Meet Your Hostess, Abbi - Owner Of Abbi Kirsten Collections

Abbi giftfest

Meet Abbi. Fondly known as the Queen of Paper Flowers & the Cricut Craft Fairy!

Hey there! I'm Abbi. 

My bucket of creative ideas is always overflowing, and spreading the joy of crafting is truly why I love what I do!

My mission at Abbi Kirsten Collections is to nurture the creative magic inside your soul by offering fun, easy-to-learn DIY projects and quality template designs that bring your creativity to life.

I'm here to be your craft bestie, hold your hand, and have fun with you as we play with color, discover new crafts, and educate our creative side.

That's why, after 10 years of crafting with my Cricut machines and teaching more than 100,000 crafters how to use theirs, I've set out to create a one-of-a-kind learning experience for crafters of all skill levels, just like you, to create handmade gifts with your cutting machines that will have your recipient saying, "Wow! You made that?!"

Meet Your Speakers

Jennifer Maker

How To Make A Gnome For The Holidays Gift Set

Jennifer’s passion is helping people craft lives they LOVE! She inspires and teaches tens of millions how to make all the things, from stunning home decor and gifts to useful DIY and organizational projects. She believes everyone can make — and share — what they love. Through the JenniferMaker.com site, channel, and academy, she de-mystifies everything from supplies and equipment to techniques and styles, inspiring the confidence to create beauty and realize your dreams.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3,  and Venture) 

Regina Cortez

How To Make A Custom Glitter Wine Glass And Gift Box

After many years of designing, Gina gained her expertise once she owned her first Cricut! Her specialty is creating SVG cut files for her fellow crafters. She strives for creative easy-to-use cut files. You can find more designs by Gina at ginaccreates.com

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette and Juliet) 

Amy Romeu

How To Make Personalized Faux Leather Notebook Covers

Amy is a lifelong jewelry maker and crafter. She loves creating fun and fashionable jewelry designs that can be made with a Cricut cutting machine. Amy enjoys sharing her passion for jewelry making and crafting with crafters everywhere on AmyRomeu.com.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, Juliet and Hand Cutting) 

Angie Holden

How To Make Cricut Bookmarks 3 Ways

Angie Holden is a renowned Cricut expert, YouTuber, and blogger at The Country Chic Cottage, where she shares her passion for crafting and DIY projects. With a knack for simplifying complex techniques, she has built a loyal following by offering engaging tutorials and creative inspiration. Angie's expertise and enthusiasm make her a go-to resource for craft enthusiasts around the world. Visit The Country Chic Cottage to learn more!

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy  Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Juliet, and Silhouette) 

Creative Fabrica

How To Make An Infusible Ink Watercolor Mug

Unleash your creativity with Creative Fabrica - your go-to destination for all things crafting, offering a treasure trove of millions of digital designs, fonts, crafting tools, and an array of inspiring online classes. With Creative Fabrica's All Access Subscription, you can get full access to 14 million+ fonts and designs for your Cricut crafts - Commercial License included. Try the popular subscription for FREE

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Sarah Christie

How To Make Ginger Bread Hot Chocolate Mug Gifts and Tags

Sarah Christie is the author of Extraordinary Chaos a family lifestyle, craft and travel blog from a 50+ mum of boys, Alf and Pug and Tiki the French Bull Dog, sharing Crafts and Free SVG Files, family travels, recipes, reviews and country living. Also the co-editor of Cruising With Kids Family Cruise Blog and Mini Travellers family travel blog.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette and Juliet) 

 Cori George

How To Make An Infusible Ink Coaster Boxed Gift Set

Cori George is the colorful and creative mind behind Hey, Let's Make Stuff! With her website, YouTube channel, and digital shop, she inspires more than seven million crafters each year with Cricut, sublimation, and laser crafts. She’s also a three-time published craft book author—her latest book, Sublimation Crafting, just came out in 2024!

