

Set to 356 degrees Fahrenheit for 280 seconds. With the tumbler 2 in 1 mug presses, you can press two mugs at a time! Place both mugs inside the heat attachment with the handles up and adjust the pressure before you turn the press on. Unscrew the pressure knobs so you have light pressure for the mugs. Note: If you are using a mug press machine, you'll need the 30 oz attachment for an 11 oz and a 15 oz mug size (the same you use for a skinny tumbler). The Cricut mug press will preheat to the correct temperature on its own. Turn the Cricut mug press on so it has time to preheat.The sublimation designs will appear dull, but that's ok! The magic happens when heat is applied! Add a piece of sublimation transfer paper to your sublimation printer and print. The only thing I change in my printer settings is to change the Print Quality to High Quality.

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Click on the image and then click on Flip at the top and Flip horizontally. If you can print the mirror image within your printing software, you can do this next step there. When sublimating, if you have any images with words or directionality you need to change those to mirror images or flip them.If you want another image add it to the other end of the rectangle. Then once the sublimation design is uploaded, drag it over and size it to fit inside the rectangle. Now that we have a mug template to use, upload the images you want on your mug by clicking on Uploads on the left side.click on the three lines at the top and add an outline then change the color of the square to "no color" by clicking on the color box at the top. I am sublimating 15 oz mugs that have 4 inches in height and 9.8 inches around. Pull the edges so that it corresponds to the size of your mug.When the template opens up, click on Elements on the left toolbar, and then under Lines and Shapes click on a square.Click Custom Size and type in 11 x 8.5 inches. The first step is to open up Canva and click on Create a Design. I like to use to get my images ready to print but this is an optional step (you can just print them from your printer settings!!).I purchased a year subscription to Creative Fabrica so I have access to all the images and they all include commercial use licenses in case you run a small business and want to sell mugs! I love Creative Fabrica and Etsy and find most of my designs there. If you love to design PNG files, you can design your own in Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, or Inkscape. Now that you have your mugs, you need to find designs to add to the mugs. In case you don’t already know, you can’t just use any inkjet or laser printer, you need a printer that is specific for sublimation like a converted Epson Ectoank or Sawgrass Virtuoso Sg. You can also find a wide variety of different oz mugs on Amazon and mugs in bulk and .īrowse through my favorite sublimation blanks on Amazon here and learn about what sublimation supplies you need to get started here. I waited until Michaels had 50% off their Cricut mugs and other sublimation mugs and stocked my craft room with mugs! You can find sublimation mugs at most local craft stores.
