Christmas Shadow Box Craft With the Cricut

With the holidays fast approaching I have begun putting together some Christmas crafts.  While I don't decorate the house or really start celebrating Christmas until after Thanksgiving I do like to get a jump start on all my holiday crafting.  Many of the crafts I make I use as gifts for family and friends and I like to get a head start.  

Today I am sharing a fun craft I put together as part of our Happy Holidays Link Party that I'll be sharing all about tomorrow. I hope you'll come back and join us!


I bought this shadow box frame on Amazon and unpacked it all; making sure to save the packing foam and box for wrapping it all back up later.

I pulled out a few different sheets of printed Christmas paper I had in my scrapbooking supplies and laid out the bells I was planning to use to fill the shadow box; changing out the paper until I had a design I liked. 


Then I turned to my Cricut to create the sayings.  I found this free SVG file for the sleigh bells saying, the bell, and even the cute little stars but I did add "Are you listening" to the bottom in a simple font.  I sized my image to fit and began cutting each layer.


I used transfer tape and my scraper to get the sayings onto the glass without any bumps or air holes.


Added in my bell and stars that I cut using white and glitter vinyl.


Then assembled my whole frame.





I love it so much that I might have a hard time parting with this one! 

Comments

  1. Andrea NineNovember 20, 2019 at 5:20 PM

    I think this is just so darn cute! I love my Cricut.

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    1. Joanne November 20, 2019 at 9:02 PM

      Thank you! I liked it so much I worked on another similar craft just a few days ago.

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  2. Julie | This Main Line LifeNovember 21, 2019 at 6:44 AM

    This is the cutest craft idea. I love this for the holidays.

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  3. Beverly @Across the BlvdNovember 21, 2019 at 8:08 AM

    What a lovely project! It's so festive! Shadow Boxes can be tricky, but yours turned out great!

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  4. Carol @Comfort Spring StationNovember 21, 2019 at 9:21 AM

    You are so creative! Wow I do like this project and would love to have it in my home.

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  5. Sum of their StoriesNovember 21, 2019 at 11:44 AM

    So cute! Don't give it away - keep it! (or maybe make another to keep!) I love all those colourful jingle bells, so much fun.

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    1. Joanne November 21, 2019 at 12:46 PM

      I was thinking of making another one for myself.

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  6. Roseann HamptonNovember 21, 2019 at 3:38 PM

    This will definitely make a great gift for someone - very pretty!

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  7. Two Chicks and a MomNovember 21, 2019 at 11:53 PM

    So very pretty and I can see why you would have a hard time parting with it!

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  8. Marie-Interior FrugalistaNovember 22, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    This is a really cute idea and great gift too! Pinned

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  9. Teresa BNovember 26, 2019 at 10:49 AM

    So cute! Makes a great gift too. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned.

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  10. MarilynsTreatsNovember 30, 2019 at 10:59 AM

    Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!

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  11. onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.comDecember 23, 2019 at 10:48 PM

    LOVE so MUCH!!! My sister does all kinds of things with her Cricut. But I bought a second hand machine and it has never worked perfectly. This is just adorable. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Joanne December 24, 2019 at 6:00 AM

      Thank you! I loved it so much I ended up making three others with different background papers & bells throughout the season.

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