Using a wider and softer plastic or vinyl scraper really helps clean your cutting mats more quickly and gets them much cleaner too. Most DIY / Hardware stores will have a range of inexpensive plastic scrapers that will do the job (check out the wallpaper and/or paint aisle).
This is not just a Cricut cutting mat tip, but works for all adhesive/sticky cutting mats, such as Brother Scan N Cut, Silhouette Cameo, etc.
Bonus Scraping Tip
To save yourself time cleaning up, and we all know how tedious that part of crafting is!
- Find yourself a box lid (we found an old shoe box lid) that is wide enough to accommodate your cutting mat and break down one of the longer sides (if rectangular in shape).
- Place your cutting mat in the box lid.
- Now when you scrape, scrape off the left over cuttings toward the back of the box lid and all the cuttings then stay within the lid.
- When you have cleared the cutting mat of the left over cuttings, simply pour the cuttings directly into your recycle bin. A very simple and easy to keep your craft area clean!
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