After years of hating stencil projects because of the mess and sloppy results i was amazed at what a game changer cricut s stencil vinyl was.
What circut mat is best for stencil vinyl.
1 roll of 12 x 48 stencil vinyl use with all cricut electronic cutting machines.
This month s cricut tutorial is one i ve been wanting to write for a while.
But instead of being limited to stencils that are available for sale.
Cutting cricut stencil vinyl with a cricut machine.
Stencil vinyl is made specifically to make stencils with your cricut machine and it s self adhesive.
Create personalized stencils for your paper crafting add a pattern to your dining room wall or help your kids build that lemonade stand they see in their dreams.
If you want to know how to make vinyl stencils with your cricut be sure to see my post here.
Which vinyl to use for stencils.
After the cricut is finished cutting remove the mat then remove the stencil vinyl from the mat.
Stencil vinyl is not permanent at all.
Instead of removing the vinyl around the letters you ll be removing the vinyl letters themselves.
It s removed after painting so you can have a nice clean design that is hand painted.
Refer to stencil vinyl kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings a kiss cut goes through the stencil vinyl and leaves the liner intact.
Select and size images and load the mat into the machine.
Permanent adhesive vinyl is also sticky but will create a stronger bond with any surface you.
This can be a matter of preference and you may just have to try to see what you like.
Removable adhesive vinyl has a sticky backing and should peel back easily from your project.
Press the flashing go button.
Cricut stencil vinyl lets you cut and apply your designs to just about any project whether working with wood canvas plastics paper or more.
Today i m going to show you how to make diy reusable stencils with your cricut cutting machine.
With this thicker sturdier tougher vinyl like material i was able to cut custom adhesive backed stencils that could be used over and over again with great results every.
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Both of these sized mats work in all the explore machines as well as the cricut maker machine.
So sizing is truly dependent on the size of the projects that you will be working on.
I prefer using oramask 813 stencil vinyl and others like 631 removable vinyl.
Place stencil material onto cricut machine mat.
Now you are going to weed in reverse.
You have the option of either purchasing the 12 x 12 cricut mat or the larger 12x24 cricut mat.
There are three different options when it comes to making a stencil with your cricut.
It s usually clear or see through and it s designed to be used for painting.
I order from expressions vinyl linked they have great prices and good quality.
Reusable stencils are great for stenciling furniture floors walls and anywhere you want to paint the same design multiple times.
For this tutorial i am using cricut brand vinyl and it did ok.
Learn how to use cricut stencil vinyl to make your own personalized doormat.