How To Personalize A Cricut Project for Your Favorite Football Fan
INSIDE: COME SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE A PERSONALIZED CRICUT FOOTBALL PROJECT FOR YOUR FAVORITE FOOTBALL FAN! YOU CAN EVEN USE MY TEMPLATE!!!
One of the best gifts I have ever received was my Cricut. I still have so much to learn but it is so FUN….and relaxing!
When my sister asked me to come help clean up my nephew’s room, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to give the little man his own special spot. A place where he can unwind, play, or read a book.
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When I asked him what he liked, without hesitation – the boy after my own heart – “GAMECOCK FOOTBALL!!!!” We talked how about his aunt (me) and uncle (my bro) both graduated from there…..etc etc. The garnet and black runs deep around here!
University of South Carolina Gamecock Football. That is the kind of room a boy NEEDS!
I started with making a simple Cricut Football Project.
This is not a tutorial on how to use a Cricut – if you need basics, check out this site.
1 – Cricut Design Space
Using the new and improved Cricut Design Space app on the computer (not the website), I wrote some things I thought would work for this sign.
- Gamecock Fan
- University of South Carolina
- Nephew’s name
- World’s #1 Gamecock Fan
2 – Font
After writing all of these down, I realized it wasn’t what I was writing but the font I was using.
So I went to Dafont.com and found this perfect font.
It’s called Football Attack.
I love this site because it downloads the font and installs it to your computer. No need to move it here or there. It’s really easy!
3 – Images
Like every college team, USC has several images that fans see and KNOW what team it is.
What I learned during this process is that the more complex the image, the harder it is to manipulate in the Cricut Design Space. BUT – I have this amazing friend that I use as my personal Cricut expert. So she walked me through using editing tools for images.
I decided on the fighting Gamecock image, downloaded it to my Cricut Design Space, and inserted it into my project.
Here is the finished project on Cricut Design Space.
If you like the design and want to make your own Cricut football project, feel free to use it by clicking here.
4 – Hanging Medium
Wood, canvas, straight on the wall???
Well, they live in an apartment so I decided that the removable vinyl might pose a problem.
Canvas – boring.
Plus I had leftover wood from another project so…I used my Home Depot pine.
5 – Cutting the Wood
I used a REAL power tool!!!!!
I was sooooo nervous. Thank goodness I had my super smart handyman, Kris, teaching me the ropes. I was still scared I was going to lose a finger.
Using the circular saw, I measured 16″ so that the wood was a perfect square.
YAY me!
6 – Whitewash the Wood
Using leftover white chalk paint, I added 1/4 cup of water and mixed it well.
I dry brushed the 16″ x 16″ piece of wood and waited for it to dry.
7 – Put Vinyl on Wood
I bought matte black vinyl and glossy burgundy vinyl – because garnet isn’t a popular color…….and printed my project!
Making sure to keep everything centered, I marked where my vinyl was going to start and end. That helped keep the vinyl straight.
8 – Hanging it
Using a staple gun, I stapled some leftover fabric (different project) to the back and we used that to hang it in his room!!!
The fabric is a little thick handled, but I wanted all the parts of the fabric to be seen.
Honestly, my nephew loved it so….there!
Click here to see how the Gamecock masterpiece came together!
Happy Decorating,
