How to Make Summer Beach Layered Cards
LEARN TO MAKE SUMMER LAYERED CARDS ON YOUR CRICUT CUTTING MACHINE
Isn't this card so peaceful? You can just feel the breeze and hear the seagulls off in the distance.
The card is really simple to put together. I hope you like it!
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.
This file is part of Summer Craft Party 2024.
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SUMMER BEACH LAYERED CARD – MATERIALS LIST
- I am using my Cricut Maker 3. You could also use your Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Explore 3, or Cricut Maker!!
- Cricut Scoring Wheel or Scoring Stylus
- Cricut StandardGrip Cutting Mat (green)
- Cardstock. I am using my standard white cardstock, brown, cream, orange, and yellow.
- Glue or adhesive
- Cricut Scraper
- Cricut Brayer
Summer Beach Layered Card
This tutorial will show you how to make a cool layered card for summer!
Materials
- My Summer Beach Layered Card SVG Cut File
- Cardstock
- Glue
Tools
- A way to cut out your cardstock. I am using my FABULOUS Cricut Maker but you can a Cricut Explore series too!
- Cricut StandardGrip Cutting Mat (green)
- Cricut Scoring Wheel or Stylus
- Cricut Brayer
- Cricut Scraper
Instructions
STEP 1 - PURCHASE & DOWNLOAD THE SVG CUT FILE
You can purchase the Summer Beach Layered Card SVG Cut File in my shop here.
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 THE DESIGN
The file will upload into Cricut Design Space grouped together. You will want to hit the UNGROUP button to separate the layers.
STEP 4 - CONVERT FOLD LINES TO SCORE LINES
Scroll down the list in the LAYERS panel and find the envelope. Click the fold line and change the fold lines to score lines by changing the OPERATION from BASIC CUT to SCORE.
Attach the score line and the envelope by highlighting the GROUP and selecting the ATTACH option in lower right hand corner.
Repeat this step for the card base.
Click the GREEN Make It Button.
STEP 5 - MAKE YOUR MATERIAL SELECTIONS AND PREPARE YOUR MATS
Click ON THE MAT and then CONTINUE.
Click the CONTINUE button.
For this tutorial, I am using Medium Cardstock. Select your materials accordingly.
Attach your cardstock to the Cricut StandardGrip Mat using the Cricut Brayer.
STEP 6 - 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.
You will know the machine is ready to cut your material when you see the flashing "C" button. Press that to start the cut.
Follow Design Space prompts to change out the scoring wheel and fine point cutting blade.
Once the cut is complete, make sure to peel the mat away from the cardstock rather than the cardstock from the mat. This will prevent any curling of your design.
Repeat Step 6 for until all layers have been cut.
STEP 7 - ASSEMBLE YOUR CARD
Now that everything is cut, we can start to assemble the card.
First, layer the front cover panel. I do have a Layering Guide for this card located within the download.
Mat and layer the messaging panel.
Fold the card base along the score line and burnish with your scraper.
Attach the messaging panel to the inside of the card.
Attach the front cover panel to the front of the card.
STEP 8 - FORM THE ENVELOPE
To make the envelope, begin by folding along the score lines and press the folds with your scraper.
Add glue to the back of the inlay panel as well as around the cutout.
Place the inlay panel over the cutout on the envelope making sure to center it well.
Add glue to the bottom of the side flaps.
With the side flaps folded in, bring the bottom flap up and carefully press to form the envelope.
Your card and envelope are complete.
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Happy Crafting!
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So nice Thank you Love all your stuff
Thank you for sharing another wonderful card, I do have this one downloaded and can’t wait to make this card. Really love all your stuff!
Thank you for sharing these lovely cut files.
I just want to say thank you for doing the videos with each of your patterns. Even though I’ve had my Cricut for many years, all of the changes are very hard to keep up with. But not just that, I have, due to a severe head injury, pretty much no short-term memory. As a result, it will be at least 8-10 years before I would ever remember these steps on my own. Adding to that the frequent changes, that would mean that I will never be able to remember any of these steps. It’s for that reason, after all these years of my Cricut going unused, I can now use it with confidence thanks to people like you and Sarah from Craft With Sarah. So truly, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It’s a very difficult disability to live with, but you guys make it much easier to cope with it. Thank you. Angel <3