How to Use Cricut Iron On Vinyl [ Make a Valentine’s Day Pennant!]

If you’ve been some this site for a while, thence yous already know that I’m a huge fan of making my ain decor. Whenever nosotros redesign or redecorate a space, I tend to pose my ain artwork inward there. My favourite agency to exercise that is amongst my Cricut cutting machine! The Cricut is such a versatile machine! It tin cutting thence many dissimilar materials, apace in addition to easily. Today I wanted to highlight i of my favourite materials, in addition to demo yous how to role Cricut Iron On Vinyl. I’ll survive using it to brand these quick DIY pennants, since Valentine’s twenty-four hours is apace approaching.

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I guide shared sooo many  Cricut Fe on projects inward the past, but I don’t intend I’ve always shared a deep dive into what Fe on is, in addition to how to role Cricut Fe on vinyl, step-by-step. So that’s what I wanted to part today, inward add-on to sharing how I made this cute Valentine’s Day Decor!

What is Cricut Iron On Vinyl?

Iron on vinyl is a type of vinyl stuff that tin survive ironed onto fabrics in addition to other materials (like wood, paper, or metal). You tin role an iron, a Cricut EasyPress or a estrus press to adhere to Fe on vinyl to your materials because the Fe on vinyl has a especial adhesive on i side that is activated past times the heat.

There are 2 principal types of Cricut vinyl, adhesive in addition to iron on (which is sometimes called heat-transfer vinyl or HTV). In this post, I’m focusing on everyday Iron On or Iron On Lite. Other types of Fe on vinyl include foil, holographic, glitter in addition to sportflex.

Materials Needed for the Valentine’s Day Banner amongst Cricut Iron On Vinyl: 

• Cricut cutting machine (I used the Cricut Maker)


• Iron On Vinyl (I used black)


• Standard Grip Mat


• Cricut EasyPress


• Cricut EasyPress estrus mat


• Cricut Weeding Tool


• Cricut Design Space Files  – yous tin access mine HERE.

To Make the Pennant: 

• Canvas


• Heat n Bond


• Cricut EasyPress


• Ruler


• Scissors

How to Use Cricut Iron On Vinyl:

Start past times opening your pattern infinite file inward the Cricut Design Space. You tin create whatsoever pattern yous desire inward the pattern space. If yous desire to brand this pennant, yous tin opened upward my file HERE. You tin adapt the size or brand whatsoever changes. When yous are ready, striking the greeen “Make It” push inward the transcend right.

This volition convey yous to a covert of your projects set out on mats for you. When using Cricut Fe on vinyl, yous ALWAYS desire to brand certain that the ikon is REVERSED. There is a location that says “mirror” inward the left panel – yous tin come across that I guide turned that on, in addition to my images guide reversed. When yous are ready, striking continue.

Now yous volition brand it at a stuff alternative page. Select the blueish “iron on” box. If yous are using a specific type of Fe on, yous tin search for it past times selecting the “browse all materials” link inward a higher house the boxes. If yous guide a Cricut explore machine, yous volition quest to select your stuff past times turning the knob on the correct mitt side of the Cricut.

Once yous guide selected Cricut Iron-On Vinyl, yous volition survive prompted to charge your Fe on vinyl into the Cricut. You tin pick out to cutting inward “fast mode” hither too, which I recommend!

Before yous load, brand certain that your Fe on vinyl is SMOOTHLY set downwards on the cutting mat, in addition to that the shiny side is down. The shiny side is the protective layer betwixt the estrus in addition to the vinyl when yous add together estrus afterward on. When the shiny side is down, the vinyl layer volition survive up, in addition to survive cut.

After yous vinyl comes out of the Cricut machine, yous tin role a Cricut weeding tool to assist yous weed off the vinyl that is non business office of your design. Your cut-out ikon should survive reversed amongst the protective layer underneath.

After everything is weeded. You house your cutting out pattern onto your fabric, thence that the pattern is the correct agency – amongst the clear protective layer on top. Next apply heat, using your Cricut EasyPress (or Fe or estrus press) on your EasyPress mat. You tin banking concern jibe the Recommended EasyPress settings to determine 3 of import things: 1) What temperature to use, 2) How long to role it, in addition to 3) Whether to role a cool cutis or a warm cutis (whether to cutis off the transcend layer piece it’s nevertheless warm, or after it all cools off.

No affair what the instructions say, whenever I cutis the clear protective layer off of my design, I similar to cutis it piece of cake off i corner first. When yous exercise this, yous tin double banking concern jibe that the cricut Fe on vinyl has adhered properly. If it peels upward at all, yous tin carefully pose it dorsum inward house in addition to apply a chip to a greater extent than heat.

How to Make the Valentine’s Day Pennant for your Cricut Iron On Vinyl:

If yous desire to brand a quick no sew together pennant for these Valentine’s Day Pennants I wanted to apace demo yous how to exercise that!

To brand these uncomplicated pennants without a sewing machine, yous quest your fabric, Heat n Bond, in addition to a rotary cutter (or scissors).

I started past times cutting some 12″ past times 18″ textile rectangles, in addition to thence drawing the arrow pointed terminate for my pennant. I establish the centre offset (6″) in addition to thence drew a duad of lines until I was happy.

I cutting the those edges off in addition to discarded them.

Next, I applied a sparse strip of Heat n Bond to the border of the pennant. Put the mucilage side downwards in addition to locomote out the newspaper side up.

Use an Fe or the Cricut EasyPress to adhere the Heat n Bond to the fabric.

Next, take the paper, in addition to compass the side of the fabric. Apply estrus i time again briefly thence that the mucilage sticks the 2 sides together.

Do this for all 5 sides of your pennant. When yous popular off to the transcend piece, brand certain that yous convey the transcend downwards depression plenty to permit a wooden dowel to skid through the top.

Apply your Cricut Iron On Vinyl (using the instructions above).

I dearest the agency that these pennants await inward our living room! It’s the perfect modern Valentine’s Day decor. It’s amazing what a trivial Fe on vinyl tin do!

I made 2 versions because I couldn’t decide, in addition to I dearest them both!

If yous liked this tutorial for Cricut Iron On vinyl, yous mightiness similar i of these:

• Iron On Canvas Artwork


• Iron On Minimalist Canvas Art


• Holiday Canvas Art


• Iron onto vacation napkins


• Iron on amongst leather napkin rings


• Christmas Pillows


• Fall Pillows


• Canada Day Pillows


• Modern DIY Baby Onesies


• DIY First Birthday Onesies


• DIY First Day of School Shirts


• Summer Kids Tote Bag

 

This is a sponsored conversation written past times me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions in addition to text are all mine.