A place to BE HAPPY!...: Lots of work- Plaques

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Lots of work- Plaques

I mades these plaques for a craftshow my sister is doing. I used vinyl to cover the Dollar Tree plaques, then added my designs and ribbons!

8 comments:

fandycraft said...: I just love what you do, and look forward to every new post. I have a cricut expression and I am now looking at my cart a little different than just to make cards, I have picked up some blank wall plaques and want to attempt vinyl since finding your blogs, keep up the great work, you really inspire me. Thank you!; April 4, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Mommaroo2 said...: Hi,

I found your blog from a post on the Cricut forums about where to buy vinyl. I have a way cheaper place to buy it, but I didn't feel like registering just to post (I don't like spam, and I'm just a lurker, lol). So I thought I'd let you know, since I saw your blog link, and if you feel like sharing with others you can. The place I got mine is signsplusbanners.com. I believe it averages 66 cents per square foot. You have to buy it in big rolls, usually 15' or more long, but if you use it a lot or can go in on it with friends, it's a great deal. They had good customer service, and the shipping was cheap (but that might have been only locally, I'm not sure). Anyway, thought I'd pass it on. Oh, and the vinyl is the exact same vinyl as what Cricut sells. Look on the back of your vinyl. I think it's the Oracal 631 vinyl, so just ask for that kind when you order.; April 10, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Mommaroo2 said...: I got the exact link for you:

http://signsplusbanners.com/itemdetail-color.php?sku=631-000-15&keyword=oracal+631&techspec=&x=0&y=0&p=Vinyl%27s&c=Wall+Graphics+Vinyl&s=15%22+Oracal+631+Removable+Vinyl; April 10, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Mommaroo2 said...: Oops, the whole link address didn't get in. So I posted on my blog about it, with the exact link for that particular vinyl. If it's okay, I'll give you the address to my blog:

www.journeytohomemaker.blogspot.com

It's the April 10, 2009 post.

If you don't want this in your comment section, I won't be upset if you delete it. I just thought you and other Cricutters would like to know. $2.50 per square foot makes it too expensive for most people to use it much.

Thanks!; April 10, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Lisa Sturgill said...: Love the plaques!!! especially the chocolate ones!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Lisa; April 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Anonymous said...: What great ideas for using vinyl! They're all cool.
Kate; April 29, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Anonymous said...: I love the welcome and wipe your paws. Could I please have these files. I love the different fonts. I have scal program.
Very nice!!!!; May 13, 2009 at 9:14 PM
pairel said...: I love the welcome and wipe your paws. Could I please have these files. I love the different fonts. I have scal program.
Very nice!!!!; May 13, 2009 at 9:15 PM

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Images with little detail work the best - images in silhouette form, just black on white.

1. download a picture on your computer - usually if you see an image you can right click right on top of the image with your mouse, and then choose "save" or "save as" rename it if necessary - you can find images on blogs (my blog here too), websites, all over. Put it in a folder on your computer where you can remember. The image should be in the form of a .jpg or .bmp. I have a separate folder for scal files (and then I categorize my images by category)...

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3. click on the tree symbol (looks like an apple tree) a the top of the screen

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5. once you click it and click OK , it will appear right on the scal screen, you can size and change it as needed.

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