Cricut Vinyl Vs Contact Paper

Although vinyl is a great choice for many projects it can get costly after awhile.

Cricut vinyl vs contact paper.

The cricut vinyl is 12 inches by 48 inches. If you would like to use your stencil repeatedly i recommend investing in stencil vinyl. It also had a paper backing whereas the cricut had a shinier thinner paper backing. 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. The oracal vinyl was much heavier than the cricut vinyl. Stick it to your mat contact paper side down. With your cricut you can cut almost anything but many folks chose to use vinyl.

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. The contact paper is not nearly as thick as the cricut vinyl but for 1 vs 10 i was willing to try. Cricut vinyl is easy to use great quality and can be found online and in stores. However the popular cricut maker has 10 times the cutting force of the explore units.

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. Make sure your flip option is selected. It is often found on sale at stores like michaels hobby lobby joann s. Using contact paper instead of cricut vinyl with your machine supplies.

Cut your contact paper to the desired size. For use with most vinyl types especially those with a smooth non textured finish. Don t pull it away from the release paper. Contact paper shown in the picture below cricut machine cricut cartridge of choice cutting mat ideas 1.

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. While this may not be the biggest factor in which vinyl you choose to use it definitely is a factor. Any text you cut must be flipped or it will come out backwards. For vinyl that has a textured finish such as glitter vinyl shimmer vinyl and true brushed vinyl.