I have made this Vinyl wall art for my Nephew as a Christmas gift. I used my Expression and the 12 by 24 mat, Cars Cartridge and two colors of Cricut vinyl grey and green. I used the Expressions fit to page key (I can't remember the cut size but this is a huge piece he is going to love it). To make this I had to layer the two colors meaning I had to make two different cuts, guess what I used the other cut to make an additional piece and I used the backing from the vinyl to create another, making that three projects from two cuts.
Video on youtube by Happy Happy Joy Joy...
How to layer vinyl tutorial... 1) Cut your background shape on the highest settings so you cut through the vinyl and the backing. 2) Leave the backing on this cut piece 3) Cut your next layer with all the settings at 3 so you don't cut the backing layer. 4) Make your cut 5) Apply your transfer tape 6) Weed your image (Transfer it to your tape) 7) Layer your image over your background cut. 8) Clean the wall where you wish to place your vinyl leaving no residue 9) Peel the backing from the background shape 10) Adhere to your surface
Today I want to share with you the best vinyl video tutorial I have found on youtube Video made by expressions vinyl...
Points in the video... 1) Cut only the vinyl not the backing layer 2) Set all the depths to 3 3) Use only the amount of vinyl you need for your project 4) Weeding is taking the vinyl off that you don't use (please save this for another use a great way to use the negative is as a stencil for t shirt painting or etching) 5) Cut down and apply your transfer tape over the weeded vinyl, smooth it and make sure it is adhered well. 6) What she does not show you is that she replaced the backing sheet of the transfer tape onto the sticky side of the vinyl til she was ready to apply it7) Prep your surface making sure it is clean and free of any residue 8) Remove this backing layer for the transfer tape 9) Adhere your vinyl to where you want it placed 10) Take an application tool and adhere to your wall making sure to remove any air bubbles.
I have been very busy crafting vinyl sayings for my Nephews, Niece as Christmas Gifts I will share them with you after the big day. They are stored for now on the transfer tape with the backing placed back on it. On Tuesday I will post a small project I have worked on for our home.
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Yikes after and early start to winter in October we caught a little break in November that all ended this week when we were hit hard by the first real winter storm. This is little J out parading around in the white stuff, the kids were up early out collection ice cream snow. This has quickly become a tradition around here with measurable snow fall the ice cream maker comes out of hiding.
I don't have a project for you today but I am going to brag up our daughter L, her Dad and I taught her to Crochet this past spring all because I wanted to learn how to make those cute flowers that can be found all over crafty creations lately. She caught on also and now is making scarfs in school colors for her sisters and cousins, I think it is really cool! I taught her how to make the pom poms on the end of her sisters scarf (remember those?) in the 70's my Sister and I made them to adorn our ice skates. Yeah, that's right I was really good at it also;)
I saw this video on youtube and had to give it a try. I left off the frills personally I don't like them on boy cards because I know my Nephews don't enjoy anything to do with girls. LOL, last Christmas the red popcorn looked pink and my nephews reaction was hysterical so now we include a little girl item in his gifts just to get a reaction. I know I am bad but it is so very funny!
Below is the finished product a painted glass ball ornament...
Here is how you can make your own...
Painted Ornament Tutorial Product list 1) Clear Glass Ornament any size 2) Acrylic Craft Paints (I love the glitter or metallic types for this project) 3) Old container to catch excess paint 4) Adhesive Backed Vinyl 5) Cricut 6) Cricut Cartridge of your choice 7) 8" length of Ribbon
Steps 1) Remove hanger from ornament 2) Pour in Acrylic Paint of your choice 3) Swirl the paint around in the ornament making sure to cover the entire inside 4) Place ornament upside down so excess paint can drain out (I used a cool Whip container and egg carton works great also 5) Let dry this could take a few days, make sure it is totally dry 6) Place hanger back on the ornament 7) Tie your length of ribbon to the top 8) Cut your Vinyl 9) Remove the protective backing 10) Smooth vinyl onto the ornament
Below you can see how I drain the ornaments...
Please email any questions to paschal.sara@gmail.com
I am so happy to say I am a great Aunt twice over now my Nephew and his Wife had Baby Cooper back in November. They plan on coming down for Christmas so I will get to see him in person then, for now the Beautiful Christmas card that arrived has to suffice. For Christmas gifts this year we are going small and practical this is just part of his gift I altered a Luv's Wipe tub. Luv's brand now prints its label right onto the tub so I took some dp and covered the container, I wanted to use more vinyl but realized this too late. I love how it turned out and was happy to find some animal print DP in my stash. Now they can bring the container to daycare and it is clearly marked to whom it belongs. My biggest pet peeve of having the girls in daycare when they were younger is that fact I always brought and brought and it all went so quickly I am sure our supply helped to cover some other children.
Product list... Luv's Diaper Wipes Cricut Vinyl adhesive backed Cricut Expression Cricut Doodle charms cartridge Cricut George Cartridge Google Eyes 10mm CM DP
So I used some Lilly Images from my friend Amy and made her an angel. It is so out of the box for me to use cute images such as this, I can't remember how many times I tore the card apart to get it semi wonderful in my mind but here it is...
