Personalized Clipboards

December 16, 2019 Mom MD Hawaii

See how to make personalized clipboards, which make a super cute, quick, and affordable gift. Perfect for Christmas or when you need to make a lot of gifts. This article goes over the how to make these beautiful gifts step by step. The youtube video and this article will go through the process so you can see how to make your own personalized clipboards.

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The step by step process is outlined below.

Plain Clipboards

The plain clipboards used and pictured were purchased from Amazon in bulk for a super good price. They come in packs of 10, 12, 24, and 30. Amazon also sells some more colorful options. All with FREE prime shipping.

Adhesive Foil Vinyl Design

Designed In Design Space

The designs were made using elements from various sources. The layout was made in design space. Quotes and names were made using fonts from dafont.com. Choose a favorite font and whatever saying you desire. Then personalize it with the recipient’s name. The Unicorn is from Love SVG for FREE. I adore the FREE SVG files on Love SVG. The designs are free for personal use (make and give, NOT sell). A commercial license can be purchased for a reasonable price for items intended to be sold. Definitely recommend checking them out if you haven’t done so already.

Cut Out With The Cricut Maker

I LOVE the Cricut Maker. The maker quickly and easily cut the quotes, names, and designs out of adhesive foil material. The unwanted excess material was removed or also known as “weeded.”

Adhesive Foil Vinyl

For this project, the adhesive foil vinyl was all Cricut brand. I highly recommend that people price compare to get the best quality and price for all materials, and especially for adhesive vinyl. The Cricut adhesive foil vinyl was purchased directly from Cricut during a sale and mystery box promotion. Amazon also has multiple options as well. Favorite non-Cricut brands include Siser and Oracal. Remember to do test cuts before cutting the design because settings may be slightly different for alternative brands.

Transfer Tape Application

Transfer tape was applied to the top of the design. It was burnished (rubbed down) so the vinyl would stick onto the transfer tape. The paper backing was removed and the adhesive foil vinyl was then rubbed onto the clipboards. The transfer tape was removed slowly at a 90 degree angle off the vinyl, leaving it behind on the wooden clipboard. This process was repeated for all design elements to make the full design.

I hope this article inspired you to try making your own personalized clipboards. The process is easy, with super cute, and unique results.

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