Cricut Larger Than Mat Characters

To design this cut file i used two cricut fonts emiline and cricut stretch.

Cricut larger than mat characters.

How to cut larger than mat vinyl wall decals step 1. Both of these were free for me to use since i have a cricut access membership. It s an amazing deal. I recommend you cut these decals with a cutting machine like a cricut.

It is an interesting technique and i have learned several things. Get a design you can scale up and prepare it for cutting. Keep in mind that the cricut won t cut to the entire dimensions of the mat so if you have a 12 x12 mat you will not be able resize the square beyond 11 5 x11 5 and for the 12 x24 mat 11 5 x23 5. Some of the smaller layers will cut out fine but the shadow layer and some of the bigger pieces will need to be sliced to fit on a mat.

This giant marie is so easy to do once you try it. Tiling a large scale image with your cricut is actually pretty easy using the slice tool. I highly recommend getting a membership. The big cats were the first ones that i completed and realize that paper can have a nap one way design texture to it.

This is my attempt at making larger than mat character cutouts using a cricut explore air. If you are wanting to cut larger than these options then you simply must cut your design. If you are using a 12 inch square cutting mat the largest you can cut is 11 5 inches squared. I like to make my square shape even a tad bit smaller just to play it safe.

If you want to make something larger than the large mat you can use a process known as tiling i ve seen people use this technique to make large car and wall decals big wood signs and enormous paper projects.