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These adorable stocking gift card holders are guaranteed to make your holiday gifting feel extra magical! In this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to make Faux Leather Stocking Gift Card Holders with a Cricut.

You’ll cut each one from festive faux leather, add heat transfer vinyl accents and a personalized name from HTV too. Then you’ll glue the front and back together and tuck your gift card right into the little pocket.

These Faux Leather Stocking Gift Card Holders are cute, customizable, and such a fun way to turn a simple gift into something special and memorable. Perfect for teachers, neighbors, coworkers, or anyone on your nice list!

Ready to get started? Let’s dive into the materials and steps!

Step 1: Get the SVG Template

Step 2: Shop the Supplies

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Compatible Machines✅: Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Joy Xtra
Not Compatible Machines❌: Cricut Joy
Blade Used: Standard Fine Point Blade
Cut Setting Used✂️: Faux Leather (Paper Thin) with “More” pressure

• Faux Leather
• Faux leather of your choice. I used these prints from The Polka Dotted Peach:
  • Red & Green Santa Trellis
  • Red & Green Cameo
  • Green & Red Plaid Tree
  • I ordered 9×12 size, Portrait, and Regular scale.
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
  • I used Siser Easyweed in Dark Green for the names and Siser Glitter HTV in White for the top of the stocking.
• Other Project Supplies
• The font of your choice. I used three free fonts from dafont.com:
  • Hustle Bright
  • Winter Sweeter
  • Christmas Beach
• Fabric Glue like Beacon Fabri-Tac
• Teflon Sheet
• Weeding Tool like a Pin Pen or like the one in the Cricut Basic Tool Set
• Blue Painters Tape
• Small Curved Scissors
• Other Cricut Supplies
  • Purple Strong Grip Mat
  • Green Standard Grip Mat
  • Cricut EasyPress Mini or Cricut EasyPress
  • EasyPress Mat, 8×10

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Step 3: Watch the Video Tutorial

Answers to your questions about making Faux Leather Stocking Gift Card Holders with a Cricut

Q: Which Cricut machines will cut faux leather?
A: You can cut faux leather with any of the current Cricut machines because they all cut faux leather with the standard fine point blade included with each machine. For this project you can use the Cricut Maker, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Maker 4, Cricut Explore 4, Cricut Explore 3, Cricut Explore Air 2, or the Cricut Joy Xtra. This project is too large for the Cricut Joy.

Q: What do I need to press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather?
A: To press heat transfer vinyl onto faux leather you’ll need a traditional heat press, Cricut EasyPress, or Cricut EasyPress Mini. I used a Cricut EasyPress Mini for this project because it’s great with pressing small projects like earrings, keychains, and accessories.

Q: How do I get the SVG template for this project?
A: Get the SVG file from my SVG Shop here.

Until next time… and happy creating!

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