Intro to Cricut: Make a Spooky Treat Bag

• No prior crafting or design experience necessary!

During this event, Clear Creek Makerspace will be open for participants. Please ring the front doorbell, or come around to the back and knock on the windowed doors.

Learn how to safely use the professional-quality Cricut machine at Clear Creek Makerspace and take home a halloween themed treat bag. We will work on proper cutting techniques, weeding, assembly, and application for vinyl.

Materials and supplies will be provided for you.

What You'll Learn:

• Machine Operation: Master the Cricut controls, safety features, and proper setup procedures
• Design Software: See how the Cricut Design Space prepares your design for cutting
• Cutting Techniques: Learn proper loading, cutting, and troubleshooting procedures to achieve clean, precise cuts
• Apply vinyl: Practice weeding and using transfer tape to apply your design

Workshop Structure:

1. Introduction & Safety: Overview of the Cricut system and workshop safety protocols
2. Demonstration of using Cricut Design Space to set up a design.
3. Demonstration of cutting vinyl.
4. Hands-on application of vinyl to a treat bag; includes the weeding technique and tools, applying transfer paper, using parchment paper for alignment and burnishing to transfer the design.

Leave with the resources and confidence to continue creating custom vinyl projects on your own, plus how to reserve and use the Cricut for future makerspace visits! Oh, and a cute little sppoky treat bag!

I'm Kay Newman, and I'm delighted to share my sometimes hard-earned tips and tricks for the Cricut machine. My obsession with the cricket began about seven years ago when I decided to buy a Cricutt machine, got it home, unboxed it, and then realized I had no idea what this machine could do. It turns out the Cricut can do a lot, but because it can do so many things, sometimes that can be very confusing. It delights me to help other people get to their goals with the cricket a little bit faster,

A little about me... I'm a Colorado native. I've worked as a UX designer, product designer, and software designer over the years. I also love to play tennis, dance, ride my E-bike, and play with any art or craft supply I can get my hands on.