Cut Mat Face Down

For original cricut easypress and cricut easypress mini settings refer to cricut heat transfer guide.

Cut mat face down. Place cut design face down on apparel clear liner on top. Since your material is face down select mirror on the screen when you are getting ready to cut. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. You want to cut the vinyl side.

Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board. To complete this project using cricut easypress 2 press at 385 f 195 c for 40 seconds using light. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.

The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle. Load the mat in backwards put the htv towards the bottom left or wherever you haven t cut in a while. Set your cricut dial to custome material setting. Measure the reveal area you want around.

I did use my strong grip mat. Place the super shiny side of holographic face down on the cutting mat. Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves. An exacto knife i would love to try a mat cutter like this one next time to get a beveled edge step 1.

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. Cover design with butcher paper larger than cricut easypress heat plate. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. Put your faux leather face down on the 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. My frame was 24x30 so i started by cutting a piece of matboard that size. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. The mat body positioning system comfortably positions the body face down on any flat surface.

Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth. The elevated face cradle allows airflow and enables natural breathing without turning or twisting the head and neck. This cushion is ideal for massage or postsurgical recovery when face down positioning is indicated. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.

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. Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame. Make sure to put leather right side down on the mat. That s why they say to cut it shiny or glossy side down on your mat.

In many if not most iron on vinyls the vinyl side is matte and the carrier side is shiny. Cut the mat to fit your frame.