The steps you use to transfer vinyl using the cricut transfer tape are exactly the same using this alternative.
Contact paper instead of vinyl.
Don t pull it away from the release paper.
I use transparent contact paper from the dollar tree.
Cut your contact paper to the desired size.
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.
It s time to get ready for summer and vinyl is the newest in thing.
Contact paper shown in the picture below cricut machine cricut cartridge of choice cutting mat ideas 1.
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.
It look good at the time but not great.
Peel back the paper backing and fold the edge like this.
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.
Stick it to your mat contact paper side down.
That is how i felt about the monogrammin.
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.
Film de protection adhésif which is self adhesive and comes in a bunch of different colors and you can.
I craft on a budget and vinyl transfer paper is expensive.
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 cricut vinyl is 12 inches by 48 inches.
It s 1 for a roll that is 18 x 54 and it works really.
Using contact paper instead of cricut vinyl with your machine supplies.
Subscribe to expressions vinyl s channel here https goo gl y3jpi4 have you ever thought about using con tact paper instead of transfer tape.
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.
Place sticky side down onto the edge of the vinyl cut out.
Do you ever do a craft and you are not 100 happy with it.
Overall i like transfer tape better.
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.
You should be staring at the grid.
I knew there had to be an alternative to using it and there is.
The best thing i found was to use contact paper french.