Personalised Wellness Journal

Instructions

1. Load the mirror vinyl and cut your file, then repeat with the laminate. This laminate is much thicker than the mirror film so you can't cut them at the same time on the sticky mat. All cutters and blades are different, I used the Portrait 2 Autoblade on depth 2 and pressure 10 for the vinyl and depth 4 and pressure 15 for the laminate and slowed it to speed 3. Always do a test cut first!

2. Weed your films, I tried a couple of different designs for this and preferred a more subtle one where the small letters are the same colour as the background but are left unlaminated to show the contrasting mirror effect finish. You can see here how the journal and vinyl textures are very similar.

3. Apply application tape to the laminate and squeegee down very firmly. Lift the tape and shapes from the backing then reapply the backing (or a piece of baking parchment if you prefer) with just a small part of the letters poking out but the rest of the adhesive protected for now. Line up the laminate and vinyl, making sure the whole graphic is positioned accurately then stick down the uncovered part of the letters so they act like a hinge, lift the application tape and pull away the backing paper. Squeegee down the rest of the graphic firmly.

4. Lift the application tape with your letters off the backing paper, and as before, reapply with a little bit of the graphic poking out. Position on the journal and measuring it to ensure it is central and straight then squeege down the uncovered pieces, lift the tape and slide away the backing paper then squeegee the whole thing down firmly.

5. Remove the application tape by peeling it back on itself to leave the letters behind then step back and admire your work!