Vinyl dcor

Celebrate vinyl with these fun and easy projects

with step-by-step instructions and color photos

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Vinyl dcor
C
reating your own vinyl home dcor project is easy and fun. There are so many fun things that you can do with vinyl to make your world more colorful. In this how-to series, we will provide you with a list of needed tools, a vinyl basics guide to get you going, some amazing finished examples for you to enjoy and create yourself, and finally some of the best tips to make your experience using vinyl the best ever!

What you will need:

n Cutting machine (Cricut, n Cartridges or software n Vinyl (choose from over 50 vinyl
colors at Oh My Crafts) Silhouette, eclips, Pazzles or other)

n Embellishments n Surface to apply the vinyl n Any paints, inks or sprays to modify vinyl surface

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contents 2 Introduction 4 Vinyl Basics 6 Lettering on Frame 8 Overlaying Lettering 10 Fun Wall Mural 12 Creative Vinyl on Frame 14 Simple Room Dcor 16 Layered Vinyl Welcome Sign 18 Custom Container Labels
CREATIVE: DECORATE: CREATIVE: TECHNIQUE: DECORATE: TECHNIQUE: ORGANIZATION:

its so simple and easy to use. The results are amazing!

VINYL

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vinyl basics
Things you can do with Vinyl
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VINYL GLOSSARY OF TERMS VINYL: A plastic material with an adhesive backing used for signs, stencils and crafting projects. It may have a permanent or removable adhesive. LINER: The non-stick backing to a sheet of vinyl. With some electronic cutting machines the liner acts as the carrier so a mat is not required. WEED: To remove excess vinyl from the object which is being used. Example: remove the weedskeep the plant. PICK: To remove the negative portion of letters. Any bit that is not part of the actual design. Example: the inside portion of a letter O or P or a part of the design that needs to be removed to reveal the design. BURNISH: To rub firmly in place. The action of rubbing helps the vinyl adhere to the surface it is being applied to. LAYER: To add an additional layer(s) to the base vinyl design. Example: A butterfly might have 5 different colored layers to give a colorful dimension.

Alcohol ink on vinyl Use as a stencil for etching Decorate a cell phone, notebook etc. Cling window decorations Print on vinyl with the Cricut Imagine or most ink jet printers Label canisters in your pantry or storage boxes in a playroom Home Dcor (not just wall words) Decorate picture frames Automobile decals, pinstriping or business info Science Fair project boards Layouts Mini albums Signage for a school event or party

General instructions for cutting vinyl:

Settings will vary for different machines, so please consult the instructions that came with your cutting machine for recommendations. For general use, select a low pressure setting to cut.

CUT 8. Cut selection and remove vinyl from machine. 9. Use hook or pick tool to weed away excess vinyl from selected design. Be sure to clean out the centers of letters or objects. TRANSFER 10. Using transfer tape the size of your design, remove transfer tape backing and apply it over the vinyl design. Rub over the transfer tape with a flat scraper tool. 11. Peel transfer tape (and vinyl design) away from vinyl backing. Make sure that all the vinyl elements lift up and stick to the transfer tape. 12. With the clear transfer tape, you can now align your design on a clean, dry surface. Vinyl will not adhere to a moist or greasy surface. 13. Rub design down using firm pressure with any flat application tool. 14. Carefully peel away transfer tape from vinyl. If the vinyl pulls off with the transfer tape, lay transfer tape back down and burnish again until transfer tape can be removed clear and free from vinyl. Its that easy to create beautiful and fun vinyl dcor!

PREP 1. Make sure the paper saver mode is turned off. 2. Set the blade depth to #4 on a Cricut Expression machine. 3. Use a low pressure setting to cut vinyl; it should only cut through the vinyl and not the paper backing. Use setting #2 on the original Cricut and the low pressure setting on both the Create and Expressions machines. 4. Set the cutting speed according to the level of intricacyslower for more intricate and faster for simple cut outs like a cactus. 5. If your machine allows you to create a text box around words, then use this setting. 6. Place vinyl on cutting mat accord ing to manufacturers directions (or feed it through your other cutting device), ensuring that any wrinkles or bubbles are removed prior to cutting. 7. Select a design, letter or phrase to cut making sure that settings have all been adjusted for vinyl. For correct size of cuts, we highly recommend testing on paper before cutting vinyl.

