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However, if you are using another puzzle template or worry about this, you can still arrange the pieces as I suggest in the video, but if you want to keep track then arrange them in the order you slice the pieces from the puzzle and use your “ATTACH” tool to make sure they remain the same on the cut screen as they show on the canvas. Q: How do I make sure my chipboard pieces are being matched to the right vinyl piece?Ī: First, if you use my puzzle templates they should match up pretty effortlessly without keeping serious track piece by piece.

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How to Make a Custom Puzzle – Part 2 (Maker Only) FAQs about Cutting the Chipboard Puzzle Get these puzzle templates and my gnome images when you sign up below!

Image of your choice (gnomes files are included in my freebies).

Cricut puzzle template, which is FREE when you sign up via the form below or log into your account here and search ‘puzzle.’.

I tested over half a dozen different brands and Cricut’s was the best simply because they designed it to work with their machines.) I personally recommend you only use Cricut chipboard.

Chipboard (I use the 1.5 mm by Cricut.

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Keep reading to find out what supplies I used to make the heavy chipboard puzzle and watch part 2 of my puzzle video to see how it’s done! More Crafty Goodness Take a look at my picture below to see the difference (and the bad piece on the left was the best of the worse!). The result? I extra hour of work for a flawless puzzle cut from thick chipboard! I’m talking clean crisp edges. So I thought, why not slice the image and cut the chipboard and printable vinyl separately? Then I could layer the vinyl on the chipboard puzzle pieces, just like we layer vinyl in so many other projects! My printable vinyl just couldn’t withstand the stress.

I tested this again and again only to find out that my image would tear because Cricut has to make 12-20 passes (depending on the thickness) to cut through the chipboard.Ī torn tattered image and A LOT of wasted time. You can make a puzzle with your Cricut Maker with the knife blade and use the Damask chipboard setting for the 1.5mm chipboard. But what about using heavier chipboard for those who own a Maker? Okay, so obviously using the method above with kraft board is quick, easy and can be done with the Explore or Maker. If you want to discover all the materials Cricut can cut for you read my post here! I’ll be using kraft board for one example with my Explore machine and chipboard with my Maker machine for my puzzles.

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Plus I will show you how to make your own puzzle, whether you have an Explore machine or the Cricut Maker machine.

Today I am going to give you a free Cricut puzzle template in both rectangle and heart shapes. I also heard the frustrations of others who owned the Explore machine and wished they could make puzzles, but since the heavy chipboard doesn’t work with Explore, because the knife blade isn’t compatible, Explore users felt stuck. When I started off making my puzzle with Cricut, I tried chipboard first with my Maker machine and became very frustrated that no matter what I did, my image would end up torn, and my puzzle not pretty enough for keeping in the end.

I also wondered can I make a puzzle with my Explore Air 2 as easily with my Maker machine?īut my mission here is to always test and share my results even if they are a total fail! I also thought it would be fun to design and share a free Cricut puzzle template for you to enjoy which you can grab below. I have wanted to make a puzzle with my Cricut for a while now but honestly was worried about dealing with torn edges.

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