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

 Elena Anderson

How To Make A Colorful Encouragement Shadowbox

Elena is an experienced crafter who learned from her crafty aunts as a child. She began with scrapbooking in the 1990s and then transitioned to stamping in the early 2000s. In late 2020, she shifted her focus to electronic cutting machine crafts, particularly cards and papercrafts. Elena also designs and sells her own SVGs on Etsy, offering discounts to email and YouTube subscribers. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, Alex, and their dog, Django. Find more from Elena at blacksheep303.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, Juliet, and Laser Cutter) 

Laura Lambert

How To Make Beginner Friendly Coquette Bow Wrapped Tumbler

Laura Lambert, from Nashville, TN, is a passionate crafter and content creator of It's Laura Lambert!  She began her journey with a Cricut machine and now inspires over 400,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok through her educational videos on Cricut, Glowforge, Sublimation, Canva, and more. She founded Happy Crafting Co, an inclusive community that focuses on empowering individuals to find their creative spark. Laura also operates the Happy Crafting Crew SVG shop on Etsy, offering downloadable SVG designs all while teaching others to embrace their own creativity.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

12x12 Cardstock Shop

How To Make A Handmade Card Gift Folder

Michelle has loved paper and cardstock pretty much her whole life, so it was a match made in heaven when she became the Marketing Manager at 12x12 Cardstock Shop.

With over 2000 different types of cardstock and specialty papers, 12x12 Cardstock Shop is the best source of cardstock, glitter paper, foil paper, and so much more.

12x12 Cardstock Shop is a proud sponsor of The Giftfest Experience!

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, and Silhouette) 

Brandi Mahon

How To Create Unique Handmade Card Sets To Give As Gifts

Brandi  is the talented Creative Content Creator behind Stamp Me Some Love. She is dedicated to helping card makers and crafters bring their artistic visions to life with her free tutorials, virtual crafting summits, and memberships. Join Brandi's supportive community of like-minded individuals (Card Maker Success Membership) and let her expertise in card making and crafting empower you to create beautiful handcrafted cards and connect with others. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced crafter, Brandi Mahon is here to inspire and guide you on your creative journey!

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, and Silhouette) 

Whitney Cernak

How To Easily Personalize Any Gift With A Family Name

Whitney is the creator behind www.WhiskeyandWhit.com, a DIY + Decor blog and YouTube channel dedicated to empowering anyone to turn their crafty dreams into reality! She is on a mission to empower you to get crafting, building, and Cricut-ing! Eight years after getting her first Cricut for her wedding - and hundreds of projects later - Whitney is passionate about helping her craft buddies master their Cricuts and power tools, decorating, and finding joy in creating.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, Juliet and Laser Cutter) 

Mim Jenkinson

How To Make 3 Beautiful Gift Tag Stickers To WOW Your Loved Ones

Mim Jenkinson is a sticker-making pro, planner-obsessed, 5-star Etsy Seller, and host of "The Planner Podcast"

In her sticker-making membership, Secret Sticker Society, Mim teaches her students how to create stickers from scratch that they're proud to use and share. She helps them embrace their inner creativity (even hidden!) and move past perfectionism so that they can unlock the endless joy of stickers! Find more from Mim at mimjenkinson.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Silhouette, and Hand Cutting) 

Nancy Joy

How To Make Holiday Surprise Spinner Gift Tags

Nancy is the owner, founder and designer of Better Life Blog. She is a wife, mom of 4 boys, a Christian, designer, entrepreneur, and lover of all things creative and crafty! Nancy LOVES making pretty things, and she absolutely love helping to make crafting with Cricut and Silhouette EASY and accessible. Nancy has helped tens of thousands of women through my VIP Crafters Club community, classes, and one-on-one interactions, and she have witnessed the transformative power of guiding individuals through the process of embracing their creativity.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Michelle Price

How To Make Holiday Snow Globe Shaker Gift Tags

Michelle has been a lover of paper since her early years of hoarding office supplies as a kid. Naturally, this transitioned into scrapbooking and cardmaking. When she discovered the world of SVG files everything changed and she fell in love with the world it opened up. Now she creates SVG files for cardmakers over at Bits & Pieces Paper Lab where she sells her designs along with tutorials and free cut files.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy , Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Jen Goode

How To Make Mix-And-Match Layered Cards

Jen Goode is an illustrator, project designer, and the Doodler in Charge at JGoode Designs. This Colorado girl has been a maker her entire life but finds the most joy in encouraging others as they explore their creative path.

