Rock & Roll Shirt w/ Template

I am so excited I finally have this project ready to show you. I've had this idea percolating around my head for at least a month I just hadn't done it yet.

Front of Shirt w/ the shorts

About the time Jax posted this awesome Rock Star shirt, I found these adorable shorts at Kohls. Very rock and roll with the guitars, lightning bolts, and stars.

close-up of pattern on shorts

I wanted to come up with a rocking shirt to match the shorts. Freezer paper stenciling was my first thought because I love the amount of detail I can get with my laser engraving machine. Cricut users can do this too! (More on that below) I liked the look of the two guitars crossing. The font I used is an AC/DC style font called Squealer which can be found HERE

Close up of front of shirt (it didn't look blurry when I took it! Isn't that always the way?!?)

This go around I also tried something new with my Freezer Stencil painting. Usually I just use acrylic paints for their range of colors and affordability. Well the other day I saw this FolkArt Textile Medium. You mix two parts Textile Medium with one part FolkArt acrylic paint and suddenly you have fabric paint. Genius! I think the first time I added a little too much medium because it started to bleed just a touch under the freezer paper. It is not really noticeable but the lines aren't as crisp as usual. For the paint colors I used a black metallic and mixed in a little bit of a silver metallic to get a very dark gray color. The metallic is super subtle, but I love it!
By the time I got to the back of the shirt, I had the mix correct and no more seeping issues.

Speaking of the back of the shirt here it is...

Upper Center back of shirt

Who wouldn't love to smash a guitar like a Rock Star? I love that little silhouette guy, he cracks me up. The best part is that I found him in a Rock and Roll Wingding font. Here is the link so you can DOWNLOAD it yourself. The guitar pick was my second favorite out of that font. Too awesome.

Back of Shirt with the shorts

Now you can make it too! I have included SVG files for those with a Cricut machine. It is easy as pie. First head on over to Sure Cuts a Lot and buy the software if you don't already have it. This software makes it so you don't ever have to buy another cartridge if you don't want to. Once you have the software installed you can just click on the button that looks like a present and says "SVG" on it. Find your saved guitar files and import. Resize to whatever you would like and cut. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! **Disclaimer** I am an affiliate of Sure Cuts a Lot, so I get a small percentage of sales from people that buy the software through my link. I like to think of it as a way for people to say thank you for posting these SVG files for everyone.

Guitar Front SVG Smashing Guitar SVG

No Cricut? No problem! I have also included a PDF of the front and back. You can print this out and get cutting with your Xacto knife.
Rock & Roll Shirt Template(Front and Back) PDF

If you have problems or questions, let me know! I'd be happy to help you.

Should you want to make a rock and roll t-shirt but this one isn't quite your scene, go check out Jax at Aly & Ash. She has the tutorial I mentioned earlier as well as some additional guitar templates in her sidebar. I found the guitars I used in my template at http://all-free-download.com/

Freezer Paper Stencil Tutorials abound, so if you need a more detailed step by step, hit up Google.

Random Personal Fact: If you would like some insight to me you can go to YouTube and listen to the song 'Rock and Roll Lifestyle' by Cake. That song has been in my head the whole time I made the shirt and wrote this post. I am one of those people with a soundtrack to my life and songs related to the current situation pop in my head often and refuse to leave.

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