I am back home after two weeks in the Caribbean celebrating our thirty-second anniversary! I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband… and good friends.
But now it’s time to get back to work. My friend Lorine Mason (also seen above) and I talk almost every day about various projects we are working on and she will sometimes end our calls with, “Work smart!” That is a reminder worthy of posting somewhere conspicuous. Work or Pinterest- help me! This is going right next to my computer…
I did something I’ve been wanting to try for a while… and that is cutting vinyl on my Sizzix eclips machine using two of my favorite Duetica fonts- Mandolyn and Woodwynde.
- First lay out your text in your software editing program using the Duetica Lettering Arts Studio fonts.(I used both a script and traditional font for interest and tried several versions of the phrase until I got it just the way I wanted.)
- Create an outline of the text and save it as an .svg file
- Open the ECAL software on the Sizzix eclips cutter and insert the text.
- Lay a piece of aqua vinyl adhesive side down on cutting mat and cut with eclips. (You may have to play around with the settings- you want to cut the vinyl but not through to the backing paper.)
- Cut a piece of transfer paper (or contact paper) a little bigger than the size of your text. Remove the backing so you have a piece of sticky film. Place the film over the text.
- Burnish the phrase on the front of the contact paper so the letters peel off easily. NOTE: I forgot to order transfer tape with the vinyl but I wound up using contact paper which worked fine.
adhesive side up
- Position cut out vinyl text on the wall or where desired. Burnish into place using your fingernails.
- I picked up an 8″ x 10″ frame at The Closet for $.50- it was missing the glass, but I don’t need it for this anyway…
- Cut a coordinating mat with an inside window large enough to fit your text. Glue mat to the inside of the frame.
- Center frame and mat over text. Hang frame on wall!
Look at the great detail that the eclips was able to cut. And don’t you just love these Duetica fonts? I can’t wait to add vinyl to other areas of my house! And wouldn’t it be great to put up sayings for special occasions? The possibilities are very exciting!
Vinyl is fairly inexpensive and the fact that you can cut your own sayings is super cool! I ordered mine from Oh My Crafts.
I can’t wait to try more! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend…
Aww! You all look so cute! happy anniversary!
I love the framed advice! We all need to work smarter and use out time economically. I am an offender. I go off on creative tangents that ultimately take time way from what I want to do.
I agree Candace! I also am easily distracted and sometimes just have to turn everything off and concentrate on what I need to get done… Thanks- we had such a fun anniversary trip 🙂
Happy Anniversary – you all looked like you were having way too much fun!!
Sharon