Make Your Own Button Pins!

September 14, 2024July 18, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello friends! Did you know you can easily make your own button pins? It’s really easy to make these fun buttons as party favors, gifts, and just a bit of flare for fun! I used the “Cute Mermaids SVG”, which is wonderful because you have so many different options for mermaids and ocean critters. I’m making these as little gifts to send to my crafty friends.

To make these buttons, I used the WRMK ButtonPress, which now has a variety of different sizes and shaped buttons you can create. Today I’m making some Large circle buttons.

You can see my full video tutorial here – <LINK TO VIDEO ON PCC CHANNEL>

Here are 10 quick & easy steps for making custom buttons:

Thanks for following along!

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Summer Tumbler Vinyl Decal

September 14, 2024July 11, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello, hello crafty friends! It’s Shalon here with Summer Tumbler Vinyl Decal for you! I don’t know about you, but I feel in summer I am always sipping on something! More often than not it’s water (a girl has GOT to stay hydrated!) but I have been known to enjoy an adult libation or two!
Either way, I like to be able to walk around with my beverages, and therefore a tumbler is a must! I enjoy the look and feel of a skinny tumbler, and you KNOW I have to customize it! These Maars brand tumblers are double-walled and are great for vinyl. When I saw the Drink in My Hand Toes in the Sand SVG File, I knew it would be ideal for my Summer Tumbler Vinyl Decal!

What You’ll Need:

Drink in My Hand Toes in the Sand SVG File

Tumbler or other drinkware (I used these.)

Adhesive vinyl (I used StyleTech in Blue Opal.)

Transfer paper/tape

Weeding tools or craft knife

Rubbing alcohol

Book (optional)

Heat gun or hair dryer (optional)

First, I measured my tumbler. It is just over 7 inches tall so I knew I wanted my design to be less than 4.5 inches – 5 inches high max. The total circumference of my tumbler is about 8.75 inches with the front facing being about 4 inches. So I wanted my design to be slightly smaller. Clicking the lock in Silhouette Studio to maintain the aspect ratio I resized the height to be 4.75 inches tall which made my width about 3.6 inches.

Then, I ungrouped everything. The blue writing looked like it would be a little thin to withstand constant washes so I offset them another 0.010in to provide just a little thickness and therefore a little more adhesive.

After that, I regrouped everything and decided it would look awesome using holographic vinyl, sent it to cut, and weeded.

I placed the transfer tape on my weeded decal and burnished it well. Make sure your design completely transfers onto the tape first to make sure you are able to place it on your project more easily.

To prepare my tumbler for vinyl, I cleaned the surface with alcohol and then placed it in the middle of an open book! This is my little trick I use to apply vinyl on curved objects! It does a great job holding the object steady during application!

When centering the decal, I like to fold it in half backward, so that the sticky part is out and I can stick it down from the center.

After that, I slowly burnish with my finger from the center outwards until the entire decal is placed. Once everything is down, I go over it with my scraper applying pressure. Finally, I go over the decal with my heat gun (or a hair dryer would work too) keeping it moving the entire time to gently warm the adhesive to help it stick.

That’s it! Now you have a great summer tumbler to go with your drink of choice!

Cheers and Happy Crafting!

Shalon

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

A Whole Vibe Retro HTV Shirt

September 14, 2024June 20, 2023 by Kristin

Hello, Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Shalon here with an HTV project idea that will up your whole vibe! My oldest daughter has just turned 11! 😳 She is super into the whole groovy, retro style that is on trend right now! So much so that it was the theme of her birthday party!

To help her spread good vibes on her special day, I made her a Whole Vibe Retro HTV Shirt using the It’s a Whole Vibe SVG File.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

It’s a Whole Vibe SVG File
T-Shirt
HTV (Assorted Colors – I used Siser Easyweed)
Weeding Hook or X-Acto Knife
Cutting Mat (optional depending on your machine
Heat Press/Iron/Easy Press

Her favorite color is yellow, so we used that as the shirt color and then she selected an alternate color for the smile face so it wouldn’t get “lost” in the background of the shirt. Next, we resized the whole file to fit her shirt. The completed mock-up looked like this:

Retro HTV Shirt Silhouette Studio project

After that, I mirrored the design in my Silhouette Studio software. Then I placed the various parts of my design on three mats to send to be cut.

