Cut Mat Face Down

Cut the mat to fit your frame.

Cut mat face down.

A cutting mat or a large piece of cardboard a yardstick a metal one would be best but i did okay with a wooden one pencil. I did use my strong grip mat. This cushion is ideal for massage or postsurgical recovery when face down positioning is indicated. Load the mat in backwards put the htv towards the bottom left or wherever you haven t cut in a while.

That s why they say to cut it shiny or glossy side down on your mat. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. That way your mirrored design gets cut into the vinyl itself allowing you to remove the vinyl that does not need to be transferred to your project.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. To complete this project using cricut easypress 2 press at 385 f 195 c for 40 seconds using light. Make sure to put leather right side down on the mat. Cover design with butcher paper larger than cricut easypress heat plate.

The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle. An exacto knife i would love to try a mat cutter like this one next time to get a beveled edge step 1. You want to cut the vinyl side. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below.

Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves. Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth. Put your faux leather face down on the mat. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.

Use custom material setting. The elevated face cradle allows airflow and enables natural breathing without turning or twisting the head and neck. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. Place the super shiny side of holographic face down on the cutting mat.

The mat body positioning system comfortably positions the body face down on any flat surface. My frame was 24x30 so i started by cutting a piece of matboard that size. Also keep in mind that the more you cut in one area the more worn that part of the mat will be so don t be afraid to switch it up. Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame.

Measure the reveal area you want around. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. For original cricut easypress and cricut easypress mini settings refer to cricut heat transfer guide. Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board.

Since your material is face down select mirror on the screen when you are getting ready to cut. The addition of a sleek well cut mat can greatly enhance the look of any framed picture but having a mat cut and frame made commercially can sometimes cost more than the picture itself.