Making Photo Matting With Cricut And Card Stock

I used the heavy card stock setting because the card stock i purchased was on the thick side and that setting worked like a charm.

Making photo matting with cricut and card stock.

Card stock a light to medium weight will work great. You need to locate this so that it cuts on the card correctly. How to locate the card design on the cricut card mat. 4 8 out of 5 stars 849.

I used the free cricut craft room images so you don t need to own the cartridge to use them. Cricut cutting mat the type is determined by the card stock weight most light weight card stocks will use the lightgrip cutting mat but higher weight card stocks may use a standardgrip cutting mat. Cricut machine a cricut maker or cricut explore air machine will work for making a card stock mat. Show and tell anyone.

Make the project again. Creating photo mats and how to maximize your paper creating photo mats for pictures. It should score without cutting this time 8. To use the cricut card mat on the cricut explore and maker you will need to locate your design.

2 make sure your design is centered on the preview of your cutting mat before you cut out the file. More buying choices 17 20 6 new offers. The foil tool works with the cricut explore family of machines and cricut maker it is not compatible with cricut joy. Then you have your design on your cricut mat.

If the card is bigger than 11 5 x 11 5 cricut will make the file smaller on the canvas. Leave the card on the mat. Whether you re doing school projects creating business cards decorating for a party or creating home décor we have the cardstock that fits your needs. We have a shiny surprise to share with you.

I then use those frames throughout my project. 3 place one sheet of card stock on your cutting mat and select the material type you are cutting. September 24 2020 contributor. Once your design is complete click make it.

In design space delete everything except the scoring lines. Even if you are making a card if something is going to be covering it why not cut it out and save it for later. The detailed foil lines make the process look complicated. Cricut joy insert cards diy greeting card for baby shower birthday and wedding macarons sampler 12 ct.

Best seller in card making kits. Official cricut cardstock up to 30 off sale. If you have one and design space still makes your card smaller when you add it to the canvas resize it again to your needs. Increase the material setting on the machine by 2 clicks.

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing. The cricut foil transfer tool is now available and it s the easiest way to make your projects shine using foil. This is a quick video on how you can create your own design for a photo mat.