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How to print and cut on Cricut to make my card templates - follow my easy instructions step by step to get everything set up right in Cricut Design Space and then make the card.
Print and cut isn't difficult - certainly not for these card templates - you just need to know what to do!
So this page is your instruction page to help you make my print then cut card templates with no hassle!
Each of my print then cut card templates (you can see my range of designs here) is based on my basic card & envelope template - I've just added a different design to the print then cut feature - this means that it's the same basic instructions for all of the cards.
If you've made some of my paper-cut style cards before, you'll be familiar with the way of making the card and envelope - the print and cut technique gives a couple more steps to do, but don't worry they're easy and I'll show you how...
My instructions use Cricut Design Space, as that's what I used to make my cards. If you have another make of cutting machine with a print and cut function you'll be able to use my card templates - please follow your manufacturer's instructions for how to print and cut using your own machine, although you may find some helpful tips here to help you understand how to set up the files, including the print & score part of the instructions.
If you don't have a print and cut function on your machine, don't worry, as you can still use the card templates - just print them out to the correct size using your at-home printer and then cut them with a craft knife or craft guillotine.
In each of my print and cut card templates you'll find suggested colours for the design - and you can also see an alternative colour idea in the extra photos for the product listings in my store.
You're welcome to get creative with the colours and change it up to suit your own creative style or the recipient's colour and style preferences...
Some tips to help you:
We're going to make this sunflower print then cut card template - the instructions are the same for each of the print and cut cards, though, it's just the top design that's different. So please just follow along for your card, whichever design you've chosen (you can see the full range here)...
Before we start, if you need any help with accessing, downloading, and opening the files, click here...
We're going to start with the 'print then cut' part of the project, then we'll cut and score the main card parts and the envelope and put it all together.
When you're ready to start your project, open up Cricut Design Space and click on the 'New Project' button in the top right hand corner...
P.S. If you're following these instructions from the Christmas ornaments page, go back to there now by following this link...
To open your card & envelope cut file in Cricut Design Space, go to:
Folding and assembling your card and envelope will be pretty easy if you've made one of my cut out card templates before. If not, I have a detailed craft tutorial here showing exactly how to fold along all the score lines and where to glue to put everything together - the only extra bit you'll need is adding the design and the topper square - easy peasy!
You will need to:
I started by gluing the design onto the topper square. I just used a solid glue stick for this but made sure that I glued right up to the edges so that the design stuck down well and the corners or edges didn't flap up. See my image below...
I have detailed instructions for how to fold and glue the pieces, if you'd like, on this page - if you're not already familiar with my way of making cards, I do recommend you go through it, or you can just choose to refer to it if you feel stuck, if you prefer...
When you're done, come back here and we can add the topper square onto the card together...
I hope you've enjoyed my print and cut on Cricut card project!
See all my card templates for your Cricut (or similar cutting machine) here - lots of ideas for birthdays, Christmas, and loads of other occasions - I'm adding more all the time!
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