Hobby lobby cricut vinyl8/3/2023 Make sure to rub well around the edges of your words or design. If your vinyl isn’t sticking to your transfer tape place the backing back down and rub harder. Now peel the vinyl backing away from the transfer sheet. Alcohol dries quickly, but make sure your surface is dry before applying your vinyl. ![]() You can either use a microfiber towel or a small alcohol pad. You’ll also want to make sure it’s free from any skin oils by using rubbing alcohol. You’ll want to make sure your blank is clean from lint. This helps it get a good grip on the vinyl. Use your scraper to scrape it back and forth over the transfer tape. Peel the back off and place the sticky side over the top of your words. Now cut a piece of transfer tape that is about the size of your design. You’ll also want to get any little bits inside letters like o, e, a, b, and so on. In this case, peel the vinyl away from around your words. You are going to take away the vinyl we don’t need for this design. Now get your weeding tool and weed your design. I like to cut the excess vinyl away from my design, like a square or rectangle around the design so I can use the extra material (if there is any). Once the cutting is done unload your mat. Once your mat is loaded hit the flashing C button on your machine and watch your design cut out. Now you will load your mat into your machine by clicking the arrow button on your machine. ![]() Click the drop-down and find your material from the list. If you are using the Joy, Maker, or the new 3 machines you will pick your material from this screen since they don’t have dials. If you are using the Explore Air 2 for this project you will turn your dial to Vinyl. You apply your vinyl to the mat with the color/pattern side up. Make sure you have your correct machine picked from the drop-down box at the top right of Design Space.Īpply your vinyl to your mat. To weld your name you are going to highlight the name and click the weld button on the bottom right of the screen. This will make it so that the word cuts as one cut instead of cutting each individual letter out. If you are using a font that connects letters together, like a cursive font, you are going to want to weld your words together when you’re done typing them out. I went with Don Juan for Madelynn, Eighties for Caroline, and Lana Jane for Jamie. You can pick either a Cricut font or a font installed on your computer. Type out your name or word and hit enter.Ĭlick the text and at the top of Design Space pick a font you like. Write out what you want your design to say. You’ll need to measure the blank item that you are going to put vinyl on so your design isn’t too big or too small for your project blank.įor this project, we are going to use text. Open Design Space (log in if you need to) Here are the steps you’ll take to cut out the vinyl. How to cut vinyl with your Cricut Machineįor these projects, we are going to use permanent vinyl or what I like to call “sticky vinyl”. You cannot use silicone because vinyl won’t stick to it. Plastic or stainless steel are the best cup types to use, but I am using plastic tumblers.
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