If you haven't tried making freezer paper stencils yet, you're missing out especially when painting on fabric including shirts or burlap.
Freezer paper is a cheap stencil material that can be easily cut with a Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait. It adhesive easily and removes without leaving any gunk behind! Read on for how tips on cutting freezer paper stencils for a sign!
I'm making a funny bathroom sign with a design from So Fontsy's Gigantic Funny Bundle.
After downloading the file I drag and dropped it into Silhouette Studio.
To get the sizing right use the Draw a Box tool to draw out a rectangle the size of the sign - or in this case the piece of burlap. This will act as the edge of the stencil and show how to correctly size or scale the design.
Position the design inside the rectangle. You don't need to fill either with a color, but I do find it makes it easier to visualize. The tan is the burlap and the white is what I need to weed out of my stencil to paint.
Use the Silhouette cut settings for copy paper to cut the freezer paper.
You're going to want to put the freezer paper on the cutting mat with the shiny side down before cutting.
Leave the stencil on the mat until you're ready. So if you need to paint your wood board do that now. I used mod podge to adhere the burlap onto the wood as well.
Carefully peel up the freezer paper and place it where you want to stencil. Use an iron or a Cricut Easypress to press the free the freezer paper onto the burlap.
The little pieces like the insides of the letters you can easily hand place.
Use a small amount of screenprinting paint to paint the stencil. Using too much paint may cause bleeds so make sure the stencil is pressed down well and you're only using as much paint as necessary to cover.
When you're done painting you can either let the paint dry or peel up the stencil right away using tweezers.
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