JINMURY 100pcs Clear Acrylic Place Cards for Weddings or Parties, Rectangle Acrylic Seating Place Cards Escort Cards DIY Guest Name Cards and Wedding Event Decoration, 3 1/2 x 2 inch

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Now that you've designed the lettering for the acrylic place cards, it is time to send the design to your Cricut machine to be cut. Once you've removed the excess vinyl from around the letters, you'll need to place transfer tape over the vinyl and burnish (rub) the transfer tape.

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To apply your vinyl, simply use transfer tape or masking tape (my preference). You’ll want to use the Cricut scraper tool and gently lift to ensure a successful transfer. This may take a few goes. Firstly, you’re going to want to prepare your vinyl. You can buy pre-made vinyl names for place cards on Etsy or make your own using a Cricut machine and buying Cricut vinyl.

If you’d like to make these place cards for your wedding, but don’t have a cutting machine like a Cricut, you can still make beautiful place cards using the trace method. I detail how to paint on acrylic using the trace method on this tutorial. Essentially, you would use a Google Docs, Microsoft Word, or Canva to layout the name for each place card. Print the names on regular printer paper. Then place the acrylic blank over the name and trace the names using a paint pen! Adjust the layout of the first and last name how you'd like it to appear on the place card. Then select both the first and last name and then select weld.

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This depends on the look you are going for with the vinyl. If you want the vinyl to look similar to paint, I recommend a premium matte vinyl like Cricut or Oracal 651 permanent vinyl. For this tutorial, we used Cricut’s adhesive foil. It gives the place cards the appearance of gold foiling and contrasts well with the dusty blue paint. Repeat this process for each place card. If you are using a 12 x 12 cutting mat you can cut approximately 12 sets of place card names at a time. If you are using a longer cutting mat you can do more. Once you have all of the names entered and welded together you'll need to hide all of the rectangles you created. Otherwise, your Cricut machine will cut each rectangle. You may choose to paint the entire sheet, or leave areas bare. You can decide whether you want to only do one coat for a rustic feel or apply another. To match my wedding colours, I used the following sage green acrylic paint which I can highly recommend. These flat acrylic paint brushes were also brilliant for painting. Save money by DIYing your weddingUse masking tape to lift and transfer your vinyl to the acrylic if you’re having trouble with transfer tape This does two things. First, it will ensure the vinyl doesn't cut the space between each letter. This is an important step when cutting cursive letters. Second, it will ensure the layout of the first and the last name is maintained when you send your project to your Cricut machine.