In the past, I’ve made stencils from many different materials including paper,card-stock, recycled plastic bags and x ray plates. Also tried different ways to hold down the stencil to prevent smudging or bleeding. Adhesive spray seemed to work very well but had to be used in a well ventilated are and then removing the glue from the afterwords would be a bit of a nuisance.And then finding the best way to store them so they don’t tear was another issue. 
I’ve been wanting to give freezer paper a try ever since I heard about it, but as any crafter living in Toronto would understand that it’s not easy to find here. After eventually finding some in Sudbury, I discovered that is now available at some of our local grocery stores.
It’s great to work with. All you have to do to transfer the image to the dull side using your printer or tracing.
If the paper seems too thin for your printer. you may need to tape or glue the ends to another page.
It’s also great when working on a big or multiple projects.Simply print or trace as many images as you need onto the freezer paper. Place the stencils and iron.
The best part is that clean up is easy ,you simply peel off the freezer paper and toss it into the garbage.
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Pre cut sheets are available but I just cut the amount I needed from the roll. To save ink make sure to change the colour of your image to grey.
Cut out the stencil and save the cut out pieces for another project.
Iron the paper shiny side down with a dry iron.
Make sure to check that the shiny side is down or it will stick to the iron.
Put cardboard or newspaper under the fabric.If you are painting a t shirt then put the newspaper between the two layers of fabric.
You can use fabric paint with a stencil or sponge brush.
Depending on the project,I sometimes use paintsticks or even acrylic craft paint.The craft paint does tend to harden the fabric though.
When the paint has dried ,peel off the freezer paper.You can add some detail to your project as this time if you wish. 