My favorite material to cut with my cricut explore air is adhesive vinyl.
Will a cricut cut vinyl letters.
In the video i mention that i cut this a lot smaller than cricut would recommend cutting but if you know me you know i like testing the limits.
Cut a piece of transfer tape close to the same size of the design and remove the paper backing.
Cricut makes it easy to go from inspiration to creation.
Weed the vinyl to remove the little pieces in between the letters.
A cricut die cut machine allows you to choose your words and cut them to your personal settings at the push of a button.
No glue is required.
Your machine is really clever it will cut the vinyl but not the paper.
Using vinyl for the sign lettering gives you a smooth adhesive medium to apply to walls wood or even other pieces of vinyl.
If you are using a cricut explore air 2 you can set the smartset dial on the machine to vinyl.
There are tons of other materials you can cut.
They are actually pretty awesome.
Vinyl sheets are available wherever cricut supplies are sold and its thin soft texture will not dull your cricut blade.
If i d just gone with the cut out letters in vinyl it would show less of the pretty pattern.
Cricut vinyl is a removable wall and window decals perfect for creating home décor.
Cricut explore makes it easy to get the perfect cut every time.
Here is a step by step guide on how to cut vinyl with a cricut machine.
It s super easy to use and you can use it to make custom decals stencils wall graphics signs stickers and more.
If you manage to get the thin fonts or smaller script words to cut correctly try reverse weeding to make it easier to transfer if you are using vinyl.
Set your cutting material to the type of vinyl you are using.
The vinyl can be removed without any damage to paint or finish.
I was very impressed to see how well the cricut cut the starcraft vinyl but you do have to weed it super slowly so that your tiny letters don t shift.
Cut adhesive back vinyl lettering with a cricut to ease in the application process.
You can do so much more than just cut paper with it.
Watch our video as we go step by step on how to cut and apply our cricut vinyl.
Once your mat is loaded look for the cricut c to start flashing press the button and your machine will start.
Check out my guide to using the cricut knife blade my easypress 2 guide my explore air 2 review my tips for working with holographic mosaic iron on my debossing and engraving tip tutorial and my tutorial for the easypress mini.
Once the design is cut push the arrow button to unload the mat.
Using your cricut tools.
And that s one of the reasons why we love it.
The cricut is a versatile die cut machine.
Load your cutting mat into your cricut using the arrow on the right hand side of your cricut.
Using cartridges with images and lettering the cricut can make versatile and creative signs.
Your cricut machine can be used for more than just cutting paper for scrapbooks.
Remove the vinyl from the mat leaving the cut design.