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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 …

Hi guys it's Jessica with expressionsvinyl.com and today I want to talk to you about layering adhesive vinyl. As you can see, these projects have tons of layers.It looks kind of scary, but I'm going to show you my technique and that it's not scary at all. AND you get an awesome result with all the layers.It's all about the setup in your program. So, let's go over to the Silhouette Studio and I'll show you how I set it up. If you want to check out our Silhouette Cameos head over to our websi …

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 …

Santa Camera--free silhouette cut file!These Santa Camera's are so popular this year! We keep seeing them pop up in our feed! So we wanted to show you step by step how to create one--and even offer a free silhouette cut file!You can grab the santa camera ornament with free silhouette cut file HERE!When you open it it...It should look like this:You will drag each layer (two circles and the santa cam words and the reflection and dot) onto the cut mat one at a time and cut each in the appropriate c …

Hey, everyone! It's Jessica again with this Expressions Vinyl. Today, I'm going to show you how to make your own pillow with heat transfer vinyl. The other day I was in the store, and I found this pillow I loved but it didn't quite match my decor...Sooo, I took a picture of it with my phone to use as inspiration later. (I'm sure you guys have all done that before.) I loved it, but I wanted it to be pink for my house instead of turquoise. When I got home, I went on Google Images and put in "hello …