20+ years ago, Jen turned her love of art and handmade crafts into a career and has since partnered with brands like HP, Amazon, Beaches Resorts, and Cricut to create art designs and hands-on, creative projects for crafters around the globe. Find Jen’s art as printables, SVGs, and project tutorials YOU can make, on her blog, 100directions.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

Chris Butler

How To Make A Custom Sign With Decoupage Accents

Chris is a lifelong crafter and loves to DIY all the things and make them beautiful.  She shares her creative passion on dailydoseofdiy.com blog and on Youtube.  She loves designing SVG files, especially for paper crafts and has helped thousands of people learn their Cricut and craft beautiful things.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, and Silhouette) 

Courtney Brickner

How To Make A New Parents Gift Basket

Courtney is a mom of three from San Diego who has been crafting all her life. She started The Crafty Brick in 2019 so she could share her creativity with others. She loves to make all kinds of projects and to help others tap into her creative side as well. She reaches thousands of people each week through her fun reels, where she loves to entertain and teach through craft tutorials and dancing.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Juliet, and Silhouette ) 

Abbi Kirsten

How To Make Kimono Gift Wrapping With A Paper Flower Topper

Abbi is the creator of Abbi Kirsten Collections. Abbi is on a mission to nurture the creative magic inside your soul and bring that bursting imagination inside you to life with easy-to-learn tutorials. Abbi spends every day making messes and making magic in her home studio with the goal of making the world a more colorful place, one craft at a time, through sharing her Cricut tutorials, papercraft projects, and handmade gifts. Read all of Abbi's tutorials at abbikirstencollections.com

(No Cutting Machine Needed) 

Jane Vranic

How To Make A Personalized Laser Cut Shaker Ornament

With her sister Sonja, Jane is one half of the crafting-duo at Sustain My Craft Habit, a leading source of simple craft and DIY ideas for over 8 years. Their projects have been featured in major publications such as Country Living, Woman’s World, Apartment Therapy, and thousands of crafting websites. They share inspiration, tips, and templates, including Cricut tutorials and free SVG cut files for every occasion.

(Compatible with Laser Cutters)

Kelly Rossouw

How To Make A UV Resin Keyring Using Print Then Cut

Kelly loves to share her knowledge and help break down complicated projects into a few basic steps. Her motto is to help you live an easier, creative life, and she does this by sharing many free YouTube videos and fun posts on social media. and through blog posts on her website KellyRossouw.com.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Leo Kowal

How To Make A Santa Gift Bag

Leo Kowal is a prominent figure in the papercraft industry, known for his innovative approach to 3D paper crafting. He co-founded SVGCuts in 2009, which later evolved into Dreaming Tree, setting new standards with award-winning designs such as the 2013 Martha Stewart American Made Audience Choice Award. Under his leadership, Dreaming Tree has inspired countless crafters, combining his technical expertise with a passion for creativity to continually elevate the DIY crafting experience. ​

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Jamela Payne

How To Make Easy Gift Tags With The Glowforge Aura

Jamela Payne, the creative force behind Color Me Crafty. Jamela has a passion for DIY projects, but specializes in Cricut, sublimation, and laser cutting. Through her platform, she provides free files and guides, step-by-step instructions, and SVG files, giving crafters both traditional and modern designs and ideas.

Jamela's dedication to the crafting community is evident in her commitment to sharing her expertise and helping others achieve their creative goals.

(Compatible with Cricut Maker, Maker 3, and Laser Cutters) 

Bearly Art

How To Make The Every Celebration Cottage Gift Box

Bearly Art inspires creative imagination - aiming for new and original ideas every day. They are ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for creativity! Bearly Art understands the time and effort that goes into each handmade project, so above all else, they prioritize creating high-quality products, allowing crafters to focus on what truly matters.
Shop now at bearly.art

 

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3,  Venture, Juliet, and Silhouette) 

Tracy Lewis

How To Make Beautiful Layered Cardstock Christmas Ornaments

Tracy has been a passionate crafter for many years, with a special love for vinyl crafting since she bought her first Cricut in 2017. Tracy’s desire to create her own files led her on her design journey, and she now has a website full of free SVG files and craft tutorials. Tracy thrives on making others smile and supporting their creative endeavors, offering a wealth of free resources and inspiration to fellow crafters.

Find more projects and tutorials from Tracy on her blog mainroaddigitalcreations.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

Kristie Sloan

How To Create Gift Wrap With A Twist: Small Handmade Boxes

Kristie Sloan is an experienced artist and crafter on a mission to help women relax and recharge through stress-free creative journeys in paper crafting, junk journaling, mixed media, and painting. She specializes in paper crafting, with a passion for teaching and breaking down craft techniques into clear, easy steps. Join her at My Artful Adventures where you can record memories, craft handmade cards and more, while exploring your creative side.

