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Folding a paper frame using Cricut Design Space

Make a 3D frame using this free SVG file.

Need a frame? They are so easy to make with cardstock. Using a personal cutting machine makes it that much easier. They are very sturdy. Thick enough to also be used as a shadow box. The frames were really easy to make and rather addictive. Fold your own paper frame with this free SVG file.

Materials:

1 – 12×12 sheet of cardstock
personal cutting machine (I used a Cricut Maker)
optional adhesive
SVG file

frame Download

Open the file in Design Space, ungroup. Select all and then center the two layers vertically and horizontally. Then attach, change the red box to score, and then cut.

Special thanks to Cricut for providing the Maker making this project possible.
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Directions:

Begin by cutting out the SVG file linked above.

This is what the SVG file looks like. The black outline cuts and the red lines need to be set to score.

The video below will show you how to set up the file in Cricut Design Space as well as how to fold it after cutting.

finished frame, ready to use for artwork

final measurements:
outer measure 4 7/8” x 6”
inner measure 3 3/8” x 4 1/2”

Valentine Candy Boxes

Do your kids give valentines to their friends? I haven’t heard what our school is planning this year but I love making something special with my daughters for them to give to their friends. This year we made these cute paper candy boxes to hold Lindt Chocolate Truffles. What a special little treat, I don’t think anyone will turn it down!

Materials:

Personal cutting machine (I used a Cricut Maker)
free SVG file below
DCWV cardstock pack
Lindt Truffles

Directions:

Download the free SVG file linked below. I was able to get four on one page.
The black lines cut and the red lines need to be changed to score.

This is an example of the cut file. Turn the design away from yourself, place the two pieces with the hearts together, take one of the other side flaps and place it over the heart shapes to hold the box together. Insert the Lindt chocolate and finish closing the box.

Yum!

Yeap, we made a lot of them.

While the boxes were complete, for my youngest daughter, we made a heart tag to place on top.
The Maker wrote the words and then cut the shape.

If you would like the SVG for the heart you can download it here. [heart tag]

candybox Download

Love and Kisses

Modern Art

Decorating for Valentine’s Day or just showing someone you love them? You can create this piece of modern art with just a few steps. I’ve placed mine on our fireplace mantle.

This project is a part of Tape Technologies Design Team for the month of February 2018. We were asked to design using their brushed metal vinyl. This project used Red and Silver. The graphic is one I created and will offer in this post as a free svg.

Materials:

Brushed metal vinyl (464HM, 493HM)
8 x 10 canvas
personal cutting machine (I used a Cricut Maker)
transfer film
scissors
Cricut Scraping Tool
free svg file [svg file]

Special thanks to Cricut and Tape Technologies for providing items to make this project possible.
This post may contain affiliate links. Using them will cost you nothing but allow Try it – Like it – Create it to earn a small amount to continue this site.

Directions:

Use the SVG file linked above and upload it to cut on your personal cutting machine.

Use transfer paper to prepare the vinyl for application to the canvas.

silver vinyl

red vinyl

Aline and burnish the vinyl onto the canvas. Place the silver vinyl first and then the red.

The project is finished!

Tape Technologies Vinyl is sold through a variety of retailers as well as on Amazon with the name StyleTech.

Heart Boxes

This is an example of the sixty some odd heart boxes we made for Valentine’s Day. Who were the lucky recipients? Kids in my daughters’ classes and their basketball teammates. What was inside? Those famous lip balm balls everyone is talking about, a mustache whistle and a valentine gumball. Some boxes were filled with spritz heart cookies as well. We had so much fun making them, we worked in a production line fashion. This was from last year. This year, we need to come up with something similar to place those yummy Lindt Chocolates into. That post will be coming soon.

A few more of the boxes finished.

Materials:

Valentine-themed scrapbook paper
personal cutting machine (I used a Cricut Explore Air 2)
or scissors
free svg file or free printable template (both are linked below)

Special thanks to Cricut for providing the Cricut Explore Air 2 in order to produce posts similar to this one.
This post contains affiliate links to help support this site.

The files we used were from The Craft Chop and you can use them too. Oh, did I mention they were free?

Tags SVG file post: http://thecraftchop.bravesites.com/entries/svg/tags

Heart box SVG file post: http://thecraftchop.bravesites.com/entries/svg/heart-box-2

How to Make 3D Snowflakes with Cricut

Learn how to turn a mirrored image into a 3D ornament just like this snowflake with Cricut.

The thing I like most about snowflakes besides no two being alike is that they are great for winter decor. They work for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, or a general winter theme.

Using any mirrored image, you can turn it into a 3D shape. Snowflakes work for this idea. In this post I will show how I took a simple snowflake cut in Design Space and by adding a score line then making multiple cuts, it can be turned into a 3D hanging decor.

Make one large snowflake to hang in a doorway or from a light fixture, or you can make multiples to hang all together to cover a larger area or make smaller versions for Christmas tree ornaments.

Read to the end of the post where you can enter to win a Cricut Maker Machine.

Materials:

glitter cardstock – 2 sheets
snowflake
Personal Cutting Machine – I used a Cricut Explore Air 2
glue
twine, string, or fishing line to hang the Snowflake

I wanted to thank Cricut for providing my cutting machine in order to create posts using their products.

Directions:

This is an Explore Air 2 – Easy one-Cut Holiday project. One shape that is cut multiple times to make the ornament. In the video below you will see how you set up one snowflake to cut and then you can tell your machine to cut multiples of that one image. The software knows where to place it on the mat to use the optimal amount of surface space without wasting any materials.

The following video will show you how I set up the snowflake file in Design Space.

Cutting the snowflake shapes on my Cricut Explore Air 2.

The cut snowflakes, starting to fold them in half. This task needs to be done gently.

A folded snowflake.

Attach the folded snowflakes with glue and insert a string for hanging.
I intended to piece together six snowflakes, when I got to five, there was no more room for another one.

The finished snowflake.

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