How to Make Encouraging Cards on a Cricut

LEARN TO MAKE EASY ENCOURAGEMENT CARDS ON YOUR CRICUT CUTTING MACHINE

We all could use some encouragement now and then, right?

This card is so easy to make and delivers that boost of confidence needed from time to time.

You make this card on any Cricut cutting machine. If using the Cricut Joy, you will want to use a premade card base and envelope.

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 free file can be found in the Free File Library for Free Members.

Basic and Premium Members can download the SVG cut file for this project in the File Library.

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YOU GOT THIS CARD – MATERIALS LIST

You Got This Card

You Got This Card

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

This tutorial will show you how to make an easy You Got This Card!

Materials

  • My FREE You Got This Card SVG Cut File
  • Cardstock
  • Glue or adhesive

Tools

  • A way to cut out your cardstock. I am using my FABULOUS Cricut Maker but you can a Cricut Explore series machine or a Cricut Joy!
  • Cricut StandardGrip Cutting Mat (green)
  • Cricut Scoring Wheel or Stylus
  • Cricut Brayer
  • Cricut Scraper
  • Cricut Pen. I am using Geode.

Instructions

STEP 1 - DOWNLOAD THE SVG CUT FILE

Download the You Got This Card SVG Cut File (#158) from The File Library. 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 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.

find the score line for the envelope and convert

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

Repeat this step for the card base.

Scroll down the list in the LAYERS panel and find the clipart. Click the outline and change to draw by changing the OPERATION from BASIC CUT to PEN.

find the outline and convert to pen

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

highlight the group and attach

Click the GREEN Make It Button.

click the green make it button

STEP 5 - MAKE YOUR MATERIAL SELECTIONS AND PREPARE YOUR MATS

Click ON THE MAT and then CONTINUE.

im using the mats

You will see the layers for this card in the mat preview.

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, pen, 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.

time to assemble

First, mat and layer the messaging panel as well as the front cover panel.

mat the front cover panel

Fold and burnish the card base along the score line.

fold the card base along the score lineburnish with your scraper

Attach the messaging panel to the inside of the card.

attach the messaging panel to the inside of the card

Add the front cover panel to the front of the card.

attach the front cover panel

STEP 8 - FORM THE ENVELOPE

To make the envelope, begin by folding along the score lines and burnish 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 inlay panel

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

add the inlay to the envelope flap

This envelope is designed to have the inlay stick out past the envelope flap.

Add glue to the bottom of the side flaps.

add glue along the bottom of the side flaps

Bring the bottom flap up and 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 ENCOURAGEMENT DESIGNS & CUT FILES?

Some of my crafty friends and I got together to bring you 19 FREE Encouragement designs & cut files. You can check them out at the links below!

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