(No Cutting Machine Needed) 

Diana McDermott

How To Make Illustrated Gift Tags In Procreate

Diana is a children's book illustrator, specializing in digital art, but also loves to paint! When she's not drawing you might find her out in the garden, jogging, or sniffing the wildflowers in Austin, Texas where she lives with her husband and two sons.

Find more from Diana at dianamcdermott.com

(No Cutting Machine Needed) 

Nick Lupu-Karayanis

How To Make A Just for You Box Card

Nick, aka The Bearded Housewife, is a lifelong crafter who loves creating beautiful things that craft a house into a home. His passion is in easy card making and paper crafting with his Cricut machines to brighten anyone's day or life event! You can find more designs from Nick at thebeardedhousewife.com

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

Chelly Ontis

How To Make A Beautiful Wooden Tray For Gifting

Chelly is a self-proclaimed craft-a-holic and SVG designer at We Can Make That. Her blog inspires other crafters with home decor crafts, easy-to-create scrapbook pages (with SVGs), cards, and business crafting marketing tips. Chelly also hosts a Creativepreneur Summit for those making money from their hobby; and a Home Decor Crafter's Summit in January for crafters. She often talks Cricut when crafting a lot — but no matter your machine preference — if you visit www.wecanmakethat.me, you will be inspired to create!

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, Juliet, and Laser Cutter) 

Stephanie Paxman

How To Create Beautiful Gift Baskets - The Basics

Stephanie lives in Washington State and has loved connecting with crafters all over the world through summits like this one. Her goal is to help you learn new skills, and to not take yourself too seriously during any project.

Visit craftingintherain.com to find gift ideas, Cricut projects, free SVGs, and more.

(No Cutting Machine Needed) 

Emily Minor

How To Make A Polaroid Camera Photo Gift Box

Emily, creator of minorDIY.com, has a passion for crafting and a belief in its therapeutic benefits.

Her website & blog teaches Cricut crafters to use their machines to create fun pop-up cards, explosion boxes, and to use Design Space with digital photos to create personalized photo gifts.

There’s a severe shortage of supportive cards for difficult situations, so Emily offers many projects for expressing emotions and connecting with loved ones. She helps everyone who “just doesn’t know what to say” after a loss.

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

Debbie O’Neal

How To Make A Personalized Tech Gadget Bag

Debbie is the creator behind the scrapmequickdesigns.com blog and the popular Lets Learn Cricut Design Space Facebook Group. Her easy-to-follow teaching style has enabled millions of creatives to master their Cricut to make the projects of their dreams.

If you are looking for a place to find free SVG files, helpful Cricut project tutorials and product reviews, join the Scrap Me Quick Designs email community.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, and Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Lucy Foxworth

How To Make A Disc Bound Journal as a Gift

Lucy Foxworth is a passionate 3-D papercrafter who transforms paper into stunning decorations and heartfelt gifts with her Cricut cutting machine. Her intricate designs and meticulous craftsmanship bring fun and joy to every creation. As a skilled teacher, Lucy inspires others to explore their creativity and master the art of papercrafting on her blog Paper Glitter Glue

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette and Juliet) 

Jenn Crookston

How To Make Customized Gift Boxes Perfect For Gifting With Bonus Shirt Project

As a mom of 7, Jenn can always find a reason to craft. For nearly 3 years as an employee of Cricut, Jenn  taught users how to craft with their Cricut machines via Facebook and Instagram Live.

Jenn has grown the Crafty Housewives Instagram to over 85,000 followers by sharing crafting tops and tricks and teaching her followers how to use their Cricut machines. You can find Jenn's more detailed craft tutorials on CreativeHousewives.com and YouTube channel, where subscribers love and appreciate her detailed and helpful instructions.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Kelsey Sergi

How To Make Personalized Engraved Ornaments

Kelsey has become a jill of all trades with Cricut (with so much more to learn herself!) She began Cricut Crafting in June 2020 and became addicted. Kelsey currently lives in Alabama with her husband, son, and dogs. She enjoys making 3D paper crafts, mandalas, and party decor! You can find more of Kelsey's designs at dinosaurmama.com.

