Cricut: How to Make a Craft-Inspired Mug with Your Mug Press
Create long-lasting, professional-looking mugs with the new Cricut Mug Press, perfect for gifting to friends and family! With this project, you can learn how to get to grips with your Mug Press while making a fun, quirky design that is sure to brighten up any coffee table.
There are lots of templates in Design Space for creating mugs or you can get creative yourself using slogans, names or images to create one-of-a-kind mugs.
Project and instructions by Eimear Hutchinson.
Please note: This project contains paid for content from Cricut's Design Space app. Screen grab references images are taken from the desktop version of Design Space.
Project link: https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/6155b7381e7a0e0001ef2939
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You will also need:
* Cricut Design Space app installed on a laptop, PC, Tablet or mobile device
Open the Cricut Design Space app and go to Projects, All Categories and search for 'Mug Design Setup'
Click on 'Mug Design Setup' and from the dropdown menu choose 'Small Ripped Edge – 12oz' and then press the 'Customise' button.
Open the “Text' menu from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Search “DTC Peach Cakes” in the search bar and select
Type “Fuelling for a day with my Cricut” into the text box that appears on screen, centre the text and position it on the mug design template using the template guides.
Under Images search for 'Cutie Hiding' and choose the single layer, cut only image and add to canvas.
Position your image, delete the guides showing you where to position your images on the mug design template. Select all the images and attach them. Now you are ready to create your mug. Press 'Make it', on mat and please remember to mirror your image! Continue and choose Infusible Ink Sheet as the material. Turn on your Mug Press to give it time to heat up.
Cut your Infusible ink sheet to size and attach to the mat, the ink should be facing up and the sticky backing should be attached to the mat. Load it into the Cricut Joy and press go.
Once the design is finished cutting unload the mat, remove the mat from the infusible ink sheet and start weeding.
You don't need any tools for this as the infusible ink sheets are easy to weed using just your fingers.
Clean your mug using the piece of material that comes in the packet of infusible ink. Attach the infusible ink sheet to the mug, making sure that the ink side is facing inwards, against the wall of the mug. The sticky edges of the backing sheet will keep the design in place.
Load your mug into the Mug Press and press down the lever, the mug press will automatically start as indicated by the first light beginning to flash. The machine will beep when the mug is ready to be removed from the Mug Press.
To unload the mug first lift the lever to release the mug. Be careful unloading the mug, the handle will be cool but the rest of the mug will be very hot. Place the mug on a Cricut Heat Resistant mat and leave the mug to cool.
Once the mug is cool remove the infusible ink transfer sheet and enjoy a long lasting, vibrant, totally unique mug of your own!
Find all these designs available to make with the design space link provided in the description.
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