non-stick craft mat

[traveler]

I currently have 2 craft mats on my desk next to each other: a self-healing mat that I can use for cutting and a thinner "non-stick" mat that I can use for glue and mess and just wipe off. (If I'm really messing, I use wax paper, but I use this for moderate messes). 

As I have mentioned, I am moving slowly and have craft desks in both houses for now. At the new house, I have a large desk. I already got a nice self-healing mat, but I need a non-stick mat. I'm not moving the one here because I'm still using it and also it is in terrible condition. 

I found a couple of non-stick ones in the store here that might be what I'm looking for. I would like a large one. Any suggestions or recomendations?

[DN in MN]

I love my Tim Holtz glass mat and rarely use any other for my mixed media stuff.   I have the Ranger brown one that comes out on occasion but haven't used it since getting the glass one.  I guess the best advice I can give you is this.... If you can handle the glass one being on the desk and if it is still available, it is awesome.  If not, I would get one you can roll up and store so it is out of the way.  I am lucky to have a spot on my counter for it to sit out all the time so it doesn't effect my self heal mat on the other side. 

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This one seems to be similar to the one I have but actually bigger.  

Good luck  

[MTCanuk]

I also have the brown Ranger one.  I adhered it to something so it is not always rolling up on me.  It works great when using distress inks and wipes off nicely.  
I also have a glass mat. Not Tim Holtz.  It was from a long time ago when I use to have a Slice. I am sure it works as well as the Tim Holtz one and why reinvent the wheel.  I am all about using what you have.  It works great when using mixed media and wipes clean very easily.  

[joannie]

Amazon has a jumbo mat that is 16" x 36". I have shopped for one before. I have 2 standard size mats that sometimes I lay side by side to cover more of my desk top. 

[traveler]

I love my Tim Holtz glass mat and rarely use any other for my mixed media stuff.   I have the Ranger brown one that comes out on occasion but haven't used it since getting the glass one.  I guess the best advice I can give you is this.... If you can handle the glass one being on the desk and if it is still available, it is awesome.  If not, I would get one you can roll up and store so it is out of the way.  I am lucky to have a spot on my counter for it to sit out all the time so it doesn't effect my self heal mat on the other side. 

Search: craft mat > The Best Ever Craft Mat - Ken Oliver: A Cherry On Top

This one seems to be similar to the one I have but actually bigger.  

Good luck  

I definitely have enough space for glass. The only Tim Holtz glass one I see here is a left-handed one. Is that the one you re talking about?


 

[traveler]

I also have the brown Ranger one.  I adhered it to something so it is not always rolling up on me.  It works great when using distress inks and wipes off nicely.  
I also have a glass mat. Not Tim Holtz.  It was from a long time ago when I use to have a Slice. I am sure it works as well as the Tim Holtz one and why reinvent the wheel.  I am all about using what you have.  It works great when using mixed media and wipes clean very easily.  

I'm not familiar with the Ranger brown one. 

[DN in MN]

I love my Tim Holtz glass mat and rarely use any other for my mixed media stuff.   I have the Ranger brown one that comes out on occasion but haven't used it since getting the glass one.  I guess the best advice I can give you is this.... If you can handle the glass one being on the desk and if it is still available, it is awesome.  If not, I would get one you can roll up and store so it is out of the way.  I am lucky to have a spot on my counter for it to sit out all the time so it doesn't effect my self heal mat on the other side. 

Search: craft mat > The Best Ever Craft Mat - Ken Oliver: A Cherry On Top

This one seems to be similar to the one I have but actually bigger.  

Good luck  

I definitely have enough space for glass. The only Tim Holtz glass one I see here is a left-handed one. Is that the one you re talking about?


  

Yes, that is the one I am talking about but I have right handed one so I am not sure if they are still making them.  
 

[DN in MN]

I also have the brown Ranger one.  I adhered it to something so it is not always rolling up on me.  It works great when using distress inks and wipes off nicely.  
I also have a glass mat. Not Tim Holtz.  It was from a long time ago when I use to have a Slice. I am sure it works as well as the Tim Holtz one and why reinvent the wheel.  I am all about using what you have.  It works great when using mixed media and wipes clean very easily.  

You are correct as I had a WRMK glass mat for the fuse that worked just as well.  I got a really good deal on the Tim Holtz one at a Stamp and Scrapbook Expo and love it is bigger. 

[JAire]

How you, personally, use mats is what is important to figure out.
My preference is the have the glass mat out pretty much always. Being a little larger than 12x12 I like it for working on a layout. Anything else I may be doing is fine, too. Not too long ago I picked up "Wendy Vecchi Make Art" that I stick under my desk for when I want it. I like that it is magnetic and I can use the magnets to hold stuff down. I thought I'd like it for watercolor, but realize I'm better off using the glass and tape.
As for the brown non-stick mat from Inkssentials that have been around forever, I have it folded in half and stuck in my cart next to my work area handy to do my pasting on. Easy to move away, and I do usually wipe it right away, but am sure not to lay something on it and get paste/glue where I don't want it. Easy peasy. 

[sdwhru]

I have the WRMK media mat (I think that is what it's called) it is 18 X 24 - I like the big size.  On the other size of my desk I have the CutterPillar Glow with a cutting mat on it.  

[traveler]

I use a large sewing mat which is good for cutting (self healing) and has the inch markings. I have plenty of space and I want to put something on the other side that is good for glue and inks. I have the roll up kind now, but I leave it out all the time. I think the glass is a good idea, I had never thought of that before.