Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges.
Silhouette mat too sticky for paper.
I kept getting a mess.
When my cricut mat is too sticky the card stock comes off but leaves all the pieces you just cut out and stuck to the mat.
Now you have 3 options.
I thought that was for copy paper and vellum.
The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl.
Whether you are new to the silhouette cameo or a long time user you just might learn something new.
The cutting mat is an essential part of your die cutting machine.
Karen you mentioned the less sticky mat.
It will be hard for the rollers to run if your they are getting stuck on the sticky part of your mat.
When the cutting mat is new however it can be too sticky for certain material such as paper and paper backed materials such as adhesive vinyl.
Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough.
Before the first cut on a new mat de sticky it by patting it with a clean t.
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The paper stuck to the mat and tore.
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I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats.
An internet search didn t help much at all.
So i used a mat that wouldn t hold card stock in place.
Start with 1 coat.
Cutting fragile paper with silhouette cameo how to how to cut thin paper mat too sticky silhouette cameo silhouette cameo paper tearing silhouette cameo problem tutorial.
This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things.
By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new.
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But if you used glossy paper this might happen again.
Before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges.
This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo.
Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette.
The one that is see thru is the paper mat less sticky.
I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation.
The suggestion i saw most was to use a mat that had lost most of its sticky.
This is to prevent any adhesive that is added from getting onto the edges which may interfere with your machine s rollers.
That is exactly what i didn t want to happen.
You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.
I love how the cricut machine cuts card stock into great shapes but it s hard to peel card stock from the cricut explore mat when it s too sticky.
The silhouette cameo mat comes in several sizes.
Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.
The 12 12 inch cameo mat standard grip.
Silhouette and sticky mat.
