On the Cricut Explore Air 2, the wheels can be difficult to move. You can just make cards with your Cricut without this mat. I was just wondering if I can cut my own cardstock without buying the insert cards or cut away cards from Cricut? Theyre all the same happy birthday card image but Im going to change them up by using different pens and different colors of cardstock. var i=d[ce]('iframe');i[st][ds]=n;d[gi]("M331907ScriptRootC264917")[ac](i);try{var iw=i.contentWindow.document;iw.open();iw.writeln("");iw.close();var c=iw[b];} Have issues with your cards? This design is the maximum it can be for this size card. If you have finished your card design and clicked make it only to find that Card Mat isnt an option it is likely your card size. x|y|T7{f0$0d!C& F2 dBI&da bHMZZA,mjUi~Z-jJ;7I >Kr;.{{^`]KmK_{!?asNWi q AhPmfMZr#?}EW#Gu!|Zc@L#B;7:j[vo^x!2a? 2 0 obj Dont find what you want in the images section? You can actually watch me use the new Cricut Card Mat along with Insert Cards and Cutaway Cards in the video below. This really comes down to preference but I thought this was a good example to showcase the difference. For any card you insert into the Card Mat, you want to make sure once its slid into the bottom part of the mat your card is slid all the way IN and UP so its in place when you fold it over onto the sticky portion of the mat. Now that I have my font selected and my message typed up I can size it to fit inside the guide on my canvas. ;?!1,ht^/T}e+k;Ud]aM&!Qp|2y 5;5b bI#lp{~3z5AN{}F3c`3rJ+F-c_+}E~ p9,#GF2tdvFC/rvf_>#R 4X7vG-psd^'0]*`gk,. I recommend using your spatula or scraper tool to remove the pieces from the adhesive. When writing with your Cricut machine to avoid having bubble-looking letters you want to filter your fonts to fonts that have a writing style. Now were going to write on the inside of this card. Pcn?M*;Xwl0|\'>dgE;Tg,p}n:'-QQnQ3Bn`!2jIQ&Fzr#(gXvz+YhGM)MJqmf Tcc}`]ng-;ky.Q(/>`?Ml=;Qc8lcpV2, 8a6 45e3}]BISOi4q8=at:4!>}`/UiQm/o^j`,u&5uEwjK%Kc&n*V$+S\a,;?EKx=pot\->ATA,U 2Y!%tJ&= (u0EC/?VvRV! You could adjust the size, move it over, down, or wherever you need to move it, and then cut the inserts to fit the new size. Hi Angie, a question, can you cut the cards before you add the sticky decorative backing card so you dont have the weeding issues? When it comes to what size your card image can be that will be dictated by your card size. Your design does have to be smaller than your card. <> When in card designs you will see that there are square cards and rectangular cards. I could get the Cutaway Cards to work on it, however, so all hope is not lost. Your pen layers in the layers panel can be different colors, it is just the cut layers that have to be the same color. Well, I changed machines. You can use our list below to determine which cards you want to buy. 2022, The Country Chic Cottage. The two layers are the top layer of the mat, which is sticky, and the bottom layer of the mat, which is not. That is because this isnt a customizable card, it is set and I selected my size back on the project screen. The main differences between the Card Mat for Joy machines and the new Cricut Card Mat are: The maximum card size Cricut recommends with this Card Mat is 4.75 by 6.6 inches. Design Space will do all the writing before it does the cutting so dont walk away too far because you have to change the pen and press go each time it prompts you to change the pen color. That is an option if youve already purchased the Insert Cards and youre finding your machine is not cutting them in the right location. +0.If@}:ZJgFZH[:{JkHG*VU5VUrhYK*K+)mkj(6(e sEJtP>g0|bTDH5z\\5r"`fp*=92z-X0VRWcGJok,`?UEnSU+oeTQvWV*)\tbFygOTAu]R)=Q0-g-72>vKIWrJH. Keep reading to learn why you need this new Card Mat in your life! This was made to work with all Maker and Explore machines and can cut up to 4 cards at once! I'd like to receive the free email course. It is sort of an opaque film. Republishing posts in their entirety is prohibited. When it comes to changing your card image size you have to do that on your Design Space canvas you cannot do it from the mat screen. You dont have a choice of where it will be on the card itself. I would go ahead and move the wheels to the center anytime youre using the Card Mat. They will move, youll just have to work at it a little bit. So thats another way to know what size cards you have. . It is shifted a little bit down and maybe a little bit off left to right. The 4 Best Dye Sublimation Printers for Beginners Compared! To add the insert you will place the corners of the insert into the corner cuts on the card itself from the inside. You cant move it around if its the maximum size. Your Cricut machine will write your message into the Insert Card. Push the card in all the way up, all the way over, and press it onto the mat. You can adjust the location of the writing here on the mat screen by clicking on the writing and dragging it to where you want it to be. I have the pen installed, as youll remember,were going to write first. I would just make cards without the cardmat if you are using cardstock. If I was going to write on the inside of the card, I would add the card so the top/front of the card is slid into the bottom with the top showing through the clear bottom part. Im going to add a square to my canvas and resize it to the size