NEW Cricut Card Mat for Explore and Maker Machines: Ultimate Guide

The new Cricut card mat is here and it is glorious! It works on all Explore and Maker machines so those of you that have the larger machines can not cut folded cards! This is a great way to make DIY cards in just minutes. So grab your 2x2 Cricut card mat and let me walk you through how to use it. I am covering how to add your cards to the mat, add designs in Design Space, cut cards, add writing to the inside of cards, and even some tips and tricks along the way! This video covers both insert cards and cutaway cards. I will be covering the new foil card kits in a future video so stay tuned for that!

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Supplies used:
Card mat (for Explore and Maker) https://www.thecountrychiccottage.net...
Cutaway Cards https://www.thecountrychiccottage.net...
Insert Cards https://www.thecountrychiccottage.net...
Cricut Machine https://www.thecountrychiccottage.net...
Weeding tools (optional) https://www.thecountrychiccottage.net...

Print the chart for card sizes here: https://lingering-pine-4030.ck.page/3...


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Learning your new Cricut machine:
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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Card types
0:52 Card mat 2x2
1:36 Why 13 inches wide?
2:38 Compared to Joy mat
3:18 Adding a card
6:03 Finding projects
7:33 Card sizes
8:17 Project cards
9:09 Customizing cards
10:36 Choosing card mat
10:48 One card size per mat
11:35 Changing card sizes
12:17 Cutting cards on same mat
13:22 Design sizes
14:06 Writing inside of card
15:56 Making an insert card
17:11 Moving star wheels
18:13 Inserting card mat
18:30 Writing on card
19:17 Cutting front of card
21:13 Removing card from mat
21:55 Finishing insert card
22:44 Card boxes
23:37 Cutaway cards
26:47 How to fix location
27:56 Finishing cutaway card
29:33 Hack for location
30:21 Differences in machines
31:07 Why would cards not work
33:05 Wrap up