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If you've spent more than ten minutes in the craft world over the past year, chances are you've seen one of Heidi Swapp's adorable light boxes (or some variation of it). But... did you know you could use your cutting machine to make custom inserts for it? It's so easy! First, because I have two (the mini and the full-size) lightboxes, I took out an existing insert I had and measured it. This is the size that I'll cut my transparency sheet to. Remember transparencies?! Overhead projectors were so …

Hey guys, it's Jessica at Expressionsvinyl.com and today I want to tell you all about our inkjet printable vinyl. It is awesome. It works great with a inkjet printer.  Any inkjet printer will do. You do not want to do it through a laser printer (laser printers use heat that will melt the adhesive in the vinyl and make a mess of your printer). You can print it out and use your Cricut, your Silhouette, a pair of scissors, or a punch to cut it out. You can see below the registra …

Hi guys, it's Starla with ExpressionsVinyl.com, and I'm going to talk to you today about the Oramask Stencil vinyl, and how to use it as a reverse stencil,Here is what you will need:*Oramask Stencil Vinyl *1/4” MDF wood (Home Depot)*Scroll Saw*Double sided Tacky tape or double-sided masking tapeThe Oramask is available in 12 inch by five-yard rolls, 12x12 sheet, or 12x24 sheet. This is a water-based vinyl adhesive for stenciling.We've got our Farmers Market sign that was used with the Orama …

Hi guys, It's Starla with expressionsvinyl.com, and I've got a fun, Delivery Man Sign project for you to do today. If you are like me and are never home when your packages are supposed to arrive or you can never find them when they show as being delivered, this will be a fun project for you.We are going to be using a variety of vinyl, so what you will need is:Inkjet Vinyl (for this sign, 12x12 was used)12x12 Premium LaminateBlack 651 Vinyl White 651 VinylTransfer Tape White Chalkboard Paint (Wa …

Hello everyone!It’s Amy with expressionsvinyl.com! I am excited to share with you one of my recent projects; dog treat jars. My source of inspiration for this project came from my husky named Chico. If you’re like me, I love adding a piece of my dog wherever I can. Today I bring you dog treat jars with a husky face, resembling Chico, plus two husky silhouettes. Let’s get started. Here's everything I used in this project:Supplies Series 31 BlackEtched BluePolished Metal Sky BlueReflective Wh …