How to Convert a PDF to PNG Format So You Can Print Then Cut with Cricut

Instructions

1. Believe it or not, there is a free online tool that will quickly and easily help you to convert your PDF documents to PNG format in a matter of seconds!
2. After you have downloaded the PDF document to your computer, open your browser and go to png2pdf.com.
3. Click on the Upload Files
4. This will launch the Open file dialogue box. Locate the PDF you would like to convert (probably in your Downloads folder), click on the PDF file and click on
5. The file will be uploaded. You should see a progress indicator and once the file has been uploaded and converted, you’ll see a Download button below the small image of the uploaded file. Click on the Download
6. The file will be downloaded as a ZIP file and appear in the status bar near the bottom of your screen. Simply click on the file name to open the ZIP file.
7. The Open file dialogue box will open and you should see your downloaded file. Since the file is still in the ZIP format, you’ll need to unzip or extract it first. Simply click on the Extract all Files. 
8. You’ll be asked to specify the location of where you want to save the extracted (unzipped) file. You can accept the default location or click on the Browse button to select the location where you want the file saved. Click on the Extract
9. The Open file dialogue box will open and you should see your newly converted PDF to PNG file. You can open the file by double-clicking on it if you just want to see how the file looks. For now, close the window by clicking on the red X.
10. Once you have your PDF converted to PNG format, you’ll want to upload the PNG file to Cricut® Design Space so you can take advantage of its Print Then Cut feature.

Upload PNG File to Cricut® Design Space

Now that you’ve converted your PDF document to the PNG file format, you have a couple of things you’ll want to do to sort of clean up the file in preparation for Print then Cut with Cricut® Design Space.

1. Open Cricut® Design Space in your browser and click on Create New Project.
2. Click on Upload Image.
3. Click on the Upload Image
4. Click on the Browse
5. The Open dialogue box will open. Select the file PNG file you want to upload and click on
6. You’ll see a preview of the image in Cricut® Design Space. Since we are going to want to edit this file, we’ll select Complex Image and then click on the Continue
7. The PNG file will be loaded into Cricut® Design Space. Select the Select & Erase
8. With the Select & Erase tool selected, click somewhere on the white background, but not inside any of the labels. I would suggest simply clicking on the white background in the top right corner of the image. Then, magically, the background will be erased. You can tell the background was erased because you can now see the blue and white checks (which indicate a transparent background) where the white background use to be.
9. With the Select & Erase tool still selected, you will want to click inside each of the small circles on each of the five gift tags. Be careful not to click on the tag itself. If you do, just click on the undo arrow, located just to the left of the zoom buttons.
10. Now click on the Erase Then you’ll want to increase the size of your eraser by moving the slider all the way to the right.
11. With your slider tool selected, erase the text at the top and bottom of the page by using a click and drag motion with your mouse. Once you have all the text erased, click on the Continue.
12. Once the image is loaded, select Save as Print Then Cut Image. Now is also a good time to add appropriate tags for your image so you can easily find it the next time you want to use this file. Then click on the green Save button.

Once you have your PDF converted to PNG, uploaded the PNG to Cricut®, made your modifications (removed the text and background) and saved your new PNG, you’re ready to Print Then Cut with Cricut®!