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.

My favorite way to do this is to flip all the cuts over and use scotch tape along the back. Cricut mats are basically known as mats which are utilized in the famous cricut machines. 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. Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.

Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials. Cardstock vinyl heat transfer vinyl other mid weight materials. 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.

Tape off the edges of the mat. 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. Make sure you are using the right mat for your project. 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.

I use the cricut spatula to remove cuttings from the mat. Scrapbook paper vellum crepe tissue paper other thin materials. With the layers cut out all that is left to do is assemble them back into your original design. To ensure that you don t get any adhesive on these areas you should tape them off with painter s tape or masking tape.

Below you can see each of my cuts as they came off the mats. Use the right mat. Then if any residue is left behind will use a handy little scraper i picked up at a business expo. Once you have large paper loaded onto your mat cut out all your prepared layers.

To clean pieces of paper off the mat i use the spatula and the scrapper that comes in the cricut tool kit. That allows it to slide uniformly through your machine and to be kept flawless and set up during the cutting procedure. 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.