Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below.
How to put permanent vinyl on cricut mat.
Apply the vinyl to the cricut mat with the vinyl side up.
The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette.
If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.
Take your scraper tool and make sure there are no bubbles and that it is adhered to the mat well.
Don t confuse this with htv iron on vinyl that has to be placed shiny side down.
Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
This video will walk you through how to put your paper on your mat and load it into your cricut.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.