How To Get Cardstock Off Silhouette Mat Without It Curilng

Flip the mat over so it s facing up and the cardstock is facing down.

How to get cardstock off silhouette mat without it curilng.

Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat. For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. Again use the spatula for any stubborn spots.

The second option to cut without a mat is new and exclusive to the cameo 4 models and higher. Any lined material such as adhesive vinyl or htv can be cut without a mat because you are not cutting completely through the material. With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places. If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.

Cardstock vinyl heat transfer vinyl other mid weight materials. Don t remove the cardstock from the mat. The mat can prevent cardstock from curling. Especially when cutting cardstock a good sticky mat is needed to hold all the pieces of the cardstock in place when it is cutting or it may not connect the cut cleanly.

Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials. Removing cardstock from the mat often causes the cardstock to curl especially if your mat is on the sticky side. Scrapbook paper vellum crepe tissue paper other thin materials. Instead remove the mat from the cardstock.

Cut without a mat. You may also want to pull the mat away from the paper as opposed to pulling the paper off the mat. When removing paper materials from the cutting mat use the silhouette spatula and carefully and slowly pull the material off the mat.