When most people think of cricut they think of cutting vinyl cardstock paper and now with the addition of the cricut maker fabric wood and more one of the most under appreciated features of the cricut in my opinion is the print and cut feature.
Can i print and cut vinyl on my cricut.
My favorite material to cut with my cricut explore air is adhesive vinyl.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
The software will put as many images as possible in that 6 75 x 9 25 inch maximum printing area.
You can do so much more than just cut paper with it.
How to turn a picture into a cut file for the cricut first let me provide a little technical primer on different file formats.
Press flashing go button.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
All of the pretty clip art pictures that i ve printed and cut into stickers are from creative fabrica.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
Item 2002636 details for use with inkjet printers and the print then cut feature of the cricut explore machine choose the custom setting printable vinyl for a kiss cut which cuts through the vinyl and leaves the backing intact for easy application remove excess vinyl with the cricut tools weeder.
Vinyl oracal 631 matte removable or oracal 651 glossy semi permanent transfer tape.
Print then cut can be used with cricut explore and maker models.
I use the cricut explore air 2 this is the current best deal.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Bring a world of color to your project with the print then cut feature.
Here is a step by step guide on how to cut vinyl with a cricut machine.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
Print your images on your home printer inkjet only and then watch your cricut maker or cricut explore cut them out with high precision no scissors required.
Your cricut machine is so versatile.
Heat transfer vinyl has its limits but by using t shirt transfer paper designs that are impossible with iron on are made simple.
Cricut joy can cut and draw only.
But i almost always leave the bleed on if i m printing and cutting with my cricut.
People seem to gloss over the fact that it is possible to just convert your bitmap image into cut files within the cricut design space app.
Making your own vinyl decals with a cricut explore air 2 supplies you ll need to get started.
Once it prints out place the material on a cricut cut mat.
Then use cricut transfer tape to apply to project keep printed images dry.
Your cricut machine can be used for more than just cutting paper for scrapbooks.
Then i add a sheet of printable vinyl to my printer and click on print.
By using the print and cut feature in cricut design space you can make easy heat transfers out of complex images.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
