1) Do a test cut of all your fonts. You don't want to have everything all planned out and then realized the silhouette doesn't cut one of your fonts very easily. Hint 1A would be don't use a thin serif font! Save yourself! The fonts I used (in order) are: Calibri, Arial Black, Rockwell, Century Gothic (bold), and Palatino Lintoype.
2) The brayer is your friend. Use it all over the vinyl before you weed, use it to apply the transfer tape, use it to apply the vinyl. Also your friend is painter's tape and your husband's t-square for easy straight lines.
3) Don't try to use metallic spray paint to cover MDF!!!
So, in case you're a bit behind on your pop culture, here is a list of all the quotes (full disclosure: I threw in some tv shows, too):
You're gonna need a bigger boat-Jaws
I have a bad feeling about this-Star Wars
Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?-2001: A Space Odyssey
There's no crying in baseball.-A League of Their Own
I wish I had a million dollars...hot dog!-It's A Wonderful Life (yes, this is also where my one typo is. that's how you know it's handmade, right?)
Why Kate, you're not wearing a bustle. How lewd. -Tombstone
It's an illusion, Michael. -Arrested Develpment
That's a negative, ghost rider, the pattern is full. -Top Gun
Squirrel!-Up
I just don't dig on swine, that's all. -Pulp Fiction
You must have some powerful enemies. -Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs
Fair enough. -The Right Stuff
Asps...very dangerous. You go first. -Raiders of the Lost Ark
Failure is not an option. -Apollo 13
Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you. -Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
You're never too old for Space Camp. -Stranger than Fiction
I said everything's a-ok. -The Right Stuff
What a crazy random happenstance. -Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
As you wish -The Princess Bride
So did I use some of your favorite quotes? What is your favorite one that I should have put on there? Share in the comments!
(ETA that I'm linking this up for Hooking Up with House of Hepworths link party.)