The number one thing I wish I’d known in the beginning is to arrange each color and element of my layers on the canvas in the IdeaStudio to get the most out of my materials, so I’m not wasting them, as I shared in this post 
IS Tips: How to Save Your Vinyl (and Every Other Material).
I wasted so much vinyl just leaving everything arranged in the IS, as it would be assembled on the blank, before cutting. 
I wish I could go back in time and save it all! 