The kids started school last week so I wanted to make Leila a customized binder with vinyl from Expressions Vinyl and put my new Cricut Maker to work.This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support.
I love my new Cricut Maker. Let me say that again, I love my new Cricut Maker. I've had it for a week or so now and I've only dared cut vinyl but it gives me such clean lines and precision that I can't wait to cut other material. I just need to add 80 more hours in the day for that to happen. Supplies
- NEW Glitter FX Magenta Sheet
- Lustre Gold vinyl
- Transfer Tape
- Cricut Design Space FREE file
- Cricut Maker
- Binder
Click on the file to open the pre-made template using their Alpaca shape. This file is completely free and it's adorable so it's a win-win situation. I cut the black Alpaca's out of the Magenta Glitter FX sheets and the pink Alpaca's out of the gold lustre vinyl. The Glitter FX is a bit thicker than standard vinyl but it's also a lot cushier and soft to the touch. Because of this, I did a double cut with my Cricut Maker and it peeled off very clean. It comes in other colors too and it's a very subtle glitter look that I love. Sometimes the glitter vinyl is just pure glitter and it gets a little too busy for my taste. That's why I love the Glitter FX and it's even on sale at Expressions Vinyl.Once you've cut your shapes and you've peeled off the excess, unroll your transfer tape and lay the image on top of it. Doing it this opposite way will help the transfer tape from creating bubbles. Use your scraper tool and press from both sides to get a good stick. Peel away the backing slowly to insure you get all the shapes transferred.Next, lay your vinyl over your binder and use the scraper tool to get a solid stick. You'll then grab your gold vinyl and repeat the steps so that they'll line up and you'll have a staggered effect on your customized binder. Next create your name in Design Space. I used the Sanies Script font to create my daughter's name. I cut it out of the light pink permanent vinyl.Voila, you're finished and your child is going to love their customized binder that you created using only vinyl. What type of thing will your child want on their customized binder? Or better yet, what do you want on your customized binder?
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Denise says
Oh my daughter would love this binder….she has a thing for lamas. LOL Thanks for sharing this with us at the Waste Not Wednesday link Party. Looking forward to seeing you back this week.
carla miller says
ok I just tried this (such a cute idea) I am some what new to the cricut maker and the problem I keep having with transfer paper is the vinyl is not sticking to it and it turns into a huge mess…. any advice????
Lindsay says
What kind of vinyl are you using? If it is glitter, the transfer tape they recommend is strong grip but it’s strong and has a hard time coming off of surfaces sometimes. I would use a credit card or brayer tool to get it to adhere to the vinyl. Sometimes you do have to go really slow and then peel off the images one at a time. Let me know if that doesn’t answer your question. Good luck!
AA says
Would you please share the Cricut file you created with the Llama? I would really appreciate it!
Lindsay says
Here is the link to the llama file in Design Space. This image is one that they made so you don’t need to figure out placement.
https://design.cricut.com/#/design/67096961