Cricut Larger Than Mat Characters

How to cut larger than mat vinyl wall decals step 1.

Cricut larger than mat characters.

Both of these were free for me to use since i have a cricut access 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. It s an amazing deal.

I like to make my square shape even a tad bit smaller just to play it safe. The secret to making larger than mat mickey mouse diy is cutting the large pieces into pieces that will fit on a 12 12 or 12 24 inch mat and then taping them together. It is an interesting technique and i have learned several things. If you are using a 12 inch square cutting mat the largest you can cut is 11 5 inches squared.

To design this cut file i used two cricut fonts emiline and cricut stretch. If you are using a 12 inch by 24 inch cutting mat then the largest you can cut is 11 5 inches by 23 5 inches. I highly recommend getting a membership. Get a design you can scale up and prepare it for cutting.

This giant marie is so easy to do once you try it. I recommend you cut these decals with a cutting machine like a cricut. 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. 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.

Tiling a large scale image with your cricut is actually pretty easy using the slice tool.