How To Get Paper Off The Cricut Mat

I use the cricut spatula to lift off cut pieces.

How to get paper off the cricut mat.

Tape off the edges of the mat. Scrapbook paper vellum crepe tissue paper other thin materials. Sometimes you have to gently rock the paper away from the cut image parts. It s made to go on your keychain to scrape your car windows but as soon as i saw it i knew it d be perfect for scraping mats.

They are generally produced using elastic and are incredibly tacky to the touch enabling you to stick your paper vinyl or whatever material you re utilizing to the mat. Once you have large paper loaded onto your mat cut out all your prepared layers. Make sure you are using the right mat for your project. Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials.

If little bits of ripped paper remain the cricut scraper is a great tool to use as is a credit card to clear your mat of little unwanted remnants. With the layers cut out all that is left to do is assemble them back into your original design. Then if any residue is left behind will use a handy little scraper i picked up at a business expo. Cricut mats are basically known as mats which are utilized in the famous cricut machines.

Below you can see each of my cuts as they came off the mats. If you don t have any cricut tools a kitchen spatula a putty knife a small plastic ruler or even a credit card can be used to lift your paper off your mat. My favorite way to do this is to flip all the cuts over and use scotch tape along the back. Use the right mat.

The edges of a cricut mat need to be free of stickiness as this is the part of the mat that is pulled through the machine s rollers. That allows it to slide uniformly through your machine and to be kept flawless and set up during the cutting procedure. You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot. I use the cricut spatula to remove cuttings from the mat.

To ensure that you don t get any adhesive on these areas you should tape them off with painter s tape or masking tape. 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. It s important for a good cut to keep bits of paper off of the mat.