Cut Mat Face Down

I did use my strong grip mat.

Cut mat face down.

For original cricut easypress and cricut easypress mini settings refer to cricut heat transfer guide. Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves. In many if not most iron on vinyls the vinyl side is matte and the carrier side is shiny. That s why they say to cut it shiny or glossy side down on your mat.

That way your mirrored design gets cut into the vinyl itself allowing you to remove the vinyl that does not need to be transferred to your project. Make sure to put leather right side down on the mat. The mat body positioning system comfortably positions the body face down on any flat surface. My frame was 24x30 so i started by cutting a piece of matboard that size.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Since your material is face down select mirror on the screen when you are getting ready to cut. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. Cut the mat to fit your frame.

This cushion is ideal for massage or postsurgical recovery when face down positioning is indicated. Place cut design face down on apparel clear liner on top. Measure the reveal area you want around. Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame.

Put your faux leather face down on the mat. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette. Cover design with butcher paper larger than cricut easypress heat plate. Place the super shiny side of holographic face down on the cutting mat.

You want to cut the vinyl side. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. The addition of a sleek well cut mat can greatly enhance the look of any framed picture but having a mat cut and frame made commercially can sometimes cost more than the picture itself.

The elevated face cradle allows airflow and enables natural breathing without turning or twisting the head and neck. Load the mat in backwards put the htv towards the bottom left or wherever you haven t cut in a while. Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board. An exacto knife i would love to try a mat cutter like this one next time to get a beveled edge step 1.

Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle. Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth. To complete this project using cricut easypress 2 press at 385 f 195 c for 40 seconds using light.

Use custom material setting. Set your cricut dial to custome material setting.