Weddings With The Cricut Magnetic Save the Dates

Here is a new trendy way to make a Save the Date that is sure to catch your guests eye!  One of the hottest trends for Save the Dates are magnets.  They can be pricey. So here is a cost effective, fun way to let everyone know about the big day.  Plus they are very easy to mass produce with the help of a Gyspy/DS file.

Shopping List:
Blank CD's
Vellum
Vinyl
Cardstock or Thicker Patterned Paper 12x12 (each piece of 12x12 will Cover 2 CD's front and back)
Corner Rounder Punch
Gypsy/Design Studio File for CD Covers (available for download at the bottom of this post) 

Love Struck Cartridge
Painter's Tape
Magnetic Strips

Hot Glue (Low Melt)

Wet Adhesive
Computer with Word Processor

First use a word processor to type your saying.  If you are having trouble with the wording, here are some helpful sites:

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/save-the-dates.aspx?MsdVisit=1
http://www.aminvitations.com/pages/wording-save-the-date.html 

Some couples choose to showcase their wedding style, while others choose to have fun and be casual.
Fill an 8 1/2x11 piece of paper with your sayings and print on Vellum.
Let the Vellum dry and cut to fit your CD's.  I used a corner rounder to finish the edges.

Next cut your Gypsy/DS file that you downloaded. (You can download this file at the bottom of this post)

This file has four circles which will cover the front and back of 2 CDs.  The file was made with Planitin Schoolbook and designed on a 12x12 piece of paper.

Then cut your Vinyl.  For a cost effective metallic vinyl, buy Contact Paper on a roll from Lowe's or Home Depot.  They sell many styles of metallic vinyl.  Using the vinyl, the images can be more intricate.  Love Struck was used to create the scrolled heart. I used my "dental pick" tool from my Cricut tool kit to remove all the tiny pieces.

Transferring the Vinyl

Take small strips of painters tape and cover your image, pressing firmly. Once the vinyl image is covered,

gently lift the painter's tape off .

Then place the image on your CD cover smoothing the vinyl down.  Gently pull the tape off one piece at a time.

Then adhere your saying.

Assembling the Save the Date
 Using wet adhesive, take the front of the CD cover and adhere it to the CD.  Then adhere the back of the CD cover.  Hot Glue the magnet to the back of the CD.  Finally, take a Crop O'Dile Punch tool and punch the hole in the top of the CD and tie your ribbon. 

The Save the Date CD's will fit into a square envelope for mailing.
To download CD cover file, click below.

Plantin CD Cover 

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