I Discovered the SECRET to Making Waterproof Stickers at Home

[@tiffanyrachowicz6426]

I love how you left the blooper in there when you knocked it over LOL! And a very helpful video I'm going to get that tool from the Dollar Tree that's where I work

[@Cricuter]

😂 I figured it was fitting since I was talking about making mistakes haha clearly I make a lot of them 🙈 Definitely do it worked so good!!

[@tiffanyrachowicz6426]

@@Cricuter I already got the holographic laminate and the sticker paper and I just left the Dollar Tree I got one LOL

[@marig16]

OMG YES!!! I wish I found this video earlier today, would have saved my marriage!! (Okay...well...not my marriage, but woulda probably saved a small argument with my boyfriend, lol!). I had two printed sheets of stickers, ready to laminate! The first one I screwed up because my butterfinger got the paper stuck to the laminate and I tried to peel it off before it got worse, but the paper ended up ripping, and tearing right at the registration marks! and I ended up giving up once all chaos broke loose! Oy! When I had no confidence left in myself that I could pull off the second sheet, I asked my bf if he could do it (knowing he's much more fragile and capable of working with detailed work. I'd seen the method you describe at the end of the video that you found from other youtubers, and tried to explain to my partner to try it that way! However, he did not listen to me, and decided to try his own method instead, and began removing the entire film off in an attempt to lay it flat, upside down, on the table. I freaked out when he was peeling it TOO FAR! Not knowing he was trying his own method, and in that process of him peeling, I tried to stop him, thus causing him to bend the film. Oh no... He ended up finishing removing the entire film (now crinkled in parts), laid it flat on the table, and slowly put down the sticker sheet on the sticky side. Of course...when it came time to get the bubbles out, 2 of the stickers ended up a bit damaged because the paper was just too delicate versus the film. Later we had a big relationship talk about what went wrong, who was at fault, the definition of faults, why is everything someones fault, anything that does go wrong has a fault, yadda yadda..yadda yadda....ANYWAYS....... If we'd watched your video first...I think we coulda saved some discontent with each other. I showed him the video just now and he responded there were lots of ways of doing it wrong and that he got lucky. I really appreciate all your honesty in this video and you made me feel much better about my mess ups. hearing what you have gone through just hit home with me, and gave me confidence not to give up with using any adhesive laminate sheets (or in the future hologaphic sheets). With that said...I'm going to check out the Dollar Tree for that tool, and try your method out next time! I'm sure it will work!! Thank you so much.

[@Cricuter]

Crafting with your spouse can be so stressful 😆 don't give up! I screw up alllll the time. It's just part of the learning process. Watch more videos on my channel. I make the mistakes so you don't have to!

[@marig16]

@@Cricuter Haha!! I totally understand. I just subscribed! I can't wait to watch your videos (not just the ones of you screwing up, haha!) Have a great week!

[@meghanmattice7856]

I just have to tell you that this technique with the paint shield is such a game changer. I've been able to make so many more projects quickly and efficiently. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Cricuter]

That's awesome! I'm so glad it has made your life easier! 🙌

[@CocoLabels-j2i]

what a FANTASTIC TIP!!! off to buy a painting shield!!!

[@Cricuter]

It worked SO good! And for only a buck!

[@littlemissswiss]

love the scraper tool

[@Cricuter]

it's such a game changer!

[@KristopherKunze-z1y]

brilliantly simple and TO the point! The blooper was awesome too! Great job!

[@Cricuter]

Glad you enjoyed it 😂 thank you

[@madisonmansion]

Quilters rulers work great too! Thanks for the video!

[@Cricuter]

Thanks for the tip! I don't quilt so I'm not familiar with those but it might help someone else!

[@hillarysworld5325]

Clearly explained, thank you! Can’t wait to try.

[@Cricuter]

You're welcome! Good luck! It's tricky but once you get it right it's so satisfying!

[@lindaheidecket3597]

I had watched this video first. Then you said you had the part one so I watched it also. I use the exact same products. And yes that laminate was a pain lol. Thanks for the helpful hints. I thought that laminate was just too thin but now with your suggestions it will help.

[@Cricuter]

I was ready to throw the whole pack away and then I stumbled across that tool just browsing through the Dollar Tree and it was a game changer! Definitely give it a try. Thanks for watching Linda!

[@FreelanceRoad]

Brilliant! Thank you

[@Cricuter]

You're welcome 🥰

[@lorikerins742]

Great tips and teaching

[@Cricuter]

Thanks Lori! 🥰❤

[@pamtilsonrodgers2825]

Good video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!😊

[@Cricuter]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@robinbeda8928]

That's brilliant 👏

[@Cricuter]

Works so good!

[@CarolHewett-g1c]

Thank you

[@Cricuter]

You're very welcome 🙂

[@pamtilsonrodgers2825]

Great video. Tfs😊

[@Cricuter]

You are so welcome. Thanks for the visit!

[@elfredalove9455]

Thank you so very much 🎉

[@Cricuter]

Happy to help my friend! ☺

[@katherinelangford981]

Just a heads up. It's not waterproof. It's water resistant but I have found after being on my car for about a week, and having rain, the water seeps into it and the ink bleeds. I used an HP T1100 plotter for printing. This uses inkjet ink simialr to yours but imagine a 48" wide printer. Then I used a cold roll laminator to laminate using the same sheets, but I've also tested other sheets. They seem to be ok for a quick wash, like 5-10 seconds under a tap when you wash the outside of a steel bottle. But place them on say a car window or panels and they bleed badly after rain. I'm using waterproof vinyl as well. So far the best no bleeding has been printing using a laser printer, you don't even have to laminate and they hold up in rain and snow, BUT large sections of blue or greens at least on my Konica Minola Bizhub colour printer come out a bit blotchy. Not sure if other mach8nes handle those colours better. I'm considering to try putting eco solvent ink into a new one of those ink tank type printers. Eco solvent is waterproof. I would do a long time test on these in different situations first, especially if you are selling them as waterproof. Nice vid on the application technique. Had I seen that inmay nit have bought the cold roll laminator

[@Cricuter]

I agree with the ink bleeding from the edges. I ran into the same issue with stickers I put on my car windows. One thing that helped was using the offset tool to create a white boarder around the design. That way you don't have ink right on the edges to bleed. I made a sticker of my logo using Cricut's waterproof vinyl months ago and it's still on my car in perfect shape.

[@Natural50lady]

Can't you use clear contact paper, which is super cheap? The duck brand works great too.

[@Cricuter]

This is so much thinner than contact paper they're not really the same

[@tammyscriber3846]

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[@Cricuter]

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