Contact paper works awesome with stencil vinyl but not so well with cricut glitter vinyl.
Whyis the vinyl tranfer tape taking the paint with it.
It has an added 20 feet more in length a feat you won t be able to find even amongst the well known brands out there in the market.
First you need to get ahold of some transfer tape.
If you re making your own files in design space or other cutting machine software you can add your own registration marks.
I have found that cricut vinyl transfer tape works well.
Get it as soon as wed sep 23.
Contact paper is also way less expensive than cricut transfer tape.
Today i have a fun thanksgiving fall sign and a free cut file down at the bottom i wanted to break it up and do a post that i should have done before this post but finally i m going to show you how to use transfer tape while we craft this fun sign and talk about why you need transfer tape in your vinyl stash.
Now take that piece of transfer tape with the vinyl and line it up over the black layer of vinyl.
Using a scraper tool rub back and forth to adhere the vinyl.
The first reason is because of its 50 foot long roll.
I was scared to try the transfer tape with my silhouette vinyl designs and stencils but one you get the hang of it it will be your best friend.
Renook medium tack vinyl transfer paper tape roll 12 inch x 50 feet clear with 1 2 square blue alignment grid for silhouette cameo cricut adhesive vinyl for decals windows and other smooth surfaces.
Transfer tape is sticky kind of like vinyl it s purpose is to move.
Next cut a piece of transfer tape that is big enough to cover your entire vinyl design.
Heat transfer vinyl.
This model without any doubt falls into the category of the best vinyl transfer tape.
Line up the triangles perfectly on top of each other and your two layers should line up perfectly.
Peel off the transfer tape backing and apply the transfer tape to the vinyl design.
Using a vinyl stencil on wood for your hand painted sign can sometimes be tricky.
After your first try you re probably asking yourself how do i stop the paint from bleeding under the stencil or why is my stencil pulling up paint when i take it off.
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Painter s tape i prefer frog tape craft paint i m using cheap acrylic apple barrel type paint.
Remove vinyl from backing and transfer with blue painter s tape for all your projects.
The strong hold transfer tape ruined my stencil vinyl project i didn t even take the chance on the regular hold transfer tape.
And then there is the whole ordeal of getting the stencil on the wood straight in the first place.