Cricut Project Ideas

Cricut project ideas to inspire you - fun and easy projects, ideal for beginners - ideas for things to make with your Cricut machine...

When you get your Cricut machine, there seems to be no end of wonderful creations that you could make, but when you get it home, your mind goes blank and you're not sure what to make or how to make it...

I hope to remedy that with this page of Cricut project ideas for beginners, and even ideas for the more advanced Cricut crafters! Of course, this page isn't just for Cricutters! You can make these cool craft projects with any kind of cutting machine, and in many cases, even cutting by hand.

I have a Cricut Maker machine (original) and I love to cut paper and card with it, so you will find that a lot of these Cricut machine projects are papercrafts, but I'll also be exploring other materials including vinyls, and many of the projects could be created with other materials too, so I do hope you'll stick around and join me in exploring these project ideas, whatever materials you like to craft with.

I also love designing my own cut files, so I'm using my own cut files to make all these creations - and they're available for you to download instantly (for a small fee) so that if you feel inspired by any of these projects, you can get creative straight away!

I've got lots to learn about the capabilities of the Cricut machine, still, and lots of craft materials, ideas and inspiration that I want to discover and try out, so please do come along and share my journey of creative crafting with me...

Cricut Project Ideas for You

Things to make and do with your cutting machine...

Most of these projects use layered paper or card.

Home Sweet Home layered cardstock shadowbox project

A perfect project to celebrate a new home, or just to celebrate the home you love - this is currently my most popular project!

'Home Sweet Home' shadow box craft project - click to see...

Easy Cricut shadow box idea - floral heart design

This is a lovely easy shadow box project idea that's great if you're just getting started with cardstock projects or if you need a quick gift! The beautiful floral heart design is perfect to display in a bedroom or living room, and would make a lovely gift for weddings, anniversaries etc...

Click here to see the floral heart shadow box project!

Make a book with your Cricut

This is one of my favourite projects for my Cricut - a handmade book or journal that you don't need any special bookmaking equipment for, just paper, card, and other equipment you very likely have at home already.

Check it out here...

Papercraft daffodil project

This is a personal favourite - a really pretty papercraft floral project for your Cricut, some lovely Spring flowers that can cheer up your home in early Spring and add a bit of colour to your life!

Find out more about the daffodils project here!

The main tutorial starts here...

Wedding shadow box papercut project

I wanted to make this wedding shadow box idea very romantic, pretty and floral - it's so intricate - but so easy to make too! Perfect for wedding celebrations but also for anniversaries to celebrate a loving marriage or relationship.

Click here to see the wedding shadow box project

Also check out my other wedding shadow box designs further down the page...

Celtic Tree of Life project

Celebrate nature and life with my Celtic Tree of Life shadow box project (above) - I've made three different colour options for this one! A personal favourite!

Take a look here...

Gift box project ideas for your Cricut

I designed these little gift box templates to be strong and sturdy and easy to make - as well as pretty! Open one up for a surprise splash of colour inside that gives it a really luxurious feel.

A range of different box templates are available - click here to take a look!

Colourful horse head layered cardstock project

I wanted to have fun and create a colourful horse head SVG design with a beautiful flowing mane for this project - there are six easy layers in this project, which I've made from cardstock - I also have a version with just the top layer (and simple background layer) if you prefer, and you can also just use the top layer from this layered version...

Check out the horse head project here and also see my other colour idea for it, too!

Mermaid shadow box template

This lovely mermaid shadow box project is just right for magical bathrooms, kid's rooms, or bedrooms - with a lovely under the sea feel and two colour options in my instructions (the template is the paler colour palette that you can see at the front of the photo above). Take a look at the mermaid shadow box project here...

Project to make a small accordion book with your Cricut

Perfect to keep in a handbag for notes - also makes a lovely hand-made gift! Try my accordion book making project with your Cricut - find out more here...

Woodland Fox layered cardstock shadowbox project

Follow the call of the wild with this beautiful nature-inspired shadow box project - with bright colours like this, it's perfect for a modern look or as a project for teens or a kid's room or nursery!

'Woodland Fox' papercut shadow box wall art idea - click for this project...

For Christmas or all year round - a pretty light-up gingerbread house papercraft project

Perfect for the festive season or all year round - my pretty light-up gingerbread house papercraft project is fun to make and makes a lovely centerpiece for cozy evenings at home...

Find out more and get the full instructions here...

How to make an easy birthday card with your Cricut

I wanted to create a great birthday card that's easy to make and perfect for any recipient. Ideal to make a few and keep on hand ready for that unexpected (forgotten!) birthday - and great to ring the changes with different colour combinations so it looks different every time!

Make an easy birthday card with your Cricut tutorial - click here...

The birthday card tutorial above uses techniques that you can use with my range of greeting card templates - click here to see all the greeting card templates....

SVG greeting card templates

The template below is a fun project for your Cricut - it's a card that folds and folds and folds - called a 'Never ending card'...

Fun 3D folding card template - the 'Never Ending card'

You can find out more about the never ending card template and get all the project instructions here...

I also have some lovely 'print-then-cut' card templates - these use your Cricut together with your home printer to print out a design, cut it to shape, and then cut (and score) the rest of the card and envelope for you...

