Most light weight card stocks will use the lightgrip cutting mat but higher weight card stocks may use a standardgrip cutting mat.
Mat type to use with cardstock cricut.
The standardgrip cutting mat.
The first thing we are going to address is which is the right mat for your cricut machine.
Which mat do i use.
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In terms of the mat you will want to use the fabricgrip mat for these.
Use our handy guide below to pick your mat type.
Any fabrics both bonded and non bonded light grip mat.
If you are using the larger mat then you need to change the setting in cricut design space.
Standardgrip mats for cricut joy come 4 5 x 6 5 11 4 cm x 16 5 cm and 4 5 x 12 11 4 cm x 30 4 cm are ideal for use with materials like vinyl iron on heavy cardstock poster board and smart material scraps that are too small to feed through the machine without a mat.
You can also use the rotary blade for cork board and tissue paper.
This mat is perfect for cutting medium weight materials and it also has the perfect amount of grip that makes for easy removal of your material.
For those who have been a cricut crafter for a long time note that the cricut cake mat has been discontinued.
Which material is used with each mat.
The standardgrip mat is perfect for a wide range of medium weight materials including.
For lighter cricut maker materials such as tissue paper light cardstock and acetate you can use the rotary blade.
First determine the size of mat that you need.
Helpful in choosing the correct mat for your project materials.
Cardstock pattern paper embossed cardstock iron on vinyl.
Open up cricut design.
Remember that using the mats for the intended materials will really help extend life.
The cricut 12 x 24 mat.
The 12 x 12 mat will be sufficient for most projects but every now and again you might want to go large.
The green cricut standardgrip cutting mat is the mat that i use most often.
Cricut has also changed their cricut mat designs over the years but the color for the mats and their adhesive has remained the same.
Cricut mat sizes.
Cricut cutting mat the type is determined by the card stock weight.
12 x 12 inches or 12 x 24 inches.
Cricut cutting mats come in two sizes.
Light medium weight card stock copy paper vellum vinyl etc.
Cork vinyl faux leather all different kinds of real leather balsa wood thick cardstock glitter cardstock magnet material chipboard poster board.
This mat is perfect for cutting medium weight materials and it also has the perfect amount of grip that makes for easy removal of your material.
What do people use the large 12.
I needed an 8 10 mat with a 5 8 by 7 opening.