Easy Print Then Cut Card

September 17, 2022 by Paula W

This little bear holding a banner card is perfect for any occasion. It’s really easy to make! Our tutorial will show you some tips and tricks for manipulating a variety of files to create your own custom design.

Easy Print Then Cut Card

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Cut Files/Fonts Used:

Shaded Heart
Banner_1
Bear Hug
May Katherine

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Step-by-step Instructions:

Import the cut files and fonts to Design Space. We will be working on them one by one.
Start by grabbing a square and size it to what you need for your card base. We have changed ours to white so that we can truly visualize what our completed project will look like.
Now, move the bear over to the white square. Select it and choose to Send to Front. Size it so it will fit perfectly.
We’re going to remove the sentiment under the bear. Move it back off the rectangle. Pull in a square and size appropriately to cover the sentiment. Select both the bear layer and the square layer and choose Slice. Now the sentiment is separate from the bear and you can delete it.
Now the bear layer is done, so now you can work on the banner. Begin by ungrouping it and then you can choose which banner you want to use from there. Move it over to the bear layer and size it..
Next is the heart layer. Move it over to the bear layer and arrange where you want to put it. Don’t forget to use “Bring to Front” if it’s behind your bear!
Lastly, open a text box and type in the words you will be putting. Then select the font you want to use. We are doing one word at a time, each in its own text box. This makes it so much easier to curve. Size your words and curve them to fit into the banner.
When you are satisfied with how it looks, go ahead and click Make It and send it to your printer to print.
When it’s done printing, transfer it to the mat and load it into the machine to cut. Make sure you have changed the material setting in Design Space to Medium Cardstock.
After it’s cut, you can now apply them to the cardstock. We added Glossy Accents to the heart to make it really stand out.

DIY Cricut Birthday Card!

September 17, 2022 by Paula W

When someone is celebrating something special, you want to find a way to show them just how excited you are for them, right? This card is perfect for that! Make it for a birthday, graduation, or to celebrate some other special occasion in someone’s life.

DIY Cricut Birthday Card!

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Fonts Used:

Cutout
Immit

Supply Links:

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Step-by-step Instructions:

Download the fonts from Makers Gonna Learn, unzip the files and install on your computer.
Grab a square from Basic Shapes and size it to the size of the card you want to make. In this tutorial it’s A2, so the size is 8.5”x5.5”. Duplicate the sized square because you need 2 of them – one for the front and one for the back.
Next, we need a rectangle for the folded part in the middle of the card. Get a square again, unlock it, and size it. For our card, we need 2 pieces that are each 8.5”x5.5” and 1 that is 8”x5.5”. Place each of these rectangles sides by side. We are making these white for better visualization.
Next, we’re grabbing a rectangle to help us line up our score lines perfectly. These need to be 4” by 5.25” each. Place one of these on one of the white rectangles. Now, you can go to Shapes and grab a score line. Add it to your white rectangle. Select both the white rectangle and the score line and choose Weld.
Click the text button on the left and type in the text you want for the card. Change it to your desired font. Now move the text over to the rectangle that will be the front of your card and go up to the top where it says Align and choose Center on the drop-down menu. After that, go up to the top where it says Line Space to adjust the text as desired.
Grab another text box and following the same technique as above, type in the first letter of the word HOORAY. Continue letter by letter until the whole word is completed, placing them in their proper spots as you go. You can change the colors of these letters if you’d like.
Go ahead and click Make It and change the material size to 8.5”x11”. Next, set the material to the Kraft Board. Click Edit Tool and choose the tool you want to score with. If you have a Maker, it will automatically choose the double scoring wheel.
Since we’re using the Scoring Stylus, we have chosen this. Next, we need to put our stylus into our machine in Clamp A.
Put the white cardstock on the mat and then load it into the machine and cut. When it’s done cutting, flip the mat over and peel it away from the cardstock. Repeat until the entire card is cut out.
Take the pieces of cardstock that form the center part of the card and fold them on the score lines. Use a bone folder for perfect creases.
When the vinyl is done cutting, you can unload it from the machine and weed it. Next, apply the transfer tape and adhere your design to the cardstock. Peel away the transfer tape.
You can put together the white cardstock using the ATG gun. Then, attach the white cardstock to the brown cardstock (the front and back) with the ATG gun.
For the letters that go on the white cardstock, those can also be applied using the ATG gun. What a fun card this makes!

Make a Cricut Card For Beginners

September 15, 2022 by Paula W

This greeting card is the epitome of simple elegance. It’s so quick and easy to make too! Learn how to Make a Cricut Card For Beginners.

