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

nenaceli says:

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wow joy only you could be this creative!! Loved it
papermemories4u says:

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Love the snowflake! You always have such wonderful inspiration for us. Thanks papermemories4u at yahoo dot com
Queenofmynest says:

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Wow, that is really cool. You always come up with the best ideas! Thanks so much for sharing your talent. AJ – aj_822(at)yahoo(dot)com
tas66 says:

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Love Love Love your snowflake!
I have been looking for that Christmas tree folder. Where did you find it.
Thanks
Tricia
xdebrax says:

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Gorgeous ornament! TFS and thanks for the hop.

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shanna13 says:

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I love your snowflake. It looks delicate and I’m sure it would look beautiful in the tree. TFS Susan
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quirkylane says:

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I think that snowflake turned out beautifully! Great job!
kms4life1989 says:

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Awesome! I’m going to have to try that with my Expression. Love those snowflakes. Thanks for sharing. ~Margaret~ [email protected]
Kim T says:

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Oh wow that snowflake worked out beautifully. Lovely idea.
Merry Christms
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Kim xXx
tjsgal says:

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Joy this is so cute!~ I have some acetate that is pretty thick I bet this would work on too! Great job getting a pic too 😉

TFS!

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arebori says:

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Yay, I registered now I can tell you how taleneted you are! Thank you so much for sharing! You instructions are so clear!
Contact Info: incase I get lucky enough to win that amazing blog candy! HAPPY HOLIDAY’s :o) [email protected]
suzyq28024 says:

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This is really pretty! May need to get the deep cut blade 😉 Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas 🙂
~Suzy [email protected]
Dawn says:

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Love it. That would look great on our tree. thanks so much for sharing.
Have a Merry little Christmas

Dawn

matilda425 at gmail dot com
lindalou says:

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Great idea! I love how inspiring you are even in these last few days before Christmas. I have so much to do (as we all do at this time of year) but your blog makes me want to make some time to be crafty! Thanks!
Jean-Marie says:

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Beautiful, Joy! I wouldn’t have thought to use this material in the cricut! I wonder if it would cut all the way through with a thinner ml–maybe like the acetate used on an overhaed projector. hmmmm.
BonSol says:

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Love your ornament! So pretty!
lostnwa98 says:

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WOW.. I love them, so creative 🙂 thanks for sharing

shelley
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burffrau says:

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Beautiful. I save all packaging that is clear and cut it with my cricut. Running acrylic through my cuddlebug makes it appear frosty too. Love this snowflake
Lynnette says:

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How fun is this? I was just checking in to see what was new with you Joy and to my surprise there’s a blog hop today!!!!!

The snowflake is FABULOUS!!! I MUST find this acetate.
Ragsnpaint says:

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Pretty pretty snowflake. I like the way you used the bic marker. I honestly thought those holes were punched out!
Meagan says:

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This is soooo pretty!! I love the marker on it!
Trisha says:

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This is a very beautiful ornament. I have cut the acrylic scrapbook sheets from A. C. Moore with just my regular blade and it did a beautiful job. Think I need to try these. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win. I am a follower. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com
DoubleClick says:

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What a fun snowflake!
Debican01 says:

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WOW…this turned out very nice. Hugs, Debi
joann0214 says:

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love your ornament. i lovethe cuttlebug tree i haven’t seen this in stores. thanks for the chance to win.
http://craftywithjoann.blogspot.com
finecrafter says:

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I like the way this snowflake looks. What a great way to improvise by coloring in the “embossed” areas! I wonder if you could somehow add some glitter, would it stick to the acrylic? I’m going to have to try this idea!
luxurycardstore says:

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Loved the snowflake. I’m going to try it and add some stickles also.
Lynn B. says:

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It turned out really cute. I must admit, however, I’m glad you used the project even though it didn’t work like it was supposed to. It’s nice to see ways to adjust things when they don’t quite work out.
Barbs says:

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Very cute snowflake, it’s definitely a project to try. Thanks for sharing.
jksmitley says:

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Sweet, never would have thought that i could do acrylic in the cricut. I did a similar ornament at Archiver’s with a premade snowflake. Then ran it through the texture boutique to emboss it, then used white acrylic paint dabbed over top. Very cute as well!
Jenny Kozar says:

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JOY – This ornament is just beautiful. I love how the coloring just showcased the dimension.
Wenderoo says:

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I love your snowflake!
Thanks for a chance at your great giveaway!
irma_kris1 says:

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just beautiful! love it 🙂
clairbear3 says:

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Beautiful snowflake!!!!! thanks for sharing!
suenj99 says:

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This is awesome! I never thought about cutting acrylic. Love it! TFS.

Happy Scrappin’

Sue B

http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
cowbelleru says:

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Your snowflake is so cool. I haven’t seen this cartridge yet, it is now on my Christmas list. I already have the cuttlebug folder. So if you pick me, please pick another # and bless someone else with it. Merry Christmas!

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CyndiU says:

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Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 TFS. I believe I have a CuddleBug sitting under the tree, so it would be ever so wonderful to win this embossing folder (plz).
cureta2 at yahoo dot com
lisajanew says:

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Now I have to get this cart. Your snowflake ornament would be perfect for one of my trees, it’s decorated in blue and white with mostly snowflake themed ornaments on it. I’ve never seen that embossing folder before. I can imagine so many ideas for it.
melraycourt says:

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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!!!
CooCooCricut says:

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Love your ornament and your blog. Thanks for the chance to win the Cuttlebug folder! I have really been wanting this one!

~Coo-Coo Cricut
ohjoy says:

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Love the snowflake! I have been trying to find this tree with no luck. Thanks for the chance to win it!
gwanny says:

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I enjoy checking out your web site at work each morning, you always bring a smile to my face. A great positive way to start off the work day ! Great job Joy!
Pinky Paulette says:

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Your website is so fun! Thank you for all you contribute. I’d love to win the Cuttlebug–one can never have enough toys!! Merry Christmas!!!
fasloan says:

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I love the snowflake….TFS
CraftinTeresa says:

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I can’tget my cricut to cut through chip board, so won’t even try the acrilic sheets! LOL! But still love my Cricut ! Tried ordering the tree embossing folder, but always out of stock . So would LOVE to win this giveaway!!!!
grambojoan says:

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i love that snowflake and the pictures are great of it
Joydee1963 says:

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Joy, you are so Crafty! love it,Hope I win ,but I don’t have a Cuttlebug but want One! Joy
Andrea says:

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i have never used the acrylic sheets. i save all the hard plastic covers from birthday cakes and things like that and they work well.
sy3_smith says:

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that is suchhh a cute snow flake! you did great joy!
jenpartridge says:

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Joy,

You are so clever!!! 🙂 I love your pretty snowflake ornament!

Thank you so much for sharing,

Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com