• Contact Joy
    • Bloglovin
    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Joy's Life

Food, Recipe, DIY & Craft Blog - With Tons of Helpful Tutorials!

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Food & Recipes
  • Silhouette Cameo
    • All Silhouette Cameo Projects
    • Silhouette Cameo Tutorials
    • Cut Files
      • Joys Life Silhouette Files
      • Cutting Files
      • .cut files
      • .studio files
    • Silhouette SD
    • Silhouette Studio Designer Edition
    • Silhouette Pinterest Board
    • Vinyl Projects
      • All Vinyl Projects
      • Vinyl Projects Pinterest Board
  • Cricut
    • Cricut
      • All Cricut Projects
      • Cricut Tutorials
      • Cricut Expression 2
      • Gypsy
        • Gypsy Videos
      • Cricut “Fake” Cake
      • Cricut Imagine
      • Cri-Kit Gel Pens
      • Cricut Markers
      • Cricut New User Series
      • Cricut Pinterest Board
      • Why I Don’t Accept Free (or Discounted) Cricut or Silhouette or Brother Die Cut Machines
    • Crafty Software
      • eCAL
      • Lettering Delights
      • Make the Cut
      • SVG Cuts
      • Cricut Design Studio
    • KNK Zing
      • All KNK Zing Projects
      • KNK Zing Pinterest Board
    • Sizzix Eclips
      • All Sizzix Eclips Projects
      • Sizzix Eclips Tutorials
      • Sizzix Eclips Pinterest Board
    • Manual Die Cutters
      • Big Shot
      • Cuttlebug
  • Sewing
    • Embroidery
    • Sewing
      • No Sew
    • Brother SE400
  • Home Decor
  • Technology
  • Videos
  • Vinyl Tutorials
  • Store
  • Recommended Products

February 3, 2010 Big Shot Cereal Box crafting Cricut Cricut Cartridges Cricut Love Struck Seasonal Cuttlebug Cuttlebug Conversations

Cricut Love Struck 3D Heart and Heart Stand

Hearts in 3D + a Stand!!

This morning I decided to try out the 3D heart cuts on the Love Struck Seasonal Cricut Cartridge.  It’s very cute!  The only problem?  Um…it’s a heart…with a pointy end.  You can’t stand that up by itself, duh!!  Yeah, I still haven’t had coffee or maybe that would have occurred to me sooner.  I didn’t want to hang the heart from anything.  I wanted it to stand up.  So, I crafted this little heart holder to make it do just that! 😀

Here’s What I Used:

  • Deep Cut Blade
  • K & Co. Smitten Specialty Paper
  • 1 Cereal Box (empty) 😀
  • ATG Gun (adhesive)
  • Cricut Love Struck Seasonal Cartridge

Here’s How I Made Everything:

First, I sacrificed a box from some junky cereal to the Cricut. 😉  I cut the large 3D hearts from the cereal box at 6″.  I used the Deep Cut Blade
set at 6, pressure 5 and speed 3.

Once cut and assembled, it looked like this.  Cute if you’re doing cereal box decor…but that wasn’t my theme.  Also, it needed a stand.  It couldn’t just sit in my Cricut all day.

I cut the small hearts out of the cereal box, just like I did with the large ones.  I cut the small ones at 3″.  Then I cut out four 3″ hearts from this paper.  That’s 2 cuts with the slit in the top and 2 cuts with the slit in the bottom.  I just left the Deep Cut Blade in and cut the paper at Blade 3, Pressure 5 and Speed 3.  This paper and the other one I used are glittery/shimmery, so I didn’t turn the blade and pressure down too low.

I cut the pointy ends off of the hearts so I could form my stand.  Then, I just used my ATG Gun and taped the paper to the cardboard hearts.  After that, I just snipped off the excess paper.

TA DA!!!  You might have to snip the cut lines a little bit more to get everything just right.  That’s what I did.

**A  TIP **

You should only add paper to one side of the big hearts, like all right sides or all left sides.  Why?  Because after you assemble it the tips of one side on each heart will be hidden by the stand.  I know this sounds confusing, but just trust me.  I learned this the hard way.

Cutting the hearts in half (if you’ve cut them at a large size) also makes it easier to emboss them.  Using my Sizzix Big Shot, I embossed some of the heart halves with the Conversations Cuttlebug folder I bought from HSN.  I love that folder.  I can’t stop using it!

That’s a side where I used the Conversation Cuttlebug folder.

Tricky…you’ll have to cut a slit up from the bottom of the big hearts so they will slide down over the stand.  You’ll figure it out. 😉

The bottom of the stand.

The completed 3D heart + Stand.  YAY!!

Now…time for coffee. 😀

Share
Pin996
Tweet
Share
Yum
Email


« Vinyl on Wall in “Half Craft”
Cricut Cupid on China Plate & Blade Settings for Love Struck »

Comments

  1. Melissa Perry says

    February 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    Wow!! This is too cool!! Great Job!
  2. superjoy says

    February 3, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    Thank you!! :D ~Joy~
  3. tbirkhead says

    February 4, 2010 at 12:15 AM

    wow - very clever! Thanks for sharing your idea :)
    • superjoy says

      February 4, 2010 at 8:23 AM

      Thanks Tammy! ~Joy~
  4. teri says

    February 9, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    I just love this, it is so cute thanks so much for showing us. I am going to have to try this
  5. mom2gabman says

    July 30, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    This is great! THey would make awesome centerpieces. Thanks!! Liz
  6. Woody42997 says

    July 31, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    Wow...This is so pretty and what a great idea to give to someone to put on their desk, workspace, or table centerpiece where a hanging mobile just won't work. I'll have to get started on some for next Valentines Day. Thanks for the great idea Joy!
    • superjoy says

      July 31, 2010 at 1:03 PM

      Thanks Woody42997! :) ~Joy~
  7. mmlsweet says

    October 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    You sure made that look easy. Very cute!

Hey Y’all!

Joy from Joy's Life

Hi friends! I’m a North Georgia/Atlanta mom, wife, crafter, DIYer, foodie who loves to travel and spend time with my husband and 3 kiddos. Our furry housemates include, Scout, a blue & brown eyed rescue pup and a 5 year old English Mastiff, named Saban.  Roll Tide!

Search

Crafty

Things

You might also like

St. Patrick's Day 3D Pot of Gold with Silhouette Cameo and SEI #SEI #SilhouetteCameo #StPatricksDay #3D #PotOfGold

St. Patrick’s Day 3D Pot of Gold with Silhouette Cameo

How to Get Started Quilting

How to Get Started Quilting

3D Leprechaun Hat

St Patricks Day wall hanging with Silhouette Printable Material

Silhouette Printable Material St. Patrick’s Day Wall Hanging

St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Treat Holder

Affiliations

Joy’s Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Joy’s Life to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.  Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2019 · Divine theme by Restored 316