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designed by Whitney Lewis

Applying creative vinyl lettering to a frame:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Frame: Twelve Timbers 8 x 11 (fits 4 x 6 picture) Inks and Stains: Tim Holtz Stain (Walnut), Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks (Rust, Raspberry, Espresso, Blending Solution and Applicator Tool) Ranger Ink Adirondack Color Wash (Wild Plum and Espresso); Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (Almond and Transfer Tape); Cartridge: Cricut (Plantin Schoolbook); Dies: Sizzix Bigz Die (Sewing Room by Tim Holtz); Canvas: Ranger Ink (StickyBack Canvas Natural); Embellishments: Tim Holtz (Hanger Clips, 6x12 Grunge Paper, Haberdashery stamp, Chain Tassels), My Minds Eye (Lost and Found Buttons Lovely), White Cotton Trim, Jenni Bowlin (Wooden Spool), Bazzill Basics Needle and In Stitchz Floss (Cream), Karen Fosters Scrappers Spool (Tawny); Tools: American Crafts Zing! Embossing Powder (Copper Metallic), Marvy Uchida Embossing Heat Tool Finished size: 8 x 11 [6 ] H O W- T O SE R IE S

CARTRIDGE USED:

PLANTIN SCHOOLBOOK
Various letters 12

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SET UP: Stain frame and prepare to embellish with floss, stamped spool images and attachments. Step 1: Cut out lettering using plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge. Cut all lettering at 2 (cut leaves me in at 1). STEP 2: Drip a few dots of each alchohol ink color onto felt applicator and dab onto vinyl letters. Let dry. STEP 3: Layer stitches onto shadow letters using transfer tape. STEP 4: Apply Sewing leaves me in lettering to top of frame with transfer tape. STEP 5: Spray canvas with Wild Plum Color Wash and let dry. Adhere stitches to canvas, slightly overlapping letters. Hand stitch a line below lettering and around a few letters. STEP 6: Stick canvas on cardboard backing and insert canvas into frame. STEP 7: Add attachments to outer frame.

tip
Color coordinate your projects by using Color Wash. Spray on papers, fibers, fabric and more.
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designed by Machelle Newman

Layering vinyl lettering on wood:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Board: 7 x 20 blank board; Papers: Making Memories Paper (Reverie), Red pattern paper; Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (Ladybug Red, Almond and Transfer Tape); Machine: Silhouette; Ink: ColorBox Ink Pad (Charcoal); Other: Mod Podge. Finished size: 7 x 20

MORE FUN SENTIMENTS

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Live, Laugh, Love Welcome Welcome Spring Bless This Home Home Sweet Home Happiness Is A Journey Welcome Home Enjoy Life Simplify Be Mine Imagine Wish, Hope, Dream

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Step 1: Cut two strips 2 x 6 in the Reverie paper. Ink edges and apply to end of board about from side using Mod Podge. STEP 2: Cut red pattern paper x 6, ink edges and apply with Mod Podge to top of printed black paper from side as shown. STEP 3: Using the Silhouette machine, cut the word BLESS at 6 x 12 with Almond vinyl using Bookman Old Style font. STEP 4: Apply the word BLESS to the wood using transfer tape. STEP 5: Cut this house 3 x 10 with Ladybug Red vinyl, using Lucida Calligraphy font. Lift lettering from liner sheet and then lay this house on top of the word BLESS. Burnish letters and then carefully remove transfer tape.

tip
to successfully transfer vinyl, use a squeegee tool to burnish the transfer tape onto the vinyl, allowing the vinyl to come off with the transfer tape.

