Cricut Print then Cut Christmas Gift Tags

Use your home printer and Cricut Explore or Maker to create these festive gift tags! These brightly colored print then cut Christmas gift tags are the perfect touch on the presents under the tree.

Welcome back once more for the 25 Days of Cricut Christmas! We’re on Day 24—only today and tomorrow left in this fun holiday crafting series! If you want to see all the posts in this series, check out the bottom of this post.

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We’ve been crafting a ton of gift ideas over the last few weeks, and today I’m sharing an easy way to give your gift wrap that handmade touch. We’re using Cricut’s “print then cut” feature! You can print these colorful and festive gift tags on your home printer, and then your Cricut will perfectly cut around the edges.

Here’s how to make them!

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Print then Cut Christmas Gift Tag Supplies

Supplies needed for this project: Cricut, Cricut mat, white cardstock, ribbon

Cricut Explore or Cricut Maker
Blue LightGrip mat
Fine Point Blade
8.5″ x 11″ white cardstock or heavyweight paper
Home printer
Ribbon
PNG Gift Tag File

Grab the PNG for this Project

Print then Cut Christmas Gift Tag Instructions

Upload the Print then Cut Gift Tags File to Cricut Design Space

We will start by uploading the gift tag file to Cricut Design Space. For every other project in this series, we’ve been using SVG files.

But for this project, I have designed a PNG file for you. Upload the PNG and Cricut Design Space will have you select an image type. For this one, select “Complex” and click Continue.

In the next screen, you’ll have the option to select and erase parts of your image. That’s not necessary with the way I’ve set up the file, so click Continue.

Cricut Design Space: Showing how to delete background

Finally, select “Print then Cut” as your image type.

Cricut Design Space: Showing to make image a print then cut

Then you can bring the file into your canvas.

If you’d like, you can use the Text Tool on the left to personalize your gift tags. Just type in the giver and recipient names and add them on top of the gift tag.

Cricut Design Space: customizing gift tags

Then select both the names AND the tags and click “Flatten” at the bottom of the Layers Panel on the right.

Cricut Design Space: flattening customized gift tags

Personally, I don’t think this far ahead when I’m making these tags, so I leave those spots blank and handwrite them in when I’m wrapping my gifts.

Whichever option you choose, when you’re done click Make It in the upper right to print then cut these gift tags!

Print Your Gift Tags

In the Prepare Screen, you’ll see what your image will look like after it’s been printed. Cricut Design Space will automatically put a black registration box around the image—this shows the software where your image is on the mat and where to cut. Click Continue.

In the Make Screen, you’ll be prompted to print your image on your home printer. Click Send to Printer.

This will open another window. Select your printer and click Print. Your home printer will print your gift tags with the black registration line around them.

Cricut Design Space: showing print settings

Cut Your Gift Tags

Once you have printed your gift tags, place them on the cutting mat and insert into your Cricut. Your Cricut will then cut around the invisible edges of the cards, as well as cut the holes for the ribbon!

The best way to remove these tags from the mat is to flip the mat over and bend the mat away from the tags—this will release them from the adhesive on the mat without curling them.

Hands showing how to remove cards from mat

Add Ribbon to Your Tags

To finish off your tags, add ribbon or twine! You can also just tuck these under a sticky bow if you’d prefer.

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Print then Cut Christmas Gift Tag Supplies

Grab the PNG for this Project

Print then Cut Christmas Gift Tag Instructions