Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Layered Gift Tags with Cricut post. Thank you for joining me in the craft room today! I’m sharing a quick and versatile project that’s perfect for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion—a layered gift tag shaped like a present and topped with a sweet little bow.
To make crafting along easy, I’ve included a free SVG download so you can jump right in and make your own set. These tags cut beautifully on the Cricut and come together fast, but the real fun is choosing the papers! Whether you love bold patterns, shimmer, or textured cardstock, each tag ends up with its own unique personality. Let me show you how simple it is to put together a whole stack!
Before we jump into Cricut Design Space, let’s talk about tag size and paper. I’m offering two different sizes of gift tags in my Layered Gift Tags with Cricut free download. The first tag is 4″ tall by 2 5/8″ wide. The second is 3 3/4″ tall by 3 1/8″ wide. You can easily resize these in Design Space. If you’re scaling down, be sure to do a test cut to make sure the “ribbon points” still cut cleanly before making a large batch.
For today’s project, I dove headfirst into my scrap bin to find papers I thought would work well for gift tags. If you’re anything like me, you have all kinds of scraps—everything from cardstock to patterned paper. Some pieces may be a little too thin or textured for your Cricut, but grab them anyway and give it a try. Later on, I’ll show you which papers didn’t quite work for me.
I do recommend a nice heavyweight cardstock for the tag bases. Today, I’m using Recollections 110lb cardstock in white and an ivory sheet from the Coffee & Cream paper pack.
Now, let’s hop into Cricut Design Space, and I’ll show you just how simple this tag design really is!
Cricut Design Space
SVG Download
Here is the file for my Layered Gift Tags with Cricut—available to download for free! Click this link to grab it: CL_Layerd_GiftTags.svg.
Adding Personalization
After uploading the file to your device and adding it to the Design Space Canvas, your tags are ready to cut. But if you want to personalize the tags—maybe add a name or a quick “To:” and “From:” message—I’ll walk you through how easy that can be.
In this example, I’m adding my son’s name to one of the tags.
Since these are layered tags, I like to keep the layers grouped together while placing the text. That way, the design stays balanced and nothing gets accidentally covered when we assemble the pieces. Start by selecting the first tag you want to work with, and hide the second one.
For this tag, I’m using a Cricut Pen to write my son’s name. First, select the Text tool and type the name. When using the pen feature, font choice matters—Cricut pens outline letters rather than filling them in. A clean, thin font works best. I’m using Sunday Shine for this project.
Once the text is placed, resize and align it as needed. Then, with the text selected, go to the Operations menu and change it from Basic Cut to Pen.
Next, let’s tell the Cricut where to draw the text. First, ungroup the layers of the tag. Then, select the base layer of the tag and, while holding down Shift, also select your text. Click Attach to lock the placement. This step is important—if you skip it, Design Space will place the text on its own mat instead of drawing it directly onto the tag.
If you want to make multiple tags with the same name or text, simply highlight all of the layers and use the Duplicate button to make more copies. Once you’re ready, click Make It. Connect to your Cricut machine, select your material, load the pen into Clamp A, and start the cut!
Assemble Your Tags
Once your layers are finished cutting, carefully remove them from the cutting mats. Assembling the gift tags is the easiest part of the whole process. I’m using Art Glitter Glue to attach the layers, but feel free to use your favorite adhesive.
If you’re making these tags assembly-line style, running the top two layers through a Xyron machine is a great way to apply adhesive quickly and evenly. Concerned about dry adhesive not giving you enough time to adjust the layers? Add a few small dots of wet glue instead. That little bit of wiggle room can really help with alignment.
What Didn’t Work
Before I show you the finished tags, I want to share what didn’t work for me. Ironically, the two paper scraps I was most excited about ended up being the ones that failed.
On the left, I used a thin patterned paper. The center ribbon cut beautifully, but the outer edges? Not so much. On the right, I tested one of my last scraps of the Krinkles cardstock I love so much—and it was a total disaster! I’m not sure why these didn’t cut well, but as I mentioned earlier, don’t be afraid to try what you have. It might just surprise you!
Finished Layered Gift Tags
The first two finished tags were made with ivory 110lb cardstock from Recollections’ Coffee & Cream paper pack. On the left, I paired it with a “box top” cut from black Recollections cardstock and a bow made from a gold shimmer card by Die Cuts with a View. On the right, the box top was cut from copper shimmer card from the same pad, and the bow is cut from Recollections Signature Special paper—either Champagne or Silver (they’re nearly identical, and I honestly can’t tell which one this is!).
The next two tags were made using white 110lb Recollections cardstock for the base. Both “box tops” came from the Winter Berry paper pad by Hobby Lobby. The tag on the left has a bow cut from the absolutely stunning Fire Stone Red mirror card by Tonic Studios. The one on the right features a bow made from a gorgeous blue metallic card, which I believe came from either Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. These metallics look nice in photos—but in person, they’re absolutely striking!
The final two tags also use white 110lb Recollections cardstock for the base and silver mirror card for the bows. The “box top” on the left is cut from a scrap I had from a Simon Says Stamp sampler pack. The tag we made together today features a patterned paper from the Silver Leaf paper pad by Die Cuts with a View.
As a quick reminder, I used the 0.4 fine point Cricut pen in black to personalize that tag with my son’s name using the Sunday Shine font.
Final Thoughts on Layered Gift Tags
Thank you so much for joining me for today’s Layered Gift Tags with Cricut post. I love how all of these tags turned out. It’s so much fun being able to take one design and make it work for so many different themes. What events or celebrations would you use these tags for—birthdays, baby showers, holidays, or something totally unexpected? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments!
If you haven’t already, make sure to download the free SVG file so you can jump in and start crafting your own layered gift tags today. If you missed it earlier, you can download the free Layered Gift Tag SVG file here.
Looking for more ideas? Check out some of my other handmade gift tag projects for even more inspiration. Have a great week, and I’ll see you back in the craft room again soon.
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