Make your own cutting mats for Cricut and Silhoutte.

[@vickievegas1837]

Never ever apologize for your English. You sound perfect! Thank you for the video!

[@MsHannahHT]

You spoke my heart ❤

[@lovingmyselfwell4569]

Excellantro! I'm going to try this for my Brother ScanNCut2 for sure for sure! Please! I ask. Please do NOT not EVER again apologize for your beautiful English. I mean NEVER again. Honestly. Firstly yours is a truly magnificent sound! Secondly dont you realize, it is a fairly small percentage of the English speaking community which actually speaks MORE than just our native tongue! So You my darling friend are easily far and away leaps and bounds ahead! I truly hope you will remember this. Because It infuriates me to hear so many people actually speaking MORE than a single language APOLOGIZING for it! Ridiculous. I'm really sorry for anyone who believes that second, third, fourth, etcetera language speaking folks be made to/need feel SOMEhow THEY'RE not enough?? B. S. You speak fluent English! Never again apologize for the ignorance of another person's shortcomings. Agreed?? I admire your beautiful speech! And Thanks for this great tutorial too! Cheers! ~X🌶️X~

[@Jbarton81]

oh please don't apologize for your English, your accent is beautiful and you know much more English than I do of any other language! Great video, thanks!

[@lyssajade07]

Wow! That’s so clever! I never even thought of making my own mats, just resticking them. Thanks!

[@JohnScottFore]

Your accent is beautiful. No need to apologize!

[@kclarke2971]

I agree !!!!!!!

[@chrinamint]

Also agree!! No problem understanding you.

[@Needlefairy]

Don’t apologize for your accent. Remember if you have an accent it’s because you speak at least two languages.

[@isaiasnelson3941]

i realize Im kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@elishaenoch3158]

@Isaias Nelson Flixportal :P

[@keekwong888888]

Worked beautifully, even better than the original (well worn) Silhouette mat:) Thanks a million!

[@andreapiper3323]

Great explanation! ]Your English is very clear. I love to find cheaper ways to craft. Thank you.

[@sewingqueen9924]

Your English is just fine ❤ Tu Inglés está de las más bien. No te excuses de tu acento.... I think is beautiful. Great well explained video.

[@JaneofArc]

In Canada, on Amazon, a Cameo Plus mat is $62.53 and 5 bucks shipping. They don't carry the mat in local stores and I refuse to spend that amount. I found a giant mat at Dollarama. I think it is meant to be used as a protective workspace for arts and crafts. It's just over 15" wide with a foam backing. (proportional to a placemat, so I have some extra length which I will keep) I was able to peel the foam from the back easily and it's the perfect size and thickness. The placemats and other cutting mats haven't been wide enough for the 15" cutting machine unless I am making a smaller mat. I thought I'd share this because I was so excited when I found this at Dollarama. So it's a large workspace protector with foam on back, which peels off easily. It's white with a colorful image on the front similar to those plastic placemats you see around. You can find it in the arts and crafts section. (I just noticed them this month, February 2023) I think it was $2.50? Hope this helps someone else out because I have been searching for a cheap alternative to the plus sized mats. I'm going to buy a few more while they carry them. Thank you for your video!

[@eileenvillette8669]

I have made a new mat by using a laminator and paper between to make it the right size then put reposition glue on them they worked.

[@angelabutful1]

Would you be able to demonstrate this for us?

[@citlalimcdowell]

I'll be happy to do the video of drawing the grid, coming soon. You know holidays crazynesss. :D Thanks for watching.

[@CCoburn3]

Even with your accent (which is easy to understand anyway), your video is about a BILLION times better than those videos without narration.

[@iamthatis25]

Thank you so much for posting these videos, they're super helpful! Gracias!!

[@serenityinhim]

Gracias!! El video estuvo perfecto!! Ahora no tengo que gastar tanto dinero el los mats para mi Cricut. Muchísimas gracias de nuevo!! Buenas noches! -Christina

[@NoorAli-mz6gk]

Your Enid perfect sweetheart.you are helping a lot of people.thank you.

[@mollysmith6055]

Lovely video and great idea, thank you! I've watched many videos trying to learn how to fix the permanent curve in all my used mats. Have even tried a low-heat iron and protection but the curve won't leave. So the solution is making new mats. Yay, thank you!

[@dreamersdream1782]

ive just did this and ended up destroying my mat, but the sides got perfect Gagarin. although what i did is i poured boiling water.lol. it cooked the mat. i guess, since its already almost useless, try dip the mats ends on the hot water. lets see if that will fix

[@jenwang7187]

appreciate with your great ideas. I wonder if it works the same way for Brother ScanNCut as the Brother's mat is thinner than Cricuit and just can't say if it's same material.

[@ms.f.wright4814]

I enjoyed your video and your English. Thank You

[@lelemcclelland]

Hi thanks do much for this wonderful tutorial...can you please give a brief.description as to how I can set my software to draw the lines...I have everything and my pens have just arrived...thank you so much!

