Tip - Address labels and Mail Merge
I know, I know, we all had great plans of using the pens in cricut to address all of our Christmas cards... but now it's 2 weeks before Christmas, and I don't know about you, but I needed something much faster.
Using Mail Merge & Avery Labels To Address Christmas Cards
Tip - Address labels and Mail Merge
I know, I know, we all had great plans of using the pens in cricut to address all of our Christmas cards... but now it's 2 weeks before Christmas, and I don't know about you, but I needed something much faster.
Merry & Bright Charger Plate Wreath - Made With Free SVGS
Merry & Bright Dollar Tree Charger Wreath
The Merry & Bright SVG was part of a free bundle that no longer exists. :-(
Free Wreath & Bow SVG
https://specialheartstudio.com/paper-christmas-wreath/
This wreath file is free from Special Hearts Studio - one of my absolute favorite designers. Her files almost always work with 8.5x11 paper too!
On top of the tree is the first version, which I made with a dollar tree wreath form. Then I made the church box card - a free file from the Bearded Housewife - and when I sat the card on top of the wreath, I found that I really loved them together!
The Advent Calendar tree is a free file from Jennifer Maker. This is the advent calendar I made the most of this year, but the boxes slide out really easily, any time it is bumped the boxes fall out. I'm still searching for the perfect advent calendar file, but this one was good enough for this year.
Find the free svg and instructions for the church box card here:
https://thebeardedhousewife.com/christmas-church-box-cards/
Also on my desk this week:
The penguin card is actually the penguin egg holder from Digital Gems. I used the contour button to remove the egg cut out from the white piece, then attached text to write with the pen in the center.
The Thanksgiving banner is a combination of flowers, and the Okadee Thanksgiving layered mandalas.
http://bit.ly/3Ju0Gtm
The Thankful banner is another freebie from Special Hearts Studio.
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Making A Gnome Shadow Box With Cricut
Gnome Shadow Box Design (A $1 Deals Purchase November 2021) with the FREE shadow box frame from Special Hearts Studio.
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
Making Advent Calendars With Cricut
This year we made our own chocolate advent calendars. The two templates we ended up using were the free tree svg from Jennifer Maker, and a not free German triangle version, which is flat, and perfect for mailing. The third file we had planned to make just ended up being too difficult for right now. I'll come back to it later and try again.
The Files:
Jennifer Makers Advent Tree - FREE
https://jennifermaker.com/christmas-tree-advent-calendar-25-days-projects/
Triangle Advent Calendar [German] - Approx $5
https://designbundles.net/seehas-design/1673694-advent-calendar-1-25-svg-dxf-plotter-file?ref=mno4va
I added the 3D Christmoose SVG on top of one of the triangle calendars
https://designbundles.net/okadee-svg/1655946-3d-christmoose-and-friends-layered-forest-animal-p?ref=mno4va
On the other, I used the FREE Merry Christmas SVG as a sticker
https://designbundles.net/free-design-resources/craft/christmas-wreath-svg-merry-christmas-svg?ref=mno4va
The Carousel Version I did not complete is here
https://designbundles.net/okadee-svg/1655946-3d-christmoose-and-friends-layered-forest-animal-p?ref=mno4va
From the "On My Desk Today" Facebook Post:
The lay flat triangle box is perfect for the chocolate advent calendars we are sending through the mail. The svg is not free, and it's from a German designer. There are English instructions in a pdf file labeled Englisch. The numbers on the boxes only come with the German version.
This design took 10 sheets of 8.5x11 paper. We used an additional sheet of gold foil paper for the numbers on the boxes, and a sheet of sticker paper for the design on the front of the box.
For the numbers on the boxes, we used the svgs from the Jennifer Maker advent calendar.
Selecting the entire box of numbered ornaments, I resized the group to 4.07 wide by 4.747. The design on the front of the box is a free svg -
https://designbundles.net/free-design-resources/craft/christmas-wreath-svg-merry-christmas-svg?ref=mno4va
To make this a sticker, I created a circle shape, layered the svg on top, selected both and flattened. For the second one, I used the 3d Layered Christmoose svg from Okadee, found here: https://designbundles.net/okadee-svg/1655946-3d-christmoose-and-friends-layered-forest-animal-p?ref=mno4va
My advent tree in place on the hutch
For the Jennifer Maker Tree, we used 2 sheets of 12x12 cardstock, and two sheets of gold foil cardstock. Find the free files and instructions here: https://jennifermaker.com/christmas-tree-advent-calendar-25-days-projects/
The biggest problem with this file is the "drawers" on the finished tree are constantly sliding out, every time the tree is bumped. We added some sticky felt under the drawers and on the base, but they still slide, especially if anything heavy is placed in the drawers. I might try some sandpaper adhered on the inside next?
https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/3d-carrousel-advent-calendar/ref/89681/
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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
The Military Tree - Cricut Christmas Ornaments
I have several Christmas trees here each year. In our dining room, I have a thin pencil tree that is our military tree. I'm gradually completing ornaments with photos of each family member & ancestor who has served.
For these photo ornaments, I printed the photos on sticker paper, which I then attached to the clear transparency paper. Typically I print right on the transparency paper, but for these, I wanted a more visible photo, and I want to add information on the back without it showing through.
Here's a step by step for the clear acetate ornaments:
(I cut the template twice - once from transparency paper, once on sticker paper. I printed only on the sticker paper, for these ornaments.)
Here's a step by step for making the Our Hearts Aim High Air Force Ornament:
A Step by Step for the RED Friday Ornaments
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An Index of Tutorials, Tips, & Free SVGS
For Making Christmas Ornaments
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