Retro Vibes HTV Shirt Silhouette Studio craft tutorial

Retro Vibes Layered HTV Shirt Silhouette Studio tutorial

Multi- Layer HTV Shirt Silhouette Studio tutorial

Using my heat press, I pressed and layered the design starting with the orange offset, then the white text and flowers, and finally the icons and flower centers. For layering multiple colors of HTV, I made sure to tack each layer down with only a 3-5 second press, before adding the next layer to minimize shrinkage. The last layer was pressed for the full 10-15 seconds.

The final result is a Whole Vibe Retro HTV Shirt that the birthday girl was over the moon with!

A Whole Vibe Retro HTV Shirt craft tutorial

It was a Whole Vibe!!

Happy Crafting!

Shalon

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DIY Suncatcher Window Cling Tutorial

September 14, 2024June 8, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello there friends, it’s Ellen here with a DIY Suncatcher Window Cling Tutorial! Today I am sharing two different ways to make suncatchers. Both techniques are super easy to make, so let’s jump to it.

Before I start, I’d like to share all of the PCC products used. In this post, I’m using: “Kindness Rainbow Retro”, “Great Day Retro”, “Spread Sunshine Retro” and “Let the Good Times Roll” SVG File. The first technique is to print and cut onto “Window Cling”.

You can buy different Window Clings to print on. If you use a Cricut you can “flatten” the image to make the SVG a printable and cuttable file. (You can find the Flatten button on the bottom right of the Layers panel in Design Space.)

After it’s printed you can cut it with your machine.

This clear window cling creates pretty removable window cling designs.

But to be honest, I like the second technique the most; using suncatcher vinyl.

First, you cut the outline/offset of the design from suncatcher vinyl (this vinyl has a rainbow glass/holographic cover. It sticks on glass and is removable). After you cut the outline you start cutting all elements from the SVG with normal vinyl and simply attach all layers onto the outline/offset.

The sun will create rainbow magic across your walls! I love it!

07 Vinyl Suncatcher Window Cling Tutorial

What is your favorite technique?

-Ellen

How to Make a Shaped Card

September 14, 2024June 6, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello, friends! It’s Nancy here with you today!

I’m going to share how I use Printable Cuttable Creatables’ files,
along with Cricut Design Space, how to make a shaped card!

I’ve got lots of photos for you, as I took some screen shots along the way.
I have used:

Honey Bee SVG Collection

Here’s my card:

I think shaped cards are so much fun to make.

I began by choosing my shape…in this case, it was the fun hive.

I imported it into Cricut Design Space, as both a print-then-cut file, and a cut file.

Here I have changed the color of the cut file to the cardstock color I will use.

Since my hive is sized to 5.5″ tall, I sized the shape to 5.75″ tall.

I then move the hive out of the way and duplicate the shape.

One is the front of the card, and the other is the back of the card.

Just in case the shape is not totally symmetrical, I give it a flip.

This ensures that the edges of the card will match perfectly when folded.

Individually, each of these files would make a great project.

However, they really work beautifully when all combined on the same page!

I then position the shapes so they are just touching at the top,

where I want them to be hinged.

I then highlight both shapes and click on “Combine”.

You’ll find this in the bottom right corner.

I list of options pop up, and I choose “Weld”.

…and just like that the pieces are connected.

Simply score the hinge, and you have a really fun-shaped card!

All the other elements I used were done with the “print then cut” option.

Once they were cut, I inked the edges and adhered them to the card base.

To finish things off, I added some glitter glue to the bee wings,

and a little drop to the antennae.

I then added another printed and cut element to the inside of the card!

How to Make a Beehive Shaped Card Tutorial

It’s so easy to make fun-shaped cards using these simple steps.

Take a look through the shop and see what inspires you to make one!

Have fun!

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Printable Cuttable Creatable Products Used:

Honey Bee SVG Collection

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Thanks for stopping by today!

I’ll be back soon with another fun project!

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Nancy
The Nickel Nook

DIY Birthday Gift Bag and Tag

September 14, 2024June 4, 2023 by Kristin

Ciao friends! This is Morena from Morena’s Corner! I used the adorable Happy Birthday SVG Files and Clipart Bundle with metallic and transparent vinyls to create this DIY Birthday Gift Bag and Tag!

I also used some of the clip art elements with the print & cut feature on my cutting machine to make tags. Here’s how you can make your own.

