Create Custom Stencils: Using Grafix Stencil Film with Your Silhouette Machine

Have you ever made your own custom stencils? Combining Grafix Stencil Film with a Silhouette cutting machine opens up endless possibilities for creative projects and designs. You can easily create a wide variety of customized pieces! Using the Silhouette, a design by Sarah Hurley, and Grafix Stencil Film, I created a custom stencil that can be used over and over again.

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For this project I used Artesprix Sublimation inks with the custom cut Grafix Stencil Film and created a sublimation journal cover.

I would recommend having a dedicated blade for cutting different materials. This will help to increase the lifespan on the blades, as well as help with future cut issues. Each material will dull the blade differently and stencil material is plastic, so that does affect it differently than say cutting a much thinner material such as adhesive vinyl.

The best thing you can do is test cut to determine what settings are going to work for your blade, machine model, and the materials being used.

Silhouette settings used:

• Grafix Blue Stencil Film – Blade depth 4, Force 33, passes 3 with a well used blade
• Grafix Matte Stencil Film – Blade depth 3, Force 33, Passes 2 with a well used blade

After the cut is finished, check the cut to see if it cut completely through before unloading the mat from the machine. I have to tell myself this constantly because I’m so quick to press that unload button, but it can save you time and materials if you get in the habit of checking the cut first and if it did not cut through, then you can send it again and it should cut in the same exact location.

Additional Resources:

• Perfect Cut Settings
• 2 Ways to Test Cut with Silhouette
• Compound Path written tutorial
• Silhouette LIVE YouTube Tutorial on Compound Paths

Custom Stencils with Grafix Stencil Film and Silhouette

Check out the new video on the Grafix Arts YouTube channel where I share how I did this HERE and I’ve included a supply list below too!

Supplies used for DIY Custom Stencils with Grafix Stencil Film:

• Grafix Blue Stencil Film
• Grafix Matte Stencil Film
• Arrow Background/Stencil design by Sarah Hurley
• Silhouette Cameo 5 (or any cutting machine)
• Artesprix Sublimation Stamp Inks
• Artesprix Sublimation Heat Tape
• Artesprix Sublimation Protective Paper
• Artesprix Protective Project Mat
• Siser Heat Press or any heat source up to 400 degrees
• Blending brushes
• Copy paper
• Or use with any inks or paints to create amazing projects!

What kind of projects would you create with your own custom stencils? Let us know in the comments below, we would love to hear from you!

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