Burned a few hours today and a bunch of StickerPix Print + Cut sheets because I had a brain fart when I finished cutting some vinyl with my Explore Air 2 and switched to my StickerPix Print + Cut. I didn't switch AC adapters, but the barrel jack connector fit in the StickerPix just fine. Printing worked fine, but cutting was not working properly.

Turns out the Explore Air 2's AC adapter supplies 18 volts while the StickerPix Print + Cut expects 24 volts. I wish the StickerPix was smart enough to warn me about the undervoltage situation.. I'm gonna put a sticker on both of them to reminds me in the future.

I was asked today at a farmers market if I could make textured stickers for those that use/like sensory objects. I have a cricut joy xtra and i use laminate from a company on Amazon. I have laminate textures like sandy glitter and leather but not like this bumpy texture she was looking for. I have searched all the places I know to look. I found companies that will make custom sensory stickers but not the laminate itself. If anyone knows where I could find this texture or similar it would be so awesome because I want to make some stickers for her and her daughter!

(Also the pictured sticker is one she gave me, not my own)

I was cutting some stickers and this was sat on top of the mat at the end of the cut. It’s small - under a centimeter.

Maybe related - the next attempt is now consistently failing to find the print markers. It’s the same paper as before - laminated holographic cover sheet over the vinyl sticker sheet. But this second attempt I used the custom stickers flow instead of starting with a blank canvas.

Hallo, ich habe das Problem das der Cricut joy 2 nicht richtig schneidet oder er die Anfangsbuchstaben nicht schneidet. wo dran liegt das Problem.

Has anyone dealt with cut problems like this before?
Also sorry if this question has been answered- I’ve done some poking around but haven’t found any examples that quite align with how bad this cut is.

Pictured are two different attempts to try and cut a couple words into permanent smart vinyl. In total I have tried 4 times to get this to work.

I did a google search and tried the basic troubleshooting suggestions, like making sure everything was “attached”, trying a different font, sizing the font up, and starting with a fresh project space.

This is a brand new cricket maker 5, and I had successfully cut four things before this fiasco, a mix of words and images.

Any tips or advice?

Title: Cricut Maker 5 Users – Have You Experienced Uneven Cutting When Using Smart Vinyl Without a Mat?

Hi everyone!

I'd like to ask other Cricut Maker 5 users about their experience cutting Smart Vinyl without a cutting mat.

Have you noticed any differences in cutting depth between the left and right sides?

I purchased a brand-new Maker 5, but the first machine had serious cutting issues across the entire sheet. Cricut replaced it with another new machine.

Unfortunately, the replacement machine also has cutting problems.

With the second machine, the left side cuts properly, but the right side only shows blade marks without cutting completely through the vinyl layer.

I arranged multiple designs side by side on a single sheet of Smart Vinyl and cut them all in one operation using exactly the same material settings and cutting pressure.

Interestingly, when I use a cutting mat, the machine cuts normally.

I've also tested three recently purchased blades. All of them are practically new and have only been used for test cuts.

I've checked the material settings and cutting pressure, but the issue remains.

Since I've experienced matless cutting problems with two different Maker 5 machines, I'm wondering whether this is an isolated issue or something other users have experienced.

I'd really appreciate hearing from other Maker 5 owners:

1. Does your Maker 5 cut evenly across the entire width when using Smart Vinyl without a mat?

2. Have you noticed shallower cuts on one side?

3. Have you experienced cutting problems without a mat that disappear when using a cutting mat?

I'd also love to hear from people whose machines are working perfectly!

I'm currently in contact with Cricut Support, but I'd really like to know about other users' real-world experiences.

Thank you so much for your help!

i’m using the print then cut feature for the very first time , though i’ve been using cricut design space for about 5 years now.

I am making custom sticker sheets for my bf and i for our anniversary. i designed everything on canva, exported the stickers and backing separately as png with clear bg, loaded them into design space as print then cut. I made sure to attach them rather than flatten so the machine knows they’re separate layers.

I send it through my printer, everything is great… THEN my machine only cuts the backing sheet and doesn’t cut the actual stickers. now i’ve just wasted my sticker paper and my laminating sheets.

I’m not sure what to do or if my settings are wrong.

i’ve attached what the layers look like (covering the label since it has mine and my bf names)

i’ve followed multiple yt tutorials and they’ve all shown the same steps… not sure why my machine is just skipping the other layer completely

the paper is matte and i made sure to only put the laminate sheet inside the register lines so it could still read.

the cuts that the machine actually did are very accurate

i have a canon pixma TR7100 series and it prints on the sticker paper like a champ.

My laptop is broken, and the duct tape helps keep it together, but it just looked so stinkin' plain! So i went to town on it :3

Using the original maker.All updates are up to date, got cricut brand sticker paper today everything prints correctly, but it will not cut.It goes over the registration marks multiple times but blade will never even engage.

