Christmas Cupcakes Wrapper and Topper

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Make a DIY Christmas Cupcakes Wrapper and Topper for your Christmas Cupcakes with the Silhouette Cameo 4. When the holidays get busy, make the decorating part a snap with these paper trees attached to a toothpick for your Christmas Cupcakes.

I love setting up a pretty dessert table but it needs to be stress-free decorating and set up. I love making my own cupcake wrappers with my Silhouette Cameo 4 and some colored cardstock.

Estimated Time: 20 Minutes

Skill Level: Beginner

Supplies Needed:

Step One: Design Your Christmas Cupcakes Wrapper and Topper:

Open Silhouette Studio® on your computer.

Select the Page Setup Window and adjust your cutting mat size to 12×12 (or the sized mat you are using).

Purchase your Scalloped Cupcake Wrapper Design and the Christmas Tree Gift Tag Design from the Silhouette Design Store and then open them in Silhouette Studio. Click File>Library>Library>Recent Downloads>Select the downloaded design.

I created a 12×12 sheet of cupcake wrappers and then the pieces for my Christmas tree in another tab.

First, Copy and paste your scalloped cupcake wrapper to fit on the cutting mat.

Next, remove the parts of the gift tag you won’t be using (select the item and hit delete on your keyboard) and then copy and paste the tree layers, trunk, and star to fit on your cutting mat.

Step Two: Cutting Out Your Christmas Cupcakes Wrapper and Topper:

Turn on your Silhouette CAMEO® 4.

Attach your cardstock to the cutting mat and load into your machine by lining up your mat with the guidelines and pressing the “up” arrow.

Then, click “send” in the Software and then select the type of cardstock you are using from the dropdown menu.

Double-check to make sure your design has been selected to cut and the Silhouette CAMEO®4 autoblade had been selected. The autoblade will adjust to cut based on the type of material you selected. I suggest always doing a test cut to make sure it will work with your cardstock – there is a “test” button at the bottom of your screen.

Select “Send” to start cutting your scalloped cupcake wrappers.

Press the “down” arrow when your machine has finished cutting your design to remove the cutting mat from the machine.

Repeat this process for each color of cardstock. You can also cut multiple colors at one time if you space them out on your cutting mat to match your software layout.

Step Three: Make Your Christmas Cupcakes Wrapper:

Remove your sheet of red cardstock from the cutting mat – go slow so it doesn’t curl up. The wrappers should easily separate from the cardstock.

These cupcake wrappers are already the perfect size for standard cupcakes as long as you don’t re-size the design.

Curl the cupcake wrapper in a circle and hook the cutout into the small slot on the other side. I like to add a tiny piece of tape to make sure the wrapper stays closed.

Step Four: Make Your Christmas Cupcakes Topper:

Remove all your paper pieces from the cutting mat and organize – you will make a little assembly line for the pieces of the Christmas tree.

First, add a tiny drop of glue or adhesive for the middle tree piece and attach it to the largest tree.

Repeat for the top of the tree.

Add the tree trunk to the back of the Christmas tree.

Finish your Christmas tree with the star on the front.

Attach your toothpick to the back of the tree trunk with adhesive or glue (I have done both. Tape is faster but you have to trim it pretty small).

Step Five: Assemble your Christmas Cupcakes:

Make your Cupcake Wrappers, placing an unfrosted cupcake inside, and then frosting your cupcake. It is can be messy trying to place already frosted cupcakes in the wrappers, but it can be done.

I used white buttercream frosting and my favorite large star tip in a piping bag so it would look like snow for my Christmas trees.

Insert your toothpick tree topper into your cupcake.

I love how these Christmas Cupcakes are a craft that kids could do at a party and then help decorate the cupcakes. Activities and decor at the same time; I love it!