How to make long decals on Cricutmaker 3 without Smart Vinyl 

I’m so grateful that you made this video! I tried it and it absolutely works!! I’m going to save so much money with your method. Thank you so much

You know you can cut without the mat right?

Thanks for this. TIP: i had issues with the knife pressures, even when i set them to the minimum is design space were cutting right through the my vinyl backing. it took some trial and error, but i managed to fix by raising the height of the blade holder. works a treat now! now i need to 3d print some blade holder collars so i dont have to guess the height the blade should be at! BONUS TIP: if i can do something cheaper I will. So I bought some flexible cutting matts from the supermarket, i cut them down to size and i use making take to fix my vinyl to it - you can also buy some spray tack to make it sticky. Works out about the 1/3 of the price of the Cricut matts, and i also got 4 matts in the pack!

So smart! I've been putting off a similar project because i just couldn't stomach the cost of smart vinyl! I was starting to question why I bought the Maker 3 to begin with.

If you take the weed box and duplicate it three times then you will have 4, take all 4 and center them together then weld them. Then put your decal picture in the weed box that you sent to the back and group them together and then attach. Once you cut that it will cut the box out so you won’t have to use scissors to cut the paper once you are done weeding.

I just got a Cricut Maker 3 and what you just did is genius! Thank you!

thanks! love your video. youre super chill and its nice to watch! helpful!!

Why does it tell me I can't? My size is too big. Please help.

How and what did you put wheels under your Cricutmaker 3? How did you attach wheels and what kind of wheels did you attach under your cricutmaker? YOU are so smart... LOVE THIS VIDEO

That was AWESOME!!!... I just bought my Cricut Explore 3 today because I wanted to make stickers bigger than 24 inches and I thought the same as you did... I'm glad I found your video showing hot to cut long decals, thank you so much!!!

This is brilliant! I just watched someone else on RU-vid try to circumvent the smart vinyl and I’m glad I kept looking because THIS is the answer 😊 thank you

Lady you literally saved a project I was doing. What an amazing super cool trick. Muchas gracias amiga!

I am trying to cut a 26.5x2 decal. It looks to be positioned to start cutting at the beginning of the vinyl, but it does not until about halfway down which then there is not enough vinyl and the system errors out wasting the vinyl since unfinished. I have the maker 3 and seem to be having to much wasted vinyl. any help is appreciated

I’ve been using my cricut for over 3 years now and I have no idea what a “weed box” is?? Can someone fill me in please?…lol

when my new mats are super sticky I put a very small amount of baby powder on the back of the vinyl and make sure there is none left loose, then stick it to the mat. This helps a lot.

So glad I found this video. Thank you so much. Worked perfectly!

Thank you for this fabulous video! I am getting ready to make a long vinyl decal for my sister's boat name, and although I know it COULD be done, I didn't know how! I'll let you know how it went.

If you brush a white powder on matte black vinyl, it'll be much easier to weed! 😀

You mentioned your circuit is on wheels, I’m new to this , is that an added accessory or did you do it yourself , if so how did you do it please.

I have cricut machine how do i adjust the size of mat to longmat so that a can can long or large stifkers?thank you

"Thumbs UP" people... This Video is GREAT.

You made it look so easy! Gotta make a few car decals for my husband and his car club buddies, I’m so nervous! Hopefully I’ll be able to pull it off just like you did

Thank you for sharing this 😫🙏 saved me from spending so much money on that smart vinyl

So impressed with your ability to overcome some of Cricut's weaknesses. Thanks for sharing your ingenious ideas!!!

That was amazing! I was looking for some tutorials on how to cut long vinyls. Thank you that was helpful.

I so happy you did this video! Now I have to buy a Maker3! I have a Maker and the reason I held back on the 3 is having to use the Smart Vinyl!!! I am NOT paying for Cricut supplies, they are NOT worth the money and are NOT better than Siser!! I wanted it for the ability to make really big decals just like this but that Smart vinyl thing just had me shaking my head! I was ready to buy the Joy and figure out how to splice decals to make them really big so this helped me a lot! I am fine with having two Makers!

I just got a Cricut Maker 3 ,Thank you!, thank you for your solution. And Amazon for taking returns.. moving onto Silhouette. I need 12" x 24" long, i feel Cricuit lied.. and 45 minute hold time is unacceptable.

Thanks for ispiring us to be more recursive and creative with the machine , I would also like to say, (Im about to test it , is to do my own mats, there is a double side sticky vinyl) may be that way we could avoid buying those expensive mats and make one large instead of two, avoiding the bubbles at the center of them. blessing bye

Genius idea

I have a cricket maker 3 but have not used it yet. Watching videos before I tackle any projects. I really appreciate your video on how to make a long decal without the smart vinyl. Thank you very much. It was very great. Will search for more of your videos later on.

