I love this new tool for the Cricut Maker machine, it has so many possiblities! With new materials and amazing new projects I cannot wait to share with you.
Items needed for this project:
- Cricut Maker Machine
- Cricut Foil Acetate
- A Blue Mat
- Fine point blade w/housing
- Single Scoring wheel w/housing
- Engraving tip
- Acetate Box project link
- Adhesive
Cutting the Acetate
To cut Cricut acetate, the film must first be removed. Each piece comes with a thin piece of plastic to prevent scratching from other sheets. Just remove the plastic and place your sheet on the blue mat.
I used the Cricut foiled acetate setting on more. Then follow the prompts on the screen to change out the tools as it cuts. Once it finishes do not remove from machine!
A quick tip for acetate
I love working with acetate it’s an amazing product to make custom treat boxes (these are my favorite). Acetate folds really well when scoring twice with the scoring wheel, but this material by default is set to only score once. I have a great work around that I have found to work really well.
Follow all prompts to complete the project, when the arrow starts blinking to unload the mat, click the cut button to start the project over. This insures that the score lines will be in the same place and not have over lapping lines.
Insert the scoring wheel into the port and let is score again using the more setting. Since you don’t want to do the other steps again, leave the scoring wheel in the machine when it prompts you to change tools. It will check for the correct tool and find the wrong tool and the machine will stop and prompt you again to change the tool. Now click the arrow button and the machine will allow you to remove your mat. I use this often with other tools for the Maker machine, it’s a great workaround for preset tool settings that don’t allow you to edit.
Putting together the box
Once the box is cut and removed from the mat, it’s easy to fold the box at all the scoring lines. Fold the box add adhesive to connect the side to complete the square. Flip upside down to connect base correctly. Hold the bottom center piece with the notch and connect each side piece with the cake sides onto that piece. Then the Happy Birthday side with the longer flat piece slides right on top of the other pieces securing the bottom of the box.
To connect the top piece, carefully bend over the side cake pieces to slide the two notched top pieces together after you fill the box with your favorite treat.
This box is such a cute accent for parties, gifts, or any other occasion. It can be easily modified to fit your needs.