Cute Things You Can Make Without a Cricut—Using Affordable Tools

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

    Every once in a while I’ll have friends over for a visit, and they (and their children) are always immediately drawn to my craft table. I’m always willing to answer any questions they may have about what certain things are, how they work, and how much certain tools cost. But one of the most common statements I get from visitors is, “I wish I could make these cards, or these cupcakes toppers, but I don’t have a Cricut.” Every single time I heart that I’m not convinced, lol. I always say, “You don’t NEED a Cricut to do most of the things I make.” Sure the Cricut can make tons of things—but to be honest most of the time I only use my Cricut for printing out tags, and making Hello Kitty items. I love being hands on with every step of my craft—the items I create with tools and my hands always seem to come out better and I feel that they have more value.
What are those tools you ask? They’re craft punches! –Craft punches, high quality card stock, stamps, ink, glue, ribbon, imagination, love, etc. Here are some of the craft punches I use to create cupcake toppers, tags, cards, and embellishments.
Once I’ve punched out the shape I want, I just use some stamps to decorate the paper and these are some of the items I’ve made using these tools (without a Cricut).










Therefore, you can create some of these too. Perhaps with every paycheck you can buy a craft punch, some paper (when it’s on sale), and other needed tools—to start creating and sharing these things with the world.

10 comments:

  1. Those are all really cute ideas! I love making things with my craft punches - so many awesome paper goods are right at my fingertips :)

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    1. Oh my gosh I LOVE making things with craft punches too! When I go to the craft store I stand in the isle looking at all the punches and think, "What kind of cupcake topper can I make with this?", hahaha. Love!

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  2. Oh we LOVE craft punches!!! We love our Cricut too, though. We love just about all things crafty! =0)
    Punches are so much fun. LOVE your cupcake toppers! So awesome. =)
    Great post!
    ~Kim
    http://2justByou.blogspot.com
    Visiting today from Blogging Buddies.

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    1. Thanks JustByou! I love the punches so much as well! I am in love with my cricut too, though :-D

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  3. Love your photos! These are just so pretty!

    Pei Li

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    1. Thank you Pei! I am in LOVE with your photo's as well! I was looking at all the items on your Etsy! and I love the cupcake right! I think I'm going to get one for my sister :-D

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  4. Craft punches are awesome! You've done a LOT of creative stuff with them. It just goes to show that you don't need fancy equipment to make beautiful things. The creativity part is sometimes also about being able to make the most out of a little. :)

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  5. Well said Ali! That's how I feel too. I feel one can make wonderful things with inexpensive equipment--it only takes some creativity :-D

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  6. This is such an awesome post!! Love your blog!

    Saw your blog on our etsy team, looking forward to reading more!

    My blog: http://allpatchedupquilts.blogspot.com/

    My Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AllPatchedUpQuilts

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