Cricut Variety Pack(1 StrongGrip, 1 LightGrip, 1 StandardGrip) Adhesive Cutting Mat 12"x12", Cutting Mat Maker Explore, Use with Light, Medium, & Heavy-Weight Materials, (3CT)

I've always liked the Cricut mats, despite them being a bit pricey but for this bundle it was a really good price for the three mats you get.There's a standard, light, and strong grip mat as advertised and they work wonderfully for all my materials (:

Worked great. Good purchase

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These mats seem a lot better than the mats I used with my old cricut years ago. The light grip mat is particularly handy, I use it with construction paper, and when I'm doing drawing-only designs on light cardstock (if I use the medium grip mats when only drawing, it's hard to get a whole sheet of cardstock up without bending it). Haven't used the heavy-grip mat. I doubt I'll use that very often, but it's good to know I'll have it if I need it.These will last you a while, and for new Cricut users, don't forget to search forums and YouTube for tips on using your mat. You can save paper by putting multiple scraps onto it, and planning your layout based on putting each item to cut out in the exact spot you have a particular color of scrap on (this is where the grid lines on the mat and in Cricut Design Space come in handy). You can also turn your mat around and put it in backwards, and there are ways to get lint off your mat, and to re-sticky your not-so-sticky old mats.Make sure you are using the right grip mat for the job, and for the paper. And if your paper is tearing, don't assume you need a new blade. I did, and I was so mad that I "needed" a new blade when the German carbides are supposed to last so long. Thankfully, before I bought new ones, I did research. I assumed I needed to cut deeper, because the blade was "dull". Nope. Turns out if your cutting depth is too deep for the paper, it will actually tear MORE. Also, more intricate cuts or more fibrous paper may need to be cut multiple times. (Research how to use the custom settings, and when you need multiple cuts.) In addition, temperature and humidity can affect whether the paper tears more easily or not. In my particular case, the construction paper needed a light grip mat, and custom settings. The setting for construction paper wasn't good enough, so I used the construction paper setting, but cut it 3 times (two times wasn't quite enough). Now it works perfectly! There can be a learning curve with the cricut, but YouTube tutorials help a lot, and it's so worth it to educate yourself. A few helpful tips can make for a great Cricut experience.

Everything you cut with your Cricut machine is going to be placed on a cutting mat. The most used by far is the green mat. This package comes with all three types of 12 x 12 inch mats. I suggest you rotate the paper on the different corners of the mat to conserve stickiness and use the other mats when you need more or less grip. So far, I am a marathon user of my Cricut but after 6 months of ownership and two very intense long cutting sessions, my green mat is pretty used but still usable for maybe one more light project before I replace the green mat. So far I haven't yet used the other grip mats in the package. I suggest having a number of mats on hand though and think this is a good starter purchase with a Cricut machine.

It’s nice to have a set of different mats. You never know when you are going to need that oddball mat. I feel these are a great deal.

I like my cricut mats. It became so useful whenever I needed to cut anything from smaller materials. Just be careful because fuzz does stick pretty easily

I have used the light mat for a bunch of projects. I washed it with dawn when it started to get dirt and now it is good as new!