This does work but, if you have things close to the edge the cuter head can catch the edge of the mat . Ask me how I know. Try to move your project in away from the edge before cutting.

What is the difference between Smart Vinyl than regular Vinyl?

Thank you Monica, I have been searching for days on how to create a longer project without having to buy smart vinyl… I don’t own a cricut maker 3 yet, and I was trying to justify purchasing one. What would be the point if I have all these beautiful colors from all these different brands and I can’t use them w/Longer cuts. Thank you so much for showing such an easy example, I already taped together my 2-12” mats to cut something longer on my current explore air 2. Your example of taping 2-24” mats and using regular vinyl is exactly what I was looking for… Thank you again looks like I need to go shopping for the Maker 3!!

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

I am really new to Circut and I have a Maker 3. The price of their vinyl is scary and I am aware that alternatives can be used. The Smart ones you don't need a mat for, but I wonder if I use alternatives, do I need a mat? Thank you

Ok so 😅

Would this work with just the regular Cricket Maker?

Hi! Thank you! But I’m new & I can’t get to do the box in the back the Weber box?? Thank you

Wish you'd do more videos.

Can you showthe actual placement please . the technique was wonder and simple. How did you one up applying this! Leonard

I'm trying to do a front car windshield decal that goes across 40 inches. Do i have to angle it or just do it straight

What a great way of doing it! I don't like to split images. Thanks. May I ask, were you doing Print then cut or basic cut? Print then cut has a size limit. Thanks

Well done. I thought about doing this before your video, as I have along project in mind.

Can I use the same trick with Air2?

So I was curious can you use the cricut 3 with the same computer and also what type of windows do you need to run to make this work

Thank you for sharing! This video alone was enough to convince me that it is possible to overcome the limitations of possible vinyls for large designs and opt for the Maker 3! One thing I’m curious about is in your video, you showed that not only was the maker 3 tricked into thinking it was continuously cutting smart vinyl, it seemed to be cutting 2x faster as well. Does this mean when using a mat with regular vinyl, cricut can cut 2x faster if you specify you are using smart vinyl instead of on mat?

The stuff you cut out of the video like taking it off the mat would be nice to see you taking it off. Super great video!

The problem you have conquered was one of the reasons I have delayed buying a Cricut 3 version. This is a brilliant discovery. Now, I can get one soon with more peace of mind.

You answered all my questions in 1 video..Thank you soooooo much 🥰🥰

Let me know what was this black material used is that vinyl ??

Where did you find 13" wide x 24" mat?

Awesome. Thank you for sharing.

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Do you have any videos on how to make long wrapping paper on the cricut 3?

OMG, thank you, thank you. Thank you!!!! I just bought mine and was very disappointed. Thank you so much!!!

This helped me a lot. Thank you.

Im new to all of this i just go the same machine you have for xmas. What's the purpose of the weeding box?

also another question, how can you get around all that left over on the top? Is their a way to get around that? Thank you for sharing this step by step process. It was most helpful.

Where did you find 13 inch mat?

Can you do this with a circuit maker ?

just set the cut an inch lower in the program

Thank you so much it greatly appreciate and that I can use vinyl I have

Monica!!! Your my hero!!! I’m a beginner and got a ton of reg vinyl for this machine while waiting as it was a gift from my sister, I told her to get the used- like new option from Amazon, which came with nothing but the machine. 🫣I KNOW!!! I am really only focusing on heat transfers for clothing I’m making, would u suggest a different machine that would fit my needs better? I mean all the extras are amazing! But a luxury I wouldn’t use enough to justify keeping this one. Right?! Help! Any suggestions?

Hi! I loved your video! I've had my cricut for about a year, and am still learning! Could you (or anyone that reads this) help me figure something out, I am trying to make my own viynl iron on with different images from design space. ( a mountain and a few different trees) I sent the trees back and brought some forward and arranged them, but when I went to cut, it cut the trunk through the mountain,and some of the overlapping trees. so when I weed it, It pulls up half the tree and mountain. I have done lots of research and I can't seem to figure it out. I don't know the right terms or tools to use to ask Google correctly, I see images in design space already made that look similar, but I want to customize my own. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

You are genius!😍 Thank you 😘💖👌

She should do more tutorials

Thanks so much for this video. I want to know, do I need a mat to cut fabric wit cricut 3?

Could you do this technique with a Maker1?

Thank you he had a great idea

Great explanation

Brilliant!

Someone wants a 40 in long x 5 in wide window banner decal but the vinyl only comes in 3 foot sections. How do i slice the 2 words and make it with the 1 sheet