Oh, what a day!
Have you ever had one of those days when it seems like nothing goes right? You just can’t get things to work they way you thought they would? Well, I’m having one of those. I had a project on the back burner just waiting for a play date with the Force. First I couldn’t find my rotary tool collets or drill bits – well, I haven’t used them since the last KNK Retreat so I can’t even remember what I might have done with them. Okay, scratch that project. Next, I wanted to make a stencil to screen print a t-shirt for my daughter and I darned if I can remember where the screens are. Now, those I haven’t seen for a year so they could be anywhere!
Then I decided to try out some thermo-fusible adhesive and that project totally bombed, I can’t even show you because I threw it out with the trash. 🙂 It’s okay though because I learned several things not to do and a few things that I can do!
Next I took a break and ate the yummy steak my husband grilled for me in the frigid 9 degree Fahrenheit weather.
Okay, back to work.
All in all, my KNK machines work perfect and they are the only reason I was able to complete the next project on my list!
I pulled a free shared image off the web and pixel traced it in Make-the-Cut, then I cut it out of vinyl for a stencil, and double side adhesive for foil.
Materials:
- Tile
- Vinyl
- Transfer tape
- Permanent ink (I used a heat-set ink)
- Double sided adhesive
- Foil
- Standard (red cap) blade
Settings (Maxx Air):
- Vinyl
- f = 24
- v = 250
- p = 1
- Double sided adhesive
- f = 52
- v = 250
- p = 1
Steps:
- Create or open the design in MTC
- Cut the file from vinyl and double sided adhesive using the listed settings (I cut one corner square so that it would line up with my tile easily)
- Apply the vinyl stencil and ink the tile
- Carefully remove the vinyl and heat set the ink (I forgot to take a pic with the vinyl on the tile except for the little pieces I circled)
- Apply the double sided adhesive and remove the non-stick liner Â
- Apply the foil, press on well (don’t do what I did and scratch the surface with the squeegee)Â
- Remove the file and put it on display (on your KNP3D printed easel)Â
Glass tiles are fun to use and I like how the surface image casts a shadow.
Whew, I think I need to rest now. Hope you enjoyed today’s project from Team KNK!