#JIGSAW PUZZLE MAKER FREE HOW TO#
#JIGSAW PUZZLE MAKER FREE FREE#

DIY Sublimation Mugs: Free Stackable Mug Templates.28+ Free Mother’s Day SVG Files: DIY Crafts For Mom With Cricut.DIY Paper Flower Primrose Spring Wreath With Cricut.Layered Cricut Cards For Beginners: DIY Greeting Cards for all occasions.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.

#JIGSAW PUZZLE MAKER FREE HOW TO#

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.

Jigsaw puzzle maker free