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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'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 …

Hi guys, it's Jessica at ExpressionsVinyl.com and today I want to show you all about the test cut feature. Test cutting saves you a lot of material and a lot of heartache. The test cut is just a little tiny sample cut in the upper corner of your vinyl so that you can make sure you have your settings dialed in just right before you cut out your whole image. If you've got the settings just right, you won't waste your vinyl. Let's get started.I've got a little bird here that I want to cut. I'm goin …

Hi everyone, I'm Bonnie from expressionsvinyl.com and if you're like me, kind of a newbie to vinyl and the Silhouette machine, I want to show you one of the very basic first things you’re going to want to know; how to import images onto your Silhouette. You were probably super excited when you opened your box, took out your machine and hooked it up to your computer. But then you thought, "What now? How do I get images to cut?" I'm going to show you how to do just that. Let's begin:When you …

Hi, I’m Bonnie from Expressionsvinyl.com. Since I am such a beginner to vinyl, I wanted to try out some less familiar products. We are going to be making a fun Chalkboard menu for your kitchen so your family stops asking, “What’s for dinner?” every night. Let’s get started:Materials needed:Oramask 813 (this is a stenciling vinyl)Chalkboard VinylInkjet Printable VinylChalk PaintMDF BoardChalk or Chalkboard MarkersApplication ToolKnifeStep 1 – Apply Chalkboard vinyl to the MDF board I cut a cor …