Friday 10 May 2019

Work Shed Window Vinyl Decal

If you are looking ahead for Fathers day gift ideas here is one that Mr H loves.

His work shed window was looking tired and dirty until I did this for him.

I cleaned the outside of the window and set to work.

It was a work in progress cutting the wood grain patterned self adhesive vinyl first and laying down the foundation to work from.

Building up the layers I used silver gemstone vinyl next, this was all of the metal bits

on the design.

Next came the black vinyl as you can see it is coming together nicely.

Next up is the red, it's really looking the business now especially as My H also washed the inside of the window and I treat him to some brand new blinds.

you may also notice I used the patterned vinyl for the hammer handle and the pencil.

o the last layer was the yellow to give it a pop of colour.

we both love how this turned out and I'm sure it would be perfect for lots of men's tinkering sheds.

Products used.

All vinyl from GM Crafts

Self adhesive patterned vinyl

Gemstone glitter vinyl

Black, yellow and red matt self adhesive vinyl

Tuesday 7 May 2019

Fathers Day - Don't Panic

Who do you think you are kidding!

I suppose you have to be a certain age to appreciate this one.

with printed vinyl you can have so much fun, G.M.Crafts have got you covered with a fabulous selction of printed vinyl like the one I'm showing here the Union Jack.

Dads Army the old sit com was one of my husband favourite and we often end up watching repeats on it.

So yes he actually loves this T-Shirt and wears it with pride.

I love you easy gift giving has become using vinyl and tailoring a design to an individual means it doesn't get pushed in a drawer and forgotten about.

in all a fairly cheap T-Shirt and a 15 second press to make a personalized gift.

Vinyl used

HTV G.M.Craft Premium Vinyl

HTV G.M.Craft Patterned Vinyl

Mans T-Shirt

Friday 12 April 2019

3 Seconds Turbo Vinyl

You read that right, a heat transfer Turbo vinyl from GM Crafts that is only a 3 second press with a firm pressure.

It really is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Step 1.

The first layer placed down and given a 1 second press just enough to grab the vinyl to the material.

Step 2.

Add the next layer over the top of the red and press for 1 second.

Step3.

Add the next layer over the image and press with a firm pressure for 3 yes 3 seconds.

Tad-ah it's done, isn't that just amazing? Turbo Vinyl simply rocks.

Products used

1 Dads T-Shirt

1 Sheet of Flame Red Turbo Vinyl

1 Sheet of Black Turbo Vinyl

1 Sheet of Brown Turbo Vinyl

Sunday 10 March 2019

Multi Layered Heat Transfer Vinyl How To

How to start with layering HTV ( Heat Transfer Vinyl)

When you see a multi coloured design using vinyl it can be a little daunting but it doesn't need to be.

Where do you start? well I think finding a design that you like is a very good starting point. Then I would say finding a vinyl that is of good quality that has been trialed and tested.

That is where GM Crafts comes in. For my project I used the Premium Vinyl, it's flexible and just look at the colour range.

Once you have your colours you need to take your design into your electronic cutting machine ( I used Silhouette Cameo)

When I send to cut it was easier for me to cut by colour fill, see the pic below.

Once each colour of the vinyl is cut and the weeding is finished then the fun of adding it to your project begins.

I found it best to print my design out onto paper and add it between the layers of the T-Shirt, I could see the design through the T-Shirt making it much easier to know where each colour needed to be when pressing.

Working one colour at a time and pressing for 5 seconds until all layers are completed.

Once I have all of the vinyl colours on the T-Shirt I gave it a final maximum 10 second press and then you're done, For an EasyPress machine follow the manufacturers recommendations.