Tag: print and cut

Christmas Gnome Tags

Hi there friends! Brandie here with an idea for cute Christmas tags. Handmade Christmas tags make a cute addition to any gift and they are quick craft to help get you in the holiday crafting spirit.   I combined the Christmas Gnome Stickers (SVG, Silhouette) which are print and cut…and the tag base from Christmas Tag Snowflakes (SVG, Silhouette) to make these fun tags. I also used a few papers and stickers from the A Lumberjack Christmas Collection by Echo Park Paper Co.

Here are some close-ups…

I hope you enjoy this holiday season and get to do a little crafting! Thanks for stopping by!

Brandie

Print and Cut Valentine Gnomes

Hi Everyone:

  1. Anita here with a fun and cute print and cut Valentine set I made for a dear friend of mine.  I used Lori’s Print & Cut Valentine Gnomes SVG file which you can find here in her SVG store and here in the Silhouette store.  I ungrouped the Valentines and used sticker paper to make the matching stickers which she can use to seal the envelopes.  This set will be a great gift and would be great for classroom Valentine’s as well.  Below you can see the three Valentines that are included in the file and the two different sticker types that I made.  I used Silhouette sticker paper but there are many other brands out there.

That’s it for me today.  Have a great day.

Hugs,

Anita

Custom Tumblers and Tag

For the last couple of years, I have helped make or prepare birthday gifts for the ladies at my church.  Last year I featured a tag from Lori Whitlock. Two years ago, I made a postcard for the gifts. I am so excited about this year’s gift.  We are giving the cutest tumblers personalized with an initial.  I am using a Circle Flourish Monogram for the tumblers, and I am using a sticker from the Birthday Stickers (svg, silhouette) for the the little card tag.

To alter this sticker, I’m going to give you a few tips.  In Cricut Design Space you will first upload and open the Sticker File.  Upload as an image.

Ungroup the stickers. I deleted all the stickers I am not using from the canvas.

Now ungroup again. Select each layer and adjust color as you would like.  I wanted to also have the Happy Birthday to you be different colors.

 

Now select Happy Birthday and duplicate twice. Select one of the duplicated Happy Birthday, and Contour.

On this one, I am hiding all the words except for Birthday.

Select the other Happy Birthday.  On this one I hid everything except for the flourish at the bottom.

Recolor these Happy Birthday layers by choosing a color that is next to the Line type box.  Now line up all those Happy Birthday words.

Select all your layers, and click Flatten. This will make it the Print and Cut file.  Now you can print and cut on paper or sticker paper.

In Silhouette Studio Software, you will ungroup the stickers, ungroup the Happy Birthday Sticker, then Release Compound Path on the Happy Birthday Words.  Re color as needed, then select and Make Compound Path.

In the Send screen, make sure to select all the sticker parts, and Choose Cut Edge.  Now it’s ready for Print and Cut.

I hope everyone likes the gift this year.  I think they are so fun.

Gifts for my Gnomies

During the holidays, it’s always good to have a few items on hand to use as last minute hostess or thank you gifts.  They always come in handy! Lori has so many little favor bags, you’re sure to find one that fits your needs!  This year I’m making a couple of these little bags…take a peek…

The bag is Lori’s Tuck Flap Favor Box (SVG, Silhouette).  The finished bag is about 4.5 x 3 x 1.75.  It’s sized perfectly to hold some chocolate kisses, or other little candies.  I pieced it together with some papers from Echo Park Paper’s My Favorite Christmas and Little Lumberjack collections.  To complete the bag I added stickers from the Christmas Gnome Stickers (SVG, Silhouette). The little gnome sticker was the perfect decoration and it keeps the bag closed!  This would also make a great teacher or coach gift too!

Have you used any of Lori’s files for you holiday gift giving?  Be sure to post them and tag Lori on Facebook and Instagram!  We love to see your creations!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Stickers, Not Just For Planners!

Have you seen the new sticker sets?  There are 2 new Birthday Sets (Birthday Stickers (SVG, Silhouette), Birthday Stickers 2 (SVG, Silhouette)) and a new set of Fall Stickers (SVG, Silhouette).  These stickers can be used for a number of different projects… in addition to planners, you can use them on cards, gift bags, etc.  Individual stickers can be resized… larger for a gift bag for instance or you can print a few of the same stickers to make cards in multiples.  I used the new fall stickers to decorate a little gift bag.  Take a peek…

I started with The Gift Bag with Scalloped Handles (SVG, Silhouette).  I resized the bag to make it a bit larger. (11.75″ wide)  When resizing make sure that you do it uniformly by clicking the Lock Aspect Ratio in the top tool bar.  I pieced the bag together using some papers from Echo Park’s My Favorite Fall Collection.

I loaded the Fall Stickers into Silhouette Studio.  I only wanted to use some of them for the bag, so I started by ungrouping the stickers. (Lori has a print and cut tutorial for Cricut here)

For this group of stickers, ungrouping also ungrouped the individual designs on each sticker.  I zoomed in on the stickers I wanted to keep, selected all of the sticker pieces, right mouse clicked and selected group.  I did this for each sticker I planned on using and deleted the rest.

I knew I wanted to make a little scene, so I placed the bag file on my cutting mat and arranged the stickers as I wanted.  Some stickers I resized like the leaves and the acorn to make them smaller.  This allowed me to make sure everything would fit.

Once everything was sized as I wanted, I moved everything from my mat and set it up for print and cut.  First, using the page set up I set the media size to 8.5×11.  This is the size of my sticker paper.  I used Matte White Sticker Paper from Staples.

Next I turned on the registration marks.

I then moved the stickers I wanted printed onto the mat, making sure each sticker was inside the registration mark area, then sent it to print.   It would be easy to make multiples of this bag by simply copying the stickers and fitting them on the page.

Once the stickers were printed I added the paper to my Silhouette mat and fed it into my machine.

In my Silhouette software I clicked send then set up the cutting for Sticker Paper.  Make sure that Cut Edge is selected, so that only the edges are cut.  Then hit send.

A couple of notes if you’re having difficulty with the print and cut.  First, if your machine is not reading your registration marks, make sure you are running the most current version of Silhouette and that the paper you’re using is not colored. You can also try coloring over the square a bit with a black marker.  You may also have problems if the registration marks are smudged.   Some colored papers cause the marks to not be read.  Also, you can try shutting down your machine and computer and unplugging your Silhouette then start it all up again.  You would be amazed at the issues this can fix.  I also recommend the shut down process if your cut lines are out of sync with the designs.  Any time I have ever had issues with print and cut, the shutdown method has worked.

Once I had my stickers cut, all that was left was to add them to my bag!

If you use Lori’s stickers for any projects, make sure to tag her on Facebook and Instagram.  We would love to see your creations!  That’s it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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