(Compatible with Cricut  Maker, and Maker 3,) 

Betsy Smith

How To Make A Easy Resin Picture Frame

Betsy is a Cricut crafter, resin enthusiast, Yorkie mama, and excellent mess maker. She spends most of her day elbows deep in a project and loves to share her love for creating. When she's not creating YouTube videos, she's playing with her dogs. You can find more of her projects at happilyeverafteretc.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Juliet, Silhouette, and Laser Cutter) 

Katie Zetina

How To Make A Sparkling Balloon Birthday Card

Katie is the creator of kandfdesign.com. She has always loved crafting and trying new medians. Katie will inspire, encourage, and guide you with new and beautiful projects while reminding you to laugh and have fun along your crafting journey.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Alice Smith-Goeke

How To Make A Memorial Gift With Fabric And HTV Applique

Alice the Fabric Ninja makes sewing easy and fun. Her sewing and craft patterns are super detailed; even beginners can make them. Her video tutorials will make you laugh, as you sew along with her and create practical projects at fabricninja.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Julia Groves

How To Make Layered Cardstock & Foil Christmas Gift Tags

Julia is a mom of 3 aged 9-13 living in SLC, Utah. She loves to craft, cook, read, and travel. Together with her husband, she created TheQuietGrove.com as a resource to help today's Mom to embrace motherhood and find joy in their journey. To do this, she offers free DIY tutorials (& SVG Cut Files), Free Printables for all occasions, recipes, helpful articles for home & family, as well as reviews and recommendations.

(Compatible with Cricut  Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, and Sihouette) 

Layne Dasher

How To Make A Personalized Mini Kit Gift

Layne is a Crafter, DIYer, and Teacher Mom who enjoys sharing creative inspirational projects for your life, kids, classroom, and home at craftylifemom.com. Handmade, handcrafted, or homemade is the absolute best! Everything is better with sparkle, a glue gun warming up behind the scenes, or with a monogram on it. When she's not making something, you can find her with her husband, kids, and pets; celebrating life’s beautiful moments.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, and Silhouette)

Janet Trieschman

How To Make A Hanging Paper Lantern

Janet is married to her husband Dan and has two girls. Nowadays, she work from home. Janet has always loved to create. As a child, one of her favorite things to do was talk her mom into a trip to the craft store. She took her love of art and craft and studied Graphic Design in college. Then she pursued an MFA in Graphic Design and an MS in New Media. Janet left a prosperous career as a college professor to raise their girls. Looking for a creative outlet, she started a website; Try it – Like it – Create it.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, Juliet, and Laser Cutter) 

Jen Swift

How To Design Gifts For A Cozy Night At Home With Procreate

Jen Swift is the Procreate and Cricut-obsessed designer behind the blog wellcraftedstudio.com and the co-host of the Cricut Crafting Adventure. Jen is also the author of the Procreate Playbook for Cricut Crafters, Creative Bloom, and Engraving Metals with Your Cricut Maker. And has recently launched the Procreate Playbook Live Course Experience! Jen LOVES to show how easy it is to design for Cricut with Procreate and can't wait to see your reaction to this incredibly fun, but powerful design tool!

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Ny Dorr

How To Design And Create A 3D Cookie Box Using Design Space

Ny is the creative designer at www.allthingswerecreated.com. She a wife and mom to two high-energy kiddos who keep life interesting with their idea, comments, laughter and even sibling squabbles. Ny got into crafting once her first born could hold a crayon and got her first Cricut machine a few years later. Ny was thrilled to finally vinyl and paper craft all the things. Now she enjoy designing, crafting and sharing easy DIY files to the crafting community.

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette and Juliet) 

Katie Adams

How To Make A Faux Stained Glass Nativity: Two Creative Techniques

Katie Adams is a professional crafter who has helped millions of women learn how to craft through her step-by-step tutorials. From paper crafts to home decor, sewing, and jewelry making, her blog, The Crafty Blog Stalker, covers it all. Katie's friendly approach and expertise make crafting accessible to everyone through her written guides, videos, and live events.

