i craft

i made myself a shirt last night. please forgive the crummy picture, i took it at work this morning. sssshhhhh! the details: two coats of ruby red jacquard ink on a old shirt from target. i washed collettes deer shirt last night, and it looks terrific! no fading whatsoever. if you havent made one of these yet, i cant tell you how fun it is. i think if we had an american apparel store here, i might never leave the basement again. seriously. questions for those who have tried this, what are you using to cut your stencils and on what are you cutting them? the first two i used a utility knife thing, which wasnt so hot, this time i had new blades for my exacto knife. both times i cut on my fabric cutting mat. im wondering if it might be easier to use some hard surface instead? or maybe i shouldnt pick a font with such tiny pointed corners? probably. anyway, have a wonderful weekend everyone. looks like there is 100% chance of rain all weekend here, so i dont have to feel guilty if i make ten more shirts...