Creating A Stencil For Tracing On A Mat

Secure both sheets with tape.

Creating a stencil for tracing on a mat.

Use masking tape or painters tape to securely attach your page onto a plastic stencil sheet. Cut out the design from the stencil sheet. Creating a stencil in silhouette studio in this tutorial we re going to make a stencil design on our silhouette or cameo using the silhouette studio software and then cut it from a clear acetate or transparency to use over and over again. In the end it s a personal choice of which material works best for you.

The stencils on this site are all formatted to print on an 8 5 x 11 letter sized paper. To create a vinyl stencil at home choose and print your design then cut it out with an x acto knife. So to make a stencil you need to go to the left toolbar and click shapes highlighted and then select the square. 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.

Then place your stencil pattern on top of your cutting mat and put the mylar sheet on top of that. Making stencils on the silhouette or silhouette cameo. One of the most common materials for stencils is vinyl because it s sturdy and reusable. Tape the printed stencil onto the back of a stencil sheet.

When your square pops up on the bottom left click the little lock. Tricky to transfer from cutting mat to doormat i used spray adhesive and pins to keep the stencil from shifting.