You can whip up several of them to keep on hand for any time you’d like to send one off to someone special.

Make a Cricut Card For Beginners

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Font Used:

Betty B

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Step-by-step Instructions:

Download the font from the Makers Gonna Learn website. Then, unzip it and install it on your computer so you can easily search for it in the design space.
Go to Design Space and grab a square from the Shapes button on the left. You can size it the same size as the base of the card you will be making. This will help you to visualize how much space you have to work with and size your design accordingly. For this tutorial, we used 8.5″x5.5″. (This is so that once it’s folded, it will be 4.25”x5.5”).
Go back to the Shapes button on the left and grab a scoreline. Place it on your rectangle. You need to size it the same as the height of the card base. Next, select both layers, choose Align, Center. Now, select both layers again and Attach (bottom of the Layers Panel).
Next, make the liner for the card. Duplicate the card base. Then, change the duplicate to a different color so that it cuts on a different mat then the base. We like to use the colors that match the colors of our finished project because this helps with the visualization of what the completed card will look like.
Since we duplicated it, the scoreline is already there. So now, we just need to size the liner down a bit so it fits nicely on the card base with a bit of a border showing.
Next, we are going to make the decorations for the front of the card. We are using 3 rectangles. Grab a square from Basic Shapes and resize it until you’re happy with how it fits on the card. You can either eyeball it or do the math. Remember that you’re going to want some space in between each of the rectangles. We are using the measurements 1.3”x5.3”.
Once you have one of the rectangles sized appropriately, duplicate it twice. Change the colors of the rectangles to 3 different colors so that once again, they will be placed on different mats.
To be able to visualize the layout and sizing properly, choose all 3 of the rectangles and then select Align, Distribute Horizontally. Select again and choose Align, Top or Bottom.
Grab another square from the Shape button on the left and size it – we’re using 3.5″x1.3″. Then, change the color if you want to. We’re making ours white. This is going to go horizontally across our 3 vertical rectangles near the bottom of the card.
Duplicate that rectangle and change the size to 3.25”x1.6”. Change the color of this one to match the color of the card base. Place it behind the white rectangle by selecting the white rectangle and then choosing Arrange, Send to Front.
Open a text box and type in your chosen text. Change the font to whatever you want and then kern your font by decreasing the Letter Spacing. You can also Ungroup and then move one letter at a time but we find it easier to use Letter Spacing first. Often that will be all you need, but then if there are one or two letters that need a bit more adjusting, you can always fix those.
Move the text inside the white layer and size it to fit. You could cut the text out of vinyl, but we’re going to use a pen and draw the text on. Select the text and go up to the top where it says Line Type and choose Draw on the drop-down menu. (NOTE: It is recommended to use a thinner font when you want the text to be drawn line instead of cut line).
Select the text and the white layer. Then, go down to the bottom right below the Layers Panel and press Attach. (NOTE: 3rd party fonts do not fill the inside so you can use a pen to fill in when it’s printed if you want.)
Click Make It. Check all of your mats to make sure they are correct. Also, make sure that your material sizes are correct. For example, our brown cardstock is only 8.5”x11” so you need to choose that on the dropdown menu just under the mat.
Click continue and connect to your machine. Then, set the material to heavy cardstock. Press Edit Tools and select Scoring Stylus instead of Scoring Wheel if using that like we are.
Your machine will prompt you as to which tools you need and when. First, we need to load our Fine Point Blade and our Scoring Stylus.
Load your mat with your cardstock for the first mat. Load the mat into the machine and press the flashing Cricut button. Once it has scored the cardstock, remove the Scoring Stylus and replace it with the Cricut pen. Do not remove the mat from the machine! Press the flashing Cricut button again.
Remember to keep an eye on Design Space. It’s going to prompt you and tell you when it’s time for each of these steps.
Unload the mat from the machine. Flip your mat upside down and slowly peel away the mat from the cardstock. Repeat with each of the different cardstocks until you have them all cut (and scored as needed).
It’s time to assemble the card. First, you need to fold the base card and the liner along the score line in the middle using your bone folder to crease them.
Assemble the card as it was laid out in Design Space, using the ATG gun to glue the pieces together. Glue the white card to the brown piece, but don’t attach that to the card just yet.
After that, the last thing to do is take the embroidery floss and cut three strands. Line the 3 strands up and then wrap them around the white/brown cards and tie a little bow. Glue this onto the card using the ATG gun.

Creating Stickers with SVG Files

September 15, 2022 by Paula W

When you can create your own stickers, the possibilities for craft projects are endless! You can add them to so many different surfaces to turn plain items into wow items.

Here, we are using them for personalizing some drink pouches with names and initials. Great for a party!

