A new lesson learned!

Eric's friend/coworker asked me to make him this logo out of vinyl for his sons room. Oh boy...what did I get myself into? First it took a while a create the file on Sure-Cuts-Alot (awesome program for Cricut users). Once that was done...cutting was the easiest part of all thanks to the Cricut!

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Then the fun part began...layering the vinyl on top of each other....my friend had warned me to be careful because vinyl on vinyl sticks very fast and strong...once down...it will not come off. So one black ring was lost immediately. So I cut another one...this time I was extra careful and put it down just right...then the big problem occurred...BUBBLES! I didn't even think about bubbles...I took the credit card and smoothed it out but still had ALOT of bubbles and it looked so bad...so again I had to cut out more vinyl. This time I googled..."Layering Vinyl without bubbles." Thanks to some awesome lady who had the same problem... I found my answer...Water! Who would have thought of that!

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So if you ever have to layer vinyl...this is how you do it. Spray the bottom layer with water and then immediately lay down the piece of vinyl...then quickly use your squeegee or credit card to smooth out the bubbles and water. Pull off the transfer tape and wipe dry. Make sure you rub it down really well...I had a few drops still come out after I wiped it dry. The technique WORKED GREAT! It was nice and smooth. I made a little mistake later and didn't use the water for one of the letters...thinking it was a little piece and I could do it without bubbles...well I should have used water...I have a few bubbles. So if you ever layer any vinyl...use WATER on all of it!

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So after wasting alot of vinyl and time...the project is done! LESSON LEARNED!