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Sexy mailbox

Step 4Draw and Cut the Image

Draw and Cut the Image
Draw your image onto the tape. Do this by using your tracing paper, freehand, or both like what I did. Then start cutting it out. When doing this kind of work with a confusing pattern I like to label the image:
              The places I want to keep on the mailbox
              What I want to peel away (negative space)

Specifically, I want to keep the stripes hot pink, so I colored in all the stripes. You can cut away the rest of the tape in any way you need in order to preserve the stripes.

Just a note, this causes minor scratches on the mailbox. Hardly noticeable. I kept the tape on the sides too, because I wanted them to be pink as well. 
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