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Hello friends!  This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. Did you know there are over 400 freebies you can get from PCC? There are new SVG freebies coming out each week, and great seasonal ones!  

I made this Cute Candy Corn Card featuring two different free SVG files – Candy Corn Shaped Card and Candy Corn Cutie. If you’re looking for a fun, inexpensive way to create Halloween cards, these are not only free, but fast and easy to make really special cards.

See how it’s done in this video tutorial:

Here are 6 quick & easy steps:

STEP 1 Load the two SVGs into your electric cutting machine and cut the separated pieces from the colors you’d like.  If your machine doesn’t have the scoring tool, score the card base by lining up where the curved lines start to straighten out.
STEP 2 Apply the larger piece (orange in my card) to the card base.  Apply the smaller piece (yellow in my card) and line it up at the bottom of my card.
STEP 3 Assemble the large candy corn from the “Candy Corn Cutie” SVG. NOTE: I didn’t use the cut pieces for cheeks and mouth but you can inlay those pieces if you like.
STEP 4 The small candy corns in the sentiment are different from the candy corn card. There’s a base (white), bottom (yellow) and a middle (orange).  The bottom and middle layers are flush with one another and not stacked on top of each other.
STEP 5 I recommend adhering the individual elements around the border first. The shape of the shadow layer can help inform placement of the sentiment and elements. Then center the “Corn” sentiment in the middle of the space remaining.
STEP 6 Adhere the sentiment to your card and embellish as you wish!

Thanks for checking out my project today! 

LV Handcrafted

Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for some products recommended in this post. This means that if you purchase items through my links I will earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products that I have personally used and enjoy and when you order through my link, it helps me continue to offer you weekly free SVG files, digital papers, scrapbook sketches, tutorials, and other fun things. Thank you in advance for your support! 

I’m so thrilled that October is here! Halloween is my favorite holiday to craft for, and I’m bursting with ideas and projects to make. If you visit me at my site, Morena’s Corner, you’ll see how much I enjoy this season! Today I’m sharing a project that is both fun to make and to give! These Halloween bag clips are perfect for boo bags, classroom parties, and Halloween party favors!

I’m just getting started out with my laser cutter/engraver, so I was thrilled to see the new Laser Cut Files offered at Printable Cuttable Creatables. I used one of the adorable laserable files to create these cute bag clips that are perfect for boo bags and party favors.

Halloween Bag Clips Supplies

• Halloween Paint Kit Laser Cut Files
• 3mm Basswood Square
• Apple Barrel Paint Pens
• Clothespins
• Glue Gun

Size the images to your liking (mine were approximately 3 inches) and then engrave and cut the wood.

Use paint pens to color in the wood images.

Hot glue a clothespin to the back of each colored figure. If you want to you can also color the clothes pin before gluing it on.

Fill the boo bags or goody bags with treats, and then clip them closed with the Halloween bag clips.

Have fun crafting and creating with these cute halloween laser cut files!

– Morena

Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for some products recommended in this post. This means that if you purchase items through my links I will earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products that I have personally used and enjoy and when you order through my link, it helps me continue to offer you weekly free SVG files, digital papers, scrapbook sketches, tutorials, and other fun things. Thank you in advance for your support! 

Hello everyone!! It’s Ellen here again with some super fun DIY fall home decor ideas.

Printable Cuttable Creatables has several pretty fall SVGs that can be used on their own, but they also make a pretty ensemble! In this post I’m using the “Nuts About Fall”, “I Love Fall Most of All” and the (free) Fall SVG File.

This mustard pillowcase was screaming for some fall decoration. To make this you need Heat Transfer Vinyl (I’m using 4 different earthy/brown colors).

Decorating your own pillowcases is really budget-friendly. Of course, it is super pretty next to a green or orange pillow.

A smaller detail in home decor can be uplifting some wooden coasters. These coasters were also very cheap (I bought them in a sort of dollar store).

Just as I did with one of my bookmarks (I shared it recently, check it out: https://www.printablecuttablecreatables.com/vinyl-bookmarks-tutorial/) I used Heat Transfer Vinyl to decorate them. They match my self-made mug perfectly (more information: https://www.printablecuttablecreatables.com/sublimation-easter-mugs-and-coasters/)

In the same dollar store, I also bought some frames with 2 glass sides. I really love these frames to add regular (adhesive) vinyl. I cut the “I Love Fall Most of All” files in 3 different colors (the word fall is in a pretty bronze color).

Quick tip; I placed the glass without vinyl on top of the glass with vinyl. As a result, the vinyl layer is protected by the other glass. No dust or other dirt can get stuck between the vinyl and everything stays neat during the cleaning of the frame when needed.

Now that I’ve decorated for fall, I’m ready to light some candles and take out a blanket for a movie night in my cozy house!

-Ellen

Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for some products recommended in this post. This means that if you purchase items through my links I will earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products that I have personally used and enjoy and when you order through my link, it helps me continue to offer you weekly free SVG files, digital papers, scrapbook sketches, tutorials, and other fun things. Thank you in advance for your support! 