DIY Birthday Gift Bag and Tag Supplies:

Happy Birthday Cut Files & Clip Art Bundle
Plain Gift Bag
White Cardstock
Metallic Silver Vinyl
Transparent Vinyl in various fun colors
Transfer Tape
Foam Tape
Cutting Machine & Design Software
Ribbon

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Open the balloon file in your design software. Since I was using transparent vinyl I didn’t want the balloons to overlap, so I separated them using my design software. Then I only kept the top layers and cut them from the transparent vinyl. I cut the outline from metallic silver vinyl.

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Next I created tags by adding the clip art that I wanted to use. I added text to the tags. For the bag embellishment I simply used the print and cut feature with the clip art provided in the bundle.

Use transfer tape to add the balloon vinyl design to the gift bag, and burnish well.

Use foam tape to “pop” the happy birthday message off the bag.

Add some fun ribbon to the gift tag and attach it to the bag.

Now you have a beautiful custom DIY birthday gift bag and tag for gifting!

– Morena

3 Easy Easter Vinyl Craft Ideas

September 14, 2024March 28, 2023 by PCC VA

Hello everyone! It’s Ellen here taking over the Printable Cuttable Creatables blog. Today I’m sharing 3 easy Easter vinyl craft ideas. So, dust off your Cricut machine, grab a drink, and get inspired!

In this post I use a lot of lovely bunny SVGs, here is my design list:

Let me start with these cute Easter gift bags. I simply bought some clear bags (you can find them in craft stores or stores for wedding/baby thank-you gifts). I measured my bags and cut the ‘Split Bunny SVG’ out of white, pink, purple, and teal vinyl.

Next, I added names to personalize each bunny bag. Then I filled the bags with Chocolate Easter Eggs.

This SVG makes the gift bags super cute and personal! Perfect for kids, or even siblings, friends, or co-workers.

Talking about bunnies, we need some carrots too!! I bought clear plastic easter eggs and filled them up with orange and yellow chocolates. I added two green ribbons through the hanging part, so it looked like the leaves of the carrots.

On top, I placed the ‘Hoppy Easter Retro Free SVG File’ to send out an Easter wish. I simply cut it out of white vinyl.

Even after the first 2 adorable projects, I wasn’t satisfied yet, I had to make something with the cutest bunny SVG file ever (the Some Bunny Loves You SVG File). I bought a jarred candle with a nice spring scent and I removed the sticker from the glass.

After cutting out all the colored vinyl, you can use the preview images from the PCC website to see how to arrange all elements on the candle. There is also a PDF instructions sheet that shows how to assemble the layers. The end results are stunning! It’s such an easy and inexpensive way to spruce up your home decor for Easter or any holiday!

All these cute bunny projects make me so happy! What is your favorite of these three Easter vinyl projects?

-Ellen

Valentines for Dog Lovers

September 14, 2024February 12, 2023 by PCC VA

Still, looking for something special for your Valentine’s day? Well, it’s Ellen here, with a fun valentine’s gift idea for dog lovers.

In this post, I’m featuring some lovely SVG files from PCC again (My Dog is My Valentine SVG, Valentine Hearts Gift Tags Free SVG Files, XOXO Retro Free SVG File), but be sure to check the “My Cat is My Valentine SVG File” or the “Sucker For You Valentine’s SVG File” too, for people that have cats or kids running around.

Below you can see a step-by-step tutorial for starters or scroll down till the end to see more pictures.

When uploading an SVG file, some items of the files are united, and others are not. Sometimes you want to adjust it and you can! Let me explain how to do this with your Cricut machine. If you have another machine, try the official website, or consult our Facebook group. I’m sure others will help you.

Select all the shapes you want to unite and click on the ‘combine’ button on the bottom right in Cricut Design Space.

Sometimes you also want to make two parts of one image. First, you add a random shape (here a black square) bigger than the item you want separate. Select all the layers and the shape, and break it apart by clicking the ‘slice’ button.

Now that all your images are sliced, you can work with them however you want. If you don’t need the extra layers that the slice tool created, just delete or hide them.

You can position the layers the way you want on the cutting mat too.

When you are ready to cut your materials (in this case vinyl), it’s time to prepare the jar. I used a surface cleaner to make the jar clean and grease-free.