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Abbi Kirsten

How To Make Easy Bows With Paper Scraps

Abbi is the creator of Abbi Kirsten Collections. Abbi is on a mission to nurture the creative magic inside your soul and bring that bursting imagination inside you to life with easy-to-learn tutorials. Abbi spends every day making messes and making magic in her home studio with the goal of making the world a more colorful place, one craft at a time, through sharing her Cricut tutorials, papercraft projects, and handmade gifts. Read all of Abbi's tutorials at abbikirstencollections.com

(No Cutting Machine Needed) 

Courtney Gunn

How To Create A Unique Woodburned S'morecuterie Board

Courtney is a passionate DIY enthusiast who specializes in creating stylish home decor on a budget on her blog Creative On the Cheap. Using her love for design and knack for repurposing everyday items, she loves to transform ordinary items into personalized pieces that will elevate any space. Courtney's goal is to ensure that all of my projects, which are showcased on social media, empower you to create a life you will love!

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, and Silhouette) 

Amy Pelzner

How To Use Hand Writing To Make A Beloved Gift

Amy is a retired Optometrist turned DIY and craft blogger living in Northern California with her husband and three children.  She loves to teach people of all ages that they have a creative side! Amy's blog Leap Of Faith Crafting, and YouTube channel offer step-by-step detailed tutorials on all things Cricut, crafts, and DIY!

(Compatible with Cricut Joy, Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

Justine Hovey

How To Make 4 Easy-Peasy Holiday Cards In 5 Minutes

Justine Hovey has been a cardmaker in the papercrafting industry for over 15 years. She loves combining her passion for creating with her passion for teaching. Over the years she has been on many design teams and moved into creating papercrafting courses that solve all the common crafter needs. She loves showing new techniques on her blog, Justine Hovey Classes, and over on YouTube and creating beautiful cards using her favourite techniques: embossing and foiling.

Additionally, Justine is one of the founders of the Stress Free Cardmaking Summit and the Paper Crafters Get Organized Summit and Podcast. In her free time, she enjoys taking her dog for walks, reading, travelling and spending time with her family.

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Hand Cutting) 

Cheryl Spangenberg

How To Make Gift Bags From Wrapping Paper

Cheryl is the author of the creative lifestyle website thatswhatchesaid.net. She helps Amazon Prime moms look like Pinterest Moms with easy holiday crafts, quick weeknight family meals, free printable activities & digital files for cutting machines, and sublimation projects. When she is not crafting, you can find Cheryl with a margarita in hand, with her husband and three boys, hunting for shark teeth on the beaches of her new home in coastal North Carolina.

(No Cutting Machine Needed) 

Megan Meketa

How To Make DIY Custom Stamps With Cricut 

Megan Meketa of Lovebird Heartworks is a mama of two, a crafter, a content creator, and an author. She loves to share crafting tips, project ideas, and creative tutorials across her social media channels! Lovebird Heartworks started in 2013 and is on a mission to teach you to get comfortable and creative with your craft tech machines (Cricut, sublimation, lasers) and other mixed materials. What started as a passion project has led to Megan collaborating and creating content for brands like Cricut and Michaels! She's excited to be with you to encourage you along your creative journey!!

Megan also wrote a book called, The Maker’s Guide to Cricut, which is a complete guidebook to Design Space and has 28 step-by-step projects, perfect for beginner to expert Cricut crafters!

(Compatible with Cricut Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

Abbi Kirsten

How To Make A Baby Photo Shadow Box

Abbi is the creator of Abbi Kirsten Collections. Abbi is on a mission to nurture the creative magic inside your soul and bring that bursting imagination inside you to life with easy-to-learn tutorials. Abbi spends every day making messes and making magic in her home studio with the goal of making the world a more colorful place, one craft at a time, through sharing her Cricut tutorials, papercraft projects, and handmade gifts. Read all of Abbi's tutorials at abbikirstencollections.com

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, Venture, Silhouette, and Juliet) 

Katherine Peck

How To Make A Wifi On The House Chalkboard Sign

Katherine is a long-time crafter and owner of the creative blog K Pecks Creative Cafe. She started her Cricut journey when the Cricut Expression machine was first introduced. Katherine enjoys sharing her designs and tutorials with fellow crafters to inspire them to try new things with their Cricut.

If you are looking for a place to find Cricut project tutorials, K Peck's Creative Cafe has lots of creative crafts for you to enjoy. Unlock all of the freebies by joining her community!

 

(Compatible with Cricut Joy Xtra, Explore Air 2, Explore 3, Maker, Maker 3, and Venture) 

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