When I was making the wedding signs on very large antique mirrors for my daughter's wedding, Smart gold and black glitter vinyl worked the best. We tried several different products but the Smart vinyl really gave us the most professional look. I am making mirrors for a friend's wedding this fall and that was her choice as well.
@kathymurray19262 ай бұрын
I love my Smart materials!
@arleneaugustahair83932 ай бұрын
I just join my long mats and do what I need to do. I’m not going to keep on buying vinyl if I already have it.
@jamiehomeschool99222 ай бұрын
I agree, Smart materials cut so beautifully. I always try to find them on sale but I do buy them for certain things.
@rori653 ай бұрын
Never thought of using wash tape for paper letters, great tip!!! Agree, on the smart products, I only buy them if they're on sale.
@leticiat244653 ай бұрын
For fonts you can also use adhesive vinyl on paper. Either permanent or removable.
@deborahb5233 ай бұрын
I sure wished I knew that other night when I was cutting paper letters
@kathymurray19262 ай бұрын
Stylus never works for me. It just doesn't make a mark at all, so I usually just do scoring by hand with a ruler.
@AlysiaCO3 ай бұрын
I use regular vinyl instead of htv for small letters. No need to pull out a heat press when vinyl works the same. Washi or scotch tape works to transfer it to your project.
@Phianett3 ай бұрын
True, but I also feel like HTV weeds easier especially for those intricate cuts.
@kimhahn1403 ай бұрын
The Smart Vinyl, while a little more expensive, allows you to cut without having to use a mat. It’s pretty convenient.
@arleneaugustahair83932 ай бұрын
Yeah but it is seriously a pain to weed.
@lisachurch49673 ай бұрын
That sheet of sticker paper wasn't waisted. Cut it off at the bottom of the black box and use the rest of the sheet. My Maker is closed and covered when not in use. I'm not leaving the stylus in clamp A if I'm not using it. It doesn't take but a few seconds to swap tools when needed, not a big deal.
@kathymurray19262 ай бұрын
I just use it back in my printer...no problems
@taunks2872 ай бұрын
The only thing is that some printers know when it's not a full sheet of paper, but you can tape a piece of paper on the back of it to fool the printer. Or, if you cut out your sticker without the back of the sheet it stays full size anyway. So yeah, you don't have to print a full sheet of things you may or may not want later to avoid wasting sticker paper. If I knew I wanted more stickers I'd be printing them all from the beginning.
@robt94663 ай бұрын
Great advice, from beautiful Lauren. I just love listening to her words of wisdom.
@MakersGonnaLearn3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mamatosh053 ай бұрын
Good tips! Especially cutting out using htv instead of paper.
@MakersGonnaLearn2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@CourtneyWix-xh7kj2 ай бұрын
I like the Smart Vinyl much better than the regular cricut vinyl. The Smart Vinyl is stiffer than regular vinyl. I also like it because it saves up on having to use my mat as much. The prices are about the same.
@NancyKluz-tb7ij3 ай бұрын
Love the washi tape on paper letters. Genius!
@MakersGonnaLearn3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@melindagilbert69892 ай бұрын
I personally don't like smart vinyl but I have purchased it at Walmart because it was on sale and significantly cheaper than purchasing the same amount of regular Cricut vinyl .... ( because of who I was selling it too and due to what they were using it for I wanted to keep the profit margin small)
@susanjohns89023 ай бұрын
I wish when using the scoring stylus, it would not make me change the tool setting each time I change mats. I would think that remembering the settings would also remember the tool.
@katewelsh12852 ай бұрын
The htv tip is such a good one. I'm forever forgetting this
@lisarichard61522 ай бұрын
Washi tape tip is great! Thanks!
@MakersGonnaLearn2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@susandean55533 ай бұрын
LOL I PRINT ON MY HALF USED STICKER PAPER
@lynseycrittenden57893 ай бұрын
Love these great tips!!! Thanks MGL💗
@MakersGonnaLearn3 ай бұрын
Glad you love them!
@NosyRoseE2 ай бұрын
Why use htv on paper when you can just use vinyl?
@MsCurliegirlie3 ай бұрын
The paper letter tricks 😍😍😍😍
@conniet92882 ай бұрын
Funny I see this after I accident printed a page on printer paper 2x before realizing I had wrong paper in printer. Lol
@debpotter83153 ай бұрын
I like the idea of using htv vs paper for fonts. I will have to try that
@leticiat244653 ай бұрын
You can also use regular adhesive vinyl. Either permanent or removable. I have used all three on paper.
@rolo71102 ай бұрын
I don’t agree with using htv instead of paper. I mainly papercraft on my Cricut Explore. When I want to use an intricate font, I offset it and use a pen to write it. I don’t see the logic of using more expensive vinyl versus just using a pen
@NancyKluz-tb7ij3 ай бұрын
What are the dimensions of print and cut for the 8 1/2 x 11 sticker paper? There should be a template like the have for shirts in design space.
@reneebanbury70663 ай бұрын
Great tips! Thanks! ❤❤
@MakersGonnaLearn3 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
@TheInongs2 ай бұрын
Are you able to use the scoring pen on the cricut maker?
@taunks2872 ай бұрын
Yes. I don't have one, but you still put it in clamp A.
@jodyha62872 ай бұрын
Is there a way to cut in the same place with a Joy or Joy xtra? I don't have a play Button and on my Computer is only unload as an option.
@ktma21blogger3 ай бұрын
How are you getting your stickers to stay as a sheet? Ever since the updates I can't kiss cut to actually kiss cut anymore 😢
@robynsmith663 ай бұрын
Thank You
@MakersGonnaLearn3 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@videosrfunfunfun3 ай бұрын
Good tips. Somewhere recently I read that I think it was Siser has a low tack transfer tape. Do you know anything about it or anyone who has one? What else could I use to transfer paper to paper? Or Vinyl to paper? Where can I find info on layering glitter cardstock? Thanks.
@arleneaugustahair83932 ай бұрын
There is low tack, medium tack and high tack transfer tape.
@videosrfunfunfun2 ай бұрын
@@arleneaugustahair8393 Where can I find low tack transfer tape and what is it called? I have been looking and looking for it. Thanks!
@jobeyendicott63703 ай бұрын
Where do you go on Maker to tell it to use scoring stylus? I'm a newbie.
@mouseboots463 ай бұрын
In Design Space are where you set up which machine, materials, and more.
@shaunebartoo3 ай бұрын
I love to use the scoring stylus pic. I wish you could make it the default so you didn’t have to choose it every time and I only buy smart material when it’s on clearance or half price. The only reason I like it at all is it is faster on my maker 3.
@preciouspeaces3 ай бұрын
TFS
@MakersGonnaLearn3 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@deborahb5233 ай бұрын
I sure wished I knew that other night when I was cutting paper letters