Tag: Sarah Hurley

I had so much fun playing with alcohol inks and the Grafix Dura-Bright White creating a background that I used for several different projects!

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This project took on a life of it’s own as I went. I started with the idea to create a card and a bookmark, but ended up letting the art talk to me and see where it went. I love it!!!!

Anyone can do this! I used alcohol ink and dropped it onto the Dura-Bright White and moved it around with an air blower. While the background was drying, I cut some designs out of Oracal 651 white adhesive vinyl. After the Dura-Bright was fully dry, I cut it up into several sizes for the projects, then added a laminate overlay on top to protect the alcohol ink design. Finished off the designs with the adhesive vinyl decal on top.

While creating the intended designs, another idea was born, and I just rolled with it. Now I have a framed piece of art for my desk. I love it!!!!

Additional Resources:

• Cutting Small Fonts & Designs
• 5 Tips for Weeding Success
• Adhesive Vinyl

Check out the 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 Alcohol Ink Backgrounds with Grafix Dura-Bright:

• Grafix Dura-Bright White
• Grafix Laminating Film
• Holographic Laminate
• Silhouette Cameo 5 (or any cutting machine or die cut machine)
• Cardstock
• Alcohol Inks
• Air Blower
• Paper Trimmer
• Double sided adhesive tape
• Oracal 651 white adhesive vinyl
• AT65 Transfer Tape
• Silicone mat
• Scissors
• Other: gloves, paper towels, wet wipes

Designs I used in the video:

• Happy Birthday by Erica’s Digital Designs – Design #439493 Silhouette Design Store
• Eat Sleep Read Repeat by Lori Whitlock – Design #213292
• Creativity Takes Courage by Jillibean Soup – Design #416662
• Easel for back of card by Lori Whitlock – Design #76159

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There are so many possibilities when you have a cutting machine and can cut any design that you want. Combine that with the Grafix Frisket Film and wow! Endless card designs and projects you can create. I’m sharing a few cards I created below and I hope it sparks some ideas of projects you could create too!

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For this project I used several flower designs in Silhouette Studio and cut those from the Grafix Frisket Film on the Silhouette Cameo 5. You could use any brand of cutting machine or a die cut machine as well to cut the Grafix Frisket Film.

Cut settings for materials can vary by machine, blade life, material, and more! Test cuts are the only way you will know for sure what will work best and not waste materials.

For the Grafix Frisket Film, I used Silhouette settings of:
Blade Depth – 2, Force – 10, and Speed – 5

Additional Resources:

• Perfect Cut Settings
• 2 Ways to Test Cut with Silhouette

Cards with Grafix Frisket Film

Take a look at these stunning cards—yes, you can create them too! I am sharing the video tutorial and supply list below to start crafting your own beautiful designs today!

Find 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 Creating Cards with Grafix Frisket Film:

• Grafix Frisket Film
• Silhouette Cameo 5 (or any cutting machine or die cut machine)
• Cardstock
• Inks of choice
• Sponge or blending brush
• Paper Trimmer
• Adhesive

Flower Designs I used in the video:

• Flower by Wispy Willow Designs – Design #344574
• Flower design by Diva Watts Designs – Design #425485
• Flower design by Diva Watts Designs – Design #425488
• Flower design by Diva Watts Designs – Design #425482
• Flower design by Diva Watts Designs – Design #425483

Every card you create can be unique and you can use the Grafix Frisket Film over and over again or cut new designs to use too!

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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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