How To Make Your Own Cricut Cutting Mat

Mats provide a sturdy surface for cutting fabrics and craft materials while protecting the table they rest on.

How to make your own cricut cutting mat.

You can upload your own designs and you can purchase designs within the design space. Cricut joy card mat 5 at amazon. Make three exact copies of the rectangle and organize them so they fit the original cut card. Cricut uses a web based software for creating designs called cricut design space.

You can increase the lifespan of you cricut cutting mats and save yourself some money for other craft supplies by taking care of your cutting mats. Of course when you first pull out a fresh new cutting mat it can be so sticky that the paper or cardstock won t even come off. Keep reading to see how to make larger than the mat projects on all three cricut machines. Let s walk through the steps for creating this project.

Add a square from the shapes panel unlock its proportions and then resize it into a thing rectangle to cover a corner. Rotating the end that you put in first and cut on all the time is another great way to make your cutting mat last. Use cricut machines to make homemade scrapbooking items stickers and other vinyl and paper products. Once the cut is complete be sure to check and see if the mat is cut all the way through before removing from your machine.

Condition the cutting mat so your cut outs peel off simply and without tearing or leaving anything behind. Make your own card corner. Scissors or paper cutter. Make your own cutting mat for craft and sewing projects.

Cricut joy 178 at amazon vital accessory. It will be rejuvenated and ready for a ton more projects. Open cricut design space. If it is not you can either make another pass with your cricut or finish off the cut with a craft knife.

Slicing objects in cricut design space to get your project down to sizes that will work with the maximums you will need to slice the objects on your canvas into sizes that will fit your mat. Products used in this guide. To make your own cut card add a basic cut card how i just explained to use as a guide.