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But, I also said I was going to show you how to assemble all of them. Now, let’s see how to assemble this box! How to Assemble Boxes after Cutting with your CricutĪt the beginning of this post, I mentioned that I would only do a step-by-step of one of the six templates (the top and bottom box I provided you with). Remember, the big one is for storage, and the small one is the box’s cover. Load to mat for box to be Score and CutĪfter you are done cutting, you should be left with two different pieces.

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If you are using the wheel as well, Design Space will prompt you to install the fine point blade when your Cricut is done Scoring.įinally, after selecting Materials, installing tools in your machine, place material on your mat, load it, and press the flashing GO button on your device. I decided to use the Scoring Wheel for this project. Note: Check this article I wrote on the Differences Between the Stylus and the Scoring Wheel. Then, install it along with the “Fine Point Blade.” But if you want to use the “Stylus,” click on the “Edit Tools” to select the Scoring Stylus. If you have any of the Maker Machines, by default, you will have the wheel. If you are cutting with any of the Explore Machines, the tools section will prompt you to install the “Scoring Stylus” and the “Fine Point Blade.” If your material does not appear on the most popular options, you can browse all materials by keyword or alphabetically. Go ahead and select your material from the options that Cricut has to offer. If you have a machine with a “Smart Set Dial,” move it to “Custom” to select material from Design Space and follow along. One day you may need to cut something like iron and forget the importance of this concept. I recommend you to turn it ON because of habit. However, since this is a box and boxes are all the same mathematically, you won’t have problems if you leave it on. So, if you are using one side coated materials like glitter card stock or patterned paper, you need to place your paper pretty side down on your mat.Įvery single time you do this, you need to turn your mirror ON. In my how-to-use the scoring wheel article, I explain that you need to fold your materials towards them whenever you create score lines. Now let’s talk about the MIRROR and why it is ON. Now that we got that out of the way let’s make some boxes!īoth top and bottom on the same mat and mirror ON However, there are moments when we must draw the line to focus on what matters, and that is a beautiful end product.Ĭricut Design Space is a great way to come up with custom designs, but I noticed that anytime I needed something exact, it didn’t work that well for me, so that is why I decided to provide you with templates and not a how to do it step by step within the software. I am a massive fan of creating things from zero and teaching you how to do them all independently.

If you’ve read some of my other articles, I am sure you know that I LOVE teaching you the logic process and how things work in Cricut Design Space. Making Boxes with Cricut – Should you start from Zero? Michael’s has a great selection of beautiful papers, and they also go on sale, so make sure to keep an eye out for those good deals. I will only use high-quality paper, and cheap paper will make cheap-looking projects.

Regular paper is fragile, and your box won’t be sturdy enough. ** For boxes, I recommend using cardstock. I always recommend Beacon 3-in-1, although Crafter’s tapeor a glue pen will work as well. Kids’ glue will make your paper wet and bubbly once it dries.

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* Always use high-quality glue when making cards or a professional project.