Making 3D layered paper crafts are simple and easy with your Cricut cutting machine. Upload the design in Cricut design space, adjust the size as needed and select make it. Let Cricut do all the hard cutting work.
I’m spreading a little St. Patrick’s Day cheer with a ‘You’re my lucky charm’ Sharmrock Mandala free cut file. This design is a five layer shamrock with a three layer sentiment. For this project, I cut the shamrock at eight inches wide so it would fit on a standard US Letter sized sheet of cardstock. In case you are curious, the fonts used for this design are Bigger Lemons and So Fontsy.
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Five tips for 3d Layered paper crafts with Cricut
Below are my favorite tips for layered 3D paper crafts that have worked successfully for me.
1. First is choosing the right paper. My recommendation for cardstock is a paper with the color all the way through and no white core. The recollections cardstock is perfect for paper crafts of all kinds. I used cardstock weighted at 65lb for the shamrock design.
2. Choose colors that work for you and your home decor. To test out colors before cutting the layers, ungroup the design in Cricut Design space and change the colors of each layer to see how they look together.
3. To create a more dimensional paper craft, add double sided adhesive foam between the layers. These foam strips can be cut down to tiny squares easily with scissors.
4. If the top layer is much too thin for the adhesive form, use a paper glue with a precision tip. In this case, I like to use a high contrast color (white or black) to make the top layer pop despite not having the extra dimension of the adhesive foam.
5. Lastly and possibly the most important, is to peel the Cricut mat away from the paper to prevent the paper from curling instead of peeling the paper off the mat. Turn the mat upside down and peel the mat back slowly. Take your time and extra care to remove your paper cuts from the Cricut mat.
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I can’t seem to access this download. Can you help?
Mary
Hi Mary, this download is located here https://www.craftaracreates.com/springtime-craft-freebies/ If you are having issues with the download, email me [email protected] I am happy to help you.
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