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Father's Day is just around the corner! Are you ready to celebrate all the great Father's in your life?It's Carrie with Designed to be Crafty back to give you ideas for how to create amazing chalkboard art without needing amazing artistic talent.My husband likes to keep things simple and only requested a BBQ with our local family. Meat, beer, and a nice outdoor cookout, easy enough! I have been working on rearranging our dining room with a newly reworked mid century modern buffet I found on crai …

Hey guys it's Jessica with Expressionsvinyl.com. Today I want to talk to you about transfer tape. We have a lot of different choices and I want to break it down for you so you can understand the differences and know which one you want to try out. Let's get started. We basically have four different kinds of transfer tape. They all come in different sizes. Let's dig into each one and I'll tell you the differences. Let’s start with the ultra clear. The ultra clear com …

Why Should You Use the Knockout Technique?Hey everybody! It’s Jessica and today’s tutorial is going to go over the knockout technique. Sometimes referred to as the cookie cutter technique, the knockout method makes your project look layered when it’s actually not. This technique comes in handy when using glitter, holographic, or metallic vinyl because they aren’t meant to be layered. When you layer heat transfer vinyl that’s not meant to be layered, it doesn't hold up as long in the wash. T …

Hey guys, It's Jessica over ExpressionsVinyl.com and today I want to show you how to layer a project when you can't quite see through the transfer tape.It's no secret that paper transfer tape is my favorite. It's really easy to work with and releases perfectly. So when you've got tight little lines that you need to line up and it's really obvious if you're off, I've got a trick to do that so it's lined up perfectly.I've got one already set up, so you can see my different layers. I've got my …

It's a questions every crafter will likely ask at least once: How do I use a household steam iron to apply heat transfer vinyl (HTV)? Well, we've put together this step by step guide to answer that very question and give you some guidance to make your next project easy as can be.A few things you need to get started is: A nice solid tableAn ironing mat, or some kind of towel or something to protect your table. We recommend using a heat transfer pillow. You can buy one at our website!Your pr …