Long Awaited New Craft Toy

It's finally here!  I can't believe it!?  I have wanted one of these for so, so, so long and I finally have one to call my own.  Look...

Now I have to figure out how to use it.  :)  I received it a week ago so I have opened it and played with it a little.  It's so cool!!  Does anyone have any tips or suggestions, especially for the stickiness of the mat?  Just seems really, really sticky.  But my first cut came out great and it was from one of my own pictures.  I just figured out how to use the trace feature and it worked pretty good.  I haven't watched the instructional video that came with it... I am hoping it explains all the buttons on the screen a little better.  How did you learn?  Any suggestions would be very helpful and much appreciated!!

Happy crafting!!