General instructions and supplies

Gather your supplies

• Good-quality wrapping paper or scrapbook paper

• Self-healing cu ing mat

• Metal ruler

• Scalpel

• Paper trimmer

• Cricut score stylus (if scoring by hand)

• Cricut Maker 3 cu ing machine with fine cu ing blades and a scoring wheel

• Cricut Lightgrip (blue) Machine Mat (for wrapping and text weight paper)

• Cricut Standardgrip (green) Machine Mat (for heavier embossed cardstock, vinyl and textured papers)

• Paper punches, circles in sizes small, medium, large and/or extra large, or to suit project

You’ll also need Scissors; cra knife; tacky glue; high-tack 3mm-wide and 6mmwide double-sided adhesive tape; hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks; glue stick; sticky dots (non-permanent and permanent); mounting tape; scissors; fabric scissors; twine; fine cord; ribbons

For you to note

Read the instructions for your desired project and refer to the general supplies list (le ) for any materials and tools required for the project. Extra project-specific supplies will be noted with the individual projects.

BEFORE YOU START

• For speed, ease of use and neat accurate cuts,

selected project shapes were cut using the Cricut Maker 3 cu ing machine. However, all projects – bar the cards, mini rose es and mini stars – can be hand cut with a cu er or metal ruler and scalpel. Circle punches can be used to make circles.

• The templates for selected projects can be found at design.cricut.

com. To get started, simply go to design.

cricut.com to download the Cricut Design Space app on your desktop, tablet or mobile and sign up. Open the app and enter ‘Bhgchristmas’ in the search bar. You will then be able to access the image set with the template for your desired project and

click on it to choose it.

• If you want to alter or resize the project, click

‘Customise’, then use the tools in the Edit panel to make changes. Click ‘Make It’. When you click on ‘Make It’, you will also have the option to duplicate your design and, once entered, click ‘Apply’. Insert your scoring wheel or fine-point-blade cu ing blade when prompted. The score lines are done first, then the cuts. • Place paper or card onto required Cricut cu ing mat, load the mat into the machine and then choose the appropriate material se ing in Design Space. It’s important to use a sharp blade when cu ing wrapping paper to prevent it tearing.