[@citlalimcdowell]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWrLiKihgsxnbNk

[@mr.crizom5278]

Your English is great and thanks for making this video

[@knitsewfancy]

Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@ArchieVenezuela]

hola Citlali, espero estés bien :) . Ya tengo el pegamento q mencionas pero pregunto por qué hay que diluirlo? gracias nuevamente!

[@cindylee1507]

Can you wash the mat without having to reapply the tacky glue?

[@lucymar122512]

Hi this is so cool thanks for sharing this. And your accent is fine that's what to us who speak Spanish.

[@katializet7685]

Hi i loved your video! thank you for the idea. I want to know the thickness that set up usign this dyi cutting mat. thank you. ah the other question is can you use this matt for print and cut as well?

[@ashleylovesme91]

La idea esta super buena yo la voy a usar para cortartelas con un rotary cutter.gracias

[@Tigeabee]

Nice!!!! I have a pack of cutting mats that I got from dollar tree 3 months ago. Now I know what to do with them 😄 Except I have silhouette 😟

[@hilltopfamily]

when you mention adjusting your blade due to thicker mat that the original Silhouette mat.....have you needed to reduce or increase the number for the blade? meaning if I use a blade setting of 5 for cardstock on the regular mat, would I probably go up to a higher number or down to a lower number?

[@citlalimcdowell]

At first I did, since the dollar store mats are thicker, I thought that the blade would cut right. But after a couple of times forgetting to increase the number on the blade dial I didn't really notice any difference. Now I just use the regular settings. I hope this helps.

[@JudiPartlo]

Nicely done - thank you for posting this!!

[@ChroniclesofJen]

Wouldn't you want to use aleens tack over and over instead that glue will not dry sticky even waterdown

[@bklyngirlnb8679]

Wow awesome idea and affordable I am going to see if I can find those cutting mats no Dollar Tree in P.R :( thanks for sharing :)

[@isatoro77]

Gracias and your accent is great! I have the same one lol

[@monamorgan8614]

Thank you for the great tip.And may I say your English is just fine :-)

[@robertpastorella]

Which machine do you prefer? The Cricut or the Silhouette?

[@fiorecases]

bello is a great video do you know where can i buy those chopping mats in mexico thankyou.

[@sam75131]

hi thanx for ur tutorial its very informative, can u also show how to cut cookie with cameo. thanx

[@spercikycz8223]

please, how often do you need to re-add the glue and how long will the mat last? Thank you very much!!!

[@citlalimcdowell]

I'm very lazy now. Before I cleaned my mats after 5 or 6 uses. Now about every 10. It depends of how bad they look pretty much. If I use it for fabric, I would have to clean it after 2 or 3, you always get fuzziness left over from the fabric. But If it is paper you can always position the material somewhere in the mat were is not to much debris and use it some extra times. I use hot water and all gone to clean them. Sorry, I hope this helps.

[@lyndatorres8987]

what do you use to cover the handmade sticky mat? what kind of paper?

[@Cindymamasita]

Could i use this method to make a standard grip cricut mat into a strong grip mat?

[@louiseluna7375]

Please explain how to adjust for the thickness of the mat. Thank You!

[@joycehill4399]

Great video!! Thank you for sharing.

[@monagonzales3360]

Hi, I tried this, and my mats dried smooth, not sticky at all.... What did I do wrong? Thanks Mona

[@SparklinEyez]

Mind did too!

[@777PVM]

Hi, i tried do this but i got stuck.My silhouette won't cut right on the mat.I dindt do the grid stuff only the frame.Can you help me ?Im trying to cut an envelope on an A4 paper but it cuts wrong,Not sure what i do wrong.On the silhouette mat cuts perfect but on the chopping mats no.I also tried to repositionate the paper and the envelope inside the programd, stil no clue how to fix it.Sorry about my english.Hope you can understand me:)

[@rrhoop]

Did you use the Tacky Glue she showed in the video? If so, you need to try Tack-It. Same brand, different name. I heard Tacky Glue dries hard instead of tacky, even when mixed with water. I haven't tried it though. Maybe the blade doesn't like the tacky glue.

[@yumkeks]

Hi :) Thank you for sharing this tutorial

[@citlalimcdowell]

I should probably change mine, but is still working fine. It does depend on material and number of cuts as you said. Also depends of how clean your mat is, sometimes that diminish the quality on the cuts. Other thing to check is if your blade is clean, you can have debris from your cuts inside the casing, is always good to check that too. ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmqsd41thrBsfaM ) The one I'm using right now, I have used for over a year, ;) Hope this helps.

[@yumkeks]

Thank you very much for the info :) I tried to cut 250g cardstock with the blade and at the beginning it was really good but after 15 sheets of this paper on the cutlines it is not cutted through anymore so that I have ripped (really thin ones but still they are there) parts ;_; 15 cardstock sheets is not that much, so I was confused ... maybe I need to set the blade to a higher number? At the moment it is on 7 ... should I set it to 8? and how do I "clean" the blade? Sorry for the stupid questions, I'm a beginner >_

[@citlalimcdowell]

Don't worry at all. I'm not an expert either. 250g cardstock?, mmmh, Is thick but still, 15 cuts is not that much. I will definitely set the blade to 8, just to see how it works (use scraps :) ) And for sure check if the blade is clean. This is the way I do it. (There is people that put the hole casing apart, but I'm just not brave enough to do that, maybe when I'm ready to throw it away) I just unscrew the very top of he white part. Here is a video about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmqsd41thrBsfaM

[@yumkeks]

Thank you very much. I will check out the video and try to cut with the blade setting of 8. :)

[@OIbn8b4]

What number are you setting your blade at when cutting cardstock on these mats?

