I just lined the lettering up on the template in the cutting machine software and then cut it as it’s own file on black semi permanent vinyl. Or if your lightbox is an odd size (some boxes use 2-9/16 inch or 2-1/2 inch letters) youmay have to resize the blanks. Since I knew I could do exactly what I wanted with my Cricut I thought I’d share it as my Cricut Craft and Create Challenge entry this month. I also used transparent contact paper to transfer the letters onto the transparent sheets so I would be sure that it lined up. If you have been on Instagram for more than a nano second you know that marquee light boxes and letter boards are all the rage right now.

It is pretty hard to photograph something transparent, but you can see my two different strip sizes in these photos. For the letters you have two options: You can use printable transparency sheets and add the words via the Print and Cut settings. So It was time to take matters into my own hands and figure out how to make my own light box letters and words.

But one of the problems I have is that I don’t always have enough letter (or enough space) to actually say what I want to say. You can shrink or expand the blocks if your phrase is shorter or if you want individual letters, just make sure you keep the height correct! I have A LOT of letter sets, but I still struggle with being able to spell out exactly what I want to say.