Mrs. Claus Gift Pick; Printable Cuttable Creatables

Are you knee deep into Secret Santa stuff right now?  Yup, samesies!

 
I bought a cute coffee mug & some holiday shaped mini candy bars to give to my coworker.  Well, you know when you’re crafty, you don’t stop there!  I uploaded and put together Cute Mrs. Claus Face SVG from Printable Cuttable Creatables to make a decorative pick to jazz it up. Didn't she turn out so cute?!? She's the perfect addition to this simple gift.

She is 3.5” tall which is perfect for slipping into the coffee mug.  I attached her to a red and green paper straw for the pick and tied a Christmas ribbon just under her neck. 

While in Design Space, I created a blank solid piece to add to the back and to cover the straw. To do that, take the entire image and duplicate it. 

Once duplicated, click on Unite to get a solid image.  I changed the color to black so it really popped!

I pretty much cut and assembled as is with these two exceptions.  1) her cute face has two different color layers but I used the same color cardstock for both layers and then used some ink to shade the ear areas (these were the only parts that were going to show through).  I did this because I didn’t have a darker skin tone shade that I thought would work for her and 2) also used the same color ink to add shading around her cheek areas.

Before adding adhesive, I always stack the layers first so I don’t get adhesive where it shouldn’t be.  The SVG cut files are simple and easy to figure out, but it’s always a good idea to do this just in case.

I used a liquid glue with a fine tip and also a sheet of Sticky Specs to get adhesive on those smaller pieces. Check out my Adhesive Talk YT Video HERE. It sure is helpful to have the right supplies!

You could definitely use the same idea to create an adorable cake topper or even cupcake toppers, just change the size of the image. 

Take a look at the YouTube video on how this was created!

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