library of pre-digitized fonts.

➢Select the BlockLetter font.

➢Click on Ok to continue.

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Create 2 text objects

➢Click on the Text edit box (rectangle)

➢Type the text "I".

➢Press Enter key to confirm the text.

 

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Repeat the process to create a new text.

➢Click on the Text edit box (rectangle)

➢Type the text "HOTFIX ERA".

➢Align text to center.

➢Press Enter key to confirm the text.

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Both text objects are displayed on the workspace.

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Define the text properties

➢Select the text object using the Edit Object tool.

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➢Set a bling type by pressing on the bling type thumbnail on the tooltab. Use a Rhinestone Round 16ss - 3.8 mm Color Clear-Crystal stone.

➢Change the beads separation for both text objects to 0.5 mm.

➢For the "HOTFIX ERA" text object, set the letter spacing to 5.0 mm and word spacing to 40%.

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Define the text layout

➢Select the "HOTFIX ERA" text object.

➢Select Arrange function from the tooltab.

➢Select the Lower Arc arrangement.

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➢Place the mouse on the upper middle grip of the selection box.

➢Press and hold the mouse left button and drag down the mouse to modify the shape of the arrangement.

➢Release the mouse

➢Click on Enter to confirm.

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Create the star shape

➢Select the tooltab BLING.

➢Press on Single Bling Fill and select Area with Uniform Bling Fill.

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➢Press on Shapes button, and select the star shape.

➢Set a 0.5 mm beads separation and select the Rhinestone Round 10ss - 2.8 mm Aquamarine Color stone.

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➢Press and hold the mouse left button to start creating the shape.

➢Drag the mouse to set the size.

➢Release the mouse left button to confirm the shape.

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Create the stars of the bottom

➢Select the tooltab BLING

➢Click on Single Bling Fill and select Path with Regular Bling.

➢Set a 0.5 mm beads separation and select the Rhinestone Round 10ss - 2.8 mm Color Rose-Lt stone.

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➢Repeat the press/hold/drag process to create the stars.

Tip: To easily rotate a section, place the mouse cursor on any corner grip. Press and hold the Ctrl key. The mouse cursor will change to a rotation cursor. Then, without releasing the Ctrl key, press and hold the mouse left button. Drag it to rotate the object.

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Create the heart shape

➢Select the tooltab BLING.

➢Click on Single Bling fill and select Area with Uniform Bling Fill.

➢Click on Shapes and select the heart shape.

➢Set a 0.5 mm beads separation and select the Rhinestone Round 6ss - 2.0 mm Color Siam stone.

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Add a border to the heart.

➢ Select Border on the tooltab.

➢Select Path with Regular Bling Fill for the border.

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Define the heart properties

➢Set a 1.4 mm beads separation and select the Rhinestone Round 16ss - 3.8 mm Color Amethyst stone.

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➢Press and hold the mouse left button to create the shape.

➢Drag the mouse to set the size. Release the mouse left button to confirm the shape.

➢To adjust the object position, first select it, press and hold the mouse left button and move the mouse. Release the button and press Enter to confirm.

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Final Design

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3D view of the design

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