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June 4, 2021

DIY Silhouette Gifts with Cricut Joy

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I shared this tutorial in my Instagram stories and it was such a hit! I LOVE my babies sweet silhouettes and thought it would be so much fun to DIY some gifts for grandmas for Mother’s Day… and then (obviously) I had to make something for myself, too. On Instagram, I have a highlight showing how we made a silhouette throw pillow as a Mother’s Day gift for my MIL. You can find that highlight here. In that project we used Infusible Ink which I LOVE working with. It seems to be intimidating because I always get a lot of questions whenever I use it… but don’t worry, if I can do it, you can do it. In this post I’m going to put the children’s silhouettes on a piece of wood with removable vinyl.

supplies

  1. Cricut Joy
  2. Cricut Smart Vinyl, Removable
  3. Scissors, Weeding Tool, and Scraper
  4. Transfer Tape

how to

  1. Take your silhouette photos. The best way to do this is to have your subject stand in front of a window – then the background will be very bright and you will easily be able to remove it, leaving you with a well-defined profile of your sweet baby. To remove the background of the photo, I use Canva. You can use their mobile app, but I find their browser version allows me to fine-tune my work. In Canva, I use their background remover effect. (I show how I use it in my highlight on Instagram.)
  2. Upload silhouette into Cricut Access as a “Cut” file. In Cricut Access, you can fine tune the lines around the outside of your silhouette using the “Despeckle and Smooth” tools.
  3. Cut them with your Cricut machine. For this project I used permanent vinyl. If you’re using infusible ink or iron-on vinyl, don’t forget to mirror your image.
  4. Use transfer tape to put them on your surface.
  5. Enjoy their sweet little profiles.
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