MY PROJECTS
OFF THE MAT: SNOW WHITE SUGAR SKULL
Definitely the fairest of them all ❤️❤️❤️. I can’t decide with the flowers or not? And if with flowers, more flowers? Bigger flowers? Different color? It’s still not right. Help!This project was definitely time consuming but I’m in love with it! The words - you guessed it … htv from @politape_us. The color is a gray/black glitter. Just love!!!
OFF THE MAT: HARAJUKU GIRLS
Love love love this project! Both the design space tutorial and the assembly portion are available. I’m really trying to take these projects to another level with different materials, different moving parts, different ways to slice it up to add dimension and allow for bigger pieces to look seamless… so follow me for all the tips and tricks ❤️❤️❤️❤️.
OFF THE MAT: BEARLY ARTS “GLITTER BEAR”
Bearly Arts 30 inch glitter bear!!! It turned out 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. I know … it’s my unbiased, humble opinion 🤣😂😝😁😆.
Tips: Any enclosed area with a seam you can cut out a duplicate piece to cover. For example, the paw print - I cut another white paw print to put over that space to cover the seam.
OFF THE MAT: HELLO KITTY
I’m just playing around with Hello Kitty with different sizes and different ways to bling.What do you think?
Showing you all the steps on how I layer and cut the foam board ... and also how I do rhinestones (but this is definitely not my forte!!! lol)
Super easy to add a foam board - it will make the project sturdier and you can set against a table or wall to stand propped up ❤️❤️❤️.
CUSTOM OFF THE MAT AVATAR (and celebrating 25k followers on IG!!)
Who wore it better?! 😁😁😁😁
I hit 25k followers on Instagram this morning and am so excited!!! A big thank you to everyone following along my Useless Craft adventures for all your support !!! 💜💜💜💜.
I had so much fun with this making this custom avatar to celebrate the milestone!!!!
OFF THE MAT: PENNYWISE - IT
Love love love how this turned out!!! Mixing a little luminous htv with my usual glitter cardstock for this craziness 🤡🤡😱just perfection 💛💛💛
26 inches and he glows in the dark! I used the luminous htv (heat transfer vinyl from Poli-Tape) on cardstock to get a super scary effect. In love!!
Tips:
1. I like to weld pieces together to make it easier to piece together and have fewer pieces to keep track of. For example check out the collar. I added little circles to connect pieces.
2. I struggled with the htv a bit because I didn’t apply enough pressure and heat. Next time it’ll be better. But I absolutely loved the results.
OFF THE MAT: ALICE IN WONDERLAND 30”
Alice is 30 inches and pretty much seamless except for her blue skirt. I wanted to show you how I would approach it in 3 different ways.... I definitely have a favorite ... just curious if we agree which is best 😬🤪 Option 1: creating a deliberate seam. I think this would be better if I could actually design lol. So I changed the image from 2 pieces into 3 pieces. If I could design, I would have made it look more like a pleat (which is what I was going for lol).
OFF THE MAT: FRIDA
So March is Women's History Month and so I love how I stumbled upon Frida through a request from one of my followers. I have to admit that I knew very little about Frida prior to this - her unibrow, she's an artist and from Mexico. She's known for her self portraits, her love of Mexican and indigenous culture, and is a feminist icon... and I picked up a little fact that she loved her jewelry.
OFF THE MAT: SELENA
The video tutorials were different this time because each process took many hours. So for the design space tutorial, it was more of a ‘tour’ of what was on my canvas, why I did certain things, and how to work this file. Would love to get your thoughts on this!!!! And the assembly video did not go through the entire process. But trust me when I tell you it took many many hours 🤣😂😆.
OFF THE MAT: JACK & SALLY - NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
💀 Jack and sally - 37 inches x 22 inches of cardstock.
Look at that hair shine! I’m so excited to have discovered a new brand of glitter cardstock - Ground Up Creations!Now for the tips:💀 - at 37 inches they are practically seamless!!! In the video you can see a seam running through her dress. But that will disappear when this is glued to a foam board. It will stay flat and won’t catch the light reflection.
OFF THE MAT: THE GRINCH
It’s Christmas time! Lol. So I’ve decided to have a fun Christmas tree craft room which is different from my living room fancy Christmas tree.
The grinch is 36 inches and he will have some company ... a nutcracker and Cindy Lou who will definitely be part of this scene. And lots more Christmas crafts to come.
OFF THE MAT: TIANA PARTY PROP
It’s Tiana at 30 inches! She looks so pretty in person 💚💚💚💚.
Tips:
1. I see a lot of people flipping their mat over to pull off cardstock so it doesn’t curl the paper. I really hate to do that to my mat cause it picks up debris and makes the mat less sticky. If you pull the cardstock towards you as you unstick it from the mat, it works just as well ❤️.
OFF THE MAT: SNOW WHITE & CINDERELLA TODDLERS
I’m getting all sentimental and excited about hitting my one year mark as a crafting YouTuber .... so I wanted to challenge myself and make something as tall as my 5 1/2 yr old. I make cake toppers, iron-on vinyl on shirts, personalize anything and everything ... but i feel like when it comes to off-the-mat characters, I am a legit superstar 😁🤪😂🤣. This toddler Snow White is going to be bananas 🍌 🍌 🍌.
OFF THE MAT: QUEEN BEE - LOL SURPRISE
Queen Bee from LOL Surprise - she is 30 inches straight off the Cricut cutting mat (so nothing has been taped down). The skin color was hard to capture on camera. It’s a golden light brown that I’ve used for Princess Jasmine as well. It’s from Cricut’s Shimmer Paper - Bedazzled Sampler package.
OFF THE MAT: RAINBOW BRITE
Rainbow Brite ❤️💜💚💛💙🌈
She’s 30 inches and just so stinking cute in all her colors.
Learn how to determine the maximum size you can do with minimal seams (which in this case was 36 inches) AND learn how to exceed that and make it an entire foot longer (total of 48 inches - 4 feet high) with the same amount of seams 😍
OFF THE MAT: LADYBUG FROM MIRACULOUS
It's Ladybug from Miraculous! This off-the-Mat Cricut project was sooo much fun and I’m absolutely in love with the final outcome even if I suck at puzzles!! 😂🤦♀️ All cardstock and glitter cardstock !!! ❤️💜💙💚. Perfect for party decor and pretty much that’s it 😂🤣. I’m thinking about making Cat Noir, her sidekick, so Charlotte can carry around with her Halloween costume. .
OFF THE MAT: TOTORO AND FRIENDS
I love doing tutorials and helping someone finish their project. Here is the final outcome (not my work, just my tutorial) — love it!!!! Special thanks to Straws, Sticks & Bricks for the amazing svg files ❤️❤️❤️
OFF THE MAT: REY - STAR WARS
Look at this little badass - Rey from Star Wars! She’s 30 inches of cardstock and stinking adorable ❤️💙💚💛💜🧡
Tips:
1. Do not attempt to do this any smaller than 30 inches. There are too many details (aka little pieces).
2. There are many pieces that need to be modified (unlock to make bigger) in order to weld with another piece. Otherwise you will have even more pieces than you will want to deal with. 😂🤯😬
OFF THE MAT: SPIDERMAN
it’s spidey... and I’m kinda in love 🥰. 30 inches and he’s full of glitter. I have a daughter so most of my stuff is girly. But this guy .... I think lots of boys would love it. .
OFF THE MAT: PIKACHU - POKEMON
I've done so many characters since the first Pikachu that I decided to mess around with the design. Do you see it??? I'm excited to try it this way. The only seams you can see are on the black cardstock and probably a total of an inch. You can always watch the video 😂😘😊