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Step 3Print and Transfer Text
On my computer, I selected the font I wanted for my message, and I printed it out on normal computer paper. If I had it to do again, I might have used thin card stock to make the later steps easier.
Once I had the text printed out on paper in the desired size, I held it up to my contact paper and made small tick marks along my baseline to let myself know how far apart to space the letters. I then began the longest and most tedious step-- the cutting and tracing of the letters.
Since my printer wouldn't print directly onto the contact paper (believe me, I tried), and I was too cheap to buy a professional stencil (I priced a custom one with this exact message for 55 dollars), I could only think of one option. I cut out each letter that I had printed off, and I traced it onto the contact paper. This is where the lines come in. With these, your individual letters maintain a straight line and uniform look. Though you may continue on to the next step (cutting) at any point, I finished all my tracing before I began cutting the contact paper.
Once I had the text printed out on paper in the desired size, I held it up to my contact paper and made small tick marks along my baseline to let myself know how far apart to space the letters. I then began the longest and most tedious step-- the cutting and tracing of the letters.
Since my printer wouldn't print directly onto the contact paper (believe me, I tried), and I was too cheap to buy a professional stencil (I priced a custom one with this exact message for 55 dollars), I could only think of one option. I cut out each letter that I had printed off, and I traced it onto the contact paper. This is where the lines come in. With these, your individual letters maintain a straight line and uniform look. Though you may continue on to the next step (cutting) at any point, I finished all my tracing before I began cutting the contact paper.
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