Archive for May 2012
Father’s Day K-Cup Container
Welcome back to the Cricut Blog! Shantaie Fowler here. Today I have a fun little Father’s day gift idea for you. I love finding new ways to use Cricut cuts, and this box is used in a totally different way than it was originally designed- you are going to love how easy this is to assemble!
To make a single box cut the box and layers, embellish and fill with two K cups, to create a double box you will flip the cut and assemble it. Once finished adhere the two units back to back this will hold 4 K cups! The trick to transforming this business card holder box into a K cup holder is in the scoring, and the box is turned on its side. The score lines should be followed as pictured below, {don’t worry it’s very easy}
Assemble container using Terrifically Tacky Tape. I used a corner rounder at the top of the box as well as on the patterned paper layer; I also trimmed ¼” off each side of the patterned paper and inked the edges. The front of the container has a stipe of paper that is cut at 1 ¼” x 4” and the sides are cut at 1 ¼” x 2 5/8” this is the base recipe for the container, from here you can embellish in endless ways!
To create the word “Dad” cut three 1” squares of cardstock and emboss in the Cuttlebug Machine with the All-in-One Folder using the Monogram Serif All-in-One set and sand lightly over the raised area. Ink edges of coffee cup and adhere layers, apply a coat of glossy accents to the coffee layer and the coffee beans. Add a cream layer to the box front cut at 1” x 3 ¾ “ and stamp with greeting wrap double box with ribbon and tie a knot. Adhere button, and add faux stitching.
Designed by: Shantaie Fowler
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression Machine, Cricut Craft Room or Gypsy Handheld Design Device, Cuttlebug Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Tags Bags Boxes & More 2, Love You a Latte
Cuttlebug Folders Used: Cuttlebug All-In-One 6×9 Folder, Cuttlebug Monogram Serif All-In-One Set
Other Supplies: Terrifically Tacky Tape, Cardstock (Brown, cream, black, green, tan), Patterned Paper, Ribbon, Twine, Button, Marker, Stamp, Brown Ink, Foam Tape, Glossy Accents (Inkssentials), Sanding Block, Corner Rounder, Eyelet, Eyelet Setter, Scoring Tool, K Cups
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Sneak Peek into the Cricut Circle: Father’s Day Gift
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Hello! Kristen Swain here with a quick last minute gift for the Dad in your life.
Now, in our family we don’t celebrate with big gifts on Mother’s or Father’s Day. Small gifts are just fine – even better if they are a fun or thoughtful gift – something that has some meaning to them. I bought these Honey Roasted Peanuts for my youngest daughter, Annalise, to give to her daddy. She and my hubby both enjoy Monster trucks and they both love these nuts. It’s one of those things that they bond over, so I thought these would be a great gift.
This set can be put together in just about an hour, making it a great last minute set!
I searched through my cartridges and found this great Father’s Day Cartridge that had the perfect images on it. For the card I cut a piece of this great silver metallic mirror paper and ran it through my Cuttlebug Machine using the Diamond Plate Embossing Folder. Then I tore strips of kraft and brown cardstock and layered them on the bottom part of the card.
Next I cut my Happy Father’s Day title. One of the great things about these cuts are that you can layer behind them. I layered a strip of blue cardstock behind the word Father’s, then attached the shadow cut with patterned paper.
I did the same thing on the truck, adding gray cardstock to the tires, and silver cardstock to the windshield and front grill on the truck. When I layered the truck on my card, I stuck the tires behind the torn kraft cardstock to make it look like it was sitting in the dirt. I also added a little bit of foam tape just to the top of the truck, so that it has dimension but still sits in the dirt.
For the jar, I added a large strip of blue paper to cover the sticker label, then I added a smaller plaid strip over that middle of that blue paper. When I went to place my title, it was flat, so I used my hands and gently pulled and bent the paper a little, while going through my fingers ( you could also use the edge of a table and gently curve the paper that way. This helped me to adhere the title to the jar better and it doesn’t stick out on the sides. Just be careful not to crease your paper. I also did this with my small monster truck.
For the lid, I ran more of the mirror paper through the Cuttlebug Machine using the Diamond Plate Embossing Folder, and then simply cut a circle using my lid for the sizing ( I just traced the lid and cut it out) and a thin strip for around the sides. Put together they cover the lid beautifully!
For the finishing touches I added matching buttons to the card and the jar, tied with a bit of twine.
I hope this inspires you to personalize something for the wonderful man in your life!
Designed by: Kristen Swain
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression, Cuttlebug Machine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Father’s Day Seasonal Cartridge
Other Supplies Used: Cuttlebug Diamond Plate Embossing Folder, Cardstock (American Crafts), Patterned Paper/Mirror Paper (Teresa Collins Designs On the Edge collection), Buttons, Twine, Adhesive (Glue Arts)
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CRICUT CUTS:
- Happy Father’s Day plaque- cut at 3.25 using black cardstock
- Happy Father’s Day shadow- cut at 3.25 using gray/blue patterned paper
- Best Dad Ever plaque- cut at 4 inches using black cardstock
- Best Dad Ever plaque- cut at 4.25 inches using gray/blue patterned paper
- Monster Truck- cut at 2.75 and 5 inches using black cardstock
- Monster Truck layer- cut at 2.75 and 5 inches using gray/blue patterned paper
Birthday Gift Wrap Idea
Hello everyone! Ginger Williams here showcasing a birthday gift wrap idea you can make with your Cricut Machines. At my house we seem to have a large amount of half used rolls of gift wrap in two themes–boys and Christmas. This works out well if I am wrapping something for one of my three boys, or if I want Christmas wrapping paper, but every now and then I need something for a girl, or for an adult, or for some other occasion. Thankfully, I can turn to my Cricut for the perfect wrapping solution and save myself yet another run to the store.
For this gift box I used one of my newest favorite cartridges, Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More 2, to cut the Pizza box. I used the pizza box as the base for my gift box. The finished size of this particular box is around 6″ square by about 1 1/2″ tall, which makes it a great box for many small gifts. To make it that large I did cut it in two pieces as opposed to the main cut which makes the box in one cut, but makes a much smaller box.
I wrapped the box with two bands of patterned paper which I stitched together with my sewing machine and then wrapped with white crochet thread. I cut the “Celebrate” sentiment from the Paper Lace 2 Cartridge and added it to the paper band with pop dots. A little bit of Stickles glitter on the sentiment gives it more sparkle.
Next, I cut two flowers with the Art Philosophy Cartridge and added them to the left of the sentiment. Two leaves from the Mother’s Day Bouquet Digital Cartridge are tucked behind the flowers and both the leaves and the flowers got a little brushing of the Stickels glitter for added interest.
Lastly, I decided to add a little tag to the bottom right with an additional sentiment. I cut the tags from the Art Philosophy Cartridge and the the font is from the Street Sign Digital Cartridge. I added the tag and the tag layer to the gift box with pop dots for added dimension.
Now I have a perfect little box ready for giving the next time I don’t want to use super hero or Christmas gift wrap!
Designed by: Ginger Williams
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room
Cricut Cartridges Used: Tags Bags Boxes & More 2, Art Philosophy (Close to My Heart), Paper Lace 2, Street Sign (Digital), Mother’s Day Bouquet (Digital)
Other Supplies Used: Patterned Paper (American Crafts), Pearls (Queen & Company), Button (Melissa Frances), Glitter (Stickles by Ranger), Crochet Thread, Adhesives (Creative Memories)
