Cut Mat Board Cricut

How to restick or retack your cutting mat.

Cut mat board cricut.

Remove cuts from the mat then remove the tape and excess material. When i first shared my initial impressions of the cricut maker last month i mentioned that one of the primary reasons i was excited to upgrade to cricut s newest machine was to be able to cut different mediums such as fabric wood mat board and chipboard. You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot. Check your cut prior to removing the mat from the machine.

Cricut recommends you cut the lightest materials on it for example copy paper printer paper thin cardstock vellum construction paper and vinyl on the blue lightgrip mat. All offers are valid only while supplies last. This is by far the easiest method of resticking your mat. Just add another layer of glue.

You ll find this guide useful when you need to re use an old cricut a silhouette mat or a cake mat that s used for baking. The cricut lightgrip mat is the go to mat for many people. The cricut will only cut straight up and down so if you re making archival type photo mats you might want to take this into account. I personally find that these materials cut well on this mat only when the mat is pretty new however.

Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same. If the cut is still connected to the material press the cricut c to add an additional cutting pass. Still i think matboard is a great material to use with your knife blade for scrapbooking and other paper crafts where you want some sturdiness to your project. Cricut easypress mat 14 x 14 decorative polka dots blue mint out of stock special price 27 99 34 99 decorative self healing mat rose 18 x 24 out of stock.

My favorite way to restick a cutting mat is to use the zig 2 way glue pen with the jumbo tip.