Place stencil material onto cricut machine mat.
Cutting vinyl stencils cricut.
Removable adhesive vinyl has a sticky backing and should peel back easily from your project.
I made the reusable stencil using cricut stencil vinyl.
Press the flashing go button.
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.
Reusable stencils are great for stenciling furniture floors walls and anywhere you want to paint the same design multiple times.
If you want to know how to make vinyl stencils with your cricut be sure to see my post here.
Cutting cricut stencil vinyl with a cricut machine.
This month s cricut tutorial is one i ve been wanting to write for a while.
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.
Stencil vinyl is made specifically to make stencils with your cricut machine and it s self adhesive.
Load the fine point blade in the machine.
There are three different options when it comes to making a stencil with your cricut.
But instead of being limited to stencils that are available for sale.
It s time to cut the stencil.
Set material to stencil vinyl in design space.
I order from expressions vinyl linked they have great prices and good quality.
How to use cricut stencil vinyl.
This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.
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.
Select and size images and load the mat into the machine.
I prefer using oramask 813 stencil vinyl and others like 631 removable vinyl.
1 roll of 12 x 48 stencil vinyl use with all cricut electronic cutting machines clear durable repositionable stencil vinyl adheres to wood canvas plastic paper and more adhesive back helps prevent stencil shifting or color bleed around the edges.
Cricut stencil vinyl lets you cut and apply your designs to just about any project whether working with wood canvas plastics paper or more.
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.
Which vinyl to use for stencils.
This vinyl is specifically made for reusable stencils and is repositionable.
Cricut cartridges are packed with usable shapes and the cricut image library gives you access to 50 000 images and fonts giving you the creative.