Cricut Vinyl Vs Contact Paper

Any text you cut must be flipped or it will come out backwards.

Cricut vinyl vs contact paper.

For vinyl that has a textured finish such as glitter vinyl shimmer vinyl and true brushed vinyl. While this may not be the biggest factor in which vinyl you choose to use it definitely is a factor. Although vinyl is a great choice for many projects it can get costly after awhile. The contact paper is not nearly as thick as the cricut vinyl but for 1 vs 10 i was willing to try.

Contact paper is a perfect and affordable solution for creating custom stencils. It is often found on sale at stores like michaels hobby lobby joann s. The cricut vinyl is 12 inches by 48 inches. Contact paper shown in the picture below cricut machine cricut cartridge of choice cutting mat ideas 1.

You should be staring at the grid marks after sticking the piece to your mat. Cut your contact paper to the desired size. Stick it to your mat contact paper side down. It also had a paper backing whereas the cricut had a shinier thinner paper backing.

Cricut vinyl is easy to use great quality and can be found online and in stores. I prefer to stock up when it s on sale online or in store because i don t like having to run out last minute to try and find what i m looking for. This is just my personal opinion but the oracal vinyl itself felt much thicker than the cricut vinyl. To prevent fraud or abuse we reserve the right to discontinue or modify these offers or cancel any order.

However the popular cricut maker has 10 times the cutting force of the explore units. Using contact paper instead of cricut vinyl with your machine supplies. For use with most vinyl types especially those with a smooth non textured finish. Both silhouette and cricut can slice through a lot of materials including heat transfer vinyl thin leather vellum vinyl cardstock craft foam window clings and so on.

The contact paper i purchased from the dollar store is called adhesive shelf and drawer liner and comes in a roll that is approximately 40 inches by 18 inches. If you would like to use your stencil repeatedly i recommend investing in stencil vinyl. Make sure your flip option is selected. Yrym ht clear vinyl transfer paper tape roll 12 x 50 ft w alignment grid application tape for silhouette cameo cricut adhesive vinyl for decals signs windows stickers 4 6 out of 5 stars 9 490 16 99 16.