Print and cut card templates

My print and cut cards feature my own artwork on the front, so I love working on new designs and templates on these for you...

Take a look at all my print and cut card designs here and explore how to make them (it's easier than you might think....

'Go with the Flow' sea turtle shadow box project

Relax and go with the flow like this cute sea turtle tells you - this is a very cool, retro-styled shadow box project for you to make with your Cricut - find out how, here...

Rainbow wedding shadow box project

I created this colourful wedding shadow box design with a beautiful rainbow to celebrate love, diversity and togetherness - it's a more contemporary style than the romantic wedding shadow box above - it comes in a bride and groom version (above) plus versions for two brides and two grooms (both below).

You can find out more about the projects here...

Two brides wedding shadow box craft idea

Two grooms wedding shadow box craft idea

Bee shadow box project idea

Make this cute and colourful bee shadow box project for a fresh summer feel - it's fun to make and feels really cheerful to display in your home - find out more about my bee shadow box project here...

Fun felt 3D wall art project for a shadow box - with blue tits and blossom

Why not have a go with felt to make this pretty Blue Tits & Blossom felt wall art project - ideal for a shadow box. Learn more about the project here...

Romantic 'Happily Ever After' shadow box template

This is a magical woodland scene with romance at its heart! The 'Happily Ever After' shadow box template is perfect for engagements, anniversaries, weddings, or any romantic gesture (I did actually design it as a shadow box idea for an engagement). Take a look at it here!

I also created versions for two men or two women - you can see those both here (images below)...

'Happily Ever After' - two women version

'Happily Ever After' - two men version

Easy paper flower project

This easy paper flower project is perfect for beginners to paper flower making - you can make the flower with a flat back to glue onto a surface, or with a stem to pop in a vase. There are also leaves of various sizes included, larger ones so that you can include them in the flat-back flower projects, and smaller ones for stem flower projects.

Full instructions are provided on this page where you can also see more about the project...

Mum shadow box craft idea

'Mother' shadow box

'Mum' shadow box

'Mom' shadow box

'Mama' shadow box

For when you want to tell mum you love her! I made my own mum one of these for Mother's Day and she loves it! Also great for birthdays or just to let mom know how much you care...

Mother/Mum/Mom/Mama layered cardstock shadow box project tutorial - click here

Family tree 3D layered cardstock project

Celebrate family with my Family Tree design - add names to the hearts. You can have as many or as few hearts as your family need - position them as you like! See the 'Our Family Tree' shadow box tutorial here...

Floral sunflower layered cardstock tutorial

This is a fun and pretty floral cardstock project idea, layering up the colours to create a pretty floral display that you can pop in a frame, use in your crafting, or make it part of your home decor...

Sunflower florals layered cardstock tutorial - click here...

Papercut butterflies inspiration

Pretty butterflies are never out of style. They make lovely wedding or party decor!

Papercut butterflies inspiration - click here...

Would you like to make a papercut dragon?

This is another really popular project - a great dragon design that's ideal for papercrafting or vinyl crafts.

You can find this lovely dragon here if you'd like to make him...

Pretty ballerinas shadow box project

Perfect for ballet lovers! A very pretty ballerinas shadow box with inspirational wording 'Graceful, Creative, Strong'...

See my ballet shadow box project here!

Halloween & Fall Crafting Projects

Layered pumpkin and flowers project for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Fall

Layered pretty pumpkin with flowers design - ideal for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Fall - see the project here...

Colourful sugar skull project using layered cardstock - Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos

A colourful layered cardstock project to celebrate Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) - the sugar skull project is here...

I also have lots more Halloween & Fall SVG designs here to inspire you...

Christmas Crafting Projects

Most of these Cricut project ideas use layered paper or card (but you could use other materials for yours)...

Great for Christmas crafts and to decorate the home for the festive season!

Christmas elf papercut project tutorial

Christmas elf papercut tutorial - click here...

Snowman papercut project

Snowman papercut project - click here...

Gnome papercut project tutorial

Gnome papercut project tutorial - click here...

Santa papercut project

Santa Claus papercut project - click here...

Make Christmas cards with your Cricut

Make Christmas cards with your Cricut - lots of templates and ideas here!

Make an easy nativity scene

Make an easy nativity scene!

Pretty gingerbread house 3D papercraft project

Make this pretty papercraft gingerbread house with me here...

I also have more Christmas SVG designs here...

Want to try something else?

Using vinyl with Cricut

​Start using vinyl with your Cricut

Want more Cricut project ideas and inspiration?

Every single cut file design that I create, I also cut on my Cricut Maker cutting machine, usually out of paper or card, so I've actually got lots more Cricut project ideas and inspiration for you within my cut file designs - so please stay and browse a while and take a look at all of my designs...

One or more of them might be just the perfect inspiration for your next project!

• Browse floral and butterfly cut file designs

• Browse animal and bird cut file designs

• Browse holiday and Christmas cut file designs

• Browse Halloween & Fall cut file designs

• Browse other (miscellaneous) cut file designs

• Browse all the greetings card templates 

• Browse the shadow box (layered cardstock) templates

Need help with your cut files?

Lots of help with how to use my cut files here...

Help with how to use a Cricut for beginners here...