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Showing posts with label On My Desk. Show all posts
Pokemon Birthday Projects With Cricut
A Cake Topper, a light up pentagon, and a large folding, light up, card.
Our oldest grandson is a huge Pokemon fanatic - these are some of the items we made him, using my husbands 3d printer and my cricut, for his last birthday.
Here's how I made them, and where I found the files:
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A Pokemon Cake Topper
Cake Toppers are really quite simple to make with Cricut Design Space. To Save on layering, use print then cut for the detailed images, then add a series of offsets.
Here's a step by step:
A Halloween Banner
A Halloween Banner
On My Desk, 2022 - I wanted something a little "cuter" for this project, not too scary.
Sunflower & Bee Banner
A Sunflower & Bee Banner, made with a variety of svgs
Here's what I used:
These are the same bee and flower svgs I used to make the magnets.
Unfortunately, the bundle, from Canada Crafts, is no longer available. CC is no longer on Creative Fabrica at all, although they do have a store on Design Bundles - this particular bundle is not on there.
However, there's a FREE, similar svg from:
Daily Dose of DIY has a free bee svg that I like a bit better than the bearly art version:
And there's an entire selection of free sunflower svgs here
The banner I used is my favorite banner base - it's from Special Hearts Studio.
Just use the base - skip the flag and star tops for this. I cut 10 of the base, then glued them together in sets, so I have 5 pieces two pieces thick. That's not necessary with heavier cardstock, but I always find my kraft brown cardstock to be a little thinner than a lot of my other 12x12 papers.
The svg in the center is from a bundle I got in the Dollar Deals ages ago. It's 40 bee designs, and I've used a lot of them on wine pouches and garden flags.
A garden flag made from the same svg bundle
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My Craft Space Through The Seasons
My craft area is not actually a room, bur rather the corner of our laundry room/back porch/pantry. An all purpose space, it is conveniently located for me, right in the main area of the house. I have an extra bedroom upstairs, but if I moved my craft supplies up there, I would not use them nearly as much. And, I wouldn't have this great view of the goats and flowers. :-) This post however, is not about how I use my space, but rather, a look at what has been made in this space. If you follow me, you have seen a lot of these photos titled "On My Desk ".
Bee & Flower Magnets
On my desk today - sunflower and bee magnets, using the 3d bee and flower svg set from Canada Crafts Studio.
Materials:
- Pack of Magnets from the Dollar Tree
- SVG NO LONGEE AVAILABLE (BUT there are free options below)
- Hot Glue Gun
I downloaded the svg for this years ago, from CF. Canada Crafts Studio files are no longer on CF, and I can't find this bundle anywhere else anymore either. [They still have some files on Design Bundles] I'll include some free options below, in case you don't already own this, or it's not on sale right now.
Anyway - this is the file I started with:
As with most of the Canada Craft svgs I've used, I couldn't find any real instructions. They aren't really necessary for this, but I can tell you that the center on that flower shown above is definitely more than one piece. I duplicated it 3 times for the ones I made.
Sizing:
- Flower center 3 wide by .327 high [cut 3 per a flower]
- Flower Petals, group of 4, 10.596 wide by 2.778 high
- Bee - Grouped as Uploaded 3.503 wide by 2.357 tall. ACTUAL WIDTH, if the wings are centered on the bee, 2.608.
When unzipped, there are 3 svgs to upload. The Bee, the flower petals, and the flower center. The flower center I duplicated so that I had 3 of them, per a flower. The bee uploaded with his wings slightly off to the side - that effected the sizing so I gave you the size for both options - one if you leave the group as is when uploaded, and one for the actual finished bee, in case you want to ungroup and line those wings up before making it.
Resizing and ungrouping is such a pain in DS right now. Often items will go missing from the layers panel on the right as you work. If you click select all, they should re-appear. It's a glitch.
This svg uploads in 4 colors. I used color sync to match the yellows and change the flower center to black.
That's it - these are super quick and simple to make, and cut really well at that small size. (the design is meant to be much larger than I made it for these magnets)
Flowers are typical small flower construction - fold all the petals in half long ways, then place it in the palm of your hand and "scrunch" them so that the petals stand up a bit from the base.
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FREE SVG OPTIONS
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Daily Dose Of DIY has a layered bee that should work really well for this
There's a FREE, similar svg from:
FREE TEMPLATE & SVG FILES:
Sunflower video tutorial: https://bit.ly/3Kb8O1M
SVG File (Folder "SVG-Sunflower"): https://bit.ly/37sIg9C
Dozens of Free Small & Rolled Paper Flower SVGS,
Cotton Ball Snowmen - A Kids Craft With Cricut
Cotton Ball Snowman - A Kids Craft Made With Cricut
There is no svg - this was made in Design Space, just using shapes.
