Cricut Snowflake Ornament Jingle Jangle Blog Hop

What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted flakes!

This 3D snowflake was made using the Winter Lace Seasonal Cricut cartridge and acrylic sheets.

There's nothing there! Joy's gone crazy!

I put the thin acrylic sheet directly onto a fairly sticky Cricut mat. Using the deep cut blade, I cut the acrylic at speed 5, pressure 5, blade 6 and multi cut 4. The snowflake is cut at 4-3/4″.

Even though I used the max settings and multi-cut 4, I still couldn’t get the Cricut to cut the acrylic all the way through. It did do a beautiful job scoring it though! I cut the 2 pieces apart because I had decided to cut the flakes out by hand if necessary.

Snip, snip, snip, snip, snip, snip, snip, snip all the way.

My hand is stained pink from some Copic markers I used earlier. LOL!

I was able to snip a few places in the acrylic and then tear it away from the edges. This method would not work for the insides, but I think they look pretty scored too.

I LOVE my Tim Holtz Scissors! Those scissors can cut tough things like this acrylic and then snip ribbon nicely right afterward. That speaks volumes about this product.

It’s beginning to look a lot like ornament…everywhere I go.

That's looking very wintery. A bit too wintery for this Southern girl!

I used that Bic Mark-It marker to color in some of those “embossed” parts of the snowflake. I hadn’t tried those markers on acrylic before, but they work beautifully!

What kind of candle burns longer, a red candle or a green candle? Neither, candles always burn shorter!

I used a hole punch to make some holes in the ornament so I could hang it up. TA DA!! All done. One thing I will say…it’s very difficult to take a picture of clear acrylic. LOL!

Leave a comment to be eligible to win the very hard to find Lace Tree Cuttlebug Embossing Folder:

And the Winner IS:

# melraycourt Says:
December 19th, 2010 at 10:50 AM e
I love this website!!! I’m fairly new, so just learning! I would LOVE to win!!! Thank you for sharing your talents and ideas with all of us!!!! Merry Christmas!!!

The folder the winner will receive is sealed in clear plastic from Provo Craft, but doesn’t have the cardboard. 😉

What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A pineapple!

The Next Blog on the Hop is the great Momo!!

Here’s the list of everyone who is in the blog hop:

Gale http://www.thehappystamper.com

Ruthie http://septemberninth.blogspot.com

Felisa http://felisa21.blogspot.com

Debi http://dizzylizzyscreations.blogspot.com

Evelyn http://evinadas.blogspot.com

Janie http://www.typicalscrapbooker.blogspot.com

Joy https://joyslife.com YOU’RE HERE!!

Mari (Momo) http://madebymomo.blogspot.com

Meredith http://www.meredithscraps.com

Nicole http://primpedinpaper.wordpress.com

Raven http://love4stamps.blogspot.com

Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Tracy http://www.craftjunkietoo.com

Yolanda http://yoliebean.blogspot.com

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to You!

166 Comments

stephanoid69 says:

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wow this is neat. never seen an acrylic piece like it. the snow flake is just awesome. add stickles to it to add more shine!!! tfs!!
Lesley F says:

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Love the ornament and I so appreciate that you always give us tutorials. Thanks for sharing! I have wanted this tree so bad…crossing my fingers!
scrapper69 says:

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I bought my acrylic sheets from Joann.com too.. Love the idea of the snowflakes…. I use mine for lids on my ornament boxes I made…. I’m gonna make a 3D ornament now…. Looks pretty…. I made 3D ornaments last year with pretty DCWV Shimmer paper… Love how they came out too! TFS!
winnielosie says:

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Omg Omg i gotta win the Lace Tree. I have looked high and low for that Miss Joy. Where on earth did your find it. I am so jealous. I love your snowflake it pretty.
Merica says:

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What a beautiful snowflake. Thank you for a chance to wwin.
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jennyplace26 says:

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stunning and 3d to boot! TFS Merry Christmas to you and your family.
iluvmybugs says:

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What cool acrylic snowflakes…thanks for sharing!!!
sandrarena says:

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VERY PRETTY! I think it’s better with the blue embossed area instead of the holes. Thank you as usual for trying something different.
imatwork says:

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I had no idea you could cut acrylic. I sure do love a Cricut! Great ornament!
Jennie says:

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I love that!! So cute!! I also love the ribbon is such a nice touch!! TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
iamvics says:

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Oh, I love your ornament! And that folder is a great giveaway.

iamvictorias at gmail dot com
scrappingrandma says:

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I love the snowflake….so glad to know you can cut acrylic.
I have this folder and love it. have saw some very pretty cards made with it.
NikkiT says:

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I love the ornament, it’s so pretty. The embossing tree is an awesome giveaway.
Nikki
glamoroussideofscrapping at gmail dot com
http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogpsot.com
carrie says:

