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First we need to make sure we are designing the layers in the correct order for these instructions.

On the FrameShop Main Page, click Admin and stay on the Defaults tab.

Under Layer Direction select Bottom Up if it is not already set to that.

Click Save and return to the Main Page.

• You can change this back to the original setting later if desired.

Place a 8 x 10" #101 Rectangle Template on the FrameShop Design Editor. 

Right-Click on the opening and select New Guide from Other.

On the Add Other Guide screen, click the checkboxes for Add at Top and Add at Left .

Enter 3/4" for each value.

Click the OK button.

The Guides are placed. 

On the Openings tab, click the Add CutArt button.

On the Browse Content screen, select the desired CutArt and click the Select button.

Click on the Properties tab.

Change the CutArt size to 2x2" or to the desired Size.

Move the CutArt to the Upper Left Corner and Snap it to the two Guide Lines we placed earlier.

Click on the Line button on the Trace and Draw tab.

Right-Click on the Center Point of the Top Outside Line.

Right-Click on the Center Point of the Bottom Outside Line. The Vertical Reference Line is drawn.

Right-Click on the Center Point of the Left Outside Line.

Right-Click on the Center Point of the Right Outside Line. The Horizontal Reference Line is drawn.

Click the Edit radio button.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on each segment making up the Upper Left-Hand Inner Quadrant, highlighted in Red. 

Zoom In if it makes it easier to select the Lines.

Click the Join button.

The segments are Joined together to create a single object, highlighted in Red.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on each segment making up the Upper Left-Hand Outer Quadrant, highlighted in Red.

Click the Join button.

The segments are Joined together to create a single object, highlighted in Red.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Interior and Exterior of our new Corner to select them.

Click on the Mirror button.

Now we will draw the line that we will Mirror the selected objects along. 

Right-click on the Top of the Vertical Line.

Move the cursor and Right-click on the Bottom of the Vertical Line. 

The corner will be Mirrored Horizontally. 

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Interior and Exterior of both of the Upper Corners to select them.

Click on the Mirror button.

Now we will draw the Line that we will Mirror the selected objects along.

Right-click on the Left of the Horizontal Line.

Move the cursor and Right-Click on the Right of the Horizontal Line. 

The corners will be Mirrored Vertically. 

Click Edit > Auto Join Segments.

• The segments are now connected as Joined objects.

Save the CutArt. You may get a message stating that this design contains objects that do not have an assigned bevel type. This refers to any leftover arcs and lines that we didn't trace. Click Yes that you wish to continue.

Load the CutArt.

Cut the CutArt.