You can access the project here:
https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/61c0bfc8471fadd522422d34
You can access the project here:
https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/61c0bfc8471fadd522422d34
When you click on a Design Space project link, a box will open asking you if you want to open design space. Tell it yes, and the project will load.
Upload your childs photo to the project, and use the grey circle to slice out the face you want to show through the frame.
I originally made this in card form, but we ended up gluing it closed, and putting a magnet on the back. Having the second layer added stability for our magnet, so either way, if making this again, I would cut it this way.
My grandson just turned two. He's had a lot of experience with "glue glue!" though, going through roughly a glue stick a day helping Grandma. [If you follow my facebook page, I'm sure you have seen him helping with many projects her] This was the first he was allowed to use the liquid glue, and he was quite excited.
We pulled the cotton balls apart a bit before gluing them fast. He likes that part a lot too.
I added the hat and buttons, and the magnet on the back, with hot glue. He handed me the pieces, but is not allowed to work with hot glue just yet. :-)
There's a hole at the neck, between the circles, where ribbon fits through to make the scarf. I used hot glue to attach that as well.
This was inspired by an Easy Peasy kids craft. They have lots of great projects on their site, available for download if you subscribe. They are not however, svgs, and most of the projects, such as this one, can easily be recreated as cut files in Design Space.
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Find more Kids Crafts To Make With Cricut Here:
Christmas Cards With Cricut, 2021
Some of the Christmas Cards I made in 2021
Because of a temporary issue with my posts being flagged as spam, none of the links here are clickable. You can copy and paste them. Sorry for the inconvenience!
This was a temporary freebie from:
https://thebeardedhousewife.com/how-to-make-cute-christmas-gnome-insert-cards/
I LOVE that this envelope can be made from 8.5x 11 cardstock.
The file is $4 from:
https://designbundles.net/my3dsvg/1632892-3d-nativity-svg-christmas-svg?ref=mno4va
I've been working through a variety of Christmas card svgs, to decide which one to make as our card this year (at the same time, my adult daughter is also choosing her card as well). I have a few more I want to try - although I think we have made our decisions.
The Santa & Snowman count down cards are a limited time freebie from digital gems. Grab them quick, while they are free! Quick and easy, these cards are fun to make.
Find them here: https://digitalgemsdesigns.co.uk/
(There's also a snowflake and a gingerbread version)
I'm mailing these out to family and a couple of friends, but not as our Christmas card
The snowman wrap card is another quick and easy card. The svg is free from Birds Cards - Find it here: https://www.birdscards.com/snowman-wrap-card/
The Gnome Cycle Box Card is from my scrapchick. It's currently $2, although this one is often in her $1 sales. I made it with plain cardstock, and when I make it again, I'll use some patterned and textured papers. The file comes with an envelope svg too - it's very nice, doesn't take too long to cut, and is easy to assemble, even though there are more pieces to this one than to the ones above.
Find It here: https://myscrapchick.com/shop/gnome-cycle-box-card/
The red truck card is a file from svg cuts that I have had for years, and have modified and used many times, for various holidays and events. It's $1.99.
Find It Here: https://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=459
Caluya has a FREE vintage truck svg that is also very nice I like the Caluya one better for Easter trucks - they hold jelly beans nicely. But for Christmas, I like the way this one better folds to be mailed.
The Free Caluya file is here: https://caluyadesign.com/free-3d-christmas-truck-svg/
The pop up card is one of our favorites. It takes awhile to cut, but it's simple to assemble. It has a nice cut out front design, then layers that slide into slits and pop up to show a town and Santa and his reindeer. (The front of the card is shown in the photo below)
That file is $4, find it here:
https://designbundles.net/my-svg-hut/10078-sleigh-bells-ringing-pop-up-card?ref=mno4va
The snow globe is, for what it is, also rather simple to make. The cuts take a little while, but are not too bad. (I'm still struggling with getting my new maker to cut paper well - I gave up and had the air2 cut the train for this one. It cut beautifully in my Air 2.) I use hot glue to assemble these, but I'd use a glue stick the first time, just to get a good handle on the placement. Once you do it once, it's really simple to assemble.
This file is also $4. https://designbundles.net/my-svg-hut/10581-snow-globe-winter-wonderland-train?ref=mno4va://designbundles.net/my-svg-hut/10581-snow-globe-winter-wonderland-train?ref=mno4va
Nov 10th 2021 - On my desk this morning - the snowman box card from my scrapchick. File is currently $2, but this site frequently has a $1 sale and most box cards are typically included. Find it here: https://myscrapchick.com/shop/cg-snowman-box-card-2516/
The svg is a quick upload, and this is typical box card construction - not difficult at all. It is however, a lot of really small pieces. After cutting the snowman body pieces, there will still be 7 mats of colors. It will require at least one piece of 12x12 paper for the outside of the card. The card does fold flat for mailing.
