So happy I could help!

You're so welcome. Best of luck to you!

Aww yay! I'm so happy you love it!

Oh my goodness! 😱 you're definitely going to love hot foam cutters then!

Adrianne what brand is your glue gun. Where can I find it. Do you have a recommendation for a large format printer. Thanks for the video

Its my pleasure to help 😊

Thanks!

I used my Canon Pixma ix6820 for this project, but nowadays I use the Epson et8550 printer. It really doesn't smell as you work the way I did, which is kind of quickly. It smells more if you leave a piece of foam there to burn away. Like if a piece of foam got stuck on the hot wire and you just left it there, then yes, there is a chemically smell.

The stands I make by just cutting out a square shape from the foam I just used for the prop. OR, some customers request the round foam, so I get those from Dollar Tree. Most customers order the base part left white, but if they want it painted, them I just use regular craft paint to paint it, and if they want it glittered, I just add glitter. Then you put a stick, straw, or plastic dowel into your character prop, and then place it into the foam base. Since everything is foam, it's pretty easy.

Thank you girl! 🤗

I've been trying to think of a simple enough design to use as an example piece so that I dont overwhelm anyone lol, but it is on the list!

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZhgjLpez8XGnmQ.html Adriana’s tutorial link

I dont, but its supet easy! I cut the characters using my Cricut machine, and then after the gluing and cutting of the foam, I use my foam cutter to cut squares out. Those squares are my base. I then just glue one end of a plastic dowel into the base, and the other end into my character that I just cut out of the foam.

Aww you're so sweet!

I have a whole video on my Epson 8550, but it's very expensive. A cheaper alternative is the Canon Pixma ix6820. I absolutely love it. And I suggest getting ink for it on inkjets.com

Thank you 😊

Lol Well honestly I have a bad habit of never taking things slow, so I really can't help it. I always just want to finish things NOW.

Yes, you have to buy the replacement wires directly from the Uchida website.

Hi there, I answer all of those questions in my blog posts. Check it out on my website here: www.adrianaspapercrafts.com/pages/design-innovator Scroll down to the FAQS blog.

What printer do you use for large props please

I explain all that in different blog posts on my website here: adrianaspapercrafts.com/pages/design-innovators

I currently use an Epson et 8550

You could laminate the images before gluing them to the foam to make the images waterproof. There isn't anything that could waterproof the actual foam without melting it.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts ok thank you 😊

No, I dont. It's never bothered any of my customers lol

So that does happen often depending on the design people request. What ends up happening is I have to sit down and forcibly create a design that WILL match. If you check out my Instagram, there are monster truck props that I had to design so that the text would match up.

With a base I make from foam, or with precut foam.

If they're too big, I do cut by hand, but if they're under 9" Tall, I use my Cricut to cut them out.

Its a Canon Pixma

Unfortunately with regular project foam board, you'll just have to use a sharp box cutter or xacto knife. As long as you use a good, sharp one, it's pretty easy. The technique to use is to do 3 cuts. The first pass with the blade will be a light one. The 2nd pass is a tiny bit more pressure, and the 3rd one is pressure that cuts all the way through, in 1 fluid motion.

I'm making props for my son's birthday right now and I'm using the the dollar tree foam board the paper on it is pretty easy to rip off the foam!

I did that once for an overnight event, but I did not like how thin the foam is after removing the paper. I'm so used to my thick foam.

Which back layer?

It depends on the size requested, but average size and price is 12" tall , so $15 double sided

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I normally do, but just not currently. I have a backlog of orders, so there's certain items I'm not taking requests for at the moment.

That paper that us on the foam board gets in the way. You have to peel that off first. If you want to be be able to cut that board without peeling the paper off, you would be better off using a hot knife.

I personally HATE the handheld "wand" one, BUT, you will have tes that you'll need a handheld foam cutter to get into spaces that the table top for cutter can't get into. (For example, the center of the letter "o".) So yes, I do recommend getting both a table top foam cutter, and a handheld one.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts Perfect, thank you so much for your response! I'm so excited to start making my own props myself. One last question, is there a specific type of circuit you'd recommend?

At this point, I recommend the Cricut Maker (not the Maker 3. It's seriously no different than the Maker, so no sense in spending more money). The Maker has got all the kinks worked out from its predecessors, so the money for it IS worth it. HOWEVER, IF you can afford to go with Silhouette, I do recommend you do so, only because the software for Cricut machines is always messing up. I don't personally have a Silhouette, but it's because the cost wouldn't make sense since I don't use my cutting machines all that often.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts ok thanks. Is there one that you'd suggest (the silhouette portrait or maker) ?

I hear wonderful things about the Cameo line.

