Valentines Day Vinyl Project Silhouette Cameo Tutorial

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

Valentines Day is coming!

It's been a while peeps but here we are. I love Valentines Day. I know many a modern couples that view it as a Hallmark and Godiva Chocolate Holiday. But really that's okay with me I like both ;-) I really wanted to make a gift that was not so cliche' so I created this "I Love You Because..." Dry erase board all you need to make one is....

FRAME

(I used a 8x10 horizontally)

You can use any size you want

I got this one at Hobby Lobby

Dry Erase Marker

(I used a OXO Brand marker with a twist out tip and small erase topper I bought at Staples)

I hide it behind the frame

Matte Vinyl 

(I used Matte Black) From My Vinyl Direct here is the link

http://www.myvinyldirect.com/item_10/Matte-Vinyl-Single-Sheets.htm

It is available in many sizes and many colors.

Transfer Tape

My Vinyl Direct here is the link

http://www.myvinyldirect.com/category_12/Transfer-Tape.htm

Printable Adhesive Fabric Sheets

From you guessed it My Vinyl Direct link is below

http://www.myvinyldirect.com/item_36/Inkjet-Printable-Adhesive-Fabric-Sheets.htm

*Optional* Embellishments 

The Paper Studio SPARE PARTS fabric flowers

Black Antique Fabric Flower Asst. 9pc. pack

I got them at Hobby Lobby 

I'm sure you just got back from your run to the craft store (your welcome for a excuse to go ;-)

1st take your printable adhesive fabric sheet and print a pattern on it I used a fill pattern from Silouette's store called Labels. I cut mine with the Silhouette to 8"x10" but you can use scissors

You can easily use a piece of scrapbook paper instead ,but I like the subtle texture of the fabric sheets. I'm a interior designer and slightly obsess over textures LOL.

I loved this frame but it had a 5x7 matt I simply flipped it to the back of the frame and added placed the printed fabric sheet on the glass in front...the cardboard insert...and then the matt back in the frame.

I added a little drip drip or 3 of hot glue on the back of the flower embellishments and stuckem' to the frame.

We are getting there this is the progress so far Weeeee! So much fun

You really should stop and pat yourself on the back.

This is how I arranged the flowers. Because yes I had to show a close up. 

 I'm working in the Silhouette Designer Edition Software Program. I like to place a box around the objects or in this case text i'm working with it gives me a easy weed and scissor cut line. Stick your vinyl to the matte (note I'm using a Cricut Matte they take a little adjusting but they are about half the price of Silhouette Matts.

The My vinyl Direct Matte Vinyl has a little shimmer to it which I LOOOOOVE!

Peel up your rectangle

weed all the letters remove all the tiny pieces 

I use a dental pick set I bought at Harbor Freight Tool Store for like $4

cut along the rectangle lines

trace your cut rectangle on your transfer tape leave a little extra space to give room for not perfectly steady hands you need wiggle room

cut along the trace lines

peel and stick the transfer tape to the vinyl letters and burnish it with whatever tool you ave I use my old gift cards ....the vinyl should stick to the tape

peel the backing off the vinyl

stick the vinyl on the glass and burnish it into place smoothing out any bumps or bubbles

remove the transfer tape and viola!

sit back and enjoy

we right notes here and there and leave them for each other my hubby wrote the note on the right I wrote the note on the left LOL his arms really look like that

see told ya ;-)