Cricut Infusible Ink DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts
If you’re on the hunt for last minute Valentine’s Day gifts that you can make yourself then you’re in luck. I’ve been brainstorming fun DIY gift ideas and have come up with a couple of great handcrafted goodies sure to put a smile on someone’s face. Being single doesn’t keep me from wanting to surprise the people I care about with gifts. In fact, it gives me more time to make cool stuff (and that’s not just me justifying my single lady status).
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.
The Cricut Maker has been my favorite piece of technology since I got it and the fun is just getting started! Thanks to a huge library of images and projects and a plethora of materials at the ready, I don’t see myself slowing down anytime soon. So, let’s jump right into these fun DIY Valentine’s Day gift ideas for anyone in your life.
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Click here to open these designs in Cricut Design Space.
DIY Wild Thing Tote
When I saw the Animal Print Infusible Ink on the Cricut website that song popped in my head. Wild thing…. you make my heart sing… you make EVERYTHING… groovy. Apologies if that just got stuck on repeat in your head. It’s been playing nonstop in mine too. It was only right to use that as a foundation for the first DIY Valentine’s Day gift idea – a fun Wild Thing Tote!
Wild Thing Tote
Materials
- Design Space File
- Cricut Canvas Tote
- Cricut Infusible Ink
- Iron-On Vinyl
- Butcher paper (included with Infusible Ink)
Tools
- Cricut Maker or another cutting machine
- EasyPress 2 or other heat press
Instructions
Start by opening the design Cricut Design Space (click here). If you're not using the large canvas tote, press and hold ctrl+a to select everything on the canvas and resize the image to fit your tote. Click on Make It.
On the Prepare screen, click on each mat and turn Mirror on. Click Continue.
On the Make screen, select Infusible Ink Transfer Sheet as the material and make sure the Fine Point blade is loaded.
Place the Infusible Ink transfer sheet liner side down on a standard grip (green) cutting mat. Load the mat into your Cricut machine and press the flashing C to start cutting.
Weed the cut sheet to remove any negative spaces before transfer. Cricut recommends using the cracking techinque with your fingers to weed Infusible Ink Transfer sheets. Gently roll the cut design so that the cut lines separate and are more visible. Use your fingers or tweezers to carefully remove the negative pieces, being careful to leave the design on the liner.
Insert an old towel or EasyPress Mat inside the tote with a piece of cardstock on top.
Use a lint roller to clean up any dust and lint from the bag.
Preheat the EasyPress to 385°F. Cover the tote bag with a piece of butcher paper larger than the EasyPress heat plate.
Preheat the bag for 15 seconds. Remove the butcher paper.
Place the weeded design face down (liner side up) and cover with the butcher paper. Press with light pressure at for 40 seconds.
Slowly lift the EasyPress, then slowly remove butcher paper, and slowly remove the liner while it's still warm. If the transfer sheet sticks to the shirt, remove it with tweezers.
Weed the words from the Iron-On vinyl using the hook tool and tweezers.
Let the EasyPress cool down to 315°F.
Place iron-on face down, liner side up and place a clean sheet of butcher paper over the iron-on vinyl, covering anything the EasyPress plate will be on.
Press with light pressure and hold for 30 seconds. Flip the bag over and press for another 15 seconds. Slowly remove the liner while it's still warm.
I love that this tote can be given as a romantic gift or as a thoughtful gift for animal lovers. You really can’t go wrong with here!
DIY Candy Heart Inspired Coasters
I remember loving those candy conversational hearts when I was in school. I’m not a fan of the flavors these days, but I still love the sentiment behind them. I thought it would be nice to give that sentiment a more permanent place in life. I used infusible ink and blank Cricut coasters to do just that. You can change the text to anything you want, but these are my four favorite candy heart phrases (what are yours?!).
Candy Heart Inspired Coasters
Materials
- Design Space file
- 4 Blank Coaster
- Infusible Ink transfer sheets
Instructions
Open the design in Cricut Design Space (click here).
Preheat the Cricut EasyPress 2 to 400°F. Clean the coaster with a lint-free cloth.
