Back to School Projects from Provo Craft

Again, the lovely people at Provo Craft have some pretty awesome crafting ideas that I would like to share with you! You will find three amazing back to school crafts and their complete instructions below.

Happy Crafting!

Say Thanks Card

Instructions:

1. Using paper cutter, cut kraft cardstock down to an A2 size (4 1⁄4” x 11”) and score to make card base
2. Using paper cutter, cut yellow patterned paper at 4" x 5 1⁄4" and the schooled themed pattern paper at 3 3⁄4 x 5" and adhere together.
3. Tie black ribbon around adhered sheets slightly right of center.
4. Using Recess cartridge and aqua patterned paper cut pinked circle (ribbon-s) at 5".
5. Using Cricut Essentials cartridge and rainbow patterned paper, cut one circle at 2 1⁄4”
6. Using Cricut Essentials cartridge and cream cardstock, cut one circle at 2”. Then using your black pen add pen detailing and stamp sentiment.
7. Layer circles and adhere to card.
8. Using the Recess cartridge and cream cardstock, Cut first layer of the apple out at 1 1⁄2”.Then cut the shift layer out using the green patterned paper at 1 1⁄2”. Using the layer function, cut the main portion of the apple out in the red patterned paper at 1 1⁄2”. Then using the prawn patterned paper cut out the stem by using the layer feature and the shift key at 1 1⁄2”.
9. Assemble apple and adhere to card.

What you will need:

Provo Craft Supplies

• Cricut® Expression 2: Anniversary Edition
• Cricut® Lite Recess cartridge
• Cricut® Essentials cartridge

Other Supplies

• Adhesive
• Black Ribbon7rs
• Paper: kraft cardstock, yellow Patterned paper, aqua patterned paper, green patterned paper, brown patterned paper, red patterned paper, rainbow stripe patterned paper, school themed patterned paper, and cream cardstock
• Teacher themed stamps
• Black Ink
• Red Ink
• Black pen
• Paper cutter

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Free-to-Rock Pencil Holder

Instructions:

1. Cut FREE TO ROCK. Using Rock Princess cartridge and Raven vinyl, select Phrase feature and cut one 3" <Nora>. Using Rose Pink vinyl, select Phrase feature, press Shift, and cut one 3" <Nora-s>.
2. Layer on pencil holder as shown using transfer tape.
3. Adhere ribbons around top of pencil holder as shown.
4. Adhere button to ribbons as shown.

What you will need:

Provo Craft Supplies

• Cricut Expression^® Personal Electronic Cutter with Plantin SchoolBook and Accent Essentials^® cartridges [290300]
• Cricut^® Rock Princess cartridge [2000372]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Raven [290457]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Rose Pink [290467]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl Transfer Tape [290519]

Other Supplies

• Glass pencil holder
• Ribbon: hot pink, orange
• Button: black and white
• Glue gun

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Personalized Notebook 

Instructions:

1. Cover notebook front with diagonal striped paper.
2. Cover rest of notebook with awning striped paper.
3. Cut label. Using Accent Essentials cartridge and pink cardstock, cut one 3" <Accent48>. Repeat cut using dark red cardstock. Adhere to notebook as shown.
4. Using letter rub-ons, spell notes and place on label.
5. Apply rub-on flowers as desired.
6. Add ribbon of your choice to side of notebook as shown.

What you will need:

Provo Craft Supplies

• Cricut Expression™ Personal Electronic Cutter [29-0300]
• Cricut^® Accent Essentials^® cartridge [29-0391]
• Other Supplies
• Composition notebook
• Paper: diagonal striped, awning striped
• Cardstock: pink, dark red
• Rub-on letters
• Rub-on flowers
• Ribbon
• Adhesive

 Thank you to the kind people at Provo Craft for sharing these great ideas!

From Provo Craft: Late-Night Fun Lamp

The awesome folks over at Provo Craft contacted me and kindly asked me to share this cute, summer time mommy and me craft with my readers. This looks really cute and will be on our Things to Do list!

Instructions

1. Adhere orange and green patterned ribbon around top of lamp as shown. Adhere green ribbon around bottom of lamp as shown. Embellish ribbons with buttons.

2. Cut Robot 20. Using Robotz cartridge and peacock blue vinyl, cut one 5" <Robot20>. Repeat cut using raven vinyl and Layer 1 feature. Repeat cut using cotton vinyl and Layer 2/Shadow feature. Using lime green vinyl, press Shift and cut one 5" <Robo20-s>. Repeat cut using yellow vinyl and Layer 1 feature. Repeat cut using cotton vinyl and Layer 2/Shadow feature. Assemble on one side of lamp. Adhere rhinestones for eyes.

