Using Cricut Vinyl With Silhouette

After cutting this vinyl decal with the cri.

Using cricut vinyl with silhouette.

In fact one of my favorite vinyl projects that my kids and i did together was entirely cut by hand. Sharing cut settings for the cricut vinyl on a silhouette cameo pt. That means after you do all your designing in silhouette studio you ll need to export a file type such as an svg that can then be opened in cricut design space and cut with a cricut machine. They re both amazing tools for making personalized gifts.

Exporting cricut compatible files from silhouette studio fortunately with just a one time paid software upgrade of about 60 you can unlock additional features with silhouette studio business edition. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below. Among those software upgrade features is the ability to save as an svg and jpeg pdf and png.

Silhouette is great for crafters who are a little more tech savvy and need flexibility during the design process. Cricut is great for crafters who are wanting a machine that is user friendly and boasts a large product line that works well and integrates with the machine. It comes in both clear and assorted colors check for current stock. The best vinyl for every application i have tried a bunch of different types of vinyl over the years.

You can use a cricut or silhouette machine to make t shirts cups organizing labels paper crafts party supplies home decor signs and so on. Grafix cling vinyl film. Both silhouette and cricut units can cut similar materials like cardstock paper and vinyl. Cutting vinyl with the cricut explore is very easy but weeding it and applying it to a surface can be confusing.