Now that the winter holidays have come to a close, it’s back to dreaming of summer for me! I’m pining for the long hours of sunlight, the warmth, and swimming. So, for today’s freebie, I decided to create something unique and that positively screams SUMMER. Embrace your inner sea maiden by making this delicate, lovely die cut mermaid.
What little girl hasn’t dreamt of being a mermaid? I remember playing “mermaids” every time I went swimming with my cousins. It felt like a really original idea at the time…even though I now realize that every other little girl has done literally the exact same thing.
I love all the possibilities with this die cut! Even though there is only one mermaid design included in the download, the customization options are endless! Make a mermaid as unique as you are by choosing your own tail, skin, and hair color using different colors of cardstock. And I’ve even included a couple little hair accessories you can try out as well.
All you need to make these lovely mermaids is:
- Colored Cardstock
- A Cutting Machine (Like a Cricut or Silhouette)
- Glue
If you don’t have a cutting machine, I have included a printable PDF template you can use to trace and cut your pieces out by hand. Also included in the download is a cute little sea horse and a seashell die cut…I just forgot to include them in the photographs (facepalm).
I think these mermaids would be awesome for a little girl’s birthday party: either as decorations or to make as a group craft! I know I would have loved to make a paper mermaid version of myself as a young girl. Heck, I enjoyed doing it now! Can you tell which one is “me?”
Have fun using my die cut mermaid file to make some lovely creations of your own! What plans to do have for these fun designs?
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Mandee is a graphic designer, tennis player, and roller coaster enthusiast. She is a wife to an aspiring stand-up comedian and mommy to two super cute little boys. She fell in love with graphic design when she started working with a guy she met her freshman year of college on his comedy website. Design wasn’t the only thing she fell in love with, and they were married a year and a half later. She started Designs By Miss Mandee as a place to practice her designs skills and share her creative ideas. 10 Comments on Die Cut Mermaid
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Keryn Suthers
January 5, 2018 at 6:23 am (1 year ago)Thank you for sharing this mermaid
Mandee
January 5, 2018 at 9:01 am (1 year ago)You’re welcome Keryn! Glad you like it. ^_^
Susi Barbosa
January 5, 2018 at 6:24 am (1 year ago)Muchas gracias <3
Mandee
January 5, 2018 at 9:01 am (1 year ago)You’re welcome Susi! 😀
Kathy Kelley
January 5, 2018 at 7:34 am (1 year ago)Your mermaid is adorable, thank you so much for creating it and sharing it with us. I
Mandee
January 5, 2018 at 9:02 am (1 year ago)Thanks Kathy! So glad you like it!!
Donna
January 5, 2018 at 7:41 pm (1 year ago)How cute!
Thank you
Diane Turner
January 6, 2018 at 12:44 pm (1 year ago)Hi Mande,
How do you load these in your Silhouette, mine says “format not supported”?
Mandee
January 7, 2018 at 7:56 pm (1 year ago)Hi Diane,
If you’re using a Sihouette, you’ll need to get the Designer Edition in order to use SVG files. If you don’t want to do that though, I usually direct Silhouette users to this blog post for a workaround. 🙂
Mandee
Breon Randon
January 13, 2018 at 12:07 am (1 year ago)thank you!