I am just a little bit obsessed with my iPad, its like a love affair that shows no abating. I hope I’m not the only one who feels like this. I use it for work, to check emails and social media. In the evenings to watch Netflix or Skype, maybe a little more social media. It get so much use, it has to have a case, there is no question about that.
Its been a month or so since I got my Cricut Explore, and this is the first of a series of posts, where I am going to show you what I have been making and decorating with it. The first thing that got the special Cricut treatment was my iPad case.
I took a plain (but perfectly formed) Speck case, you can read my review HERE on the case.
Using my Cricut design space, I took two designs, the dream big wording, and the chevrons. These were preloaded designs, I’m going to look at creating my own on another project. You can choose so many different fonts and illustrations, but ‘dream big’ really resonated with me. I choose silver vinyl (available to purchase at Cricut directly or with their partners) to personalise it. The contrast of the case was silver, so I thought it would work well. Once you are happy with your design, here is what you need to do.
- Load the vinyl into the Cricut, on the special mat.
- Make sure the dial is set to vinyl.
- Hit the Cricut logo. It’s so easy!
- Then peel the vinyl away from the sticky mat. You can then cut around the image, so you can save any of the remnants for other projects.
- Peel off the parts of the image that you do not want.
- Using a piece of contact paper (cut to size) take of the backing and add to the top of the design.
- Smooth well.
- The transfer tape has a handy grid so that the design can be lined up.
- Peel off the paper backing off the vinyl.
- Turn the design over, and line up where you need it to be. Smooth into place again.
- Peel off the transfer tape
I’m so impressed with how quickly, and quietly the Cricut cuts, and you can see from the design, it cuts so accurately.
This would have cost me not even £1 to make in total.
What do you think? Even the my hard to please tween was impressed, and has asked me to design something for her laptop.
Disclosure : I was gifted a Cricut Explore, in order to test it, once it had launched. My write up here is an honest one. Cricuts are available to purchase for approx £250 HERE, at Hobbycraft HERE and Amazon HERE.
It looks fabulous A! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your projects with the cricut. I’d love to have a go myself, though I am making full use of the bf’s laser cutter right now 🙂
It looks fantastic. I love the quote too. We should always dream big.
Wow, that looks really cool! I can see a micro business in the making here 😉
That looks really effective! Loving the Cricut crafts I have been seeing around lately!
What a fabulous idea! I really must get my head around Cricut – so many very cool things to do
Oh it’s just perfect for you! Great job A. x
I love it! never used one of these machines before, I had no idea it could do anything other than paper!
i have seen a few reviews of these cricut machines and i have to say I am amazed at how versatile they are and how many amazing things can be created from them and they are thrifty too! x
I love this!! I thought they only did paper. Looks like an amazing machine and I love the quote.
That looks so amazing, really lovely to personalise it yourself too. I would love to try a cricut, they sound fantastic.
WOW Nikki, you have 100 approved comments on my blog…thats madness! Thank you so much!
Oh how lovely! Can you make me one?
I love the possibilities that the Cricut gives you. This project looks so simple to do and the finished design is gorgeous x
It looks so much more like YOURS, because you do dream big my dear!
Ooh! Aren’t you clever! That looks fantastic 🙂 I’m not sure I’d get very good use out of a Cricut, being as uncrafty as I am, but I bet you could make yourself some extra pennies catering to folk like me…!
ooooh, I NEED a Cricut!