In this video we ll start simple with a one color decal cut it in our software and then apply it to a tumbler cup.
Sihoutte cutting stickers vinyl side up or down.
When you are finished you should see the shiny material and the design with nothing else around it.
Open the silhouette software and set up the page.
Cutting premium vinyl permanent with a cricut machine.
Now select load on your cameo 3.
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.
How to load vinyl without a mat.
Then we ll cut a two color decal with re.
Place the vinyl onto the silhouette cutting mat with the backing paper side down onto the mat making sure the vinyl is covering the same area where the design is placed on the virtual mat in silhouette studio.
After you have cut your design you need to weed it.
Find cutting and application instructions below.
Printing the stickers with silhouette print and cut.
Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine.
You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24.
I like to use my silhouette hook and my silhouette pick me up tool to weed the vinyl.
If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt.
This means you are going to peel off the excess parts that are left around your cut.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
Plus i have a list of free stickers at the end of this post.
Click the icon on the right side that looks like a piece.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.
It s a water resistant and uv resistant film with an adhesive that can last for up to 3 years.