Cutting Glitter Vinyl On Your Cricut Maker
Cutting glitter vinyl with your Cricut Maker is a great way to add sparkle and shine to your projects. Glitter vinyl is a type of adhesive material that comes in a variety of colors and can be used for all sorts of crafts and projects. Whether you’re making custom t-shirts, wall art, or even signs, glitter vinyl will help you add an extra bit of pizzazz.
The first step in cutting glitter vinyl on your Cricut Maker is to select the right type of mat for your project. The type of mat you choose will depend on the thickness of the vinyl you’re using.
For thin glitter vinyl sheets, an adhesive mat will work best. For thicker sheets, use a standard grip mat.
Once you have selected the right mat, it’s time to load the vinyl into your machine. Make sure to cut a piece that is slightly larger than what you need for your project so that it can be trimmed down after it’s been cut.
Once the vinyl is loaded into the machine, select “vinyl” as the material type on your Cricut Maker’s settings menu. Then choose “glitter” as the color option and set the pressure to medium or low depending on how thick or thin your glitter vinyl is.
Next, use Cricut Design Space to create or upload an image or design that you want to cut out from your glitter vinyl sheet. Make sure to mirror each image before cutting so that when it’s applied onto whatever surface it’s intended for, it will appear correctly and not backwards! Once everything has been mirrored and uploaded into Design Space, click “Go” and start cutting!
After everything has been cut out from the glitter vinyl sheet, carefully remove all excess material away from your design with tweezers or another tool such as a weeding tool if preferred. Then use transfer tape or transfer paper to apply your design onto whatever surface you intend for it to be placed on – whether that be wood, fabric etc – then carefully peel off the transfer tape/paper once finished!
Conclusion
Cutting glitter vinyl with your Cricut Maker can help make any project more fun and exciting! With just a few simple steps – selecting the right mat for your project; loading in and setting up the correct settings; creating or uploading a design in Design Space; cutting out; weeding; applying – anyone can easily achieve beautiful results with their Cricut Maker when they want to add some sparkle and shine to their projects!