How Do I Cut Wafer Paper Using Electronic Cutter

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lmhayes19 Posted 25 Feb 2014 , 4:41am
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So with wafer paper becoming a popular trend and all of these new wafer paper tutorial, I was wondering has anyone tried using it with there electronic cutter. If so, what did you use for a mat? I have a Silhoutte Cameo and I'm interested in using it to cut custom designs but I'm not sure what to used for a mat. Thanks in advance.

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dreamacres Posted 25 Feb 2014 , 2:42pm
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I have not found any information on this either.  bump

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thecakewitch Posted 25 Feb 2014 , 4:20pm
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AI just use the same mat. But i did cut just circles.

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lmhayes19 Posted 26 Feb 2014 , 1:56am
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I just use the same mat. But i did cut just circles.

 

hhmmm, i guess it wouldn't hurt giving it a try using the same mat. What setting did you use for it. Thanks.

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costumeczar Posted 26 Feb 2014 , 2:20am
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I've used it in the cricut, it's easy. It works like regular paper, you don't need to do anything special to it.

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leah_s Posted 26 Feb 2014 , 2:47am
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ditto.  Did it a lot.

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Deliciousdiva Posted 19 Mar 2014 , 1:31am
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I just got a new cricut explore and it's working out well.  I used the cricut light mat with the wafer paper and have been going crazy cutting out all kinds of flowers to assemble, as well a spirals.  I have photocopied scrapbook paper with my edible printer, as well as gone on line and down loaded the print on to the wafer paper.  I always have let my wafer paper dry for at least 1 hour before cutting.  I honestly love this cricut, my old expression was finicky with internet connection, but this one no issues.  Have a silohuette that I'm giving to my dausghter because I don't want to have to think about print and then cut.  BTW I have been using a precreated project and just customizing the size down to 8 x 10 to fit my wafer paper.  Would upload pics if I knew how.  I am a techno dino. Oh I used the paper setting on the explore for the wafer paper..never had a tear.

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unctoothlady Posted 29 Mar 2014 , 4:10pm
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How do you stick the paper to the mat?

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unctoothlady Posted 29 Mar 2014 , 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by Deliciousdiva 
 

I just got a new cricut explore and it's working out well.  I used the cricut light mat with the wafer paper and have been going crazy cutting out all kinds of flowers to assemble, as well a spirals.  I have photocopied scrapbook paper with my edible printer, as well as gone on line and down loaded the print on to the wafer paper.  I always have let my wafer paper dry for at least 1 hour before cutting.  I honestly love this cricut, my old expression was finicky with internet connection, but this one no issues.  Have a silohuette that I'm giving to my dausghter because I don't want to have to think about print and then cut.  BTW I have been using a precreated project and just customizing the size down to 8 x 10 to fit my wafer paper.  Would upload pics if I knew how.  I am a techno dino. Oh I used the paper setting on the explore for the wafer paper..never had a tear.

How do you stick the paper to the cricut mat?

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costumeczar Posted 29 Mar 2014 , 4:48pm
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How do you stick the paper to the cricut mat?

You just use the regular mats, they have a little stickiness to the surface and that holds the paper on.

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morganchampagne Posted 29 Mar 2014 , 6:21pm
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AJust my experience earlier this week...I out wafer paper on the sticky side of one of mats and it wouldn't come up. So just keep that in mind. I just tape it down on the other mat that I didn't take that blue paper off of

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costumeczar Posted 29 Mar 2014 , 6:30pm
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Just my experience earlier this week...I out wafer paper on the sticky side of one of mats and it wouldn't come up. So just keep that in mind. I just tape it down on the other mat that I didn't take that blue paper off of

Sometimes I have to use a little spatula to slide between the paper and the mat to release it.

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unctoothlady Posted 29 Mar 2014 , 9:06pm
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You just use the regular mats, they have a little stickiness to the surface and that holds the paper on.

Ok....I just tried that and it didn't work.  I rubbed the mat with shortening and then got most of it off.  The wafer paper stuck and cut beautifully and didn't dissolve.  Thanks for your input.  I am glad to have run across this thread.  I will definitely use wafer in my cricut a lot now....starting with an anniversary cake in two weeks.

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ladonnaa Posted 25 Apr 2014 , 3:01pm
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AI just tried to cut wafer paper using Silhouette last night. I used the mat that came with the Silhouette. It is no longer sticky so i taped the paper around the edges to keep it straight and from moving. I put the setting as Cardstock and used speed 1 and it cut beautifully.

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newb2 Posted 30 Sep 2014 , 4:16am
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Originally Posted by ladonnaa 

I just tried to cut wafer paper using Silhouette last night. I used the mat that came with the Silhouette. It is no longer sticky so i taped the paper around the edges to keep it straight and from moving. I put the setting as Cardstock and used speed 1 and it cut beautifully.

Thanks for posting. I'm glad I found this thread, definitely going to try it. What flowers did you cut?

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