Creating Stickers with SVG Files

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Cut File Used:

Plaid Pattern

Supply Links:

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Step-by-step Instructions:

Import the cut file downloaded from Makers Gonna Learn into Design Space.
With the plaid pattern, you can go into the Layers Panel and start manipulating it if you’d like. For example, you could change some of the colors. Or if you find it too busy, you could hide some of the layers to change up the plaid design.
We are going to slice a letter out of the plaid design. A couple of important pointers: you cannot Attach the layers and then slice because you can only slice 2 layers at a time. You also cannot flatten the plaid design because you can’t slice from a flattened design.
Type the letter you want to use in your chosen font. Duplicate your letter as many times as needed so that you have one letter for each layer of your plaid design PLUS 1 extra one.We have 6 letters total.
Now, we are going to select all 6 letters and choose Align, Center.
In the Layers Panel, choose one letter and then one layer of your plaid design. Select Slice. Remove the slice results that you don’t need.
Repeat until you have finished all layers. One letter and one layer of the plaid design and select Slice. Delete unneeded results.
Now, select a different font and type a name to go with the letter. Kern the word by decreasing the spacing between the letters. Weld.
Change the color of your name to whatever you’d like and position it on the letter. Select every layer. Press Flatten.
It is now a Print then Cut project. Size it as needed. Click Make It and send it to your printer. We like to Add Bleed and Use System Dialog. In the system dialog, we like to increase the quality to Best.
Once printed on your printable vinyl, let it dry well. Then, place your printed design onto your Cricut cutting mat. Load it into your machine. Choose your materials back in Design Space and cut.
Flip your mat over and remove the mat from your design.
Peel off your design like and sticker and place it on the drink pouch.

3D Paper Mailbox

September 14, 2022 by Paula W

Make an adorable 3D Paper Mailbox using cardstock and your die-cutting machine. You can fill it with little notes or candies and give it to someone special. This is perfect for Valentine’s Day or Christmas (letters to Santa!) as well as many other occasions.

Not only is this paper mailbox really cute, but it actually works too. The door opens and you can raise and lower the flag!

Find more 3D paper projects here.

3D Paper Mailbox

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Cut File Used:

3D Mailbox: https://makersgonnalearn.com/cut_files/3d-mailbox/

Supply Links:

Step-by-step Instructions:

Due to the complex nature and visual components of 3D files, we recommend following along with the video as you assemble your project. You can always pause the video and re-wind as needed.

DIY Birthday Badge

September 14, 2022 by Paula W

This fun birthday badge tutorial will teach you everything you need to know for recreating your own festive badge to wear while celebrating life’s most fun moments! Adapt this project for any occasion needed!

For birthdays, anniversaries, award ceremonies, and bachelorette weekends, the options are endless for creating a custom badge with your Cricut and some basic craft room supplies!

DIY Birthday Badge

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Fonts Used:

Variant
Circles

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Step-by-step Instructions:

1 – In Design Space, add a circle (from basic shapes) and duplicate for a total of 4 circles.

2 – Size one circle to 3.5 (change color to white).

3 – Size one circle to 3″ (change color to red -this circle is a representation of the accordion folded layer you will add. You do not need to cut this circle, it’s simply for design reference).

4 – Size one circle to 2″ (change color to blue). To create the scalloped edge for this circle, add a text box and insert 25-30 period punctuation marks. Select a font (like MGL’s Circles) that has a round period punctuation. Kern periods so that they touch and then curve the text to create a complete circle. Place the curved text on top of the blue circle and size so that it overlaps creating a nice scalloped edge. Weld the text box and blue circle together and size to approximately 2.2″.

5 – Size the remaining circle to 1.7″ (change color to white).

6 – Insert a text box and select MGL’s font “Variant”. Type in the number 8 (or whatever number your birthday boy/girl is celebrating). Size the number to fit on the 1.7″ white circle.

7 – Insert another text box and select MGL’s font “variant”. Type in the birthday boy/girl’s name and size to fit over the # on the 1.7″ white circle.

8 – Click make it. Load mats with appropriate material and choose the correct material setting. Once cut, weed vinyl and apply a transfer tape.

9 – Using your scoring board/paper trimmer, cut two 8″x1.5″ strips of red and white striped paper. Score each strip every 1/4″. Once scores are complete, accordion folds each strip of paper.

10 – Using ATG, connect the two strips to form a ring and then flatten the ring to form the fanned circle. Add hot glue to the center of the fanned circle to keep it all together.

11 – Layer Vinyl on the 1.7″ circle.

12 – Use ATG to add a 1.7″ circle to the top of the scalloped circle.

