New Year Planner Inspo

January 5, 2025 by PCC VA

Hi everyone, it’s Ellen here! As we start the new year, it’s the perfect time to personalize your planner and make it uniquely yours.

Today, I’m sharing how I used the adorable ‘My Future is Bright SVG File’ from Printable Cuttable Creatables and different Vinyl (in colors of your choice) to decorate my 2025 planner. It turned out super cute, and it was so easy to do!

The original SVG says, “My Future is Bright with you as my Teacher,” but I wanted to make it more universal. To remove the “as my Teacher” text, I opened the file in Cricut Design Space, selected the text, and used the contour tool to hide those parts of the design. This step allows you to easily adjust the SVG to your needs.

After customizing the file, I loaded the vinyl into my Cricut machine and let it do its magic! Once I cut the design, I used transfer tape to apply the vinyl to my planner cover.

Now, for decor, my planner is decorated with a cute light bulb character that says, “My Future is Bright with you.” It’s such a motivational touch to see every day! 💡✨

The design is versatile, and it’s easy to tweak for different projects. You can make it yours for planners, notebooks, or even classroom decorations.

Want more inspiration? If you want to know how to create a bookmark, check out this blog post: Vinyl Bookmarks Tutorial. Or if you like to make a fun pencil case, I have different examples for it, too (HTV Pencil Case Idea, HTV Zipper Pouch Craft Idea, or HTV Zipper Pouch Craft Idea)

What do you think of this planner decoration idea? Let me know in the comments below, and don’t forget to check out Printable Cuttable Creatables for more fun designs.

Here’s to a bright and creative 2025!

Ellen

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DIY Bee Kind Onesie Idea

August 29, 2024 by PCC VA

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Back to School Teacher Card

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 by PCC VA

Hello friends! This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. Oh my, is it already back-to-school season? If you need to make some teacher cards, there are some fabulous new SVGs in the shop! I made this fun card with pattern paper from the Back to School Scrap Kit. It’s such a throwback to grade school when we learned our letters. Love the lettering so much! The fun emoji crayons are from the Happy Crayon SVG. Don’t be fooled by the listing photo though; you get the crayons in multiple different colors. For my sentiment, I just took portions of the Teach Love Inspire SVG (a FREEBIE!) and moved them around to fit my card. I love the flexibility you have when you craft with digitals!

Products used:

Happy crafting!

DIY Acrylic Keychain

July 18, 2024 by PCC VA

Hello friends! This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. Keychains are so fun to make! The blanks I have are clear 2” acrylic keychains with all the hardware included to complete the project. You could optionally even add a tassel to it as well. The vinyl is very easy to apply. Watch my tutorial video on the PCC YT channel to see how I created the ocean waves to be taller than the original border SVGs that come included. It’s a fun and easy technique that can help you get more use out of your SVGs.

Products used:

Cute Dolphin SVG
Ocean Wave Borders
Oracle 651 Vinyl in Light Grey, Dark Grey, Blue
Keychain blank
Cricut

Happy crafting!

Tips for Perfect Puff HTV

June 8, 2024 by PCC VA

Hello friends! This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. I’m still on a search for the puffiest of puffy vinyls. If you’re looking to make some gifts for the cook in your family, you MUST get the Kitchen SVG Bundle. There are so many fun phrases that are perfect for aprons, kitchen towels or little pouches.

I love the extra texture and dimension of Puff HTV vinyl – particularly when it’s mixed with regular HTV. One thing to note when you are mixing your vinyls is to note the temperature and timing. Also, generally HTV is cool peel but puff HTV is warm peel. I pressed my HTV first but only for half the time. Then for my Puff Vinyl, I trimmed as much of the transfer plastic as possible so it doesn’t overlap with the HTV. That’s not 100% possible, but it helps to reduce lines on your HTV. I press the puff vinyl for the full time to get maximum puff. The trickiest part is warm peeling the puff vinyl without disrupting the regular HTV. It takes a little bit of patience but if any of the vinyl lifts, just press it down by hand. I do a final press for half the time to set all the vinyl with no transfer film – just a teflon sheet cover. That last press is just for a handful of seconds to set everything.

