How Do You Make a Print Then Cut Card on the Cricut?

Making a print then cut card on the Cricut is an easy and cost effective way to make handmade cards. It allows you to use your own designs and images to create custom cards that are sure to impress your friends and family.

The print then cut feature allows you to print any image or design onto cardstock, then use the Cricut machine to accurately and precisely cut out the printed design.

To make a print then cut card, you need to first create your design or find an image online that you want to use for your card. Once you have your design ready, open up the Cricut Design Space software on your computer.

Here, you can upload your image and size it correctly for the paper size of your choice.

Once you have uploaded and sized your design correctly, click on ‘Make It’ at the top right of the screen. This will take you through each step of creating your print then cut card project.

You will need to select ‘Print Then Cut’ from the list of options presented in this step.

Then add a mat that is slightly larger than the size of the cardstock paper being used by selecting ‘Custom Mat’ from the list of options on this page. Next, click ‘Continue’ at the bottom right corner and follow further instructions onscreen as prompted by Design Space.

Once all steps have been completed, take out a piece of cardstock paper from its package and place it onto a light grip cutting mat. Load this mat into Cricut machine with arrow pointing towards left side of machine.

Then press ‘Go’ button in Design Space when prompted.

Conclusion:
Making a Print Then Cut Card on the Cricut is straightforward and easy with just a few simple steps involved. It requires access to both Design Space software as well as physical materials such as cardstock paper for printing as well as light grip cutting mat for loading into Cricut machine before pressing ‘Go’ button when prompted. With these tips in mind, anyone can easily create beautiful handmade cards with their own custom designs!