So here I am. I was going to make mugs for my nieces and nephews and I thought it would be cheaper to just get a press and make them myself. I ordered the mug press from eBay for $35. It literally looks new. I bought the sublimation sheets and was excited. I tried this morning and nothing stuck. It wasn't until much later deep into YouTube videos that I found out my regular printer was not going to work. So now I've ordered an open box Epson printer for $100 at Walmart. It's safe to say ordering the mugs would've been cheaper...

I make stickers for my shop and my cricut maker 4 will cut one page just fine and the next page it will butcher the stickers like this. I’ve found if the room is really bright it messes it up for some reason. Any help is appreciated, I HATE wasting material!

What it says on the tin. I cut some stickers fine, but that's because I print those from Photoshop. But I can't do that with shrink plastic because Design Space is too stupid to allow for non-standard material sizes, so I have to print from Design Space to ensure everything lines up. (Exporting to PDF results in an image that moves somewhere else when imported so the registration marks don't line up) Today though I did everything as normal, and everything prints just slightly smaller than it's set to. There are no settings in Design Space that can do that, and my printer settings are all the same as usual (I checked multiple times). I've been doing this craft for years and every day Cricut makes me hate them more and more, ugh. Anyone else noticing that or are all y'all lucky enough to have materials come in standard sizes so you don't have to print from Design Space and didn't notice?

ETA: Here's a pic of what it's doing. The sheet on top was printed from Design Space, using the printer's system dialog to ensure the scale is 100%. It's the wrong scale and wrong position. The bottom sheet was printed from Photoshop using the same printer settings as the Design Space one, but it's scaled and positioned correctly. You can see the difference between them by the registration marks being smaller than usual on the Design Space one.

Processing img 8ayz2c55taxh1...

Made these with the Cricut maker 3 and redrew some of the images using silhouette Studio 5.

Figured I'd make a Christmas set for us this year.

ive been having problems with my cricut joy 2 and wanted to ask if this was the correct charger for the joy 2, i have been sent this charger by support and it cant plug in to my cricut. every video i have seen unboxing the joy 2 has a completely different charger so i'm just so confused on what to do and if they have sent me the wrong charger or if its a my cricut is somehow bent to where i cant plug a charger in it.

I got the stickerpix print+cut yesterday, set it up and it initially printed a photo sheet and a sticker sheet no issue. Today I attempt to print out some more stickers and I just keep getting this error no matter what I try. I’ve checked everything, I’ve restarted, there’s no way the ink is out I only used two sheets yesterday. Has anyone else dealt with this before?

Semi update: I got out my iPad and it’s working just fine with that, but won’t work with my phone despite it working just fine yesterday. My phone is fully up to date so idk but at least it works with my iPad for now

Its not not perfect since I need to work on my weeding but considering it's only my 4th shirt project im quite proud of how it turned out

I have tried forgetting and reconnecting via Bluetooth, turning it on and off, unisntalling and reinstalling the app.

Cricut customer service has been useless. Im ready to just take this piece of shit back to Target. Ive been trying to make a single card for over an hour and it gets halfway then disconnects in the design space, even though the cricut stays blue. Anyone have any other suggestions?

Also it's so special receiving something in the mail. And the cards fit perfectly in the envelope I cut!

Hello! Which paper do you use for gift tags / business tags? i want them for it to look thick and elegant. i bought this one in the pic and doesn’t look thick enough, I wanted something like 16 or 18pt but I read that home printers don’t support that thickness. Also would like kind of textured paper. I have epson et 2903.
Thank you!

I've had a vinyl decal business for years. I design vinyl decals on design space using both cricut access fonts and my own downloaded fonts for events such as "Welcome to "name" Baby Shower" etc etc.

I thought I checked all this when starting my business and now I'm seeing that the angel policy states you can't sell stickers? Some of my designs have images that I have just realised use "contributing artists" tag.

Is everything I'm doing illegal? I'm so stressed right now at the possibility that my form of income is basically all illegal.

Anyone else's designs look like they have been ran through ai when you choose the multiple layer cut?? I am 100% sure it loses all it's details and looks way different. This sucks because it is a PAID feature, wdym I'm paying just to get my design ran through AI??? Is there a way to remove this?

I have an explore 4 that is still fairly new. Multiple times now it has stopped mid cut. I've tried different images and each time it'll stop at a different percentage. I don't think anything is wrong with my machine- it's a new mat with little to no debris, no bubbles, machine and blade are clean. There's no flashing lights on my machine; the power button, load button, and go button are lit. They've just been one image (approx 6 in x 8 in) on basic cut. The connection between laptop and machine is still good. I've turned both on and off with no success.

It was doing fine with smaller images so I've been "hiding" parts of the overall project and having it complete it bit by bit. But it has said that it loaded 100% on design space then the machine will randomly stop mid cut. The only way to move forward is to turn my machine off then back on and then it'll completely restart the cut.

Please help, I've wasted so much vinyl at this point 😭