The silhouette cameo mat comes in several sizes.
Silhouette mat too sticky for paper.
The paper stuck to the mat and tore.
I show all the trials and errors first.
I know what you mean about the paper curling i have that problem too.
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.
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Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges.
You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.
This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things.
There is a surprising amount to know about the cutting mat.
Whether you are new to the silhouette cameo or a long time user you just might learn something new.
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.
The one that is see thru is the paper mat less sticky.
By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new.
I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats.
The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl.
This is to prevent any adhesive that is added from getting onto the edges which may interfere with your machine s rollers.
Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.
Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette.
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Karen you mentioned the less sticky mat.
Now you have 3 options.
I kept getting a mess.
I thought that was for copy paper and vellum.
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Silhouette and sticky mat.
So i used a mat that wouldn t hold card stock in place.
Start with 1 coat.
The 12 12 inch cameo mat standard grip.
An internet search didn t help much at all.
The suggestion i saw most was to use a mat that had lost most of its sticky.
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.
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.
Before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges.
The cutting mat is an essential part of your die cutting machine.
I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation.
Before the first cut on a new mat de sticky it by patting it with a clean t.
This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo.
