I absolutely love the look of organic weddings so I decided to create an easy DIY that would match this wedding theme. I have seen these marble place cards floating around the internet and decided to use my Cricut to make a budget friendly version. By using your Cricut machine you can save money on a calligrapher and make a ton of these place cards quick! Read on below to learn how to make these marble place cards using your Cricut! If you liked this DIY make sure to check out our DIY marble coasters and DIY beach wedding place cards!
For this project I purchased a font to give it a handwritten feel. But many readers have had trouble printing this thin font. If you have trouble weeding and printing thin font then I suggest using Babette font within Design Space as it is thicker and easier to print on vinyl. If you plan to make multiple place cards then I suggest using a block font like Cricut Sans. Simply type up your names in Design Space. Drag your names to 2″ by 3″. This is the perfect size for 4″ marble tiles. Add your gold vinyl to the cutting mat and move your Cricut dial to vinyl. Load your cutting mat and press the flashing Cricut button to begin cutting!
Once your Cricut has finished cutting out your place card design use the weeding tool to carefully remove the negative space.
Place transfer tape over your gold vinyl and use the scraper to re-enforce the design on to your transfer tape. I often find it is hard to get all of the vinyl to stick to the transfer tape when the letters are thin and delicate so this tool is invaluable!
Place your design over a marble tile and smooth on using the scraper tool. Carefully remove the transfer tape to reveal your finished place card!
Silk linens, farm chairs, and lots of greenery would make these marble place cards pop and complete the organic look! Get even more Cricut wedding day ideas HERE!
Photography + Styling: Gillian Ellis Photography | Supplies: Cricut Maker | 4″ Marble Tiles | Gold Vinyl | | Cricut Tools | Adhesive Cutting Mat | Transfer Tape
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I have been obsessing over this idea for my wedding but thought about the cost of a calligrapher or stress of me calligraphy-ing. I just got a cricut and THIS. MADE. ME. SO. HAPPY!!!!!
I’m assuming you used a vinyl like Oracle 651? Because I notice you’re not sealing it. I was wondering I thought about turning them into coasters and putting the table number on the back on the cork board I would use.
Hi Kathryn! The Vinyl is by Cricut and linked in the blog post. I highly recommend it! There’s no need to seal it.
Hi Jillian,
I was thinking of doing the same thing with putting the table numbers on the back. How did their sowrk out for you?
Hi Kathryn! These would work great as table numbers. Although, they are tile so you can only print on one side.
Omg, these are gorgeous! Not only for weddings, but for any social event with loved ones. Thank you for sharing the tutorial, it’s very easy!
Thank you so much Paula!
These are great! Do you think it would be too hard and intricate to do these on 3 inch tiles? To fit the table number and name I wasn’t sure.. thank you!
Hi Mary Anne! 4 inch sounds large but it is actually pretty small. 3 inch tile could work but it may look a bit cramped and you want people to be able to read what’s printed easily.
Hello! I’m new to the Cricut world and purchased the machine because I was inspired to make these amazing place cards/coasters for my wedding. So thank you for posting! Is Photoshop necessary or would I be able to use a different editing software?
Hi Joyce! Wow, that’s so exciting! Welcome to the world of Cricut. I promise you’ll get obsessed! I believe you need Photoshop or Illustrator to create custom SVG files. And if you plan on making a lot of projects in the future it will make sense to download one of these programs. Can’t wait to see your projects!
Hi! Love your post! I just got the Cricut Explore Air 2 last week and I’m already loving it. Yesterday I tried to stick vinyl on shiny marble tile that we had left over and laying around from a flooring project a couple months ago, and the vinyl did not want to stick to the marble. Any idea why? Is it because it has a shiny finish? What finish is best for this project? Thank you!
Thank you Karolina! I hope you are enjoying your new Cricut! I used a flat marble for this project so yes, it may not be sticking because your marble is shiny and that makes it too slick.
I thought that was the problem – thank you! I will try it on some flat marble this weekend! 🙂
Hi Gillian,
I absolutely love your work. I surfed the internet in search of this kind of work. Finally, I have found it at yours. You showed the easy way to calligraphy on marble. you used the gold vinyl, which looks great to me. I have ordered circuit tools to make this kind of card in my home.
Thank you for sharing this idea.
Thank you so much Tracey! I really appreciate it.
Hi! What color vinyl did you use? I only see honey or caramel on the Cricut website, not a gold. There is a glitter gold but I’d prefer not to use glitter!