Hello friends!  This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. You can make stickers without sticker paper or an electric cutting machine.  You just need some basic supplies!  

I bought a pack of chapsticks but none of them have labels.  I thought they’d make great gifts, but I want the recipient to know what “flavor” the chapstick is so I decided to make my own label stickers!  I started by getting the Birthday SVG Scrap Kit. This is an awesome bundle that has patterns, graphics, sentiments, etc. 

I created my label using photo editing software (you could also use word processing software) and printed it out on plain copy paper.  Then I cut my labels to the size I needed to cover the chapstick. Since I used an inkjet printer and thin paper, I brushed a thin coating of Mod Podge over the entire label.  This protects the ink from getting water-damaged and more durable. It also gives a nice shiny finish, making it look more like a vinyl sticker. Finally, I applied double-sided dry adhesive to the back of the label.  The last step is to peel off the paper liner and adhere it to my chapstick!

I made a little chapstick holder with some scrap paper I had leftover from a previous project, but the Birthday SVG Scrap Kit has a lot of fun pattern papers that would have been an even better match with my newly labeled chapsticks.

Thanks for checking out my project today!

LV Handcrafted

Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for some products recommended in this post. This means that if you purchase items through my links I will earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products that I have personally used and enjoy and when you order through my link, it helps me continue to offer you weekly free SVG files, digital papers, scrapbook sketches, tutorials, and other fun things. Thank you in advance for your support! 

Hello friends!  This is Linh or LV Handcrafted across the socials. Do you know any book lovers? I have so many friends who are educators and love reading and what better a gift than a bookmark!  Even with the popularity of eReaders, so many of us still like good ol’ fashion books! These bookmarks are fun little “just because” gifts or like my set of bookmarks today will be stocking stuffer gifts!  
The pattern papers from the Christmas Treats Craft Bundle are FABULOUS!  You have everything you need to craft with for the holidays in general, but the papers are really wonderful for my holiday bookmarks. There are fun icons and holiday images to decorate, but I’ve also added an alphabet die cut to monogram one of the bookmarks too!

See how it’s done in this video tutorial:

Here are 7 quick & easy steps:

STEP 1 Print out the pattern papers you’d like to use
STEP 2 Cut heavyweight 120lb cardstock to 2”W x 6.5”H to use as a bookmark base. STEP 3 Cut your pattern paper to 2”W strips.
STEP 4 Use a punch, die or hole punch to create the tag top design on both your bookmark base and the top section of your pattern paper.
STEP 5 Adhere your pattern paper to the bookmark base
STEP 6 Decorate with more images, monograms, etc.
STEP 7 Thread a ribbon, twine, embroidery floss, etc. through the hole at the top

Thanks for following along!

LV Handcrafted

Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for some products recommended in this post. This means that if you purchase items through my links I will earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products that I have personally used and enjoy and when you order through my link, it helps me continue to offer you weekly free SVG files, digital papers, scrapbook sketches, tutorials, and other fun things. Thank you in advance for your support! 

Today I have a super fun blog post ready for you. I made two super adorable bookmarks with vinyl.

To make these I used the “Groovy Retro Flowers” and the “Happy Pencil” SVG Files.

Let me show you how I made the first bookmark.

I started out by creating a bookmark template. Measure a real life bookmark and try to mimic it as much as you can – a basic rectangle about 5”L x 2”W (12cm x 5cm) will work if you want to cut your own base from cardstock or chipboard. 

Next, make a pattern with the elements you want to use (here 2 flowers from the “Groovy Retro Flowers” SVG Files). 

With the ‘slice’ tool from Cricut Design Space, you can cut a shape from another shape. Using the slice tool will split two overlapping images in different parts. Each new shape will appear as an individual layer. Now you can delete the unwanted images. I used “slice” to trim the edges of the daisies that extended past the edges of the bookmark template.

For my first bookmark, I used a clear acrylic bookmark. For that reason I cut out all images out of vinyl. I used the layout that I created in Cricut Design Space as a reference to place all the flowers while finishing the bookmark.

I finished it off with a tassel and wooden bead. This is really so cute!! 

Of course I also wanted to show a second example…

For this bookmark, I used the ‘combine’ tool from Cricut Design Space. This allows you to create new shapes. I used the ‘Unite’ button to merge the two yellow parts of the pencil shapes to make one larger pencil (little note; the layers may change position). Next I united the eyes with the yellow layers so that it became one image. As the last step I added my name.

Because I had a wooden bookmark for my second example, I used heat transfer vinyl. Heat Transfer Vinyl sticks much better to wood and provides a professional look,

These happy colors really make my heart jump up and down. It’s great as a teacher gift or simply for your own use.

P.s. Want to see a third way to make bookmarks? Check out my sublimation bookmarks here:
DIY Sublimation Bookmarks (printablecuttablecreatables.com)

-Ellen

Affiliate Disclosure: I may be an affiliate for some products recommended in this post. This means that if you purchase items through my links I will earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products that I have personally used and enjoy and when you order through my link, it helps me continue to offer you weekly free SVG files, digital papers, scrapbook sketches, tutorials, and other fun things. Thank you in advance for your support!