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designed by Lindsey Miller

Creating a fun vinyl wall mural:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (12 sheets of 12 x 24 White, 1 sheet Purple, 1 sheet Dark Grey, 1 sheet Metallic Grey, 5 sheets Transfer Tape); Cartridge: Cricut (Accent Essentials and Paper Lace); Tools: Cricut tool kit (Spatula), Scissors, Craft knife. Finished size: Approx. 3 x 6 on wall

CARTRIDGE USED:

ACCENT ESSENTIALS
Flower (small) <flower 24> 3 Flower (big) <flower 24> 6

PAPER LACE
Flower <accent flower> 4

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Step 1: Cut 3 large flowers, then program for 6 small flowers. Note: 3 large white flowers and 6 small flowers fit on a 12 x 24 sheet. Continue until desired quantitywe cut out 35 large and 70 small white flowers. Weed excess vinyl away from flowers. Apply transfer tape individually. Burnish and remove from liner with vinyl flower attached to transfer tape. STEP 2: When placing flowers on wall it is best to place them in threes. 1 big flower with 2 small. This will provide a consistent pattern. STEP 3: Burnish flowers onto wall using vinyl scraper. Pull off the transfer tape, leaving flower on the wall. STEP 4: Step back occasionally and check pattern. If you get to the ceiling and there are petals reaching over the ceiling edge use a craft knife to trim off extra. STEP 5: Once all white flowers are on, adhere purple and grey accent flowers in groups of 2 & 3 across mural.

tip
n Re-use transfer tape as long as it will allow. n Vinyl works best on non-glossy finishes. n You may have to adjust the amount of

flowers depending on the wall height.

n By doing this project yourself, you can save

around $60!
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designed by Sandy Cottle

3 creative ways to use vinyl on a decorative frame:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Frame: Twelve Timbers (15 x 13 Wood Frame); Paper: K&Company (Americana Specialty Paper Pad); Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (Admiral Blue, Cherry Red and Transfer Tape); Cartridge: Cricut (Stand and Salute); Die-cut machine: Cuttlebug; Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug embossing folder (Swiss Dots); Stains, Ink and Paint: Ranger Ink (Fired Brick and Antique Linen Distress Stain), Jenni Bowlin (Spice Tin Acrylic Paint Dabber), Tsukineko (Fantastix Inking Pens). Finished size: 15 x 13

CARTRIDGE USED:

STAND AND SALUTE

God Bless America (p.68) <shift><God Bless America> 4 Star border (p.32) <border shift><StarBorder> 2

tip

For most vinyl projects, select medium speed, low pressure and #4 blade depth.

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FRAME Step 1: Use red distress stain to cover frame and fantastix stick to fill in the inner corners of the frame. STEP 2: Cut out 2 star borders in blue vinyl. Weed and pick centers. STEP 3: Apply transfer tape to one border and burnish. Remove transfer tape with vinyl stars attached one border at a time. STEP 4: Place one border in the lower right corner and the other border in the upper left corner, then burnish. STEP 5: Gently dab the paint dabber all around the stars leaving some red showing and fill in the center of the stars. Lightly dab paint all over frame as little or as heavy as desired. Let dry. STEP 6: Remove star borders stencil carefully. STEP 7: Once frame is dry, dab antique linen stain all over frame. CENTER INSERT Step 1: Trim script/line flower paper to 10 x 8. STEP 2: Cut God Bless America out at 4. Next, weed around letters and pick centers out. STEP 3: Cut out 1 star border in red vinyl and insert into Swiss dot embossing folder and emboss. STEP 4: Remove 2 of the star centers and discard the remaining border. STEP 5: Apply star to center of blue star and repeat. STEP 6: Apply transfer tape to letters, then burnish. Remove lettering from liner sheet and apply to center of paper. STEP 7: Clean glass (inside and out) and reassemble frame.

tip
It only takes light pressure on the transfer tape to adhere the vinyl to paper.