Use an EasyPress mat covered with cardstock (to protect the surface).
Position the designs on the coasters. Place a coaster, design face down, on the cardstock and cover with a clean sheet of butcher paper.
Center the EasyPress over the design and press with no pressure for 240 seconds without moving the EasyPress. Lift the press and remove the butcher paper.
Allow the coaster to cool completely before touching the coaster or removing the transfer sheet.
Notes
Depending on the size of your EasyPress, you may be able to do multiple coasters (or even all four) at one time.
The EasyPress 2 has a built-in timer and since you’re not applying pressure you don’t have to stand right there for the entire 4 minutes. Just don’t wander too far because 4 minutes isn’t that long when heat is involved. And don’t try to touch them before they’ve had time to cool. They’ll be really, really, super HOT!
I am desperate for a cricut!! It is soooo cool. Love this craft
How fun! The possibilites are endless with Cricuts!
This is such a super cool idea behind gifting giving this Valentine’s day, or any holiday.
These are so cute and looks fairly simple to make! Such a cute gift idea for kids or anyone.
Amazing gift for Valentine´s Day! But I found it difficult to do it by myself
Way to get ahead of Valentine’s Day! I never find time to post content ahead of time, haha!
The colors are so vibrant and beautiful. I like the ombre ones at the end.
This is such a valuable tutorial for those who love cricut and love crafting. I do not have cricut, but I am in love with reading all these tutorials.
These are great gift ideas for Valentine’s day. Thank you for sharing x
The more and more I read about the Cricut, the more and more I want it! This looks like so much fun. I love all the things you can do with a Cricut machine!
These are some great ideas for crafty people. Unfortunately, that is not me (lol).
This is really cute and you can be able to make other things to sell for the kids as well.
Looks like a really fun project. I can see a lot of cool stuff being created this way.
I really need to get myself a Circut. I can only imagine all the things I could be making with it. I know sometime in the future I will definitely be getting one.
Wow ! This would make a great way to make gifts.
I am not that creative when it comes to art but it sounds really fun to have a cricut machine.
I wish I had a cricut machine! Just imagining all the pretty things I can make if I had one. And yes, maybe I can even make a small business selling personalized tote bags, pouches, etc. Having a Cricut would be a good investment. Will talk with the hubby tonight about this.
Such fun and adorable ideas for Valentine’s Day. You did such a great job on those goodies. Keep it up!
How many interesting and beautiful things! I am sure that my sister would like to try it!
They are so cute! I need to get a Cricut machine. You really can make so much!
That looks like a fun DIY project either for yourself or with kids! Beautiful final result!
I’ve never thought of this before. It is such a super creative idea. I hope I am as talented and creative as you are.
Wow,this is so cute and creative..! Having a cricut machine sounds really fun,I guess I should have one.
Great idea! very cute and super cozy! I would go for alike as well
Wow, this looks like a great idea and I would love to have this circut machine in making my own designs. I will definitely checking this out.
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Oh, my goodness! That’s pretty neat. I want a cricut machine for my birthday. Great job! Thanks for sharing.
I have heard about Cricut infusible ink before, and now I got to see it in action so to speak. That’s awesome!
What a cute tote bag! I haven’t been using my cricut much, and I haven’t tried the new infusible ink.
you know, nothing beats a DIY valentine gift, so personal and genuine, love the idea.
What a great idea! The Cricut can do so much. Passing out these coasters on Valentine’s Day would be a great gift idea.
Wow, these are such a cool designs. I’ve recently gotten into using a Cricut myself and I’d love to try this kind of project.
oh my gosh this is such a cool idea! i may need to get one of these machines for a friend of mine!
Wow those are pretty
This is such fun! Adorable design :).
Cricut machines are so nice for those creative people. I am not so inclined but that Valentine gift would be great to make and give.
Your designs are very cute!
I think I could even manage some of these! I love the coasters! Thanks for sharing the ideas!
I got a Cricut machine for Christmas and have enjoyed finding ideas of things to make. These gifts are perfect for Valentine’s Day!