Posts Tagged ‘Ideas – Christmas’
Word Play Gift Wrapping
Have you ever noticed that there seem to be two kinds of gift wrappers? Those who dread the whole wrapping experience, all those odd shaped packages, and tend to favor gift bags. Then there are those cherish each moment of packaging gifts, and who decorate each box with passion and joy. I’m Shantaie and I have a gift packaging trend that will thrill you no matter which category you fall in.
Decorating a gift with words lets the gift speak for itself! With your Cricut, the sky is the limit! Monograms, names, and phrases are all a unique way to personalize a pretty package.
I have used brown packing papers, and a simple lunch bag to create simple yet elegant wrapped gifts. Use your Cricut markers to spell out a festive greeting on a gift bag or tag, and why not use the negative area of a cut as a word lace overlay? Who wouldn’t be excited to their name embellished along a package all wrapped up under the tree?!
The gift wrapping chore can be a lot more fun and certainly a lot less chore when you use your Cricut to say what you need to say! So put on a little merry music, and wrap away!
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DOWNLOAD THE FILES FOR THE WORD PLAY WRAPPING
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DOWNLOAD THE FILES FOR THE TAGS
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Designed by: Shantaie Fowler
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Imagine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used:Sophisticated, Word Collage, Phrases, Imagine Heirloom, Imagine Vintage Damask
Other Supplies: Recycled brown paper packaging, Lunch bag, Cricut Color Basic Markers, Cardstock (white), Ribbon, Twine, Jingle bells, Glue, Hole punch
Gingerbread Decorating Party
Hi Cricut Friends! Have you ever entertained the idea of throwing a candy house decorating party? Shantaie here with a few tips and tricks, and a little inspiration to get you started on your way. I have hosted many gingerbread house sugar coated parties, its a fun time for all ages! Whether you are inviting preschool children or adults you will want to assemble your houses prior to the party. The icing needs to cure and harden completely before piling on the candy and frosting icicles! I build the houses on rectangular cake boards found in the baking department, this gives the house a sturdy base for traveling home with its creator.
I know I have said this before, but the party invitation is the very best way to get your guests excited about attending your soiree! This candy cottage cut from Wrap It Up Cartridge is a great first impression, and sure to have visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads! Be sure to include all vital information in your invitation, if you are inviting adults you may ask that each guest bring a candy or box of cereal to share with the group. For young children fewer ingredients works best.
A treat box can serve as both a container for icing bottles, sprinkles and candies, and a treat box for yummy leftovers to take home! These boxes, also cut from the Wrap It Up Cartridge, are super fast to assemble and can be done in a jiffy!
A tea towel embellished for each guest is a special and useful party favor! You will want to provide a towel for wiping up spills, and sticky fingers! This towel is sprinkled with candy shapes, and few rhinestones set with the iRock tool by Imaginisce. Creating my sentiment in Cricut Craft Roomwas quick and I love how easy the weld feature is! Once I ironed on the images and added a pom pom fringe this inexpensive towel took on the look of a designer towel!
A few tips to remember when you host your gingerbread house decorating party. Keep it manageable . . . more is not always merrier, too many guests crowded at a table may have a difficult time decorating their house. For young children squeeze bottles work best for icing, piping bags are hard for little hands to control, and can be messy! If you plan to include items that require cutting like candy bars or long licorice ropes put out a cutting board and a butter knife or a pair of kitchen snips. A pretty bucket or a paper bag on the table center will help corral the candy wrappers. Gingerbread house relocation? A basket bag is a great protective cover for the car trip home! Take lots of pictures of the candy construction, and a final photo of the house and its creator. I hope you will schedule a party of your own, and build a sweet new tradition!
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DOWNLOAD GINGERBREAD PARTY BOX FILE HERE
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DOWNLOAD GINGERBREAD PARTY INVITATION FILE HERE
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DOWNLOAD TEA TOWEL FILE HERE
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Designed by: Shantaie Fowler
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used: Wrap It Up, Something to Celebrate
Other Supplies: Cardstock (tan, red, white, pink), Patterned Paper (Nikki Sivils Gingerbread Land Collection), Gems & Heat Tool (iRock by Imaginisce), Flour Sack Towels, Heat and Bond Ultra, Glitter, Mica flakes, Foam tape, Glue, Ribbon, Silver adhesive pearls, Buttons
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NEW Cricut Craft Room Exclusives
The NEW Craft Room Exclusives digital cartridges released for this week are perfect for so many types of projects! From cards, scrapbook pages, and other types of paper crafting, you will also be able to use these images for posters, school projects, signage and MORE! There’s even a little holiday offering included with the Holiday Gift Tags Craft Room Exclusives! Perfect for making tags or ornaments for your loved ones this holiday season. Enjoy!