I did cut the foam with this machine in the video. And the foam cutter is from Hobby Lobby. It's not a super name brand item. It's the only large foam cutter they sell.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts ok thanks alot. I m your new subscriber from india and the oldest city of the world VARANASI . I watched ur all videos it helped me alot. Thanks

You can find some on Google, but if you can't find what you want, you would have to make a custom design using a program like Photoshop or Canva.

Not that I've noticed, or had any issues with.

No, mines limited to 13x19. Each large format printer will specify what size they print up to.

Which character tables do you mean?

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts I seen someone post a Minnie Mouse foam head cut out and it was a table that they had they cupcakes on

Ooohh...no, I have never made one of those. But really, I would assume it's just the prop mounted on top of a cupcake stand that you can buy from Walmart, you know?

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts thank u

For projects like this, heavier Wright paper is best so that the glue doesn't bubble the paper. I use either 110# cardstock from Michael's or 72# koala photo paper.

To brush on what exactly? Do you mean to pain the characters on foam? I'm sure you could.

On the styrofoam thank u

K thank u have a blessed day

I cant ever find it online. Its garage door foam at Lowes/Home Depot. It's in the same aisle as all their insulation foam.

Hey there, I've got an entire blog post dedicated to info on my printers. Take a look at it: adrianaspapercrafts.com/blogs/frequently-asked-questions/which-printers-do-i-have

When I click on that link it says post or video have been deleted

Yes

I get asked this often, so I wrote a blog post on this topic that I think you should check out: www.adrianaspapercrafts.com/blogs/faqs/common-question-1-what-printer-should-i-get

Hi there Theresa, I do. You just place your order on my website www.adrianaspapercrafts.com

I get it from Lowes in the garage insulation foam aisle. There's 2 options. There's a pack of 4 long foam sheets for like $12-$13. Then they also sell 1 super huge sheet, it's like 9ft long for about the same price.

I got mine from Hobby Lobby

Print + Cut is super easy. You literally just upload your image, size it to whatever size you need it (within the sizing limits that Cricut has of course), and then send it off to be cut by your machine. Design Space will print the image out, you feed the print out into your machine, and the machine cuts the image out. That's how I got the cut out that I use in this video.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts omg thank you for taking the time to reply... the thing is I would like my image to be pretty big.... like the larger than mat... I wish you can see the images I'm trying to worm with ? Also what printers would you recommend ..??

So for anything bigger, you can either use the "large than mat" method. For that, there's a billion tutorials you can browse. You could send the images off to print as posters somewhere, and then hand cut them. OR, you can use a poster making website like blockposters.com to print at home. I've used that website in the past. It basically prints a large poster out over a span of multiple sheets of paper. Once all the pieces are printed, you go ahead and hand cut them out. Then you put all the pieces together like a puzzle. When I used that method in the past, I would glue my "puzzle" to poster boards, or foam boards, and then used them as large party stands. There's a few photos on my Facebook page of props where I used this method.

As far as printer recommendations: www.adrianaspapercrafts.com/blogs/faqs/common-question-1-what-printer-should-i-get

Mine is the Canon Pixma large format printer. I use it almost every day and absolutely love it.

How much u paid for your printer. I’m currently looking fir a large format

About $200

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts Where can we buy it? Thanks for sharing!

I've done that, but the foam itself is sssooo thin once you peel the paper, that I dont recommend doing that.

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@@AdrianasPaperCrafts I appreciate your response, thank you!

I show you the foam base in the video.

All that info can be found on my website. I wrote lots of blog posts on them since people ask me that so often lol. Go here: www.adrianaspapercrafts.com/pages/design-innovator and scroll down to the FAQS blog.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts it’s saying the page doesn’t exist

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Photoshop. You can use any program that allows you to type in the measurements of your canvas before beginning your project.

If cutting using Cricut Design Spacez the biggest you could cut them is 9.25"x6.75". But if you cut by hand, you could make them as big as you want. That's how I've be able to make 2 and 3 foot tall foam props.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts how you cutting foam

Surebonder.

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts thank you 😃

From the SureBonder website

Thank you!!

Hey hun, read about them here: www.adrianaspapercrafts.com/blogs/faqs/which-printers-do-i-have?_pos=1&_sid=206baa9de&_ss=r

Its called cutting "larger than mat". Its honestly very simple, but can get tedious depending on how many layers you are working with. I'll add a video for you guys soon, so be sure to check back this week for it!

Adrianas Paper Crafts hello, what size is this prop?

12" total on the base.

From the Surebonder website

@@AdrianasPaperCrafts thank you!!

I use cardstock half the time. Other times I use regular paper. The reason for that is because the 13x19 sized paper that I have is only 30#, so it feels like regular computer paper. If I do use that. I am just careful with the hot glue.

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