Episode #6 Cutting Fabric With Your Cricut ~ Ballet Recital Handmade Gift - Ballet T-Shirt

For the grand finale of ballet-themed handmade gifts, I made my very first t-shirt and I did it with my Cricut. I even got gutsy and layered the image! With the right settings and tools, it can be a very easy project.

I love this shirt and had so much fun making it that I went and purchased more fabric and more Tulip sparkle sheets!

Here's a list of what you will need:

Cricut Circle Shall We Dance cartridge
Heat n' Bond Ultra Hold
Plain White cotton t-shirt
Pink Cotton (I used Polyester)
Tulip Sparkle Sheets
Imaginisce I-Rock and gems
Iron and Ironing Board
Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors

For the tutorial, settings and complete details, be sure to watch my video:

It's so amazing that my cricut actually cut through these materials. And look at how cute this shirt is up close! Adding the Imaginisce bling to the shirt was the icing on the cake! The perfect finishing touch!

If any of you have any questions, feel free to comment and ask away!

CHeck back shortly for my final post in this ballerina series.

Ballet Recital Card #2

This is the card I made for my mom to give to my neice to celebrate her first year in ballet classes and her very first recital.  I used the Cricut Circle Shall We Dance cartridge and lots and lots of Imaginisce bling!

Recipe:

Cricut Shall We Dance cartridge

Recollections Shimmer cardstock

Pink and Yellow satin ribbon

Scrappy Mom Stamps - Happily Ever After

Martha Stewart Glitter

DCWV Pattern Paper

Imaginisce I-Rock coloured gems and heart gems (love these!)

Colorbox Chalk Ink

Recollections Foam Squares

Simple inside card detail. Used a scrap piece of the matching cardstock and placed it on the inside.

First Ballet Recital Card

Hi Everyone! I've got so much to show you all! I've been working away in my craft room like a busy little elf in Santa's Toy Shop! hehe! My niece had her very first ballet recital and we were honoured when my brother got us 2 tickets to come watch her! So I set out to make her lots of homemade ballet/princess goodies and I'm going to share them all with you over the next week. One of these items is my very first T-Shirt made with my Cricut machine. Yes! I actually ventured out and cut fabric with my Cricut, I had the best time ever doing it and I made you guys a video to share it all with you!

First I'm going to share the card I made my niece.  I've used my Cricut Lite Twinkle Toes cartridge before so this time I really wanted to get use out of my Cricut Circle Shall We Dance cartridge.  This was also my first time using Peachy Keen stamps!

If you are wondering "hey! how did she get that bow so poofy?" I used wired ribbon (which you can find at all craft stores) and I just manipulate the ribbon and the wires bend any way you want them to!

I love paying attention to the inside of my cards, here's a view of what the inside looks like:

Recipe:
Cricut Circle Shall We Dance cartridge
SEI Paper
Pink Satin Wired Ribbon
Kaisercraft bling
Peachy Keen Stamps Princess Face Assortment
Scrappy Mom Stamps - Happily Ever After
White Gelly Roll Pen (for faux stitching)
Sewing Machine
Martha Stewart Glitter in Kunzite