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Love the acrylic snowflake. Thanks for the chance to win the Cuttlebug tree folder.
coolcricutcreations says:

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What a pretty snowflake!!!
lisastuf says:

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Awesome! I have this cartridge, I just need to get the acrylic.
Would love to win the cuttlebug tree folder!
I don’t think I’ve ever even seen that one.

lisastuf at comcast dot net
lisastuf at gmail dot com
Jennikel00 says:

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WOW! I really love this idea! It never stops amazing me what the cricut can do!!! YAY! For Cricut!! 🙂

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SherriC. says:

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I love your snowflake, I just made 20 of these, I used a different snowflake though….and I designed one on my Gypsy…they where a little difficult to cut out, I used the multi cut blade and cut it 3 times….
TFS!!!!
brodiec88 at hotmail dot com
CuddlyBunny says:

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Holy cow Joy! This is a jaw dropper! Just beautiful!
Tanya P. says:

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Love your 3d snowflake!

TFS!
Tanya
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Tami B. says:

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I absolutely love this! And I am so gonna make some of these for my snowflake tree. TFS
mamawann says:

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So so cute!!! Great Job!!!
Thanks for the chance to win.
http://mamawann. blogspot.com/
annadowdy at gmail dot com
kimberli says:

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Pretty ornament, thanks for sharing!
tapper831 says:

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Joy, your brain must really hurt from all the thinking you do! What a beautiful ornament. Another thing on the list to try.
lala3237 says:

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What a beautiful ornaments. I have a deep cut blade and haven’t used it yet. I need to get it out and play with it 🙂
Hannah says:

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Very, very cool! I wonder if you can cut Shrinky Dinks with the Cricut… hmm! You could even use the markers and then cut… I’ll have to try that.
SpunkyOne says:

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Since I found your blog I never miss a day. You never cease to amaze me. You things are always so pretty and very thought out.
Thanks for the hop!
Debi
Katsews says:

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Your ornament is awesome

Kathy
katsews at gmail dotcom
poppycock says:

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That is really cute! I love your little jokes when you roll over the pictures.
saraarnholt at gmail.com
Mary3mom says:

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Really cute ornament. I love to see your and Zippys projects. TFS [email protected]
Suz says:

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OMG how cute is this! Love the candle joke :~) Thanks for sharing. Suz
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Happy Mom 2010 says:

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Once again, this is my project Super Joy…easy and pretty!

Love the how the marker gives the embossing effect. So clever my Joy ;o)

Hugs,

Gina Lindsey
happymom2010learning at gmail dot com
mimicaro says:

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Love the snowflake. Would love to win the cuttlebug folder since I am getting a cuttlebug for Christmas. I just saw a card made with that folder. Thanks for a chance to win.
lisa10908 says:

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I like it I like it! I wondered how well that thick of a material would be able to be cut through, but it does look pretty being embossed! Thank you for the share, and I’m a new follower too! yay!
Lisa
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digicard says:

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such a beautiful snowflake. Thanks for sharing.
karelj says:

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Beautiful! I love the way this turned out…and the coloring on the acrylic with the blue just made it that much richer! Thanks so much for sharing! ksjennings at gmail dot com and http://karelj.blogspot.com
hestiashelper says:

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This is great! Even tho it didn’t cut out the way you had planned, it turned out awesome!
Funny how you can turn “oopsies” into works of art!
Cindylu2u says:

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Wishing I bought this cart now, your ornaments is so pretty!! Happy Holidays!!
perderg says:

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Another great idea. I also liked the way that you displayed your ornament. As for using acrylic – it opened up a flood gate of all types of projects using it. Thanks
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sunshinekmp says:

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This is so cool! Who knew you could make this! 🙂
superjoy says:

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I’m leaving a post for Emily G. M. She left me a FB message that she was having trouble leaving a comment. 😀
superjoy says:

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I’m leaving a post for Irene. She had trouble leaving a comment too. 😀
krs1964 says:

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This is so very cute! Kelly ([email protected])
GiGi says:

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WOW JOY! Those are AMAZING!!!! I am definatly going to have to try these! TFS!
cherylw says:

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Loved the ornament!
Lynda says:

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SO pretty!
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Ladybuglair75 says:

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I think the ornament turned out great! As did the picture. I didn’t know Joann’s sold acrylic sheets! Did you have to sand down the edges at all? Thanks Joy! You are amazing!!
slomomom says:

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Really like your ornament. Will give it a try. Love your videos. TFS
SlomoMom
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The Scrapbooking Queen says:

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Joy I just love your ornament it amazing that it cut on the cricut … did Zippy help you?
Thank you for sharing your talent and tip with us all.
The Scrapbooking Queen
CharlotteCornett says:

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LOVE IT!!! I am going to have to get me some of those sheets and try this out!! Imagine all the possibilities…
TFS!