If I were to use this for our Christmas card, I would add a sentiment (Merry Christmas) at the bottom, I think. And I would definitely use textured cardstock - maybe glitter cardstock? It looks a little plain the way I made it.
On my desk this morning -the Santa Shaped Card from my scrapchick. (Currently $2)
Have you seen all of the facebook posts about "send me a recipe with your Christmas card ?" My feed has been full of that post for the past week, although I suspect very few recipe cards will actually appear in my mailbox this season. 🙂 Still, when I saw this Santa card, I thought it would be perfect for adding a recipe.
Spoiler alert - It's not perfect for that - not at all. But you can make it work. 🙂
I used a lot of textured papers, glitter for the shoes and belt, and I lost Santa's nose somewhere. I used a lot of pop dots to add dimension, but some inking would really help too.
Shaping the recipe to the list is difficult - you'd want a very simple recipe, and if at all possible, add your text in a different program, then upload the image for print then cut. It will be much easier than trying to format the text in Design Space. I printed mine on vellum as an overlay.
The biggest disappointment when I was all done, was to realize that this card cannot stand on it's own. Santa's feet are not even, or level, enough to stand. I really should have noticed that sooner.
It's a nice card - I love the shape. But I don't think I'll be making a bunch with recipes. I'm sure I'll find other uses for it.
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For a list of FREE Christmas Card SVGS, Go here:
https://fieldsofhether.blogspot.com/2020/10/where-to-find-free-svgs-for-making.html
I can't update that post until this issue with blogger is fixed, or until I move to a new website. The latest links can call be found in a Christmas card thread in the facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1121399284857845/search/?q=christmas%20cards
On My Desk - Thanksgiving Projects
Thanksgiving Projects Made With Cricut
Not all of these were made this year - some are from the past two years. Most of the files are free, but some are not. Here's a look at each one, and where to find the files.
On the curtain on the far left is a pumpkin with flowers, it's a FREE svg from Crafts With Sarah - https://www.craftwithsarah.com/cricut-crafts/pumpkin-sunflowers-svg/
The Card at the top is the FREE Gobble Gobble Card. It has a matching envelope too!
Gobble Gobble Card
Free svg from: https://shrsl.com/37vs3
I love that this sites cards almost always have coordinating envelopes. This particular card is a lot of pieces - and some of the pieces are very small. I use painters tape to hold the tiny eyes and buckles at my desk, so they don't get lost before I use them.
For glue, I use glue sticks, the elmers craft bond precision tip, and on the envelopes sides, I use a hot glue gun.
The layered Thankful Banner is a FREE svg from Special Hearts Studio
Bearly Art Standing Turkey
The turkey on the left, which stands on it's own (it's on a small corner shelf here) is a FREE file from Bearly Art. This is one of my favorite files this fall, I've made 5 of these. They are pretty quick and easy!
Layered Pilgrim, Indian, and Turkey mandalas are from Okadee.
If you bought the huge paper cutting bundle in the last $1 deals sale at Design Bundles, these were in there.
Flower Centerpiece, with painted paper flowers
This Flower box centerpiece svg was part of the Creative Fabrica Christmas in July Sale - making it just 50 cents at the time.
Here's how I made it, painting my paper flowers for the dimensional look on plain recollections cardstock.
Thanksgiving Pillow
This was a free svg at one time, from a site that no longer exists. :-( It wouldn't be too difficult to create something similar with a variety of fonts.
Here's a post on how to make pillow cases, and other fall pillow case designs.
There's a long list of free Thanksgiving SVGS here:
Thankful, Grateful, & Blessed Dollar Tree Pumpkin Stack
Step by Step - Using Free Fonts
Googly Eye Turkey Treat Box
This one is NOT a free file - it's around $3.50
More Gobble Gobble Cards
FREE svg from: https://shrsl.com/37vs3
Another one of the Bearly Art Turkeys
FREE svg
Tea Light Turkey
This folds flat and fits into the envelope in front of it! Then you can "pop it up" and add a tea light candle inside. FREE Svg
The Plate is a Gilmore Girls Quote
Gilmore Girls Thanksgiving Sign
on a Dollar Tree Charger Plate
I made this Dollar Tree Charger Plate Sign in 2020.
I can't find the project in my Design Space, and I don't recognize that font. I do not know what I used, sorry! The text on the outside rim is Biosha Sans, I use that font a lot. It's part of a font trio I downloaded when it was temporarily free.
See more of my Dollar Tree Charger Plate Signs Here:
The Turkey on my home sign
FREE svg from Caluya
Read more about making the sign, and free svgs for each season tile, here:
Where To Find Free Thanksgiving SVGS
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