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August 13, 2025

DIY Birthday Cake Toppers: Easy Ideas You Can Make at Home

Store-bought cake toppers are easy and convenient, but handmade ones carry a deeper meaning. When you create a cake topper for someone special, it’s a labor of love - an expression of your affection and effort.

Here are some of the birthday cake toppers I’ve gifted over the past few months:

70th Cake Topper and Happy Birthday Aurora and Joan

Font: Billion Dreams

Happy Birthday Ariel, Andrei and Aerith

Font: Happy Heart

Happy Birthday Wowa, Zyrish, and Ligaya

Font: Really Nice

Happy Birthday Zyrish ang Ligaya

Font: Moon and Latte

Happy Birthday Candice

Font: Bold Vibes

Happy Birthday Brian

Font: Thinker

August 07, 2025

Back to School Projects

June is usually our back-to-school month, but everything changed when the pandemic happened. Now, some schools start in June or July, while others—especially colleges and universities—still begin in August.

Anyway, I’m excited to share some of the Back-to-School Projects I’ve finished over the past few weeks!

Back-to-School Truck and Flower Pot

The Back-to-School Truck and Flower Pot designs are by Craft with Sarah. I love cutting her truck and flower pot designs whenever I just feel like crafting or want to use up paper scraps.

Back-to-School Stickers

My Back-to-School Stickers blog post is now live on the Printable Cuttable Creatables website! In the post, I shared how I made these cute stickers using matte sticker paper and various photo top finishes. I used matte, glossy, leather, glitter, and broken glass photo tops—my personal favorite is the broken glass one!

Cute Back to School SVG Bundle

School Notebook Digital Paper Pack

Back to School-ish

If you'd like to recreate this project, you can download the files from Printable Cuttable Creatables and use code MICHIPS15 for 15% off.

Backpack Favor Bag

This Backpack Favor Bag was designed by Dreaming Tree, and I made it as my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies – Week 32: Stripes.

To match the theme, I printed striped paper using the Lisa Glanz Texture Pack and incorporated it into the design. I used my Cricut Maker, along with Cricut pens and cardstock.

This little backpack is perfect as a party favor or a fun back-to-school gift—both cute and practical!

July 21, 2025

PCC: July Craft Project

Marie Forleo said, "You were born to create and contribute". And I'm glad to be part of the Printable Cuttable Creatables Design Team for Summer-Fall 2025.

So from July to December, I will share some tutorials or project inspiration on Printable Cuttable Creatables website. For July, I already shared my craft projects. I made Sea Animals Cupcake Toppers and Beach Scene Layered Card.

Sea Animals Cupcake Toppers

For this project, I used the Cute Sea Animals SVG Collection. I cut most of the designs, including the sea corals.

Beach Scene Layered Card

For my next project, I made this Beach Scene Layered Card using the following SVG files.

Beach Scene SVG

Tropical Christmas Holly Flip Flops SVG

Sea Shells SVG

I only needed to share two craft projects, but I was in the mood to craft, so I still made a few projects.

Sea You Card

I used the Cute Clownfish and Sea Coral SVG Files. This is a print then cut project; I printed the clownfish and sea corals. Then I made my own background using Distress Oxide. I cut the letters using a die-cutting machine and used Distress Spray to add some designs.

Tropical Sunglasses Card

I cut the Tropical Sunglasses using Cricut Maker, and for the letters, I used a die-cutting machine and Lawn Fawn Alphabet Stitch Dies. I used Distress Spray for the background.

Beach Day Paper Craft

This is a Beach Day Scrapbook File, but you can also use this as a photo prop. I made this for our future beach trip.

If you like to recreate any project, download the SVG files from the Printable Cuttable Creatables website. Use MICHIPS15 for a 15% discount. Happy crafting!

