I knew there had to be an alternative to using it and there is.
Alternative to transfer paper for vinyl.
After you have weeded your image you prepare the contact paper and apply it to your vinyl image.
Worked like a charm.
Regular transfer tape is too sticky to move a contact paper decoration.
Place sticky side down onto the edge of the vinyl cut out.
I have heard that people use the glad press and seal or clear contact paper.
I have that stuff all over my house between my own projects and the other half s.
Inkjet and laser printers are specifically designed to use paper not vinyl.
Peel back the paper backing and fold the edge like this.
I have been making a lot of gifts lately using vinyl and my cricut.
On the other hand heat transfer paper doesn t exactly feel like heat transfer vinyl.
Especially when putting vinyl on a material that might tear or get damaged easily.
It seems kind of expensive.
Diy techniques and supplies.
Is there an alternative to using the transfer tape.
It s time to get ready for summer and vinyl is the newest in thing.
Save almost two dollars per foot by using this cheap alternative.
I craft on a budget and vinyl transfer paper is expensive.
I was putting vinyl on some particle board and wasn t sure if the extremely sticky transfer paper would damage it so i used your tip.
Therefore heat transfer paper is intended for printing with an inkjet or laser printer.
Mar 12 2019 looking for an affordable cricut transfer tape alternative.
However if i m going to use contact paper as my vinyl i make temporary stickers for my storm door for seasonal decoration then using contact paper as my transfer is a winner every time.
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Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner.
As in the title it feels very much like paper.
Overall i like transfer tape better.
Painter s tape is the answer.