Products used:

Kitchen SVG Bundle
Pink HTV
Blue Puff HTV

Happy crafting!

DIY Axolotl Keychain

June 4, 2024 by PCC VA

Summer has arrived, which means kids are heading to camps, grandparent’s houses, and more! Help them keep track of their stuff with this adorable DIY axolotl keychain bag tag that you can personalize with their name. I’m swimming over from Morena’s Corner to show you how I made this cute tag for my son’s bag.

DIY Axolotl Keychain Supplies Used

Cute Axolotl SVG Files
1/8″ Frosted Black Acrylic Plexiglass
xTool S1 20W Enclosed Diode Laser Cutter
Rub n’ Buff Silver
Soft Cloth
Q-tip
Silhouette Design Studio
Key Ring

I opened the Cute Axolotl SVG Files in Silhouette Design Studio and chose which one to use. The files include three different cute axolotls! I added my son’s name, then outlined the whole thing and added the circle at the top to make the key ring holder.

I set the image to engrave and the outline to cut.

I used my laser cutter to engrave the image and then cut out the bag tag

Then I wiped it off using a very soft cloth. The silver will stay on the engraved parts and can be wiped off the smooth areas.

Finally, I added a key ring loop so I could put the tag on his bag. Now it will be easy for him to find his bag whenever he leaves home. Have fun crafting & creating with Printable Cuttable Creatables!

Happy crafting!

-Morena

Sweet Baby Banner Gift Idea

April 21, 2024 by PCC VA

Hello and welcome to the PCC blog again. Today it’s me, Ellen, sharing this sweet baby banner gift I made using the: “Pretty Birdhouse SVG”, “Mama & Baby Bird in Nest SVG”, “Sweet Baby Safety Pins SVG” and the hearts from “Cloud Raining Hearts SVG” from the PCC Shop.

First of all I made my garland with HTV and my cutting machine. I combined the flowers of the birdhouses with the text and added a little heart here and there.

Because there was also a bird on the baby card of Mia, these could of course not be missed on my flags. The eyes are the core of the flowers (cut out in a black color). My drawing was too fine to cut out the eyes as originally intended.

Do you know Canva? It is a website with which you can create professional posters, documents, Instagram posts and much more. PCC also provides png photos in the SVG sets. Ideal for making beautiful cards to add to your projects for sure with the help of this website.

I also made a note with washing instructions and ideas for what you can use the banner for. You can’t read it because it is of course in Dutch (my native language). But this project shows that you can also use the pretty PCC illustrations for much more than you think at first glance!

Hopefully you find this blog post super inspiring. I am really happy with the result of this sweet baby banner gift ideas!

I wish you many creative moments today and see you soon!

-Ellen

Inking Onto Fabric

April 8, 2024March 24, 2024 by PCC VA

Hello friends! This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. I always forget that so many different inks will work on fabric. Instead of cutting and applying heat transfer vinyl, I inked up this zippered pouch with Memento Luxe ink.

I started by cutting a positive stencil (meaning you don’t have to mirror your design) out of cardstock. I used this fun Lucky Me SVG file, which has more layers than what you’re seeing, but I picked the main design for my stencil. You can use mylar instead of cardstock if you want to create a stencil that you can use over and over again, but lightweight cardstock is great for one-use stencils.

Tips:

I used a dotty tape runner on the back of my cardstock stencil to hold it tightly to my project.
Make sure to read the ink you use. Some of them, like the Memento Luxe, require heat setting on fabric before it’s permanent. This is especially necessary if you are inking onto something that might need to go through the wash.
Using a fabric ink, similar to screen printing, results in keeping the feel of the fabric. If you don’t like the feel of stiff vinyl on your fabric, try using a fabric ink!

