Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.
Sihoutte cutting stickers vinyl side up or down.
After you have cut your design you need to weed it.
You can get silhouette cameo cutting mats in 12 x 12 and 12 x 24.
I like to cut most of my vinyl without a mat because the majority of the time i am using rolls of vinyl instead of.
In this video we ll start simple with a one color decal cut it in our software and then apply it to a tumbler cup.
If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt.
Now select load on your cameo 3.
How to load vinyl without a mat.
Click the icon on the right side that looks like a piece.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
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.
This means you are going to peel off the excess parts that are left around your cut.
It s a water resistant and uv resistant film with an adhesive that can last for up to 3 years.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.
Open the silhouette software and set up the page.
Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine.
Cutting premium vinyl permanent with a cricut machine.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
Printing the stickers with silhouette print and cut.
When you are finished you should see the shiny material and the design with nothing else around it.
You will need image files jpeg or png if all you have is the pdf there are converters for that.
I like to use my silhouette hook and my silhouette pick me up tool to weed the vinyl.
Find cutting and application instructions below.