Can You Use Edible Paper On Cricut?

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digitalprincess Posted 28 Nov 2010 , 10:02am
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I'm wondering, can you use edible paper on cricut? I've only used gumpaste so far. I wonder how the edible paper comes out... anybody tried doing that?

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bonniekaye Posted 28 Nov 2010 , 2:30pm
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I use frosting sheets all the time with my cutter. You can airbrush your frosting sheets. If you put your frosting sheet on a piece of cardstock paper that has shortening on it, you can tape the paper onto your cutting mat and then run it through your machine. What I like about this technique is there is shortening on the back of the frosting sheet and you can attach it to the cake.

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leah_s Posted 28 Nov 2010 , 3:04pm
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Edible paper (not frosting sheets) is the ONLY thing I've ever been able to cut with my Cricut.

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sanasim Posted 17 May 2011 , 4:31am
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wilton frosting sheets didnt work for me and for 4$ a sheet.. no way m buyin it again..
i read on another forum.. u get edible paper 24 pcs for 28$.. from where??
please help

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Dayti Posted 17 May 2011 , 1:32pm
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How do you stick the edible paper onto the cricut mat? With shortening? Does it kind of dissolve or get greasy?

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wafawafa Posted 17 May 2011 , 1:47pm
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What is circuit machine?

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Walls1971 Posted 17 May 2011 , 1:58pm
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Dayti, I lightly greased the mat with Crisco and set the sheet on top (plastic side down). It worked well.

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tiggy2 Posted 17 May 2011 , 2:27pm
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IMO Wilton sheets are NOT the same as icingimages frosting sheets as far as quality. I've used several brands and icingimages are my favorites. 24 for $28 sure beats $4/ea. I scan scrapbook paper then print it on the sheets with an EI printer before cutting to get different designs. I also use the sheets with the silhouette so I can use MTC software and not the pricy cartridges the cricut requires.

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sanasim Posted 17 May 2011 , 4:22pm
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Where to buy these icing images.... I dont see the plain colored ones on ebay or amazon...please guide me to the link

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tiggy2 Posted 17 May 2011 , 4:28pm
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www.icingimages.com They have chocolate and white but may be coming out with different colors in the future. You can airbrush them or run through an edible image printer.

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tullicious Posted 17 May 2011 , 6:33pm
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so is edible paper like rice paper? where do you get it? and is it just in a white color? if you do cut outs with the cricut how do you go about painting or coloring the cutouts? sounds like a promising idea.

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tiggy2 Posted 17 May 2011 , 8:54pm
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Frosting sheets and rice paper are not the same. icingimages has the best quality. See my post above for coloring.

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1sweetpea Posted 18 May 2011 , 2:56am
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If you go to the Lucks website (lucks.com) and look on the right hand side, there's a menu button that says "Cake Crafting" that takes you to a page featuring cakes that have a sort of "scrapbooking" look. On that page, toward the top, there's a text link to a .pdf that actually features a bunch of "how tos" and instructions on how to use edible papers with the Cricut machine.

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