Products used:

Lucky Me SVG File
Memento Luxe Inks

Thanks for checking out my project today!!
-LV Handcrafted

Bitty Book Earrings Tutorial

September 14, 2024September 5, 2023 by PCC VA

Turn heads with these adorable bitty book earrings! Ciao amici, this is Morena and I’m back from my Italian vacation with a fun project for you to try! I love all things miniature, and I saw some cute tiny book earrings for sale during my travels. I decided to make my own, and here’s how I did it!

Book Earrings Supplies:

Chipboard
Cardstock
Silhouette Design Studio
Stacked Books with Apple SVG
Xyron Creative Station with Laminate + Adhesive
Tombow Liquid Glue
Earring Findings and Jump ring
Jewelry Pliers
Printer
Silhouette Cameo and Design Studio

Start out in your design studio by creating rectangles for the pages. Mine were 1 inch tall and 1.5 inches wide. Add a scoreline in the middle to make them easier to fold. Make the covers slightly bigger than the pages, and add two score lines and a circle for the earring finding (see image below). Once this is done you can import your graphics to add to the design.

Print and cut the pages and cover from cardstock. Cut just the cover piece from the chipboard.

Use the Laminate + Adhesive cartridge in a Creative Station to protect the book cover while adding adhesive to the back.

Trim the laminated cover and add it to the chipboard cover. Fold on the scored lines.

Poke through the hole to make it easier to add the jump ring and earring pieces.

Fold the book pages on the scored line. You will need four sheets to make 8 total pages in the book. Glue the page edges together and then glue them inside the book. Let the pages dry.

When you get bored you can doodle in the tiny pages of your earrings! Have fun crafting and creating unique jewelry with cute graphic designs from PCC!!

– Morena

Layering HTV in Cricut Design Space

September 14, 2024July 30, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello friends! This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. Today I have a tutorial and some quick tips for how to set up your Cricut file to make layering heat transfer vinyl quicker and easier!

You can see my full video tutorial here –

Here are 10 quick & easy steps:

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TIPS:

I fully locked down my heat press on one of the layers and that was a mistake. It left an impression where the edge of the vinyl transfer sheet was. I recommend just holding the press but not locking down at full pressure until the very end
When placing the next layer try to hover the design over your shirt and get it lined up before placing it. Once it touches down, the previous layer might be warm enough to “grab” the vinyl. That happened on a couple of the book pages.

Thanks for following along!

LV Handcrafted

HTV Travel Set Tutorial

September 14, 2024July 20, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello everyone, welcome back to the PCC blog, today it’s me, Ellen, showcasing this cute HTV Travel Set Tutorial.

Before I explain how to make this HTV Travel Set I’d like to tell you all the SVGs I used. As you can see I used the ‘Cute Globe SVG”, “Life is Better in Flip Flops SVG” and ‘Drink in My Hand Toes in the Sand’ SVG File.

I bought a nice travel set in which you have a passport/ticket holder and a suitcase tag. Before I start cutting I’ll upload everything in a cutting program (I use Cricut Design Space). My colors and even other small changes can be made in that program. I exchanged the flip flops from the original SVG (Life is Better in Flip Flops) with those from the ‘Drink in My Hand Toes in the Sand’ SVG File. Simply because I liked it better to give the flip-flops 2 colors instead of 1.

Before I start cutting, I’ll measure how large the images should be. When I’m happy with the measurements I start cutting. Since this project uses Heat Transfer Vinyl, remember to mirror the design before cutting them out.

Next, we start weeding the heat transfer vinyl. (Weeding vinyl is the process of removing the excess vinyl (negative space) from your design after it has been cut). When that’s done, I start to layer all elements on top. This helps me to see what I need to keep in mind (for example in this project, it was important to place the lands straight from the ‘Cute Globe’ set otherwise the eyes would be wonky too) and I can see which layer to start with.