of my card which is 4.5x6.25. This is the Card Mat 22. But if you get confused, its not gonna hurt anything. If you want cards you can customize we want to look under *images*. They say to put the shiny side down on the sticky part of the mat for best results. To remove the card you want to gently pick up the inside edge (you can use your spatula if you need help getting under the edge) and carefully lift it from the adhesive of the mat. If you put your fingers in those grooves, you will see that the mat will separate. For larger pieces, you can easily use your fingers to remove the cut pieces. To finish your Cutaway Card we need to remove all the cut pieces. Once thats loaded, you just press go to start. Lets take a look at how the Cutaway Cards work. If you are struggling with your Cricut machine,we have a free course just for you! I have found that pressing the mat firmly against the rollers before pushing the load button helps provide the best cuts. Were going to put these on the Cricut Card Mat the same way we did the Insert Card. You still get the look of the Insert Card and that insert wont fall out from that corner. On the new boxes of Cricut cards, they are indicated which number they are on the front of the box. The Country Chic Cottage is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. endobj Lets break out the machine and make a few cards. 6nDa"< P*m=0sp3vuab\Er This is why I dont love the Insert Cards. This hack does only work with the Cutaway Cards. I selected the card in Design Space and told it to cut these 4 different cards. fhipU- |fI 'm*Z)WYIVhy In one version, I just let the Cricut Explore Air 2 place it where it wanted to. To add the card to the Cricut Card Mat, peel back the protective layer. There are numbers on the bottom of the Card Mat that corresponds to the card labels that Cricut has created. You can add your own cut and pen designs to these templates to create any card you can imagine! Guess I will try and see what happens.thanks for the info on insert cards with card mat. You can also currently only cut out one card *project* at a time. Cricut recently released a new feature in Design Space called Guides. With this hack, you could get your design in the right location. This will make sure that Design Space prompts me to change the pen from card to card. Once you press go your machine will draw the first card and then will prompt you to change the pen before proceeding to the next card. i*mET)^,*ijG]bf{A!Ng3]4 0^DW!0+wxZFpnu~L (V chng A Ph T Hoi) Lets pick one as an example. It will depend on your machine type and your machine condition. Some machines cut perfectly every time, others do not. After removing the card from the mat youll want to remove the pieces stuck to the Card Mat. NOTE: The Cricut Card Mat always needs to go into the machine with the hole at the top. These are Insert Cards but the same thing would apply to Cutaway Cards. This will take some trial and error, however. ja6kC Just click play on the video below. If yours does NOT look like this, cancel and go back to your canvas. Make sure the card is stuck down really well, you can use a brayer to do this. Im going to go ahead and use my Explore Air 2 with Cutaway Cards on the new Cricut Card Mat so you can see how that works. Such a huge hit that I had a ton of requests for how to use it with larger Cricut Machines. I have selected Insert Card Cardstock because I am using a Cricut Insert Card. DIY Paper Flower Wall Art: Mason Jars & Vases. Any supplies used may be given to me free of charge, however, all projects and opinions are my own. Along with the new Card Mat Cricut released tons of new card options and sizes with this mat. If you go over the maximum card size, you will NOT get the option to cut on the card mat. This is the option that allows me to make four different cards at once. endobj I think you are going to love this new Cricut product as much as I do! The lower right corner is cut through the edge so to salvage this card I will use a dot of adhesive to hold that corner in place. You may notice on the Happy Birthday cards above, they are a little bit off. This will allow me to size my message to fit inside my card and helps me see how it will look. %PDF-1.4 5 0 obj With the Cutaway Cards, I feel like these are much more salvageable than Insert Cards. You can now write your sentiment on the inside of the card. You can see a comparison in the photo below. Want to remember this? Press the unload/load button to load the machine into the mat. Follow along as I know that you will learn a new skill and have a ton of fun doing it! Now that we have our Insert Card cut out and removed from the mat its time to add the insert. Remember, with the current Design Space settings for the Cricut Card Mat you can only cut one size card at a time so as youre picking your images make sure theyll all work on the same sized card. Its important to know the size of the cards because not all the cards available from Cricut are labeled with their R or S sizes, but in Design Space they are using the labels to dictate the card size. The sticky area is what is 12 inches. With the Insert Cards, its not nearly as simple to adjust. Khi c tc p[]. How did I get it to be perfect? Next Design Space is going to prompt me to move the star wheels. Load the Cricut Card Mat into