Cricut Larger Than Mat Characters

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

Cricut larger than mat characters.

I highly recommend getting a membership. If you are using a 12 inch square cutting mat the largest you can cut is 11 5 inches squared. 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. It is an interesting technique and i have learned several things.

This is my attempt at making larger than mat character cutouts using a cricut explore air. It s an amazing deal. 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.

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. 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. Download my free flying unicorn files design 138 from my free resource library you can get a password for it by signing up at the bottom of this page. 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.

If you are wanting to cut larger than these options then you simply must cut your design. The big cats were the first ones that i completed and realize that paper can have a nap one way design texture to it. Tiling a large scale image with your cricut is actually pretty easy using the slice tool. I like to make my square shape even a tad bit smaller just to play it safe.

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.