With my Cricut Maker, it is so easy to create customized items for special occasions like baby showers and weddings. Best of all is that I don’t always have to come up with the designs. With thousands of pre-loaded designs in Design Space, I can simply customize a design to fit my need, cut and assemble. Quick and easy.
How to:
The bunting was cut out of 2 different coloured cardstock pieces and then assembled. For the decorative elements, I added some cut hearts. These were embossed using embossing powder in matching colours and then finished off with pearls and diamante.
For the apple pie jars, I used the print and cut function. First printing the little elephants onto white cardstock and then cutting them into circles to fit onto the lids. This took me all of 5 minutes to do.
As for the tags on the popcorn bags, these were printed onto thicker cardstock and had straight edges. I simply positioned them onto my cutting mat, lined up the designs in Design Space and then trimmed them into tags. This way I could ensure the edges were straight and all the same – no more scissors and templates – just a quick cut and everything is done.
Step 1
Cut the base of the bunting out of mint green cardstock. I used light grey for some of the top layers and a metallic silver for hearts and some of the layers.
Step 2
The letters were also cut out of silver metallic cardstock – the Cricut Maker cut this perfectly using my normal Fine Point Blade.
TIP: When I cut something like the hearts, I always cut more than what I need and in different sizes and then keep them in a plastic pouch or container. Next time I need a heart I simply go to my container and pull one out – this way I don’t always have to start up my machine to cut one little heart.
Step 3
Start assembling your bunting by adhering the top layers to the base layer.
Step 4
Adhere the letters and embossed hearts. Use foam tape for some of the hearts to create dimension.
Step 5
Use your Cricut Maker to cut ordinary printed cards into tags – quick and easy. Punch or cut holes into the tags and then use baker’s twine to tie them onto the popcorn bags.