Next, I start heat transferring by warming up the surface for 2 or 3 sec. For each layer, I pressed for 15 sec at 150°C/302°F. To protect my heat press I use backing paper in between my project and the heat press.

The end results are stunning and look so professional. Quick tip, you can see a small line around the world, if you want to avoid this, make the next layers a little larger. I forgot about the fact that when you put heat transfer vinyl on each other, it can shrink a little bit. I still love my tag, it’s handmade, and If people can see a little mistake I don’t mind so much!

It’s so much fun to personalize the passport cover and luggage tag for this HTV Travel Set. I will also put the name of me and my husband on the back of the passport/ticket holder.

I’m sure even my husband will love the upcoming international trip with these cuties.

-Ellen

Hello Summer HTV Tote

September 14, 2024July 6, 2023 by PCC VA

Hi there, it’s Dorlene and I’m super excited to share my first Design Team project with you! Summer is here with this fun Hello Summer HTV Tote tutorial. I wanted to give a plain black nylon mesh bag an updo, so I used the Hello Summer T075 SVG and a variety of bright fun HTV colors I had in my stash.

After uploading the image into Cricut Design Space, I noticed that there was an offset to the image.

I didn’t need the white offset since I wanted the bright colors to pop against the black tote bag. Therefore, in order to hide the offset while cutting the HTV, I clicked on the eye next to the portion that I didn’t want to cut. See how the offset does not show on the canvas now? This is exactly what I need for my project.

Hide Offset Layer in Cricut Design Space

After you click Make It but before you hit the Continue button, be sure to mirror each mat since this is an Iron On project. This is very important! So important that Cricut will also remind you to do it when your setting dial is on Iron On (aka HTV)!

After all the vinyl pieces were cut, I brought back the offset image to the canvas and hid the rest. The reason why I did this is that I needed Parchment Paper or something similar to place inside the bag because of the mesh surface. I didn’t want the HTV to stick to the back of the bag. Instead of using a square piece of Parchment Paper, I decided to cut the offset with it. This will help with placement of the different color HTV AND gives extra protection.

I tucked the Parchment Paper offset inside the bag

05 Parchment Paper for Iron on mesh tote

And placed the HTV pieces on the front of the bag using the Parchment Paper offset as a guide. This was a little tricky to keep in place so I used some heat-resistant tape to help hold down some areas.

I hope you can see the Parchment Paper offset in this photo, it was really hard to photograph.

Here’s the final result. I absolutely love how this bright image pops on the black bag and really gave this plain tote a big makeover!

I hope you decide to try something like this on your own. One of my favorite things to do is to make something plain, and beautiful, and what a great way to share our talent and to use it with our family!

-Dorlene

STEP 1 Bring the SVG Separated file into Cricut Design Space. Scale the image to the size you’d like for your T-shirt. Ungroup all the individual layers.
STEP 2 Select the layers that are the same color. For example – The blue arch & the blue “Reading”. Click “Attach” This locks those layers in their position so they are cut the way you see it as opposed to positioning it to cut more efficiently. It uses up more vinyl, but this makes it easier to position later. Do this for all layers that are the same color.
STEP 3 Send your project to be cut. Make sure you select the correct materials and also mirror each cut layer.
STEP 4 Trim your vinyl down and weed out all the areas around the design.
STEP 5 Stack the individual layers to make sure you understand how it should look fully assembled.
STEP 6 Pre-heat your T-shirt by pressing it for 5-10 seconds

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New Year Planner Inspo

DIY Bee Kind Onesie Idea

Back to School Teacher Card

DIY Acrylic Keychain

Tips for Perfect Puff HTV

DIY Axolotl Keychain

Sweet Baby Banner Gift Idea

Inking Onto Fabric

Bitty Book Earrings Tutorial

Layering HTV in Cricut Design Space

HTV Travel Set Tutorial

Hello Summer HTV Tote

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