How to Make Personalized Stamp Cookie Cutters with Canva and GenShapr

Hi friends! Welcome back to Alina Craft Studio. Today I want to show you how I make personalized stamp cookie cutters. I create the design in Canva, turn it into a 3D model with GenShapr, and then prepare it for 3D printing.

Once you learn this workflow, you can make a stamp cookie cutter for almost any occasion. Change the shape, the text, and the decorative details, and the same steps work for Christmas, weddings, birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers, anniversaries, graduations, and more.

I will walk through three examples: a personalized gingerbread man for Christmas, a round wedding stamp, and a baby shower cookie cutter.

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What You Need #

For this project, I used:

• Canva to create the stamp design
• GenShapr to turn the design into a 3D cookie cutter and matching stamp
• A 3D printer. I use the Bambu Lab P1S
• Bambu 1.75 mm PLA Matte Refill Filament
• Satin Ice Fondant to test how the stamps transfer onto the surface

If you want a closer look at the GenShapr cutter and stamp settings, I already have a separate tutorial that covers those steps in detail: How to Make Cookie Cutters with Embossing Stamps in GenShapr.

Design a Personalized Gingerbread Cookie Cutter in Canva #

I start by creating the design in Canva. For the first example, I made a personalized gingerbread man stamp cookie cutter. This is a nice idea for Christmas because you can add a child’s name, a family member’s name, or even the family last name.

Always start with a white background. For this design, I used a gingerbread man shape from Canva’s image library.

I recommend using simpler images rather than very complicated ones. The design also needs a black outline. Here you can see how I changed the contours to black so GenShapr can read the shape clearly.

Next, I add the name to the center of the cookie. You can choose any font that fits the design, but I recommend a font that is easy to read and does not have extremely thin details. Simple details print and stamp much more cleanly.

Place the name in the center of the gingerbread man and keep the lettering bold enough to stand out from the icing lines.

That is the whole design. In Canva, we are simply creating the visual reference that GenShapr will use to generate the 3D model. You can repeat the same layout with different names, like Celine and Mom, whenever you want a personalized version.

Turn the Canva Design into a 3D Model in GenShapr #

Upload the finished design into GenShapr, then customize the settings. You can select the size you need, adjust the blade type, and customize the handle. I am not going through every setting here because I already covered that setup in the tutorial linked above.

GenShapr gives you a lot of flexibility, so you can create different types of cookie cutters for different projects. On the left you will see your original Canva image, and on the right you will see the 3D cutter and matching stamp. The stamp details appear mirrored so they print the right way when you press them into dough or fondant.

When the model looks right, download the file and print it on your 3D printer.

Make a Round Wedding Stamp Cookie Cutter #

The second example is a round stamp cookie cutter. The process is exactly the same, but this time we change the shape and the design elements. In Canva, I made a wedding design, a Christmas design, and a kids birthday design, all inside a simple circle.

For the wedding cookie, start with a simple circle.

Add “Mr. and Mrs.,” then add the last name. Canva makes this feel like a construction kit: start with a shape, add text, add decorative elements, and arrange everything the way you want. I also love Canva because it offers a wide selection of fonts.

After the names are in place, add little details like hearts and other decorative elements.

Once the design is ready, save it and upload it to GenShapr. On the left you can see the original Canva design, and on the right you can see the 3D model GenShapr creates from it. You can rotate the model and check how the cookie cutter will look from different angles before you print.

The same upload works for the other round designs. Here is the Christmas stamp, with “Merry Christmas” and a family name.

And here is a kids birthday version with a baseball-style circle and a name in the center.

Make a Baby Shower Cookie Cutter #

The third example is a baby shower cookie cutter. Again, the process is almost identical. This time I chose a rectangle shape, then added text and a teddy bear image.

Start with a simple scalloped rectangle in Canva.

Add a teddy bear graphic on one side of the shape.

Then add the name. I used “Baby Oliver” in a rounded, easy-to-read font.

Upload that design into GenShapr the same way as the others. The cutter follows the scalloped rectangle, and the stamp carries the teddy bear and the name.

Download the STL and open it in your slicer to prepare the print. I used Bambu Studio with my Bambu Lab P1S.

These three cookie cutters look completely different, but the process behind them is the same: a simple design in Canva, a 3D model in GenShapr, then a 3D print.

How the Finished Stamp Cookie Cutters Turn Out #

After printing, I used fondant to show how the stamps actually work and how the designs transfer onto the surface.

Press the gingerbread cutter into a rolled sheet of fondant to cut the outer shape.

Lift the cutter, then press the matching stamp so the name and details transfer cleanly. Here is the finished gingerbread with “Celine” in the center.

The same test works with the other shapes. Roll the fondant evenly, cut the outline, and stamp the design.

Here is the round wedding stamp pressed into fondant: “Mr. and Mrs. Anderson” with the decorative flourish underneath.

And here is the baby shower result, with the teddy bear and “Baby Oliver” transferred onto the scalloped rectangle.

Quick Tips #

Start with a white background and a black outline. GenShapr reads that high-contrast image to build both the cutter shape and the raised stamp details.

Keep the artwork simple. Complicated images and extremely thin fonts are harder to print and harder to stamp cleanly.

Treat Canva like a construction kit. Pick a shape, add text, add a few decorative elements, and stop there. That is enough to make a design that feels personal without becoming too detailed.

Use the same workflow for every occasion. The gingerbread, wedding circle, and baby shower rectangle all followed the same steps. Only the shape, text, and graphics changed.

Final Thoughts #

Personalized stamp cookie cutters are much easier than they look once you have this Canva-to-GenShapr workflow. You design a simple visual in Canva, generate the cutter and stamp in GenShapr, print them, and test the impression in fondant or dough.

If you have any questions about the process, leave a comment below. Happy crafting, my friends!