
I set a goal for myself shortly after investing in the Cricut machine to create a new sticker design and get it listed on Etsy every day. It’s taken me a while to really get into the habit of doing this. I miss a day here and there, but I’m pretty happy to report that it’s been working π!
Finding and or creating a new sticker design every day got to be pretty time consuming π¬, so I decided to devote one day a week to just sticker related stuffs. I can actually get a couple weeks’ worth of designs prepped and cut if I select or create the right graphics to work with.
There’s an awesome graphic subscription service I use called Design Bundles (not an affiliate link at this time). With a monthly price tag, I can download so many graphics per month. Usually, I need to tweak them a bit before or after I test them out as many are made for t-shirts or sublimation projectsπ. So, finding designs that I like, turning them into something I can use and testing them is probably the most time-consuming process in the sticker making workflow.
This week I didn’t create any original designs but I did tweak quite a good amount and only ended up with 1 design that didn’t cut properly the first time at 4 inches. It was a dragon that’s super cute so bummed out about it π.
What does the rest of the sticker making workflow look like after cutting? I got pictures to share (I know you wanted to know right? π)!
This week’s stickers fall under Mythical, So Crafty and Gamers Unite (cheesy store theme categories to spice my shop up a bit π€ͺ). I always use cheap vinyl to test cuts and save my special expensive af Cricut vinyl for when I make a sale.







Why am I “weeding” vinyl and not the garden? For one, it’s still winter (ignore the calendar) in Minnesota. Brrr. Secondly, I don’t know why it’s called that but it’s the process of removing the unwanted vinyl bits from your desired design. This can be super relaxing and or satisfying – depending on how well the graphic cuts.
So, there you have it – a behind the scenes look at how I spent my Sunday and now you maybe know a bit more about the process of vinyl sticker making π.
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DaβNela, an American Misfit, [she/her/hers/trying to be humanish, maybe]
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