Part 1 before i had the silhouette i found various ways to make my own letters and numbers to stick on blocks like this christmas count down set.
Contact paper instead of vinyl.
Using contact paper instead of cricut vinyl with your machine supplies.
Heat transfer vinyl on the other hand does not have a paper backing instead htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl.
Place sticky side down onto the edge of the vinyl cut out.
I ve had hit and miss success using contact paper as transfer tape.
Cut your contact paper to the desired size.
Stick it to your mat contact paper side down.
Don t pull it away from the release paper.
The contact paper i purchased from the dollar store is called adhesive shelf and drawer liner and comes in a roll that is approximately 40 inches by 18 inches.
The steps you use to transfer vinyl using the cricut transfer tape are exactly the same using this alternative.
You should be staring at the grid.
Painter s tape is the answer.
The contact paper is not nearly as thick as the cricut vinyl but for 1 vs 10 i was willing to try.
Peel back the paper backing and fold the edge like this.
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The other side is where the adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.
I knew there had to be an alternative to using it and there is.
It s time to get ready for summer and vinyl is the newest in thing.
Film de protection adhésif which is self adhesive and comes in a bunch of different colors and you can.
However if i m going to use contact paper as my vinyl i make temporary stickers for my storm door for seasonal decoration then using contact paper as my transfer is a winner every time.
It s 1 for a roll that is 18 x 54 and it works really.
Adhesive vinyl can come in all kinds of colors and finishes but it will always have a paper backing and be sticky to the touch when that backing is peeled off.
It look good at the time but not great.
The cricut vinyl is 12 inches by 48 inches.
Do you ever do a craft and you are not 100 happy with it.
I craft on a budget and vinyl transfer paper is expensive.
That is how i felt about the monogrammin.
How to cut contact paper to look like vinyl with your cricut.
After you have weeded your image you prepare the contact paper and apply it to your vinyl image.
The best thing i found was to use contact paper french.
Overall i like transfer tape better.