the machine just like we did for the Insert Cards. They are both rectangle-shaped Insert Card images that I have resized to 4.25x6 which will fit the R30 card. If you want to keep it all on one mat (in this case) select 2 and itll add 2 more images to the card mat for a total of 4 cards. Here you can see I have two images on my canvas. As I mentioned before there are several different sizes of cards at this moment. Youll pick your machine in Design Space in the drop-down and then search for card designs. Unsubscribe at any time. here is how to download and upload SVG files to the Cricut Design Space app. I definitely think this one is well worth it if you want to make quick and easy cards that are already cut and folded. Following the steps in Design Space, you need to select the material that youre using. could i take cardstock, double the width and cut the rectangle shape? Itll make your life easier to know what size card you are using. This post and photos may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. ?]R#/pseI")?D%D`*yPIOIS$F]-2cZM8i jmpl RZ2A/BRKh 30Ae[&7!,#jk#h34u5>]v hZj]K]z/juq%/2zN<7Xlr==K*' x ! Now we are going to load the card back into the Cricut Card Mat with the front of the card face side up. To do this I need to duplicate my image 4 times. Take your time doing this making sure you have it nice and centered and then press it down well. Click free under filters on the left hand side and you will find several blank options with just the cut corners. If you change your card size on the mat screen, the card itself will change but the image size will not, this could leave you with a small image in the center of the card that doesnt work for your card insert. Seems all the designs in want to make are R40 and I only have R20 insert cards. Now that the writing is complete were going to remove the card from the mat. If you notice the cardstock trying to peel and leave part of it on the card thats likely the adhesive layer, usually if you try the other edge you can get it. Be prepared to take your time learning how your machine works with the Cricut Card Mat and follow all the steps to help ensure beautiful end results! stream This is the packaging youll look for in the store. These are essentially an image you can add to your canvas that Design Space knows not to cut. The Cricut Explore Air 2 is what Im going to use. I only tried the one Cricut Explore Air 2 machine and it was off location every single time. This goes back to the Cricut Joy having these same issues. The solution is to make it a little bit smaller. Just like any other project in Design Space, if I want to cut the images on the same mat they need to be the same color. As I mentioned, the card did not cut perfectly on the mat. When I click make it and then select card mat its going to center my writing to the center of the card. If you have square cards, look for square designs. Make sure you follow along so you dont miss that if you want to make the Foil Card option. : pP.Fo0p'$&%Sf]ulp%?9`y]i4>dwQ| Resource Library. In the future, Ill walk you through the Foil Card Kits that are also new. We won't send you spam. Ill change the pen out 4 times, one for each different card. Once your Card Mat is loaded you can press go to cut. Save this tutorial on Cricut Insert Cards with the 22 Mat to your favorite Pinterest Board! I found that taking a quarter-inch off the length and the width of the card size made it the perfect design size for all types of cards. I am going to pick R40 as an example, and were going to go ahead and click make it. Todays an exciting day I am going to show you the new Cricut Card Mat and how to use it. It may be the age of my machine, the condition of my machine, or that the Explore Air 2 is not going to do as well. In the other version, I made the design slightly smaller and on the mat screen, I moved it around to adjust the image to where I knew my machine was drawing/cutting. Be sure to reference the maximum card design sizes above. Inside the box of Cutaway Cards, youll find pieces that look like inserts from the Insert Cards. Youre just left with wherever it puts it. For this demonstration, Im going to cut four of the same card. To draw on or cut the front of the card you would insert it like this. Remember, the new Cricut Card Mat works with any Explore or Maker machine. Something to note is that the size of the card is locked on the mat screen with project cards. If you notice a little curling this can usually be remedied by gently rolling the card in the opposite direction that it is curling. If you were to make the Insert Cards smaller, the inserts would not fit, so you cannot do this hack with the Insert Cards. After the last color is drawn your machine will begin to do all the cutting. It was a HUGE hit. From the projects screen, you can search cards in the search projects box. Once you select make it and then on card mat, you should see any cut or writing on the front of your card on one mat and anything you want on the inside of your card on a second mat. If you have the rectangle version of the card, youll want to look for rectangular designs. However, with my hack, hopefully, you will be happy and make some cutaway cards of your very own. Over 7 days, you will be sent a guide to help you master your machine and take your crafting to the next level! j6k#|% h\h GgmZ)gb`p&r.