Applying Vinyl To Paper

Applying the vinyl to the canvas.

Applying vinyl to paper.

They then pull up the box around the image and continue to weed from. If you want to take your card making creations to the next level using heat transfer vinyl is the answer. Heat transfer vinyl on cardstock. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases if you purchase something through any link hello creative family may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you.

Weeding means to remove any of the vinyl that you don t want including any insides of the letters. Some people prefer to add a weeding box around their image when they cut. If you enjoyed this post of how to apply heat transfer vinyl to cardstock and you re looking for more fun heat transfer vinyl or iron on projects then check out my gallery here. Lift the vinyl and apply heat to remove imperfections.

After the design is cut it is time to weed the vinyl. The vinyl sticker itself which is sandwiched in between the backing paper and transfer paper. If you come across imperfections in the vinyl such as wrinkles start at the outside edge and lift the vinyl up to un stick the area. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper.

This post and photos may contain amazon or other affiliate links. Cardstock cricut cricut design space cricut easypress cricut explore air 2 expressions. This makes it easier to mold around curves and edges. The backing paper that the vinyl is stuck to.

Lift the vinyl and apply heat from a heat gun to make the vinyl more malleable. 1 hour or less crafts all posts cricut cricut basics cricut crafts diy and craft. I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl. Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.

The transfer tape which is the layer on top of the sticker. Cricut diy projects seasons summer tagged with. How to transfer oracal 651 vinyl to paper for a paper project. Applying your new decals using transfer tape.

The second card that we created was made using siser textured glitter 20 in red green and silver. Stickers with transfer tape are made up of three layers. Cut weed and apply the vinyl weed the vinyl. Yes you read that correctly you can use heat transfer vinyl on cardstock.

Here s a link to a simple tip that shows how to eliminate this problem by softening the tape s adhesive with application fluid. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. Whether you apply the vinyl wet or dry removing the application tape can cause just enough stress to cause bubbles. Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky.