Products Used
- TeckWrap Craft Opal Vinyl In Peacock Blue
- Teckwrap Craft Opal Vinyl in Peach Yellow Pink
- Teckwrap Craft Opal Vinyl in White
- Teckwrap Craft Opal Vinyl in Hot Pink
- Teckwrap Craft Opal Vinyl in Hyacinth Blue
- Frisco Craft Transfer Tape
- Reynolds Kitchens Unbleached Parchment Paper
Another Heart Pattern
That’s right! I made yet another heart composite design. I find these types of designs so much fun to make. This opal heart butterfly was another practice project for aligning multiple layers of vinyl together. Honestly, I love how this one turned out! How long do you think it will be before my niece lays claim to it?
All Opal, All the Time
As I have been making a point to use more scrap pieces for projects, this one is 100% scrap vinyl from other projects. I actually had enough opal scraps to do all opals. While not completely holographic (you can check out Simply Nailogical’s definition of “real holo” at the 8:07 mark), these opal vinyls have stunning shift through a variety of colors depending on the angle from which they are viewed. The biggest difference is that while they do shift between multiple colors, they do not shift through ALL colors. Therefore, they are not actually considered holographic.
I may be a stickler for terminology at times when it comes to holographic things…sorry about that. I blame it on me being a little too obsessed with rainbows. After all, rainbow is my favorite color!
Of the opal vinyls I’ve used so far from TeckWrap Craft, I find myself gravitating to the white and hyacinth blue ones most frequently. There is just something about these two that absolutely capture my attention all the time. This design has both.
One Mat For All Cutting!
In the last post, I provided steps used to put all vinyl pieces on one mat for a simpler, quicker cutting process. This design uses the same steps. Honestly, I will be doing this as much as possible in order to help save time whenever I can. Just remember to check the position of pieces on the mat to where the design elements are on the computer screen to help avoid accidentally cutting outside of the vinyl.
Covering the desk surface while layering was key! After all, I had to avoid this. It was a bit challenging at times and I had to use not just parchment paper, but also backing paper from some elements that had already been transferred to the tape.
Problem? Yeah, I Had One
When will I have a project that is completely free of problems? One day, I vow to have a perfectly seamless project! But it wasn’t going to be this one. I will admit that for the most part, the project did go very well, even to the point where I commented to my husband “so far so good”. I think that was my downfall. Why did I say that?
Luckily, my problem was minor compared to other projects and was fixable. It’s easier to spot on the YouTube version below at the 4:03 mark than the Instagram version. When removing the backing paper from one of the layers, the paper flipped out before I could catch it. That flip resulted in the wrong side of the backing paper sticking onto the edge of the design. D’oh! Luckily, TeckWrap Craft uses a more plasticized backing paper that was easy-ish to remove with a little patience and a straight pin tool.
