VViViD Blue Stencil Vinyl Masking Film with Anti-Bleed Technology (12" x 6ft)

Easy to work with second time purchase. Adhesive could be a little stronger but for simple stencil it works well. Ink will bleed at edges on porous surfaces like grainy wood. Used to make stencils for our WW2 jeep and tee shirt prize for our rifle league. Since it is so stretchy best used for small projects. I found using a heated cutter increased the chance of edge bleeding. Exacto knife worked best. Pretty good value will buy again

The picture is ridiculous. You think you are getting a butcher paper roll of the vinyl. Nope. It is definitely a low tack vinyl, practically falls off the backing once cut, does stick nicely to very flat surfaces (such as non-textured glass), but not much else. I purchased this to make patterns for stained glass, I am not unhappy with it, but I ended up ordering a permanent stick vinyl for future projects. Did not stay during the whole grinding process, but still better than sharpie or alcohol inks. Actually would work better as a transfer tape. For the cost I'm not too bummed.

Okay, I was looking for a stencil vinyl to cut with my Maker for reusable stencils to paint text on little succulent planters I make. I was getting the Vivvid brand to try out because it was the best price by far but I ordered Oracal bc it’s Oracal, right? You assume Oracal is a tried and true. Well, I ran one mat with both brands. I wasn’t sure about the cut settings and couldn’t find the thickness for either product so I just picked one. It went horribly wrong. The Oracal reviews about it lifting on the carrier are accurate. I had to use a scraper to flatten it back on the carrier sheet. The pressure was picking up the cut pieces and it jacked up the whole stencil! Top left is the Oracal from my first run. Granted, these are teeny tiny designs with a decent amount of detail. This Vivvid brand didn’t have any of those issues even with the pressure set too high. Determined not to quit, I paused the cut and Changed the material setting to Cricut stencil vinyl but I lost connection and had to start the mat completely over so it was cutting on top of already cut vinyl. That was a disaster but again, the Vivvid held up to my constant attacks! The bottom stencil is the Vivvid after all that abuse. Still set on not wasting the Oracal, I tried a brand new mat, used the Cricut vinyl setting, and also changed the pressure to less pressure. That seemed to do the trick and it came out great (top right) even with all those tiny cuts. But again, the Vivvid stayed down and cut well with multiple incorrect settings. It seemed to do the best on Cricut stencil setting with regular pressure. Even with the light pressure, the Vivvid wasn’t cut all the way through but it didn’t rip at all when I was trying to weed. The pieces that weren’t cut all the way tore easily away along the cut lines. Both brands stuck to and removed from my surfaces (used with concrete and glass) very easily and both prevented any bleeding under the stencils. Both also cleaned up easily with a quick rinse under water and both worked just as well after washing and reusing. All that being said, if you have the Oracal, it will work well as long as you can get the right pressure setting on your machine. If you’re looking for a brand to try, the Vivvid is a much better price, super consistent, and a ton less hassle!

I used this material with my cameo silhouette and it worked really well. Once I figured out the cutting settings, the material cut great! It’s very sturdy, and I loved how the stencil came out that I cut (a little cow). But my only complaint would be that it does not stick on wood. I tried multiple times, I even tried a piece I hadn’t been manhandling to make sure I wasn’t the reason it wouldn’t stick. But even the piece I took off the roll didn’t stick enough to actually use it. The material sticks down well enough to be placed but not enough to actually use it. So if you’re thinking of using this stencil material for anything other than a wood background I recommend it for you. Again I love the material, love the thickness of it but I couldn’t use it for my intended purpose. I will update as soon as I use this material on anything other than wood.

Used this for masking airbrush overspray on a large stretched canvas. it honestly was pretty sketchy. had to use a chopstick to hold it down on thin areas when passing with the airbrush because it'd blow up from the air pressure (adhesive too weak). if this were used on a wood panel or even paper it might be perfect. The flex and non consistent texture on the canvas prevents the best bond being made between the adhesive & surface so it was a little nerve wracking when using this. I took it slow and was patient and it turned out great. probably about 5 hours of work on a 4x5foot painting with full masking using a stamp to add texture and an airbrush to add drop shadows in. masking film is vivd blue and transparent, great for seeing dark underlying markings for cutting, a little difficult to see through when used over areas of similar color tho. (contrasting edges is key) this masking film eats through xacto blades like crazy tho, went through probably 20 blades cutting out areas of coverage. clean hard edges were great, subtle and sharp rounded curves were very tedious. Didn't leave any residue on my work surface which was very convenient as well. all in all i'd buy it again, can't beat the price vs frisket and other current masking options. this product is intended for cricut stencil making but was acceptable for fine art application.

I make wood signs and make stencils for them with my cricut. This vinyl work great and will definitely be purchasing again.

Excellent product

I bought this to make stencils. Maybe it's just me but I could not get a clean cut on the edges for cutting out stencil shapes. I tried a few different tools. Eventually gave up. It did work great to cover flat surfaces and was very sticky. Happy Sticking!

Very high quality

Easy to use, makes perfect removable stencils.