SVG Files

How to Add a Background Pattern to SVG Printables

STEP 1 – Upload a Pattern Fill

Click Upload Images, then choose Pattern Fill.

Upload pattern fill in Cricut

Click Browse, upload a pattern from your computer, then click Open and Save.

Browse and save pattern

You will find the pattern later inside the Layer Attributes Panel.

STEP 2 – Insert Your SVG Printable

Open a printable you previously uploaded in the Image Library.

Click Upload Images, scroll down to find your file, select it, and click Insert.

Insert SVG printable

STEP 3 – Set Score Lines

In the Layer Attributes Panel, select the layer with score lines.

Select score layer

Click the small Scissors icon. Then choose the Score symbol.

Set layer to score

STEP 4 – Apply the Background Pattern

Select the layer you want to fill with a background pattern.

Select layer to fill

Click the Print circle icon.

Print icon

Go to Patterns → Filter → My Patterns and choose your uploaded pattern.

Select pattern

Click anywhere on the white area to close the panel.

STEP 5 – Resize and Attach

Move your printable into the cutting area. Resize if necessary.

For Print Then Cut, 6 inches is the maximum width I use.

Resize printable

Select all objects that need to cut and score together. Click Attach.

Attach layers

STEP 6 – Cut

Click the green C-Go button, then click Go.

Place material on the cutting mat. Keep the mat pushed firmly against the rollers, then press the flashing Load/Unload button.

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