3. Cut Robot 26. Using raven vinyl, cut one 5" <Robot26>. Repeat cut using peacock blue vinyl and Layer 1feature. Repeat cut using cotton vinyl and Layer 2/Shadow feature. Using yellow vinyl, press Shift and cut one 5" <Robo26-s>. Repeat cut using lime green vinyl and Layer 1 feature. Repeat cut using cotton vinyl and Layer 2/Shadow feature. Assemble on one side of lamp, wrapping image if necessary.

4. Cut Robot 39. Using raven vinyl, cut one 5" <Robot39>. Repeat cut using lime green vinyl and Layer 1. Repeat cut using cotton vinyl and Layer 2/Shadow feature. Using latte vinyl, press Shift and cut one 5" <Robo39-s>. Repeat cut using yellow vinyl and Layer 1 feature. Repeat cut using cotton vinyl and Layer 2/Shadow feature. Assemble on one side of lamp.

What you will need.

Provo Craft Supplies

• Cricut Expression^® Personal Electronic Cutter with Plantin SchoolBook and Accent Essentials^® cartridges [290300]
• Cricut^® Robotz cartridge [2000191]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Peacock Blue [290483]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Lime Green [290737]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Yellow [290734]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Raven [290457]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Cotton [290458]
• Cricut^® Cuttables Vinyl, Latte [290465]

Other Supplies

• Rectangular glass lamp
• Ribbon: ½ yard orange, green, green patterned
• Two black rhinestones
• Buttons: 3 large silver, 7 small silver
• Glue gun

Father's Day Craft Ideas from Provo Craft

I am very excited to share with my readers a few Father's Day Craft Ideas from  Provo Craft !  With the step-by-step instructions shown below, you and your child can learn how to: make a handsome homemade Father's Day Card, a keepsake box, and even a professional looking cake!

Father's Day Card Instructions

Materials:

•Cricut® Expression Personal Electronic Cutter

•Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge

•Blue cardstock

•Brown cardstock

•Printed cardstock (2 different coordinating sheets)

•Adhesive

•Dimensional tape

•Ink

•Paper cutter

Instructions:

•Using paper cutter, cut blue cardstock into a 6” x 10” rectangle then fold in half.

•Using paper cutter, cut printed cardstock into a 5 ½” x 5 ½” square

•Using paper cutter, coordinating printed cardstock into a 5 ½” x 1” rectangle

•Using Cricut® and Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge and brown cardstock, cut 3 ½” Father’s Day

•Using blue cardstock, cut 3 ½” Father’s Day layer

•Ink all edges

•Adhere layers of Happy Father’s Day

•Using dimensional tape, adhere to card. 

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#1 Dad Box Instructions

Materials:

•Cricut® Personal Electronic Cutter

•Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge

•Black cardstock

•Blue cardstock

•Printed cardstock

•Adhesive

•Dimensional tape

•Paper cutter

•Box 6” x 4” 

Instructions:

•Using printed cardstock and paper cutter, cut four squares 5 ½” x 3 ½” and one square 5 ½” x 5 ½”

•Using coordinating printed cardstock and paper cutter, cut four squares 5” x 3” and one square 5” x 5”

•Using Cricut®, Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge and black cardstock, cut 3” Poker, Can, Money and Pool Balls.  Cut 5” Background2.

•Using printed cardstock, cut 3” PokerLyr, CanLyr, PoolballLyr, MoneyLyr.  Using printed cardstock, cut 5” #1Dad

•Adhere mats to top and sides

•Adhere layers of all cuts and attach to sides

•Using dimensional tape, adhere #1 Dad cut to top of box

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Instructions for Father's Day Cake

Materials:

•Cricut Cake® Personal Electronic Cutter

•Cricut® Martha Stewart Crafts™ Seasonal Cake Art cartridge

•10" x 5" Cake

•Gum paste: brown, teal, aqua, light aqua

•Buttercream frosting: turquoise

•Food gel: brown

•Toothpicks

•Sugar glue

Cartridge Cuts:

• Seasonal Cake Art cartridge
• eight Fit to Length 5" star borders
• eight Fit to Length 4.5" star banners
• seventeen 1 ¾" circles with stars inside
• two 1 ¾" best dad phrases
• sixteen ½" stars
• 2 ½" starburst
• 2 ½" and 1 ¾" layered stars
• 1 ½" and 2" star wreaths

Designer Hints:

•Cut all images from gum paste, using pictures for color references. Remove excess gum paste from cutting mats and images. Save brown stars from borders. Let gum paste dry so that the cuts can be removed from the mat without being distorted.

•Layer borders, banners, and stars together as shown using sugar glue.

•Layer borders and banners to cake as shown.

•Layer best dad phrases together. Stand phrase on top of the cake as shown.

•Paint toothpicks with food gel. Let dry. Attach toothpicks to backs of stars. Place on top of cake as shown.

•To decorate cupcakes, brownies, or cookies, cut similar icons at desired sizes. Layer together and place on top of the goodies as shown.

A special Thank You to Provo Craft for sharing these awesome ideas with us!

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