There are three different options when it comes to making a stencil with your cricut.
What is cricut stencil vinyl used for.
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.
A way to cut your vinyl for the stencil i used the amazing cricut cutting machine.
Which vinyl to use for stencils.
Press the flashing go button.
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.
For this tutorial i am using cricut brand vinyl and it did ok.
If you want to know how to make vinyl stencils with your cricut be sure to see my post here.
I prefer using oramask 813 stencil vinyl and others like 631 removable vinyl.
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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.
Today i m going to show you how to make diy reusable stencils with your cricut cutting machine.
I think regular vinyl plus a layer of mod podge seals better than the stencil vinyl.
While shopping online for an stencil vinyl for cricut is easier and more convenient than shopping in person it is also harder to know if you are buying a high quality product.
1 roll of 12 x 48 stencil vinyl use with all cricut electronic cutting machines.
Stencil vinyl is made specifically to make stencils with your cricut machine and it s self adhesive.
Place stencil material onto cricut machine mat.
I used my cricut explore air2 for this project.
This month s cricut tutorial is one i ve been wanting to write for a while.
Reusable stencils are great for stenciling furniture floors walls and anywhere you want to paint the same design multiple times.
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.
But if you re in a rush or don t want the hassle of doing the mod podge stencil vinyl is the way to go.
I order from expressions vinyl linked they have great prices and good quality.
It definitely sealed better than just regular vinyl.
In this tutorial i m going to show you how and why to use cricut stencil vinyl and how easy it is to make a custom pillow cover.
I used stencil vinyl and i did not use mod podge.
So i tested it.
This can be a matter of preference and you may just have to try to see what you like.
Permanent adhesive vinyl is also sticky but will create a stronger bond with any surface you.
Removable adhesive vinyl has a sticky backing and should peel back easily from your project.
Select and size images and load the mat into the machine.
Cutting cricut stencil vinyl with a cricut machine.
But instead of being limited to stencils that are available for sale.