Make sure to put leather right side down on the mat.
Cut mat face down.
This cushion is ideal for massage or postsurgical recovery when face down positioning is indicated.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
The elevated face cradle allows airflow and enables natural breathing without turning or twisting the head and neck.
I did use my strong grip mat.
Since your material is face down select mirror on the screen when you are getting ready to cut.
You want to cut the vinyl side.
In many if not most iron on vinyls the vinyl side is matte and the carrier side is shiny.
Measure the reveal area you want around.
If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.
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.
To complete this project using cricut easypress 2 press at 385 f 195 c for 40 seconds using light.
Set your cricut dial to custome material setting.
Put your faux leather face down on the mat.
My frame was 24x30 so i started by cutting a piece of matboard that size.
Place cut design face down on apparel clear liner on top.
Typically if you cut 2 3 of your own mats your tools will pay for themselves.
Use custom material setting.
An exacto knife i would love to try a mat cutter like this one next time to get a beveled edge step 1.
Place the super shiny side of holographic face down on the cutting mat.
Use an x acto knife and a metal ruler to cut through the mat board.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
A cutting mat or a large piece of cardboard a yardstick a metal one would be best but i did okay with a wooden one pencil.
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.
Load the mat in backwards put the htv towards the bottom left or wherever you haven t cut in a while.
That s why they say to cut it shiny or glossy side down on your mat.
Cover design with butcher paper larger than cricut easypress heat plate.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
The logan mat cutter i use runs about 50 for the guide and cutting handle.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
Before you begin cut your mat board to the size of your frame.
Cut the mat to fit your frame.
For original cricut easypress and cricut easypress mini settings refer to cricut heat transfer guide.
