How to Make Pretty Cutout Cards for Mom

LEARN TO MAKE PRETTY CARDS FOR MOM ON YOUR CRICUT CUTTING MACHINE

I am always looking for ways to use different techniques with our Cricut.

This card uses your Cricut Pens to draw the design on before cutting out all the different parts. So fun!

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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MOM CUTOUT CARD – MATERIALS LIST

Mom Cutout Card

Mom Cutout Card

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

This tutorial will show you how to make a pretty cutout card for Mother's Day.

Materials

  • My FREE Mom Cutout 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 - DOWNLOAD THE SVG CUT FILE

Download the SVG Cut File for the Mom Cutout Card (#626) from the File Library. Free members can download the cut file from the Free Library. Not a member? Click here to join.

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.

ungroup the design

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.

convert the score line for the envelope

Attach the score line and the envelope by highlighting the GROUP and selecting the ATTACH option in lower right hand corner.

highlight the group and attach

Find the score line for the card base and change the fold lines to score lines by changing the OPERATION from BASIC CUT to SCORE.

find the score for the card base and convert

Find the artwork for the card base and change the it to draw by changing the OPERATION from BASIC CUT to PEN.

convert the drawing to pen

Attach the everything together by highlighting the GROUP and selecting the ATTACH option in lower right hand corner.

Click the GREEN Make Button.

click the make button

STEP 5 - MAKE YOUR MATERIAL SELECTIONS AND PREPARE YOUR MATS

Click ON THE MAT and then CONTINUE.

Click the CONTINUE button.

click continue

For this tutorial, I am using Medium Cardstock. Select your materials accordingly.

make your material selections

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.

time to assemble

First, fold the card base along the score line and burnish with your scraper.

fold the card base along the score linesburnish with your scraper

Next, open the card base and add the pink layer to the cutout on the card base.

add the pink layer behind the cutout on the card

Add glue to the back of that layer as well as around the flower cutouts. Then, add glue along the edge of the yellow cover panel.

fold the card baseburnish with your scraperadd glue to the back of the pink layer

Place the yellow cover panel over the cutouts on the card base and the pink layer.

attach the yellow layer to the card base

Close the card base and add glue to any areas that may be sticking up.

add glue to any areas that are sticking up

Attach the center portion of the "O".

add the cutout on the "O"

Mat and layer the messaging panel.

mat and layer the messaging panel

Attach the messaging panel to the inside of the card.

attach the messaging panel to the inside 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.

fold the envelope along the score linesburnish with your scraper

Add glue to the back of the inlay panel as well as around the cutout.

add glue along the outer edge of the inlay panel

Place the inlay panel over the cutout on the envelope making sure to center it well.

attach the inlay to the cutout on the envelope flap

Add glue to the bottom of the side flaps.

add glue along the bottom of the side flaps

With the side flaps folded in, bring the bottom flap up and carefully press to form the envelope.

bring the bottom flap up to form the envelope

Your card and envelope are complete.

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!!

WANT MORE MOTHER'S DAY SVGS & PROJECTS?

My crafty friends and I got together to bring you 15 FREE Mother's Day SVGs and Projects. Check out the image below and the links to get these amazing designs!

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  1. Could not find the SVG for the MOM CutOut Card . Just advertisement for it in the Free Library…Computers and I don’t always work well together. Thanks for your great Patterns and help on the Cricut expecially.

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