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designed by Amy Tippetts

Simple and cute door dcor with vinyl:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (Ice Blue, Lucky Green and Transfer Tape); Cartridge: Cricut (Hello Kitty Font). Finished size: Various size based on name

CARTRIDGE USED:

HELLO KITTY FONT

Flower letters <shift><flower><M I A> 4 Flower letters <shift><flower><e L L I e> 4

tip
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to add a color in the letters instead of the background color showing through, use a round punch to cut out a circle in the desired color and place between the vinyl and surface.

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Step 1: Cut out letters for your childs name by pressing <flower> and <shift> buttons. STEP 2: Next, weed around letters and pick centers out. STEP 3: Apply transfer tape to one letter flower and burnish. STEP 4: Burnish flowers onto door or wall using vinyl scraper and medium pressure. Pull off the transfer tape, leaving flower on the wall. STEP 5: Rotate letters as you place them to create a fun style for your childs bedroom door. STEP 6: Repeat for other childrens room and let them enjoy.

tip
If your daughter enjoys Hello Kitty, then you can also cut out flower designs that have Hello Kitty images inside. Because they are intricate designs, you may want to cut them out larger.

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designed by Tony Abrams

Creating a layered vinyl Welcome sign:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (Lucky Green, Key Lime Pie, Cloud White, Lemon Yellow, Hot Pink, Blue Oasis and Transfer Tape); Cartridge: Cricut (Floral Embellishment and Tear Drop); Tools: Cricut Expression. Finished size: Approx. 10 x 25

CARTRIDGE USED:

FLORAL EMBELLISHMENT
Butterfly (p.64) <shift><butterfly2> 3 Butterfly (p.64) <shift><layer1> 3 Butterfly (p.64) <shift><layer2> 3 Flower (p.39) <shift><flower19> 3 Flower (p.39) <shift><layer1> 3 Flower (p.39) <shift><layer2> 3 Bird (p.61) <shift><bird1> 3 Bird (p.61) <shift><layer1> 3 Bird (p.61) <shift><layer2> 3 tear Drop (p.61) <shift><bird1> 3

TEAR DROP
Flower <shadow> <W e l c o m e> 1

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BUTTERFLY Step 1: Cut all layers for butterfly, then weed excess vinyl and pick out centers. STEP 2: Begin with base of butterfly and layer upwards. STEP 3: Cut a piece of transfer tape to cover the vinyl that you are transferring without a lot of excess on the edges. STEP 4: On most projects, the layer being applied is about 1/16 of an inch from the edge of the previous layer of vinyl. STEP 5: Use pick to lift and place small pieces of vinyl directly on to butterfly. STEP 6: Once all layers are in place, use transfer tape to move butterfly to sign surface. STEP 7: Repeat the same steps for each bird and flower. NOTE: The cutting machine should remain at the same size setting for your entire project. The layers are sized to be perfect for layering.

tip
plan out color layers in advance and then cut all layers at one time.
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designed by Amy Tippetts

Easy organization labels for any budget:

MATERIALS USED:
Supplies Vinyl: Oh My Crafts Vinyl (Hot Pink and Transfer Tape); Cartridge: Cricut (Street Sign); Machine: Cricut Expression; Jars: Making Memories large 3-pack. Finished size: Large jars (approx. 2 pints each)

CARTRIDGE USED:

STREET SIGN
Letters <r i b b o n s> 1 Letters <f l o w e r s> 1 Letters <b u t t o n s> 1

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Step 1: Cut out all letters used to label the container jars. STEP 2: Weed letters and pick centers out. STEP 3: Apply transfer tape to one word at a time and burnish. STEP 4: Line up lettering along side of jar and burnish using vinyl scraper and medium pressure. Pull off the transfer tape, leaving lettering on the container jar. STEP 5: Repeat for other container jars. STEP 6: Add embellishments to fill the container jars.

tip
the secret to any successful vinyl application is transfer tape. If you are doing lettering, layering or even placing your first Hello Kitty on your daughters wall, this stuff is a must have! NOte: to make the transfer tape last as long as possible, cut to the size of the word or shape with approximately extra around the edges.

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