13 – Use got Glue to add the scalped circle to the fanned circle.

14 – Cut ribbons to size and arrange them on the top of the 3.5″ white KraftBoard circle. Glue ribbons to KraftBoard.

15 – Glue fanned circle on top of the ribbons/kraft board layer

16 – Use hot glue to add a bar pin to the back of the badge

Frog Shaped Card

September 14, 2022 by Paula W

Make an adorable frog-shaped birthday card using a fun offset technique in Cricut Design Space. This simple Cricut hack will allow you to turn any cut file you’d like into a folded greeting card!

Frog Shaped Card

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Cut File Used:

Frog 1: https://makersgonnalearn.com/cut_files/frog-1/

Supply Links:

Craft paper – 1 sheet each of dark green, light green, black, red, and white
Adhesive: any of these options
ATG (Advanced Tape Glider) adhesive gun, glue, double-sided foam tape, or a tape runner
Cricut pen – fine tip black
Tweezers – handy for picking up the small pieces

Step-by-step Instructions:

1.       Upload the cut file into Design Space.
2.       Use the Offset tool to add an offset. We made ours 0.2. Keep the corners rounded.
3.       Pull the cut file away from the offset. Duplicate the offset.
4.       Place one of the offsets above the other. Flip the top one vertically.
5.       Select both of the offsets and Align Horizontally.
6.       Make sure they are touching where the frogs’ eyes are and weld. This will form the base of the card that will be folded.
7.       On the bottom half of the card base, add your text for inside the card. We added two lines of text “I could never FROG-et your birthday. Have a HOPPY day.”
8.       Choose a font that will work well with a Cricut pen.
9.       Size and center your text to fit the card. Change the Operation for your text to Pen.
10.   Attach the text to the card base.
11.   Press Make It and cut all of the pieces of your card out.
12.   Assemble the card. Fold the card base and glue the pieces to the front beginning with the frog’s body, then the legs, and other features. You can use the shape of the card and the image of the cut file to line things up properly.

Paper Fry Box

September 14, 2022 by Paula W

This adorable paper fry box makes a great party favor and decor. They’re a fun way to give a small gift or gift card too.

You can easily create these 3D paper French fry boxes with cardstock and the help of your Cricut machine. We love making 3D paper projects with our die-cutting machines and this step-by-step tutorial will make it easy for you to make them too.

Paper Fry Box

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Cut Files/Fonts Used:

3D French Fry Box: https://makersgonnalearn.com/cut_files/3d-french-fry-box/
Artsy Amy: https://makersgonnalearn.com/fonts/artsy-amy-3/

Supply Links:

Step-by-step Instructions:

Due to the complex nature and visual components of 3D files, we recommend following along with the video as you assemble your project. You can always pause the video and re-wind as needed.

Birthday Onesie and Tutu

September 14, 2022 by Paula W

How adorable is this first birthday onesie and tutu? You can change the colors based on the theme of the party. You won’t believe how easy this is to make!

Birthday Onesie and Tutu

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Cut File Used:

First Birthday: https://makersgonnalearn.com/cut_files/first-birthday/

Supply Links:

Step-by-step Instructions:

Upload cut file in design space
Get your measurements & size it up accordingly
If you plan to use Print & Cut HTV, go ahead & make your offset
Print your design. if you’re doing sublimation-be sure to print in your sublimation printer.
When using Print & Cut HTV, go ahead & iron on your printed design. If you’re using sublimation, make sure to cover your design with butcher paper when pressing with heat.
Start on your tutu. Be sure to measure your child’s waist.
Once you have your child’s measurements, start cutting your tulle into desired measurement amounts. I used 20″ strips.
Once tulle is cut into desired amounts & lengths, start looping them through your crochet headband.
Assemble your tutu till the desired amount of tulle is added.

3D Paper Door Hanger

September 13, 2022 by Paula W

We just love this Cricut 3D paper door hanger. You can use them to hold small gifts, gift cards, or even cards or brochures. They’re perfect for wedding decorations, neighbor gifts, or even as a fun surprise for the kids to find on their bedroom doors!

We will show you how easy it is to construct these 3D paper door decorations with the help of your die-cutting machine and then embellish them with paper flowers and heat transfer vinyl text designs. Yes! You can iron on cardstock!

We have more amazing 3D projects here.

3D Paper Door Hanger

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Cut Files Used:

3D Door Hanger
Wedding Party
Rolled Flower 8

Supply Links:

Step-by-step Instructions:

Due to the complex nature and visual components of 3D files, we recommend following along with the video as you assemble your project. You can always pause the video and re-wind as needed.