I used transfer tape to remove the vinyl letters from the backing and adhere them to the canvas. This part is still pretty tricky to me. In order to pull the vinyl off the backing cleanly with the transfer tape you need to put a decent amount of pressure on them but then it makes it harder to get the letter to stick to the canvas from the tape.
I forgot to take a picture of the next step, but if you want your letters to be extra crisp, give the entire canvas a coat of the paint color you want them to be. I used white spray paint to give it a good even coat to seal in the letters and avoid any bleeding. After that dried, I gave the canvas an even spray of a charcoal satin paint.
Once the paint dried – yes, be patient and wait for the paint to dry – I peeled away the letters using tweezers to reveal my clean white letters.
I liked the font and the layout so much, I made two. Not sure what I will do with them just yet…
I’m officially hooked on vinyl. I’m glad I stocked up with some from Oh My Crafts because my head is spinning with ideas.
that looks awesome- i think the font you chose is so perfect!
I just did something similar but I projected my letters on and hand painted them all – so time consuming. Also, I did it on a huge canvas. I like how clean yours came out – very nice!
you just made me want to go pull out all my pink floyd cd’s! this rocks 🙂
Wow! it looks Perfect!! You’re making me to go and give it a try!
This just increased my want for a silhouette! I’d love to do words from one of Jesse and I’s favorite songs!
How fabulous! Now I want to learn more about this silhouette thingy… it sounds like so much fun.
What a great idea to use vinyl as a stencil. That cutter seems like a great tool to have.
I don’t have a vinyl cutter so I will talk music…ahh Pink Floyd! I still remember going to some Pink Floyd laser light show when I was in high school. Just once. Music just depends on what mood I am in, but if we are talking classic rock, I need to stay loyal to my Jimi Hendrix craze and say “Have you ever been Experienced” by Jimi. Good times!
WOW, that looks AMAZING!! Great job!!
-Katie
I love Pink Floyd too. You can also do this with contact paper, it’s less expensive then vinyl.
Awesome! This looks great! I am super jealous of your Silhouette, though!!
This is awesome! I love the saying! Shared this on my facebook page.
Of course this caught my eye….it’s my favorite Pink Floyd song!!! What an awesome project..if you don’t figure out what to do with the other one…you can sell it to me!!! Found you on It’s a Hodge Podge Life and I’m your newest follower!