[@elemhr]

your english us nice. no need to apologize :) Thanks for the video

[@TheTraviesa3000]

Thanks for all the information.

[@FAMILIAORTEGAFLORES]

Hola Citlali...muchas gracias por la información ...yo voy a intentarlo...estoy suponiendo que hablas español y por eso me atrevo a escribirte en mi idioma...oye una pregunta, soy nueva en esto y he visto que la mejor opción es ponerle spray adhesivo de 3M reposicionable, no el permanente, que porque el permanente no despegaría el papel del mat, en tu video cual usas, y cuantas capas de spray le pones??? Y si se deja secar por 24 horas después de colocarlo?? Muchas gracias Citlali, bonito día...

[@ehuiyaqui6879]

Mira camarada, utiliza el spray "Mist" de la 3M se usa en serigrafia... no uses el pray de "WeB" pues deja muchas telarañas asi le llamamos y no te servira. Espero haya servido de ayuda... take care now .

[@BarneyJo250]

I tried this twice now, my glue just dries hard... Not tacky?

[@citlalimcdowell]

Did you tried spray glue?

[@garfieldgurl]

Sandra, did you mix the tacky with water? Also, she added a comment to the video that the Tack-it Over and Over glue instead of the one she grabbed, which is permanent.

[@citlalimcdowell]

DIY Cricut and Silhoutte mats.

[@lisaanthony3378]

I love this! I went and bought mats tonight. Is there any chance you would do a tutorial about how to get the pens to draw the lines? Thanks!

[@lelemcclelland]

I need to know this as well

[@citlalimcdowell]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWrLiKihgsxnbNk

[@jenwang7187]

ok. I tried to make one up for Scan n cut. I might have wrong portion with tacky glue and water. But I did have half and half. The glue dried on the chopping mat but it doesn't make it sticky at all but left glue residual on it. Besides. Brother scan and cut does not recognize the mat size even though I add extra masking tape/paper on the side. Anyone tried that for SNC? Thank you.

[@giselakolossa7831]

Voy a probarlo! Gracias!

[@sandrasaenz3598]

Puedes hacerlo en español??? muchas gracias!!

[@elisamontoya5283]

Your English is fine 😊

[@hazelsartsandcrafts9937]

Is this mat for duct taping, or for something else?? I am just new to duct taping and I don't know much about it, and if this is not for duct taping, can u make another tutorial to make a cutting board for duct taping??

[@smgibson52]

i can't hear what your saying, more volume or ?

[@Lolaschulman]

Thank so much!😊🙏

[@citlalimcdowell]

Make your own Cricut Mat

[@jacquelineford320]

I didn't understand what happens at 3:35 on the video. Please help.

[@MsGobijuan]

She turned her Silhouette mat (with the plastic protector) upside down the back of it is face up on the table (the sticky side and protector are down. This showed the grid on the back of the mat so she could trace the lines on the new material.

[@lbchristensen8732]

Thank you for sharing

[@elunedjeffery5279]

Great but the scanNcut won,t accept them

[@fabiolagarcia16]

Lo unico q no entendi fue como colocar el pegamento :( solo el pegamento en spray o el liquido y el spray

[@garfieldgurl]

Fabiola, ella dio 2 opciones, una con el spray y la otra con la goma líquida mezclada con agua (40% goma, 60% agua). Puedes poner esa mezcla en la botella y echarla en el mat y distribuir la goma con el rollo de foam :)

[@citlalimcdowell]

Gracias por visitar. Si, como menciono garfieldgurl, es una de las dos opciones. La mejor para mi es el pegamento en spay. Es rapido, y mas facil de limpiar. No olvides poner tape alrededor del margen del tapete. Esto para el pegamento solo quede en el area de la reticula. Si usas el liquido, utiliza el del nombre que puse en el recuadro, me equivoque cuando grabe el video. Perdon. Gracias

[@ArchieVenezuela]

Citlali McDowell hola gracias por tomarte el tiempo de hacer este útil video. La pega líquida una vez seca queda como la mat original es decir, pegajosa?, no se seca totalmente?, gracias.

[@citlalimcdowell]

Muchas gracias por ese comentario tan lindo. Que bueno que te gusto. Que tengas un lindo dia.

[@citlalimcdowell]

elamoresdecanela Si, queda exactamente igual. Yo prefiero usar spay. Es mas mil veces mas facil. Y no tienes que esperar a que seque. :D

[@callmewuteva]

I hate that she felt like she had to apologize for her accent I love it

[@citlalimcdowell]

Cricut Mats, Silhoutte Mats for less.