DIY Christmas Heart Cards

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The Bearded Housewife December 2, 2020
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USE THE DRAW FUNCTION ON YOUR CUTTING MACHINE TO CREATE SIMPLE YET BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS HEART CARDS

I love making cards. It is one of my favorite things to do with my Cricut. I also love Christmas. So, I have been creating fun and unique cards to share with your all. This Christmas Heart Card is no different.

Not only is this card beautiful, it is also so simple to create. How? By using the DRAW function on your Cricut or other cutting machine. Of course, your machine will need this function to be compatible.

In this tutorial, I’ll give you my step by step instructions and tell you what materials I think work best when making this project.

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CHRISTMAS HEART CARD – MATERIALS LIST

Christmas Heart Cards

Christmas Heart Cards

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Use the DRAW function on your Cricut to create this simple yet beautiful Christmas Card.

Materials

  • My FREE Christmas Heart Card SVG File
  • Cricut Cardstock
  • Cricut Pens. I am using Black and Red.
  • Glue or adhesive for the envelope

Tools

  • A way to draw and cut your cardstock. I am using my Cricut Maker.
  • Cricut Scoring Wheel or Stylus
  • Cricut StandardGrip Cutting Mat (green)
  • Cricut Scraper

Instructions

STEP 1 - DOWNLOAD THE SVG CUT FILE

Download the SVG Cut file for the Christmas Heart Card (#50) from The File Vault. Get access by joining the club.

STEP 2 - UPLOAD THE SVG FILE TO CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

If you aren't familiar with uploading SVG files into Design Space, take a look at my quick and easy tutorial here. Using your smartphone? Click here for my step-by-step guide on uploading SVG files with the Cricut App.

STEP 3 - UNGROUP CARD LAYERS

The file will upload into Cricut Design Space grouped together. You will want to hit the UNGROUP button to separate the layers.

ungroup the card layers

STEP 4 - CONVERT CUT LINES TO DRAW LINES

We want to have our machine draw the layers instead of cut them out. Design Space brings these layers into the canvas as cut layers which is why you see the card look a little different.

To change that, scroll down the list in the LAYERS panel and highlight one of the heart layers.

select one of the heart layers

Change the artwork to draw by changing the LINE TYPE from CUT to DRAW.

change the linetype to draw

Next, change the color of this layer to RED.

This is a totally optional step. If you would like the card to be drawn with one color, no problem! I like the look of two colors but it is totally up to you!

change the pen color to red

Highlight the remaining heart layer.

select the other heart layer

Next, change the artwork to draw by changing the LINE TYPE from CUT to DRAW.

change the linetype to draw

STEP 5 - CONVERT FOLD LINE TO A SCORE LINE

Select the fold line in the LAYERS panel.

select the fold line of the card

Change the fold line to score by changing the LINE TYPE from CUT to SCORE.

change the linetype to score

Attach everything by highlighting the GROUP.

highlight all the card layers

Select the ATTACH option in lower right hand corner.

select attach in the lower right hand corner of the layers panel

Click the green MAKE IT button.

click the green make it button

STEP 6 - MAKE YOUR MATERIAL SELECTIONS AND PREPARE YOUR MATS

For this tutorial, I am using Medium Cardstock.

Attach your cardstock to the Cricut StandardGrip Mat.

STEP 7 - LOADING YOUR MATS AND CUTTING YOUR MATERIALS

To load the mat into the machine, press the double arrows button. Do make sure that the mat is positioned under the mat guides.

press the flashing arrows to load your mat

Hit the "C" button once it begins to flash and you are on your way to creating your card! Follow the prompts in Design Sapce on when to change out the pen or blades.

press the flashing "C" button to begin your cut

STEP 8 - FOLD AND PERSONALIZE YOUR CARD

Now that your machine has finished your card, we only have a few more steps left!

now your card is ready to fold and personalize

Gently fold the card along the score line.

fold along the score line

Press the fold with your scraper.

press the fold with your scraper

Add your sentiment to the inside of the card.

You can make an envelope using the template included in your download.

create an envelope using the template in your download

Insert your card into the envelope and you can mail this out to your family and friends.

once you have personalized the card, you can add your card to your envelope and mail it to family and friends

© The Bearded Housewife
Project Type: Cards / Category: Card Making

Now, I just know anyone who receives this card will love it. It is very pretty and a lot of fun to make!

If you liked this design, I have a variation in the form of a wreath available in my shop!

Post a photo in the comment section or tag your projects on social media @thebeardedhousewife using the hashtag #beardedhousewife! I’d love to see how yours turn out!!

Happy Holidays!

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      2. Rocio December 3, 2021

        Sorry to bother you but I’m trying to make your card and for some it’s drawing the images super thick and when I put the red pen in , the alignment is completely off. Any idea of why it’s doing this ?

  3. Shirl December 7, 2020

    Love this card so much. The draw function on my maker is one of my favorites! Your card will be made over and over this holiday season. I did try loading the card twice, but both did no include the envelope. So I may need a little advice on that. Thanks so much for a great Christmas card.

    1. The Bearded Housewife December 7, 2020

      Shirl,

      Thank you so much! I’m glad you like the card! The envelope is actually in a separate folder within the download. It is marked “Envelope”. Open the folder and you’ll find the files.

      Let me know if you have any questions! 😊

  4. Olivia December 19, 2020

    Thank your so much for making this tutorial and sharing. This card is my first project. I was getting discourage watching so many videos because they were going too fast, but you actually explained everything nicely and even shared your talent with us thanks 🙂 you got a new fan.

    1. The Bearded Housewife December 19, 2020

      Olivia,

      My goodness. Thank you so much for the kind words. You made my morning!

      I’m so glad this beautiful card was your first project and am happy to hear it went well!

      If you need any help ever, please don’t hesitate to reach out! I’m thrilled you’re here!

      I’d love to see pictures of your card! ❤️

  5. Siobhan Buckley January 11, 2021

    Love this card. First time using the draw feature on my cricut & it worked out beautifully…. (well, first time I used wrong pen size but still worked out ok!) Thank you for sharing & easy to follow video.

    1. The Bearded Housewife January 12, 2021

      I am so happy to hear that!! The draw function is a favorite of mine! I love incorporating it into my card designs!

      I’m glad you enjoyed the file and the video was easy to follow! 😊

  6. Kathie OKeefe October 25, 2021

    I love this card. I made a batch this weekend using medium green and red, and I added a saying to the inner part of the card. They came out great! Thank you for this template and tutorial.

  7. Mary Lou November 16, 2021

    Thanks Nick, this card is great and I like how your different projects utilize different features of the Cricut. They are a great way to explore the various features!

  8. Julie November 28, 2021

    Thank you for this file! I found it rather easy to make,however I’m stuck on how to make the card can someone please help? Thank you in advance

    1. The Bearded Housewife November 28, 2021

      Julie,

      Ungroup the design.

      Select the draw lines (one is black, one is red). Change the LINETYPE to pen under the operation menu. Do this for both draw layers.

      Then, change the score line to score under the operation menu.

      Highlight that group and select attach in the layers panel.

      Click make it and you should be good to go to follow the Design Space prompts.

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