My First Subway Sign

A couple of weeks ago I decided to create  or try and create a subway sign about my hometown.  I have read so many different methods about how to do this.  I decided to use my cricut and the reverse stencil method.

First, I purchased a scrap piece of lumber at the Habitat Restore.  (I love to get recycled lumber there) Then I went to Target and purchased some clear contact paper.  I then primed the board with Kilz and painted the front side only with  buttermilk Delta Ceramcoat paint, 2 coats.  While this was drying I figured out what words I wanted to use and what fonts and sizes.  I then cut them out with the cricut on cheap paper and layed them out on my board.  I did note the font and size of each word on a scrap piece of paper so I would know how to cut them out on the contact paper.  After tweeking a bit and getting the layout just right, I cut them out on the contact paper.

This step was the most labor intensive.......I peeled the backs off each letter and then stuck them to the board making sure the spacing was correct and straight.  I triple checked to make sure all the letters were all stuck down tight as I wanted no paint to bleed under the letters.  I them painted over the whole board with blue velvet craft paint, 3 coats.  I let that dry for 24 hours and then carefully pulled off each contact paper letter.  I touched up a few but I love the end result!!!!!

Not so bad for the first try!!!!!  I put this up for sale in my booth at "Not so Shabby"
Now I need to do one for me!!!!!!!!

Kari

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Love x 2

Valentines day will be here before we know it.........WOW wasn't it just Christmas??

I put my outside decor up a couple of weeks ago .....needless to say I have had to rescue the large hearts on the porch several times due to high winds and snow.  My interior decor I put up just last weekend because I had to finish a couple of signs I was working on.

I got a cricut machine for christmas and I have been testing it out making signs.  Using the "home decor" solutions cartridge, I printed out "love" on clear contact paper and using the reverse stencil method I made these two signs.




Love sign in red....perfect for Valentines day!!





Rustic love sign.. works any time of year!

 I am so happy with the way these turned out.  They were fun to make.  If you have to have one I made more for my booth at "Not so Shabby"!!!1

Kari