DIY Crafting Mat

Howdy Crafters ~ I found a way to make my own Crafting mat - contact paper and poster board were purchased at the Dollar Tree - 5 packages of Poster board Sheets - and one roll of Contact paper - meaning, more crafting mats can be created in the future if you need a replacement.

I did watch several videos on line - one used freezer paper - I made one mat using Freezer paper, but prefer the Contact paper!!

Inks wipe off with a baby wipe or rag & water.  So far this mat it is working for me!

I taped my mat to my crafting table with painters tape to keep it from moving.

I used Elmers School glue stick to adhere to poster board. I cut the contact paper to make sure I had a border to glue to the back - I mitered my corners before gluing the contact paper to the back

HINT: A ruler and Black Sharpie Marker can be used to add Grid lines to your mat before covering it with the contact paper -  Or you can decorate your mat with stamping and such before adding the contact paper.  I was good with a plain mat.

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!

Here are the photos:

My Finished Crafting mat - 11 inches by 14 inches

Clear Contact Paper and Poster board pack