Inserting A Mat Into Cricut Air 2

With the textured side facing up line it up vertically on the mat.

Inserting a mat into cricut air 2.

Standardgrip mats for cricut joy come 4 5 x 6 5 11 4 cm x 16 5 cm and 4 5 x 12 11 4 cm x 30 4 cm are ideal for use with materials like vinyl iron on heavy cardstock poster board and smart material scraps that are too small to feed through the machine without a mat. It should be perfectly lined up with the mat guides. Holding the material on a flat surface slowly pull the mat away until all material is released. First remove the protective film from your mat.

It should be lined up on the top left corner just under the cricut logo. Let s keep in touch. Learn tips for placing the material on your mat prior to loading it into the cricut. 2 loading the mat to the cricut explore air 2.

You will need to find the special card designs for these insert card kits in design space. The first thing i want to mention is that the cards that are for the cricut joy cannot be altered to work on the explore and maker. Cricut explore air. Insert the mat in line with the mat guides here s a picture to see what it should look like.

Load the mat into the machine. Once excess material is released remove small cuts one at a time bending the mat to release edges. Sign up for inspiration weekly deals and 10 off your first purchase. Keep pressing the mat against the machine s rollers while you re pushing the load unload button.

Cricut design space will automatically place your design on the appropriate mat where it seems fit. However in other cases the automatic placement is not conducive to minimizing material waste or being able to use the most of your material area. In most cases this is perfect and we can move forward with our project. Gently peel cuts pieces o the mat or use cricut tools to lifts pieces o.

Finding card designs in cricut design space.