How To Get Cardstock Off Silhouette Mat Without It Curling

Use the right mat.

How to get cardstock off silhouette mat without it curling.

When removing paper materials from the cutting mat use the silhouette spatula and carefully and slowly pull the material off the mat. Cardstock vinyl heat transfer vinyl other mid weight materials. Thick cardstock glitter cardstock poster board leather felt backed fabric other heavy materials. A flip the whole thing upside down and pull your mat up off the paper make sure your surface below is very clean so your mat doesn t collect everything it touches or.

To do this you can. Make sure you are using the right mat for your project. Previous silhouette machines allow you to cut vinyl and other backed materials without a mat but with the portrait 3 and the cameo 4 you can now cut materials like cardstock and paper without a mat. To avoid paper curling even with heavy cardstock pull your mat away from the paper instead of pulling your paper from the mat.

The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature. A new matless cutting mode. Scrapbook paper vellum crepe tissue paper other thin materials. Again use the spatula for any stubborn spots.

You may also want to pull the mat away from the paper as opposed to pulling the paper off the mat. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.