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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 …

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 …

Happy Thursday everyone! Carrie with designed to be crafty again showing you how to make your own fun custom graphic printable vinyl signs. I don't know how the weather is where you live, but I'm in a suburb of Chicago and its FINALLY starting to warm up here and act like summer. No seriously, last week was 40 degrees and rainy every.single.day. I kinda have this thing for always having a fun seasonal sign hanging on my front door. Check out my instagram feed @designedtobecrafty so you see my fu …

Hi, I'm JoAnn with Expressionsvinyl.com and today we wanted to cover just the basics of adhesive vinyl. We have several different types available. Oracal 651 and Series 51 are permanent adhesive and have a glossy finish on them. Oracal 631 and Series 31 are removable with a matte finish. One quick and easy way to tell what you've got, whether it’s adhesive or heat-transfer, peel the corner back. If the adhesive is on the color side, that's what side sticks, then you' …