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Paper Bag School Banner
Design by: CricutDesignTeam (875 Projects)
Project skill level: advanced
Project time: 1 hour to 2 hours
Project tags: School Wall Décor/Wreaths/Banners Classic Kids Grade School Preschool/Kindergarten
Celebrate going back to school with this darling paper bag banner.
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OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED
- Twine
- Black cardstock (1)
- Ribbon
- Red cardstock (1)
- Buttons
- White cardstock (1)
- Paper bags
- Yellow cardstock (1)
- Adhesive
- Tan cardstock (1)
Project Cut Files
STEP-BY-STEP How-TO INSTRUCTIONS
Cricut® Cuts:
Recess Cartridge
1. School house
a. White windows (8” <SklHous>)
b. Black roof/accents (8” Shift + <House-s>)
c. Red bricks (8” Layer + <SklHous>)
d. Yellow door/bell (8” Shift + Layer + <House-s>)
2. Phrase: Recess
a. Black base (2” <Recess>)
b. White letters: R/E (2” Shift + <Recess -s>)
c. White letters: E/S (2” Layer + <Recess >)
d. White letters: C/S (2” Shift + Layer + <Recess-s>)
3. Phrase: Learn
a. Black phrase (1.5” <Learn>)
b.White letters: E/R (1.5” Shift + <Learn-s>)
4. Phrase: Back to School
a. Black base (2.5” <BackSchl>)
b. White letters: B/K (2.5” Shift + <BackTo-s>)
c. White letter: A (2.5” Layer + <BackSchl>)
d. White letter: C (2.5” Shift + Layer + <BackTo-s>)
5. Reading boy
a. Black pants/hair (4” <Boy2>)
b. Red book/shoes (4” Shift + <Boy2-s>)
c. Tan face/hands (4” Layer + <Boy2>)
d. White book pages (4” Shift + Layer + <Boy2-s>)
6. Tags
a. Four black tags (3.25” <Tag1>)
b. Four white tags (3” <Tag1>)
c. Four black apples (3” Shift + <Tag1-s>)
Recess Cartridge
1. School house
a. White windows (8” <SklHous>)
b. Black roof/accents (8” Shift + <House-s>)
c. Red bricks (8” Layer + <SklHous>)
d. Yellow door/bell (8” Shift + Layer + <House-s>)
2. Phrase: Recess
a. Black base (2” <Recess>)
b. White letters: R/E (2” Shift + <Recess -s>)
c. White letters: E/S (2” Layer + <Recess >)
d. White letters: C/S (2” Shift + Layer + <Recess-s>)
3. Phrase: Learn
a. Black phrase (1.5” <Learn>)
b.White letters: E/R (1.5” Shift + <Learn-s>)
4. Phrase: Back to School
a. Black base (2.5” <BackSchl>)
b. White letters: B/K (2.5” Shift + <BackTo-s>)
c. White letter: A (2.5” Layer + <BackSchl>)
d. White letter: C (2.5” Shift + Layer + <BackTo-s>)
5. Reading boy
a. Black pants/hair (4” <Boy2>)
b. Red book/shoes (4” Shift + <Boy2-s>)
c. Tan face/hands (4” Layer + <Boy2>)
d. White book pages (4” Shift + Layer + <Boy2-s>)
6. Tags
a. Four black tags (3.25” <Tag1>)
b. Four white tags (3” <Tag1>)
c. Four black apples (3” Shift + <Tag1-s>)
Fold top edge of paper bags. Adhere folded edge down, leaving a slot under the fold where twine can be threaded through.
Create school house from cuts 1a-1d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Create phrase: “recess” from cuts 2a-2d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Create phrase: “learn” from cuts 3a-3b. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Create phrase: “back to school” from cuts 4a-4d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Create reading boy from cuts 5a-5d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Create tags from cuts 6a-6c. Layer together. Tie twine to tags.
Embellish as desired.
Thread twine through slot of each bag. Attach tags.
Step 1
Cricut® Cuts:
Recess Cartridge
1. School house
a. White windows (8” <SklHous>)
b. Black roof/accents (8” Shift + <House-s>)
c. Red bricks (8” Layer + <SklHous>)
d. Yellow door/bell (8” Shift + Layer + <House-s>)
2. Phrase: Recess
a. Black base (2” <Recess>)
b. White letters: R/E (2” Shift + <Recess -s>)
c. White letters: E/S (2” Layer + <Recess >)
d. White letters: C/S (2” Shift + Layer + <Recess-s>)
3. Phrase: Learn
a. Black phrase (1.5” <Learn>)
b.White letters: E/R (1.5” Shift + <Learn-s>)
4. Phrase: Back to School
a. Black base (2.5” <BackSchl>)
b. White letters: B/K (2.5” Shift + <BackTo-s>)
c. White letter: A (2.5” Layer + <BackSchl>)
d. White letter: C (2.5” Shift + Layer + <BackTo-s>)
5. Reading boy
a. Black pants/hair (4” <Boy2>)
b. Red book/shoes (4” Shift + <Boy2-s>)
c. Tan face/hands (4” Layer + <Boy2>)
d. White book pages (4” Shift + Layer + <Boy2-s>)
6. Tags
a. Four black tags (3.25” <Tag1>)
b. Four white tags (3” <Tag1>)
c. Four black apples (3” Shift + <Tag1-s>)
Recess Cartridge
1. School house
a. White windows (8” <SklHous>)
b. Black roof/accents (8” Shift + <House-s>)
c. Red bricks (8” Layer + <SklHous>)
d. Yellow door/bell (8” Shift + Layer + <House-s>)
2. Phrase: Recess
a. Black base (2” <Recess>)
b. White letters: R/E (2” Shift + <Recess -s>)
c. White letters: E/S (2” Layer + <Recess >)
d. White letters: C/S (2” Shift + Layer + <Recess-s>)
3. Phrase: Learn
a. Black phrase (1.5” <Learn>)
b.White letters: E/R (1.5” Shift + <Learn-s>)
4. Phrase: Back to School
a. Black base (2.5” <BackSchl>)
b. White letters: B/K (2.5” Shift + <BackTo-s>)
c. White letter: A (2.5” Layer + <BackSchl>)
d. White letter: C (2.5” Shift + Layer + <BackTo-s>)
5. Reading boy
a. Black pants/hair (4” <Boy2>)
b. Red book/shoes (4” Shift + <Boy2-s>)
c. Tan face/hands (4” Layer + <Boy2>)
d. White book pages (4” Shift + Layer + <Boy2-s>)
6. Tags
a. Four black tags (3.25” <Tag1>)
b. Four white tags (3” <Tag1>)
c. Four black apples (3” Shift + <Tag1-s>)
Step 2
Fold top edge of paper bags. Adhere folded edge down, leaving a slot under the fold where twine can be threaded through.
Step 3
Create school house from cuts 1a-1d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Step 4
Create phrase: “recess” from cuts 2a-2d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Step 5
Create phrase: “learn” from cuts 3a-3b. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Step 6
Create phrase: “back to school” from cuts 4a-4d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Step 7
Create reading boy from cuts 5a-5d. Layer together. Adhere to a paper bag.
Step 8
Create tags from cuts 6a-6c. Layer together. Tie twine to tags.
Step 9
Embellish as desired.
Step 10
Thread twine through slot of each bag. Attach tags.









