Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down.
Can a cricut expression cut vinyl.
Signs posters cards bulletin boards scrapbook layouts presentation materials.
Click here for suggested material cut settings.
The following guide provides cut setting recommendations for a variety of popular cutting materials.
Such a variety of materials means you can make just about anything.
Make sure your cricut machine is on and shows up in the connect machine window at the top of the screen.
The expression used to be able to work through.
Is there any way to get it to cut custom designs made on my pc such as in inkscape.
Shapes and letters cut from these items can be used to create gifts such as personalized shirts window clings and journals.
And of course you will need some vinyl to cut as well as some transfer tape to apply your vinyl both of which you can get from cricut directly or from any good craft store.
The expressions model of the cricut can cut heavy card stock t shirt iron on transfers vinyl contact paper sandpaper felt transparency film and window cling material.
Press go the c icon underneath your dial.
Your machine will be set to cut the vinyl but not the paper backing.
Crafting with vinyl 101 expressions vinyl has a robust collection of both quality adhesive and heat transfer vinyls.
The cricut expression can cut a wide range of materials including cardstock vinyl vellum fabric chipboard and even thin foils.
Load the mat into your machine and turn the smart set dial to vinyl.
Can be found under cricut materials in the help center.
Suggested material cut settings for cricut materials such as iron on vellum poster board craft foam etc.
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Place your vinyl on your cutting mat with the paper liner side towards the mat.
Vinyl light to heavy cardstock fabric foam vellum thin foils if you re happy to purchase a deep cut blade you ll also be able to cut cricut.
These suggestions apply to the following cricut machines.
Not all vinyl is created equal and often it can be a little overwhelming to decide which vinyl will work best for a specific project let alone how to best cut and apply it.
Set the smart dial on your machine to vinyl or if you have an older machine without a smart dial check out cricut s cut settings guide for vinyl.
In addition to paper these die cutting machines can handle cardstock vinyl sheets chipboard fabric and plastic.
What materials can the cricut expression cut.
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