Make sure your project surface is clean and dry. Carefully place all the cutout shapes on the vinyl project as you want. Then press the transfer tape (with vinyl) firmly onto the surface, starting from the center and working out to the edges. Use a craft spatula or scraper. Proceed to peel off the transfer tape.

Next, I cut out a tag and some paper (I also used iridescent paper for the XOXO). In the last step, I stuck it on a shadow layer and attached the whole bundle to the tag with foam tape.

Of course, I filled the jar with dog treats; ideal for a dog lover.

What would you put in the jar? And how would you decorate it?

-Ellen
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Campfires & Cocktails – HTV Custom T-shirt How-to

August 6, 2024July 24, 2022 by Kristin

Campfires & Cocktails – HTV Custom T-shirt How-to

Hello! Kris here! In today’s video, I will show you how I took inspiration from a t-shirt design online and put my own spin on things using 2 cut files from Printable Cuttable Creatables:

Cozy Campfire SVG

and

Drink in My Hand Toes in the Sand SVG

This is one of my favorite things about crafting….seeing something I like and making it my own, unique style!

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Cozy Campfire SVG Cut File Cozy Campfire SVG Cut File
Drink in My Hand Toes in the Sand SVG File
Heat Transfer Vinyl – I used Kassa Heat Transfer Vinyl Sheets from Amazon
Glitter HTV – I used a small 3 inch by 3 inch left over Cricut glitter vinyl.
Weeding Tool
Teflon Protective Sheet
Cutting Machine – I use the Cricut Maker
Heat press or iron – I use a heat press in this video.

Some important things to remember, when you are layering vinyl, it is key to do quick presses for each layer, and one final longer press at the end.

Also if you are using glitter vinyl – keep it as a single layer. You can not put regular vinyl on top of glitter vinyl, so I try to keep my glitter vinyl as my last layering piece.

I hope that you enjoyed this project as much as I enjoyed creating it and love wearing it! The possibilities for these cut files are truly endless. I’m already dreaming up a cute s’mores card and a s’mores t-shirt!

Thank you for joining me today, I can’t wait to see what you create with these cut files!

– Kris

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Life is the Bubbles Art Journal Page

September 14, 2024July 7, 2022 by Kristin

Hello, my friends!

It’s Nancy here with you today!

I’m sharing a tutorial on how I put this art journal page together,
using some great cut files from the shop!
Here’s my page:

Here’s how I made it:

I began by sprinkling some watercolor powders onto my art journal page.
I spritzed it with water, until I had the look I wanted.
I then set it aside to dry.

I then went to Cricut Design Space and uploaded:
Beach Sea Shells Monogram Frame SVG File;
Life is the Bubbles SVG Cut File Title.

On my canvas in CDS, I inserted the Title into the Frame, and sized it to fit on my journal page.

I then used the Print then Cut feature to cut out my design.

Now I come back to my colored journal page.It’s important that the journal page be completely dry before adding the cut file. Otherwise things won’t stick properly.
Isn’t that sparkle pretty? :o)

Now…here’s a trick to make the positioning of the cut file very simple: I remove my paper from the mat, leaving the cut design in place on the mat.

I position the paper in place on my journal page, exactly where I want to add the design.

Then it’s as simple as putting a puzzle together.
I take a piece of the design off of my mat,
and adhere it in place on my journal page.
Just use your favorite adhesive for this.

Here’s my page with the design perfectly positioned!

I added a nice coat of glossy accents to each of the bubbles.
It adds some lovely shine to go with all the background sparkle.

Finally, I added some sequins in a variety of colors!

I had so much fun creating this page!
Don’t forget to consider other ways to use the fun files from
Printable Cuttable Creatables!
They offer endless possibilities!
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Printable, Cuttable, Creatables Product Used:
Beach Sea Shells Monogram Frame SVG File;
Life is the Bubbles SVG Cut File Title.

Other Materials Used:
Cricut Explore Air Machine;
Recollections Cardstock – White;
Dylusions Art Journal – Square;
Watercolor Powders;Ranger Glossy Accents;Assorted Sequins.

* * * * *Thanks for stopping by today!I’ll be back soon with another fun project!
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Nancy
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Ocean Theme Art Journal Page using Cricut

DIY Tic Tac Toe Valentine Free SVG File

August 6, 2024January 25, 2019 by Kristin

Valentine’s Day Tic Tac Toe Bag Game with Free SVG File!

