Gonna kick off the DIYs of 2015 by getting back to my roots… cake. Well, faux cake. Obviously. I’ve dressed as a cake, I’ve smashed a cake… and now I’m gifting cake filled with treats and goodies. (As IF cake could get ANY better!?) And I recommend you do too. Whip out a bunch of these on your Cricut Explore™ in no time and starting sending ’em to every birthday guy and gal you know!
I think my favorite thing to cut with my Cricut is sprinkles. I’ve literally cut every size out of every material. I mean, perfect little jimmies.. it just doesn’t get better!
Cardstock in a Variety of Colors (One for your box AKA “the frosting”, one for the “cake” strips and the rest for the sprinkles!)
Cricut Explore™
Cricut Scoring Stylus
Paper Straw
Tissue Paper
Glue Stick
Hot Glue Gun
1. Open up this project in Cricut Design Space. You’ll need to insert your scoring stylus in the machine first, then follow the instructions for loading and cutting and scoring your box and cutting your cake strips and sprinkles.
2. Fold along all scored lines of your box. Run a glue stick along the tab at the front point of the cake and glue to the opposing side. Glue the bottom triangle of the cake to the corresponding tab. Fill with treats and tuck the back of the cake in (securing with glue or tape).
3. Fold cake strips in half. Glue cake strips to sides of the box as pictured to form the cake layers, folding across the point of the cake.
4. Glue sprinkles to top and back of cake.
5. To make the candle, cut straw to desired size. Take two two-inch squares of yellow tissue paper and pinch in the middle. Place a bead of hot glue on the pinched end and insert into straw. Hot glue straw to the top of the cake.
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Sierra Rose says
So cute!!
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Liz-Shopping My Closet says
What a cute idea!
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Meg @ BeardandBonnet says
This is pretty much the cutest thing EVER!!! I love all of your ideas so much.
Brittni says
How cute are these?! Love ’em.
danielle @ this picture book life says
This is the best kind of gift!!
miloni says
does it open
Wita | Design is Yay says
Whooo! That looks fun 🙂
Monique | WritingMonique says
This is one perfect giftbox! I love the look of it!
Karla says
I was looking for something like this but never expected for this cuteness!!
Airin says
This is my fave.
Elizabeth says
Love love love this…! Is there anyway to print the cake template and do it the old fashioned way, using a pair of scissors? I have the Cricut Expression and cannot link ANY SVG files. :-/ Wish I would have known this before I made the purchase. Thanks!
Me says
What the heck, I can’t put this fuckin thing together does it need like gorilla glue?