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Cricut Craft Room™ Exclusives, Solar System
Explore the local cosmos with the Solar System digital images! This set includes an image of the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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OUT OF THIS WORLD by Jana Eubank
Designed by: Jana Eubank
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool, Cricut Imagine
Cricut Cartridges Used: Solar System Cricut Craft Room Exclusive, Imagine Better Together (yellow patterned paper)
Other Supplies: Cardstock (black, dark teal, blue, orange, green, gray), Patterned Paper (Imagine Better Together Cartridge, My Mind’s Eye), Letter Stickers (October Afternoon), Chipboard Letter Stickers (American Crafts), Metal Photo Corner (Making Memories), Stickpins (Maya Road), Foam Asterisk Sticker & Orange Metal Dots (Jo-ann’s), Button (Basic Grey), Sewing machine & thread, Needle & floss, Staples, Black distressing ink (ColorBox), Spray ink (Shimmerz Paints), Adhesives, Pop dots
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Cricut Craft Room™ Exclusives, Banners
Add a bit of flair to your projects with the Banners digital images! You will love the six different banners included in this set.
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CAROUSEL by Jana Eubank
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Designed by: Jana Eubank
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used: Banners Cricut Craft Room Exclusive, Carousel Lite Digital
Other Supplies: Cardstock (gray, cream, red), Patterned Paper/Gems (My Mind’s Eye), Label Sticker (Luxe Designs), Stamps (Melissa Frances, Unknown), Navy ink (StazOn), Black journaling pen, Adhesives, Pop dots, Black distressing ink, Trimmer, Scissors
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Cricut Craft Room™ Exclusives, Word Bubbles
Grab everyone’s attention with the Word Bubbles digital images! This set features ten different word bubbles that are perfect for sentiments or journaling blocks.
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HAVE YOU HEARD? by Jana Eubank
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Designed by: Jana Eubank
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used: Word Bubbles Cricut Craft Room Exclusive, Paper Trimmings (Cricut Circle Exclusive – Find out more about becoming a Cricut Circle Member by clicking here)
Other Supplies: Cardstock (gray, cream, kraft), Scrapbook Kit (NoelMignon.com), Patterned Paper (American Crafts, Glitz Desigsn, October Afternoon, Sassafras Lass), Letter Stickers (American Crafts, Sassafras Lass), Accent Stickers (Jenni Bowlin, Jolee’s Boutique, Sassafras Lass), Gray ink (Stampin’ Up), Stamps (Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday, American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye, Scrappy Cat, Studio G), Wood buttons, Ephemera, Ribbon (American Crafts), Twine, Needle & floss, Brown distressing ink, Adhesives, Trimmer, Scissors, Paper piercer
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CUT INFORMATION:
Word Bubbles Cricut Craft Room Exclusive Cartridge
- 2.5″ <Callout 6> using cream cardstock and <Calot6-s> using gray cardstock
- 1.6″ <Callout5> using cream cardstock and <Calot5-s> using gray cardstock
- 2.5″ <Callout7> using cream cardstock and <Calot7-s> using gray cardstock
- 1.4″ <Callout5> using cream cardstock and <Calot5-s> using gray cardstock
Paper Trimmings Cricut Circle Exclusive Cartridge (Find out more about becoming a Cricut Circle Member by clicking here)
- Two – 0.5″ Border 1″ x 11″ Feature <Accent12> using gray cardstock, weld together with Gypsy or Cricut Craft Room
- 0.9″ Border 1″ X 11″ Feature <Snowflke> using gray cardstock
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Cricut Craft Room™ Exclusives, 3D Hats
Create fun party favors or costume accessories with the 3D Hats digital images! This set includes hats for a police officer, firefighter, cowboy/cowgirl, aviator, chef, and construction worker.
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PRETTY COWGIRL HAT by Jana Eubank
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Designed by: Jana Eubank
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used: 3D Hats Cricut Craft Room Exclusive, 3D Bows Cricut Craft Room Exclusive
Other Supplies: Cardstock (hot pink, cream), Patterned Paper (The Girls’ Paperie), Roses/Leaves (Michaels), Adhesives, Hot glue gun
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AVIATOR HAT by Jana Eubank
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Designed by: Jana Eubank
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used: 3D Hats Cricut Craft Room Exclusive
Other Supplies: Cardstock (dark brown, kraft), Adhesives
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Cricut Craft Room™ Exclusives, Holiday Gift Tags
Add a special touch to your Christmas presents with the Holiday Gift Tags digital images! This set features six cute tags that are perfect for your holiday needs.
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HOLIDAY TAG GIFT SET by Jana Eubank
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***DOWNLOAD the PDF Bag of Tags Holiday Poem Here***
Designed by: Jana Eubank
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room Free Online Design Tool
Cricut Cartridges Used: Holiday Gift Tags Cricut Craft Room Exclusive, Life’s a Party
Other Supplies: Cardstock (gray, cream, dark green, red, red-orange), Patterned Paper (light green & pink by SEI), Pearls (KaiserCraft), Twine (The Twinery), Gray ink (Stampin’ Up), Stamps (Purple Onion Designs), Chalk (Pebbles Inc.), Brown distressing ink
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