GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS PAPER PROJECTS

Gather your supplies

• 30 x 30cm cardstock, plain and pa erned in desired colours

• Cricut Maker or Explore Air cu ing machine

• Cricut Fine Blade (for angels, wings, snowflakes, baubles, magnolias, advent calendar dates, poinse ias)

• Cricut scoring wheel or stylus (for angels, snowflakes, magnolias, poinse ias)

• Cricut Lightgrip (blue) Machine Mat (for angels, wings, snowflakes, baubles, magnolias, advent calendar dates, poinse ias)

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

You’ll also need

Fabric and paper scissors; cra knife; tacky glue; high-tack 3mm-wide and 6mmwide double-sided adhesive tape; hot-glue gun and sticks; doublesided foam mounting dots, squares or strips (both non-permanent and permanent)

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.

NOTE The paper baubles (see page 169) can also be cut using a paper trimmer and a medium size circle punch. You’ll also need a scoring stylus.

Before you start

• For speed, ease of use and neat, accurate cuts, selected projects were cut using the Cricut Maker or Explore Air cu ing machine.

• The templates for selected cardstock, ironon vinyl and faux leather projects can be found at design.cricut.com.

• If you are new to using Cricut cu ing machines, first download the Cricut Design Space app onto your desktop, tablet or mobile and sign up. Then open the app and enter Bhgchristmas22 in the search bar. You will then be able to access the templates for your desired project. Click on a template 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. Once you’ve edited the template, 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 blade when prompted. Score lines are done first, then the cuts.

• Place paper, card, leather/vinyl or foil onto required Cricut cu ing mat, load the mat into the machine and then choose the appropriate material se ing in Design Space. Follow prompts in Cricut Design Space to score and cut designs.

FREE TEMPLATES Download the Cricut Design Space app to your desktop, tablet or mobile and sign up for free to access the templates for the paper and advent calendar projects. To sign up, visit design.cricut.com.

For Cricut Maker or Explore Air cu ing machines and accessories, visit harveynorman.com.au, officeworks.com.au and spotlightstores.com. For general cra supplies, visit spotlightstores.com.