After the cricut is finished cutting remove the mat then remove the stencil vinyl from the mat.
What circut mat is best for stencil vinyl.
Today i m going to show you how to make diy reusable stencils with your cricut cutting machine.
I order from expressions vinyl linked they have great prices and good quality.
But instead of being limited to stencils that are available for sale.
You have the option of either purchasing the 12 x 12 cricut mat or the larger 12x24 cricut mat.
Place stencil material onto cricut machine mat.
1 roll of 12 x 48 stencil vinyl use with all cricut electronic cutting machines.
For this tutorial i am using cricut brand vinyl and it did ok.
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.
It was so easy to see the cut lines using the bright pad.
Permanent adhesive vinyl is also sticky but will create a stronger bond with any surface you.
I prefer using oramask 813 stencil vinyl and others like 631 removable vinyl.
This month s cricut tutorial is one i ve been wanting to write for a while.
Select and size images and load the mat into the machine.
This can be a matter of preference and you may just have to try to see what you like.
So sizing is truly dependent on the size of the projects that you will be working on.
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There are three different options when it comes to making a stencil with your cricut.
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.
Learn how to use cricut stencil vinyl to make your own personalized doormat.
Now you are going to weed in reverse.
Stencil vinyl is made specifically to make stencils with your cricut machine and it s self adhesive.
Stencil vinyl is not permanent at all.
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.
Cutting cricut stencil vinyl with a cricut machine.
You can cut your design on stencil vinyl transfer it to your surface and then paint within the stencil.
Instead of removing the vinyl around the letters you ll be removing the vinyl letters themselves.
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.
Removable adhesive vinyl has a sticky backing and should peel back easily from your project.
Both of these sized mats work in all the explore machines as well as the cricut maker 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.
Reusable stencils are great for stenciling furniture floors walls and anywhere you want to paint the same design multiple times.
It s usually clear or see through and it s designed to be used for painting.