Cricut Contactless Halloween Candy Display

by JOANN |

Item # 382014861P5
Beginner Varies

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Cricut Explorer™
  • Laptop or computer
  • Cricut® standard size mat
  • Assorted cardstock
  • Assorted permanent vinyl
  • Weeder tool
  • Cricut scoring pen
  • Contact paper
  • Snack size candy
  • String
  • Foam mounts

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Open Design Space.
  2. Go to images, and insert Pumpkin, Cat and Ghost.
  3. Size the pumpkin image to approx 5"x 5" Cat image to approx 5 1/2"x 6" and ghost image to approx 5 3/5"x 6".
  4. Change color of images according to cardstock color.
  5. Insert three square shapes.
  6. Re-size each square to 2 1/2"x 5 3/5" , 2 1/2"x 3 1/2" , 2 3/5"x 3 4/5".
  7. Insert six score lines.
  8. On each square, place one score line approx 1/2" down from the top and one scoreline approx in the center. Attach.
  9. Insert image Jack-o-Lantern face and a triangle shape.
  10. Adjust to fit over the largest-sized square for the face.
  11. Insert text box and type B O O and H I S S.
  12. Change font to Arial Black and adjust size over the square images.
  13. Change color according to cardstock color and change any size according to candy size.
  14. Cut with the Cricut.
  15. Bend paper where the score line marks are to fold into a sleeve, hot glue the small end down to form the sleeve.
  16. Weed and using contact paper place image and words over the sleeve.
  17. Mount the sleeve onto the cardstock cut outs with foam sticky mounts.
  18. Insert candy.

CRAFT HACK TIPS & TRICKS:

  • Change B O O, H I S S, and Jack-o-Lantern to vinyl material before cutting.

  • Attach score line to the squares to make the sleeves.

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