December is here, and you know what that means—it’s party season! Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, New Year’s Eve, or other special celebrations, you’re bound to host at least one festive event soon, and Close To My Heart wants to help make your party the cutest one on the block!

First let’s welcome in Christmas —or rather, let this Christmas banner welcome your guests in!For this banner, layering is the name of the game. Chocolate cardstock letters behind their Cranberry counterparts create a shadowed look, and the holly leaves appear beautifully real thanks to two layers in different colors of cardstock.

For an adorable centerpiece, it’s amazing how well a wrapped box and some Cricut^® ingenuity can “spruce” up some sprigs, eh? 🙂 Learn more about how to make those beautiful blossoms by watching this video:

Here’s one other tip to keep in mind when replicating this centerpiece: The holly berry branches are actually three pieces of cardstock. Cut two Chocolate branches, and cut off the berries. Then cut one Cranberry branch, and glue it in between the Chocolate branches sandwich style. With all this help, you’ll create a showstopper centerpiece that will have your guests “oohing” and “ahhhing!”

And of course no party is complete without some cupcakes! Our Cricut^® Artiste collection includes all sorts of cupcake liners. Some glittery stars make great cupcake toppers and tie all of these pieces together. The stars were cut out of gold glitter paper with the help of our Cricut^® Artbooking collection, and they really make this trio the perfect ensemble!

But even if your party isn’t for Christmas, we’ve got you covered! If you’re celebrating New Year’s Eve, a birthday, or something else entirely, then the Kaleidoscope paper packet is your new best friend!This banner is certain to brighten up any room it’s in (even on the coldest winter nights!), and it’s perfect for celebrations all year round. To get this look, attach strips of paper together (so they have the same pattern on each side), and stitch them in a long line with your sewing machine. Voila!

The party centerpiece here is just as spunky as the banner! In addition to being a great decoration, the decorated sticks could be used for super fun photos, party games, or favors.

And just as it added class to our Christmas pieces, our gold glitter paper is back! These liners have a non-glittery paper on the inside of the liners to keep the glitter on the outside! The cupcakes are topped off with spunky little tassels of cardstock, cut and glued around the tops of toothpicks. They look kind of like fireworks, and they’re just the thing to “spark” a conversation with your guests.

We know you’ll enjoy creating these beautiful pieces of artwork—and we know you’ll love the compliments that will follow, too! No matter what you’re celebrating in the coming weeks, may all your celebrations be merry and bright!

Recipes 

“Merry Christmas” Star Banner
D1664 My Acrylix^® Packages, Boxes, and Tags, D1522 My Acrylix^® Glamour Lowercase (period to create dots on Fern cardstock), X7200B White Pines Paper Packet, 1282 New England Ivy Cardstock, Z3076 Gold Glitter Paper, Z2650 Fern Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2012 Sequins Gold Assortment, Z3093 Fern Thick Twine, Z2448 ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Carmine Marker, Z3167 Cricut^® Artistry Collection, Z3169 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection, Z3170 Cricut^® Artiste Collection

Cricut^® Shapes:
Artistry
2¼”and 3¼” Shape <v> (cut 8, p. 34)
4″ and 5″ Shape <v> (cut 11, p. 34)
2″ Icon-1 <Christms> (cut 4, p. 48)
2″ Shift+Icon-1 <Christms> (cut 4, p. 48)
1½”, 2″, 2½” <NewYears> (cut several, p. 50)

Artbooking
1¼”, 1½”, 2″ Icon <m> (cut several, p. 74)
2½” <Merry> (p. 75)

Artiste
2″ Shift <Font> “CHRISTMAS” (cut 2)

Christmas Box
D1657 My Acrylix^® Holly Jolly Christmas, D1677 My Acrylix^® Friend Tree, X7200B White Pines Paper Packet, 1282 New England Ivy Cardstock, Z3076 Gold Glitter Paper, Z2175 Cashmere Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2135 New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2174 Champagne Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim, Z3093 Fern Thick Twine, 3505 Watercolor Pencils, Z3167 Cricut^® Artistry Collection, Z3170 Cricut^® Artiste Collection, Skewers, Pine Sprigs, Box

Cricut^® Shapes:
Artistry
1½” Shift+Background <@> (cut 12, 4 Cranberry, 8 Chocolate p. 2)
1″ Shift+Icon-2 <Q> (cut 5, p. 11)
1″ and 1¼” Icon-1 <j> (cut several, p. 27)
1″ and 1¼” Shift+Icon-1 <J> (cut several, p. 27)
3¼” Icon-1 <z> (cut several p. 31)
3″ Shift+Background <Z> (cut several, p. 31)
2″and 3″ Icon-1 <Christms> (cut several, p. 48)
2″and 3″ Shift+Icon-1 <Christms> (cut several, p. 48)

Artiste
5½” Accent 1 <f> (cut 4, p. 54)
8″ Accent 1 <f> (cut 2, p. 54)
10″ Accent 1 <f> (cut 1, p. 54)
2½” Accent 3 <f> (cut 5, p. 54)
3″ Accent 3 <f> (cut 5, p. 54)
3½” Accent 3 <f> (cut 5, p. 54)
4″ Accent 3 <f> (cut 6, p. 54)
1¼” Accent 3 <BdayBoy> (cut 4, p. 68)
1½” Accent 3 <BdayBoy> (cut 4, p. 68)
2″ Accent 3 <BdayBoy> (cut 6, p. 68)

Christmas Cupcake Liners and Toppers
X7200B White Pines Paper Packet, Z3076 Gold Glitter Paper, Z3169 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection, Z3170 Cricut^® Artiste Collection, Toothpicks

Cricut^® Shapes:
Artbooking
1″ Icon <m> (cut 6, p. 74)

Artiste
3½” Accent 4 <c> (cut 3, p. 63)

Kaleidoscope Banner
X7202B Kaleidoscope Paper Packet, 1272 Cranberry Cardstock, X5758 Sunset Cardstock, X5772 Canary Cardstock, X5759 Pacifica Cardstock, Z3076 Gold Glitter Paper, Z1992 Purple Glitter Paper, Z3075 Red Glitter Paper, Thread

Kaleidoscope Centerpiece
X7202B Kaleidoscope Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, 1386 Black Cardstock, X5758 Sunset Cardstock, X5772 Canary Cardstock, X5759 Pacifica Cardstock, Z3167 Cricut^® Artistry Collection, Vase

Cricut^® Shapes:
Artistry
3″ Icon-1 <1> (p. 1)
3″ Shape <i> (p. 18)
3″ Shift+Shape <I> (p. 18)
2″ Icon-1 <s> (p. 22)
2″ Shift+Icon-1 <S> (p. 22)
1 ¼” Icon-2 <s> (p. 22)
1¾” Shift+Icon-2 <Father> (p. 40)
½” Shift <Font> “#PARTY”

Kaleidoscope Cupcake Liners and Toppers
X7202B Kaleidoscope Paper Packet, X5772 Canary Cardstock, X5759 Pacifica Cardstock, Z3076 Gold Glitter Paper, Z3170 Cricut^® Artiste Collection, Toothpicks

Cricut^® Shapes:
Artiste
3½” Accent 4 <Z> (p. 61)

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