Thank you!
Callie
Hi Callie, I used regular gold vinyl and this post links to it. It is listed on the Cricut site but looks like more of a brown shade online.
how did you prepare the back of the tile? there are little bits of glue, etc. did you sand the edges?
Hi Alicia, I didn’t have any excess glue but if you do you can sand the back with sandpaper or a nail file. I did not sand the edges as there is no need.
Hi, where did you get the tiles from 🙂 my wedding is coming up in August! I really like this idea
Hi Ashly, I’m glad you like the DIY! Click Here for the marble tiles I used.
Hi Gillian! Thanks for the great tutorial! I have been looking for a way to do this for my wedding without hand lettering the tiles – can’t wait to try this!
I have a question about the material – do you think vinyl is the best choice? Do you think the adhesive foil would work, too?
Thank you!
Hi Jessica,
I would recommend vinyl over adhesive foil. I just feel like the adhesive foil is difficult to work with and often has trouble adhering.
Hi Gillian!
I absolutely love your coasters and just bought a Cricut Explorer Air 2 to make them for my wedding! I’m new to Cricut, so I was wondering what size font did you use for the coasters? When I typed about 20 names into the photoshop space, it always exceeded the 12×12″ limit.
Thank you!!
Hi Luna,
I usually just pick a standard font size and then drag the file in design space to my desired size. If you drag your file open to 2″ by 3″ this should be the perfect size for 4″ marble tiles.
How many did you make and how long did it take you? This is such a cute idea but I am concerned it will be an undertaking project for 175 people….
Thanks!
Hi Sarah! I think making any DIY for 175 people would take quite awhile! Making these yourself would save money but if you want to save time there are some great options on etsy like this one or this one.
I am trying to make the same thing but with black vinyl. Every time I make them the smaller letters pull off while it is being cut. The first time I did this it worked fine. Could it possible be bad vinyl?
Hi Kim! What font are you using? It is most likely because the font is too small or thin. I often have this problem with calligraphy fonts where the pieces are too small and easily snag. I would suggest changing your font or printing bigger.
Hi there! I’m loving this tutorial. I’m about to tackle this project for my wedding of about 150 people. How many rolls of vinyl do you think I’ll need if I’m following your 2” by 3” font size? Any input would be helpful, thanks!
Hi Victoria! I’m not sure how many rolls you would need. But that is a lot of place cards so it’s definitely a big undertaking!
Hello! I’m new to circut and am interested in tackling this project for my wedding. Do you have any tutorials on how to add the seating chart to photoshop and then to circut? Thank you for your help!
I was wondering if this would take forever with over 200 guests
Hi Lori, I’m pretty slow at weeding vinyl so in my opinion this would take a long because of that.
Hi Kim, like many of the comments I was inspired by your work and had purchased the Cricut for this project. I was just wondering if you could please explain a little more about the photoshop part. You mentioned that you type the name out in photoshop and then load the file in Cricut then resize it to 2″ 3″. Did you do this for each name?
I also have over 200 guests and was hoping that for every 12″ x 12″ I can fit as many names on the sheet as possible with the correct size.
If you can provide any insight that would be lovely!
Many thanks
Hi Theresa,
I made this project using Photoshop and as I created it for this blog post I only made a handful not 200. If you want to make that many then I suggest you use Design Space instead of Photoshop to type up your names as it will remove one step. In Design Space you can type up the guests names and resize them. Once they are the size you would like, you can then move them around to fit within the 12×12 cutting mat. I highly suggest using a block font like Cricut Sans if you are going to make that many. It is a much easier font to weed than calligraphy fonts. I hope this helps!
Thank you so much for your quick response! How amazing that your project is still current and still assisting others! Many thanks.
Could this be made with the new Circuit Joy machine?
Hi, yes you could definitely make this with the Cricut Joy.
If you make these to use as coasters with the vinyl, do you need to seal them in case they get wet?
They should be fine without sealing.
Hi, I am thinking of making these. What are the backs like? Did you add anything like felt or something underneath, or are they nice and won’t scratch a table? Thank you, and GREAT idea!
Hi Angela,
These are made from tile so the backs are hard tile. It would be good to add something to the back if you are worried about scratching. You can purchase the small felt rounds meant for putting underneath the legs of chairs and tables. Stick those to the bottoms and it won’t scratch your table.