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DIY Birthday Cake Topper

April 23, 2019 By Amy | The Happy Scraps Leave a Comment

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A couple of weeks ago was my father-in-laws birthday. A week or so before hand, we decided we wanted to throw a birthday party for him at our house. After we had planned this, I happened to be out running a few errands with my aunt and she had to stop by Nothing Bundt Cakes for a small cake. I thought “we should get one of those next week for the birthday party”. During the week, knowing that we were going to pick up one of these cakes, I knew I wanted to make a cake topper. The problem was, I didn’t know how big I needed to make the topper, because I didn’t know how big the cake would be. I worked on the design before hand, but I waited to cut it out until I had the cake and could measure how big to make it. Anyway, I thought it turned out pretty well considering how quickly I put it together! Today I’m going to share with you how I created this simple DIY Birthday Cake Topper. 

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

This DIY Birthday Cake Topper post contains affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and purchase something, you won’t pay anything extra, but it will help support this blog. All ideas and opinions are my own.

DIY Birthday Cake Topper Supplies:

  • Cricut Maker
  • Cricut Kraft Board
  • Patterned Vinyl
  • Transfer Tape
  • Design Space Cut File
  • Skewers
  • Hot Glue Gun

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

After I had all of my supplies gathered and my design ready, I sent it to my Cricut maker to cut. (If you have Cricut Access, these designs are included in your subscription.) Because I was cutting two different types of material, I did need to make sure my material was set correctly for that cut, either premium vinyl or kraft board. 

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

Once everything was cut out, I weeded the designs.  

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

Knowing that I needed to layer the designs, I used transfer tape on the light outline banner flag piece. I lined it up over the top of the checkered green banner flag, and placed it over the top. Then I placed those onto the kraft board that I had cut.

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

Next, I layered the lettering on the transfer tape and placed it onto the banner. 

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

Turning the banner over, I put glue on both ends of it, placing the skewers onto the hot glue. Then I let it dry.

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

I placed it into the top of the cake, and love how it turned out!

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

If you haven’t ever made a DIY Birthday Cake Topper, you totally need to. They are fun and easy to make. I was surprised just how quickly this one came together! It would be so easy to customize a cake topper to be whatever you want or need! 

Creating a DIY Birthday Cake Topper doesn't have to be difficult and time consuming. Using your Cricut machine makes it a fun and simple project!

Whether you’re topping a cupcake or a cake, you should try making your own DIY Birthday Cake Topper! If you’ve looking for more fun Cricut ideas, be sure to check out my Cricut gallery here. 

Filed Under: Cricut, DIY Projects Tagged With: birthday, birthday party, birthdays, cricut, cricut maker, patterned vinyl, vinyl

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