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Home » Crafts/DIY » Getting Started with Cricut Explore Air 2 + DIY Paper Food Cones

Getting Started with Cricut Explore Air 2 + DIY Paper Food Cones

By: Liz  /  Published: January 10, 2020  /  Updated: January 10, 2020  /   Leave a comment

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut.  The opinions and text are all mine.

I’m so glad I finally have a Cricut machine! I love being crafty but my artistic skills are kindergarten-quality at best. Now that I have a Cricut, I can make anything I want and know it’s going to look professional instead of amateurish.

I was a bit worried about the learning curve but I forced myself to set up my new machine shortly after it arrived. I have the Cricut Explore Air 2 in the original mint color (available at Cricut and Amazon).

Cricut and Paper

Getting started with the Cricut Explore Air 2 was so much easier than I thought it would be. I just plugged it in, turned it on and followed the simple step-by-step directions to register the machine and sign up for Cricut DesignSpace (where all the projects, templates and ideas live).

As part of the set-up, I was prompted to try a simple card project with the included supplies and was guided through every single step.

First I inserted the pen into clamp A. The cap comes off and it’s just pushed down into place. Then I put my cardstock on the Light Grip Machine Mat and loaded it into the machine.

Cricut and paper

Then I pushed the ‘Go’ button and my Cricut Explore Air 2 took it from there!

First, the pen wrote the card’s message.

Cricut and Design

Then it began to cut design details into the cardstock.

Cricut and Machine

I couldn’t believe how easy it was!

A close up of a Cricut card

Next, I attached the light blue cardstock to the Light Grip Machine Mat, loaded it into my machine and pushed ‘Go’.

In just a minute, the machine had cut out the filmstrip shape.

A close up of Cricut cutter

All I had left to do was to fit the pieces together and I had an adorable card!

Cricut enjoy card

I had expected the process to be scary and complicated but it was incredibly easy! The act of making that one simple card gave me the confidence I needed to try another project.

So I chose a DIY snack cone project from the Cricut Design Space. It was rated easy with a less than 30-minute timeline. You can get the project details here.

It was SO easy that I made four paper cones for food in less than 30 minutes!

Cricut paper cones

First, I inserted the scoring stylus into the A clamp, attached a patterned piece of cardstock to the mat and loaded it into the machine.

A simple button push and my Cricut began cutting out the star and paper food cone and then it scored the fold line.

Cricut and paper

I pulled the extra paper off from around the snack cone, then carefully peeled the paper cone off of the mat, leaving the star cut-out behind.

cone on mat after cutting in Cricut Explore Air 2
Cricut mat

All that was left to do was glue the paper into a food cone shape. I couldn’t find my glue stick so I used liquid glue. It still worked but it was messier and took longer to dry. Use a glue stick!

gluing paper cone

And voila!

paper cone with star cutout

Then I tucked a sheet of parchment paper inside each paper food cone and added some fun munchies.

DIY Paper Food Cones

DIY paper food cones - paper cones for food and snacks

I love how they turned out!

I’m so excited to try all the things on my Cricut Explore Air 2. It can make greeting cards, gift tags, paper flowers, vinyl sayings on mugs, t-shirt designs, stencils for wood projects and so much more. The possibilities are endless! Stay tuned!

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About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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