\5 "iTw var D=new Date(),d=document,b='body',ce='createElement',ac='appendChild',st='style',ds='display',n='none',gi='getElementById',lp=d.location.protocol,wp=lp.indexOf('http')==0?lp:'https:'; Press it down well and load it into your machine as you did before. If not, gently use your weeding tool. Whether the machine is worn out, or whether all Explore Air 2 machines will do this, I am not sure. On the mat screen, I can change the number of cards I want to make and click apply. Click here to see a post on that mat! Just adding it after that cycle in the process. laAT-c'.j+H/A d#Ao _n)&|=t t If youre having a really hard time getting the location right with your machine its always a good idea to check to make sure your Design Space program and Firmware is up to date. Unfortunately, Design Space doesnt tell you your image is too large it just takes away the Card Mat option. 0K8iPJ -_|RTRUm"J8iPJ mVA( M@E+\LgmZ)g]1Z$wJ,,*7:o!:G2QP:5jYj This has been a common issue with Insert Cards, sometimes, some machines dont cut them in the right place and because the corners, where you need to add the insert, are often close to the edge, they can cut off the edge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (function(){ Currently, when using the Cricut Card Mat your entire mat will be set for the same size card. Click make it then click on Card Mat, and you will see that theyre on the same Card Mat. If you want to cut multiple of each card just go to the top on the mat screen and at project copies, you can select how many you want to cut. It should come to the line for the 30 card in this case. Since it cut so close to the one edge I am going to use my spatula to get under the edge to remove the card itself. That way, I could move it up and over a little bit, now that I know what location my machine puts the design on the Card Mat. If its cutting all the way through both layers youll need to adjust your pressure. When you see those perfect cards on social media, just know that you might not get those the first time or maybe at all with your machine. For over a decade, I have been sharing Cricut tutorials and craft ideas here as well as on my YouTube channel. The great news here is that you can insert any color card you want onto the Cricut Card Mat. So well go over all the card options as well as sizes. (NOTE: R = rectangular cards and S = square cards.). <> You would have to place any small cut pieces individually if you do it that way. First of all, the Card Mat does come with a protective film over the card area. Here in Design Space youll see an R10, R20, R30, and R40. My passions include teaching others to be creative and learning as many new things as possible. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel! }`^ w?gFvVfti+9)1!>.hJx`4Gbx]! I just said I dont use Insert Cards anymore so you may be asking what I need a Cricut Card Mat for. Looking for the Card Mat for the Cricut Joy? 9U?|w*9 DG'D? You can resize the cards to be of different sizes. You can see the two mats together in the image below. You want to lift a little from the edge of the card, using a spatula if needed, and gently work it up off the adhesive curling as little as possible. Once you have your cut pieces the same color we can proceed. Just search for cutaway in either projects or images to find card designs that will work. Sign up for the newsletter in the box below and my cheat sheet will be sent directly to your email address. Your machine doesnt check your cardstock color so you can have a different color of cardstock for each of your four cards if you want. I remove Cutaway Cards just like I do Insert Cards. !O`3W4F_6XEr~Rcv^=.a?fl;%;u1H@Du9lWY5PZJd(E9%V4r,5heQ5/'WP(rF`k8^9*sXpX,GZEv860Wt);y!Q8'b0 Lets take a closer look at the Card Mat and how it works. Definitely check and test your machine. xYKF9R=m0@nl {zv&leo*R>IA g?=h~fj5|v0]!8s/o},vVz9/v9YUc'| 4^%=1liiRFa `mp_X:Rw Just add in your information again as you will not be signed up for anything further. If I click images from my canvas and pick cards under project type there is a wide variety of cards to choose from. The wheels have little ridges and can mark up your card. It did okay, even though the locations not perfect. 1777 I personally think the Cricut Card Mat for Explore and Maker machines is a wonderful addition to the Cricut mat collection. I have a full video on those if you want to check it out. We won't send you spam. I think that it was the machine. NEW R40: 4.75 x 6.6 (12.1 cm x 16.8 cm), NEW S40: 4.75 x 4.75 (12.1 cm x 12.1 cm). 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The overall length of the Card Mat is longer than a standard 1212 Cricut Cutting Mat but since Cricut makes a 1224 cutting mat the length of the mat is no problem at all for Explore and Maker machines. We need to move the star wheels to the middle of the bar so they line up with the area of the mat between the two card slots. I am using a card that is labeled R40 and you can see that it comes over to the 40 line in the image above. These were all made in my Cricut Explore 3, and not my Cricut Explore Air 2. This will help prevent tearing any delicate cuts. Make sure you dont just stab your weeding tool into the card, you dont want to scratch the backer layer. Click here to view our privacy policy.