Creating A Stencil For Tracing On A Mat

Tape the printed stencil onto the back of a stencil sheet.

Creating a stencil for tracing on a mat. In the end it s a personal choice of which material works best for you. Making stencils on the silhouette or silhouette cameo. Once you ve decided on your design draw or print it on a sheet of paper at the scale in which you want the stencil. To create a vinyl stencil at home choose and print your design then cut it out with an x acto knife.

The stencils on this site are all formatted to print on an 8 5 x 11 letter sized paper. Use masking tape or painters tape to securely attach your page onto a plastic stencil sheet. If you take the time to make sure your stencil won t move around and if you use a good painting technique you will get great results too. Tricky to transfer from cutting mat to doormat i used spray adhesive and pins to keep the stencil from shifting.

When your square pops up on the bottom left click the little lock. This will unlock the proportions so we can stretch it into a rectangle. Cut out the design from the stencil sheet. So to make a stencil you need to go to the left toolbar and click shapes highlighted and then select the square.

Then place your stencil pattern on top of your cutting mat and put the mylar sheet on top of that. One of the most common materials for stencils is vinyl because it s sturdy and reusable.