An octopus is the busiest shape in the set – a round head and eight arms that go everywhere. A ribbon banner crosses the design, leaving room to letter a name, a date or a short greeting by hand.
Free printable & cut-ready · design + line-art sheet · no sign-up
What’s Inside
- Octopus · With Banner — a single, bold motif
One ready-to-cut design: Octopus · With Banner. The pack includes the cut-ready file plus a line-art sheet for tracing and colouring. A bulbous head with two big eyes, dropping into eight curling arms that overlap and tangle. The arms are the work; cut them as one connected ribbon so nothing separates, and let the curves wander. A ribbon banner crosses the design, leaving room to letter a name, a date or a short greeting by hand.
Three Ways to Use It
1. Cut it with a Cricut or Silhouette
The file is closed-path vector art with no overlapping lines, exactly what cutting software expects. Scale to your cardstock and cut from 80 gsm upward; a fine-point blade handles it cleanly.
2. Cut it by hand
Print at 100%, staple the sheet to a folded square of paper, and cut through both layers. Most people finish in well under half an hour.
3. Trace and colour
The line-art sheet doubles as a colouring and tracing page, a ready-made activity for classroom or family craft time.
Materials
Red cardstock or origami paper (80–160 gsm) · scissors or a craft knife · a printer · double-sided tape. Add a Cricut or Silhouette if you would rather not cut by hand.
Best For
Kitchen windows, quirky living rooms, coastal bars and playful gift cards.
FAQ
Are eight arms hard? Cut as one connected ribbon – they won’t separate. A ribbon banner crosses the design, leaving room to letter a name, a date or a short greeting by hand.
Do the eyes matter? The two dots make it read as a face.
What size? 20-28 cm wide.