My 6 year old has been crazy about Tic Tac Toe lately. She draws tic tac toe boards on every square inch of paper she can find and challenges anyone who will play with her to a game (she’s gotten pretty good at it too!). So as a Valentine’s Day gift, I’m making her this cute Valentine’s Tic Tac Toe bag that has been pretty popular in several online crafting groups.

Of course, I had to sweeten it up a bit for Valentine’s Day, so I made the tic tac toe board from little hearts instead of plain lines. Read on to see how I made this DIY Valentine, and how to download the DIY Tic Tac Toe Valentine Free SVG File!

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Valentine Tic Tac Toe FREE SVG file
Muslin, Canvas, or Burlap Drawstring Bags – I used these 3″x 5″ cotton muslin bags
Game pieces such as Plastic Heart Table Scatter, wood squares, erasers, buttons, etc.
HTV (Heat Transfer Vinyl)
Adhesive vinyl & transfer tape
Vinyl cutting machine (such as Silhouette or Cricut)
Heat Press, Cricut Easy Press, or Iron

First, open the Tic Tac Toe SVG cut file in your cutting software. Resize the board to fit your drawstring bag with at least 1/8” space around the edge of the bag. My bag is 3” x 5” with an area of 3” x 3 1/4” of usable space beneath the drawstring stitching, so I sized my tic tac toe board to 2.75” wide and it fit perfectly. Cut your board from HTV and weed. Make sure to keep proportions LOCKED when resizing.

Press the tic tac toe board to your muslin bag according to the instructions for your press, and type of HTV your are using. I used Siser EasyWeed and my Cricut Easy Press at 340 degrees for 30 seconds (with an additional 15 seconds on the back).

Now you’re ready to add X’s and O’s to your game pieces. If you’re short on time (or adhesive vinyl), you could even skip this step as long as you have game pieces that are different colors (another reason why I love these adorable red and pink plastic hearts!)

Valentines Tic Tac Toe Bag scatter hearts

In your cutting software, resize the X’s and O’s to fit your game pieces. My plastic scatter hearts are about 0.75” so I made the X’s 0.5” tall and the O’s 0.5” tall. Make sure to keep proportions LOCKED when resizing. You will need 5 X’s and 5 O’s for a single tic tac toe game.

Tip: Use a weeding box around your design to save vinyl and make weeding easier!

Cut your X’s and O’s from adhesive vinyl (651), weed and apply transfer tape. (I made sure these O’s are a breeze to weed!)

Now you can just stick the X’s and O’s on your game pieces. Give a quick burnish (rub) with your fingernail and peel the transfer tape.

That’s it! Tuck your game pieces into the muslin pouch and cinch the strings closed. Your Valentine’s Day Tic Tac Toe game is ready for it’s first eager players! This little game came together way faster than I expected, so I went ahead and made one for my niece too!

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Head over to the Freebies section of my shop to download this Valentine Tic Tac Toe FREE SVG file and make some fun Valentine’s Day gifts for the tic tac toe enthusiasts in your life! Come share your finished projects, ask questions, and more in my Crafting with Printable Cuttable Creatables Facebook Group!

Valentines Tic Tac Toe Board Game Free SVG

Happy Crafting!

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STEP 1 Print out your button designs. I used the assembled, flat PNGs included in the Cute Mermaids bundle. Thin copy paper works just fine!
STEP 2 Trim around each button design.
STEP 3 Load the cutting TOP and BASE cutting platforms into the WRMK ButtonPress.
STEP 4 Line up the button cutting die over your image. Place this on the BASE platform.
STEP 5 Pull down on the lever firmly to cut through the paper
STEP 6 Replace the cutting TOP and BASE cutting platforms with the button making TOP and BASE for the size/shape button you want to make. Rotate both so the A marker is lined up with the arrow on the ButtonPress.
STEP 7 Load into the BASE: – Top of the button– Your printed design– Acetate film Pull down on the lever firmly. You’ll find that the button disappears into the TOP.
STEP 8 Rotate both the TOP and BASE platforms so the B marker is lined up with the arrow on the ButtonPress.
STEP 9 Load the pin back of the button into the BASE. The pin opening should be face down. Pull down on the lever firmly.
STEP 10 Enjoy your custom button pin!

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