July 14, 2025

Cards for Different Occasions

It's been a busy Monday, but I want to share the different cards I've made over the past few months. Last March, I subscribed to Cricut Access, and one of my goals is to make at least 30 projects to maximize my subscription. And I’m happy to say that I exceeded my goals because I was able to finish more than 30 craft projects.

Comic Birthday Card

This Comic Birthday Card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 12: Comic. This is a simple “print then cut"project.

Printable Thank You Cards

These Thank You Cards are “print then cut” project” too.

70th Candle Card

This was the card that I made for my Father-in-law’s 70th birthday. It took me a day to cut and assemble this card. Check my IG Reels here.

Succulent Birthday Cards

I already cut this design before, but this time I prefer coloring the card, so I changed the design to draw. This Succulent Birthday Card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 8: Something Funny

Candy Greeting Card

I love the Candy Greeting Card Design of Dreaming Tree, so I immediately cut it just in time for IWD. Perfect sa quote na "Confident Women, Empower Women". This was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 10: Celebrating Women

Happy Birthday Card - Flowers

This card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 11: Pastel. I used my die-cutting machine to make this card.

Hello Floral Card

Almost three years ago, I purchased my Sizzix Big Shot, and the package included Sizzix Floral Lattice dies. I only tested the dies and forgot about them. Thanks to Bee Happy Weeklies Week 21, I finally used them to make this "Hello Floral Card".

Basket Weave Cake Card

There are 2 versions of this, but I only cut one design. It is a unique card, but easy to cut and assemble. I made this card for our wedding anniversary. This card is from the Gilded Stork website.

Flower Pot Card

I made this card using the Flower Pot design from Craft with Sarah.

Bear Birthday Card

I like the Teddy Bear Design of Craft with Sarah, so this is the second time that I used the Bear Birthday Teddies. These were the cards that we gave to my husband. Hehehe! Pambata yung card.

Female Birthday Teddy

Male Birthday Teddy

Teddy Bear Card

I also like this Teddy Bear Card so I also cut this design.

Happy Birthday Tulips Greetings Card

A ready-to-make card by Craft with Sarah. I used glitter and foil cardstock to make this Happy Birthday Tulips Greeting Card.

My youngest sister purchased a new home, and these are the cards that I made. My mom used the “New Home Door Card”

New Home Door Card

New Home Birdhouse Card

Timeless Classic Card

My mom attended a Confirmation, and this is the card that I made last week before her flight. Confirmation in Norway is an important event for teenagers (15 years old). It is a transition from childhood to adulthood. It is like a debut in the Philippines.

I like this Timeless Classic Card; you can use this for Father's Day, Graduation, and Birthdays.

June 18, 2025

Fishing Paper Craft Projects

Two weeks have gone by. I have no blog posts because I was out. We were busy celebrating birthdays and Father’s Day. In addition, we had a road trip to Alaminos Pangasinan, Vigan Ilocos Sur, San Fernando La Union, and Calatagan Batangas. Nakakapagod, but we had fun.

Sa sobrang busy ko, nakalimutan ko ng gumawa ng Father’s Day Card. Good thing, I made Fishing Paper Craft Projects last month, so ito na lang ginamit ko for my husband. Fishing din naman yung supposed to be Father’s Day Celebration namin with my Father-in-law.

Fishing Vest Gift Card Holder

This is a gift card holder, but I used it as a card. This is designed by Dreaming Tree.

Tackle Box Card

This Tackle Box Card is from the Bearly Art website.

Summer Fishing Card

This is supposed to be an easel card, but I forgot to finish it. This design is from the Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife. '

Happy Father’s Day Cake Topper

I also made a Happy Father’s Day Cake Topper using Happy Heart font.

June 04, 2025

Graduation Craft Projects

Last year, I created numerous graduation craft projects. I had already shared the Graduation Cake Topper and Graduation Cards, but forgot to share some of my finished projects, such as the 3D Graduation, Graduation Truck, and Letter Z Graduation.

3D Graduation Paper Craft