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How to Use Cricut Markers – DIY Baby Milestone Frame

Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.

Welcome back, crafty friends! If you’ve been curious about Cricut Markers, you’re in luck! Today, I am showing you how to use a Cricut Marker to make an adorable Baby Milestone Frame.

As any parent can tell you, a child’s first year goes by SO FAST 💨 – so this is a wonderful day to preserve those memories in one thoughtful and easy-to-make keepsake! This would be perfect to give as a 1st birthday gift. The hardest part will be deciding between all of those adorable photos!

Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.

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How Do I Get the Files I Need to Make my Own Baby Milestone Frame?

Making this Baby Milestone Frame is simple! All you need is to download this file and then follow the instructions below. I’ll take you through the easiest step-by-step instructions so that you can make this gorgeous craft with your Cricut machine!

Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.

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How to Make a Baby Milestone Frame

Without further ado… here is the full tutorial on how to make a Baby Milestone Frame. I hope you love it!

Supplies

Supplies needed to make a Baby Milestone Frame
Supplies needed to make a Baby Milestone Frame
Supplies needed to make a Baby Milestone Frame
Supplies needed to make a Baby Milestone Frame

Instructions

Begin by turning on your Cricut machine.

Next, locate the machine’s A clasp and open it.

Place Cricut marker into the A clasp (tip down) and push until it clicks into place. Then, close the A clasp.

Cricut black marker

Next, place the cardstock carefully and evenly on a cutting mat.

Cricut black marker on top of cardstock and a cutting mat

Open Cricut workspace and click on “New Project”.

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Click “Upload” on the bottom left hand side and select “Upload Image.” Find the provided SVG file that you downloaded onto your computer.

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine
Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine

Find the “Upload” button in the lower right corner.

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine

Next, click on the uploaded image and select “Insert Image”. The image should now be uploaded to your design space.

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine

On the right-hand side, there will be a list of components that make up the image. Click on the list labeled “Baby1styr SVG”

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine

Press the “Weld” button. From here, look for the “Operation” button on the top left. Click the arrow to drop down the menu and click “Draw.”

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine

Select “Make It.”

On the screen find the drop down menu labeled “Material Size.” Select the size of the cardstock, and line up the design.

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine

If you run into trouble lining up your design, connect your phone to your Cricut (via Bluetooth) and use the “Snap Mat” feature. It allows you to see your paper on the mat and line up your design.

Finally, click “Continue” and follow the on-screen prompts to draw and cut your design.

Screenshots for a step-by-step tutorial on making a Baby Milestone Frame with a Cricut machine
Black marker being used on a Cricut machine.

Place your creation and pictures in your 8×10 frame.

The back of an 8 x 10 picture frame.
Baby Milestone Frame made with a Cricut machine and ready to be assembled
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
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Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.
Oh, baby! This Baby Milestone Frame is a gorgeous keepsake that’s handmade with love! Plus, it allows you to enjoy your little ones' cutest snapshots at a glance. Learn how to make one with our easy-to-follow tutorial.

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